In a modernist beachfront house on the island nation, soaring spaces play host to multigenerational family gatherings — and a business looking to new horizons
Old and new India meet in an apartment populated with keepsakes and craftworks that span the centuries
A former fisherman’s house with views over the Bosphorus has become a chic 1970s-inspired hub for creative exchange at an international level
The artist and filmmaker has swapped walls for glass in his bijou London flat — it’s surreal fantasy meets fish bowl
The Studio Weave founder’s barn conversion on the Isle of Wight is his manifesto house of reuse and recycle — it’s also great for a dinner party
In a converted storied workshop in Dalston, the Spanish artist marries gentle irreverence and a dash of the absurd with a sense of community
The home of sailor-musician Rip Hayman and his wife Barbara Pollitt has been a bar since 1817, its storied rooms hosting characters from world-weary sea dogs to Hungarian surrealists
Iconoclasm and humour mark the ethos of the magpie interior designer at his eccentric 18th-century house in Somerset, a joyous, foraged cornucopia of antiques that is integral to his creative process
The dada-meets-Renaissance aesthetic of the curator’s palazzo on Venice’s Grand Canal is a monument to his late father — and a spur to his own career
A former ambassadorial residence is now an eclectic, colourful home-meets-business HQ that’s a crucible for bold ambitions across Portugal — and beyond
Devotees of vintage boutique Virginia’s will recognise its theatrical mix of architectural salvage, ecclesiastical artefacts and foraged lace — transported to a 500-year-old finca
At the architect and artist’s storied home, ornate Georgian detailing is a foil for paintings celebrating his heritage — it’s two worlds colliding in vivid Technicolor
Between leaving the family home in her forties and building her ‘dream’ retreat, a town house in ritzy Lutyens’ Delhi is a Vastu Shastra stepping stone
The Iranian-American painter’s remote former hunting lodge in the hamlet of Garrison is a place for contemplation in complex times
Soviet space memorabilia, a giant eyeball and a marble pair of breasts are just a few of the storied incongruities and ‘fairytale objects’ lifting the designer’s Parisian apartment beyond a Belle Époque bubble
The Paloceras co-founder’s wooden house in the Puu-Vallila neighbourhood carries none of the Nordic cool aesthetic — but its bold colours and impish details match the quirkiness of both the owner and the area
The hotelier has won international acclaim with Grand Hotel Tremezzo and Passalacqua, but her own 18th-century waterfront home has just as many stories to tell
Since buying the Grade I-listed Nevill Holt Hall in 2000, the Carphone Warehouse co-founder has restored its original features, filled the house and grounds with contemporary art,— and established a festival of culture. There’s no standing still . . .
It took time for the co-founder of Mother to warm to small-town SoCal life. Now, he thinks the move to his Spanish Colonial house — with its blend of romance, rock‘n’roll and pinball machines — is ‘the best thing we ever did’
The entrepreneur’s London penthouse is filled with bitcoin-inspired artworks, trippy sculptures and dinosaur skulls. Its an insight into his interest in exploring new frontiers
The Raj-era bungalow in Lahore, with its book-laden labyrinth of rooms, has been a hub for cultural and political activism for 55 years — and the engine room for a new generation of south Asian creatives
Recent moves from Toronto to Brooklyn to Brussels to Paris have only stirred his creativity — and a historic rental in the 11th arrondissement has become a space of vibrant experimentation, and a place to grow
The Brazilian painter, whose work is the subject of a new show at the Musée d’Orsay, has created a meditative, folk-art filled urban escape for himself and Una, a stray dog rescued from the rainforest
For the châtelaine of Lismore Castle, a warm welcome keeps the spirit of this home — nurtured by centuries of eccentric characters — dynamic and forward looking
In the garden of his Devon family home, the children’s author has created the Tea House — a space to write, talk and, sometimes, nap
