House and Garden - June 2016

JUNE 2016
TAKE THE PLUNGE

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Colourful outdoor furniture
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C O N T E N T S June 2016
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From the editor
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Shopping Florence Rolfe adds a pop

of colour with bright outdoor furniture
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Notebook Whats new in fabrics,

wallpaper and home accessories
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Books The projects of Michaelis Boyd;

modern houses in dramatic landscapes;
a garden designers insight; and advice
on colour from Farrow & Balls experts
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Swatch Gabby Deeming showcases the

latest purrfect animal-print fabrics
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Design ideas Elizabeth Metcalfe presents

a selection of outdoor pools and pool
houses that enhance their surroundings
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Rita notes Advice on lampshades
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Profile Emily Tobin meets Louise Tucker,

who hand-weaves unique basketry lights
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VOLUME 71 NUMBER 6
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News and views A look at wallpaper

designer Marthe Armitages summery
design for Jo Malone London; plus,
a reissued hit from Ercols archive
Outside interests Clare Foster focuses
on the designers showing gardens at
this years RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Out and about Latest launches, chic

showrooms, hot buys. By Carole Annett
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In crowd Diary dates and The List
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Art scene Profiles of the Japanese

photographer Shigeo Anza and
three artists who create still lifes
DE COR AT I NG
LIFESTYLE
101 Recipes for family life Food writer Mimi

Thorisson runs a thriving blog, television
show and pop-up restaurant from her
French home. By Dominic Bradbury
O N T H E C O V E R A pool house designed by Rose Uniacke (pages 9293), photographed by Simon Upton. Cover stories are in colour
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EDIT: INTERIORS, GARDENS, STORIES
112 Shaped by history With its Robert Adam interiors and Capability
Brown landscape, Bowood in Wiltshire is the epitome of an
eighteenth-century English country house. By Virginia Fraser
122 Process of reduction With three teenage children, downsizing

from a house to a mansion flat in Richmond presented a challenge
for this family and the architect Johnny Holland. By Liz Elliot
128 Ease of transition The owners of this newbuild house in California

enlisted the help of interior designer David Bentheim, who has
brought a sense of permanence to their project. By Lisa Freedman
136 First impression Though known for his conservation work on

historic buildings, the architect Ptolemy Dean lives in a cleverly
conceived newbuild overlooking the Sussex Weald. By David Nicholls
144 The knowledge Inspired by the houses in this issue, Elizabeth Metcalfe
gives directions on how to achieve a similar style
146 Turn up the heat Ruth Sleightholme creates schemes inspired by

Seventies Palm Beach style, using rattan, velvet and bold patterns
152 Pattern play Continuing her series on planting plans, Clare Foster
asks Cleve West to design a textured border for a gravel courtyard
156 Bridging old and new Tania Compton recounts the part she has
played in developing the gardens of Fonthill House in Wiltshire
162 Capital gains London boasts some of the countrys most

visited and yet often least celebrated public gardens.
Christopher Stocks shares the stories of three favourites
F OOD & DR I N K
168 Serving up sunshine Sally Clarke, owner of the eponymous

London restaurant, creates delicious, seasonal dishes for summer
From planters, fountains and statues to balustrades,

porticos and follies our stonework designs look fabulous
when new and grow ever-more distinguished as they
age. 2016 sees the launch of the first ever portrait bust of
Lancelot Capability Brown, see top left.
174 Taste notes News, reviews and tips for cooks and food lovers.
By Blanche Vaughan
T R AV E L
177 Taste trail Boasting world-class cheese and walnuts, Dordogne

is a foodies paradise, as Joanna Simon discovers
178 Into the light With the dawning of Burmese democracy, Mary Lussiana
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After a degree in history and
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studied English Baroque and the
Modernist movement in architecture, Lisas working life began
as a sub-editor on Vogue. From
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of Sunday Expresss S magazine,
editor of the Evening Standards
ES Magazine and features editor
of The Sunday Telegraph. Lisa is
now a freelancer, writing for this
magazine and the likes of The
Guardian and the FTs How To
Spend It. For this issue of House
& Garden, she inspected the ins
and outs of a Mediterraneanstyle newbuild house in California
(from page 128).
What sparked your interest in
interiors? As a small child, I
used to imagine a world in
which all the people had let
and I could wander freely
through their houses. I am
afraid it is this nosiness that
has driven my career.
PTOLEMY DEAN
Architect
As a very young child, I had a
strong feeling that some buildings made me feel better than
others, Ptolemy Dean says.
Growing up in Ashford in Kent,
he witnessed with horror the
demolition of large areas of his
town to make way for a shopping precinct they called the
Tufton Centre and an ugly ring
road There was an immediate
feeling that what had emerged
was far less attractive than
what had preceded it. So deciding to become an architect
seemed to be a natural consequence. Ptolemys conservation
work has saved dozens of
Britains buildings that make us
all feel better. Though when
it came to designing his own
farmhouse in Sussex, featured
from page 136, he made magic
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If youre not familiar with her name,
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fixture in Kensington since 1984,
hits a taste note. I was cooking at
home with my mother from the
age of 10 and, by 12, I had a summer job as a caterer, Sally says.
After training at Le Cordon Bleu
in Paris, she spent four years in
California, working her way up to the point where she realised, I wanted
to set up my own restaurant. In 1983, she returned to London to do
just that. From page 168, she creates delicious dishes for summer
that make the most of ingredients at their peak of ripeness.
How are menus created at your restaurant? The ingredients
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JUNE 2016
FROM THE EDITOR
If you are planning an outdoor pool, Elizabeth Metcalfe has

pulled together some pretty impressive examples in this months
Design ideas (from page 89). While my husband has a horror of
dark swimming pools (there might be crocodiles), most people
are looking for something a bit more sympathetic to the surroundings than the bright turquoise pools we grew up swimming in.
Many of the examples here actually enhance the landscape in
which they sit, and certainly none of them mar it.
As it is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at the end of May, gardening and life outdoors is a theme that runs through this issue. We
have glamour in the stonking pool house that graces the front
cover and the Miami-like set-up for Florence Rolfes round-up of
outdoor furniture (from page 17). We have grand in the hints of
the Capability Brown landscape that surrounds Bowood House in
Wiltshire (from page 112). And we have unexpected in the three public London gardens revealed
from page 162; one is in the ruins of a church and a mere half acre. We also have useful, in Clare
Fosters rundown of whos who and whos doing what at Chelsea (from page 35).
On a smaller and more domestic scale, Rita Konig delivers her usual sound advice, this month on
the theme of lampshades (page 97). Ive always struggled with these I put off choosing lampshades
for our sitting room for so long that my husband eventually took himself off to John Lewis
to buy some. Theyve remained for the past five years but, inspired by Rita, I think it is
definitely time to spend a bit more money and get something smarter and more room enhancing.
Finally, I have to draw your attention to Marthe Armitage, who features on page 29. At the age of
84, she is still working away, alongside her daughter, producing hand-printed wallpaper, and has
recently designed the packaging for a range of Jo Malone London products. Not only is it a feat to be
working like this at her age, but she is also in hot demand and producing something very much of
the moment; her wallpaper would happily grace the walls of the flat of the most stylish 25-year-old.
Gosh, Ill be happy if Im still living a creative life in some shape or form when I am her age
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MICHAEL KAI
GABBY DEEMING shows us

whats caught her eye this month
1 Australian company Mud is known for its beautiful coloured porcelain tableware,
and these lights are also made of porcelain. Pendant lights, Dome (pink, mist),
23 x 22cm diameter, from 342 each; Hat (orange, pistachio, yellow), 16 x 40cm
diameter, from 347 each, from Mud. 2 Brass basin taps, BRO04 (charcoal), 19.3 x
13.3cm reach, 1,036.80, from The Watermark Collection. 3 Metal bed frame,
Irvine (black), 117 x 143 x 210cm, 175, from Next. 4 Rattan and steel chair, C317,
by Yuzuru Yamakawa, 40 x 83 x 76cm, 560, from SCP
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1 Maple and steel shelves, Cloud (bleached), by Tyler Hayes, in custom sizes, from $3,600 for a 66cm-wide shelf including brackets,
from BDDW. 2 These classic Portuguese tableware designs are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. From left: hand-painted earthenware
Cabbage Cheese Tray, 30 x 35cm diameter, 43; Pepper Box 28 (green), 27 x 22cm diameter, 35; Tomato Box 16, 12.5 x 16cm
diameter, 30; all from Bordallo Pinheiro. 3 Cotton-velvet upholstered sofa, Margaret (lilac), by Paula Sousa, 94 x 210 x 92cm,
5,940, from Munna. 4 This table comes in an array of colours. Lacquered brass table, Plinto (red), by Andrea Parisio, 74 x 160cm
diameter, from 7,000, from Meridiani. 5 Metal and cotton wall lamps, Radieuse (from left: pink/beige, orange/beige), 36 x 25 x
12cm, 155, from Maison Sarah Lavoine
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1 Embroidered linen napkins, from

left: Crab, Lobster, Fish and
Swordfish, 47cm square, 18 each,
from The Conran Shop. 2 Painted
wood table lamp, Palmetto, 54 x 41
x 11cm, 125; linen rectangular
shade, 24 x 45 x 29cm, 36; both
from Oka. 3 Oak-framed dining
chair, Hither Hills, 79 x 67 x 60cm,
2,450 including fabric, from Ralph
Lauren Home. 4 Fabric, from left:
Antoinette Floral (vintage blue),
linen, 174 a metre; Provence Check
(sea), linen, 119 a metre; Bambara
Cloth (ebony), cotton/linen, 134
a metre; all from Ralph Lauren
Home. 5 Oak-framed sofa, Julius
(blue), by Frg & Blanche, 77 x 180 x
83cm, 4,336.30, from Grsns. For
suppliers details, see Stockists page
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Capturing
summer
Wallpaper designer
Marthe Armitage has
created a cheerful new design
for a range of products
by Jo Malone London
arthe Armitage is 86. She
has 10 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and
also a booming wallpaper
business that counts Ilse
Crawford, Tilda Swinton and Stella
Tennant among its devotees. Her handdrawn and printed designs are bedecked in
lively florals, delicate cobwebs and birds
of paradise. They are densely patterned,
tend to come in soft muted shades and
evoke a gentle, very British sort of whimsy.
It was exactly this sentiment and a
mutual interest in plants and botanicals
that brought the Jo Malone London team
to Marthes west London studio. And
what a fruitful meeting of minds it has
proved to be. Marthe has created an
enchanting design entitled Summer
Afternoon, which festoons a limitededition collection of Jo Malone London
home and beauty products.
Henry James is a writer Im very fond of
and he said the two most beautiful words
in the English language were summer
afternoon, says Marthe. I agree. Theres
nothing nicer than tea on the lawn under
the shade of a spreading tree. So she
sought to capture that atmosphere.
Roses, blackcurrants, pears and tomatoes
unfurl across the packaging, a man
snoozes on a bench, his face to the sun,
and children play a rowdy game of croquet
while a beekeeper tends to his hive.
It is happy, says Marthe. There is
simply too much that is horrible in the
world. So wallpaper and paintings and
patterns must be happy things.
Jo Malone London; jomalone.co.uk.
Summer Afternoon features on soaps,
bath oil, drawer liners and candles,
with prices from 30. Emily Tobin
KRISTIN PERERS
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Marthe in her studio.

Marthes Summer Afternoon design on the
Jo Malone London collection. A line sheet rolled
with ink for Marthes Oakleaf wallpaper design
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DESIGN DIARY
Time to book your place at the annual BIID

Conference, the theme of which this year is
Identities in Interior Design. Discussions
will include noted names from Zeev Aram and
Thomas Heatherwick to Sir Paul Smith. This year
it moves from RIBA to the Royal Geographical
Society (at 1 Kensington Gore, SW7) and runs
from 8.45am to 4.30pm on June 16; 95 for BIID
members and 125 for non-members. biid.org.uk
The Grow London fair (June 2426), held

on Hampstead Heath, is a mecca for the
green-fingered. As well as 100 exhibitors
of plants, outdoor furniture and gardening
accessories, there will be a curated selection of
garden-themed pieces for the home by designers,
craftspeople and artisan producers. Admission
costs 16, or 10 in advance. growlondon.com
Elizabeth Metcalfe
Behind the design
SITE NOT
SPECIFIC
THIS MONTH,
SCULPTURE
GALLERY PANGOLIN
LONDON WILL
BRING THE
OUTDOORS IN AS
ITS SPACE BECOMES
PART WOODLAND,
PART MEADOW, PART
WALLED GARDEN
COMPLETE WITH
TREES, PLANTS AND
WATER FEATURES.
EXHIBITED WILL
BE WORKS BY THE
LIKES OF LYNN
CHADWICK AND
JON BUCK, WHOSE
BRONZE SHIP TO
SHORE MAQUETTE IS
PICTURED ABOVE.
THE POINT? TO
SHOW THAT A VAST
GARDEN ISNT
A PREREQUISITE
FOR OWNING
GREAT SCULPTURE;
MAY 13JULY 9.
PANGOLIN
LONDON.COM ET
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For the past 15 or so years, Ercol has regularly reissued furniture designs
from its archive, particularly pieces from the Fifties. It has been hugely
successful, capitalising on the current vogue for mid-twentieth-century
design, but also illustrating how good design has a timeless appeal. The
latest addition to its Originals range is the Room Divider, designed in 1956
by Ercol founder Lucian Ercolani, grandfather of the companys current
chairman Edward Tadros. A few years ago, Edward bought one from the
place many people find vintage Ercol: eBay. It was for my wife, and then
my son said he liked it, so I found one for him, and then I had to buy one for
my daughter, he says. It was when he found himself buying a fourth for an
exhibition curated by Martino Gamper at the Serpentine Gallery in 2014
that Edward considered putting the Room Divider back into production.
The new version, tweaked by Ercols in-house design studio, takes elements
from the various iterations Ercolani designed from 1956 to 1970. While the
original pieces came in varnished elm, it now comes in black stained elm,
below left, and beech with a matt finish, below right. It measures 183 x 88 x
41cm, and costs 2,350. While a recent search on eBay revealed a handful
of original Room Dividers from around 600, it is certainly not as prevalent
as the original Ercol dining chairs and tables, so these new versions may be
in high demand when theyre released at the end of May. ercol.com DN
The annual Hudsons

Heritage Awards
celebrate the way Britains
heritage sites including
houses, gardens, museums
and archaeological sites
enhance the experiences
of visitors. Among
the winners announced in
March at the Goldsmiths
Hall in London, were
Newby Hall & Gardens
in North Yorkshire for
best family day out,
Waddesdon Manor in
Buckinghamshire for
best dining, and Lowther
Castle & Gardens in
Cumbria for the highly
coveted award of best
loos. The Churches
Conservation Trust
scooped a special award
for its Champing
initiative, where visitors
can camp in unused,
deconsecrated churches.
Pictured below is All
Saints in Aldwincle,
Northamptonshire, which
is part of the scheme.
hudsonsheritage.com DN
JOSEPH JOHN CASEY; JON BUCK, SHIP TO SHORE (MAQUETTE), 2009, EDITION OF 10, 78 X 40CM, COURTESY OF PANGOLIN LONDON
See established names and rising stars of

furniture and product design at Clerkenwell
Design Week, which runs from May 24 to 26.
Events, openings and exhibitions are plentiful
and free to enter. Pictured above right are the
new terracotta lights by London based Hand &
Eye Studio (from 215 each), which will be showing at the Design Fields group show. clerkenwell
designweek.com | handandeyestudio.co.uk
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LEFT Luke Irwins
house. BELOW The
mosaic that inspired
the Deverill rug
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FINDERS
REAPERS
What would you do if you found
the remains of a Roman villa
buried in your garden? If you are rug designer Luke Irwin, you design
a collection inspired by the remarkably well-preserved mosaics that are
being unearthed. He has created 15 designs, some of which are more literal interpretations than others, but all have a pleasingly distressed feel.
What I love is the sense of the worn, of the distressing, and the geometry
from the tesserae, which gives it a beautiful structure, Luke explains.
Excavations of Lukes Wiltshire discovery may take years to complete,
but suffice to say Historic England is bursting with excitement over it,
with archaeologists suggesting it is the largest completely unknown villa
to be found in Britain since the Nineties. Pictured below is Deverill in
wool and silk, which costs 1,440 a square metre. lukeirwin.com DN
1 Chindi Patchwork
cushion, 133. 2 Kiondo
Basket Large 72. 3 Oto
cushion, 169, from William
Yeoward. 4 Kosa jar, 60
1 Stitch by Stitch
London-based textile designers Graham Hollick and
Karen Sear Shimali employ a group of women in Kutch,
Gujarat famed for its embroidery to hand-weave
wool throws and cushions that play with traditional
patterns and motifs. stitchbystitch.eu
2 Mifuko
An amazing amount of care is taken of the Kenyans who
weave these smart Scandinavian-designed baskets.
They are provided with a regular income, an education
and good working conditions, and have even been given
a cow, the milk from which they can sell. mifuko.fi
4 Tiipoi
Spandana Gopal, the founder of Tiipoi, had a vision to
adapt existing staple designs of Indian life to create
cool, contemporary tableware and textiles. I especially
like the smart, airtight glass storage jars, which are far
more beautiful than the average Kilner jar. tiipoi.com
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3 Aniza Design
The Mexican-born, now Paris-based designer Ana Iza
Castro Valle Motteau creates elegant textiles. They
are produced by women from Mexico who specialise
in different methods of weaving and embroidery,
and finished in Europe, using linen produced
by small, family-run companies. anizadesign.com
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FOCUS ON CHELSEA
PHOTOGRAPH: JOSHUA MONAGHAN. SHOT AT CLIFTON NURSERIES (CLIFTON.CO.UK)
Who are the major players at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
this year? CLARE FOSTER rounds up the designers in top position
Pictured above from left
Ann-Marie Powell is designing the
official RHS garden at Chelsea this year.
It is a space that you could easily recreate
yourself a colourful front garden with
vibrant raised borders, a bee-friendly
patch of meadow and a stylish kitchen
garden. Britain is paving over its front
gardens at an alarming rate, resulting
in grey streets and woeful damage to
the environment, says Ann-Marie. As a
counter act, this garden will be a joyous
riot of colour with a kaleidoscope of
bloom. ann-mariepowell.com
sleek, contemporary space, which Id like

to think would work in a real garden, too.
jothompson-garden-design.co.uk
geographical starting point, showcasing

several different planting zones and some
unusual plants. hardys-plants.co.uk
Andy Sturgeon designs The Telegraph

garden this year, a captured landscape
with a plant collection native to 32 different countries alongside dramatic bronze
sculptures. I have always been interested
in defining space and character with
unashamedly powerful sculpture and
architectural components, says Andy.
The scale of the sculptures is balanced by
unusual planting. andysturgeon.com
Jo Thompson won acclaim for her 2015

garden at the show, and this year she is
back with the Chelsea Barracks Garden,
where roses mix artfully with perennials.
I am presenting a contemporary interpretation of the traditional British rose
garden, explains Jo. Roses are set in a
Rosy Hardy is one half of the couple

behind Hardys Cottage Garden Plants,
which has been winning gold medals in
the plant marquee for donkeys years.
This is Rosys first foray into design. Her
garden at Chelsea for Brewin Dolphin
takes the British chalk stream as its
Matthew Wilson is creating a garden

for Yorkshire inspired by the Great East
Window at York Minster, incorporating
carved stone, stained-glass panels and
a vibrant planting design. I want to celebrate the role of light in gardens, says
Matthew. Ive taken various components
of the Minster, exploded them and put
them back together again. I am calling
it, with tongue firmly in cheek, contemporary medieval. matthewwilsongardener.
co.uk | clifton.co.uk
Diarmuid Gavin can always be counted
upon to bring a sense of fun to Chelsea,
and this year he will not disappoint with
the Harrods Eccentric British Garden.
Conceived as the playground of a
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CHRIS BEARDSHAW
HUGO BUGG
JAMES BASSON
CLEVE WEST
very eccentric inventor who has created

William Heath Robinson-style machines
to help with the gardening, it will feature
a sunken pool, twirling topiary and a shed
full of gadgetry. This garden plays to my
quirky nature, Diarmuid says. diarmuid
gavindesigns.co.uk
Catherine MacDonald is another fresh
face at Chelsea. She is designing a garden
for Hartley Botanic, which will wrap
around a sleek, modern greenhouse.
Her leafy woodland planting creates a
tranquil outlook from the glass building.
cmddesign.co.uk
Sam Ovens is a 26-year-old designer
from Cornwall, who was the RHS Young
Designer of the Year 2014. This year, he
is designing the Cloudy Bay Garden, a
tranquil waterside retreat with a large
reflective pool, timber boardwalks and
a secluded cabin. Heathers, pines and
grasses are mixed with jewel-like
orchids, agapanthus and potentilla. It is
an ever-changing space where people can
appreciate time and lose themselves in
nature, says Sam. samovens.co.uk
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The following designers are not pictured

