Eclectic influences

There’s rarely been a more exciting time to pick up a pot or pan, with brands creating innovative kitchens for indoors and out. Here, we reveal the hot new looks on the menu for 2025

So much more than simply a functional surface to eat off, the plate is having a moment. From an exquisite invitation to an artistic nod to ancient mythology and a pioneering way to protect the craft of pottery, here are three examples of trailblazing tableware that we just love

JESSICA AND ELLIOT’S BRISTOL TERRACE WAS STRIPPED BACK TO BRICK, EXTENDED AND RECONFIGURED. NOW IT’S A MODERN SPACE PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING

There’s nothing expected or dull about this Parisian apartment, whose design takes risks by mixing references with studied panache

How the chef-patron of a Michelin-starred restaurant tackled his own kitchen renovation

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