Contents REGULARS 8 EDITOR’S LETTER 10 CONTRIBUTORS 176 INDEX FEATURES 12 PLAT DU JOUR Carole Annett reflects on the new trends reshaping the busiest room in the house 17 SECOND TIME AROUND Where interiors influencers find their vintage treasure 21 AT YOUR FINGER TIPS Claudia Baillie meets the new generation of artisans rejuvenating dying crafts. 24 FLORAL SOCIETY Think local, buy seasonal; Marc Abbott discovers the British florists and growers transforming the flower industry for people and planet 28 DESIGNS ON YOUR GARDEN The top 20 names to take your outdoor spaces to the next level 33 THE 50 FINEST INTERIOR DESIGNERS The votes are in: meet our 50 Finest Interior Designers, as chosen by this year’s expert panel of Jay Blades, Edeline Lee, Richard Parr and Harriet Wetton DIRECTORY 70 DESIGN SERVICES 108 KITCHENS & BATHROOMS 116 FABRIC, WALLS & FLOORS 140 GARDENS & OUTDOOR SPACES 150 FURNITURE 158 HOME ACCESSORIES 28 33 ON THE COVER Panelling: Reverie wallpaper and Walls: Cascade wallpaper. Both designs from Cole & Son’s new collection: The Gardens. Photographer: Mel Yates, Stylist: Marianne Cotterill countryandtownhouse.com/interiorsguide Editor Carole Annett Editorial Director Lucy Cleland Managing Editor Amy Wakeham Chief Copy Editor Emma Love Sub Editors Sofia Tindall and Ruby Featherstone Features Assistant & Sub Editor Tessa Dunthorne Creative & Production Director Parm Bhamra Online Editorial Director Rebecca Cox Junior Online Editor Ellie Smith Online Writers Charlotte Rickards and Charlie Colville Online Assistant Sophie Bucknall Technical Manager Luigi Bologna Associate Director, Property & Marketing Gemma Cowley Associate Publisher Ellie Rix Account Director Pandora Lewis Account Manager Katrina Gane Digital Manager Adam Dean Advertising Operations Manager Jessica Davey Sales Support & Office Manager Xa Rodger Finance Controller Lauren Hartley Finance Administrator Ria Harrison Finance Director Jill Newey Human Resources Consultant Zoe Jones Chief Commercial Officer Tia Graham Chief Operating Officer James Thrower Managing Director Jeremy Isaac Copyright © 2021 Country & Town House Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. All prices are correct at the time of going to press but are subject to change. While every care is taken to ensure all information is correct at the time of going to press, it is subject to change, and Country & Town House Ltd. takes no responsibility for omissions or errors. Country & Town House, Studio 2, 115 Harwood Road, London SW6 4QL, +44 (0)20 7384 9011 6 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.COM/INTERIORSGUIDE PH OTO G R A PH Y I G HT LO F RO O M © B E A R DS HAW I S ; C H R TAY LO R M EGA N © I O S T U D : 2 LG PH OTO