On a mountainside in Piedmont, Paolo Pejrone has created his own slice of paradise, one that eschews all pesticides. Here, surrounded by animals, the esteemed gardener lives in splendid isolation| The World Of Interiors
The art world has been flocking to the eastern Alps, as ritzy new galleries are springing up in its monasteries and castles. Off-piste, in a quieter corner of the Engadin valley, dealer Aroldo ‘Dino’ Zevi has joined the circus in a modest way| The World Of Interiors
Like many Provençals, Magali Mille-Montagard’s family started making santons strictly for nativity scenes. But over the decades their roster expanded to include charming characters generally not thought to have been at the original event| The World Of Interiors
Deserted for over 40 years, this Welsh cottage was a restoration dream for surveyor Dorian Bowen. Having fantasised, since childhood, of transforming cottages into castles, he set to replacing the rotten woodwork with forest timbers, scouting for 17th-century furnishings and hand-crafting stick-backed chairs to save the space from desolation. The result, is a homey holiday accommodation that can be appreciated by all through Airbnb| The World Of Interiors
Coral-coiffed designer Dame Zandra Rhodes recently returned from California to occupy and refurbish her penthouse flat perched on top of south London’s Fashion and Textile Museum| The World Of Interiors
A recent sojourn to Paris has put a spring in the WoI style director’s well-heeled step. On frequent trips to the French capital, he has, over the years, uncovered the hotels with the very best interior design. He shares a few of his favourites here| The World Of Interiors