Meet the Cool-Scots of the wild Highlands. Book an entire house – explore our design outposts of Scottish crafted interiors fused with the mossed and thistle hues of Farrow & Ball, simplistic icons of furniture design and knitted throws.
Samantha McCoach remembers her grandmother, a kilt maker in Scotland with 40-years’ experience, hand-making her a kilt not too long ago, and wearing it out and about in London.
read moreOnce a remote shooting lodge home to the Duke of Sutherland, Kinloch
Lodge now provides a remote and inviting retreat into the vastness of
nature. Boutique, urban touches meet a rustic, countryside canvas so
striking and so open, it is as if you are in floating in an earthy infinity
pool. Embrace the mountains and the sky with family, friends, the clan, or
just yourself.
Kestin Hare ‘likes to look back before going forwards’. The Scottish menswear designer founded his eponymous company in 2014, and has since been honing a distinct aesthetic that infuses classic workmen’s clothing with a contemporary finesse.
read moreIn a toned-down material palette of stone, timber, metal and glass, the brutal stone exteriors are hushed by Danish functionality: each piece of furniture carefully considered so as to embellish nothing but the raw landscapes, framed in oak.
Wildland is one of Scotland's largest conservation projects, returning the Highlands back to nature and re-growing the pine forests.
read moreA tiny weathered Scottish farmhouse plays host to Scandinavian contemporary design and Scottish crafted pieces from the Highlands - an irresistible combo of old and new, heritage meets the design - affectionately known as the 'Scandi-Scot'. This is where wild hearty Scotland meets the smooth Nordic around the crackling fireplace.
read moreCustom Lane in Edinburgh’s port-town, Leith, is a collaborative platform at heart, a buzzing hub to the communities of design and hotbed of culture for the very best of Design in Scotland, founded by Architecture and Design Studio, GRAS.
read moreImagine the romance of a remote crofter's house in a modern architectural design overlooking the infinity of the Scottish Highlands. This is your stylish den of Norse interiors with the traditional soul of the Gaels - a snug holiday retreat for two close to Isle of Skye in Wester Ross.
read moreThink of Scotland - When it comes to Scotland, the collective imagination usually is stuck in some clichéd notion filled with kilts, castles and tartan. Not here. Iconic British photographer Martin Parr reveals his somewhat raw, very human, cultural viewpoints.
With a playful take on a Venn diagram, GRAS Scotland clarifies just what it is they do: work at the intersection of creating ‘cool stuff’’ and ‘stuff that matters’. It’s only partly self-deprecating. With ‘cool’, they mean extraordinary, progressive and innovative.
One of Scotland’s most beautiful coastal routes – and indeed the Highlands’ answer to Route 66 – take a drive around the North Coast 500 and sweep your way through 500 miles of varied, rugged natural beauty of the sort that only Scotland could ever really claim as its own.
read moreDun Aluinn is a sophisticated style den that boasts the luxury proportions of a country house and the lovability of being an original Scottish villa set in over 5 acres. This is your private-hire designer refuge on the borders of the Highlands in picturesque Perthshire. Completely renovated, this house of contemporary design interiors is the perfect exclusive-hire venue is for social gatherings.
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