Interiors, kitchens, tables, outdoors
Living
A luxurious home is not the most expensive one. It is the one where light, material and proportion have been decided by someone who cared.
Beyond the trend cycle
Interior directions that will last
Quiet luxury, warm minimalism, natural stone and timber, layered textiles, curved forms, hidden technology: the interior directions of the moment that will still look right in ten years, and the ones that will not.
The heart of the house
How a luxury kitchen is planned
From the working triangle to the show kitchen and the back kitchen, from Gaggenau to bespoke joinery: how a luxury kitchen is planned, what it costs and where the money goes.
The art of the dinner
Setting a table people remember
Porcelain, crystal, silver, linen and light: how the great hosts set a table, which houses make the pieces worth collecting and how to build a table service in stages.
Living outside
Outdoor rooms and how they are designed
Pools, terraces, outdoor kitchens, fire and shade: how a garden becomes a set of rooms, which furniture survives the weather and what a serious outdoor project costs.
The guide
Interior & Design: ten picks
Ten makers whose pieces furnish the best houses in the world, and the piece from each that earns its place.
- B&B Italia · Furniture
- Cassina · Furniture
- Minotti · Furniture
- Flexform · Furniture
- Carl Hansen & Søn · Furniture
- and five more
The real price of a villa
Villa Cost Calculator
Purchase price and country: taxes, fees, annual running costs and the ten-year total, with rental income if you let it.
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