Nick Bailey, the head gardener at the
Chelsea Physic Garden, designs the
Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden,
which features a dynamic Southern Hemisphere planting and a sinuous copper
sculpture. The plants all demonstrate
obvious mathematical proportions, Nick
says. One of the most dramatic is Aloe
polyphylla, which has a perfect Fibonacci
spiral of leaves. chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
James Basson is a British designer who
is based in France. He won a Gold at last
years Chelsea, and this year he is back
with another garden for LOccitane. The
garden is inspired by the landscape in
which LOccitane founder Olivier Baussan
grew up, says James. Where lavender
fields and almond groves coexist within a
beautiful natural setting. scapedesign.com
Chris Beardshaw is behind the Morgan
Stanley Garden for Great Ormond Street
Hospital, which will be reconstructed
as a roof garden after the show. The constraints of the hospital site, which is
surrounded by lots of tall buildings, have
dictated the design. It features a geometric pool and lush, shade-loving plants.
Its a unique opportunity to create a green
space that will make a real difference for
patients and their families, says Chris.
chrisbeardshaw.com
Hugo Bugg, a young designer based in
Devon, won Gold at Chelsea in 2014. His
design this year for the Royal Bank of
Canada takes as its inspiration the dry,
Mediterranean-style flora of Jordan. Ive
selected plants that help to illustrate how
gardens in arid environments can have
beautiful flora that requires minimal
rainfall, explains Hugo, who combines
the planting with pyramid-like structures
made from basalt. hugobugg.com
Cleve West is designing the garden for
M&G this year. It features an enhanced
woodland edge, with oaks creating the
main structure. This years M&G Garden
is unlike anything I have done before at
Chelsea and is probably the most challenging, says Cleve. (See Pattern play
later in this issue for another scheme
created by Cleve.) clevewest.com
I N T E RV I EW
Sophie Raworth
The presenter of the BBCs coverage of Chelsea
discusses her show memories and highlights
When did you first visit the show? Ten years ago, I was
invited to launch a new rose in the Great Pavilion. Ive been
going ever since. My parents who own The Raworth Garden
in Twickenham have also been regulars for a long time.
Before I started presenting the BBC show, I often went with
them. There was so much to see. But what I didnt know
then, that I do now, is the story and inspiration behind each
garden. That makes a huge difference.
What is your favourite part of the show? The weeks
running up to the opening day when everything is being built
and set up. I am lucky to have a pass that allows me on to the
showground three weeks before
it opens, and I love watching
the gardens take shape.
Any special purchases? I
always come back with some
new plants. I have bought irises
from Kelways, roses from Peter
Beales and ferns from Adam
Frosts garden when it was being
dug up on the last day of the
show. A couple of years ago, I
was very taken by the jewel-like
auriculas on W&S Lockyers
stand. I bought a few seedlings and grew them at home. Now
I have my own auricula theatre on the wall in the garden.
Which gardens are you most excited about seeing this
year? Im particularly looking forward to seeing the first
show garden from Rosy Hardy (see previous page). Hardys
Cottage Garden Plants has won about 20 Golds in the Great
Pavilion with its incredible displays.
Any tips for first-time visitors? Read up on the gardens
before you get there. They have great stories and concepts
behind them, which will make you appreciate the gardens all
the more. Go early it gets very busy. Dont miss the wonderful Artisan gardens, tucked away in a corner, a short stroll
from Main Avenue and the Great Pavilion. And finally, be
prepared for all weathers
REX SHUTTERSTOCK
Dont miss
the wonderful
Artisan
gardens,
which are
tucked away
in a corner
RHS Chelsea Flower Show is on May 2428; rhs.co.uk
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a pair placed at either end of a console. It comes in steel (pictured) or
bronze resin and is 28 x 18cm diameter; 150. The Zuton silk shade,
shown in firefly, costs 54. 01608661590; davidhuntlighting.co.uk
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Inspired by a Chanel jacket, Michaela Schleypens Tweed rug designs
for Front use complex hand-tuting and carving techniques. Made of
cotton, they are 1,200 a square metre. 020-7495 0740; frontrugs.com
Mandarin Stones Mod Encaustic range is
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PHOTOGRAPHS JAKE CURTIS
he most talked-about cruise ship launch of recent

years, the 930-guest Viking Star is a game-changer,
heralding a new generation of ship design.
Clean and simple lines, natural woods and
mid-century furniture define Viking Stars
elegant, understated spaces, with the nine decks
offering the same light, space and flow. There is
a subtelty to the Nordic references soft wood panelling, a bluetoned palette, and timber elements pine, birch, white ash and
juniper. The carpets on the stateroom deck refer to classic midcentury Swedish rugs. Norwegian handicrafts are alluded to in
the macram window dressings, and a large geometric mosaic
of lichens is inspired by Norways Finse Mountain Plateau.
Other textures are opulent yet informal limestone, granite,
etched opaque glass, leather, hand-made textiles, pelts, and printed
throws are used to create an ambience of relaxed simplicity.
The cleanest
of simple
lines and
mid-century
furniture
define
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A geometric floor display using
lichens, a dining area in a suite
and a corner of the Living Room
Furniture is a key aspect of Viking Star. Some

is inspired by the 1950s Danish style. Designers such
as Ole Wanscher, and Sergio Rodriguez, Frank
Gehry, and a selection of Eames chairs are also
included. The incredible Wintergarden has a
retractable magradome roof that extends over the
main swimming pool in inclement weather. The
LivNordic Spa embraces classic Nordic bathing
rituals such as the sauna followed by a dip in an icy
plunge pool to boost circulation, then a frolic in the
snow grotto. At night, snowflakes fall from the
ceiling through chilled air. The thalassotherapy pool, steam room,
hot tub, sauna, and heated ceramic lounge chairs provide warmth.
The split-level Explorers Lounge is a place to read, learn and be
stimulated: there are maritime maps, architects models and a well
curated reading library. In the relaxing Living Room space,
dividing bookcases are filled with glassware and ceramics. The
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP

LEFT A hand-beaten bowl,
a bedroom in a suite, the
Explorers Lounge, the
private sauna in the
Owners Suite, a tiled midcentury-inspired table
LEFT A 1997-designed
Frank Gehry chair made
from bent timber strands
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP

LEFT The thalassotherapy
pool at the LivNordic Spa,
heated ceramic lounge
chairs in the Spa, the
snow grotto, Manfredis,
the rustic Tuscan onboard
restaurant, and an
Ole Wanscher chair
in one of the staterooms
At night, snowflakes actually

fall through the chilled air
465 staterooms have complimentary 24-hour room service, private
verandas, goose-down pillows, under-floor heating and heated
mirrors that dont steam up. Lucky guests in the two-room Explorer
Suites have wraparound verandas.
Strong itineraries and overnights, port tours, free wine, beer and
soft drinks with lunch and dinner, transfers, strong, unlimited,
complimentary wifi and access to the spa add value. If there is a
more stylish way to explore Scandinavia and the Baltic, the Mediterranean, North America and the Caribbean, we have yet to find it.
A complimentary bottle of Champagne is offered with each

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INSIDER | ART
art scene
Edited by EMILY TOBIN
T H E CA M E R A A S OB S E RV E R
COURTESY THE ARTIST, ZEIT-FOTO, TOKYO AND WHITE RAINBOW, LONDON
Emily Tobin profiles the Japanese photographer SHIGEO ANZA, whose work has documented
some of arts biggest names and movements, ahead of a new London exhibition of his work
f you type Shigeo Anzas name into
Google, youll find less than you
might expect about a photographer
of his calibre... Wikipedia devotes a
paltry three lines to his biography,
but dig a little deeper and you will find
images of some of the biggest names in
the art world. David Hockney squints at a
Polaroid picture, Jean-Michel Basquiat
holds his hat to his chest as he gazes
straight down the lens and Yayoi Kusama
is resplendent in her signature polka dots.
Shigeo began his career as a painter but,
as a new wave of creativity surged through
Tokyo in the late Sixties, he turned his
attention to photography and became

eyewitness to the new generation of artists
known as Mono-ha. Their work tended to
be ephemeral and the exhibitions were
often destroyed after they closed; Shigeos
photographs are a rare document.
This month, White Rainbow gallery in
Mayfair will showcase its second solo
exhibition by the photographer. While
the first focused on his role as eyewitness
to the landmark exhibitions of the avantgarde in Japan from 1970 to 1976, the
second, Index II, picks up after the 10th
Tokyo Biennale in 1970. It was here that
Shigeo began working as an assistant to
Carl Andre, Daniel Buren and Richard

Serra. He recorded their practice and was
introduced to a new generation of artists.
Comprising almost 50 images, the show
spans three decades and demonstrates
what Shigeo terms his innate curiosity for
art and the remarkable roster of artists
whom he has photographed. Andy Warhol,
Gilbert & George, Bridget Riley, Richard
Long and Damien Hirst are all rendered in
black and white. My works are records for
the next generation, says Shigeo.
Shigeo Anza: Index II is at White
Rainbow, 47 Mortimer Street, W1 on
May 17June 18; white-rainbow.co.uk
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Yayoi Kusama, Okurayama, Yokohama, 1986. Yoshihisa Otani, Bruce McLean, Kanransha, 1984.
Richard Long, London, 1991. Min Tanaka Dance Performance, Tokyo, 1984. Group 361, Tama River, Tokyo, 1973.
Hans Haacke, 10th Tokyo Biennale 70 Between Man and Matter, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1970. All by Shigeo Anza
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EXHIBITIONS
T H E WO R L D O F
Karen Serres
Curator of Paintings, The Courtauld Gallery
I studied art history at the Ecole du Louvre and the
Sorbonne in Paris before doing a PhD at The Courtauld
Institute of Art. I worked in several museums in the US
before returning to The Courtauld as curator.
I am responsible for the care and display of the gallerys
extraordinary paintings. I can be hanging a painting in the
morning, writing an exhibition catalogue in the afternoon
and giving a tour to some of our supporters in the evening.
My office is in the attic of Somerset House. It is lined
with exhibition catalogues and holds files on every work in
our collection, with all the information we have on them,
including fascinating old correspondence and invoices.
The biggest challenge is picking the colour of the walls
for exhibitions. The right colour really enhances the
works but doesnt draw attention to itself. The opposite is
also true: an unsuitable colour can kill a great show.
My favourite work in The Courtauld collection is A Bar
at the Folies-Bergre by Edouard Manet (pictured above).
It is such an iconic painting, but I notice something
different every time I look at it. The barmaid staring out
is so mesmerising, as is the still life in front of her.
The Courtauld Gallery: courtauld.ac.uk/gallery
NOT VITAL
The first major UK
show by the Swiss
artist Not Vital
takes place at the
Yorkshire Sculpture
Park. The enigmatic
sculptor has created
several new sitespecific works.
May 21January 2,
2017; ysp.co.uk
FROM TOP Dante Gabriel
Rossetti, Proserpine, 1874,
oil on canvas. Not Vital,
Pelvis, 2008. Maria
Merian, Branch of West
Indian Cherry with Achilles
Morpho Butterfly, 1702-03
Photo London will return to

the capital this month, with
over 80 leading galleries and including
the pictures of Muhammed Ali by Thomas
Hoepker, right (May 1922; photolondon.
org). Art 16 takes place over the same dates
at Olympia, London (artfairslondon.com)
A R T FA I R S
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MARIA MERIANS
BUTTERFLIES
In 1699, at the age of 52,
Maria Merian travelled to the
Dutch colony of Suriname in
South America to study insects.
She made trips into the forest
to collect specimens and
recorded the transformation
from chrysalis to butterfly.
This exhibition at The Queens
Gallery brings together
50 of her watercolours.
Until October 9;
royalcollection.org.uk
TATE PRESENTED BY W GRAHAM ROBERTSON 1940; ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST/ HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 2016; OAK TAYLOR-SMITH; ALI LEFT & RIGHT FIST BY THOMAS HOEPKER, 1966 (BILDHALLE)
PAINTING WITH LIGHT: ART

AND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE
PRE-RAPHAELITES TO THE MODERN AGE
The dawn of photography coincided
with a tide of revolutionary ideas,
which questioned how pictures should
be created and seen. This exhibition at
Tate Britain spans 75 years and explores
how vital painting and photography
were to one another. Works by J M W
Turner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and
Julia Margaret Cameron will be on show.
May 11September 25; tate.org.uk
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Objects as subjects
EMILY TOBIN focuses on three artists who explore the tradition of still lifes
At first glance, still-life painting can be deceptively simple: humble objects

are depicted in a miniature realm where nothing exists beyond the far
end of the table. Still lifes tend to operate in a manual, gestural space,
where everything is within arms reach they are concerned with tactility,
light and space. But they should not be underestimated. Still lifes are a
valuable tool that artists have used throughout history to help us appreciate the beauty of nature and assess the material world weve created.
During the 1600s, Dutch artists would forgo reality in favour of striking
compositions opulent floral paintings would depict species together that
could not possibly have flourished at the same moment. This was done not
only for pictorial effect, but as a metaphor for the Dutch Republics power,
influence and reach. Similarly lavish banquet scenes were an expression
of uninhibited wealth. Saied Dai, Alison Rankin and Robbie Wraith are
three artists working today; their paintings may not speak of religion,
politics or money, but they do demand a re-enchantment with the familiar.
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ALISON RANKIN
Still-life painting can elevate
the mere domestic to iconic
status, says Alison Rankin.
Ive always collected antique
china and fabrics and wellused everyday items that
can really be honoured by
painting them faithfully.
Alison disrupts the typical
expectations of the genre
by depicting objects in
movement and dynamic tension. A solitary quails egg
falls through the air, plums tumble and scatter across a
table and pears appear in mid flight. I work with a great
emphasis on light, colour and composition, I love to
convey the weight and texture of fruit to create an
almost sensuous feel. Alison looks to the beautiful contemporary but traditional work of Dutch painters such
as Henk Helmantel and Eric De Vree for inspiration.
Prices start at 2,000; alisonrankin.co.uk
SAIED DAI
Saied Dai says he chews over an idea for a
long time before seeing possibilities that
he can set to canvas. This contemplative
approach unifies his paintings whether it is
a portrait or a still life, it is realised succinctly,
subtly and quietly. Still lifes provide a keyhole
to the world, he explains, a vehicle for exploring design, composition, colour and tone. He
compares the process to writing music: What
would be the best key major or minor?
Should the light be in the high, middle or lower
register? Which would be more emotionally
resonant? Commenting on the difficulties of
still life, he says that, unlike portraiture, which
is a collaborative affair, emotionally, still life
gives very little back. Yet Saied instills objects
with mystery, an idea that more is going on.
What is at first glance merely an arrangement
of objects demands a deeper consideration.
Prices start at 2,850; messums.com
FROM TOP Alison Rankin, Falling Egg with French Jar, acrylic on paper, 93 x 78cm. Saied Dai, Fish with Anemone, oil on
gesso panel, 46 x 61cm. Robbie Wraith, Small Apocalypse, Paper Wings, Eight Minutes Past One, oil on panel, 61 x 46cm
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ROBBIE WRAITH
For Robbie Wraith, it is absolutely
vital to be in the presence of the
object: A portrait is a prolonged
dialogue with the subject and, in a
different way, a still life is a dialogue
with solitude, with its shapes and
colours and light. Robbie works from
a studio in Oxfordshire, with vast
north-facing windows, an easel that
belonged to John Singer Sargent
and various antique manikins, but
most important of all are the interesting objects waiting to be noticed
and hoping to one day make an
appearance in a painting. His pictures are populated by masks, shells,
postcards and flowers. These tend
to have inner resonance for me, he
explains. Something might catch the
eye and suggest itself in form, hue,
rhythm or meaning. And hes right
although these still lifes are bereft
of people, there is often the hint of a
human presence, be it a cigar butt,
a filled ashtray or a squeezed tube
of paint. There is an implication of
things that have happened and of
people who have passed by. Prices
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Words pictures
What to read: the latest books chosen by ROSE DAHLSEN
MICHAELIS BOYD: THINKING

+ LIVING LIKE AN ARCHITECT
Alex Michaelis and Tim Boyd (Clearview Books, 30)
Alex Michaelis and Tim Boyd are among the best known of Londons
architects. This, their first book, gives an insight into their world, divided
into sections on city houses, country homes, enviable safari camp projects
and in partnership with Soho House founder Nick Jones membership
clubs and restaurants worldwide. Projects are well illustrated, and the
text witty and informative to the lay reader clearly explains each brief,
lambasting the dark forces of planning authorities in some areas while
applauding others. The authors are candid about learning curves and even
print a mid-project, explosive
letter from a client, as well as a
grateful letter sent by him on
completion. Underlying it all is
the practices commitment to
sustainability it was among
the first to pioneer sedum roofs,
heat-recovery systems and water
recycling, and carbon footprint
has always been of major importance. This is an informative and
inspiring rsum of Michaelis
Boyds 20 years rethinking and
remodelling residences. Liz Elliot
INFINITE SPACE:
CONTEMPORARY
RESIDENTIAL
ARCHITECTURE
AND INTERIORS
Edited by James Silverman,
Sven Ehmann and Robert
Klanten (Gestalten, 40)
Vast mountain views. Lush forest
settings. Remote rural expanses.
Infinite Space collates 33 modern
houses across the globe. While
the locations differ wildly, its the
relationship of the structures to
their surroundings that unites
them. Alan Rapp discusses this integration of site and structure in his
introduction. Each profile, photographed by James Silverman, features fullbleed images, while the accompanying text, written by Ben Barlow, gives an
insight into the architectural thought and design ideas behind each building. A glass-walled room in Japan surrounded by trees looks onto a forest;
a site in Sweden dominated by rock required blasting to construct a
copper-plated cabin; a grass-roofed Norwegian fjord house that sleeps 21
contends with sub-zero temperatures; and a steel and glass sanctum in
Chile overlooks the La Paloma and El Altar glaciers. At times, I grappled
with the slightly clunky phrasing and overstylised font, yet this is a deliciously escapist sweep of idiosyncratic structures in remote landscapes. RD
FARROW & BALL: HOW TO DECORATE

Joa Studholme and Charlotte Cosby (Mitchell Beazley, 30)
Many of us struggle with the challenge of making even simple decisions

on colour but, as Farrow & Balls colour consultant Joa Studholme and head
of creative Charlotte Cosby tell us, There are no hard and fast rules but
you will need some good advice. They begin by suggesting ways in which
to discover the colours you actually like, before embarking on more complicated territory such as colour balance and the way it should flow through
a house. Paint schemes in modern, grand and eccentric interiors are decoded throughout. When in doubt, nothing reassures like seeing a picture
of exactly what you want and being told how to achieve it. Joa shows us
how to deal with everything from
problem architecture and floors
to rooms big and small. With the
help of excellent illustrations, this
book answers the most headscratching decorating question
of all: What colour should I paint
my ceiling? This being a publication by Farrow & Ball, there is
obviously a certain amount of
self-interest and its own colours
drive the inspiration. However,
the advice is hands-on, direct
and generous. Gabby Deeming
LUCIANO GIUBBILEI:
THE ART OF
MAKING GARDENS
Luciano Giubbilei
(Merrell, 45)
Italian-born garden designer
Luciano Giubbilei lives, breathes
and sleeps gardens, a passion
strongly conveyed here. What
you wont find is a catalogue of
his own designs: this is more a
collection of visual elements that
have inspired and influenced his
work, including the time he spent
at Great Dixter creating an experimental border (featured in House & Garden, November and December
2013). Great Dixter makes up the first half of the book, shown through
the seasons in outstanding photographs by House & Garden contributor
Andrew Montgomery. The text documents Lucianos experience of working
with head gardener Fergus Garrett and others at Great Dixter, which, he
says has pushed me to a new understanding of my work. The second half
of the book is looser in nature, exploring such subjects as layering, beauty
and simplicity, with photographs of water, sculpture, landscape and architecture that have inspired him and shaped his work. The text is brief, letting
the images speak the loudest; the end result is a truly beautiful book lending an insight into a garden designers refined aesthetic. Clare Foster
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The days have lengthened,
so weve picked 12 hot ideas to
make the most of summer,
from garden furniture and
conservatory trends to
outdoorsy happenings
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FORGOTTEN
CORNER
Make the most of an unused corner
of your garden: plant it up and install
an entertaining area. Neptunes
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Outdoor living should mean

lazy lunches under blue skies.
Pulling up a seat to quality
dining furniture with your
favourite people. Kicking
back once the dinings done
and relaxing on soft, stylish
sun loungers. We bring
together the best outdoor
furniture in our Leisure Plan
showroom, to make outdoor
space thats truly special.
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OUTDOOR
COOKING
New open-air kitchens

make slaving over a hot
stove a thing of the past
DEFYING THE WEATHER

The British climate is notoriously unpredictable,
but this high-tech pergola offers a stylish solution
Indian Oceans Electric Shade Pergola removes the fear of undesirable

weather unexpectedly ruining your plans. A remote-controlled waterproof roof, sliding side screens and heating deliver a warm, covered space
at the flick of a button. Made to order from 600. indian-ocean.co.uk
More than just a barbecue, these

kitchens can be fully equipped with
sinks, fridges and storage units.
If youre looking to integrate your
kitchen into a garden scheme,
Cameron Landscapes and Gardens
can install a herb wall. Indian
Oceans freestanding Uber Kitchen
is handsome and hi-tech. The
stainless-steel design includes a
remote-controlled top that slides
back to reveal the sink and state-ofthe-art cooking equipment.
Kitchens start from 44,000. Gaze
Burvills Linear Kitchen is made in
Hampshire from sustainably
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design means it can be easily added
to and moved around. It comes
with Sub-Zero & Wolf appliances.
Units start from 8,500.
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MODULAR
GARDENS
Haddonstones new St Ives

Modro System works in a
compact urban garden
An urban garden, where space is
often so limited, can present a design
challenge. Inspired by a Barbara
Hepworth textile, this cubist design
comes in contrasting Portland stone
and slate, two materials that reflect
the Hepworth aesthetic. Its modular,
meaning that it can be used as a
whole or in segments, as shown
right. The system costs 19,950
and measures 45 x 1,084 x 735cm.
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STYLISH
PICNICS
Its the season to eat al fresco.

