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ON THE COVER WINTER LUXE From sculptural architecture to opulent accent pieces, each of these indulgent interiors has its own definition of luxury DECEMBER 2015 Home 90 Small wonder This compact apartment makes the most of its enviable location in Florence 100 Velvet goldmine In this month’s Style Steal, we look at living rooms with sumptuous fabrics and gleaming finishes 49 106 Natural curves An oak tree brings greenery to the heart of this Johannesburg home Style 118 Putting on the glitz Close to 90 23 This month’s best buy Astriking the French Riviera, this house mirror by French Connection is is a lesson in laid-back luxe autumn’s high-street hit 128 Space to breathe Acalm, 25 News Design trends, must-have pieces clean-lined property with and how to create bathroom bliss an eco-friendly design 42 People Japanese artist Takahashi 136 Nature nurture An inspiring, Hiroko, whose prints adorn kimonos, textiles and home scents cosy 18th-century apartment in Bologna’s old town 44 Design hero BritishArts&Crafts icon Walter Crane, who created 148 Raw magnetism This beautiful illustrations and wallpapers dramatic concrete house is framed by glass and metal 46 Craft Meet Kyla McCallum, the paper artist behind our fabulous 156 Bohemian rhapsody The cover; plus, how Richard Brendon interior of this apartment is 118 is bringing history to the table influenced by 1920s Paris 100 COVER IMAGE: FABRIZIO CICCONI/LIVING INSIDE STILL LIFEROCHOWSKI NICK PHOTOGRAPHY: PAPER ART: KYLA MCCALLUM/FOLDABILITY 25 DECEMBER 2015 ELLEDECORATION.CO.UK 5 51 Christmas edit Everything you need to celebrate in style, from beautiful gift wrap and contemporary cards to natural decorations and our favourite stockings 65 Solutions 65 The trend to try this month Turn your bedroom into a haven of tranquillity with a black palette 67 Updates Why gold and green is the colour combination of the season, ways to work industrial- look porcelain, and new ideas to make the most of your stairwell 83 Technology We investigate the rise of domestic droids; plus, the latest gadgets for your home Escape 165 If you do one thing this month The Barbican’s Eames exhibition GET YOUR DIGITAL DESIGN FIX 167 News Global cookbooks, gift-making workshops and the best places in Subscribe to the digital editions of ELLE Decoration for instant London for a shopping pit-stop access to expert interiors advice and creative decorating ideas 176 Architecture Affordable housing PLUS! 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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS Kyla McCallum Shaun Swainland AlexKristal Twitter: @Foldability Twitter: @madebyradio Twitter:@thekristals About Kyla is a designer-maker who ProfessionIllustrator AboutAlexisELLEDecoration’s createdourfabulouscoverart(read Feature Riseof theRobotic new Decorating Editor about her studio, Foldability, on p49) Maids,p83 Interiors style Intheory,anoasis Influences People like paper artist Inspiration Vintage ephemera, ofcalm:textures,naturalcolours RonReschandphotographerTim collectibles and random surprising andrandomstoriedobjects.In Walker, who both have a curious approach to the world finds at car boot sales. I love the typography, logos practice,myhomeisaprojectstillwaitingtohappen Interiors styleMid-centurymodern.AndIliketo and colours of old packaging, too Inspiration Themakersandartisansdedicated havemyrailsofvintageclothingondisplay! Design heroes CharlesandRayEames(readmore tohoningtheircraft,likeSuzusan,whichhasbeen Design heroI’minaweofsetdesignerShonaHeath, about the Barbican’s exhibition on the duo on p165) makingtextilesusingtheancientshiboritechnique whocreatesdream-likeworldsthatmakemesmile Favourite design object The ‘Phonosuper’ radio intheJapanesetownofArimatsuforover100years Dream buyA‘Ruché’bedbyIngaSempéforLigne by Dieter Rams and Hans Gugelot. I love how Dream buyA prefab house and a plot of land where Roset,withagiantheadboard simplisticitis;itreallyisagreatpieceofwork Icouldbuilda‘forever’home INTERVIEWS: SARAH MORGAN 8 ELLEDECORATION.CO.UK DECEMBER 2015 " *&' & *&# *' '*&0 -* *' * '*-& .! '*&0 / * ' & 0 * *&'