Collecting ironstone china where beauty meets utility

This enduring material brings gravitas to schemes and is one star of Curated Style , a new book that celebrates beautifully edited homes – just take a look at these sublime spaces

This Month: Cornishware Cornishware: as English as a Morris Minor, a village green or a pint of bitter down the local, the distinctive blue and white banded pottery has graced the nation’s kitchens an

Often reflecting the vernacular, flooring in a period home is guided by landscape and locality, but global travel and interaction over the centuries also began to influence design aspirations

The piece I’d never part with

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

These makers and brands craft their wares and source materials locally, reducing carbon emissions and championing British ingenuity