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VERANDA is a forum for the very best in living well. Always gracious, and never pretentious, we keep readers abreast of the finest in design, decorating, luxury travel, and more, inspiring them with beauty and elegance. VERANDA is both an ideas showcase and a deeply pleasurable escape, a place where homes feel as good as they look.

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Editor’s Bookshelf • FIVE NEW DESIGN BOOKS CELEBRATING PERSONAL STYLE

OBJECTS & ARTIFACTS • Iron-glazed porcelain, carved fluorite, and marbled ceramic conspire in an aqueous blue-green tableau.

COMPOSITIONS in Color • English designer David Hicks was the maestro of the tablescape, a term he coined in the 1960s, long before it became a buzzword for party hosts. Here, four fresh renditions of his hallmark tableaux, each organized by hue

Uncommon THREADS • Minimalism, who? New textiles flourish in gutsy 3D with sculptural stitchwork that verges on high art.

The Jeweler’s VAULT • For her antique-inspired baubles, EMILY SATLOFF draws on the influence of 18th-century gems, fine ribbons, and other curiosities animating her Gracie Square apartment.

EXQUISITE GEOMETRY • New timepieces from Piaget, Cartier, and Jaeger-LeCoultre offer dazzling lessons in mosaic artistry.

Purple REIGN • In a surprising return to power, amethyst reemerges in large, organic cuts and understated settings. Curtsy optional.

ART & CRAFT • Pencil sketches and watercolor renderings from textile designer Alice Sergeant’s upholstered furniture collection with Luther Quintana

MEMOIRS of the MASTERS • Gleaming with star power, three new furniture collaborations reflect the deeply personal experiences of their designers. Here, a glimpse inside their studios

The PAINTED GARDEN • Channeling the Old Masters and preindustrial decoration, contemporary fine artists turn fabrics, wallcoverings, and more into canvases for blooms and brambles.

GROUNDING INFLUENCE • In an expanded collection of 30 archival designs, John Fowler’s cherished BRUSSELS WEAVE CARPETS return to fashion—and they’re pure English country romance.

THE Alchemist • In landscape-inspired jewels with radiant ombré metalwork, virtuoso designer Adam Neeley unlocks elemental intrigue.

FLOWERS & GARDENS • For a picnic lunch at Blackberry Mountain, freshly picked wildflowers arranged loosely in clear glassware allow the landscape to lead. Tablecloth, La DoubleJ

FARM, FORAGE, FEAST • At her home on Blackberry Farm and nearby Blackberry Mountain, Mary Celeste Beall taps nature’s bounty and her innate sense of hospitality for alfresco enchantment.

Flowering LEGACIES • Three vivid arrangements conjure the masterful estates of visionary home gardeners and their trailblazing collaborators.

Savoring the EQUINOX • At the dawn of spring, contributing editor Tracey Minkin journeys to the rice fields, tea farms, and kitchens of southern Japan for an immersive celebration of seasonal flavors.

ARCHITECTURE & DECORATION • Contemporary paintings by Helen Frankenthaler (left) and Imi Knoebel adorn luminous plaster walls in Schwab’s salon. Architecture, Pursley Dixon Architecture

Radiance Rising • INTERIOR DESIGNER JANE SCHWAB TRADES GROUNDED SUBURBAN LIFE FOR SOARING JOIE DE VIVRE IN A CHARLOTTE PENTHOUSE WITH LUMINOUS, LIGHT-AS-AIR NEUTRALS.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE • In northwest England, wallpaper designer Mia Reay ushers in a vivid new era of creativity, mixing exuberant patterns with heirloom grandeur.

The Golden Era OF LAUREN • One year into her new role as Tiffany Home’s artistic director, Lauren Santo Domingo lays out her vision for expressive entertaining. (This is not your...