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Iceland’s Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum showcases the sculptor’s inspired and inspiring abstractions. Its director – his widow, Inga Birgitta Spur – reflects on their life together

In a woodland just south of Stockholm sits Skogskyrkogården cemetery, a labour of love by two pioneering architects offering tranquility to mourners

Tucked above a pub in Borough, Kismet – a Turkish joint by Dom Hamdy and Keiran Mustafa – is a cut above the disheartening market offerings of its nearby tourist-trap competitors. Jago Rackham considers himself a regular

As a guest of Dries van Noten,
Mr Bowles enjoys Guardis,
Guggenheim’s palazzo and
Museo Fortuny in Venice

From a Soho handroll joint that spells out its name in Morse code to an Arts and Crafts-themed wine bar in De Beauvoir, here are eight eateries that nourish the eye as much as the stomach

Tasked with transforming disused mid-century Caledonian Sleeper cars into Britain’s only private train, interior designer Sara Oliver set about creating a portal to the golden age of travel 

St Benedict, a B&B on the East Sussex coast, has become a shrine to Victorian design thanks to its antiques-obsessed owners, Aleksandr Groves and Paul Oxborrow

Argentinians famously follow the beautiful game with near religious fervour – and none more so than the owner of El Banderín, an atmospheric bar notable bedecked with hundreds of football flags from around the world

For centuries now, mosques in some of Turkey’s most isolated settlements have been calling worshippers to prayer – and to admire their supremely charming interiors. Join us as we marvel at the folky, motif-heavy mihrabs and minbars

Though close to glitzy Marbella, this Andalucían farmhouse offers a laid-back retreat shaded by olive trees and magnificent palms. Designed by the late Jaime Parladé, the richly layered Alcuzcuz aims to evoke the 19th-century house built by the eminent decorator’s great-grandmother that once stood in its place

In a chic flat overlooking Central Park, decorator Thomas Jayne pairs Donald Judds with Egyptian Revival stools for a collector client

Illustrator Craig Chapman and his partner, artist Mandy Moon, run a tight ship over in their Penzance antiques shop, perennially trawling for new nautical rarities. And the couple’s home just behind it is just as appealing

The countryside of beekeeping capital Slovenia is dotted with centuries-old apiaries, often painted with satirical tales of mourning animals, shrewish peasants and ridiculed tailors

Designed for an industrialist, Casa Batlló in Barcelona shows the fiercely talented architect Antoni Gaudí at his most fantastical, with a twisting spine of a staircase, mushroom-shaped inglenooks and nary a flat surface save for the floor. First published: September 1986