24 October 2025

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Danish design meets Italian restoration: a ten-bedroom villa curated by HAY founders with contemporary art and authentic local character. 

A List of Useful Recommendations — October 25

Oct-2025style

Velcro cable ties, award winning collagen powder, and the ultimate padded puffa jacket; this month's Patter edit is a thoughtful curation of style, design and cultural nourishment.

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Oct-2025culture

Introducing Patter Patron, a membership programme that expands the experience for our most loyal readers.

5 Chairs from ‘500 Designs That Matter’

Oct-2025culture

A new publication from Phaidon offers an in-depth visual study of the ubiquity and diversity of chairs. The book serves as a rigorous encyclopaedia of important designs and an exploration of how we live with, and through, objects.

Surface Value: Blēo Brings New Possibilities for Colour at Home

Oct-2025living

Blēo – a new paint and tile brand from Copenhagen – makes high-quality pigment in artful palettes created by your favourite architects and designers.

Label to Love — Sono

Oct-2025style

To visit the Sono studio is a heartening lesson in how a small label can quietly flourish. Lauren Cochrane talks to the couple behind it – Stephanie Oberg and Simon Homes.

A List of Useful Recommendations — August 2025

Aug-2025style

A monthly display of items to consider, selected for their lasting power, usefulness and beauty — wholeheartedly chosen by Patter.

5 Curious Facts: Durga Chew-Bose on Bonjour Tristesse

Jul-2025culture

Writer-director Durga Chew-Bose speaks to Patter about 5 curious facts from the filming of Bonjour Tristesse.

Simple Improvements — 10 Seats for Indoor/Outdoor Living

Jun-2025living

An assortment of chairs that are adaptable to how we live today, for use both inside and outside the home.