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.

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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Finders Keepers with Christopher Butterworth

London-based antique dealer Christopher Butterworth, proprietor of one of Pimlico Road's most cherished antique emporiums, shares with Sara Pierdona the stories behind two extraordinary objects: his greatest find and the piece he’ll keep forever.

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Inspired by: Josephine Powell

Susan Scollay explores the extraordinary life and legacy of her close friend, Josephine Powell (1919-2007), the renowned photographer, collector and intrepid traveller - who spent her life documenting art, textiles, architecture and ethnographic subjects along the famed Silk Road routes.

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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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Finders Keepers with Mariah Nielson

Mariah Nielson, curator, design historian, and daughter of the pioneering American artist, JB Blunk, shares her ‘finders keepers’: the artists and designers she discovered for her gallery, Blunk Space, and the handmade heirloom bracelet she inherited from her mother.

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Finders Keepers with Casa Gusto

Cristin Briger, co-founder of Palm Beach-based design and antiques business, Casa Gusto, shares two extraordinary finds: a piece of history from Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt and a painting that prompted travels around the world.

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Finders Keepers with Will Green

Finders Keepers with Will Green

British antiquarian Will Green, a specialist at his family's Northamptonshire antique business, Ron Green Antiques, shares with Cabana the stories of two extraordinary objects: his greatest find and the piece he’ll keep forever.

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Inspired by: Gretchen Anderson

A London legend whose intuitive eye delighted interior designers and customers alike: Karen Howes remembers the talent, and the home, of the late antique dealer, Gretchen Anderson, founder of The Lacquer Chest on Kensington Church Street.

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Finders Keepers with Delftware Specialist Kevin Morris

Isle of Wight-based antique and Delftware specialist Kevin Morris has been collecting and dealing in antiques since he was 15 years old. He shares with Ros Byam Shaw his greatest find and the piece he'll keep forever.

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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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Finders Keepers with Antique Textile Expert Katharine Pole

Antique textile dealer Katharine Pole, one of the most knowledgeable and respected experts in this area of the trade, shares with Ros Byam Shaw her greatest find and the piece she'll keep forever.

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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 King of Chelsea: The enduring influence of Christopher Gibbs

Sarah Hyde explores the life and legacy of Christopher Gibbs, the legendary antique dealer whose exceptional homes and unrivalled eye for beauty influenced a whole generation, affecting some of the world's greatest institutions and revitalizing the antiques trade.

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Finders Keepers with Ethnographic and Antiquities Dealer, Tom Hurst

Finders Keepers: Tom Hurst, a young collector and self-proclaimed ‘dealer in ethnographic art, antiquities and interesting country house objects’, shares with Ros Byam Shaw the stories of two extraordinary finds.

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Inspired by: Marianne North

The intrepid botanical artist Marianne North traversed the globe alone for 15 years in the late 19th century. Her eponymous gallery at Kew Gardens in London is rife with inspiration for lovers and nature and art. Hannah Kroes, a London-based art historian, explores North’s fascinating career and the quiet beauty of botanical illustrations.

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