Collecting straw marquetry

Marie Antoinette’s passion for furniture and genius for bagatelles, however evanescent their purpose, filled the French royal palaces with beauty and charm, as Matthew Dennison reveals

From furniture and textiles to silverware and glass, these up-and-coming designers and makers are creating the most delightful designs

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

A fleet of vintage trams and buses take ...

From humble, hardworking beginnings to stylish staples in modern homes, vintage and antique baskets endure for their beauty and craftsmanship, as Alice Roberton explains

THE TALENTED MAKERS WHO ARE PUTTING QUALITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP ABOVE ALL IN THE HEART OF THE CAPITAL