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Light Work

“It's like being in a family” says designer Luca Nichetto of the Pink Villa, the house he has converted into a playful workplace for him and his team in the suburbs of Stockholm

The D/A UK guide to Madrid

Move over Barcelona, Spain's capital has much to offer diehard design lovers

Most Wanted January 2023

This month's covetable things from the world of fashion, tech, interiors and beyond

Top of the Tree

Waugh Thistleton’s Black &White Building for The Office Group is central London’s tallest all-timber office building – and a blueprint for the future

Happy Ever After

Bridalwear shop The Fall caters to modern brides left lukewarm by mainstream styles. When it came to the design of its new Dalston shop, it found the perfect partner in Studio Jey

Forest Facets

Words on Wood, an award-winning podcast by AHEC, gives a multifaceted view on how forests affect our lives

Woven Together

The quiet of a reading room, combined with an affinity for the local landscape: JamesPlumb's design for Aesop in Cambridge is where the craft tradition of bulrush-weaving gets a new lease of life

Framing Paradise

Studiogoto’s design of Alila Kothaifaru epitomises a new architectural wave in the Maldives

Scents and Sensitivity

Natural fragrance house Ffern opens a central London store whose design aligns with the brand's commitment to artisanship, sustainability and seasonality

Stay Grounded

Whether it’s being used for working by day, or film-screenings and entertaining by night, TR Studio’s multipurpose Cotswolds lodge is at one with the landscape

Feed Your Soul

Centred around a parlour-like dining space, Shoreditch restaurant Cycene is a space to shut out the world for a few transporting hours

Brand Residence

British heritage meets Italian style in Clerkenwell’s Old Sessions House, where Baxter has created its UK home at London House

Contemporary Greek

Designer Simone Menassè applies his distinct style to a newly opened lifestyle space in Rome where Greek elements take centre stage

Work Your Way Up

Norm Architects' interiors for The Office Group's latest Berlin project invites the street inside – then cocoons with domestic design

Northern Light

A remote hotel in Norway dating back to 1906 is given a sensitive update by Oslo architecture firm, Snøhetta

Subdued and Subtle

On a site receiving guests since the 14th century, a hotel in South Tyrol receives a makeover fit for the 21st century

Future Classic

André Fu designs Claridge’s first spa, future-proofing the classic British luxury hotel with his timeless vision of wellbeing

Golden Glow

Louis Poulsen has launched two limited edition PH-lamps, now available at Nest

Set against the Umbrian hills and looking down towards the Tuscan border lies Hotel Castello di Reschio, a 1000-year-old castle transformed into a one-of-a-kind hotel by architect and designer, Count Benedikt Bolza and artist, Donna Nencia Corsini

London Design Festival 2022

Whether objects made from waste materials, beautifully crafted furniture or live demonstrations of exploding glass are your thing, you’ll find something to be inspired by at this year's city-wide festival of design

Inside Outside

Baxter’s first outdoor collection is a fluid amplification of the brand’s design values, based on extensive research into future-proof materials and contemporary colour moods

The Responsible Host

Hospitality done sustainably and mindfully: that’s the ethos of small hotel group Inhabit, which has just opened its second stopover on a leafy square in Bayswater

Cultural Capital

Ace opens its first outpost in Canada, with Toronto's Garment District now endowed with a 123-room hotel that features its signature blend of urban vibes and local art and crafts

Natural High

With views of the ocean and the wild Cretan landscape, this newly built hilltop home by architect Block722 speaks both Mediterranean and Scandinavian design languages