Meet three women crafting beauty with glass

Decorative tiles have brought design, colour and character to our homes, and particularly fireplaces, for centuries. Alice Roberton looks at the enduring appeal of these antique treasures

Displaying personal possessions and objets is an art form – and also key to achieving a room with plenty of panache

From rich floral motifs to graceful trailing stems, reworkings of enchanting Arts and Crafts patterns continue to captivate us

I was born and grew up in Bristol, which wasn’t the polished art mecca it is now. The dock area was scattered with derelict remnants of industry. However, this presented an exciting playground for us

fter its closure and abandonment in 1969, St Andrew’s Chapel, a once handsome 15th-century gatehouse abbey in Boxley, Kent, stood for 50 years in a state of decay, at ever-increasing risk of ruin. Tod