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After the pandemic caused a market freeze in Manhattan, the vaccine rollout is helping to inject new energy
Gadgets to help you wake up refreshed and ready for the day
The city’s great work-life balance and growing role in financial services also attract foreign buyers
A booming economy, great schools and the location make living here highly covetable
Meet the men and women who are taking a stand by planting fast-growing mini forests on urban wasteland
‘Yes, I want to soak in the bath with 40 candles lit, but I also need industrial-strength lighting’
Robin Lane Fox on the flower that has delighted us for 4,000 years
When you are hard at work, a beautiful desk will make the job seem easier
Architects and city planners around the world face the difficult choice of defend, adapt or abandon
Furnishings to make at-home learning more productive and fun
It became the most widely published text in English and is selling well in these pandemic times
Million-dollar dwellings, from a cosy London flat to a spacious São Paulo apartment
The designer’s purist, tactile process applies to everything, from ceramics to her new Birkenstock sandal line
Inspirational journeys, jewels and genuine changemakers
A biannual magazine with a vibrant worldview is now making its name in homeware
Wonderful ways to bring the outdoors in (and on)
The 8Greens entrepreneurs talk courtship, beating cancer and building a health empire from their London home
From a country house in Deià to a Grade II-listed property in Kent
The arts issue looks at the culturescape now
Add a splash of colour to landlocked rooms
Skill, resolve and a touch of eccentricity have sustained Daniel Hinkley’s horticultural journey
Sumptuous interiors have taken centre stage on screen – and sparked a maximalist revival. Meet the set designers stealing the show
From flood-risk design solutions to the future of Venice, FT writers look at the lure of homes on beaches, rivers and canals
‘It is worth making the most of daily rituals. It’s also worth making sure our equipment is up to scratch’
Already established in the US, a garden designed to absorb excess rain water can help prevent flash floods
The area’s green spaces just 20 minutes from the West End helped boost house prices amid the pandemic
With the tourists gone, residents are being lured back to the city by falling rental prices
With salt once a scarce and valuable commodity, it needed something grand to sit in
Combining grandeur with eerie melancholy, the homes of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy still haunt novelists and poets alike
The most loyal of companions, the pelargonium is an enduring symbol of strength – and source of solace
Charlotte Perriand, Eileen Gray and Lina Bo Bardi are among the names re-entering the spotlight – and becoming the focus of major sales
Ceramicist Laurence Leenaert loves her new home in Marrakech, Marni loafers and lemons
The Riviera Maya is popular with visitors from North America, but the rapid development of new condos is helping property buyers negotiate discounts
Bring the gallery home this spring
Brighten up your life with a touch of artistic licence
Atmospherically evoked by Hilary Mantel in ‘Wolf Hall’, the domestic world of Henry VIII’s arch-fixer offers an escape from lockdown tedium
In the brave new world of picture presentation it’s what’s outside that counts
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