We’ll always have paris

There’s nothing expected or dull about this Parisian apartment, whose design takes risks by mixing references with studied panache

Uncomfortable realities and alternative realms at Venice’s contemporary dance festival

A cut-crystal bed, with associated mirrors and throne, sparkled at auction earlier this month, but no glamour could beat the prize that was the Union Flag flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar

With the dust having settled after Milan design week, now is the time to reflect on the common threads that have emerged. It’s a glimpse into the ideas that will be driving the style of homes this year and beyond

Arezzo, Italy While most travellers head to Florence when visiting Tuscany, for antiques it’s worth seeking out the city of Arezzo to the south-east. It’s replete with museums and historical monuments

High up in the lush Cévennes mountains of the Gard in the South of France, British-born couple Lou and Dan Sayers have painstakingly restored a 17th-century farmhouse that is full of unexpected surpri