‘it was too cool, too chrome and too modern’

With the dust having settled after Milan design week, now is the time to reflect on the common threads that have emerged. It’s a glimpse into the ideas that will be driving the style of homes this year and beyond

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

Functional but with more than a touch of luxe, this updated Sixties home offers just the space and flow one family needs for themselves and their treasured collections of art, accessories and furniture

The only way this home’s owners could handle living on Park Avenue was by getting their designers to create a Scandinavian-style apartment in New York

Thanks to the narrowest of extensions, the owners of this welcoming home were able to create a stylish space that suits them perfectly

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