These outdoor dining essentials
will add style to any gathering
From top: Rope Bottle Lantern (far left), 33 x 9cm
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Lakshmi Napkins, 50cm
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Ornate 2 Piece Serving
Spoon and Fork, 19.50,
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marksandspencer.com Glass
Traditional Moroccan Jug,
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Large Tray (dragonfly), 21.5
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RETHINKING
THE CLASSIC
CONSERVATORY
This beloved outdoor-indoor space

is changing. We ask four experts to
reveal the latest trends
THE NEW-BREED POOL HOUSE

The use of pool houses is ever evolving, with clients
often requesting the inclusion of lounging, dining, recreation and exercise zones, or even an area to grow their
own grape vines. hamptonconservatories.co.uk
Mary Hastings, Hampton Conservatories
THE ORANGERY
The current trend is
for a garden room
extension with a glass
lantern in a tiled or
flat roof . They can
transform a kitchen
into a light and airy
live-in space and
connect the house
to the garden.
davidsalisbury.com
David Salisbury
TIMBER FLOORING
YOUR SECRET LONDON
We are moving towards less traditional flooring, with

many opting for timber. Using high-tech glass, which
blocks UV rays, means the wood wont change colour
over time. Engineered timber is also compatible with
under-floor heating. westburygardenrooms.com
Jonathan Hey, Westbury Garden Rooms
CLIMATE
SOLUTIONS
Double or triple
glazing insulates
properly, then
automated external
roof shades deflect
heat and glare and
respond to changes
in temperature.
caulfieldcompany.
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The Caulfield
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FOLDING DOORS
Use them to create a sense
of space, and form a
fabulous connection to
the outdoors.
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Jane Hindmarch,
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR

Westbury Garden Rooms enduring appeal lies in its ability to move with the times.
New collaborations add further expertise and finesse to the established brand,
bringing its distinguished heritage into the future
ince launching in 1988, Westbury Garden

Rooms has earned an impressive reputation for
outstanding design and superior quality. At the
helm of the operation is founder Jonathan Hey.
When Jonathan is not busy visiting garden
rooms, orangeries, pool houses and conservatories around the country to check on the progress of a project
or to sign of a inished building, he can be found surveying
new talent. For a company like Westbury, which directly
manages every step of the design and production process in
house, it is imperative to get the right person for the job.
Jonathan has long admired the work of designers Mark

Jones and Sharon OCallaghan and has recently welcomed
them into the Westbury family. These designers have a
timeless style and ethical approach (whereby design and
sustainability matter more than sales) that emulate Jonathans own values, and ofer an opportunity to bring new
perspectives to the drawing board. Jonathan explains:
Between us we have 72 years experience in garden-room
design. Mark and Sharon bring yet more expertise, reinement and inesse to Westbury.
Several years ago, John Mumford (one of the most inluential people in the UK timber windows business) joined
Westbury as a company director following the sale of his
own business. The collaboration has been such a success
that Jonathan cites this as the inspiration for him to snap up
Mark and Sharon and create a dream team of designers.
By welcoming the duo to Westbury Garden Rooms, the
company conirms a super group of established designers
that are committed to creating innovative, architecturally
led garden rooms built to last.
There is something universally appealing about a garden
room but the prospect of a large building project can be
daunting, which is why the team at Westbury seamlessly
guides its clients through every step of the process. Follow-
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The company has now

confirmed a super group
of established designers that
are committed to creating
innovative, architecturally led
garden rooms built to last
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dining space in a garden room
LEFT, FROM BELOW Traditional
use of a conservatory to house
flowers, and bringing the
outdoors inside
CLOCKWISE FROM BELOW

Westbury collaborated with
John Mumford to design
windows and doors, an
orangery provides a bright new
space, a glazed extension links
this period property with its
garden, and a garden room is
perfect for people and plants
ing an initial design consultation, it creates architectural

and conceptual drawings, makes sure the project meets
building regulations, and obtains planning permission. A
dedicated project manager will then produce a realistic,
efficient production schedule to work to. Site staf are
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focuses on ever more sustainable and innovative approaches,
folding state-of-the-art technologies into its existing standards of top-drawer traditional cratsmanship. The company
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responding to the requirements of a modern build. And its
a subtle mark of Westburys renown that its garden rooms
are readily recognised, albeit each being distinctive and
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tradition and superb cratsmanship.
Such distinction doesnt happen by chance. Each component part has to meet rigorous standards and, in Westburys
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DINING
Upscale garden furniture

Janus et Cies outdoor table, with its
Carrara marble top, is inspired by
the Vienna Secession period. The
Capella Round Dining Table with
Marble Top measures 76 x 165cm,
and costs 12,504. It is seen here
paired with Savannah armchairs
with seat cushions in standard fabric,
which cost 3,144. janusetcie.com
ASIAN
INFUSION
These stoneware
stools make
great seats or
drinks tables
Chinese Round
Celestial Cloud
Stools 46 x
41cm diameter,
850 a pair,
guinevere.co.uk
ARTFUL
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A new piece by David Harber

will turn your outdoor space
into a sculpture garden
This striking incarnation of
Torus the word that describes a
single-holed ring is fashioned
from mirror-polished, stainless
steel. The fragmented, laser-cut
surface mimics the iris of an eye.
Iris Torus has evolved out of
David Harbers signature
Stainless Steel Torus sculpture
and was a big hit at RHS Chelsea
Flower Show last month. Prices
on request. davidharber.co.uk
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PERFECT
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Fishermans Tealight Holder, 18
Box Seat Pads, 22
AHOY THERE!
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Laura Ashleys new Ahoy collection promises to lift your

garden and create the perfect outdoor entertaining space
he beginning of summer has us
dreaming of everything from
hot sand beneath bare feet and
days spent lounging by the pool,
to maritime adventures with a
basket full of sandwiches and a
warm sea breeze. It is the latter that inspires
Laura Ashleys stylish yet playful new Ahoy
collection. This latest range encompasses all
the necessities for a fabulous summer party or
a simple al fresco lunch, such as the Bedgebury
Dining Table, but all with a nautical twist to set
these staples apart from the norm. Fun pieces
such as the Lobster Oval Platter or the colourful
Box Seat Pads also give a nod to seafaring days
and will punctuate a beautifully arranged

scene with a touch of humour and frivolity.
Available in store and online, the Ahoy
collection promises to transform any outdoor
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Laura Ashley has just the thing.
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Lobster Oval Platter, 42
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STRETCH
IT OUT
A day bed is the ultimate

indulgence. Here are five
of our new favourites
1 Aluminium and polyacrylic Orbit (platinum), by Dedon, 193 x 165cm diameter, 6,354 including seat cushions and eight scatter
cushions, from Leisureplan. leisureplan.co.uk 2 Steel and powder-coated Double Chaise Longue, 94 x 129 x 203cm, 3,695
including the Sunbrella cushion, from Heveningham. heveningham.co.uk 3 Krios Chaise, by Conrad Sanchez, 58 x 198 x 104cm,
4,480 including seat and back cushions, from Summit Furniture. summitfurniture.com 4 Dune Daybed and Ottoman, by Vladimir
Kagan, 81.5 x 189 x 165cm, 2,980 with base cushion and five Sunbrella scatter cushions, from Barlow Tyrie. teak.com 5 Day Bed,
208 x 265 x 150cm, 1,499 with Sunbrella base cushion and eight scatter cushions, from Wyevale. wyevalegardencentres.co.uk
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This exciting event in association with House &
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ts that time of year when the Spirit of Summer fair lights up
Olympia which means a forward-thinking, hand-picked and
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Complimentary features include
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Champagnes with Louis Roderer; and
picking up recipes from Hideki Hiwatashi
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Restaurant for breakfasts, seasonal
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lunches and afternoon teas.
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& Garden readers enjoy especially discounted
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TIME TO
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Green happenings in the City and the country

SUMMER AT THE
SERPENTINE
This years ethereal offering
has been designed by the Bjarke
Ingels Group and takes the form
of an unzipped wall. There
are also four 25-square-metre
summer houses designed by
different architects. It runs June
10October 9. Admission is free.
serpentinegalleries.org
OPEN GARDEN
SQUARES WEEKEND
The doors of otherwise exclusive
London private squares are
being thrown open between
June 18-19, with 211 gardens
unlocking their gates. Highlights
include Eaton Square, Belgrave
Square and the River Caf
Garden; tickets cost 12.
opensquares.org
HAMPTON COURT
FLOWER SHOW
This years RHS theme is
Health, Happiness and
Horticulture and the gardens
on show tap into this Viking
River Cruises Scandinavian
Garden, for example, takes the
form of a wild Nordic shoreline.
From July 5-10; tickets from
31.50 for the day. rhs.org.uk
CAPABILITY BROWN AT BOWOOD

Bowood House and Gardens Terrestrial Delights
exhibition tells the story of the development of its
Capability Brown parkland. Plus, Bowood Hotel and
Queenswood Lodge will offer rates to tie in with guided
garden tour dates to celebrate the tercentenary of his
birth. Tours from June 22 to October 19. bowood.org
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KYNREN AN EPIC
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A cast and crew of 1,000 tell 2,000
years of Britains history with mass
choreography, pyrotechnics and
spectacular light and water effects
in the UKs biggest live production
since the 2012 Summer Olympics
opening ceremony. Fourteen
shows will be staged. From July 2;
adult tickets from 25, children,
19. kynren.co.uk
SMOKED AND UNCUT AT THE PIG

HOTELS AND LIME WOOD HOTEL
A series of mini music and food festivals at Lime Wood
Hotel and The Pig portfolio of hotels unfolds for the fifth
year (last years headliner was Ed Harcourt), with an
acoustic stage at The Pig near Bath. Enjoy seasonal, local
food and artisanal ales. Tickets from 30; family passes
from 100; July 3-September 4. smokedanduncut.com
RHS FLOWER SHOW TATTON PARK

Cheshires 1,000-acre deer park Tatton Park will be
abloom for the eighteenth year in a row between July
20-24. New developments include the exciting talks
unfolding in the Floral Marquee, and The Vineyard,
which is an area dedicated to discovering English
wines. Also new is Family Day on July 23. The RHS
Young Designer of the Year competition is back this year
with a theme of Health, Happiness and Horticulture.
The popular combined ticket for the Cheshire County
Show in June and RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in
July is set to continue. rhs.org.uk
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HOUND LODGE AT
GOODWOOD ESTATE
Goodwood Estate near Chichester
has unveiled a sumptuous, 10bedroom exclusive rental. Built in
1697, it was home to Goodwoods
hounds and considered the most
luxurious dog house in the world.
Pooches are still welcomed with
dog bowls and luxury baskets in
every room. Designer Cindy
Leveson, who worked on the
interiors, says: It is all about
antique furniture, scores of
pictures, hundreds of accessories
and even more books. Prices start
from 10,000 per night including
butler and chef services.
goodwood.com/hound-lodge
LITTLE COTTAGE, ST IVES

Designed by Michaelis Boyd, the architecture firm behind Soho
House Berlin and the works in progress that are the apartments at
Battersea Power Station, this green-roofed, sleek and modern beauty
is a game-changing holiday rental in Penzance. With its Bulthaup
kitchen and bespoke furniture, design aficionados will feel right at
home here. The heart of the house has glass walls, most of which open
to the elements and allow the eye to gaze through the building to the
sea. Sleeps up to eight, with prices from 700 per night. beachspoke.com
THE COTTAGES
AT SLAUGHTERS
COUNTRY INN
The Slaughters Manor House has
been given a twenty-first-century
makeover. Families can also stay in
seclusion at one of the six cottages on
the grounds, run by Slaughters
Country Inn. Babysitters are on tap
so parents can sneak out to the restaurant to taste Nik Chappells new
menu or the Sipsmith bar. Prices from
210, B&B. theslaughtersinn.co.uk
COWDRAY HOUSE
The 12-bedroom Cowdray House
previously the family home of the 4th
Viscount Cowdray and his wife sits in
the 16,500-acre Cowdray Estate in West
Sussex with Capability Brown-designed
parkland. It is now available for
exclusive-use hire and has been entirely
refurbished. Sleeping up to 24 guests,
prices start from 11,300 plus VAT for
24 hours, including breakfast.
cowdrayhouse.co.uk
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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Inspired by cartoonist Saul Steinbergs humorous drawings, GABBY DEEMING
has help from feline friends in showcasing the seasons best animal prints
Clockwise from bottom left: Gupard (L4090), by Le Manach, viscose/cotton, 165.60 a metre, from Pierre Frey. Leopard Lights (kingfisher),
by Halsted, linen, 145 a metre, from Colony. Bonaparte (multi pink on tint), by Quadrille, linen/cotton, 202 a metre, from Tissus dHlne.
Wild Thing (zebra), by Brentano, rayon mix, 216 a metre, from Altfield. Le Zebre (red), by Brunschwig & Fils, linen, 137 a metre, from
G P & J Baker. Fauna (blush), by Kate Spade for Kravet, linen, 69 a metre, from G P & J Baker. Beech footstool, Queen Anne, 25 x 35 x 30cm,
from 65, from The Dormy House. Mango wood stools, Empire and Gustavian, 48 x 47 x 38cm, from 169 each, from Scumble Goosie
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Clockwise from bottom: Indian Ice (golden kiwi), by Michael S Smith for Templeton, linen/cotton, 189.60 a metre, from Jamb. Tonga
Leopard (green), by Brunschwig & Fils, linen/polyester, 175 a metre, from G P & J Baker. Iconic Leopard (ink/natural), by Schumacher,
linen, 148 a metre, from Turnell & Gigon. Conga Line (moss/aqua on tint), by China Seas, linen/cotton, 208 a metre, from Tissus dHlne.
Greenwich (01), by Waterhouse, viscose/polyester, 216 a metre, from Simon Playle. Livingstone (green), linen mix, 79 a metre, from
Colefax and Fowler. Stools, all as on previous page. Background fabric throughout, Newbury Hopsack (on wall: natural grey, on floor: dark
grey), viscose/linen, 39.50 a metre, from Ian Mankin. For suppliers details, see Stockists page
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DESIGN IDEAS
POOLS AND
POOL HOUSES
Anticipating balmy summer days spent
outside, ELIZABETH METCALFE turns her
attention to outdoor pools and pool houses
that will enhance their surroundings, rather
than being turquoise blots in the garden
PAUL MASSEY
POOL WITH A VIEW

When we think of infinity pools, we tend
to picture glitzy hotels in exotic locations.
But Cornwall can be equally alluring, as this
oval-shape hillside infinity pool by the architect
Duncan Mackenzie proves. If you have a vista,
make the most of it. mackenziewheeler.co.uk
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FLOATING
WITH FLOWERS
The garden designer Tom
Stuart-Smith has integrated a
21-metre-long heated pool
within the landscape in this
walled garden in Wiltshire.
Feather grasses, agastache,
phlox and euphorbia planted
in long beds contain the pool
and soften its impact. At
garden level, the grass paths
become less apparent and it
seems as though you are in a
meadow, explains Tom. There
is a pleasing juxtaposition
when you are swimming and
can see the cows in the field
opposite. The silver timber
decking keeps things looking
natural. tomstuartsmith.co.uk
POOLS
EXPERT ADVICE Six tips to help
you plan your project, by Jack Harding,
director of Guncast Swimming Pools
1 Even if you dont live in a
Conservation Area or a listed
house, you will probably need
to get planning permission
for your swimming pool.
4 Theres a misconception that

deeper is better. Flat-bottomed
pools usually suit the whole family,
but if you do want a diving end,
the minimum depth is 2.2 metres.
2 If you want a pool for the

summer, you need to start
thinking about it the autumn
before and be constructing it by
spring. A complicated design takes
about 16 to 20 weeks to build.
5 Natural stones like limestone

dissolve in the pools chemicals,
but porcelain tiles are almost
indestructible and can be
indiscernible from natural stone.
3 A cover is vital in retaining

heat in your pool. I would
recommend an automatic cover
that will work at the push of a
button, because manual ones
are cumbersome and take two
or three people to fit.
6 Chlorine is aggressive and

gives the pool a chemical smell.
Other primary disinfection
systems, such as ozone, cut down
on the use of chlorine. It kills
bacteria and chlorine-resistant
microorganisms, and also reduces
pool chemical costs. guncast.com
DARK DEPTHS
In this pool in Oxfordshire, garden designers Mary Keen and Pip Morrison have used black porcelain tiles to create the illusion
of infinite depth and to maximise reflections. It sits in pleasing contrast with the smart Buff Yorkstone paving surround.
Installed by Guncast Swimming Pools (see above), the 20-metre-long pool is heated partly by a conventional boiler and partly
through an automatically operated slatted pool cover, which allows the sunlight to pass through and warm the water. Rabih Hage
was called in to design a luxurious and relaxing pool house, adjacent to the pool. In the renovation of this derelict orangery shed,
Rabih created a changing space, showering room and gym area.
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DECORATING | DESIGN IDEAS
DOING
LENGTHS
If youre looking to do some
serious lap swimming, this
25-metre-long eco pool near
Henley may suit your needs.
Designed by Clear Water
Revival, it is ideal for lengths
and is naturally filtered
every day the entire volume
of the pool passes through
the reed bed, which filters
the water. No chemicals used
here. clear-water-revival.com
NATURAL POOLS
GOING GREEN
SIMON BROWN; ALLAN POLLOK-MORRIS; MARCUS HARPUR; CHRIS TERRY; RICHARD BLOOM
In this garden in Somerset,

the designer Amanda Patton
worked with Clear Water
Revival to install a 1.8-metredeep natural pool. Because
the water is filtered by plants,
which combat bacteria and
control algae, there is no
need for a cover. The three
Yorkstone stepping stones
mark the boundary between
the swimming and planted
regeneration zones; they also
act as diving boards and provide a link to the decked area.
amandapatton.co.uk
EXPERT ADVICE The Swimming Pond Company, based in

south Norfolk, specialises in the design and construction of natural
swimming ponds. Director Paul Mercer gives us the lowdown
1 Swimming ponds are made up of two zones: one for swimming and one that is the regeneration
zone. The regeneration zone must be planted up with a wide range of aquatic species, such as lilies
and other oxygenating plants. Water is continually circulated through the regeneration zone by a pump,
which helps to keep the pond clean and clear.
2 On average, projects take two to three months, from the initial site appraisal to the finished pond.
3 There is always an element of maintenance, best described as aquatic gardening. Unlike with a conventional
pool, which needs constant monitoring, you can let nature take the lead. The biggest job of the year is in
November, when the plants are cut and removed from the system to stop the build-up of nutrients and silt.
4 Think about entry method: we like bespoke green-oak ladder steps, which age well and become a feature.
5 Our swimming ponds start at around 60,000, including planting, decking and some garden design.
theswimmingpondcompany.co.uk
OTHER SPECIALISTS
Gartenart Swimming Ponds (gartenart.co.uk) | Woodhouse Natural Pools (naturalswimmingpools.com)
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f youre starting from scratch with

a pool house, take note. Designed by
Michaelis Boyd Associates, this contemporary wooden pool pavilion sits
within the walled garden of a Grade
I-listed Restoration-period house. It
has taken the place of a derelict and crumbling greenhouse, which was carefully moved
to another part of the walled garden. Situated between the pool and the tennis courts,
the pool house functions as a beautifully
designed link between the two.
Interior designer Rose Uniacke was tasked
with designing a harmonious, soft interior.
The owners wanted it to be multi-functional,
so we created a family living space, a kitchen,
changing area, spa and sauna, she says.

