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Across centuries and cultures, clay has been baked, coloured and finished with heat-bonded coatings to create tiles – and the ancient techniques used to produce these durable, decorative claddings are being preserved by artisan studios today

Ceramicist Rich Miller has been honing his passion for all things clay for over 25 years and his work has deep meaning

What’s in a Year: A Countryman’s Tale Through ...

Kings, cobbles, secrets, superstition and literary fire power–Winchester has had it all in spades for centuries and is as desirable now as it ever was, says Jason Goodwin

A major new exhibition, Morris Mania: How Britain’s Greatest Designer Went Viral, has recently been launched to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the William Morris Gallery at Walthamstow, east London

This month, get creative with patterned fabrics and wallpapers, make everlasting paper flowers and invest in some quality bed linen or tableware