Recent years have seen a real interest in alternative finishes for doors, and metallic is right at the top of the list.

Artist Charlotte O’Reilly, Founder of luxury interiors brand Charlotte Jade, believes in bringing the beauty of the outside in, by creating hand-drawn interior patterns inspired by nature – blurring the lines between interior spaces and the outside world. It was 2015 when she decided to take the plunge and launch her own brand.

For the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto, (UPTEC), FAHR was challenged to develop a structure for the garden in front of the central building that symbolised this mark in time and made it last in the future as a symbol of the park.

The first of its kind, Avobar is situated in Covent Garden and is London’s first dedicated avocado bar. Expertly designed by the team at DesignLSM, the brief involved creating a space that is both eclectic and ‘Insta-worthy’.

For centuries, the Carrara region of Italy has been the hub of the most prestigious and luxurious white marbles used as surfaces all around the world. Here, Gerald Culliford gives an explanation of the different types available.

The largely underground Skyspace Lech created by Light Artist James Turrell blends discreetly into the high-alpine landscape of the Arlberg mountains in western Austria.

Back in November, the doors opened to a new and refreshingly forward-thinking hotel on the east coast of Mauritius.

A luxury retirement show apartment at Edinburgh Marina’s Old Gunpowder Store features whitewashed wood flooring.

Coffee shops around the world have been criticised for all looking the same. Dark hues, exposed bricks, upcycled wood, Edison lightbulbs, cacti and copper accents. What was once seen as a contemporary homage to the rise of Starbucks and Silicon Valley, is now considered a mere symbol of conformity to millennial capitalism.