Published bi-monthly, Homes & Interiors Scotland is loyal to showcasing beautifully designed homes and innovative architecture. It’s a collectors’ magazine covering the latest trends and aspirational kit to covet, from wallpaper, paint and fabric to furniture, food and gardens. Its 300-plus pages are filled with sharp, informative writing to complement the striking and professional imagery. Work by flourishing and established artists and makers reflects the country's creative landscape, while the annual free supplements accompany what is an invaluable design and cultural source book.
EDITOR’S WELCOME
OPENING SHOT
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Jason Stewart
SAM COOPER AND RICHARD PLATT • Traditional chair-making is thriving at the Marchmont Workshop in the Borders, where everything from harvesting rushes for the seats to milling locally felled timber for the frames is done with care and by hand
A SLICE OF LIFE
MONITOR • TRENDS | ESSENTIALS | NEWS | IDEAS
INTERIORS news • MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR HOME
COLOUR CATCHER
BURLEIGH POTTERY • REVIVING A CLASSIC
THE COLLECTION
DISCOVERY • OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
TRENDWATCH
HEIRLOOM • KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY
OUTDOOR IN • Pair textures with grassy hues for cool courtyard chic
PURPLE HAZE • Soothing lavender, inspired by a dramatic Irish sky
HOW BIZARRE • DESIGN INNOVATION
Living ROOMS
GREEN AND PLEASANT
BRIEF
THE DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
CASE FILES • Looking to create a multifunctional space that works hard? Divide and conquer
TURN UP THE HEAT • Get ready for the colder months with a modern take on the hearth
BEAT THE BLAND • Invite soft tones and natural textures to jazz up neutrals for cool impact
MOOD SWINGS • Create atmosphere and style with the best in contemporary lighting design
FLAT-OUT FABULOUS • Show your floors some love with a rug
High-impact rugs • Award-winning British interior designer Matthew Williamson gives us the lowdown
SHELF LIFE • Be inventive with unusual groupings in different colours and sizes
COSY CORNER • Give your living space a hero piece that can handle a lot of lounging
MEET THE MAKER
READING List • Shining a light on the largely unsung contribution of women in design, this issue’s books offer inspirational, illuminating reads
BATHROOM news • BRILLIANT IDEAS FOR BATHING
KITCHEN news • SPICE UP THE HEART OF THE HOME
VERONIQUE LAPEYRE • Veronique A.A. Lapeyre is the head of communications and digital at Craft Scotland and the chair of the Scottish Contemporary Art Network. She is also an advocate for anti-racism action within the cultural sector
CORE STRENGTH • This ingenious eco-house revolves around a black ‘box within a box’ that contains all the services, leaving the rest of the space for light-filled living
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS • This award-winning Dundee eco-house makes a bold environmental statement that we should all be listening to
FULL METAL JACKET • A radical rethink of how a house should function and what it should look like has produced an award-winning home on the Kyles of Bute
DESIGN IDEAS • DECOR THAT’S OUT THERE
KIDS news • FRESH IN FOR THE WEE ONES
MAKING her MARK • Eve Campbell’s wallhangings capture the colours, shapes and patterns of nature on Scotland’s west coast
ART news • SHOWS TO SEE, ARTISTS TO KNOW
JOSIE KO • The Glasgow-based multidisciplinary artist has just graduated from Glasgow School of Art. Her work, which brings together a kitsch DIY aesthetic full of colour and humour with gothic undertones, playfully...