Wielding the transformative quality of silk the Malawi-born artist, Billie Zangewa, dedicates her hand-stitched artwork to inciting social change and celebrating the labours of motherhood. Leaving her textiles aesthetically unfinished, she invites onlookers to insert themselves into her art in order to fill in the gaps| The World Of Interiors
These peculiarly animated blooms, both remedial and domestic, have become surprisingly well rooted in the artistic imagination – with Lucian Freud and Daphne du Maurier among those entranced by their bounded wildness. Our floral historian tames them into prose| The World Of Interiors
Turner Prize-winning British artist Lubaina Himid presents a new exhibition at Glyndebourne Festival this summer, following the success of Tate Modern’s show of her thought-provoking works. Combining her passion for opera with sensory exploration, she hopes to inspire reflection on auditory representations of love| The World Of Interiors
The hotelier-turned-kilim dealer has made his gallery/showroom into a teeming collector’s trove, filled with textiles, art and antiques galore. ‘The thrill of the hunt has kept me going’, he tells us| The World Of Interiors
Unpicking the biography hidden in the visionary Surrealist’s work| The World Of Interiors
Joy and sorrow alike have coloured the life of artist Isabella Ducrot. Marella Caracciolo Chia casts some light (and shade) on the matter.| The World Of Interiors
Painted by their owners with suns, geometrical symbols and stylised national flags, hundreds of these canoe-like pirogues line the water’s edge in Senegal’s Mbour, testament to a vibrant culture that’s been passed down through the generations. But, thanks to depleting stocks and the climate crisis, it’s an increasingly precarious trade| The World Of Interiors