There is an indoor/outdoor kitchen, as well
as a small preparation kitchen. There are
also two mezzanine floors at either end of
the building, providing a pilates space and
a study. The large windows on each side of the
pool house can be fully opened, blurring the
boundaries between inside and out.
The furnishings are elegant and paredback, making use of natural materials. Rose
has incorporated many of her own pieces,
including two Drawing Room Sofas (from
8,400), three Clear Lantern pendants
(from 2,160) over the kitchen counter and
two High Upholstered Bar Stools (from
4,320). roseuniacke.com | michaelisboyd.com
SIMON UPTON
A PERFECT POOL HOUSE
POOLSIDE
ACCESSORIES
Stainless steel and brass

Complete Garden Shower,
118, from Manufactum.
manufactum.co.uk
Beaufort Club Chair, 90 x 65 x

90cm, 4,368; and Ottoman,
2,460; both from McKinnon
and Harris. mckinnonharris.com
It is a beautifully designed link

between the pool and the tennis courts
Stainless steel and teak Garden

Kitchen Sink, by Rshults,
80 x 100 x 50cm, 1,850,
from Chaplins. chaplins.co.uk
Samode Indoor/Outdoor
Pouf (navy/ivory), 64 x 58
x 43cm, 249, from Dash &
Albert. dashandalberteurope.com
Lizard Lounger,
48 x 207 x 63cm, 2,850
including cushion, from Gaze
Burvill. gazeburvill.com
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

If you want to use your pool all year round, take note
of this design in Oxfordshire by Yiangou Architects.
The glass walls and large roof lights give the sensation
of being outside and, if the weather allows, you can
slide back the glass doors. The limestone slabs around
the pool are also used outside the building, creating a
connection between inside and out. yiangou.com
HOUSE IN THE HILL

Designed by the architect Duncan
Mackenzie, this eyebrow-shape teak
pool house in Cornwall is built into
the hillside and has a grass roof to
blend in. The small space was originally conceived as a changing and
showering area, but is now used as
guest accommodation, with a bed and
bathroom. mackenziewheeler.co.uk
UNDER COVER
Garden designers Julian and
Isabel Bannerman added a
spectacular pool pavilion to
this Wiltshire garden. They
found the mid-nineteenthcentury Italianate-style loggia
in Bristol and added two rooms
to the back: a changing room
with a shower and also a small
kitchen. It means we can stay
around the pool all day without
having to go back to the main
house, explains the owner,
Stephen Clark. Haddonstones
Venetian Folly would give a
similar look. It is available in
Portland or Bath stone or terracotta, and costs from 12,060.
The pools tiles match the light
shade of the stone steps and
surround, giving the water a
fresh appearance. bannerman
design.com | haddonstone.com
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RITA KONIG explains
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right style, size and
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ampshades are to a room what

shoes are to an outfit and I am
afraid that they can cost about the
same. Dont hesitate in spending
money on your lampshades; they
last forever and make such an
enormous difference to the overall
feeling of a room. In fact, I think they are probably
more impactful than ones shoes.
When I am trying to fit an expensive lampshade
within a tight budget, I often combine it with an
inexpensive lamp, such as one from Pooky (pooky.
com), a fantastic company started by the guys
behind Sofa.com. The website has masses of designs
in good shapes at excellent prices. Using an affordable lamp with an expensive shade is no different
to mixing a bit of Topshop with your Louboutins.
Pooky has great shades as well, but I would avoid
buying a lamp and shade together; they are on to
such a good thing that any minute now the designs
will become very recognisable in peoples houses.
I have a few go-to places for lampshades: Papyrus
shades from Robert Kime (robertkime.com) are
among my favourites and so smart with their
hexagonal shape. The texture of the paper looks
beautiful when the lamp is lit, as does the warm
light cast through it.
The trend for patterned, gathered fabric shades
has reached near epidemic status, but they are
often so heavy they barely let out any light. Robert
Kime was one of the first to make them and still
does. I think his ones are the best, as they have a
lightness that is very pretty and, being made from
vintage textiles, two are rarely the same. Guinevere
Antiques (guinevere.co.uk) makes lovely shades
from old saris, or you can choose an antique textile
from its stock. Nushka (nushka.co.uk)

has some beautiful gathered shades
in quite unusual colours, including
ochre an excellent neutral for when
you dont want to introduce another
colour to a scheme.
The shades that I find myself using
over and over again are Lucy Jane
Copes Squiggle shades, which I sell
through my website (ritakonig.com).
Rooms can get very uniform , so these hand-painted
shades are a nice touch. When I was growing up,
my mother used Florentine and Venetian papers
to make lampshades. I love this look; Pentreath &
Hall (pentreath-hall.com) sells similar marbled
paper shades. Soane (soane.co.uk) does rattan
lampshades, which are delightful, and it also has a
proper heavy cream almost tobacco card shade,
which is exactly what many rooms need. Cream
card shades are very useful, especially for more
elaborate lamps. I often buy pretty end papers
from Shepherds (store.bookbinding.co.uk) from
which to make shades, or use brown paper with
coloured bindings. Anns on Kensington Church
Street, W8 (020-7937 5033) will make them
up for you and will also re-cover old shades that
are in need of a little love.
Shape and size is always a conundrum and there
isnt a reliable formula. The easiest way to gauge
proportions is to try other shades from around
the house even if they are wrong (which they
probably will be), they will give you a better idea of
what you need than simply staring at the lamp and
waving a tape measure around it. I would always err
on the larger side and also make sure that a shade
is tall enough to cover the fitting. Peter Jones
(johnlewis.com) sells rise-and-fall shade carriers
that help with this. Personally, I cant stand drum
shades and much prefer something rather like a
sawn-off witchs hat slightly taller than the more
traditional design and with a good slope (see the
lamp on the right in the photo above for an idea).
You dont have to do all the shades at once and it
really is worth starting out with some inexpensive
card ones and then replacing them with the ones
you really want as and when you can afford to
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SPECIALIST
LOUISE TUCKER
EMILY TOBIN visits the designer in her Welsh studio, where she
hand-weaves maple and walnut to craft unique basketry lights
PHOTOGRAPHS MICHAEL SINCLAIR
THIS PAGE Louise weaves strips of maple for her

Pren 04 (top and middle) and Pren 07 (bottom)
lights. OPPOSITE With a commissioned design
eople often tell me my lights

remind them of Tahiti or
Malaysia, says Louise Tucker.
But on the day that I visit her
studio in Pentyrch, just west
of Cardiff, I could not feel further away
from the tropics. Pounding rain and
gale-force winds have closed most of the
railway tracks in and out of Wales; the sky
is a furious grey and the lane leading to
the converted chapel where Louise works
is littered with upturned bins and tree
branches. Truthfully, it is all rather bleak.
However, once inside Louises small,
neat workshop, I can see what her clients
mean. Her elegant maple and walnut
lights do evoke warmer climes. Handwoven using long strips of wood, they have
organic, almost fluid shapes reminiscent
of Indonesian basketry. The maple is
blonde and through the latticework the
suffused light glows orange. The collection
is titled Pren Welsh for wood.
Although Louise was born and raised
in Wales, her path to weaving lights in
Pentyrch has been both circuitous and
peripatetic. She studied textile design at
the University of Huddersfield, which she
chose because it looked like a factory and
I wanted to work in industry. She spent
her third year shivering her way through a
student-exchange placement in Finland:
It was so cold that I made a series of
scarves inspired by Scotts Antarctic journey. This was followed by a job working as
a jacquard weaver in India, an experience
that enabled her to experiment and test
new designs and in doing so, gain an
understanding of the materials and yarns.
Next came a residency on the Shetland
Islands. I dont think I saw more than
seven people in my first six weeks, she
recalls. To combat the solitude, Louise
looked to the rugged landscape for inspiration. I started to teach myself basketry
using the local grasses and Ive been
weaving ever since. An MA in textiles at
the Chelsea College of Arts consolidated
her experiences and, in 2013, like many
makers, she was priced out of London and
returned home to set up her own studio.
As a child, I would spend hours watching clouds move across the sky, she says.
Ive always been fascinated by patterns,
lines and shadows, but most of all I love

the feel of fabrics and materials. This
sensory element is central to Louises
work. She uses no tools, just her hands:
measurements are mapped using the
span of her fingers, while hugging or
stretching the lights moulds their form.
It sometimes involves the diminutive
Louise clambering inside her creations,
which can be a metre in diameter, to
manipulate their shapes.
When she first began weaving, she
would make paper models to test different
techniques, but now her approach to the
process is instinctive. Lengths of maple or
walnut are plaited together and interlaced to form orbs and cylinders; densely
woven at the centre, they gradually loosen
as the form spreads. They are reminiscent
of undulating sea creatures and, when
the switch is flicked on, they take on a new
life as delicate shadows tessellate across
every surface of the room.
Funding from the Arts Council of
Wales enabled her to develop a collection
and show at Tent London in 2013, nine
months after setting up her studio. Two
years later, she was one of University of
the Arts Londons Seed Fund winners
an initiative that helps to support young
creatives and exhibited at Design
Junction. Louise hunts out these schemes
and, with their help, her company has
become a business that exports around
the globe. Her pieces have also been
purchased by big-name clients like the
interior-design firm Studio Reed.
Louise has recently taken on a mentor
through the government scheme Business
Wales someone to help sound out some
of the trickier decisions as the business
expands. She says, I want to make it
count, and I suspect that with her combined creativity and savvy outlook, she
will do just that. She also hopes to develop
several new collections using different
materials. Next up is metal, which will
not only provide a welcome respite from
the endless splinters, but also afford her
the opportunity to push her captivation
with form and material even further
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Mimi and Oddur

outside their house
with three of their
daughters, from
left: Gaia, Louise
and Audrey May
Recipes
for
family
life
For the food writer
MIMI THORISSON,
a lot goes on at home
a nineteenth-century
house in the Mdoc,
which she shares with
her photographer
husband Oddur, seven
children and nine dogs
TEXT DOMINIC BRADBURY
PHOTOGRAPHS GREG FUNNELL
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LIFESTYLE
ome is everything to the cook and cookery writer

Mimi Thorisson. Her nineteenth-century house, at
the heart of a small and charming village in the
Mdoc, is the focal point of both her family life and
her working day. It is also home to her photographer
husband Oddur, their seven children (with one more
due this summer) and nine dogs mostly terriers but also a German
shorthaired pointer. In addition, it is often featured in her blog,
Manger, and the television programme La Table de Mimi, shown on
the French channel Canal+. Full of character, history and life, the house
has also influenced her cookbooks.
I knew right away that this was a house in which I could get inspired,
says Mimi. When we first saw it, it reminded me of a Marcel Proust novel;
a few minutes after we walked in, we were running from room to room and
fell in love with it. I really believe in love at first sight. And then, strangely
enough, I found out that the house came complete with a story about
a legendary chef and a hotel and restaurant. It gave me goosebumps.
The house, in Saint-Yzans-de-Mdoc, dates back to the 1870s, and
OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE FROM

TOP LEFT Mimi and Oddur
having dinner at the pop-up
restaurant in their house with
friends, including book editor
Rica Allannic. A car in the
grounds of Chteau CordeillanBages hotel, owned by the
Thorissons friends, the Cazes
family. Cabbages to be used in
the pop-up restaurant. A starter
of gazpacho and meats and
cheese from local butcher
Manenti. The ingredients for
Mimis duck and foie gras pie.
Mimi in the kitchen with Gaia
and Louise. THIS PAGE Mimi
prepares a meal with Audrey May
LIFESTYLE
THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Oddur plays with Gaia

and Audrey May. The office on the first floor is also known as the
whiskey room. One of the couples sons, Hudson (on left), on the
roof terrace with Ricas son Adrian. The restaurant on the ground
floor. OPPOSITE A view of the dining room from the family den
was once owned by a bakers wife who had a passionate affair with the
local mayor. He gave her the house as a gift. She took the opportunity to
realise her dreams and opened a hotel and restaurant here, which
became renowned in the region. It was especially popular with wine
merchants, who stayed in the hotel while visiting the vineyards of SaintEstphe and Pauillac nearby. The hotel and restaurant lasted until the
late Fifties, while the house itself passed down through the family, before
it was finally bought by the Thorissons in the summer of 2014.
The family always lived in the house and it was never empty, Mimi
says. So when we moved in, it was in a good condition. We managed to
keep as much as we possibly could during the restoration including the
fitted cupboards, floors and chimneypieces because we wanted to
preserve the character of the place. But we do still have things to do and
rooms to finish. It will take us some time, but thats the fun of it.
The house represents the latest stage in a unique journey that has
always revolved around food, family and dogs. Mimi was born and grew
up in Hong Kong, with a Chinese father and a French mother; her parents
met in Paris where he was studying medicine and she was a nurse. Her
father always had a passion for food and would make sure that the
A few minutes after we walked into

the house, we were running from
room to room and fell in love with
it. I believe in love at first sight
LIFESTYLE
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE The familys German shorthaired

pointer in the ground-floor dining room. A view of the entrance
hall from the second floor. The exterior of the house. Mimi
collecting bread from Le Fournil de J & J bakery in Soulac-surMer. Shopping at a local covered market. A trip to the beach
106
family ate in the most interesting restaurants both in Hong Kong and on
their many travels. Summers were spent in Moissac, in the Tarn-etGaronne region of France, where Mimi was introduced to a different
world of cuisine and spent time with her aunt and grandmother, who
were both great cooks and generously passed on their knowledge.
After school in Hong Kong, Mimi studied business and languages in
London and Paris. Her first job was with CNN, as a television producer
and presenter in Hong Kong and Paris. She met Oddur who comes
from Iceland in France in 2005, and they lived between Paris and
Reykjavik, collaborating on travel stories for magazines, combining
Mimis words with Oddurs pictures.
That led on to food reportage, because thats what we both love to do,
says Mimi. We share a passion for food, so it was just a matter of time
before we got involved in food projects. We worked for a lot of magazines
and food guides; we spent the two years before we moved to the Mdoc
eating in all the best restaurants and spending time with some wonderful chefs in their kitchens, writing about them and photographing their
work. It was so interesting meeting them and we made a lot of friends.
As the Thorisson family had begun to grow, so too had the pressure to
find an alternative to their apartment in Paris, where the children and
the dogs could have more space and freedom. They started looking in
Normandy and Burgundy and then, one day, Oddur found a house for
rent in the Mdoc. At first I wasnt keen, because I thought it was too
remote and too much of a challenge, having been a city person all
my life, says Mimi. But our kids were small and at the right age to
make a change, so we felt as though it was a now or never moment.
After two days of thinking, I said, Lets do it.
They rented the house Oddur had found to begin with, just in case the
adventure was not a success, moving in in 2011. Mimi admits the first six
months were a challenge. She was pregnant with their daughter Gaia,
who was born there in Lesparre, and there was a long winter to get
through. But gradually the whole family settled in, with the children
at local schools and the collection of dogs gradually growing too.
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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE Mimi collects figs from the garden

at Chteau Lynch-Bages vineyard. Visiting the chateaus cellars
with Audrey May. The Cazes familys vineyards, where the grapes
from Mimis own wine, Humfri, are grown. Mimi visiting the
brocante in the nearby village of Saint-Christoly-de-Mdoc, one
of her favourite places to hunt for vintage pieces for the house
Three years on, they made the decision to buy their current house.
It took some time to adapt to it all, but then I started to enjoy myself,
says Mimi. Every day brought a new discovery. To begin with, I thought
of it as a break from work and that Oddur would continue with his
projects and photography. I had this luxury of time and started going to
the markets, meeting farmers, hunting for mushrooms. Our table was
filled with so much goodness and I just had to write about it.
Mimi started her blog three years ago, focusing on a part of France that
is relatively unknown to an audience beyond wine lovers and initially
illustrating her posts and recipes with her own pictures. As her readership grew, Mimi began working with her husband once again, using
his pictures of her cooking, the local area and the family to illustrate
the blog. The blog, in turn, brought her to the attention of Canal+ and
her book editor, Rica Allannic at Clarkson Potter, who commissioned
her first book, A Kitchen in France. The book has since been translated
from English and published in a multitude of languages, with Mimis
second book due out later this year.
Oddur and I know this world and we know how to put stories and
recipes together, so it worked well for us, says Mimi. Whenever we had
an outing as a family, we would create a story around it and everything
the television show, the book, the blog is done from home. I really
wanted to blend my love of food with my love of home and family and the
kids love being part of it. Its now a way of life for all of us.
A busy work and family diary has become even busier with cookery
workshops, plus a pop-up restaurant for the summer months also
at the house which echoes the heritage of the building and helps to
provide recipes and pictures for the new book. Theres also Mimis own
wine, Humfri, named after one of the dogs and created in collaboration
with Viniv a company that enables individuals and businesses to
create their own Bordeaux wines and the Cazes family. They are
great friends who own the vineyards and restaurant at Chteau LynchBages, as well as the neighbouring hotel, Chteau Cordeillan-Bages,
which has two Michelin stars.
The family has made the Mdoc their own, gathering friends and
food aficionados around them. We always had this dream of a large
family, Mimi says. As an only child, you do dream of having an idyllic
family life, and Oddur and I shared those same thoughts. We are so
happy to have a huge table with all of our children around it and these
big family meals. And then theres the dogs
Manger: mimithorisson.com. Mimis new book, French Country
Cooking: Meals and Moments from a Village in the Vineyards
is out in October this year, published by Clarkson Potter
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A loggia adjoining
the private wing of
B owo od provide s
a quiet seating
area in the summer
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The Italianate terraces in front of the public part of the house

were laid out by the architect Robert Smirke in the mid-nineteenth
century. The clock tower was added later by Sir Charles Barry
Shaped by
history
With its Robert Adam interiors and Capability Brown landscape,
Bowood is the epitome of an eighteenth-century English country
house, formed by the taste and vision of previous inhabitants and
now adapting gently to the needs of the twenty-first century
TEXT VIRGINIA FRASER | PHOTOGRAPHS SIMON UPTON
THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT A wisteria-clad doorway leads into the drawing room from the terraces. The Adam wing, which runs the length of the
terraces, is now public, and used by the family during the winter months. More wisteria covers a gate in the walled garden, which leads out to the parkland. A view of the
lake from the Doric temple. OPPOSITE The hall, with its cantilevered staircase, was converted from a dining room in the Fifties, under the direction of John Fowler
In the library, Etruscan-style Wedgwood vases dating from

1813 stand on bookcases under the coffered ceiling, both of
which were designed by Charles Cockerell in 1821. The 5,000
bound books were mostly collected by the 3rd Marquess
of Lansdowne. Through the double doors is the drawing room
n the heart of the Wiltshire Downs,

near the landmark Cherhill White
Horse etched deeply into a chalky
hillside, lies the estate of Bowood,
which is the home of Fiona and
Charlie Lansdowne. The drive
leads you through a dense pine
forest, thickly carpeted with
wild garlic, and past a cluster of
majestic tulip trees opposite the
golf course. Then, all of a sudden,
the magnificent landscape of
Capability Browns 2,000-acre
park unfolds before your eyes. It
was commissioned in 1762 by William Petty, 1st
Marquess of Lansdowne, for a fee of 30 guineas.
There is so much to take in: the gently undulating
landscape with its carefully positioned clumps
of oak and beech; the sinuous lake with its Doric
temple; the extensive Pleasure Grounds behind the
walled gardens; and the arboretum planted with
700 species of trees. The whole is a feast for the eyes
and considered one of Browns greatest creations.
The renowned Rhododendron Walks, planted with
300 rare hybrids many of which survive to this day
were laid out a century later, after the architect Sir
Robert Smirke had added
the Italianate terraces at
the front of the house.
Today, Charlie and Fiona
meticulously steer the
development of the park
and the gardens with the
help of the garden designer
Rosie Abel Smith, constantly working to improve
and add to them.
Once part of the royal
forest of Chippenham, the original hunting lodge at
the heart of the estate was replaced in the mideighteenth century by a large house with a portico ,
known as the big house, and a separate E-shape
service complex, including the kitchen, pantry and
servants quarters. These were later joined together
by a grand drawing room.
The 1st Marquess commissioned Robert Adam to
work on the interior of the house and to build the
magnificent orangery wing to conceal the service
complex when viewed from the front of the house.
The clock tower by Sir Charles Barry and the
chapel were added later.
When the 7th Marquess and his brother were
both killed in action in 1944, the estate passed
to their cousin George, who was Charlies father. By
the end of the war, the house, which had been
requisitioned by the Royal Air Force, was in such a
state of disrepair that the 8th Marquess took the
radical decision to pull down the big house.
Today, the house is in a charming figure-of-eight

combination of the Adam wing running the length
of the terraces and the restored service areas, incorporating two courtyards separated by the chapel.
Charlie opened the grounds and the Adam wing to
the public in 1975, converting derelict stables into
a sculpture gallery, restaurant, shop and exhibition
space. Paintings and memorabilia relating to his
forebears many of whom served in high office
(the 5th Marquess as Viceroy of India, Secretary of
State for War and later Foreign Secretary) are
on permanent display here.
In 1987, Fiona undertook the task of redecorating
much of the house. Having trained at Colefax and
Fowler, she brought with her the influence of its
quintessential English country-house style. It was
an enhancing synergy with John Fowlers legacy,
since he had worked on a few rooms for Charlies
mother Barbara in the Fifties. Fiona later set up
her own interior design company, under the
name Fiona Shelburne another of her husbands
family names and has since added a more modern
style of decoration to her repertoire.
As you enter the private wing through a wisteriaclad courtyard, you step into a graceful square
hall that is brimming with bougainvillea and scented
geraniums. Once a small
dining room, it was converted into a hall in the
Fifties, when the elegant
cantilevered stone staircase was added and when
Fowler introduced two of
the columns he often used
to give structure to a space.
He also decorated the
drawing room, which
remains pretty much
intact, apart from some inspired touches of Fionas.
The cotton cream damask on the walls, the curtains
and the pelmets are his, the braiding on the pelmets
reflecting the honeysuckle design in the cornice. As
a homage to Fowler, Fiona added a trefoil stool
one of his signature pieces that he had not introduced at Bowood in front of the chimneypiece. A
set of eighteenth-century English chairs needed
re-covering and, while browsing at Tissus dHlne,
Fiona stumbled upon a sample piece of Fortuny-like
cotton damask. She fell in love with it, so Tissus
dHlne put it in production and named it the
Shelburne Damask. One of these re-covered chairs
now sits in front of the French desk in the window of
the drawing room. It is one of many pieces of French
furniture inherited by the family.
The sitting room that is used on a daily basis glows,
particularly at night, thanks to its soft terracottahued Cole & Son wallpaper, specially printed from
its archive collection. Opposite is the dining room,
Fiona brought with

her the influence of
Colefax and Fowlers
quintessential
country-house style
OPPOSITE FROM TOP John Fowlers decoration of the drawing room remains almost unaltered, including the cream cotton damask used
for the curtains and pelmets and to cover the walls; the desk by the window came into the family during the French Revolution through
Emily Mercer, daughter of the Comte de Flahault, who married the 4th Marquess. The dining room leads into Lady Lansdownes Garden
once a flower room, office and loo, which is painted

a bracing tomato soup colour so good behind
family portraits, as nearly all of them have a highlight of red somewhere, as Fiona points out. This
room leads out to Lady Lansdownes Garden, which
is adjacent to the Glass Hall, where the family eat in
high summer surrounded by troughs of geraniums,
fuchsias and abutilons, the table always dressed
with Fionas favourite scented roses.
The public rooms run along the whole length of
the terraces, a succession of elegant, homogeneous
spaces that are also used by the family in the winter
months. At Christmas, the tree traditionally stands
in the corner of the Robert Adam library under
the coffered ceiling, embellished with grisaille
medallions and set off by Wedgwood vases. Beyond
is what Fiona describes as the Buckram red orangery, which is now a picture gallery where Fiona
and Charlie occasionally host dinners; its doors
are the original Adam ones, taken from the big
house that was pulled down.
Upstairs, Fiona really came into her own. The
bedrooms and bathrooms are all decorated by her,
with an emphasis on comfort, quality and understated elegance. She has used floral chintz on the
walls and curtains (one even named Bowood by
Colefax and Fowler) with traditional serpentine and
swagged pelmets.
The Bowood estate today is a vibrant, thriving
enterprise, with annual garden festivals, dog shows,
Christmas extravaganzas and fairs, weddings, and
seminars in the conference hall; it is also a hotel and
has one of the countrys most popular adventure
playgrounds. But family life runs in parallel to all
this: children and grandchildren constantly drop in,
often bringing their dogs. With Fiona and Charlie as
custodians, Bowood manages to retain an intimate
informality while keeping alive its history that of
a noble and distinguished family
Bowood: 01249-812102; bowood.org.
The house and gardens are open from April 1
to November 1, 11am6pm. An exhibition that
celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth
of Capability Brown is on until October 31.
Fiona Shelburne: 01249-822422
THIS PAGE A bedroom, decorated by Fiona, has walls covered in Colefax and Fowlers Bowood design, which also features on
the bed valance, curtains and chair upholstery. OPPOSITE FROM TOP White bedding provides a crisp contrast to the chintz in the
Lake Room; the curtain pelmet is in a traditional swagged style. The main bathroom features a free-standing bathtub and several
pieces of antique furniture, including a Georgian writing table and a chair featuring the Prince of Waless feathers, which
belonged to Fionas mother; Fiona chose a large-scale lilac chintz from Colefax and Fowler, which has since been discontinued
PROCESS OF REDUCTION
With three teenage children, downsizing from a house
to a mansion flat in Richmond presented a challenge for this
couple one the architect Johnny Holland easily rose to
TEXT LIZ ELLIOT | PHOTOGRAPHS PAUL MASSEY
BOTH PAGES A neutral palette

