Eppie Thompson

Jul 13, 2023 | worldofinteriors.com | Francesca Perry |Eppie Thompson |Hussein Omar |Holly Black

To facilitate the building’s modern use, a 1950s kitchen extension was demolished and replaced with a new brick and timber one, which is minimal yet warm with touches of Mid-century Modern; think exposed pine rafters, oak cabinetry and Ketley Brick floor tiles. A separate studio in the garden also serves the resident artists. Wang has expertly crafted the balance between home, art space and historic house, but it wasn’t easy: ‘There are so many contradictions,’ she says.

Jul 13, 2023 | worldofinteriors.com | Gianluca Longo |Oliver Maclennan |Hussein Omar |Eppie Thompson

Naturally, the hotel is in a historic location, with strong symbolic value: it faces the circular first-century BC Mausoleum of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, and the Ara Pacis, the altar that celebrates the Pax Romana – the period of peace imposed by the authorities – preserved within the museum of the same name designed by Richard Meier.

Jul 9, 2023 | worldofinteriors.com | Amy Sherlock |Eppie Thompson |Oliver Maclennan |Hussein Omar

A busy rail hub in northwest England feels like an unlikely portal to the golden age of train travel. Pendolinos, when not grounded by rail strikes, lurch and sway at nauseating speed, the countryside passing in a blur. Heady with the fragrance of blocked toilets, they offer weary travellers the meagre comforts of palate-scalding tea and sad, overpriced sandwiches.