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From the editor

Current mood • What Team Livingetc is bookmarking, buying and being inspired by this month

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News

The fairest of them all • Or, at least, the pieces that most caught our editor Pip Rich’s eye at January’s Maison&Objet in Paris, where curves abounded and lighting was the standout category

Pass the popcorn – the circus is in town (and inspiring our interiors)

The hit list • This month’s Livingetc-coded guide to covetable designs, exciting collabs and cool happenings

Shapely storage • Svelte and with a touch of geometric flair, these sculptural cabinets are fine indeed

A table with a twist • Bontempi’s Talos centres around an embrace-like middle that can make your living room feel like a hug

Made by hand • In a world transformed by AI, the touch of the maker has ever more value – and from the runway to the home, these are the pieces to note

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Material world • Humberto da Mata’s fabric, ceramic and paper (yes, that’s right) designs have captured many an imagination

Pulp fiction • Designing with papier-mâché and paper pulp is for real – and these pieces are simply sensational

‘Antiques give more bang for your buck’ • Sophie Ashby tells our editor Pip Rich how she puts her richly layered rooms together – and the surprising place she finds colour inspiration

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Decorating

Fabric of life • As we head into spring, embrace opulent textures and jubilant prints

Pause & REFLECT • Space-enhancing and light-bouncing – reflective surfaces are super clever and lead to truly luxe schemes

Rent in style • Don’t put living beautifully on hold just because you’re renting – designer Charu Gandhi says bold design choices should still be on the cards

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Hall pass • Often overlooked – and sometimes a dumping ground – hallways deserve better than being ‘just a through space’

DESIGN BUYS

Colour crush • Oh-so-cool powder blue is trending and our colour expert Amy Moorea Wong knows exactly why

The perfect pairing • Find your dream colour combo with these ideas – plus the pieces that’ll bring the hues in

Homes

High notes • Two former bandmates reunited to transform a new-build Italian apartment into a personality-filled home that sings

INSPIRED BUYS • Davide and Alice’s home is modern and joyful – follow their lead with this edit

SOFT AND STRONG • This reimagined art-deco apartment in Paris has a refined mood underpinned by a sense of quiet strength

JOIE DE VIVRE • Designed with a playful elegance through clever hits of colour and pattern, this Parisian abode is one very chic and happy place

INSPIRED BUYS • Artistic wall lights feature big in Anne and Sébastien’s apartment – get in on the game with these buys

Man about brown • Designer Brian Woulfe used a palette of mushroom, caramel and walnut to enrich this sophisticated, yet soothing, Notting Hill home

Flying COLOURS • In this film colourist’s Greenwich Village apartment, design classics are successfully mixed with bold pieces from the modern art scene

INSPIRED BUYS • Replicate Keren’s modern-classic schemes with these picks

OFF THE CLOCK • Actually, in the clock – as this apartment is set inside the clock tower of the former Whiteleys department store

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