The story of imari design

Cultural Crusader

DECORATING

Inspired by the soft lines and peaceful beauty of Japanese wabi-sabi, this London townhouse was renovated with serenity in mind

A brass-inlaid rosewood table, three of four Seasons bursting with colour and a rare pair of powder-blue vases should draw every eye at the forthcoming Decorative Art Fair in London

Edward VII swept away the cobwebs of mid-Victorian style, Queen Mary had passion for all things small and the Queen Mother bought rather avant-garde art. In a forthcoming talk, Tim Knox, director of the Royal Collection, charts a century of regal taste

English country houses – and the lavish layers of pattern and colour found in them – influenced the alluring aesthetic of this Australian homestead