2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

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Linley

DavidLinleydevelopeda

passionforwoodwhiletraining

underthegreatcabinetmaker

JohnMakepeace,whichis

reflectedintheintricateinlaid

designsthatarenowhis

signature.HisPimlicoand

Belgraviastoresarefilledwith

luxuriouscuriosandgifts

forthepersonwhohas

everything, davidlinley.com

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doshilevien

Londondesignduo

NipaDoshiand

JonathanLevien(below)areknown

forunorthodoxstyle,combining

thehandmadewithcutting-edge

industrialprocesses.Unusualshapes

andcoloursaretheirsignature,as

inthecurvyMyBeautifulBackside

seatingforMoroso.Theirlatest

project?RaasandLila,twoabstract

textiles for Kvadrat, doshilevien.com

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Benchmark

Furniture

A collaboration

betweencabinetmakerSeanSutcliffe

andSirTerenceConran,thisfirmhas

itsHQinthegroundsofthelatter’s

Berkshirehome.Itswoodenfurniture

reflectsthecraft-lovingzeitgeist,

buthasa pared-down,timelesslook.

Everythingattheon-siteworkshops

isBritish-madefromstarttofinish,

benchmarkfurniture.com

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hectorFinch

Startingoutasa

dealerinantiquelights

inthe1980s,HectorFinchnowsells

contemporarydesigns,manywitha

vintagefeel.TheArtDeco-styleSophie

chandelierisoutstanding,asisthe

Coral lamp in scarlet, hectorfinch.com

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ctolighting

FoundedbyChrisand

ClareTurnerin1998,

thisnorthLondonstorerepresents

thebestofBritishlighting,with

handcrafteddesignsina restrained

paletteofbrass,marbleandglass.

Strikingnewofferingsincludethe

architecturalbrassandalabaster

Artesrange,andthenature-inspired

Ivy chandelier, ctolighting.co.uk

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matthew

h i lto n

OneofBritain’smost

highlyesteemedtalents,Matthew’s

firstbigsuccesswastheextravagantly

curvedBalzacarmchair(atSCP),

nowa modernclassic.Althoughhe

stillcollaborateswithbrandssuchas

CaseFurnitureandErcol,hiscurrent

focusishisownstudiowhereheworks

withDeLaEspadatocreatetimeless

furniture, matthewhilton.com

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ercol

Oneofthemost

importantnamesin

20th-centuryBritishdesign,Ercolwas

setupin 1920 byItalian-bornLucian

Ercolani,winningfameinthe1950s

foritssimplefurniture.Piecesfrom

thatperiod,suchastheButterfly

chair,arestillmadeforitsOriginals

range,whilea versionofitsMarino

chaircreatedwithtextilebrandFlock

explores modern pattern, ercol.com

100

years