Collecting straw marquetry

The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company has an illustrious past and fascinating present, as Charlotte Reather discovers

I’ve always had a spirit of adventure; an urge to discover what lies beyond the horizon. I was born in France, raised in Algeria, and as an adult I’ve worked all over the world. Wherever I was posted,

‘ Strawberry Thief’, ‘Willow Boughs’, ‘Acanthus’ – it’s difficult to overstate just how influential classic William Morris designs have been on English interiors and how well they capture a certain ki

Still Life Flowers in a Jug at Charleston, ...

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood

Chess sets and backgammon boards are a familiar sight on drawing-room tables, but one expert Highland woodworker is refashioning their forms in beautiful new ways, writes Mary Miers