Small can be exquisitely beautiful, as this writer's cottage at the end of a suburban garden shows.

Heritage is a common source of inspiration for product designers, but it takes extraordinary sensitivity to incorporate heritage into contemporary designs in a creative and pastiche-free way. 

The passage of time affects everybody but rarely do we reflect on what this means. 

Lighting is serious business but every now and then a design scheme calls for lights which goes beyond just function and lumens. 

As the Autumn Winter 2016 women's collections draw to a close, we look back on the whirlwind tour that took fashionistas from New York to Paris via London and Milan. 

Whilst the conversion of former industrial buildings into residential lofts is a well practised art, conversion of former churches, with their vast spaces and sombre atmosphere, is a skill less well mastered.

Jewellery artist Jantje Fleischhut has created a beguiling collection of jewellery inspired by asteroids, planets and other celestial bodies hurtling around the universe. 

The greatest hits of Studio Job's distinctive graphic style has been translated to wallpapers, courtesy of wall coverings specialist NLXL. 

Many people are afraid of using strong colours at home. 

The French Quarter of New Orleans is renowned for its colonial style, which makes the discovery of this Dauphine Street house all the more surprising.

Valentine's Day is getting near so let's go all fluffy and indulge...