In our new series, Objects of Note, collectors and tastemakers spotlight objects of notable interest or importance. In the first of the series, antique dealer Laura Kugel - of the renowned Galerie Kugel in Paris - shares the story of a gilt-bronze noblewoman with a playful secret.

Jaipur is famed for its colorful gems, block printed fabrics and crowded, treasure-filled bazaars, but wander off the beaten track, just over 150 miles from The Pink City, and you'll find a rich, rare nucleus of historic havelis. Rosanna Falconer visits one and explores the history, and future, of these heritage buildings. 

Sophie Goodwin checks into Bonifacio Leonardi di Casalino’s elegantly eccentric Florentine hideaway, Casa Howard, a true labour of love within the walls of an 18th century palazzo.

With his innate sophistication, extravagant dandyism and glorious sense of humor, Manfredi della Gherardesca was, "the most dazzling peacock among us". As Dreweatts prepares to launch a major auction of the late designer's collection, Manfredi's close friend, Alex di Carcaci, remembers a "wholly original" friend and a true inspiration.

Taylor Hall O'Brien visits a 3000 square-foot warehouse bursting with creativity and atmosphere, filled with thousands of books and endless collections of objects: the Minneapolis studio of writer and artist, David Coggins Senior.

Stepping into one of Germany's old fachwerk buildings is like travelling through time. These structures, which have not changed for hundreds of years, stimulate all your senses, from the creaking of floorboards underfoot, to the smell of the timber, finds Marta Heine-Geldern as she journey's through architectural history. 

One of the very first artisans to collaborate with Casa Cabana, Zsuzsanna Nyul shares images from her beautiful workshop in Hungary's Lake Balaton, and reflects on the evolution of her practice and the joy of collaboration.

A world expert in antique and rare quilts, Christopher Wilson-Tate shares with Ros Byam-Shaw his greatest find and the piece he'll keep forever: a museum quality appliqué and an English patchwork that sparked a thousand quilts.

As the art and design world descends on St Moritz for the annual NOMAD fair - where Cabana is preparing to unveil an installation - our insiders reveal their favorite places to stay, shop, eat and soak up culture in the glamorous Swiss resort. 

Colombia's diverse craft traditions and highly skilled artisans offer a fascinating window into the country's cultural history. Sophie Goodwin explores Colombia's craft heritage, and meets three designers working to preserve and promote its future.

A compact cultural hub that's home to masters of design, including Axel Vervoordt and Dries van Noten, Antwerp's charms are endless. Athena de Belder and Emma Becque share insider's tips for a memorable weekend in a Belgian gem.  

Susana Ordovás travels to rural Spain and discovers an extraordinary private museum of African Tribal and Popular Art, collected over many years and stored in the mountains near Madrid.

In a quiet wooded grove in Minnesota, Belgian-born antique dealer, Claire Steyaert, has filled her Bauhaus-inspired Modernist home with a lifetime's worth of art and antiques. Taylor Hall O'Brien meets Claire for champagne, croissants and a conversation about the joy of collecting.

Candy-colored glass, a melded coffee pot, astonishingly loud jazz and a running dog surround the magnificent artworks nonchalantly crafted behind the red door at De Oude Horn. Emma Becque explores a glass artist's whimsical atelier.

Rebeca Vaisman visits an extraordinary house museum in Lima, founded almost 100 years ago through the vision and passion of one man: Rafael Larco Hoyle.

Renzo Mongiardino understood that behind every great decorator, is a team of skilled artisans. The Italian master's craftsmen were his closest confidantes, the recipients of his greatest respect and loyalty. Sara Pierdonà meets three of his inner circle, and discusses the preservation of craftsmanship, beauty and memory.

Known for her intellectual curiosity, impeccable taste and influential collaborations with leading designers, Marella Agnelli was one of Italy's most illustrious tastemakers. Her niece, Fabrizia Caracciolo, explores the life and legacy of her aunt, with images from Marella's book, The Last Swan.

Few cities in the world feel more like a fantasy-come-to-life than Prague, finds writer and photographer, Christopher Wallace. He shares with Cabana an insider's guide to Prague after visiting the Czechoslovakian capital's best restaurants, museums, shops and hidden spots.

Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, explores Cy Twombly’s beautiful house in Bassano in Teverina, examining the influence of its somber, contemplative atmosphere and rural isolation on the artist’s body of work. Photographs by Francois Halard for Cabana Issue 17.

Textile dealer Kath Griffiths travelled to Transylvania on assignment for Cabana Issue 18. Now she shares her experiences of the fabled, craft-rich region, gathered over 20 years of falling in love with Transylvania and its mysterious old-world charms.

From its blooming design scene to awe-inspiring landscapes, Iceland and its capital, Reykjavik, offer so much for the cultured and adventurous traveler. Isabella Rose Celeste Davey shares an insider’s guide to Reykjavik and beyond.

One Hour at the Museum: In this series, we are traveling the world's greatest museums and galleries through the eyes and minds of Cabana's curators, asking: if you only had an hour, what would you see? This week, Jamb founder, Will Fisher, is at the British Museum.

Martina Mondadori shares an insider's guide to the magical city of Marrakech, revealing her go-to addresses, from stylish hotels and secluded spots to the ultimate destinations for rugs and haute couture quality embroidery.

Umberto Pasti's exquisite home, full of museum-worthy objects, may be the House of a Lifetime, but the writer and horticulturalist has always been equally inspired by its enthralling location: Tangier. Here, he shares a very special insider's guide, a real must-read for anyone contemplating a trip to the Moroccan city.

