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From the editor

Current mood • What Team Livingetc is bookmarking, buying and being inspired by this month

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Autumn calls for cosy chalet style with a modern eclectic twist

The hit list • This month’s Livingetc-coded guide to covetable designs, exciting collabs and cool happenings

AI: the good, the bad and the caveats • Embrace it or fear it – the AI revolution is happening and it will change how we decorate our homes. Let’s draw back the curtain…

Art deco revisited • This time round, the alluring and enduring aesthetic tones down the shine and turns up the smooth curves, smart geometrics and polished wood

Take a seat • Cruising into autumn, no living room is complete without an armchair to curl up in – and these brands have some of the best seats in the house

Rounding off two decades • The Tufty-Time sofa is as relevant today as when B&B Italia launched it in 2005. With the latest version featuring a new curved edge, Pip Rich looks at its enduring appeal

buy one thing

Checks and balances • Plaid, chequerboard, tartan, argyle… these classic patterns’ modern makeovers have found their way into interiors

Cream of the crop • Artist and designer Tessa Silva pushes the boundaries of materials, sculpting fabulous formations with milk

Patchwork cushions • All the most fashionable sofas are wearing one or two of these beauties, which tap into our love of modern craft

‘Every home needs an uncomfortable chair…’ • So says designer Anahita Rigby, who embraces comfort but tells our editor Pip Rich about the mood-altering power of adding something a little ‘off’

Decorating

Absolutely fabulous • With a hint of gleeful irreverence and a whole lot of Italian glamour and 70s luxe, this chic maximalist look is fantastic darling

Switched on • Bright ideas for using lighting to illuminate interiors – your glow up is here

DESIGN BUYS

Colour crush • Our colour expert Amy Moorea Wong talks chocolate brown – the delicious hue you’ll want to devour

Dear desıgner… • This month, Suzy Hoodless steps in as your interiors agony aunt to answer the questions you ask us most

Homes

DOUBLE vision • Designer Róisín Lafferty rose to the challenge of turning a pair of semi-detached houses into one unique family home

INSPIRED BUYS • Take cues from Róisín Lafferty’s penchant for sculptural forms with these pieces

Scandi noir • Drama abounds in this Stockholm apartment – where moody neutrals mingle with scene-stealing pieces and alluring materials

WORK OF ART • The creative vision of this home’s architect, Bruno Giacometti, was upheld during a recent and equally innovative renovation

INSPIRED BUYS • In this month’s Lake Zurich home, Atelier Zürich used botanical motifs and modern colour for standout style

COOL, CALM & COLLECTED • This historic home in Melbourne is now a relaxed family abode thanks to a refined interior that respects the heritage details

Work-life BALANCE • As both a home and an office, this former music school in Holland functions as a space that shows in design anything is possible

INSPIRED BUYS • Leonie and Jeroen’s home is a feast for the senses – the key is layering touchable finishes

FRENCH POLISH • In a chic Paris suburb, an art deco villa embraced some American style – and art – with glorious results

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