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Rome freely: textile artist Zazie Gnecchi Ruscone’s gloriously sequestered studio in Trastevere
Culture

Rome freely: textile artist Zazie Gnecchi Ruscone’s gloriously sequestered studio in Trastevere

Hidden behind the walls of a former builder’s merchant, textile artist Zazie Gnecchi Ruscone’s charming garden atelier is where her boldly geometric hand-painted textiles come to fruition
Inside the Met Gala 2026, as told by Hamish Bowles
Culture

Inside the Met Gala 2026, as told by Hamish Bowles

Accessing his inner Pict, Mr Bowles rush-orders a costume for New York’s Met Gala – and hangs with Serena W and Cardi B
Queen Margrethe’s curious passion for cut and paste
Interiors

Queen Margrethe’s curious passion for cut and paste

The majestic queen of craft, HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark, slices up copies of WoI in her home studio, also known as Fredensborg Palace
Announcing the Editorial Panel of the WoI x Montblanc Open Call for New Writing
Culture

Announcing the Editorial Panel of the WoI x Montblanc Open Call for New Writing

The World of Interiors editor Emily Tobin, WoI’s creative director at large Hamish Bowles, food writer Nigel Slater, historian Jessica B. Harris, and novelist Olivia Laing join the panel for our open call for new writing. ‘No bots allowed,’ says digital director Elly Parsons
A Danish queen, an Orthodox priest and a puppeteer walk into WoI…
Culture

A Danish queen, an Orthodox priest and a puppeteer walk into WoI…

From a radical ‘Earthship’ in New Mexico to a highbrow flat in Soho, from Denmark’s Queen of craft to a B&B-owning Orthodox priest, the August issue of The World of Interiors is chock-full of surprises
Has the humble lawnmower eroded the art of gardening?
Culture

Has the humble lawnmower eroded the art of gardening?

Postwar suburban living cast perfectly-manicured patches of green as the garden’s ideal form, but an unkempt lawn may be the ultimate status symbol
Out of the blue: why Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul was such a constant in her life and art
Culture

Out of the blue: why Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul was such a constant in her life and art

The artist’s home in Coyoacán, Mexico City, was a site of refuge, respite and creative ingenuity
Inside Europe’s last ateliers
Culture

Inside Europe’s last ateliers

Time stands still in Ateliers of Europe, which takes us inside some of the continent’s last and oldest artisan workshops dedicated to the decorative arts
Prints among men: William Caxton brought the printing press to England
Exhibitions

Prints among men: William Caxton brought the printing press to England

Last chance to see: an exhibition at Senate House Library traces the printer-publisher’s huge influence across country
Hamish Bowles on Mario Praz’s magnificent Roman home
Culture

Hamish Bowles on Mario Praz’s magnificent Roman home

At the house museum of urbane design critic Mario Praz, Mr Bowles ticks a long awaited item off his bucket list