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ON THE COVER Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe of Team GB wear swimwear by Stella McCartney. Photographer: Richard Johnson; Fashion Director: Nicole Smallwood: Hair & Make-Up: Nathalie Eleni using Clark’s Botanicals and Amanda Harrington; Photographer’s Assistant: Ollie Edwards
FEATURES 80 THE SHAPE OF WATER Team GB’s synchronised swimmers dive in to raise awareness of our most precious resource 88 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW’S QUIET
ASSASSIN Lucy Cleland meets James Thornton, the lawyer taking on a planet-sized challenge 92 WHAT’S LUXURY GOT TO DO
WITH IT? Charlotte Metcalf on the British brands leading the eco charge 97 MATERIALS, GIRLS Is that mushroom leather you’re wearing? 100 MAKING WAVES Gamechanging beauty – made in Margate. Marc Abbott meets Haeckels’ founder Dom Bridges
INTERIORS 105 AMAZING GRACE Ultra-
sustainable linen by de Le Cuona 106 DESIGN NOTES Carole
Annett’s world of interiors 108 FOCUS Colourful kitchens 110 TREND Flounces and frills 112 READY, STEADY, REFRESH!
Upcycling your interiors
HOTELS & TRAVEL 115 GREAT GREEN RETREATS
Low-carbon British breaks 122 ARCTIC AMBITION Introducing the world’s first energy positive hotel 124 BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE SKY
On the ecotourism trail in Costa Rica
FOOD & DRINK 127 FOODIE TALES Petersham Nurseries’
Gael Boglione and her beef carpaccio 130 GASTRO GOSSIP Foodie news 133 RESTAURANT REVIEW Fenn,
fab new food in Fulham
PROPERTY 135 PROPERTY OF THE MONTH
Old world meets new at Silicon Valley’s Green Gables estate 136 LET’S MOVE TO... MONTENEGRO
Sustainable homes on the Adriatic Coast 138 FIVE OF THE BEST Kitchen gardens
REGULARS 14 EDITOR’S LETTER 16 CONTRIBUTORS 134 STOCKISTS
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