WORLD OF CABANA

MASTERS & MUSES

Meet the artists, designers, creatives and tastemakers who truly inspire Cabana. Read interviews with the design world's most exciting talents, and thoughtful essays on the lives and legacies of those we most admire.

The Interview: Bunny Williams

From her spectacular home and gardens in Connecticut, Bunny Williams shares tales from an illustrious career in design, while revealing her guiltiest pleasures, greatest challenges, and why Dolly Parton is her dream dinner guest.

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One Day With: Olivia Von Halle

Since establishing her eponymous brand in 2008, Olivia Von Halle has redefined the art of luxurious sleepwear, elevating the humble pyjama set to a much-coveted wardrobe must-have. She talks Sophie Goodwin through the routines and rituals of her day - from taming unruly chickens in the country to saunas and cold plunges in London.

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The Interview: Will Fisher

British antique dealer, Will Fisher, established Jamb more than 20 years ago, cementing over the decades a stellar reputation for dealing in fine antiques and producing fine reproduction antiques. He sits down with Cabana to talk career-defining moments, teenage regrets and guilty pleasures.

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The Interview: Francis Sultana

Maltese-born interior designer Francis Sultana sits down with Cabana to share his dream (and nightmare) interiors, favorite fabrics, career highlights, guilty pleasures, greatest challenges and much more.

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The Interview: Michael S. Smith

Renowned interior designer Michael Smith – famously Barack Obama’s ‘decorator in chief’ – sits down with Cabana to share highlights from an illustrious life in design. Read on to discover Michael’s dream (and nightmare) interiors, favorite dinner guests, guiltiest pleasures and greatest challenges.

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One Day with Angus Buchanan

How do creatives and tastemakers spend their time? In our series, One Day with, we glimpse into the lives and rituals of others. Angus Buchanan is Creative Director and co-founder of Buchanan Studio. From bubble bath parties to setting boundaries, Angus tells Eleanor Cording-Booth about the routines that anchor his unpredictable days.

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One Day with: Martin Brudnizki

Our new series, One Day with, is an insider's look at the daily lives of leading tastemakers. In this instalment, Martin Brudnizki, founder of MBDS and furniture company And Objects, shares his morning routine, a secret tonic for enviable cocktails, and his favorite tented room.

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One Day with: Yinka Ilori, MBE

London based British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist and designer, Yinka Ilori, talks to Sophie Goodwin about his bold and busy day-to-day life. Via strong visual identity he uses his heritage to convey new narratives through contemporary design. His work highlights the stories of immigrant families in the UK and their impact on British culture.

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One Day with: Ruth Rogers

Our new series, One Day with, is an insider's look at the daily lives of leading tastemakers. Launching the series, Sophie Goodwin speaks to her friend, Ruth Rogers CBE, owner of London landmark, The River Cafe. From her morning routine and the first thing she sees every day, to her most entertaining guests, her newest venture and her enviable superpower, Ruth shares the rules and rituals she lives by.

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The Interview: Peter d'Ascoli

NYC-born Delhi-based designer, Peter D'Ascoli, the creative brain behind Cabana favorite, D'Ascoli, shares candid insights from his studio, revealing his favorite (and least favorite) interiors, guiltiest pleasures, greatest challenges and dream dinner guests.

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The Interview: Marian McEvoy

A true tastemaker and doyenne of design to all who know her well, multi-hyphenate creative Marian McEvoy has more than a few stories to tell. She sat down with Camilla Frances to reveal her guiltiest pleasures, greatest challenges, dream dinner guests, and the most defining moments of her two inspiring careers.

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The Interview: Fabrizio Casiraghi

With his elegant aesthetic, bold use of color and focus on craftsmanship, Italian architect Fabrizio Casiraghi is making waves in the design world. He sits down with Cabana to share his favorite (and least favorite) interiors, his guiltiest pleasures, go-to recipes and greatest challenges, along with the best advice he’s ever been given and why Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is his dream dinner companion.

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The Interview: François Halard

As a child, François Halard rarely spoke and sought refuge in a quiet world full of beautiful textiles and objects. His deep appreciation for beauty led him to become one of the world’s most respected photographers, documenting his own collections and the lives of icons, including Yves Saint Laurent and Cy Twombly. François spoke to Camilla Frances about life through his extraordinary lens.

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The Interview: Derry Moore

In the more than 50 years that Derry Moore has been taking photographs, he has captured icons of art, design, stage and screen – from Salvador Dali and L.S. Lowry to Alan Bennett, Henry Moore and Helena Bonham Carter. The distinguished British photographer shares stories and portraits from the frontline of culture, and reveals the best advice he’s ever been given – from Oskar Kokoschka and Bill Brandt.

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The Interview: Charles Zana

French architect, Charles Zana, is renowned for his refined interiors, elegant contemporary furniture, and influential aesthetic, which is inextricably linked with his beloved Paris. Charles sits down with Cabana to talk design, collecting and travel, while sharing his favorite (and least favorite) interiors, guilty pleasures, greatest challenges and dream dinner guests.

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The Interview: Stephen Sills

Acclaimed decorator Stephen Sills sits down with Cabana to share highlights from an illustrious life in design. Read on to discover Stephen's dream (and nightmare) interiors, favorite dinner guests, guiltiest pleasures and greatest challenges.  

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