The World of Interiors

When interior designer Domhnall Nolan (@domhnallnolan) got his pre-Raphaelite curls cut at the intensely cool Haco salon in Shoreditch (@hacohairsalon), it led to a commission from owner Teiji Utsumi for a third outlet. The brief? Precision-cut cleanness. Discover the full feature at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: @alice__inggs Photography: @olliegtomlinson

From royalty to the downright raffish, the Continental has welcomed them all over the past 160 years. But now this storied, once-spectacular hotel overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar is rumoured to be closing its doors. We checked in for old time’s sake. Discover the full feature at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words & photography: Marie-France Boyer #theworldofinteriors

Using only yarn and a basic sewing machine, Amanda Cobbett (@amandacobbett) renders fungi, bark and moss, stones and their encrustations with stunning verisimilitude. The work has garnered her an international following and, recently, a commission from the Duke of Buccleuch on his Scottish estates. Discover the full feature in the November issue or at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: @taniacompton Photography: @jacoblillis #theworldofinteriors

Distinctive island scents, an anonymous perfumer and a seven-year odyssey resulted in this fragrance boutique in Mallorca. Discover the full feature at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words & photography: @timbeddow #theworldofinteriors

A luscious pleasure garden conjured by the legendary horticulturist Iris Bannochie has long attracted visitors to the rugged east coast of Barbados. As her tropical oasis turns 70, a new plot seeks to place the island’s residents – and their growing heritage – front and centre. Discover the full feature at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: @rooted_in_reggae Photography: @kylebabb Sittings editor: @alice_khabib #theworldofinteriors

Moored on a Long Island creek, Jamie Bush’s (@jamiebushco) weekend watercraft has been fitted out, surprisingly, in California-meets-Japan mid-century style. ’There’s something about being on the water that’s freeing,’ says the designer. ‘It takes me back to feeling like I’m a kid again’. Discover the full film and feature at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Director & DoP: @kalumko Editor: Daniel Finn Producer: @samedford Creative Senior Director: @valmessersi Digital Director: @ellycparsons

Welcome to the January 2025 issue. This month, be captivated by our striking cover star in a scarlet hat inspired by a cardinal’s galero. We explore the elegance of France, from Alexandre de Betak’s Paris pied-à-terre to Marc-Antoine Patissier’s Left Bank apartment. Carey Baraka takes us to Dar es Salaam to uncover a historic building, while Marella Caracciolo Chia is enchanted by a contemporary twist at Naples’ Church of San Gennaro. Discover this month’s Editor’s Letter, written and narrated by Emily Tobin (@emily.k.tobin), at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. #theworldofinteriors #magazine

Ladies and gentlemen, please make a big noise for semi-transparent fabrics – real troupers when it comes to helping create a sense of theatre, unshowy though they may first appear. Here, doing just that with the aid of a supporting cast of cutouts, are some of the finest you could hope to behold, both patterned and plain. Feeling particularly effusive about all things diffusive, shadow puppeteer Miranda Sinclair puts them under the spotlight. Discover the full feature in the December issue and subscribe via the link in bio. Styling: @mirandaksinclair Decoration assistant: @rose_eaglesfield Sewing: @poppyfrean__ Set build: @london_art_makers Photography: @horwoodphoto

Maison Autrique (@maison_autrique), the first building designed by Belgian architect Victor Horta, has undergone an exemplary restoration leading to a better understanding of the birth of Art Nouveau. Discover the full story at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: Tom Reynolds Photography: @alixelay #theworldofinteriors

Antique dealer Gilles de Moyencourt’s (@haute_antiques) Cape Town home is a trove of treasures and functional artistry – with storytelling at its heart. Discover the full story at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: @emmabecque Photography: @inge_prins #theworldofinteriors

Charles III loved theatre so much he had a set of apartments attached to the San Carlo in Naples, accessible via the royal box. Now they’re having an encore, finds Sophia Seymour. Discover the full story in the December issue or at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. Words: @sophia_seymour_says_ Photography: @matthieusalvaing #theworldofinteriors

To mark the launch of The World of Interiors bookshop, we’ve flipped through our covers archive to uncover bookshelves in all their glory — whether as trompe l'oeil illusions or the charm of a well-loved home library. A rather novel way to celebrate a boundless love of literature. Discover the bookshop at worldofinteriors.com, via the link in bio. October 2017: The Mauny wallpaper in Georgie Hopton's library echoes the floral themes that are inherent to her own crop of designs. Photography: Fritz von der Schulenburg May 1997: Pierre Le-Tan's library set for the film of Sacha Guitry's 1937 play Quadrille acts up a stylish scene with trompe l'œil mastery - fake books, painted furniture and makeshift parquet. Photography: @ivanterestchenko.official August 2012: The galeria of an 18th-century hacienda in Andalusia. Photography: @ricardolabougle September 2015: The vast library at West Horsley House. Photography: @antonycrolla October 2016: The Howard's Wiltshire manor. Photography: Christopher Simon Sykes #theworldofinteriors #books