2019-08-01_Homes_&_Antiques 2

MY FIVE FAVOURITE PIECES IN THIS ISSUE...

‘T

heconscious

consumercan

haveconsiderable

impact,’says

designcurator,

JaneWithers.It’sa refreshing

andreassuringstance,what

withclimatechangebeinga

hottopic(forgivethepun)at

themoment.Luckilyforus,

buyingantiquesmightjustbe

thegreenestwaythereisto

shopforyourhome.However,

choosingproductsmadefrom

recycledmaterialsrunsa

closesecond.RoddyClarke

introducesustotheBritish

brandsthataremakingwaves

inthiseldfrompage54,and

revealsthatthereisguilt-free

shoppingtobehad,andnone

ofit meansselingforsecond

bestinthestylestakes.

Elsewherethisissue,we

lookforwardtosummer

living. We’vefouruerly

charming homes that are

overowingwithantiques,

fromanairyVictorianterrace

inLondon(p62)toaformer

seacaptain’shousein coastal

Cornwall(p72).

Wealsodiveintothe

beautifulcolourpalee of

summerybrocantestylefrom

page43,showingyouthe

EnglishandFrenchantiques

youneedtocapture that so,

romanticlook.

Possiblymyfavouritedetail

gleanedfromthismonth’s

pagesisthatyoucanpickup

remarkablyearlyexamplesof

terracoa,fromtheBronze

Age, foraslileas£200– to

ndoutmore,checkout

‘MaterialMaers: Terracoa’

on page 121.

MelSherwood

Editor

GOOD DESIGN

DOES GOOD

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August 2019 Homes & Antiques 3

SWANNINGAROUND

Theelegantswanwill

nevergooutof fashion

• thisterracottapair
  hasbeenswimming
  withstylesince1880.
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WOWZERMOSER
Glassloverswillhave
spottedtheMoservase
onthecover– this
double-endedcupis
one ofmyfavourites.
P

THEUNDONELOOK

I lovetheunfinished

effectof thisFrench

sofawhich,withits

naturalhues,is trèsen

voguethissummer.

P

HIGHFASHION

Thismagnificentupdo

comescourtesyof a

1782 book,showing

fashionableladieshow

to styletheirtresses.

P

NO-BEAR-SKINRUG

I amquitetakenwith

(father-of-Swedish-

Modern)JosefFrank’s

takeontheanimal

hidecarpet.

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