Half a century before Owen Jones's 'Grammar of Ornament' (1856), Freiherr zu Racknitz produced this survey of twenty-four different styles, some historical, some contemporary, the predictabl... read more
Matthew Williamson made his name as a fashion designer before moving into interiors. In both careers he's been at the forefront of the anti-taupe brigade.
Liberated from formality, the looser landscape gardening of the C18th fizzed with grottoes, follies and temples of course, but also with deer pens, stables, dovecotes, boathouses, etc. Many ... read more
Gothic architecture, with its flying buttresses, pointed arches, tracery and large windows, is synonymous with the golden age of cathedral-building in Europe. The author (who shares her name... read more