2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

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AllysonMcDermottof@allysonmcdermottstudioisa
leadingauthorityinconservingandrecreatinghistoric
wallcoverings,andhasbeendescribed as part artist,
partscientistandpartsleuth.
HowdoyouuseyourInstagramaccount?
It’sa diaryofthelifeandworkofourbusystudioanda
chancetosharesomeofouramazingprojects.Weare
fortunatetovisitsomebeautifulplacesandworkon
fascinatinginteriors.It alsogivesusthechanceto
celebratethesurvivalofourtraditionalskills.
Whowouldyourecommendwefollowandwhy?
VictoriaTopping@victoriatoppingartisa talented
youngartistwhoisdesigningsomeextraordinarily
innovative wallpapers and interiors.

contemporary
craftsmanship
We’velongbeenfansof
SebastianCox’smodern
craftsmanshipusingpale
timbersandsimple
shapes.Andnow,thanks
toa newpartnershipwith
Made.com,hisworkwill
beavailabletonew
admirers.TheLiana
collectioncombinessolid
ashandintricatelywoven
rattanacrossseveral
stylishnewpieces,
includinghandsome
bedroomfurnitureand
theelegantLianaglass
woven cabinet, £699.

BearIngFrUIT
TottyLowtheris a self-confessedauction-house
addictandherdiscoveryofa pieceofFrench
18th-centuryIndienneblock-printedcottonledto
thePomegranatecollectionincollaborationwith
Lewis& Wood.At£68.08mforthewallpaper,and
£130m for the linen, it comes in seven colourways.

DesiGnicon
Asweshareourcentenary
withtheBauhausschool,it
seemsfittingtocelebrate
Britain’sfirstcontributionto
themovement.Drawnupby
RobertDudleyBestin1930,
theBestlitedesignchampions
simplicityandfunctionality
overunnecessarydecoration.
Findtheseever-popularlamps
fromGubiatTheConranShop,
includingtheBL3floorlamp in
black and brass, £1,059.

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