Let there be light

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

Polished or brushed, curved or angular… chrome, stainless steel and aluminium have many guises and, increasingly popular with designers, they’re welded to the zeitgeist

Graceful and practical in equal measure, the parasol has a long and colourful history when it comes to creating shade. Deborah Nicholls-Lee takes cover

An essential part of every 1980s interior, Venetian blinds are being reclaimed by contemporary designers to add a dash of that decade’s drama and dynamism

WE’RE the only museum in the UK dedicated to stained glass,” the Stained Glass Museum’s deputy curator Emily Allen explains. “So often when we see stained glass in churches or civic buildings, we are

There can’t be many shops that have received the distinction of being commemorated by the Royal Mint striking a coin in its honour. Not just any coin, but a £5 model, either in plain gold at £3,965, o