Weaving a tale

Hannah Betts on the comforts of the celebrated store

Today, clogs are mainly associated with the north of England, but this hard-wearing, affordable footwear was common across Britain from Victorian times right through World War Two. With a shaped woode

Back in 1979, David and Linda Williams felt ready to move to a spacious, light house with a good-sized garden. Ideally, it would be low maintenance so as not to encroach on David’s job as head of art

Held in a deconsecrated chapel in the heart of Edinburgh, Lyon & Turnbull’s ‘Design Since 1860’ auction always offers a cornucopia of Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic Movement delights. At t

Kassia St Clair on the most ancient of fabrics, which is still stylish, sustainable and going strong in modern homes

Ironmongers’ Hall, London EC2 The home of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers