Art
Design Ideas
Our indispensable guide to hanging art at home
Hanging pictures, much like painting them, is a balancing act of spacing, colour and proportion. After all, the way art is displayed is crucial and transformative
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Frame anything or invest in the best: which approach to art do you take?
Art-filled walls are essential for bringing an interior to life – on that much every interior designer can agree. But how important is the art itself?
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The best exhibitions in London this month
From the drawings of Michelangelo, Raphael Leonardo da Vinci and to Tim Burton's 600-piece showcase at the Design Museum, here's our invaluable guide to the best exhibitions in London to see in October
Art
A useful edit of art under £1000
Buying art at a reasonable price is possible - if you know where to look...
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Why you should always find room in your budget for art
Art is essential in any interior – no matter what budget you're working with
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The right way to hang art over a fireplace
Using the space above a chimneypiece to showcase artwork is not new, but a creative combination will stand out. Ruth Sleightholme highlights interiors in which pieces have been mounted above mantels with particular aplomb
The history of interior design
Inside Lee Miller and Roland Penrose's Farleys House and its surrealist interiors
As Kate Winslet stars as Vogue model-turned-war photographer Lee Miller in LEE, be inspired by the unexpected decoration of Farleys House in East Sussex, the former home of the photographer Lee Miller and the Surrealist artist Roland Penrose
Museums
Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum is now open: what to see inside Tutankhamen's new billion dollar home
A towering symbol of Egypt’s cultural renaissance, the new home of Tutankhamen’s treasures is now one of the grandest museums in the world
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What it's like to pose for a nude sculpture – and how to display it at home
Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers what it's like to commission – and live with – a naked portrait of yourself
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How artists have impacted interior design, from Monet to Donald Judd
Experimentation, improvisation, self-expression, destruction – and the artist-designed furniture and homeware to look out for now
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The best places to buy affordable vintage art online
Artwork can transform a room, especially when it’s a vintage drawing or painting that adds character and depth. The good news is you don’t need to spend a small fortune to build a collection of original art – these are our favourite places to shop
Gardens
Behind the scenes with an artist deeply rooted in the Somerset countryside
The Somerset-based artist Lotte Scott turns fallen plants and trees into evocative pieces that explore how we interact with our environment, with her latest project bringing attention to the plight of the native ash tree
Shopping
Everything you need to know about buying photography
Where to buy and how to hang photographic prints that break convention, not the bank
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“Something can't be truly public if there's a door”: in the studio with Alvaro Barrington
A look inside the early-19th-century former school in East London, now the studio of multidisciplinary artist Alvaro Barrington
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Hanging in the balance: how mobile art can bring movement and dynamism to any room
A look at Alexander Calder's influence on kinetic art, our favourite moving sculptures and lights from the archives and where to shop the looks
News
Sotheby's is to sell an extraordinary art collection from a John Pawson-designed mews house
Ralph Goldenberg's collection has been built over 50 years and includes pieces by Picasso, Ellsworth Kelly, Tracey Emin, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly
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Reading the room: why artists are turning their attention to interiors
Serena Fokschaner examines the return to interior art, with a clutch of bright young artists looking to beautiful rooms for inspiration
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Three British ceramicists whose work you need to know
Robin Cawdron-Stewart gives an insight into the work of three leading ceramicists being presented by Offer Waterman at TEFAF New York this May
Travel
Everything art and interiors lovers will want to see at the Venice Biennale
As the 60th Biennale d’Arte opens, Fiona McKenzie Johnston rounds up the must-see pavilions, associated exhibitions, and more
Travel
11 fascinating artists' houses to visit in Britain and Europe
The stories they tell, the insight they give, and the decorating ideas we can take from them