was chosen for the sitting room
to direct the focus on views
of the Thames. The bespoke
L-shape sofa by Hackett Holland
is big enough for the whole
family. Through the double doors
is the hallway to the bedrooms
hen, two years ago, the owners

of this flat near Richmond first
contacted Johnny Holland of
the architectural firm Hackett
Holland, I wonder whether they
knew just how much that call
would change their lives. The
couple were living with their
family in a large, double-fronted, red-brick villa in
Twickenham and had decided to simplify life and
BOTH PAGES The kitchen
and dining rooms were
downsize. They had fallen in love with a first-floor
combined to create an
mansion flat with views overlooking the Thames. Its
open-plan space (seen on
only drawback was a big one: it would take a magician
the right of the floor plan
to fit in everything needed for a growing family.
above). Mller chairs
Mansion flats are like Marmite, explains Johnny.
surround
a mid-century
Some people love them, others hate them. There are
Danish
table
from Paere
benefits, however: they are purpose-built, have high
Dansk, with bespoke
ceilings, most rooms have reasonable proportions,
cabinets by Hackett
and the spine corridor particular to such flats gives
Holland beside the
you that long view and a feeling of space. Happily,
chimneypiece. The
his clients were prepared to sacrifice the bathroom/
clean-lined, minimalist
bedroom ratio, allowing one family bathroom and a
kitchen has a peninsula
separate shower in the guest loo, to give flexibility.
made from Corian
Once the flat had been gutted, parquet was laid
over a new rubber acoustic floor throughout to help
overcome the inevitable noise made by three teenage children.
Constrained by immovable structural walls, Johnny could move
partition walls only to a degree, but he could heighten and widen
doorways. Above these he installed glazed top lights to introduce
light into the corridor.
Since a separate dining room and kitchen are often regarded
as unnecessary, Johnny opened up these two rooms. Combined
with the adjacent sitting room, he created an L-shape, open-plan
space, allowing an uninterrupted view of the river throughout.
Aware that in planning a kitchen every inch matters, he decided
that the dining area was proportionally too big and, being nothing
if not a man of detail, moved the partition wall 30 centimetres
to make the necessary difference.
He thought long and hard as to whether he could justify the
space needed for an island. I think you need that magic component in a kitchen around which everyone can gather when they
dont want to sit at a table, Johnny says. He ended up introducing
more of a peninsula than an island: a beautifully simple L-shape
form extending from one wall. Made entirely from Corian, it has
a bevelled detail on the underside giving it a Sixties feel.
Due to limited space and a desire to focus on the view, furnishings for the reception rooms were chosen for their simplicity.
Bathed in natural light, the walls were kept neutral, save for
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT

The staircase to the
mezzanine bed. The
Carrara-marble-clad
bathroom has contrasting
brass fixtures from Barber
Wilsons. A rich, dark
palette and a range of
textures create a feeling
of luxury in the main
bedroom. OPPOSITE
Here, a corner was hived
off to create a walk-in
wardrobe, papered in a
tropical Ananb design
one wall in the sitting room that is hung with

a large Hamilton Weston copy of a 1746 Rocque
map of London, which focuses on the river in
Richmond. A bespoke, modular Hackett Holland
sofa provides enough seating for the family who,
along with their dog, frequently gather to watch
films together. The lines of a rosewood dining
table from vintage Danish furniture specialist
Paere Dansk, surrounded by Sixties bent plywood chairs by
Mller, stand out in this considered and understated interior.
Another Rubiks cube challenge came in the decision of where
to put the utility room and cloakroom. The problem was solved
by taking a corner off the original kitchen. The original maids
room was the smallest room in the flat, and considered the short
straw when it came to designating bedrooms. However, by moving
the door, Johnny was able to transform the space; he also
designed a mezzanine bed reached by its own private staircase.
Beneath this are copious cupboards on one side and a desk on the
other, and the room has now become a favourite with the owners.
The main bedroom has the advantage of huge french windows
that open onto a balcony and is decorated in dark colours to
exaggerate its cosiness. A corner has been hived off to form a
walk-in wardrobe, which is papered with a tropical Ananb wallpaper and overlaid with a grid of panelling to give it added depth.
Throughout the flat, the finishes are perfect and the family
have all the room they need. This was, however, achieved by a
massive clear-out of their original home. After two years of living
here, they have no regrets, have a life liberated from stuff and
enjoy a more communal way of life as a family
Hackett Holland: 020-7467 0450; hackettholland.co.uk
EASE OF
TRANSITION
TEXT LISA FREEDMAN

PHOTOGRAPHS NGOC MINH NGO
LOCATIONS EDITOR LIZ ELLIOT
Relocating from the UK to California, the owners of this newbuild

enlisted the help of interior designer David Bentheim, who has brought
a sense of permanence and harmony to their ambitious project
Crittall-style windows open out to the rear garden from the

drawing room. The light sofas and armchairs, positioned to create
separate seating areas, maintain the brightness of the room.
A chandelier from Alfies Antique Market adds a decorative touch
The intention
was to soften
the modern with
a been-thereforever charm
OPPOSITE The ground-floor corridor opens onto the drawing room

to the right, and leads to the dining room, kitchen and main bedroom.
THIS PAGE In the dining room, an Athos table by B&B Italia and
Wishbone chairs by Hans J Wegner soften the graphic floor tiles
THIS PAGE In the kitchen, tableware by a range of designers, from Fornasetti to Emma Bridgewater, is displayed on the walls and open shelves. The island,
which was designed by David, has rustic washed oak doors and a Carrara marble shell. OPPOSITE FROM TOP A breakfast area adjoins the kitchen, with a view of
the formal courtyard garden at the front of the house; this has an inset seating niche and is paved in a variety of French stones from Exquisite Surfaces (bottom)
hen work drags you across the world with

five children in tow, it can be a good idea
to enlist help from a trusted source. This
was certainly the strategy for the owners
of this newbuild in California. Returning
to the US after a long stint in the UK, they called upon the
British interior designer David Bentheim. We first met
when I designed their London house eight years ago, says
David. By the time they relocated to San Francisco, wed
become friends. They asked me to work alongside their
American architects. Relocation, of course, is a gruelling
process, but if you add to the disruption by building a new
house, you can expect the task to seem overwhelming. This
was particularly the case as the owners originally from
Chicago were unfamiliar with local shops and services.
At the outset, their plan for the virgin plot in Palo Alto
had been for a house in the Spanish Colonial Revival style,
a look characteristic of the West Coast, but David pushed
for something with a distinctly more European flavour.
His tactful intervention between the well-understood
preferences of the owners and their Californian architects,
Arcanum Architecture a firm that is known for its
streamlined approach proved decisive. In the end, we
came up with an interior that was much less pure than first
envisaged, David says.
Externally, the house roofed in terracotta and painted
in shimmering white would not seem out of place in
Palma or Ibiza. Indoors, the Mediterranean sensibility is
stronger still. The two-storey, five-bedroom house is laid
out with the main living areas, including a drawing room,
kitchen and dining room, and main bedroom suite on the
ground floor and the remaining bedrooms above.
The intention throughout was to soften the modern with
a been-there-forever charm. To rewind to the past, David
suggested a variety of ceiling treatments, introducing
slopes, lanterns and beams. Its the first time Ive ever
considered fake beams, he says with a laugh. His training
as a Miesian modernist deeply ingrained in him the view
that less is more. I felt, however, that the beams would add
texture and softness, he explains.
Owning a villa in Mallorca himself, David is well versed
in the Iberian vernacular, but he and the wife also went
shopping in Morocco, where the vivid colours and vibrant
decoration provided further stimulus. Cut-and-paste
pastiche, however, was certainly not the aim. She likes
quirky, eclectic interiors and didnt want it to seem as
if it all came from one source.
Many of the familys existing furnishings, carefully
accrued while they were living in London and on the Continent, were shipped across the Atlantic, but David relished
the serendipity of shopping locally. We stuck in a thumb
and pulled out some real plums. For example, we bought
French cement tiles from Exquisite Surfaces, which
proved exceptionally well informed and creative. Its
expertise made it simpler to make transitions underfoot
an integral feature of the design, with a clever counterpoint
of historic and cultural references adding depth to the new.
David set reclaimed parquet sanded and tinted to
seem as if it had been rescued from a Normandy chateau
against a herringbone of terracotta tiles. Pattern, too,
was a critical part of the mix. A stop at Popham Design in
Marrakech unearthed a range of floor tiles featuring
vintage David Hicks designs, which have now been
jumbled up in a striking way in the kitchen and dining

room. We found some tiles stuck at the back of the
shop that were much older and dustier, and asked: Is
there any chance we could have these please? Upstairs,
for the flooring in one of their sons rooms, a medley of
woods have been stained in a variety of colours and laid
in parquet style for motley effect.
The atonal symphony is continued outside, where a
tapestry of tiling in a garden niche pays tribute to the
work of Davids uncle, the pioneering post-war textile
designer Tibor Reich. Yet, like the house now united in
its cool and elegant spaces the garden is a place of
harmonious contrasts. At the rear, for example, a LatinAmerican-style garden, casual and low maintenance,
counters the more formal courtyard at the front. Inside,
antique finds from French brocantes and Californian flea
markets sit easily beside pieces by the finest modern
makers to create a look that is comfortable and stylish.
Its the best of the old world and the best of the new, with
nothing lost in translation
Bentheim London: 020-7376 3427; bentheim.co.uk
THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP The main bedroom. In a sons room,
blocks of wood were stained in a variety of colours before being laid
in a parquet style for the flooring. The main bathroom has a bath from
Waterworks and blinds in a fabric by O Ecotextiles, from M M Design.
OPPOSITE The rear garden is in a casual, Latin-American style
First
impression
TEXT DAVID NICHOLLS
PHOTOGRAPHS SIMON BROWN
LOCATIONS EDITOR LIZ ELLIOT
Known for his conservation work on historic buildings, the architect

Ptolemy Dean lives in a cleverly conceived newbuild that looks very
at home among old farm buildings overlooking the Sussex Weald
THIS PAGE The south-facing rear of the house is connected on the left side to a former byre. OPPOSITE Watercolours and architectural drawings many
reframed by Kings Framers in Lewes line the walls of the entrance hall; a runner from Roger Oates covers the stairs and picks out the colour of the walls
The boot room has a lunette window salvaged from a basement kitchen in Northamptonshire and terracotta floor tiles made locally by Aldershaw in Sedlescombe
I said, Lets build a

house that looks like an
eighteenth-century barn
that was converted into
a house around 1800
A sitting room in the byre has modern white shelving, which contrasts with a table by Oak Interiors and a bookcase Ptolemy inherited from his father
he architect Ptolemy Dean is

disappointed to discover that our
photographer has neglected to
take a picture of the view from
his house. It was the view that
really drove us to build here, he
says. We are on the train from
London to Wadhurst in East
Sussex, where he lives with his wife Charlie and their
three children. Its an hour-long journey he makes to
and from his London office each day, during which he
is usually working, painting or drawing. As we chat, it
does not take me long to see Ptolemys gentle reprimand as an example of a modesty that is part of not
only his character, but also his work. It is as though he
regards the view as far superior to the house.
As we come up the drive, Ptolemy draws my attention to what he sees as the flaws of the house. The
entrance doesnt work, he says. And there are too
many windows for a barn conversion. A little later,
he says, Its embarrassing being in House & Garden,

because the house really isnt good enough. This is,
of course, complete nonsense. Although I can see
what he finds so beguiling about the position of the
house. It is set in four acres of land overlooking the
Sussex Weald, its hills and ridges converging in the
distance. The site is part of a former farm that dates
back to the early seventeenth century; the original
farmhouse is within sight but far enough away for
privacy. When they bought it in 2007, there was a
former milking parlour connected to an open byre, a
decrepit seventeenth-century barn and a smattering
of similarly dishevelled farm buildings.
The local planning office was thrilled when Ptolemy,
who is known for his work on historic buildings and
is the 19th Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster
Abbey, did not propose yet another barn conversion.
Instead, he decided to tear down the milking parlour
and build a new house further back on the plot to
take advantage of the views. This would be connected
The Shaker-style kitchen units were supplied by Thomas Ford & Sons in nearby Ripley. An eighteenth-century
portrait of an ancestor of Ptolemys hangs on the wall behind the oak table at the dining-area end of the kitchen
to the other side of the byre, which would be remade

as an annexe to the newbuild. The idea for the house
is imaginative and fanciful, while appreciating the
end result requires a certain suspension of disbelief to
embrace the narrative Ptolemy has created. I said,
Lets build a house that looks like an eighteenthcentury barn that was converted into a house around
1800, Ptolemy recalls. Meanwhile, the timberframed barn would be made sound enough to store
the odd bit of garden equipment and architectural
salvage, and as it turns out for the children to play
basketball on its wonky earth floor.
The whole thing is complete and utter madness,
he says. But there is clearly some method here, too,
because what he has achieved is an arrangement of
buildings that sits comfortably and naturally within a
landscape it was designed to complement.
The architectural conceit of newbuild as converted
barn has been particularly well realised inside the
house. The entrance hall is painted Pompeian red, a
shade favoured by the neoclassical architect Sir John

Soane, about whom Ptolemy has written two books.
Hung with watercolours and architectural drawings,
the space beckons the eye upwards, where the staircase
arrives at a gallery landing that overlooks the hall. The
landing spans nearly the full width of the building,
connecting four bedrooms along the back of the
house. More stairs wind their way up to the converted
loft and two more bedrooms on the second floor.
The construction is honest and traditional, says
Ptolemy, pointing to the regular pattern of the Sussex
oak beams and the panelled wooden ceiling under
the pitched roof. Its like a square residential block
inserted into a barn-shape construction. At over 400
square metres, the house is substantial but undeniably
homey. This isnt an architectural house, says Ptolemy,
explaining simply that this is Sussex. Charlie, who
works at Ruston House Interiors in Ticehurst while
undertaking a distance-learning course at KLC, says
she wanted it to be comfortable rather than grand.
Adjoining the kitchen is the sitting room, where a large mirror a lucky find from Long Street Antiques in Tetbury hangs above the
chimneypiece. The rust red ottoman from Teasal England provides a contrast to the walls, which are painted in Farrow & Balls Light Blue
THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT The staircase up to the second-floor converted loft. The gallery landing connects the bedrooms
along the back of the house. The main bedroom has G P & J Baker curtains. One of the childrens rooms. OPPOSITE The timber-framed barn
We eat lunch in the kitchen, which is behind the

entrance hall. At over 10-metres long, it demands a
big table. Made locally from oak, it is, as Charlie says,
hardy enough for the children and polite enough for
us to eat here today. And having a dog has relaxed
things a lot. A relaxed attitude reigns here. Modern
pendant lights hang above a large Shaker-style
kitchen island, while prints and paintings line the
walls even above the Aga. They do get greasy,
Charlie admits with a shrug, although the pieces get
better the further away from the Aga you go. At a safe
distance are two ancestral portraits from Ptolemys
side. They are in the kitchen because, according to
Ptolemy, Charlie didnt want them above the sitting
room fireplace, which could look a bit stiff.
The interior was a collaborative project, with
Ptolemy giving particular credit to Charlie for her eye
for colours and textiles. Id Blu Tack fabrics on the
walls and wed look together, she recalls. Its more
enjoyable that way. Rather thrillingly, when Ptolemy
leaves the room, she tells me, Hes rubbish at putting
a room together. Hes got ideas, but he gets stuck.
Between them they have put the rooms together
very nicely indeed. The sitting room next to the

kitchen has walls hung with an equally eclectic mix
of pictures and is pleasingly well endowed with
built-in shelving for what is evidently a family of
bibliophiles. On the other side of the kitchen, the
house connects to a rebuilt version of the converted
byre at a right angle, with space for a boot and utility
room, a large second sitting room and a spare bedroom. The windows on the inside of this right angle
direct views out over the Weald.
At the end of last year, there was talk of the family
selling up and moving on perhaps to somewhere
that feels a little less remote. Its only seven miles
from Tunbridge Wells, but it may as well be 700 miles,
says Ptolemy. A break over Christmas provided some
perspective, though. We have poured our hearts and
souls into this place, he continues. Theres a lot to be
said for a kitchen facing south-west, and its wonderful to wake up on Sunday morning and hear birdsong.
There is more to be done. It could, in the end, be OK
Ptolemy Dean Architects: 020-7378 7714;
ptolemydean.co.uk
The
K NOW L E D G E
2
1
Shaped by
history
PROCESS OF REDUCTION
With three teenage children, downsizing from a house
to a mansion flat in Richmond presented a challenge for this
couple one the architect Johnny Holland easily rose to
With its Robert Adam interiors and Capability Brown landscape,

Bowood is the epitome of an eighteenth-century English country
house, formed by the taste and vision of previous inhabitants and
now adapting gently to the needs of the twenty-first century
SHAPED BY HISTORY Pages 112-121

1_CHAIR
2_TABLE
In the dining room

at Bowood, five lateeighteenth-century
Hepplewhite-style
chairs with shieldshape backs surround
the table. Patrick
Sandberg Antiques
currently has a set
of eight mahogany
Hepplewhite-period
dining chairs, one
of which is pictured
here. It measures
94 x 62 x 50cm and
the set costs 8,800.
020-7229 0373;
antiquefurniture.net
A mahogany Regency
drum table with a
green leather top
sits in the hall. This
rosewood George III
drum table from
Moxhams Antiques
in Bradford on Avon
is similar. With a
red-leather top and
mahogany-lined
drawers, it measures
75 x 105.5cm
diameter and costs
11,850. 01225862789; moxhamsantiques.co.uk
3_WALLPAPER
AND FABRIC
In what she calls the

Little Chintz Room,
Fiona Landsdowne
has used Colefax and
Fowlers aptly named
Bowood for the walls,
curtains and valance.
Available in red/blue
and grey/green
colourways, the cotton
chintz is 79 a metre.
It is also available as a
52cm-wide wallpaper
in the grey/green
colourway, costing
60 for a 10-metre
roll. 020-8877 6400;
colefax.com
PROCESS OF REDUCTION Pages 122-127

1_WALLPAPER
2_CANDLESTICKS
3_SIDEBOARD
In the main bedroom

of this Richmond flat,
a wall is covered in
the Tana wallpaper
from the French
company Ananb.
Resembling an
eighteenth-century
landscape painting,
the scene is first
hand-painted, before
being scanned and
digitally printed.
Pictured here is a
panel measuring 275
x 231cm, which costs
605. 00-33-557 55
14 41; ananbo.com
Two nickel-plated
Palm Tree Candle
Sticks from India
Jane decorate the
chimneypiece in
the sitting room
and complement
the overmantle
mirror. The taller one
measures 41 x 12cm
diameter and costs
37.50, and the
shorter one measures
30 x 12.5cm diameter
and costs 34.90.
020-8799 7166;
indiajane.co.uk
The mid-century
Danish sideboard in
the sitting room was
found at 2&4 on
Southgate Road, N1.
For something similar,
Hayloft Mid Century
specialises in Danish
Fifties, Sixties and
Seventies furniture.
This Teak Sideboard
by Arne Hovmand
Olsen for Mogens
Kold measures 80 x
200 x 45cm and costs
1,400. 020-7254
5202; 2mdesign.co.uk
01629-824278; mid
centuryhome.co.uk
Inspired by the houses in this issue, ELIZABETH METCALFE

gives directions on how to achieve similar style
EASE OF
TRANSITION
First
impression
Relocating from the UK to California, the owners of this newbuild

enlisted the help of interior designer David Bentheim, who has brought
a sense of permanence and harmony to their ambitious project
Known for his conservation work on historic buildings, the architect

Ptolemy Dean lives in a cleverly conceived newbuild that looks very
at home among old farm buildings overlooking the Sussex Weald
PIXELATE IMAGING; WLTAGSTUDIO
EASE OF TRANSITION Pages 128-135
FIRST IMPRESSION Pages 136-143
1_MIRROR
2_LIGHT
3_STOOL
1_PAINT
2_LINOCUT
3_SOFA
David Bentheim found

the small convex
mirror hung in the
drawing room of this
Californian house at
Battersea Antiques
Market. For a similar
style, opt for
Pentreath & Halls
Convex Mirror, which
will expand the sense
of space and light.
With a painted-wood
surround, this design
measures 26cm
diameter and costs
55. 020-7430 2526;
pentreath-hall.com
Three Anglo-Indian
nineteenth-centurystyle coloured
lanterns hang in
the hall. The mouthblown Temple Light
from Hector Finch
Lighting is a good
match, with brass,
bronze, nickel or
silver-plate fittings.
Available in four sizes,
the one pictured here
is the medium (50 x
23.5cm diameter)
in silver plate,
which costs 582.
020-7731 8886;
hectorfinch.com
The Piero Fornasetti

Occhio stool in
the drawing room is
decorated with the
eye of Fornasettis
muse, the Italian
opera singer Lina
Cavalieri. Made of
lacquered wood,
it measures 46 x
38cm diameter
and costs 700 from
Themes & Variations.
020-7727 5531;
themesand
variations.com
The hall in Ptolemy

