Low oak platform bed in undyed washed-linen bedding, a bonsai on the table beside it

—Do · £100–£500

Designing a Japandi bedroom: the principles, the mistakes, and what to buy first

Japandi is a coinage — but the principles underneath it are real. The mistakes to avoid, the five that matter, and the order to spend in for a UK bedroom.

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Real tableware on a real table

Decide · £8–£150+

Handmade ceramics: makers worth knowing at every price

'Handmade' is on every plate. We name what actually changes from £8 to £80, and the ceramic and stoneware makers worth knowing at each price.
An elegant modernist arch reaches over Black Star Square in Ghana with the sea behind it.

Understand

What modernism took from Africa, and what Africa did with modernism: the long history behind 'Afrohemian'

From the Trocadéro to Ghana's independence to a 2026 Pinterest trend. The story of African form in modern design, and the names left off it.
A raking-light photograph of the book spines on a shelf

Decide · £11–£50

The best design books of the last decade: which to read, which to display

The design books of the last decade worth reading, not just displaying — architecture, interiors and material culture, reviewed honestly.
Field notesEssays and object studies
Understand What modernism took from Africa, and what Africa did with modernism: the long history behind 'Afrohemian' → Understand Wabi-sabi was never a look → See Object study: the Arco lamp, fifty years on → Understand What mid-century modernism was actually for →
Worth buyingHonest guides, real prices
Real tableware on a real table

Handmade ceramics: makers worth knowing at every price

£8–£150+
A raking-light photograph of the book spines on a shelf

The best design books of the last decade: which to read, which to display

£11–£50
A textured natural cream rug sits underneath warm wooden bed.

What a Japandi rug is actually for (and why to buy wool, not jute)

£29–£565
An open plan dining room furnished with six Eames DSW chairs around a wooden dining table.

Eames DSW: Vitra original, licensed replica, or inspired alternative

£119–£4,425