Lessons from the past

On June 13 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, two leading interior designers will share the enduring design principles that never go out of date

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WHAT were the principles that our predecessors relied on that are still relevant to interior design in the 21st century? Proportion? Colour? Symmetry? Decorative finishes? Materials? Decorative detail? Next month, COUNTRY LIFE’s Executive Editor, Giles Kime, will be discussing the subject with two designers creating rooms at this year’s WOW!house: Tim Gosling and Vanessa Macdonald. Mr Gosling has worked on a wide range of projects in his long career, from the interiors at The Goring in London to the restoration of an early 19th-century château in Normandy, France. He is also the author of a number of books, most recently Classic