14 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. 

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.

A Useful Recommendation With Ambra Medda

Jun-2025living

Ambra Medda has led a storied career in the world of design – cementing, over its duration, a love of beautiful and practical everyday objects. Among them is her favourite one-cup coffee maker by Alessi, with its curved shape, highly functional mechanism, and pleasing pour.

Things to Go See — Exhibitions for Summer

Jun-2025culture

Abstract painting, sculptural miniatures, woven works and garden design. 8 shows to stop by in the warm months ahead.