Homes & Antiques

Homes & Antiques is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle.

Editor’s Letter

PIECES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (plus their favourite book)

Homes & Antiques

Letters • Send an email, message us on Facebook or tag us on Instagram – we’d love to hear from you

STAR LETTER

THE MONTH SEPTEMBER • Collecting needlework samplers, Goldsmiths’ Fair, the British Ceramics Biennial and the François Touzin corkscrew collection at Special Auction Services

IMPORTANT LITERARY AUCTION POSTPONED

STYLE.NOW. • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home

NOVELTY SILVER

BETTY JOEL FURNITURE

VINTAGE ON THE VINE • Honor Tuttiett runs her vintage business from a barn on a vineyard, hidden away in the Hampshire countryside

Natural Beauty • Pretty up your home with artwork and furniture featuring pressed flowers

Under the Bells of Bow • The gritty East End of London was the perfect place to experiment with a new type of porcelain, says Willa Latham

Cabinet of Curiosities • Our columnist considers the compulsion to collect and shares his latest obsession

LIZZIE FAREY • Continuing our series, we meet a willow weaver and sculptor inspired by the shapes and materials of the natural world

WHERE TO BUY

Louise Phillips • The first female chair of BADA in its 103-year history talks about her love of antiques, her passion for the trade and her hopes for the future of the association

The library RETURNS • From Zoom meeting backgrounds to hotel interiors and ‘instant’ home libraries, vintage and antique books are having a moment, discovers Ellie Tennant , and the market for collecting has never been better

BOOKSELLER POM HARRINGTON

Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM • In the first of our new series where curators tell us about a favourite piece in their care, Rachel Nott talks to Dr Yuriko Jackall, curatorial head and curator of French paintings at The Wallace Collection

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Five homes bursting with originality, from a dramatic island dwelling in Sweden, to a light and airy Victorian terrace in Bristol

Soul SEARCHING • Subjected to a brutal makeover in the 1960s, this Sussex farmhouse has been lovingly brought back to life and filled with art and antiques that its owners have chosen for the emotions they evoke

Genevieve’s Little Black Book of FAVOURITE PLACES

CULTURAL Exchanges • Playful murals, paintings, books and an eye for opulent textiles have turned a former ruin on the shores of Lake Garda into a pair of elegant homes

House of MEMORIES • Jewellery designer Gillian Stein’s home in Bristol has evolved over 40 years, and is filled with antiques, works of art and collections that reflect the changing phases of those decades

Gillian’s Little Black Book of FAVOURITE PLACES

A fusion of East & West • Years spent in India have had a colourful impact on Alice von Baum’s approach to life in Mallorca, where she favours traditional decoration with a fresh twist

Island escape • Carina and Jacob Litorell’s holiday home is the perfect antidote to their busy city lives, filled with antiques and vintage furniture, it offers simple living close to nature throughout the summer months

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • BEHIND THE BRAND: Craven Dunnill Jackfield tiles, collecting antique PHOTOGRAPHS, plus...