Category: Lookbooks

Our latest lookbook features seven examples of unfitted kitchens with mix-and-match furnishings that ditch a conventional copy-paste style in favour of flexibility and personality. Unfitted kitchens, or freestanding kitchens, are finished with one or several standalone elements, such as islands, pantries or shelving, rather than uniform built-in units. They are appealing as they offer flexibility […]

From India to South Africa, our latest lookbook collects living rooms that showcase the diversity in colour and texture of rammed-earth walls. Rammed earth is a building method that is constructed by packing soil – made up of a combination of aggregate, sand, silt, clay and gravel – into formwork and compressing it to form […]

Decorative rocks, discarded toys and undulating mosaics feature in our latest lookbook of richly detailed Indian house interiors with eclecticism at their core. Eclectic design combines styles and objects from various sources, often fusing contemporary and vintage pieces to create a multilayered interior. Known for its vast history of craft, India features countless examples of […]

Continuing our Art Deco Centenary series, this lookbook rounds up eight statement interiors that seek to incorporate a sense of 1920s glamour. Art deco interiors can be recognised by their decorative approach – typically finished with geometric patterns, polished surfaces and extravagant materials like marble. Below, we have compiled an eclectic list of contemporary art […]

With summer on its way in Europe, our latest lookbook explores houses in Greece, Spain and Italy where living rooms make the most of a scenic landscape or coastline. Rugged cliffs, olive groves and drought-tolerant plants are all characteristic landscape features of the coastal regions to the north of the Mediterranean Sea. Some homes draw […]

Our latest lookbook compiles examples of kitchens that depart from conventional storage-maximising layouts by forgoing wall-mounted cupboards. While upper cabinets in kitchens can almost double the amount of available storage space, they can also make the room look darker and smaller. As a result, architects and designers often do without them altogether, opting instead to […]

In our latest lookbook, we highlight eight homely dining areas layered with characterful pick-and-mix chairs in place of a perfectly matched set. Mismatched chairs are a long-standing trend in residential interiors, often used by designers to add charm, personality and a homely informality to dining rooms. Mix-and-matched seating can also be useful for homeowners on […]

A “brutalist cat-flap” and a room dedicated to “feline enrichment” feature in our latest lookbook rounding up seven homes created with design-forward cats in mind. Featuring cat tunnels, climbing frames and cosy cubbies, this lookbook demonstrates that providing your cat with a fun and stimulating home doesn’t have to mean giving up on good design. […]

Our latest lookbook picks out eight kitchens, bathrooms and living areas that make use of butter yellow tones. Yellow, a colour commonly associated with happiness, sunshine, and optimism, can be challenging to integrate into the home as its bright shade can often feel overwhelming. Utilising butter yellow, a pastel shade, can create a sophisticated look […]

London‘s lack of space and strict planning restrictions are pushing some locals to look underground in their search for a home. Our latest lookbook brings together six sun-catching examples. To make the most of the UK’s sparse sunlight, many of these basement extensions and sunken houses introduce skylights and lightwells or stepped gardens that dip […]