Luke’s Journal

By Design Season Two films live

The sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The second in the season interior designer Ilse Crawford is now live.

Fine Artist Phyllida Barlow in conversation with Will Gompertz

For more than 50 years, British artist Phyllida Barlow has taken inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once menacing and playful. See Phyllida in conversation with Will Gompertz in the next in the series of By Design films for 2021.

'Design is a process that is granular and rational and needs to be communicated but in the end we are making values that become visible through the process of design'

Ilse Crawford in conversation for By Design

Isle Crawford in conversation for By Design

By Design, the sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The second in the season interior designer Ilse Crawford is now live.

AD June 2021

Step inside a Dublin home where art deco architecture and modern design collide as seen in this month's Architectural Digest.

"Luke Irwin, king of the hand-knotted rug"

Luke Edward Hall

The Light Fantastic

How the light in your room effects the colours in it. Read our guide to the right rug for the right light.

New: The Vitruvian Collection

The Ancients invested the Circle and the Square with symbolic power; for them, the Circle was linked to the 'Cosmic and the Divine, whilst the Square represented 'Earth and the Secular'. Our Vitruvian Collection explores the blurring of the lines between heaven and earth.