A boundless creative with a uniquely romantic, rainbow-hued aesthetic, Luke Edward Hall has reinvigorated our appetite for English Country House Style – and embroidered velvet slippers. For this week’s episode of Homing In, Matt Gibberd gets the invitation we’ve all been waiting for and knocks on the door of Luke’s rented cottage in the Cotswolds. Flanked by sleeping whippets, they discuss Venetian grotto furniture, earth mysteries and finding deep joy in design.

“Luke’s diverse output has encompassed everything from homewares for Svenskt Tenn, to illustrations for Burberry, and the interior of a hotel in Paris, all brought together by his uniquely romantic sensibility. He has a fashion and homewares brand, Chateau Orlando, and writes a column for the Financial Times.  

“Luke has kindly invited us to his house in the Cotswolds, which he shares with his husband, Duncan Campbell, and a pair of enthusiastic whippets.  

“I was intrigued to learn that this modern-day dandy comes from a bog-standard commuter town, and like many of the people I talk to on this podcast, his creative impulses offered a route out of mediocrity. 

“He tells me his very personal backstory of being estranged from his father at a young age, and what it was like to come out as gay to his family. 

“We talk about his witty, whimsical interpretation of the English Country House Style, why he believes you should invest yourself financially and emotionally in a rental, and why he chose to paint his London flat in ‘Pepto-Bismol pink’ before getting rid of it a few days later.”

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