From playful furniture to plants as sculpture, this fair confronts the past, looks to the future – and argues that craft is both living and life-giving
Interiors expert Chahan Minassian brings a new lease of life to this stunning property — with a little help from the famed Fortuny factory next door
A new exhibition immortalises the legacy of a quaking aspen. It also carves a lasting story about our connection with woodland
In Finland, where there 3.3mn saunas for a population of 5.5mn, few got in a sweat when the government tried to curb their use to save energy
The opulent Oslo home of the Norwegian playwright befitted his celebrity status — it even had hot running water
The revitalisation of the Greek capital’s southern coastline is a Herculean task. Can the country’s infrastructure support such an epic vision?
There are 100,000 varieties of this irrepressible plant, at their best now — and a doddle to grow
Start with contrasting designs, single-storey plans — and tea with your conservation officer
The 19th-century Gothic Revival church is a modern-day domestic sanctuary for the Brooklyn-based artist
To ‘get Britain building again’, as the new Labour government promises, the broken and underfunded system must be fixed
Ask yourself what stories you want your home to tell — then let them run wild
From a renovated Bel-Air Brown House to an airy ‘birdcage’ home designed with Tampa’s tropical climate in mind
The winners of the inaugural Topiary Awards at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival are a cut above
Home to several famous sculptors over the years, this building remains an extraordinary repository of the work of Arthur Fleischmann who lived and worked here for decades
Turn summer outings into a party with these stylish accessories
Displays at the former home of the French father of science fiction mix the mundane with the imaginary
Self-propagating flowers need strict oversight but some gems come courtesy of the former president’s Irish golf course
They are widely derided, but deep down isn’t everyone a Nimby? And shouldn’t we try to understand why people fear change close to home?
Why don’t more people know about the antiques dealer turned interior designer? Forty years after his death, his offbeat aesthetic is a rich seam of inspiration for those who do
The writer and celebrated gardener loves begonias, Botticelli’s Primavera and birds of paradise
Saints meet ceramics at the Seville home of artist couple Luciano Galán and Daniel Maldonado
Three green spaces in the floating city are tackling its thorniest issues from the root up
Plastic chairs, Pinterest boards and ping pong tables top the list of pet peeves among client requests
From Margaret Thatcher’s strict budget to Boris Johnson’s epic splurge, renovating Number 10 is a political, not personal, act
The south’s sky-high house prices and population pressures are prompting more UK professionals to relocate
From traditional styling in The Hamptons to a high-design compound in Montauk
The protagonist in the Tokyo-set movie richly enjoys books, DVDs and cassettes in a home liberated from modern devices
The sculptor lived just a short time in the magnificent Hôtel Biron in Paris but the mansion and its gardens are still home to his most significant work
Ramondas and dawn poppies planted while working at the Munich alpine garden in the 1960s have seeded new generations
Mattel’s Dreamhouses have tracked changes in design and desire, perhaps even more closely than the doll
The floral artist is inspired by her Dorset home to create magical arrangements for celebrities and royalty
Really useful shops that make everyday tasks more stylish
Meet the millennials who have done the math and say renting property is better for their finances and flexibility
Older people cut off from the housing ladder are a growing sector for the UK’s build-to-rent sector
The postwar ‘new town’ movement is being resurrected by Labour to skirt the UK’s planning straitjacket — but more could be done
As Wimbledon warms up for the tournament, some of the finest options on the market for would-be players range from the Californian coast to the Tuscan countryside
These Georgian apartments on London’s Piccadilly are beloved for their very lack of glitz. Once home to Lord Byron and Greta Garbo, they are now sought after by a special kind of A-lister