A shoppable scheme inspired by the Vienna Secession movement
Turn-of-the-century Vienna played host to some of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century; it saw the birth of psychoanalysis, the roots of modernist design, burgeoning movements in feminism and socialism, and an Austrian equivalent to the Arts & Crafts movement in the UK – the Vienna Secession. Formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists, sculptors and architects that included Josef Hoffman, Koloman Moser, Otto Wagner and Gustav Klimt, the 'Secession' referred to the group's mass resignation from the Association of Austrian artists in protest against its support for the more traditional styles. The designs and colours favoured by the movement feel particularly of the moment more than a century later, and our decoration editor has dreamed up decoration schemes that capture its bold, rebellious spirit.
Kristy Noble1/8Wall painted in ‘Wimborne White’, £49.50 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball.
Bespoke zigzag mural, £500 for similar, from Annie Millar; painted in ‘Off Black’, £49.50 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball.
Bespoke tufted-wool rugs (used as wall hangings), from £300 a square metre for similar, from Roger Oates.
On the floor are ‘Prismatics’ gloss ceramic tiles (harebell), 15cm square, £25.63 a square metre, from Johnson Tiles.
‘Calix’ stained and inlaid wood table, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, £3,200, from Béton Brut.
Lacquered birch ‘Chair 2025’, by Josef Frank, £950; beechwood and cane ‘No 10 Rocking Chair’, by Michael Thonet, £1,950; both from Sigmar.
Vintage North Afghan Uzbek beaded and tasselled textile horse cover (on stool), £294, from Retrouvius.
Metal ‘Zig Zag Candelabra’ (blood red), £500, from Jermaine Gallacher.
‘Honeycomb Long Twist Candles’, £12 a pair, from Hot Pottery.
White ceramic boxing glove, £280, from Adam Bray.
Austrian chain-link iron floor lamp, £1,250, from Béton Brut; with ‘Trellis with Pom Poms’ cotton and wool shade (red), by François Gilles, £267, from George Spencer Designs
Kristy Noble2/8Curtain panels in ‘Oswin’ (charcoal), cotton, £35 a metre, from Romo; with central panels in ‘Needle Corduroy’ (elderberry, rust and butterscotch), cotton, £80 a metre, from Rose Uniacke.
‘Prismatics’ gloss ceramic tiles (harebell), 15cm square, £25.63 a square metre, from Johnson Tiles.
Sycamore, rosewood and cotton velvet daybed, by Owen Jones for Jackson & Graham, £45,000; oiled ‘Solid Oak Cube Table’, £690; both from Rose Uniacke.
Cork table lamp, by Ingo Maurer, £2,200 including shade, from Béton Brut
Kristy Noble3/8Yak wool felt blankets, ‘Chequered’ £1,203; and ‘Trails’ (red, black and gold), £891; both from Norlha.
‘Cove Slipper’ oak and wool bouclé chairs (yellow, red), £1,600 each, from Fred Rigby.
‘Prismatics’ gloss ceramic tiles (harebell), 15cm square, £25.63 a square metre, from Johnson Tiles.
Kristy Noble4/8Wall painted in ‘Tawny’, £51 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paint.
Borders made from ‘Brown Paper Stripe’ wallpaper (red, yellow and blue), by Adam Bray, 53cm wide, £165 a 10-metre roll, from Hamilton Weston.
‘Capri’ raffia, jute and cotton flatweave rug, by Atelier Tortil, from £618, from The Invisible Collection.
‘Embassy’ beechwood and cane loungers, by Jan Bočan for Ton, £22,000 a pair, from Sigmar.
‘Red Leather Floor Lamp’ with parchment shade, £9,000, from Rose Uniacke
Kristy Noble5/8‘Tawny’, £51 for 2.5 litres matt emulsion, from Edward Bulmer Natural Paint.
‘Floor Composition’ aluminium light, by Michael Anastassiades, £4,740, from Sigmar.
Candles, by Bzzwax, from £22, from Couverture & The Garbstore.
Ceramic tiles, ‘MH20A’ and ‘MH16A’, 20cm square, by Minton Hollins, from £41.79 a square metre, from Johnson Tiles
Kristy Noble6/8‘Checkerboard’ (indigo), linen/cotton, £140 a metre, from Susie Atkinson.
Hand-formed scagliola and ebonised oak ‘Waltham Console’, £15,000, from And Objects.
‘Red Ceramic Jug’, £495, from Adam Bray.
‘Petrol Blue’ vinyl, £32 a square metre, from The Colour Flooring Company.
Kristy Noble7/8‘Biedermeier’ pine and silk settee, £5,000, from Béton Brut; with back covered in ‘Trellis with Pom Poms’ (yellow), by François Gilles, cotton/wool, £267, from George Spencer Designs.
Mirror, £1,800 a pair, from Tarquin Bilgen.
‘Prismatics’ tiles, as before, from Johnson Tiles.
Wool ‘Checkerboard Berber Rug’ (black), £105, from Arbala
Kristy Noble8/8Walls painted in ‘New White’ and ‘Off Black’, £49.50 for 2.5 litres estate emulsion, from Farrow & Ball.
Cement tiles, ‘Skirting’ (garnet, canola), £6 each; ‘Maze One’ and ‘Maze Two’ (old iron), £7.68 each; all from Bert & May.
‘Checkerboard’, linen/cotton, as before, from Susie Atkinson.
‘MH20A’ and ‘MH16A’ tiles, as before, from Johnson Tiles.
‘Petrol Blue’ vinyl, as before, from The Colour Flooring Company.
Faience ‘Ropley Occasional Table’, £10,000, from And Objects.
Brass ‘Purkersdorf Outdoor’ wall lamp, €3,200, from Woka.
‘Spiral Ice Cream Sundae’ glasses, by &Klevering, £33 a pair, from WA Green.