Deans Sussex house
is painted in Farrow
& Balls Blazer shade.
Named after the
colour of the sports
blazers worn at
St Johns College,
Cambridge, this
bright hue creates
a pleasing backdrop
for the architectural
drawings hanging on
the walls. A 2.5-litre
tin of matt estate
emulsion costs
39.50. 01202-876141;
farrow-ball.com
There are linocuts

and screenprints on
the walls throughout
this house. Ptolemy
and Charlie collect
Fifties and Sixties
prints by artists
including Robert
Tavener and David
Gentleman. Emma
Mason Prints in
Eastbourne is a
favourite source, and
currently has this
1974 Tavener linocut,
Cottage, measuring
40 x 30cm. It costs
245. 01323-727545;
emmamason.co.uk
Ptolemy and Charlie

chose the Brompton
fixed-back sofa from
Settle Tunbridge
Wells for their sitting
room. It is available
in a range of sizes
and can also be
made to measure.
The one pictured
here, covered in
a Kutchi kilim
from Afghanistan,
measures 90 x 150
x 77cm and costs
1,895 as seen.
01892-510908;
settlehome.co.uk
Turn up
the heat
RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME uses

rattan and velvet furniture, statement
patterns and metallic finishes to
create fabulous schemes inspired
by Seventies Palm Beach style
PHOTOGRAPHS JAN BALDWIN
OPPOSITE Cement tiles, Eclipse (25), by India Mahdavi, 20cm square, 146 a
square metre, from Bisazza. Brass and marble Screw Table Tube Base, by Tom
Dixon, 73 x 90cm diameter, 1,070, from Harrods. Ceramic plate, Flower (green),
48, from Irving & Morrison. Stoneware plates, Dinera, 1.50 each, from Ikea.
Brass spray canister, 25, from Barbican Shop. THIS PAGE WALLS Paint, from
left: 33C06; Bronze Red; both 38 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Little
Greene. Brass door handles (as hooks), Hand (polished brass), 408 a pair, from
Charles Edwards. Brass and glass frames, Kiko, 36 x 29cm, 36.95 each, from
Nkuku; on chains, similar from Farmer Brothers. Prints of pen and ink drawings,
Bendy Lady I & II, by Maddy Venus, 50 each, from Flytrap Publishing. FLOOR Polyamide carpet, Palmador (001), by Dimore Studio with Pierre Frey, 280 a metre,
from Pierre Frey. FURNITURE Velvet and brass Swivel Chairs (celadon), 77 x 65
x 71cm, 6,240 each, from Talisman Bespoke. Oak and brass table, Tripod, by Carl
Aubck, 48 x 37 x 23cm, 1,570, from Sigmar. ACCESSORIES Brass coat stand,
For Hanger, by Jader Almeida, 160 x 50cm square, 1,290, from The Conran
Shop. Brass and cork bottle stopper, Foot, by Carl Aubck, 175, from Sigmar
WALLS Cotton blanket, Jungle, by BFGF,

335, from Couverture & the Garbstore. Paint,
from left: Bronze Red, 38 for 2.5 litres matt
emulsion, from Little Greene; Blackened
(above dado); Studio Green (below dado);
both 39.50 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion,
from Farrow & Ball. FLOOR Rugs, from left:
polypropylene Top Cord Plain (anthracite),
4.99 a metre, from Carpetright; wool Velvet
(emerald green), by Kasthall, 240 x 170cm,
2,536.13, from Sinclair Till. FURNITURE
Elm sideboard with walnut, mahogany and
rosewood drawers and brass legs, D.655.1, by
Gio Ponti, 90 x 185 x 52cm, 10,265, from SCP.
Rattan, glass and brass coffee tables, Week
End, 41 x 94 x 90cm and 32 x 86 x 59cm,
5,000 a set of two, from India Mahdavi. Threeseater Sixties leather sofa with chrome legs,
by Jrgen Kastholm, 76 x 217 x 76cm, from
3,000 for similar, from Two Columbia Road.
Rattan sofa, Belladonna, by Franco Albini, 78
x 195 x 75cm, 1,865, with cushion covered
in A, acrylic, 570; both from Sika Design.
ACCESSORIES Earthenware plant pots (on
coffee table), Dots (black, yellow), by Camilla
Engdahl, 30 each, from Darkroom. Brass
trays, Unity Half Circle, 35, and Unity
Quarter Circle, 29, both by AYTM; copper and
enamel tray (rosa), 59; copper and enamel
bowl (light green), 45; both by Louise Roe; all
from Couverture & the Garbstore. Lacquered
wood tray (on sideboard), Belle Rives (citron
yellow), by Rita Konig, 115, from The Lacquer
Company. Cotton velvet cushions, Eclipse
(green and black), 50cm square, 240 each,
from India Mahdavi. Brass floor lamp with
pleated plastic shade, 351, by Le Klint, 495,
from The Modern Warehouse. Brass and glass
pendant light, similar, Mullan Globe, 40cm
diameter, 240, from Made to Last
THIS PAGE WALLS Paint, Blackened, 39.50 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from
Farrow & Ball. FLOOR Polypropylene rug, Top Cord Plain (anthracite), 4.99 a metre,
from Carpetright. FURNITURE Three-seater Sixties leather and chrome sofa, by
Jrgen Kastholm, 76 x 217 x 76cm, from 3,000 for similar, from Two Columbia Road.
Ceramic side table, Bishop (powder pink), 60 x 40cm diameter, 910, from India
Mahdavi. Velvet and steel chairs, Beetle (green), by GamFratesi for Gubi, 87 x 54.6
x 49cm, 689 each, from The Conran Shop. Rattan chair, Paris, by Arne Jacobsen,
83 x 68 x 102cm, 1,395, from Sika Design. Brass side tables, Pebble, 50 x 40cm
diameter, 2,160; and 40 x 40cm diameter, 1,945; from Birgit Israel. ACCESSORIES
Cotton velvet cushion, Eclipse (green and black), 50cm square, 240, from India
Mahdavi. Glass jug, Amber & Smoke, 75; tumblers, Amber & Clear, 18 each; all
by Ichendorf Milano, from The Conran Shop. Metal floor lamp, Nyx, 160, from
Habitat. Glass jar with brass lid (as planter), Tota Cylinder (rose), by AYTM, 39, from
Couverture & The Garbstore. Earthenware plant pot (on windowsill), Dots (black),
by Camilla Engdahl, 30, from Darkroom. Brass watering can, by Carl Aubck, 820,
from The Garden Edit. Brass and glass acorn vase, Floating Forest, by Michael
Anastassiades, 58, from Sigmar. OPPOSITE WALLS Curtain (on door), Brahms
(cotto), viscose mix, 121 a metre, from Rubelli. Cotton blanket, Desert II, by BFGF,
335, from Couverture & The Garbstore. Paint, Blackened, as before. Split
bamboo wallcovering, Bambou (11), 90cm wide, 137 a 6-metre roll, from Nobilis.
Brass square-edged trim (used as dado), 27.10 for 2.5 metres, from Floor & Wall
Solutions. FLOOR Cement tiles, Eclipse (25), by India Mahdavi, 20cm square,
146 a square metre, from Bisazza. FURNITURE Brass and marble Screw Table
Tube Base, by Tom Dixon, 73 x 90cm diameter, 1,070, from Harrods. Rattan
chair, Avia, 87 x 68 x 59cm, 150, from Habitat. Fifties wrought iron Jean
Cocteau Drinks Trolley, 100 x 90 x 60cm, 1,250, from Les Trois Garons.
ACCESSORIES Water hyacinth basket (just seen), 53 x 44cm diameter, 40, from
Habitat. Woven birch baskets with leather handles (used as planters), 119.95 each,
from Amara. Brass and glass pendant light, similar, Mullan Globe, 240, 40cm
diameter, from Made to Last. Del Maguey mezcal (on trolley), from 105.59 a
bottle, from Amathus. Brass spray canister, 25, from Barbican Shop. Stoneware
vase, Koom Medium (peacock), by Les Guimards, 99, from Darkroom. Ceramic
jug (green and white), 80, from Irving & Morrison. Six-foot palms throughout, 40
each, from Arnott & Mason. For suppliers details, see Stockists page
Pattern play
Continuing her series on planting plans, Clare Foster calls on the
expertise of CLEVE WEST, who has designed a textured border for
a gravel courtyard, with drought-tolerant plants that require minimal care
PHOTOGRAPHS SABINA RBER | ILLUSTRATIONS VIOLA LANARI
leve West is exhibiting again at this years

RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where he has
designed the M&G Garden. Inspired by
the rugged landscape of Exmoor, where
he grew up, the garden is a contemporary
interpretation of a memory, with a beautiful tapestry of shade-loving shrubs and
perennials very different from the
planting design he has produced for us
here, for a sunny gravel garden. Although
at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms
of growing conditions, both schemes
come from the same starting point combining plants in a way that mimics nature.
Taking the lead from nature is harder
than you think, says Cleve. Humans are
programmed to impose order on things, so
trying to make something look artificially
naturalistic or random is surprisingly
difficult. One of my tricks is to use the
patterns that you see everywhere in
nature and recreate them in my planting.
He cites as an example the Chelsea
garden he designed in 2011. Its difficult
to find any sense of place or belonging
at Chelsea; the gardens dont really relate
to anything. So I took a photograph of
the bark of the plane tree at the back of
the garden and overlaid the pattern of
the bark with tracing paper onto a plan of
the garden; I could then follow the shapes
and tones of the bark with the drifts and
colours of my planting. I dont do this for
every planting plan by any means, but it
gives you a focus and gets your eye in. I
try to hold in my mind a snapshot of
nature that will be my lead.
Cleves planting plan here is designed
for a gravel courtyard measuring roughly
10 square metres, with the space divided
into four triangular planting areas by a
gravel path. In the centre he envisaged a
large copper urn, with an access point in
each corner (marked as squares on the plan

overleaf). Within the formal layout, the
planting is undulating and asymmetrical,
designed to spill out over the paths and
seed around to soften the geometry of the
plan. Geometry and asymmetry work well
together, conveying something with order,
yet with a little bit of its own attitude, says
Cleve. Repeating the same repertoire of
plants in each of the four sections was key,
but in a random formation to mimic nature.
Repetition of colour and form is very powerful; it makes the scheme more dynamic,
as well as harmonising everything. And
youre tuned in to that sort of thing in
nature, so it is always pleasing to the eye.
My planting schemes are usually more
about foliage and texture than flowers,
which gives them longevity, he continues.
I dont understand how people become
obsessed with creating borders that flower
constantly through the year. Theres beauty
in everything, whether flower, foliage,
seed heads or emerging shoots. You just
have to look and if you dont have the
down times, you dont appreciate the ups.
We should embrace the seasons.
The plants chosen for this plan are all
drought-tolerant and tough, needing very
little looking after. Weed membrane can
be put down under the paths to prevent
pernicious weeds encroaching, and the
only other task that should be done on
a regular basis is to weed out unwanted
seedlings. The eryngium, evening primrose and erigeron all seed around. You
often get happy accidents with combinations you might not have imagined,
which is great, but you do have to be quite
strict, otherwise something can start
taking over. Self-seeders are perfect for
the gravelly conditions and I like the fact
that nature can have a say in the matter.
An artists impression of
one quarter of Cleve Wests
design for a square courtyard
CLEVES BORDER PLANT LIST

1_Eryngium giganteum
This is a self-seeder and easy to grow, so much so that
you have to make sure it doesnt take over. Its texture
stands out against the softer plants, Cleve says.
9_Origanum laevigatum Herrenhausen

This is a good foil plant and fantastic for insects. It is also
a good spreader, giving year-round ground cover, and
has an aromatic scent and dusky mauve-pink flowers.
2_Achillea Mondpagode
I love this for its vertical, flat accents. It has creamy
yellow flowers that morph to a bone-white colour.
10_Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
I originally had rosemary in the plan, but swapped it for
something more interesting and smaller in stature,
giving the scheme structure. This Australian plant has
needle-like leaves and dense clusters of white flowers.
3_Allium sphaerocephalon
This small drumstick allium looks good dotted
around in small quantities. Its colour forms a link with
the agastache and the sedum.
4_Oenothera stricta Sulphurea
This evening primrose is a lovely self-seeder a
paler, more subtle yellow than the common evening
primrose, with more finesse.
5_Verbena hastata Rosea
This is one of the tall plants of the scheme and more
unusual than the common V. bonariensis, with multibranching spires of violet flowers, like candelabra.
6_Stipa gigantea
Everyone knows and loves this. It provides the
height, but is transparent, so not overpowering.
7_Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet
This can be a bit of a thug, but it is worth it for its colour and texture. It also attracts the wool carder bee.
You can grow things through it the allium, perhaps
or, earlier in the season, tulips.
FROM TOP Stachys byzantina Silver Carpet (7).

Stipa gigantea (6) provides height, but is not
overpowering. Eryngium giganteum (1)
8_Potentilla atrosanguinea
This is another accent plant, with strong crimson
flowers to give the scheme a splash of colour. Im
always keen to have a touch of red somewhere.
11_Dorycnium hirsutum
I chose this more for its leaves, which have a covering
of silvery hairs that pick up on the stachys. It is understated but delicate and beautiful.
12_Erigeron karvinskianus
No one can do without this self-seeder, especially
in gravel. I remember noticing it for the first time at
Great Dixter, so it has fond associations.
13_Calamintha nepeta Blue Cloud
I couldnt live without this plant. It has a cloud-like,
ethereal feeling, and the minty smell is wonderful.
14_Agastache Blackadder
I wanted this for its dark flowers, which echo the
sedum. I also chose it for its strong vertical form.
15_Sedum telephium Purple Emperor
This gives good strong claret colour for mid to
late summer, adding a sense of opulence. Its also
strong in texture. I love the contrast between this
and the stachys
Cleve West Landscape Design: 020-8977 3522;
clevewest.com. Most of these plants are
available to buy through crocus.co.uk
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT The creamy yellow flowers of Achillea Mondpagode (2). Agastache Blackadder (14). Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius (10) has needle-like
leaves and densely clustered flowers. Origanum laevigatum Herrenhausen (9). Oenothera stricta Sulphurea (4) is a paler yellow than the common evening primrose.
Verbena hastata Rosea (5). Dorycnium hirsutum (11). Calamintha nepeta Blue Cloud (13). The claret-coloured Sedum telephium Purple Emperor (15) (centre)
Fonthill Brook is spanned by a balustraded

bridge before it widens out into a mile-long
serpentine lake created in the eighteenth
century by owner Alderman Beckford
Bridging old
and new
Tania Compton recounts the part she has played in developing

the gardens of Fonthill House, which have been reorganised to
create defined spaces within the undulating Wiltshire landscape
PHOTOGRAPHS SABINA RBER
Fonthill has a long and

tumultuous history
from its first appearance
on the map in 1533
n the summer of 2006, I arrived at Fonthill

House in Wiltshire for an evening swim with my
children and left having agreed to come up with
some ideas for the garden. A brief moment
of temerity, when I teased my host Alastair
Margadale about a combination of multicoloured dwarf dahlias and petunias that lined a
path, has resulted in a decade of involvement at Fonthill,
with the Margadales and their dynamic new garden team.
Fonthill has a long and tumultuous history. From its
first appearance on a map in 1533, the house has gone
through many guises. The grazed pasture of the park is
peppered with the foundations of houses and follies long
since demolished, collapsed or burnt to the ground
including those of the controversial eighteenth-century
owner Alderman Beckford and his son William.
The current house, built in the Seventies, sits on the
site of the architect Detmar Blows Arts and Crafts house,
Little Ridge, which was built in 1902 and pulled down in
1971. It has a jaw-dropping panoramic view south towards
the chalk escarpment of Cranborne Chase and the local
landmark of the beech copse on top of Win Green.
A mile-long serpentine lake glints in the valley bottom
to the west, before the ground rises towards the stables
the nerve centre of the Fonthill Stud, also in the west.
The undulating contours that stretch in every direction
are tempered in the garden around the house, where a
corset of monumental bastion walls designed by Blow
creates a level platform of land. This lies between a steep
northerly band of greensand woodland, and slopes of
patchy clay and chalk to the south.
The view I saw in 2006 included a makeshift scarecrow
that, judging by the number of pigeons feasting under
the flapping fruit-cage netting, had evidently lost his
mojo. A dominant leylandii hedge was one of the few
things on the up in a panorama where invasive marauders
were winning battles for space. No meddling with the
gardens sensational Chilmark stone Edwardian framework was needed, but a new delineation of the space
within the walls was.
The gardens around the house became our first priority.
New evergreen outlines were laid out to be crisp in winter
but recede behind ebullient planting in summer. We
created a series of garden spaces in which key heirloom
plants legacies from previous generations of horticultural enthusiasts have been given prominence.
Hence a magnificent ancient lime tree became the focus
of the Drawing Room Garden and a spectacular 70-yearold Cornus kousa, which transforms into a column of
creamy bracts each June, was released from the grip of
that dominant leylandii hedge and joined by seven new
specimen C. kousa var. chinensis. These are speeding
along on their way to becoming a sensation at early
OPPOSITE FROM TOP Nepeta racemosa Walkers Low borders

the South Lawn Garden. A deep border in the Drawing Room
Garden edged with knee-high box. THIS PAGE FROM TOP A
Philadelphus Belle Etoile hedge and gazebo by Detmar Blow in the
Swimming Pool Garden. A view of the Drawing Room Garden. Here,
Rosa Ispahan and columns of Juniperus communis Hibernica grow
summer and autumn charity open days, and are stars of

what is now dubbed the Cornus Garden.
There is a healthy tradition of magnolia planting
at Fonthill, so the white-flowered Merrill, Wadas
Memory and multiple M. stellata were all chosen for the
Fountain Garden. The hexagonal Fonthill Tavola fountain
by William Pye, created in 2014, resides at the gardens
yew-ringed heart. This recent addition acts as a mirror to
the sky by day and a focal point of mesmerising light
when seen from the drawing room at night.
We tackled the South Lawn Garden, where a collaboration of Rosa rugosa Alba and Nepeta racemosa Walkers
Low now runs along the ramparts. Then we replaced
kiwi vines with a collection of fan-trained figs along a
south-facing wall above the tennis court. The addition of
Rosa Penelope on the separating buttresses prompted
Alastair to christen the area Figs n Roses.
The Swimming Pool Garden was reorganised and a
scented concoction added: Dianthus Mrs Sinkins is combined with wide blocks of perovskia; lengths of lavenders
Sawyers, Grosso and Richard Gray were added; and
Philadelphus Belle Etoile is now planted as a hedge
along the wall of the park. Rosa rubiginosa takes over the
other side, its intriguing scent a puzzle for everyone.
Under the aegis of garden designer Marie-Louise
Agius, the North Wood was replanted in 2013. Sapling
sweet chestnut was cleared to cut a new fern-lined path to
better reveal the mature acers and rhododendrons planted
by Alastairs grandmother. These are now embellished
with an Exbury-like concoction of Marie-Louises fiery
rhododendrons, magnolias and hortensia hydrangeas.
A complex drainage system keeps the water that
streams down from the precipitous North Wood at bay
from the house, and prevents us planting any trees in the
entrance courtyard a space so large you could happily
host a combine harvester convention within its walls.
A wisteria in the Drawing Room Garden, which had
once festooned a ballroom wall, was excavated. Unsure as
to how it would fare when wrenched from the ground, we
gave it a draconian prune, but it bounced back as resilient as an old olive tree. It now runs along the top of the
driveway wall, a single tiara-like thread maintaining
a link with the past inhabitants of Fonthill. It garlands
the new planting of mop-head Quercus ilex, fan-trained
parrotias and large box domes that we brought here from
the South Lawn Garden. Combined with white climbing
roses and a tunnel of Japanese anemones in a concoction
of old and new, this epitomises everything we are doing as
we continue to work our way around the garden
Fonthill: fonthill.co.uk. The gardens will be open to
the public for charity events on May 8 and June 12,
125pm, with entrance 6 for adults, children free
THIS PAGE FROM TOP A view towards Fonthill House from

North Wood. Borders containing Hydrangea arborescens
Annabelle and Geranium Rozanne. Mature rhododendrons
and azaleas in North Wood. OPPOSITE FROM TOP A pair of
multi-stemmed Cornus kousa var. chinensis in the Cornus Garden.
In North Wood, a carpet of vibrant bluebells covers the ground
Key heirloom plants

legacies from previous
generations have been
given prominence
FULHAM PALACE An important historical

