THE WORLD OF INTERIORS

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Culture

Rude Awakening

Oh yes! Our pulse-raising promenade through the history of pleasure hits the shelves

Culture

Romancing the Stone

On fountains, ships and bridges, Audrey Munson was the model of choice for Beaux-Arts sculptors in the USA. But scandal ended it all

Interiors

Esprit de Copse

In the absence of a pharmaceutical cure, Aino and Alvar Aalto’s 1920s tuberculosis sanatorium in Finland healed patients through design that embraced nature

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Top Shelf

Top Shelf is a one-off limited-edition publication devoted to sex and erotica in design, published alongside The World of Interiors’ body-themed issue of September 2026. Through a selection of fascinating essays and objects from a range of historical eras and cultures, Top Shelf examines how desire is expressed, concealed and subtly staged within the home.

Author Directory

Explore a comprehensive A-Z resource of the 400-plus authors who have contributed to the magazine. Find writers and commentators whose interviews, columns, essays and adventures are available to read on our website, with selected archival contributions from our 45-year history. Discover more about each author, and read their often profound, always illuminating musings on interiors, style, visual arts and more

This month’s featured contributors

Amirhossein Khoshbin

Elettra Giunta

Sara Sahores

Adrienne Childs

Jelena Dunato

Zing Tsjeng

Culture

Opportunity Knocks

The World of Interiors x Montblanc Writing Open Call 2026 invites emerging writers from around the world to submit a 500-word story that explores this year’s theme: ‘Doors & Drawers’