Postcard from Serifos

Barcelona’s Modernist architecture is a hallmark of the artistic and vibrant Spanish city. Amid its very popular and much-visited century old buildings, there are plenty of lesser known but equally outstanding residences that make for a unique route for the aesthetically minded. Rebeca Vaisman takes a tour through Barcelona's architectural past.

Writer and photographer Chris Wallace takes a road trip through Palm Springs, California, capturing the places, people and things (many things) that bring him closer to his late father. Unpacking memories and objects, Chris examines how the traces of our material life define us, outlive us and, ultimately, preserve us.

This Grade I listed house has been in the same family for centuries, but when it was taken over by its current inhabitants they decided to change its part-public, part-private design for a house that will be used in its entirety by the owners and their young children. Cue an ambitious but sensitive renovation by British designers Salvesen Graham.

As artisanal fashion brand Mi Golondrina pops up at The Cabana Store in Milan, founder Cristina Lynch shares a guide to her hometown, Dallas. Discover the vintage ‘institution’ she frequents for inspiration, a hidden treasure that serves up the best soufflés and her tried and tested itinerary for a perfect summer weekend in the city.

In New York's Sleepy Hollow, interior designer Joyce Sitterly added buttery walls, caramel tones, tactile textiles, and a neo-classical spin to give layers of warmth to an impersonal new-build, turning it into an elegant home that feels both collected and characterful.

A month out from the Fourth of July, designer, tastemaker and consummate host Aerin Lauder talks Cabana through the art of hosting - from the personal touches she relies on, to her go-to recipes and a few failsafe tips for the nervous or reluctant host. 

Laid-back Provincetown is one of New England's most charming and bohemian seaside spots. Alfredo Paredes, former Creative Director at Ralph Lauren, shares his favourite haunts - from eclectic galleries and restaurants, to a trusted spot for sourcing antiques.

Travel writer Kate Lough shares a glimpse of her long-standing love affair with the Greek island of Serifos—an untamed beauty in the Cyclades where, in particular corners, island life still follows simple rhythms that are interrupted only to swim, read, eat and sleep.

Dar Khalifa - or The Caliph’s House - looks out of place in Casablanca now. Wedged between modern high rises, on the western fringes of the city, it sits like a verdant oasis in a desert of functional modernity. But it wasn’t always like that. Writer and photographer Sam Parkes explores an extraordinary house.

Istanbul has myriad identities. The city famously facing east into Asia, and west into Europe, the city of 100 names and 1000 faces, which was once the world capital of espionage and the inspiration for countless films, paintings and novels. Writer and photographer Chris Wallace rediscovers one of his favorite cities.

When architect Gordon Guillaumier first bought the piano nobile of a faded townhouse in "novelesque" Senglea, his family were skeptical. The neighborhood, once grand, had become rough around the edges—but its view onto Malta’s Grand Harbour was something out of a painting. Over time, and with quiet devotion, Gordon pieced the home back together, stone by golden stone. Jamie Sharp visits a home where Milanese style meets Maltese soul.

As an eminent art dealer and host of the BBC series Fake or Fortune, Philip Mould knows a thing or two about the power and mystery of works of art. He talks Camilla Frances through two exceptional pieces — an incredibly rare find that was the “making of him" and a dynamic painting he hopes to keep forever.