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Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month
Age and Beauty • The first step in shopping sustainably is surely choosing vintage. RÉMY MISHON has tracked down elegant furniture and eye-catching accessories that place winning bids for attention
OLD MADE NEW • GWEN BROWN demonstrates the power of reinvention with a selection of pieces that are made using upcycled materials from unexpected sources
Second chance • Staying true to the waste not, want not mantra, RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME showcases an impressive array of versatile plain and patterned fabrics made with recycled fibres
Red & gold
Designing and building sustainably • Experts share some of the ways in which they take a more considered, forward-thinking and eco-conscious approach
Address book : ECO-CONSCIOUS COMPANIES • Brands that take sustainability into account and use low-waste, recycled or renewable materials
INSIDER • What’s new, what’s happening and what you need to know
Screen time
Paint effects
Bamboo for a circular Ikeonomy
Futureproofed lighting
Shards of class
The List • Highlighting directory members in the UK. To become a member of The List, email thelist@condenast.co.uk
Garden Getaways : West Country • Suggesting a three-day stay in a Bath hotel with a four-acre garden, CLARE FOSTER recommends autumn trips to a terraced garden attached to a nursery and three country houses in Wiltshire
Words of wisdom • The 2025 House & Garden Champions of Change featured in this issue reveal some of the inspiring publications that have shaped both their professional approach and their personal philosophy
Art without boundaries
Sustainable Stories • THIS MONTH: Inspiring people tackling the climate crisis in innovative ways; creative newbuilds and redesigns; and resilient and resourceful gardens
GOLDFINGER • Co-founder Marie Carlisle explains how the dynamic social enterprise and B Corp design studio has been tackling waste and inequality in London for a decade, one piece of contemporary furniture at a time
CONSCIOUS LANDSCAPE • William Oldfield and Elliot Aguirre believe in harnessing the power of plants and ecosystems to regenerate the soil. They work with landowners to promote a sense of stewardship and manage land in nature-led, ecological ways
DELYTH UPHOLSTERY • When Delyth Fetherston-Dilke trained as an upholsterer over a decade ago, she was shocked to discover the risks associated with fire-retardant chemicals. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to encourage everyone to adopt a more sustainable, healthier approach
CSK ARCHITECTS • For their design on the site of a ruined house, Dido Milne and Matthew Barnett Howland are using elements of the original structure, and anticipating the building returning to the earth one day – the very definition of life-cycle carbon accountability
ANYA GALLACCIO • From installations of decaying organic matter to a living artwork of spiral-planted trees, this Scottish artist’s broad practice has much to say about our connection to nature and the environment
IN WITH THE OLD • Interior designer Nicola Harding has long been a...