Founded in 2011 by Luke McLaren and Rob Excell, London practice McLaren Excell designs calm, highly crafted spaces. Working with original structures, such as a Victorian house in Kew (pictured) or Shepherd’s Bush, or an 18th century barn in Oxfordshire, the team restructures and reformats seamlessly using materials such as concrete, solid oak and limestone. mclarenexcell.com
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Here’s what to order (and admire) at Carbone LondonNew York’s favourite, and buzziest, Italian restaurant arrives in the British capital, marking the brand’s first expansion into Europe
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Griffin Frazen on conceiving the cinematic runway sets for New York label Khaite: ‘If people feel moved we’ve succeeded’The architectural designer – who helped conceive the sets for ‘The Brutalist’ – collaborates with his wife Catherine Holstein on the scenography for her Khaite runway shows, the latest of which took place in NYFW this past weekend
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How to travel meaningfully in an increasingly generic worldLauren Ho explores the need for resonance, not reach, in the way we choose to make journeys of discovery
