India Mahdavi
Parisian designer India Mahdavi has garnered a cult following and we proudly count ourselves among her groupies. There’s something about Mahdavi’s ability to make a space feel at once elegant and grounded...
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Historic Houses
Historic houses are enjoying quite a renaissance these days. While their revival has roots in the V&A’s groundbreaking 1975 exhibition, Destruction of the Country House, followed by decades of preservation...
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Ryad Dyor, Marrakech
Marrakech has long been a muse for creatives and visionaries alike. In the 1930s it was considered au courant by Hollywood’s elite. In the 1960s it became a bohemian stomping...
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Where couturiers have fashion week, purveyors of design have Maison & Objet, the influential Parisian trade show that is a breeding ground for new ideas, products and trends. It’s just...
House Savvy
Let’s be honest, January is notorious for making impossible-to-keep resolutions. So instead of jumping in head first with some massive bathroom makeover, take a cue from this ruminating couple. In...
The Bath by Diane von Furstenberg
‘Tis the season for gift-giving and with so many new design books on the shelves it could be as easy as popping into your nearest Waterstones, closing your eyes, and randomly...
Lonny Magazine
With the economy doing somersaults and magazines dropping like flies, it’s no surprise that design enthusiasts are turning to the web for their daily dose of inspiration. It may not...
Azusa Hirose
While trolling the shows of London’s Design Festival last week, we stumbled upon the winsome ceramics of Japanese artist Azusa Hirose. Nestled in a small booth, down an endless row of...
Cornucopia
Located off the beaten track in southwest Turkey, the remote town of Denizli is where our plush Anatolia towels are meticulously woven. Having spent our fair share of time visiting...
Caribbean Hideaway
At the height of summer, we’re all feeling inspired by stylish beachy retreats. August in particular, brings to mind the Caribbean hideaway of Marianne Brandi and Keld Mikkelsen that ran...
Bathing YSL Style
Inspiration is everywhere, it’s true, and what better place to look than peering through the rooms of one of the greatest style arbiters of our time? A few months ago,...
Fabulous Bathrooms
One of the best things about working here at Balineum is checking out amazing bathrooms from around the world, not to mention the incredible homes they're part of and all...