The local hospital in the French town of Baugé, built in 1675, was a hard-wrought refuge for the ailing poor. But cast aside any grim visions of desperate hovels and wizened mountebanks: despite all the suffering it saw, the building was strikingly opulent, with a baroque apothecary hidden away at its heart. Still perfectly preserved with all its original pillboxes, jars and intricate herb cases, the chamber is a moment in medical history, bottled| The World Of Interiors
Villa Vizcaya owed far more to Venice than to its actual location, the Magic City, when built early last century. This subtropical Serenissima never fails to stupefy all who flock there| The World Of Interiors
The World of Interiors sends its in-house innocents abroad to the crown jewel of any linen-trousered aristocrat’s Italian odyssey. Join them on their quest to distil the city’s architectural buffet down to the crema della crema| The World Of Interiors
Denmark’s the spot for this design extravaganza, which packs a lot of Scandi brands into its little span. Here are the highlights.| The World Of Interiors
Beyond the monumental façades of Italian Rationalist and Neoclassical buildings of the 1930s, one can find many exquisite and refined examples of lighting design. For his column Rediscovering Modernism, Adam Stěch documents some of the luminaries responsible| The World Of Interiors
With only a month until it opens, designers are busy finishing off this year’s WOW!house installations. Meanwhile, harpsichordist and arts executive Leslie Kwan has been listening in, in a bid to turn these visual displays into immersive soundscapes| 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
At Petworth House in West Sussex, garden and ancestral home are not strictly demarcated. Instead, the dividing lines blur beautifully| The World Of Interiors
