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Built by Hand

At newly opened East Sussex hotel Crafted at Powdermills, House of Dré’s interiors are a soulful ode to British making, creating an informality that lets guests be themselves

Arid Paradise

A remedy for the winter blues and a gateway to the magic of Mexico, onefinestay’s Rancho Cuatro Patas is a testament to the power of place

Monumental Simplicity

A sculptural concrete home on a sloping Catalan hillside by Raúl Sánchez Architects, where solidity and serenity meet

Róisín Lafferty Q&A

The Irish designer talks about a penthouse apartment created with design platform Artemest, why she’s always championed Italian craftsmanship, and her treasure house of a Dublin gallery

A Wild Spirit

Jolie Studio’s design for Chester Zoo’s new hospitality offering is a sensory experience amid a reimagined British savannah – giraffes included

Tekla Evelina Severin – aka Teklan – is known for creating chromatic worlds that bridge spatial design, product design and photography. Here she discusses some recent collaborations, and how she evolved from being a “tone-on-tone minimalist” to embracing a more vivid life

An Urban Shelter

Daytrip Studio transforms a once-confused complex of offices into a charming workplace sanctuary, balancing the historic fabric with contemporary craft and character

Stone & Steel

A north London home is expanded upwards more than outwards by DGN Studio, with a quietly expressive use of materials that harmonises the whole

Dream Dinner Party

Curated by Daytrip in collaboration with D/A UK, this dining room takeover within The Lavery, in South Kensington, is inspired by Gio Ponti and a painting by Sir John Lavery, “The Green Coat” (1926)

Dubai Direction

As Dubai Design Week evolves – this past November marking its eleventh iteration – so does the regional design scene, sparking a prolific surge and global re-evaluation of the city’s creative output

Heart of Glass

Matthew Giles Architects remodels an Edwardian house with a soaring extension, acres of glazing and a sensitivity for balancing old and new

Spitalfield Makers

With a poetic series of short films, Universal Design Studio amplifies the voices of the makers involved in the interiors for commercial development Norton Folgate – collaborations that are as rich and rewarding as the finished project

Polish New Wave

Polish design goes under the spotlight, showcasing the bold, intricate and innovative talent coming out of Warsaw

Works Beautifully

Elicyon blurs the line between home and workplace with a refined, residential approach to its first commercial project, a Marylebone office for a property developer

Contour Lines

McLean Quinlan’s striking stone house in north Devon merges architecture with some tricky terrain to fully embrace coastal living

Timber Tale

Experts in high-quality furniture crafted from wood, Italian brand Pedrali celebrates 20 years at its Manzano factory with the most refined collection to date

Heart Space

RMGB reimagines a Haussmannian apartment near Paris’ Sacré-Cœur, blending timeless Parisian elegance with a contemporary sense of flow

Home Concierge

With all eyes on Paris, onefinestay expands within mid-term rentals, adding to a growing portfolio of design-led properties around the world

Modular Vision

Blurring the boundaries between classicism and modernity, Fondation Cartier's new exhibition space by Jean Nouvel explores territory that rests right in between the two

Christiane Wassmann Q&A

The owner of Rastrello – a hotel partner in our D/A Trip to Umbria – takes time out from her family's annual olive harvest to share the values at the heart of Rastrello hospitality and the soulful experience guests can expect

Charles Zana Q&A

Ahead of his In Situ show in Paris, taking place in a grand Rue de Rivoli apartment from 21-26 October, French designer Charles Zana explains why this is the most personal and daring presentation of his work to date – where bold architectural scale meets Parisian history and intimacy