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Inside Margaret Howell’s house of stillness and light

The British designer Margaret Howell, 80, first acquired her converted Victorian coach house in South London in 2017.

A master of the edit, for half a century Howell has built an empire on her ability to distill things down to their purest essence. "Design has to be real, not frivolous," she says.

This precise approach also permeates her home, which is filled with everything from Alvar Alto and Shaker furniture, to Liberty carpets and her favourite jumble sale finds.

“This house feels comfortable the way our shirts do – well-crafted but unstarched,” she says.

Images taken from the forthcoming book, Margaret Howell Life and Work, edited and written by Chizuru Atsuta, and published by Shueisha on October 22 (margarethowell.co.uk)

For the full story pick up this Sunday’s @obsmagazine or read at our link in bio.

Words: @aimee_farrell
Pictures: @yukisugiura.photo (courtesy of Shueisha)
Editor: @moshakis

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OUT TODAY!
The Happiness Index
The Observer
Sunday 4th October

The interior designer and author, shares the things that do (and don’t) make him feel at home...
@observerthenews
@aimee_farrell

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The Happiness Index: Zoe Chan on turmeric, timber and the tyranny of scented candles

The natural designer (and international Jujutsu champion) talks to The Observer about the interior elements that make her Hampstead home a sanctuary for health and wellbeing, sharing her Joy Fillers and Joy Killers along the way.

Always a real honour photographing Zoe and her family in their incredible home. Watch this space for more reveals from this very special place.

Publication: @obsmagazine
Text: @aimee_farrell
Design: @zoechan.world

Photography: @taranwilkhu
Assistant: @dudleywaltzer

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The Observer’s Design Class of 2026.

Very happy to be included amongst such a brilliant group of designers and creatives.

Thank you @obsmagazine and @aimee_farrell

Photo by @amandafordycephoto

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Una dimora signorile in Normandia @cordeliadecastellane @houseandgardenuk @laurejoliet @aimee_farrell #inspirationstyle #interiordesign #design #designer

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Fuchsia by Colefax on the ceiling - does it get better than that ? Totally inspired by this project by @studio_cordeliadecastellane @cordeliadecastellane it’s very special - an utterly varied and considered space- one you’d feel very good in… it’s been featured in a piece by @aimee_farrell for @houseandgardenuk ❤️

📸 @laurejoliet

#decorating #home #interior

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Some homes aren't afraid of colour.

Or pattern. Or history.

They embrace them all.

This romantic manor in Normandy reminds us that timeless interiors aren't created by following rules or limiting choices.

They're built through harmony.

Where English elegance meets French charm.
Where antiques coexist with joyful textiles.
Where every room feels collected over decades, never decorated in a single afternoon.

Perhaps that's why homes like these never feel dated.

They were never designed to follow trends.

They were designed to be lived in.

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Featured by STAY INSIDE.

📍 Normandy, France.

Photography @laurejoliet
Design @cordeliadecastellane & @studio_cordeliadecastellane
Words @aimee_farrell
Location editor @marco_mansi_
Originally featured in the September issue of @houseandgardenuk.

If you had to describe this home in one word, what would it be?

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The Jersey cottage that sparked a homecoming for a London family

In 2021, the designer Naemi Prahm, 44, and her husband, architect Tim Norman, 43, began restoring a modest granite cottage in the yard of his family’s 17th-century farm on Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

What started as a side project and a rescue mission to restore the property at the request of Norman’s parents – they are the 12th generation to occupy the main, adjoining farmhouse – slowly evolved into something altogether more transformative.

Read more at our link in bio as The Observer's Homes and Design Editor @aimee_farrell spoke to the couple to discover how they transformed a derelict 17th-century cottage on Jersey into a family home and studio.

Video and photography by @marcusowenquigley

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A few more moments from the @tmagazine dinner at The Apartment. An evening shared with friends and family who have been part of this place from the very beginning. We couldn’t have imagined a more meaningful way to celebrate the exhibition ‘Artists I Collect and Admire‘

Thanks again @tmagazine and @aimee_farrell for the opportunity

Photography @emlibendixen
Videos @emilie__holm

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A few weeks ago we had the great honour of hosting a dinner at The Apartment covered by The New York Times’ @tmagazine

Marking a new chapter at The Apartment, the story beautifully written by @aimee_farrell, follows an evening celebrating ‘Artists I Collect and Admire’ - the inaugural exhibition at The Apartment - with a dinner cooked by long time friend @frederikbillebrahe shared among friends and family. Looking back on fifteen years of The Apartment, it reflects on the enduring belief that the boundaries between gallery, guest house, shop and gathering place need never be defined.

We’re incredibly grateful to have our story told with such generosity, and thankful to everyone who made this evening special. Thank you T Magazine and @aimee_farrell for telling our story so wonderfully.

Photography @emlibendixen

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Florals for Sheherazade & Matthew in their insanely beautiful London home 🤍

FT- How to Spend It @fthtsi

@shazzagoldsmith @matthewfreud @loquetlondon

#florals #houseflowers #editorial #loquetlondon #rachaelbarker

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