Design isn't only visual.
The most timeless interiors speak to all five senses.
In my course with @createacademyofficial I explore how these senses shape a home's atmosphere, and how each layer contributes to the way a space makes us feel.
Enrol on my course via the link in my bio to learn how to create interiors with depth, character and lasting beauty.
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Sergei Vinogradov, Summer at the Dacha, 1924.
A room filled with light, softness and the quiet pleasures of summer. What makes this painting so irresistible is its sense of ease: lace curtains, flowers, rugs, cushions and sunlight all creating an interior that feels deeply lived in rather than arranged for show.
Vinogradov understood how an ordinary domestic scene could become something poetic. It is not simply a picture of a room, but of atmosphere, comfort and summer itself.
Sergei Vinogradov (1869–1938) was a Russian painter admired for his luminous interiors, landscapes and scenes of everyday life. Associated with Russian Impressionism, he had a wonderful gift for capturing light, air and the charm of domestic interiors.
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Thank you @interiorseditor@liz_elliot_hg for featuring me in the @houseandgardenuk Hall of Fame - it is always such an honour to be included alongside such incredible talent.
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Taking a look back at the highlights from London Design Week 2026, in which Alidad and Fiona of @sterlingstudios talked us through the process of creating some of the decorative finishes that they have worked on together in past projects.
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Every large house deserves a passageway as elegant and timeless as this one! A space like this doesn’t just connect rooms - it creates a journey through beauty and history, reminding us that even the most practical parts of a home can become works of art.
Château de Digoine, Saône-et-loire, 18th century, home of French Filmmaker Jean-Louis Remilleux.
Disclaimer – These photographs are shared for inspiration and educational purposes only. This is not an Alidad Ltd design. Photo owners are tagged where known. This is not an Alidad Ltd design.
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Walls covered in a stunning Persian inspired fabric by Micheal Szell.
Bedroom by Michael Szell, a Hungarian-born was a textile designer by appointment to the Queen. From his showroom at 47 Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, Szell supplied sumptuous, colourful fabrics to embassies, historic houses and royal palaces, and counted the Shah of Iran, Paul Getty and Ava Gardner among his clients.
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Often, I line the backs of bookcases with fabric or wallpaper in a contrasting tone. It adds depth, warmth and a quiet vibrancy that brings the architecture of the shelving to life.
Here, in a grand library we designed, black lacquered joinery is detailed with brass edging and leather trim. The combination of gloss, metal and hide creates a richness that feels both tailored and timeless - strong yet inviting.
Photography by: @james_mcdonald_photography
Disclaimer - Original Alidad Ltd Interiors
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We are looking for a mid-weight Interior Designer to join our small but busy studio on a full-time basis.
The full job listing can be found via the link in our bio.
I N S I D E T H E A T E L I E R • Have you ever asked yourself “What would Alidad do?” when looking at natural stone?
In this episode of “Styling Interiors”, see how Alidad would style certain slabs of Marble, Quartzite and Onyx in an interior space.
I very rarely share pieces like this here, but this essay stayed with me. It speaks to the quiet weight many in the Iranian diaspora carry.
Thank you @cycle.breakers.lab for articulating it.
The link to the full piece is in my bio.
Room of Hereditary Grand Duchess Mathilde of Hesse, Residenzschloss, Darmstadt, 1833–34.
Watercolour by Johann Heinrich Schilbach, master of the Biedermeier interior. Working for the Hessian court, Schilbach recorded palace rooms with extraordinary precision-quiet, refined spaces that now survive largely through his brush, offering a rare window into early-19th-century domestic life.
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