Yves Saint Laurent at his house in Paris with Marisa Berenson - Getty Images
(Picture: Paris Match via Getty Images)With an interiors scene on the brink of being swept away by new young talent, London’s creative disciplines have never looked so fresh. As a new generation of decorators, developers, curators and designers build their brands on social media, their peer group is starting to buy their ‘forever’ homes and thinking about how to live in a more permanent, slower way — saving to buy for the long term with a much more daring aesthetic, and more sustainable ambitions than previous generations.
Everything is of interest: flea market treasures, 1980s creative salvage and grand antiques all have equal status. As do the well-disciplined, immaculately crafted houses, hotels and businesses they furnish, whether they are minimal, contemporary environments or more romantic, less hardedged rooms. Whatever your own aesthetic, here’s our pick of the new talent forging their own distinctive paths.
