Stone age

KITCHEN ISLANDS ENHANCE FLOW AND FUNCTIONALITY – AND WHEN CRAFTED FROM STONE, THEY BECOME SCULPTURAL SENSATIONS

Local stone, acres of glass and Japanese blackened timber have transformed a traditional 19th-century home on the Isle of Purbeck into a smart and stylish family home

By mixing old and new, designers Alykhan Velji and Alison Connor have created a home with heart

Mid-century modernism emerged 70 years ago, but the aesthetic has never looked anything other than perfectly of-the-moment, We love its clean lines, warm wood tones and organic forms – totally modern, yet suffused with nostalgia

English country houses – and the lavish layers of pattern and colour found in them – influenced the alluring aesthetic of this Australian homestead

Architect Nancy Gouldstone’s passion for historic properties was given the ideal outlet when she bought a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse