2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

William Yeoward

AleadingLondoncreative

force,Yeowardis bestknown

forhisoutstandingcrystal,

whichis inspiredbya personal

passionfor18th-century

glassware.Sincestartingout

in 1983 sellingantiques,he

hasgrownhisKing’sRoad

storetoencompassa complete

homesrange,fromfurniture

tofabricsandwallpapers

andinteriordesign,

williamyeoward.com

100

SirjameSDySon

TheVictorianshadIsambardKingdomBrunel,wehaveSir

JamesDyson.Fromreinventingthevacuumcleanerandtaking

thehairdryerintothesupersonicera,tosettingupTheDysonInstituteofEngineering

and Technology to train the next generation, there’s no denying his impact, dyson.co.uk

99

SirPeter

oSborne

WhenSirPeter

Osborne(above)startedOsborne

&Littlewithhisbrother-in-law,Antony

Littlein1968,dullwallpaperswherethe

norm.Buthewasoneofa newwave

exhortingBritaintoembracecolour

andpattern.Sincethenhe’sbeenat

theforefrontoftrends,fromEighties

painteffectstotoday’sdigitalprints.

InspirationrangesfromAztecmotifsto

Arts and Crafts, osborneandlittle.com

97

johnPawSon

Havingfirstconsidered

a careerasa Buddhist

monk,architectJohnPawson’swork,

suchashisremodellingofthechurch

ofSaintMoritzinGermany(shown),

dulyrevealshisZen-likeminimalist

style.Anotherproject,theLifeHouse

inWalesforAlaindeBotton’sLiving

Architectureproject,withoceansof

whiteandpaleoak,makeshiscase

for simple living, johnpawson.com

98

PhotoGraPhS

(97) GILBERT MCCARRAGHER; (99) ADRIAN SHERRATT

100

Years