Victoria Maw

United Kingdom

Interiors Journalist at The Times

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Interior Design Masters winner reveals new John Lewis collection

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jessica Doyle |Victoria Maw |Stephen Doig |Ria Higgins

John Cooper has applied his 'graphic bohemia' style to a range for the British retailer. Here are the hits (and misses)For John Cooper, the winner of this year's series of the BBC1 show Interior Design Masters, creating a homeware collection to be sold in John Lewis was very much not his normal day job. It was also a first for John Lewis: its design team had not previously worked with a designer who was simultaneously juggling a full-time job as a secondary-school teacher.
The best joyful spring homeware to buy now, from £7

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Maw

Wander through an English garden in May and you might be lucky enough to spot the first roses emerging, catch the sweet aroma of lilac on the breeze or watch a bee visiting the pulmonaria.
The best joyful spring homeware to buy now, from £7

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Victoria Maw |Stephen Doig |Ria Higgins |Aditi Sharma

Wander through an English garden in May and you might be lucky enough to spot the first roses emerging, catch the sweet aroma of lilac on the breeze or watch a bee visiting the pulmonaria.
Cool knitting patterns do exist

Feb 26, 2025 | ft.com | Victoria Maw

While scrolling the internet for the perfect knit kerchief — and wincing at the £165 price tag on a small triangle of red cashmere — I...
The best cooking kit to up your Sunday roast dinner game

Feb 15, 2025 | thetimes.com | Victoria Maw
The best alarm and wall clocks to buy in 2025

Jan 20, 2025 | thetimes.com | Victoria Maw
Try 'nature journaling' instead of taking pictures on walks

Oct 29, 2024 | ca.style.yahoo.com | Victoria Maw

Try 'nature journaling' instead of taking picturesVictoria MawOn a fresh autumn morning at the Nagshead nature reserve in the Forest of Dean, I find myself sitting next to a pond with my eyes closed. Whilst birds chatter to each other, I sit in silence and breathe in the scent of damp earth and water mint. Large drops of water fall from the tree canopy above and as my senses fine tune to my surroundings, the dripping becomes louder and almost hypnotic.
A new hurrah for acanthus leaf decor

Oct 21, 2024 | ft.com | Victoria Maw

When fourth-generation antiques dealer Will Green was looking for inspiration for his debut collection of furniture, he naturally looked...
Great timing: the best clocks to buy now

Oct 21, 2024 | thetimes.com | Victoria Maw

There was a time when you might have found a clock in most rooms of a house; a tall grandfather clock keeping watch over an entrance hall, a simple bedside alarm clock ticking reassuringly through the night or a kitchen wall clock, deliberately set five minutes fast in an attempt to avoid tardiness. Travel even further back in history and the daily or weekly winding of a clock (a particularly unique and pleasing sound) would have been part of the rhythm of many homes.
The 14 best home fragrances to buy now

Jul 29, 2024 | thetimes.com | Victoria Maw

When Kate Moss launched her wellbeing brand, Cosmoss, at Liberty, alongside face creams and fragrances there was a surprising product: her Sacred Mist incense sticks, raising the profile of an item once associated with yoga classes and student flatshares. Incense is back in the world of home fragrance with some exciting options to choose from.