Fed up with city life?  Long for an escape to the rural idyll but can't quite afford a country mansion?

Alexander McQueen's fashion design genius is beyond doubt, but his interior design skills are somewhat less remarked on. 

Stone, wood and bricks are the raw ingredients of this old carpenter's workshop in Barcelona.

As winter closes in, what better way to lift the spirits than to see the creme de la creme of design art in sunny Miami?

Concrete and wood are great design bedfellows, as this slick and serene house in Bregenz by Dietrich Untertrifaller Architected illustrates.

We may be in deepest winter but it's never too early to start planning for the spring clean.

Paris is well known for its grand boulevards and elegant buildings.

Victorian houses are hugely popular with UK homeowners, although their structures and layouts are often at odds with the demands of modern family life.

Many people associate Mediterranean style with a twee mix of terracotta tiles and an aqua blue colour scheme. 

The annual graduate show of Design Academy Eindhoven is a veritable treasure trove of great design ideas, too numerous to document in full.

Recycling and upcycling may be all the rage, but these products often end up looking haphazard and artisanal.

Korean designer Juno Jeon is well known for his Alive Furniture Series, featuring cabinets with wooden "scales" which move as the drawers are open and closed.