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Casa Fortunato Alcácer do Sal | Design Hotels of Alentejo, Portugal

Hotel - Alcácer do Sal, Portugal

Casa Fortunato

With a handful of rooms, suites and studios to opt for, it is tough to know which one to fall in love with - they each have a distinct identity and are all infectiously gorgeous.

Breac.House Donegal Ireland- small design Bed & Breakfast at Horn Head Peninsula, coastline and mountains of Ulster.

Guesthouse - Donegal, Ireland

A short drive northwards from the wild sandy beaches, the eco-design guesthouse lies secluded within the Horn Head peninsula. Created to blend seamlessly in with its surroundings of County Donegal’s mountainous yet green landscape.

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My Greek Island Home - a humble tale of people, food, animals and design

My Greek Island Home by Claire Lloyd is always out of the bookcase, an ever-present friend that tells the tale of falling in love with a Greek island and finding that a simpler life is not so bad after all.

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Capture the essence of the Mediterranean from cool luxuriously crafted boutique hotels and villa retreats to the makers and artisans who populate the region with products of style.

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Anna Paghera Fragrances

A highly attuned eco-thinker, Anna Paghera channels her creative senses into the fields of design, interiors and fragrance. All linked by a love of nature, each project she approaches comes from the soul.

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Skye Weavers, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Specialising in Scottish tweed and textiles in natural woollen yarns collected from the fluffy sheep that dot the isle, Skye Weavers create a versatile range of 100% Skye wool products.

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Patrizia Fabri

Patrizia Fabri is often the first port of call for film makers, fashion photographers, models, artists, pop stars and costume designers. From the practical to the outlandish, the brand has become synonymous with old-world charm set to a modern world.

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Eddie Doherty: handwoven tweed from Donegal

One of Ireland’s last handloom weavers, Eddie Doherty. At the age of 16, he learned to weave by hand, and he’s been doing so ever since for the next 40 years – with two long stints at large Irish fabric companies in between.

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McNutt of Donegal collaborates with Breac House

McNutt of Donegal weave tweed and Irish wool on handlooms and has evolved over the years to produce Irish linen, fabric and accessories including wool blankets, throws and scarfs as found at Breac.House.

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A Vida Portuguesa

Devoted to the crafts of Portugal, the emporium A Vida Portuguesa is your pitstop ceramics, hand-made woollen blankets, glassware to napkins, stationery to baskets - all made in Portugal.

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Skye Candles

A small, homegrown family company with high ethical standards produces a range of candles and diffusers which paint a picture of the largest Hebridean island.

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Drummonds Bathrooms

Set up in the 1980s, by Drummond Shaw, the company began as a vintage salvage company, restoring old rolltop baths to a characterful beauty, perfect for upmarket interiors and of course, indulgent deep soaks.

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Tinos’ Marble Marvels

From vast Doric columns to tiny, intricately carved religious artefacts, beautifully smooth busts and imposing door lintels, the Museum of Marble Craft in Tinos reveals the surprising malleability of this revered material.

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Hemp

Founder Sam Whitten is on a mission to displace plastic frames with a high design, vegan and 100% natural, sustainable alternative - all hand made in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Restoration Stories Brücke 49

Ruth’s original manifesto to listen to what the house wanted to be has served her well. Reinvented for the curious traveller, Brücke 49 has been welcoming guests for nearly a decade.

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Made in Situ

Ribboned with artistry and created to last, Made In Situ’s design collections tap into centuries-old craft, designed for the future.

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Hotel - Alcácer do Sal, Portugal

Casa Fortunato

Guesthouse - Donegal, Ireland

Breac.House

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My Greek Island Home - a humble tale of people, food, animals and design

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Editor’s picks

Hotel - Alcácer do Sal, Portugal

Casa Fortunato

Guesthouse - Donegal, Ireland

Breac.House

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My Greek Island Home - a humble tale of people, food, animals and design

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Unwaxed Lemons

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Anna Paghera Fragrances

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Skye Weavers, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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Patrizia Fabri

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Eddie Doherty: handwoven tweed from Donegal

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McNutt of Donegal collaborates with Breac House

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A Vida Portuguesa

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Skye Candles

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Drummonds Bathrooms

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Tinos’ Marble Marvels

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Hemp

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Restoration Stories Brücke 49

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