Sophie Barling is senior editor of Apollo.
The founders of the firm Nason Moretti revolutionised the making of glass without compromising on its quality
Under its new director Christine Macel, the historic museum full of masterpieces of French design is entering a brand new era
Before the gal who has everything got into pink, her ideal home was a shrine to midcentury modern living
At Casa Balla, Futurism was definitely a family affair for Giacomo Balla and his daughters Lucia and Elice
When Simon Pettet moved into Dennis Severs’ House in Spitalfields he began to channel the 18th century in the 1980s
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
Working in an Italian city with no Roman past allowed painters and sculptors to put their own spin on classical antiquity
In the early 20th century, Albert Kahn dispatched photographers to more than 50 countries – and the magical results can be found in the Paris museum that bears his name
The University of Padua may be 800 years old, but this ancient institution is also home to masterpieces of 20th-century design
Roger Michell’s last film tells the unlikely story of how the Duke of Wellington’s portrait was stolen from the National Gallery – and found in a train station four years later
