Well-done chintz can add a cozy or classy quality to a room – it’s a style that says, “sit and have a cup of tea, don’t take things so seriously.” But designers agree a little can go a long way when ...

Vadodara: In the history of textiles, it is often described as the “cloth that changed the world”. This floral fabric that originated in India thousands of years ago had become so popular across the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The interior designer Rita Konig is seated on a vintage sofa in the kitchen-dining room of her smartly ...