House Tour: Rose Cholmondeley explores North Runcton Lodge, a beautiful, formerly derelict house in Norfolk that artist-owner, Kate Giles, first visited as a child. Rose discovers the courage, vision and artistic alchemy it's taken for Kate, and husband Tim Ellis, to conjure magic in this once dying house.

Budapest-based textile dealer, Kath Griffiths - the brains behind Cabana N18's show-stopping Transylvania portfolio - shares her insider's guide to the Hungarian capital.

Writer and collector, Charlotte di Carcaci, describes the inexorable pull of the Greek island of Patmos in this intriguing postcard, first published in Cabana Issue 11.

Alan Dodd's tiny 17th-century folly in Suffolk, High House, is a mellow Dutch Carolean pepper-pot of a house, like something out of an old English folktale, discovers Cosmo Brockway. Join Cosmo for a tour.

Finders Keepers: In this series, antiquarians and collectors share the stories of two extraordinary objects: their greatest find and the piece they'll keep forever. This week, antique dealer Max Rollitt reveals a huge masterpiece and a humble object that made him cry.

"Our collections are a reflection of the kaleidoscope of colorful feelings and experiences [we carry with us]": RIANNA + NINA founders, Rianna Kounou and Nina Knaudt, speak to Violet Caldecott about theirquest for the extraordinary.

A 19th-century suzani from Uzbekistan was the starting point for textile dealer, Sheila Fruman's, colorful life in antique textiles. She shows Ari Kellerman around her Brooklyn apartment, and shares an extract from her sumptuous new book, The Pull of the Thread. 

A decades-long friendship and strong creative partnership lies at the heart of Alma Zevi's accomplished monograph on the celebrated Swiss sculptor, Not Vital. Harriet Brennan talks to Alma - an art historian and curator, based in London and Venice - about the 10-year undertaking, and life ever since.

In sleepy yet beautiful Gouda, stands one of the oldest, authentic Dutch houses in existence dating back to 1740. Its sumptuous, operatic interiors have been painstaking restored to enhance and celebrate its history, masterminded by owners, Mark Broch and Geert Post, art dealers, historians and collectors.

Eighty-year-old Bill Carter has spent 79 memory-filled summers at Kelley's Kabin, a collection of atmospheric log cabins overlooking the Flambeau River in rural Wisconsin. Bill gives Taylor Hall O'Brien a tour, sharing the cabins' history and stories of summers past.

As Clarence House unveils a new collection of fabrics inspired by an early example of block printing, Rosanna Falconer explores the history and evolution of the ancient technique - from the first print, more than 1000 years ago, to the craft’s development throughout India.

He only wears white Chelsea boots, hand-made by a cobbler in Naples, and devours books on classical antiquity, wildlife and botany. Orson Fry meets Antony Little, one of Swinging London’s most sought-after designers, and discusses his creative life ahead of his first solo show.

"I have seen gigantic places before, but never a sublime one," wrote Sir Horace Walpole of Yorkshire's Castle Howard. As Cabana Issue 20 exclusively reveals Remy Renzullo's redesign of the private quarters at Castle Howard, Charlotte di Carcaci explores the architectural history of one of England's most exalted addresses.

In his enchanting house in Sitges, a small coastal town near Barcelona, Spanish artist, Manuel Blesa, lives and works among the largest collection of traditional ceramics in Catalonia. Rebeca Vaisman visits him at home, discovering an artistic soul and a life exceptionally well collected.

Maison Bodega, a 1920s mansion in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a storied history, is the culmination of all things nearest and dearest to multi-hyphenate, Liz Gardner. Taylor Hall O’Brien meets Liz for a tour, discovering a house alive with creativity.

Artist and illustrator, Fin Fellowes, is obsessed with wrapping presents, which led her to launch The Kensington Paperie. She tells Sophie Goodwin why perfectly wrapped gifts are an act of love, and why stationery is the most enduring aspect of any event.

Mattias Vendelmans’ eponymous gallery is showing its inaugural exhibition, In Youth Is Pleasure, dedicated to portraits of children by European artists. Sophie Goodwin talks to the Flemish curator about the narrative behind his work, and his long-term plans for the space. 

At the end of a steep road, with views across the seaport of Kavala, stands a former Madrasa built by the Ottoman General, Mohammed Ali Pasha. Ari Kellerman takes a tour, discovering a confluence of cultures and one woman’s determined restoration. 

To celebrate Dallas Design Week 2023 - where Cabana will be popping up - global nomad and Texas resident, Elizabeth de Montfort Walker, shares her insider travel tips for an art and antique-filled weekend in the glamorous Texan city.

In this series, we explore wonders of architecture and design, with no entry criteria besides beauty as seen by the beholder. This month, architect, Kazem Nadiri, presents two Iranian jewels, explaining why one is a grand opera, and the other a sublime symphony.

Kenyan-born London-based designer and gallerist, Shiro Muchiri, shares her striking home in Tuscany and tells Harriet Brennan about her mission to build bridges between artisans, makers and developers around the world.

In this series, we are traveling the world's greatest museums through the eyes of a specialist team of Cabana Curators, asking one question: if you only had an hour, what would you see? This week, we're at the Benaki Museum with George Manginis.

At the Benaki Museum in Athens - a repository for Greek decorative arts where one can find some of the world’s greatest treasures - Jamie Sharp examines Greek textiles, discovering stories of civilisation stitched through time.

In celebration of a sumptuous new book, Italian Textile Design, Sara Pierdona explores the development of Italian textiles in the 20th century, discovering the people who shaped trends and taste that continue to influence designers today.