THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Hannah Bort

Instagram @hannahbort Profession Stylist Feature Ahead of the curve, p72 Interiors style I like to combine different styles, but with a strong emphasis on using natural materials and adding layers of interest with texture and colour Design hero Patricia Urquiola. She’s one of the most innovative and versatile designers of the moment Favourite city Palm Springs. It’s such a unique place – the colours, the architecture, desert modernism, it’s just fascinating Dream buy A ‘Salinas’ kitchen by Boffi

Zac Monro

Twitter/instagram @zarchitecte Profession Architect Feature Ask an architect, p66 Interiors style Pared back and friendly: what we design is the background for all the important stuff – love, life, good coffee – so we listen to the client Home I live in a 1960 ex-council house in Battersea, rendered and gutted, with a garden far too small for three children, but with a big plot behind on which we are going to build our new home Design hero Either Alison Smithson or Ray Eames, they both did so much for us when vision was needed!

Joanna Laajisto

Twitter/instagram @joannalaajisto Profession Interior designer Feature Decorator index, p45 Favourite colours I like muted colours that can be found in nature: stone greys, wood browns, fir green, granite red Perfect day I go to Lapland with my friends every winter for a long weekend. The day begins with a yoga class then a great breakfast; after that we go hiking and snow surfing, in the evening there is sauna time and swimming in the icy lake. The day ends with a dinner and some wine