English garden, 13 acres of the estates
original 36 remain. Most of the layout is from
the nineteenth century, with the exception
of an earlier Walled Garden with its Tudor gate
(top centre). Other highlights include the Knot
Garden and productive vegetable garden (below)
CAPITAL
GAINS
London boasts some of the countrys most visited but
often least celebrated gardens. Here CHRISTOPHER STOCKS
shares the stories of three favourites
PHOTOGRAPHS CRAIG FORDHAM
very day on my way to work, I walk through

the Inns of Court, where lawyers have made
money out of other peoples problems since
at least the fourteenth century. The warren
of halls and chambers, courtyards, cobbled
lanes and vaulted passageways offers a welcome escape from the roar of traffic outside,
but what I love most are their beautifully
kept gardens, in which I watch the seasons
unfold from day to day. Spring is heralded
by the winter aconites in Lincolns Inn and the robin that sings in
Fountain Court; summer by the grand herbaceous borders of Inner
Temple. Parked with Bentleys and Jaguars, the Inns of Court exude an
almost palpable sense of privacy and privilege yet, like many apparently
exclusive areas of London, they are actually semi-porous open to
anyone during the day, but locked at 7pm each night.
London is full of gardens like these, and they are one of the things
that makes living and working in such a febrile, raucous, polluted and
overcrowded city bearable. More than a sterile resource, they are
essential to our well-being: places to rest our weary feet, to eat our
lunchtime sandwiches, to watch the world go by, to reconnect with the
natural world, however carefully tended. Some of them are large, others
tiny; some are quite new, but others are among the oldest and most
historic gardens in the country. They are almost certainly more visited
and more closely scrutinised than even the most popular gardens of
the National Trust, yet they are far less often written about and celebrated, which seems a terrible shame. So here are three of the best.
F U L H A M PA L AC E
Pictured on previous pages
The gardens of Fulham Palace are ancient
and historic so much so, in fact, that
theyre an ancient scheduled monument,
which means head gardener Lucy Hart
faces some unusual challenges when it
comes to planting. I need permission if
I want to dig a hole deeper than 10cm
outside the walled garden and 30cm
within it, she explains. Before planting
any trees, all positions and species need to
be agreed by English Heritage, and we
have to arrange and pay for an archaeological watching brief to observe us
when we are digging the holes. It means
everything has to be well planned and you
have to budget for the extra work, but Im
used to the system now.
The Bishops of London have had a palace at Fulham since around 700 AD, but
the gardens we see today were mostly laid
out and landscaped in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, and opened to the
public only in 1974. In the late 1600s,
the gardens were famous for their rare
trees and shrubs, first grown by Bishop
Compton, who introduced around 40 new

species to Britain, including liquidambar,
tulip trees and Magnolia virginiana.
Now managed by a team of six gardeners, plus around 45 volunteers, as Lucy
says, this is an exciting, productive and
decorative garden, full of horticultural
opportunity as well as fascinating history.
By London standards, this is a big garden,
with 13 acres to explore, including the
Walled Garden, recently restored to its
original 1830s design. Lucy reveals, We
have been accepted into the next round
of Heritage Lottery Funding, so we are
planning to look at the Tudor courtyard
and paths outside the walled garden. Its
an exciting time to be here.
Fulham Palace, Bishops Avenue, SW6:
fulhampalace.org. The Botanical Gardens
are open daily from dawn to dusk.
The Walled Garden is open daily from
10.15am to 7pm (summer) or 3.45pm
(winter). It is occasionally closed for
private events, so check before visiting
S T D U N S TA N
IN THE EAST
Pictured opposite
The garden of St Dunstan in the East
packs an atmospheric punch that belies
its modest 0.5-acre size. Rebuilt after the
Great Fire of London by Sir Christopher
Wren, then largely destroyed again during the Second World War, St Dunstans
still boasts one of Londons most striking
spires, even if it is increasingly lost
between the ever-taller buildings that
hem it in on three sides. In 1967, the
City of London Corporation turned the
ruined shell of the church into a public
garden, which opened in 1970 and is now
one of over 200 Pocket Parks hidden
among the otherwise forbiddingly dense
jungle of banks and offices that fill every
stratospherically valuable square metre
of the Square Mile.
Replanted only last year, the garden
sits partly within the roofless walls, but
also wraps around the exterior. Somehow
it feels larger than it really is, partly
because the site sloping steeply down
towards Lower Thames Street entails
several changes of level, but also thanks
to dense and imaginative planting. These
include a good number of climbers, plenty
of fragrant shrubs and some fairly tender
exotics, which thrive in the virtually frostfree climate that the City affords.
Maintained by the 28-strong City
Gardens team, the garden has to cope
with a large footfall, explains manager
Louisa Allen. Our Pocket Parks are often
hidden in small medieval alleyways or
behind historic buildings, so vehicle
access and equipment handling can be
challenging. Its certainly well used by
the City workers who pack its benches
each weekday lunchtime, though at weekends it can be deserted and even more
atmospheric as a result. Dont miss the
Drimys winteri, Louisa adds. Its leaves
are high in vitamin C and were once eaten
to prevent scurvy. For thousands of
Londoners, this garden is a tonic in itself.
St Dunstan in the East, St Dunstans
Hill, EC3: cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Open daily from 8am to 7pm or dusk,
whichever is earlier (closed Christmas,
Boxing and New Years Days)
Set within the ruined shell of St Dunstan in the East,
this breathtaking small hidden garden is densely
planted with climbers, fragrant shrubs and exotics
INNER TEMPLE
Andrea Brunsendorf is the latest head
gardener to live in Inner Temple, but the
first gardener to be recorded living there
was in 1307, and her three acres have been
gardened in one form or another for more
than 700 years. Not that you would think
it to look at them. While the overall
plan of the so-called Great Garden has
changed remarkably little since the eighteenth century (apart from an extension
into what was once the River Thames with
the construction of the Embankment),
the exuberant planting we see today has
largely been created in the last decade.
When I came here in 2007, it all looked
quite municipal, Andrea says. The soil
was exhausted after years of artificial
fertiliser use. Andrea, who had previously
worked at Longwood in the US and
Kirstenbosch in South Africa, has, in the
words of gardening writer Robin Lane
Fox, injected a new energy about the
place, and introduced the best of contemporary horticultural techniques with
the help of a small but dedicated team.
Tall borders of herbaceous perennials
make a big impact by the main garden
gate, including striking specimens of
Tetrapanax papyrifer and Dahlia imperialis, but areas of interest have been
introduced all round the garden. These
make the most of the difficult conditions
on site, with a peony garden in a shady
corner, the dry shade beneath an avenue
of London plane trees underplanted
with 13,500 Liriope muscari and my
favourite touch a broad sweep of steps
almost smothered by plants in pots of
all shapes and sizes.
The garden is always two degrees
warmer than the forecast for the City of
London, Andrea adds. I think largely
because its surrounded by buildings with
windows that are still single-glazed.
Thats great for the plants, though not
always so great for my flat
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple,
Crown Office Row, Inner Temple, EC4:
innertemple.org.uk. The garden is normally
open from 12.303pm each weekday.
In high winds, it is closed as a precaution
Much of the planting in the garden seen today

has been created in the last decade. Tall borders
of herbaceous perennials add bursts of colour
by the main gate to the garden (opposite top),
with plenty of benches to lure in passers-by.
An avenue of London plane trees provides shade
F O O D & DRINK
R E C I P E S | TA S T E N O T E S
serving up sunshine
SALLY CLARKE, whose eponymous London restaurant is celebrated for using the
best seasonal ingredients, creates delicious dishes for summer. All recipes serve 6
PHOTOGRAPHS DAVID LOFTUS | FOOD PREPARATION AND STYLING JULIA AZZARELLO | TABLE STYLING ELFREDA POWNALL
FOOD & DRINK | RECIPES
OPPOSITE
Asparagus salad
with ricotta,
watercress
and lemon
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Roasted artichokes
with anchovies
and aioli
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Pea and wild
garlic risotto
ASPARAGUS SALAD WITH RICOTTA,

WATERCRESS AND LEMON
Asparagus is perhaps one of the most eagerly
awaited ingredients of late spring. At the restaurant, we use it each and every day, right up until
the end of its season. Use the thicker-stemmed
asparagus spears for this recipe and a lovely,
fresh and crumbly ricotta. Fresh goats cheese is
a good alternative if the ricotta is not available.
2 bunches medium Extra-virgin olive
to large asparagus,
oil, for drizzling
approximately
2 lemons, one
1218 spears
zested and the
2 bunches
other cut into
watercress
6 wedges
400g fresh ricotta
To serve Toasted
Maldon salt
foccacia or
1tbsp finely
ciabatta
chopped chives
(optional)
1 Wash the asparagus and remove the woody root
ends. Pick away the large stems and discoloured
leaves from the watercress, rinse in cold water and
dry carefully (ideally in a salad spinner).
2 Cut the ricotta into even-size wedges and lay on
a plate. Season well with Maldon salt and freshly
ground pepper, and sprinkle with chives. Cover
and leave in the fridge.
3 To assemble, shave the asparagus into a large
bowl using a potato peeler. Add the watercress,
season well and drizzle with olive oil; toss gently
and arrange on a wide, flat serving dish.
4 Place the ricotta slices on top, tucking them in
and around the leaves. Sprinkle over the lemon
zest and serve with the lemon wedges on the side.
ROASTED ARTICHOKES
WITH ANCHOVIES AND AIOLI
Artichokes and anchovies attract both lovers and
haters, especially when used together in a dish.
I love them both. In the spring and summer, we buy
the purple-leaf artichokes from Italy and France.
Raw anchovy fillets, simply sprinkled with lemon
juice and olive oil, also make a perfect appetiser.
912 baby violet
Finely grated
artichokes
zest of 1 lemon
1 lemon, sliced
1 garlic clove,
23 bay leaves
crushed to a cream
Extra-virgin olive
with a little salt
oil, for drizzling
4tbsp extra Maldon salt
virgin olive oil
1tsp finely chopped 2tbsp chopped flatrosemary
leaf parsley, to serve
For the dressing
To serve Aioli
12 anchovy
(see recipe right)
fillets in oil
and crusty bread
1 Remove and discard the outer leaves from the artichokes and peel the stems. Trim the coarse bases at
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rainbow chard
with chilli
and garlic
an angle so that all are about the same length. Place

them in a pan of cold salted water with the lemon
slices and bay leaves, and bring to the boil. Cover
with a small plate or saucer to keep them submerged during cooking. Simmer for 57 minutes,
until almost tender when pierced with a sharp knife.
Drain, cut in half lengthways and carefully remove
the central choke (if any) with a small, sharp knife.
2 Preheat the oven to 170C/fan oven 150C/mark
3. Lay the artichoke halves cut side up in a baking
dish. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with Maldon salt,
freshly ground pepper and rosemary. Roast for 57
minutes, or until they start to colour at the edges.
3 To make the dressing, roughly chop the anchovy
fillets, add the lemon zest and garlic, with salt and
freshly ground pepper and enough olive oil to make
a pouring consistency. Remove the dish from the
oven and spoon the dressing over each artichoke.
Return to the oven and roast for 35 minutes.
4 Remove from the oven, scatter with chopped
parsley and serve warm or at room temperature
with aioli and crusty bread.
QUICK AIOLI
While not a classic aioli recipe, this one is simple
to prepare and the right balance of lemon juice cuts
the richness. Be sure to use a flavourful olive oil.
1 clove garlic,
2 egg yolks
crushed to a cream
150ml extra-virgin
with a little salt
olive oil
Maldon salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 Whisk the yolks in a medium bowl until smooth.
Pour the olive oil into the yolks drop by drop, while
continually whisking, until a thick mayonnaise is
created. If the mixture curdles at any stage, start
again with fresh yolks in a fresh bowl.
2 Once all the oil has been incorporated, add the
lemon juice and garlic, and season with Maldon
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
PEA AND WILD GARLIC RISOTTO

What could be more satisfying after a long walk
than a bowl of risotto? This recipe could be used
as a base for many a risotto, with the ingredients
depending on the season. When using fresh peas,
save the pods to make a good vegetable stock,
using celery, fennel and leek trimmings, too.
800ml vegetable,
2tsp finely
light chicken or
chopped thyme
fish stock
3 small shallots,
350g freshly
finely chopped
podded peas
350g arborio or
50ml olive oil
carnaroli rice
100g butter
Maldon salt
1 glass dry
each leaf cut into
white wine
2 or 3 pieces (keep
or Prosecco
any blossoms
Handful wild-garlic
for garnish)
leaves, large
90g freshly
stalks removed,
grated Parmesan
1 Bring the stock to a simmer in a small pan and set
aside. Blanch the peas for 12 minutes in boiling
salted water, drain and set aside.
2 Heat the olive oil and 25g of the butter in a large,
heavy-based pan. Add the thyme and shallots, and
cook over a medium heat, without colouring, for a
few minutes. Add the rice and stir while the rice
absorbs the oil. Season well with Maldon salt and
freshly ground black pepper and continue to cook
gently for a few minutes, stirring. Add the wine,
stirring continually as the rice absorbs the liquid.
3 Start to add the warm stock, little by little, gently
shaking the pan to prevent the risotto sticking to the
base. It should never be too soupy, but as soon as the
risotto starts to look dry, a top-up of stock is required.
4 After approximately 1012 minutes, when almost
all the stock has been incorporated, start to taste
the rice to see if it is done. It should retain a slight
bite but should not seem raw or crunchy.
5 When the consistency is to your liking, add the
peas, wild-garlic leaves and remaining stock, if
required. As the leaves wilt (after a few seconds),

remove from the heat, stir in the remaining 75g
butter vigorously, then fold in half the Parmesan.
6 Taste and pour into warmed bowls, scatter
over the remaining Parmesan and finish with any
garlic blossoms, or a few extra sprigs of thyme.
ROASTED DUCK WITH

CHERRIES AND ROSEMARY
One of our most popular menu items at the restaurant is duck, which we source from Lancashire.
We serve it with anything from pomegranate
seeds and freshly cracked walnuts to dark-red
cherries, as in this recipe.
1 x 2.63kg
leaves, plus 6 small
Gressingham or
sprigs of rosemary
similar duck
or sage, for roasting,
1 onion, roughly
and extra for
chopped
garnish
1 carrot, peeled and 1 orange, cut into 6 or
roughly chopped
8 wedges, plus juice
3 stalks celery,
of 2 large oranges
roughly chopped
1 large glass
2tbsp olive oil
red wine
Maldon salt
500ml chicken
1tbsp finely chopped
or duck stock
rosemary or sage
1820 red cherries,
with stalks
and rainbow
and stones
chard with
To serve Crisp
chilli and garlic
potato pancakes
(recipes overleaf)
1 Remove the excess fat from the cavity of the
duck and trim the neck flap.
2 Heat the oven to 200C/fan oven 180C/mark 6.
Jumble the vegetables and olive oil together in a
roasting tin and place the duck on top, breast side
up. Season generously with Maldon salt and freshly
ground pepper, sprinkle with the chopped herbs and
fill the cavity with the herb sprigs and orange pieces.
3 Roast for 30 minutes or until the skin starts to
turn golden. Turn the temperature down to 170C/
fan oven 150C/mark 3 and continue to cook for
20 minutes, basting from time to time using the
fatty juices in the roasting pan.
4 Test if the duck is done by piercing the thigh
meat with a skewer. If the juices run pink, continue
to roast for a further 1015 minutes.
5 Remove from the oven, lift the bird into a warm
dish and cover with foil. Take the orange pieces
from the cavity and put into the roasting pan.
6 Place the roasting pan on a medium heat and
skim away the excess fat. Bring everything to a
sizzle, add the orange juice and wine and scrape
all the crusty bits into the mixture. Add the
stock and simmer for 510 minutes or until the

flavour, colour and thickness is to your liking.
7 Strain into a small pan, add the cherries and
simmer until tender allow approximately 3 minutes. Skim away and discard any impurities that
have risen to the surface, and set aside the cherries.
8 Place the duck on a chopping board, adding to the
sauce any juices that have drained from the duck.
9 Remove the legs and cut into 2 at the joint. Next
remove the breasts carefully from the carcass,
keeping the knife close to the bone. Cut the breasts
in 2 or 3 and place on a warm serving dish with the
legs. Garnish with the cherries and a few rosemary
or sage sprigs. Serve the warm sauce separately.
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and buttermilk
ice-cream float
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Summer-fruit
pudding with
toasted brioche
CRISP POTATO PANCAKES

1.25kg baking
50g butter
potatoes, peeled
4tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, peeled 1tsp finely chopped
Maldon salt
rosemary or sage
1 Grate the potato and the onion coarsely into a
bowl. Season well with Maldon salt and freshly
ground pepper, mix together and, using a clean tea
towel, squeeze to release excess liquid.
2 In a wide, non-stick frying pan, heat the butter
and olive oil. Place 6 piles of the potato-onion mix
into the pan. Press each down gently into patties
and fry until crisp on the underside, approximately
23 minutes. Flip each over carefully, sprinkle with
chopped rosemary or sage, and cook on the other
side, adding a little extra olive oil if the pan looks dry.
3 Remove to a dish and keep warm until required.
RAINBOW CHARD WITH

CHILLI AND GARLIC
1.5kg rainbow or
crushed to a cream
green chard
1 small red or green
Maldon salt
chilli, finely chopped
60ml olive oil
Finely grated zest
2 cloves garlic
of 1 lemon
1 Wash the chard. Cut the stalks from the leaves and
slice into 3cm lengths. Tear larger leaves into 2 or 3.
2 Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the
chard stalks for 23 minutes or until tender. Add the
leaves and continue to cook for a few seconds until
tender. Drain and gently press out the excess water.
3 In a large, heavy-based pan, heat the olive oil,
garlic, chilli and lemon zest. Once it starts to sizzle,
add the chard stalks and stir gently. Add the leaves,
stirring well to distribute the flavoured oil.
4 Place in a warm bowl and serve immediately.
STRAWBERRY AND BUTTERMILK

ICE-CREAM FLOAT
This is the perfect afternoon or mid-morning treat.
You can use any soft fruit that is in season.
600g strawberries
(or half natural
1015 ice cubes
yogurt and half
750ml buttermilk
whole milk)
1015 ice cubes

6 scoops good
1-2tsp sugar
quality vanilla
(optional)
ice cream
1 Hull the strawberries, setting aside 3 whole ones,
and add to a liquidiser with the ice cubes and buttermilk. Blend until bright pink and smooth. Taste and
add a spoonful or two of sugar if desired.
2 Pour into 6 tall glasses, adding a scoop of vanilla
ice cream to each one. Halve the whole strawberries
but leave the leaves attached and decorate each
glass with a halved strawberry. Serve immediately.
SUMMER-FRUIT PUDDING
WITH TOASTED BRIOCHE
The fruits are kept separate and yet bound together
with the juices and a hint of elderflower. This
method keeps the bread sweet and crisp, too.
500g strawberries
blossoms, or
Juice 1/2 lemon
mint sprigs
4tsp caster sugar
6 slices brioche
200g spring rhubarb Icing sugar, to dust
Juice of 2 oranges
200ml crme
200g apricots
frache or whipped
2-3 heads elderflower double cream
1 Halve or slice the strawberries and toss gently
in the lemon juice and half the caster sugar. Cut the
rhubarb into 2cm lengths. Place in a medium-size,
stainless-steel pan with the orange juice, remaining

caster sugar and a splash of water. Cover, bring to a
simmer and cook gently until barely tender. Remove
from heat and allow to cool, covered.
2 Quarter the apricots and place them in a small
stainless-steel pan. Drain the juices from the
rhubarb over them, add a few elderflower blossoms,
if you are using them, or some of the mint. Cover
and simmer for up to 5 minutes, until the scent
has been released into the syrup and the apricots
are tender. Strain the juice over the strawberries,
leaving the apricots to cool in the pan, covered.
Remove the elderflower sprigs.
3 Divide the rhubarb into 6 pretty dishes or glasses,
place the apricots on top and finally the strawberries, retaining the juices for later. Cover and chill
for up to an hour before serving.
4 Place the brioche on a baking sheet lined with foil.
Heat the grill to its highest setting. Dust the brioche
generously with icing sugar, toast until golden, turn
over and repeat with more sugar. Cut into small
triangles. Remove the crusts if preferred.
5 To serve, divide the fruit juices over and around
the fruit. Spoon a generous dollop of crme frache
into each dish and finish with overlapping toasts.
Decorate with the remaining elderflower blossoms
or mint, and dust generously with icing sugar.
SOMETHING TO DRINK
For the asparagus salad, Californian Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc 2013, 23.95, from
Four Walls Wine Co (fourwallswine.com) or the
Sally Clarke shop (sallyclarke.com), is made in a
food-friendly style, showing white flowers and
zesty pink grapefruit. The artichokes would suit
the citrus notes and orchard fruits of a MconChardonnay: Clos de la Crochette 2009, Les
Hritiers du Comte Lafon, 140 for 12 bottles,
from Justerini & Brooks (justerinis.com). For the
risotto, Poggio al Tesoro Solosole Vermentino
2014, 11.50, from The Wine Society, is rich and
flavourful with a crisp acidity. A classic red
Burgundy is a fine accompaniment to duck. The
Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 2010,
Frdric Magnien, 46, from The Good Wine
Shop (thegoodwineshop.co.uk), provides a
lovely balance of enticing red fruit aromas with
a smart plummy palate. For the summer-fruit
pudding, the Californian Botrytis Grenache
Blanc Bonny Doon Vinferno 2013, 18.99 for
375ml, from A G Wines (agwines.com) or the
Sally Clarke shop, has sweetness with wellbalanced acidity and a long, clean finish
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Have a heart
Baby purple artichokes are at their peak now and are
delicious grilled, braised, sauted or roasted (see Sally Clarkes
recipe in Serving up sunshine). Alternatively, they can be thinly
sliced raw and dressed with lemon juice, olive oil and shaved
Parmesan. Varieties this size have little or no choke, making
them easier to prepare, and have proportionally more heart to
leaves, so theyre fleshier to eat. I buy mine from Natoora.com.
From seed
to plate
Agretti Barba di Frate (or monks
beard) seeds should be sewn
now for harvesting in a couple of
weeks. The fleshy, green, spiky
fronds of this plant have long
been a delicacy in Italy. Its easy to
grow (a bed the size of a window
box is sufficient) and tastes like
a combination of samphire and
spinach. Blanch for a few seconds
and dress with lemon and oil, then
stir it through crab linguine or toss
it with grated bottarga. A 100g
packet from Franchi Seeds of Italy
costs 5.99. seedsofitaly.com
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Tovolos King Cube ice trays in durable
silicone are my essential bar item.
A single one of its 5cm-square cubes
looks spectacular in a glass, takes longer
to melt and clinks in a satisfying way.
Remember to use filtered water for the
best tasting ice or for something fancy,
place edible flowers inside the cubes
before freezing. A six-cube tray costs
8.97 from Ocado. ocado.com
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is a joyful inspiration to eat natural, unprocessed foods
which happen to be vegetarian. Without preaching about
healthy eating, the recipes celebrate the pleasure of
fresh produce and the importance of natural flavour. My
favourites include sweet-potato cakes served with lime and
avocado, and blood orange and olive oil cake with almonds.
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the likes of engraved
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patterns. I dont
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for Champagne
theyre perfect for
margaritas, too. A set
of six dishwashersafe glasses in one
design costs 68.
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These lemon, lime and orange aluminium juicers look so

attractive, youll want to keep them out on display. The
simple lever mechanism allows you to squeeze the juice from
citrus fruit directly into a glass in one easy motion just cut
the fruit in half and place it skin side up. The lime squeezer
costs 7.65, the lemon squeezer is 8.10 and the orange
squeezer is 9.95, all from Divertimenti. divertimenti.co.uk
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WITH ITS WORLD-CLASS CHEESE AND WALNUTS, DORDOGNE IS A FOODIES PARADISE, AS JOANNA SIMON DISCOVERS
ts a wet late afternoon and were trying to dodge cowpats with
with artisan food shops, working up an appetite for a platter of smoked
only the meagre light from our two mobile-phone torches to help
duck breast, foie gras and melted ewes cheese in picerie-cum-wine bar
us. To get here, we have walked along a riverside path, dusk
LEspace du Sixime Sens in Place Saint-Silain.
descending rapidly, and have been led by our guide through a
Our journey next takes us north to picturesque Brantome on the River
heavily locked gate to a treacherously muddy field. It is later than
Dronne, where we meet with three trufficulteurs (truffle growers) keenly
planned, thanks to a delayed flight, but we are in the right place
awaiting the start of the truffle season in December, and beyond to Le Manoir
Le Domaine Huso, a caviar farm on the edge of the River Isle at Neuvic in
dElles in Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clment. Set deep in 60 rolling, forested
Dordogne. We crouch silently, peering through the increasing gloom into a
hectares, the Manoir is a small, family-run hotel, restaurant and organic
pool of noise- and light-sensitive sturgeon, before picking our way back to
farm, producing nine different goats cheeses. It describes itself as an htel
the headquarters of Caviar de Neuvic for a tasting of fresh caviar, steel-grey
de charme. I couldnt put it better. The owners, Monsieur and Madame Pin,
caviar butter and fish rillettes made from the flesh of the males.
make the cheese, their son farms and their talented daughter cooks. BreakThis is our first stop on a three-day drive through Dordogne, one of
fast, with homemade terrines, cheeses, yogurt, jams and home-grown fruit, is
Frances best gourmet regions. Its November but we could have chosen any
as impressive as dinner the night before, including seven-hour-cooked lamb.
time of year. Spring and summer are, of course, lovely times to visit for fruit
On day three, heading south-east, we follow the Route de la Noix, which
and herbs; winter is perfect for the black-truffle markets of Prigord; but
threads its way throughout the regions AOP (Appellation dOrigine Protge)
autumn is a season of particular abundance: markets are laden with roasted
walnut production area, visiting a walnut farm at Nailhac and stocking up on
chestnuts and the Prigord strawberry is still perfumed and sweet.
walnut oil at Le Moulin de Maneyrol at Pazayac. At Hostellerie LImaginaire
The town of Prigueux, where we head after the caviar farm, lives to
in the old town of Terrasson, where the restaurants celebrated new chef
eat especially local produce. At Restaurant Nicolas L, we dine on veal
gives a stylish, modern signature to familiar local ingredients, we wrap up
sweetbreads, duck confit ravioli and
our trip on an haute-cuisine high note.
Arcachon oysters, washed down with
The next morning we spend too much
Bergerac wines. The next morning, we
time exploring the precipitous, slateRyanair, Flybe and Jet2 fly to Bergerac, and Ryanair
explore the twice-weekly markets (on
roofed old town, which peers over the
and
CityJet fly to Brive-la-Gaillarde. For information about
Wednesdays and Saturdays) at Place
River Vzre from on high, but the
Dordogne and France, visit rendezvousenfrance.com.
de la Clautre and Place du Coderc, and
exercise is undoubtedly good for us
the towns narrow, cobbled lanes lined
after our gastronomic adventure
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i nto the
light
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WITH THE DAWNING OF BURMESE

DEMOCRACY, MARY LUSSIANA VISITS
BRIGHT AND BUSTLING YANGON,
BEFORE HEADING BY BOAT TO THE
UNTOUCHED MERGUI ARCHIPELAGO
TRAVEL | MYANMAR
by lush gardens. The staff uniform incorporates the feather of a hornbill, worn at the
back of a headband, and dragonflies dance
over the beautiful fan-shape swimming pool.
Where next? There is a well-beaten path up
the Irrawaddy River to templed Bagan and
Mandalay, and then there is Inle Lake, which
seemed to be a favourite with those I spoke to.
To see a Myanmar that is as yet untouched,
though, you need to venture further afield.
The Mergui Archipelago of over 800 deserted
islands in the azure Andaman Sea opened up
to limited tourism at the end of the Nineties. Ease of access across the Thai/
Myanmar border came only in 2014. There are a restricted number of companies that have permission to cruise these waters; of these, Burma Boating
is the most enticing, with a small fleet of yachts including its Meta IV flagship.
A classic wooden two-master designed by the naval architect Thomas
E Colvin, it was redesigned for cruising in 2012. With just four cabins in its teakclad interiors, it makes a perfect vessel for groups of friends, or families with
a thirst for the unknown and uncharted. From it, you can see not only an
undisturbed wilderness of mangroves and monkeys, of long-spined black sea
urchins, green cup coral and powder-blue surgeonfish, but also the fascinating culture of the Moken, for whom this has been home for some 4,000 years.
The Moken live on the seas in their kabangs dugout canoes for much of
the year, seeking shelter during the monsoon in houses built on stilts along
island shorelines. Once, they were the suppliers of the lustrous cowrie shells
used worldwide as an ancient currency, harvested by free-diving deep below
the surface. Then it was the sea cucumber valued by the Chinese: now it is
fish and squid that they hunt. The authorities have, in the past, tried to
assimilate the Moken by banning the felling of trees for boats and creating
settlements for them alongside the Burmese. Their numbers are thought to
have dwindled to around 2,000 because of this. But, for now, you can still
wake in this empty archipelago and, as the day breaks, see a solitary Moken
silhouetted against the sky, standing upright and rowing with crossed oars,
silently intent on his catch of the day.
This is a world that cries out for you to catch the early mornings, with
baby blues and shocking pinks stretched across the skies, kites and sea
eagles overhead and hornbills calling from the dense rainforests. Slip into
the clear, warm waters, where white damselfish and bluespine unicornfish
flash by, and strike out for the nearest beach.
Upon the white sand, hermit crabs scuttle
between intricate shells and monkeys chatter
from their forest lairs. And so the days pass,
covering nautical miles, with a fishing boat to
Thailand
wave at every so often. The view changes at
night, with the promise of a new world above and
bangkok
water below to explore the following morning.
It is then that Meta IVs Captain Chat, done for the
day, takes out a flute, his music rising as the sun
falls on what remains one of the worlds most
enduringly remote destinations
OPPOSITE CLOCKWISE
FROM TOP LEFT
A bustling street
in Yangon. The
Shwedagon Pagoda.
Burma Boatings Meta
IV flagship. The remote
Mergui Archipelago.
THIS PAGE A Moken
man rowing in a kabang
s I write this feature, Myanmar, formerly Burma,

is celebrating the landslide election victory of
Aung San Suu Kyis National League for Democracy party. The people who live in its largest
city, Yangon, including, I am sure, my guide
(who whispered to me just two weeks ago we
dont dare to hope), are flocking to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda to give thanks for answered prayers. Flowers are strewn and incense
burnt in the shadow of its golden spire. On the remote Mergui Archipelago in
the far south, the Moken sea gypsies, whose language contains no words for
want or worry, will be content that, for now, they have no need for them.
What a perfect time to visit then, in this dawn
of a new era. Fly to Yangon to see the Shwedagon
Pagoda at sunset, if nothing else. As dusk falls,
this ancient, sacred complex of stupas and
yangon
shrines celebrating the eight days of the
Burmese week (Wednesday is split in two) is
illuminated in the darkness. But find time to walk
around the city, too, past colonial architecture
and faded palaces, shuttered faades in shades
of pistachio green, and market women selling
Mergui
bundles of ginger, lemongrass and bags of dried
Archipelago
shrimps, their faces streaked with a pale-yellow
paste made from the bark of
the thanaka tree to prevent
sunburn. Stay at the GoverMary Lussiana travelled as a guest of Ampersand Travel (020-7819 9770; ampersandtravel.com), which offers
nors Residence, a beautiful
a seven-night Myanmar itinerary from 3,005 per person, including five nights full-board sailing the Mergui
teak-framed mansion dating
Archipelago
in Meta IV, two nights in Yangon at Belmond Governors Residence, B&B, flights and private transfers.
from the early twentieth
century, which is surrounded
Myanmar
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PAMELA GOODMAN EXPLORES THE HIGHLIGHTS

OF THIS CITY IN THE SOUTH WEST OF SRI LANKA
WHY BEACH
FORT BAZAAR
Secret seafront Italian eaterie
Hotel, bar and restaurant
he new kid on the block in Galle Fort, this 18-room hotel has
hy Beach is not the sort of place you stumble across by
been a labour of love. A former merchants house, it was derelict
chance you need to be in the know. A simple WB
for 25 years before being rescued. Like so many Galle Fort
painted on the wall by a firmly closed gate on the main
houses, the street-front exterior belies the true size of the
coast road in Talpe just south of Galle Fort is all
property, which stretches back to a long, thin courtyard,
that denotes the existence of this lovely place. Walk
around which the rooms are arranged. Beyond this is a large pool and deck
through the abundant gardens and it feels more like a private enclave than
area, a small spa and cinema. Courtyard rooms are smart and uncluttered,
the approach to a restaurant. Yet here, set back slightly from the sea wall
but the pick are the three spacious, high-ceilinged suites, which share a large
and the rolling waves, with a small gate leading to the beach, is an elegant,
terrace overlooking Church Street. Quirky touches include beautiful floor
stand-alone dining room, serving Italian food of such style, taste and authentiles from Vietnam, vintage posters, fabulously extravagant floral displays
ticity you almost have to pinch yourself that its the Indian Ocean out there,
and old-fashioned brass doorbells in each room, beneath which are the
not the Med. Ingredients are the genuine article, flown in from Italy except
words Ring for Champagne. I didnt test this out, but Im assured it works.
for delicious local seafood. Dishes are lovingly prepared by owner Massimos
Fort Bazaar, however, is more than just a hotel. Separately named as
mother, Luigina. Along with their two Labradors, they are a regular presence.
The Church Street Social, the combined front-of-house restaurant, bar and
An added bonus after a bottle of chilled ros, a feast of homemade pasta
veranda spaces aim to inject energy and excitement into sleepy Galle Fort.
(the paper-thin tuna carpaccio and truffle gnocchi are sublime) and the best
The style is pared-back caf chic tiled floors, green walls, red wrought-iron
cappuccino Sri Lanka has to offer are the sunbeds. Lunch guests can spend
furniture and the menu, by Australian chef
the afternoon relaxing on them under the
and co-owner Neal Giles, is eclectic, with a
shade of pagodas. And for those in the know,
Middle Eastern slant to capture the Bazaar
WB has two bedrooms for rent, so a lucky few
Qatar Airways (0333-320 2454; qatarairways.com)
theme. Fort Bazaar: teardrop-hotels.com.
can enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner. Why
flies from Heathrow to Colombo, with return fares
Double rooms start at $195 a night, B&B
Beach: 00-94-91 228 2922; whybeach.com
from 678 in economy; 2,939 in business class.
JOSHUA MONAGHAN; RUPERT MARLOW PHOTOGRPAHY
WHERE TO SHOP
Pedlar Street is Galle Forts answer to Oxford Street within reason, of
course. No 63 is a one-stop shop for fabrics and cushions by Lindsay Taylor
of Tallentire House (pictured left), and clothes, jewellery and accessories
by Mimimango. At the back of the shop is Poonies Kitchen a great lunch
spot and upstairs, Galle Fort Spa (gallefortspa.com) offers a quick massage
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Children will find the wild, carefree environment

of the Maldives exhilarating with the possibility
of running or cycling around the sandy paths
under shady palm trees at Angsana Velavaru
(rooms from 197 a night, B&B; angsana.com), or
lagoon surfing, beach gardening and exploring
the reefs at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa. Carrier
offers seven nights at Kuda Huraa from 2,995
per person, B&B, including flights and transfers.
For water babies, the all-inclusive Constance
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including flights and transfers. The new childrens
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ship, two pools, library and Lego room, and offers
cookery classes, providing hours of entertainment for those aged four and up. Elegant Resorts
offers seven nights for the price of four nights,
from 2,925 per person, B&B, based on two
people sharing a Crusoe Villa, including flights
and speedboat transfers.
With its modern look and laid-back opulence,

Amilla Fushi offers a contemporary take on the
barefoot beach holiday. Service is friendly, food
unfussy (think grilled seafood and zingy ceviche)
and the Javvu Spa provides holistic wellness
therapies. A seven-night stay for two in a Lagoon
House costs from 3,475, half-board, with
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transfers. At Lux* South Ari Atoll, ice-cream
parlours, shark-spotting trips and movies under
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including flights. Night owls will be mesmerised
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international DJs flown in to play. Stay for seven
nights, half-board, for 2,496 per person with
Turquoise, including flights and transfers.
Well-seasoned travellers will enjoy the intimacy

and attention to detail at Cheval Blanc Randheli
(from 1,170 a night, B&B, for a Water Villa for
two; chevalblanc.com) an LVMH property with
45 villas set across five small, privately owned
islands. The buildings, pictured, have cathedralstyle ceilings designed by architect Jean-Michel
Gathy and there are five restaurants and three
bars to choose from. Park Hyatt Maldives
Hadahaa is located on a private island and the
memorable experiences on offer include night
snorkelling and starlight sailing, where youll enjoy
a glass of champagne while gazing at the stars.
Turquoise offers seven nights, half-board, from
2,489 per person, including flights and transfers.
At One & Only Reethi Rah, a 75-minute boat
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concierge, valet and golf buggy. You can stay
for seven nights for the price of five in a Beach
Villa from 2,975 per person, half-board, with
Elegant Resorts, including flights and transfers.
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by Squire & Partners; and, above right, the Taylor Howes HQ in Knightsbridge
Trevor Square
Knightsbridge SW7
A late Georgian Grade II listed townhouse arranged over four oors with a paved west facing garden and a roof terrace.
Entrance Hall Drawing Room/Dining Room Sitting Room Study Kitchen Double Height Conservatory
Master Bedroom with Bathroom Ensuite Three Further Bedrooms Bathroom Shower Room
Cloakroom Terrace Garden Storage Vaults EPC Rating E
F R E E H OLD
JS A WA E lli s 020 7306 1620
020-7225 0277
www.russellsimpson.co.uk
P R IC E O N A P P L I C AT I O N
Old Church Street

Chelsea SW3
A rare opportunity to acquire this most unusual, secret house set back from the street, in its own garden and amongst surrounding
private gardens to the south and west. Planned on three floors only with countless opportunities for improvement and
enlargement, this house enjoys a double garden with westerly views and the addition of a summer house facing south.
EPC Rating Main House: F. EPC Rating Summer House: F.
F R E E H OLD
J S A S av i lls 020 7581 5234
020-7225 0277
www.russellsimpson.co.uk
P R IC E O N A P P L I C AT I O N
Exceptional Cotswold Grade II* Manor

WITHINGTON, CHELTENHAM, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Cheltenham/Cirencester: 9 miles, (Kemble to London Paddington from 75
minutes), Gloucestershire (Staverton) Airport: 16 miles, Bristol Airport: 55 miles
Reception hall, 6 reception rooms, kitchen/conservatory, master bedroom
suite, 8 further en suite bedrooms. 3 cottages, 12 car garage block, stable
yard, mange, swimming pool, lake. Excellent 4 bedroom secondary
house. Beautiful gardens and grounds. Arable and pasture land.
As a whole or in 3 lots. EPCs: D-E.
About 207 acres I Guide 7.95 million (Lot 1 - house with 55 acres)
Ed Sugden
Savills London Country Department
020 3538 9952

esugden@savills.com
James Crawford
Knight Frank
020 7861 1065

james.crawford@knightfrank.com
savills.co.uk
ADVERTISING FEATURE
CAPITAL
CONNECTIONS
Lindsay Cuthill speaks with

Claire Pilton about heading
Savills Country Department
in London
As with any high end business, what you really

want is someone you can trust. Lindsay
recognises, its not enough to be professional.
We must be approachable and in tune to the
changing landscape of our client base. Buyers
are becoming younger and thats not because
Ive been in the business 30 years.
The process of finding and acquiring property
is also taking longer. Purchasing a 2 millionplus home is more expensive than its ever been;
gone are the days when fancying a change was
sufficient reason to sell up and move on. Today
people put off down and up sizing. They may
opt for somewhere that will stretch them a little
more financially, but which they will live in for
longer; given that is not a decision you should
rush, we may be in your lives for quite a while!
Its important you want to spend time with us.
Savills Country Department is currently working
with some 1,600 active buyers. Looking
throughout England and Wales, their budgets
range from 2 million to 20 million-plus
where our national Farms and Estates team
works closely alongside Private Office country
director, Crispin Holborow. So why run a
Country Department in the West End that is
30 to 400 miles away from its instructions?
The world looks to London. Our headquarters
in Margaret Street, W1, is like the Heathrow
of Savills. Its a hub through which everyone
travels and converges; its where our international
associates visit and our overseas desks (Russia,
China, Caribbean, France, Italy and, newly
created, Iran) are based; it is also home to our
marketing, PR and research divisions.
Contact Lindsay Cuthill

+44 (0)20 7016 3280
lcuthill@savills.com
The Country Department is located in the thick

of things, which gives our vendors the edge.
That and the fact Savills has a substantially
bigger network than its immediate competitors
in the prime market.
Lindsays team works in tandem with Savills
local country offices and 37 offices in the capital.
This spring, 25 % of their buyers have a London
postcode; an increase of 10% on last year. Our
London network affords us the opportunity to
nurture potential purchasers from the day they
ask what their London home is worth. We know
how our clients live in town and how they want
to live in the country. Some are prepared to work
on a property that has potential, others prefer the
finished article, provided it has been redeveloped
or refurbished sympathetically.
The market is starting to

shift up in those prime
areas of commuter-belt
countryside that are expected
to out-perform the capital
over the next five years.
Increasingly, the big house is not about

impressing others, but enjoying it yourself.
The new stately-seat brigade dont want to cut
the ribbons at the fete, but they do want to be
part of the community.
Knowing and nurturing potential buyers is
as important for our vendors as giving their
property maximum exposure, especially in a
challenging market. Since Lehmans in 2008,
prices havent really moved, until now. The
market is starting to shift up in those prime
areas of commuter-belt countryside that are
expected to out-perform the capital over the
next five years. With the London gravy train
slowing down, this may be the moment country
house buyers can afford to disembark.
THE GREAT ESCAPE

The chartering of a superyacht is one of the most alluring experiences imaginable.
Splendid views, unparalleled comfort and absolute privacy are assured.
Contact Cecil Wright & Partners for an introduction to
superyacht living at its finest.
chris@cecilwright.com
cecilwright.com
P O R T L A N D P L A C E LO N D O N W 1
A spectacular 8,000 sq. ft. Home in the Sky occupying the entire 8th
floor and part lower floors of this contemporary building approaching
Regent Street.
Arguably one of the best Penthouses in London, designed from inception to completion, creating a wonderful
family home with expansive 360 degree views across Marylebone, Regents Park and the West End of
London. With direct access from a secure lift, the property is designed in a contemporary style featuring floor
to ceiling panoramic windows, beautiful entertaining spaces with high ceilings and an abundance of natural
light and space.
The penthouse benefits from a separate internal lift servicing all three floors along with a garden terrace and
lap pool.
PRICE ON APPLICATION
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This is not intended to be an offer to sell, or solicitation to buy, condominium units to residents of any jurisdiction where such
offer or solicitation cannot be made or are otherwise prohibited by law, and your eligibility for purchase will depend uponyour
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not made in the prospectus. The information provided, including pricing, is solely for informational purposes, and is subject to change
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Photograph of Canaletto under construction
Exquisite Canaletto
Announcing the flawless new Beaumont Collection
The award winning canalside Canaletto by Ben van Berkels UN Studio, showcases one
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Beaumont three bedroom apartments from 3.2m

For an exclusive, private viewing, by appointment only,
please contact the Sales Gallery open daily between 10am and 6pm.
+44 (0)20 7608 1825 | 257 City Road, EC1V 1AD
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* Beaumont apartment open for viewing 9 April
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Prices are correct at the time of going to press.
THIRTY CASSON SQUARE
NOW AVAILABLE
Thirty Casson Square stands on the South Bank of the River Thames, overlooking
Jubilee Gardens with direct views of the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.
These beautifully appointed apartments, ranging from studios to three bedrooms,
are your opportunity to live in the heart of London.
PRICES FROM 750,000

Call us on +44 (0)20 7001 3600 to arrange an exclusive viewing.
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A development by
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Discover the grandeur of Glenmead a beautiful 7 bedroom family
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Price: 3,650,000
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for an appointment.
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apartments including 2 penthouses
close to St Georges Hill.
Prices from: 695,000
Contact Jackson Stops and Staff
on 01932 821160
Occupations from summer 2016,

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detached houses in stunning Sunningdale.
Prices from 1,450,000.
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Computer generated image depicts The Star and Garter and is indicative only. Photography depicts Show Home. Details and prices correct at time of going to press. - June 2016
NOW OVER 70% SOLD

The meticulous refurbishment of this Grade II Listed landmark provides a stunning range of luxuriously specified 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments.
It has a magnificent setting, with the iconic view of the river Thames, famously painted by Turner and other artists, visible from the restored gardens.
These are unique residences, restored and specified to the highest standards. Private facilities, including a leisure suite with a pool,
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Two bedroom, two bathroom apartments from 1.75 million

Three bedroom apartments from 2.45 million
The Sales Suite and Show Apartment are open daily

Viewing by appointment only, please call 0333 666 0102 to confirm.
Selling agents
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