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At London’s newly reopened Museum of the Home, the trends of British domestic life over four centuries are chronicled in evocative detail. But, learns Ellie Fazan, finding the essence of home lies in understanding the feelings and needs that remain very similar down the generations

Ellie Fazan visits former mill town Long Eaton to meet the suppliers of sofas to the Cotswold Company and finds out how they are keeping proud local traditions of upholstery alive by producing quality handcrafted furniture

We meet some of our Fairtrade suppliers and learn how a few simple choices can help to change lives. From chocolate to coffee and quinoa, buying Fairtrade can improve living and working conditions for farmers, support the fight against child slavery and help cope with the challenges of climate change

From a tiny place surrounded by the forests, mountains and lakes of British Columbia, to becoming London’s new queen on the techno scene, the DJ we know as B.Traits has been on quite a journey

There are those for whom the lure of the dressing-up box goes way beyond the odd outfit hire. For these pleasure-seekers, life really is a dress rehearsal…

Voluntourism in Malawi: can horse power make a better world?

For Ziggy Lloyd – a sustainable fashion start-up – I hosted a full-day workshop to galvanise the brand.

Meet Polly. She’s the artist who bends herself into weird shapes in abandoned houses in a quest to invert traditional perceptions of the female form.

From being a model in the ‘60s to being a model in one’s 70s, Jan de Villeneuve knows a thing or two about fashion.

Think life moves too fast? Ellie Fazan meets the Londoner who’s developed a technique to slow down time

In suburban Brentford, Ellie Fazan discovers Hen Corner – the back garden that Sara Ward has turned into a mini organic paradise

Donald Marshall, his alter ego Ginger Johnson, and partner Ben live in a small live-work space. From the street it doesn’t look magic but stuffed with props, it’s an inspiring hub for a performer/writer/singer.

We’re being dripped on by rain in a studio hidden away on a north London industrial estate. The Hawaiian shirts belie the miserable, and frankly quite British, weather outside.

Step out of your routine, and you’re bound to discover a few hidden talents.

Meet the water rat who’s swapped life on solid ground for a more buoyant existence on the Thames

Rollicking, racy and risqué. To the Londoners bringing sexy to the city…

Position Gap denim as fashionable, affordable and high quality in the eyes of the global millennial audience.

Raymond Blanc spills the beans on growing up in France, spreading the good-food gospel and how British gastronomy has rediscovered its mojo

The best eco ideas work with what nature gives us, says Ellie Fazan. See the amazing difference that’s already been made by installing solar panels on the roof of the store in Catania, Sicily...

Jon Earl took the concept of tinkering in the shed to a new level when he turned his into a music venue.

Storyteller and party-thrower Bernd Vienna: ‘I love buying piles of fabric to use as outfits or just to drape in the flat as table-cloths or throws.’

Joanna and Sebastian live with their dog Fika and their cats Koko, Antosz and Koksik in the countryside outside Warsaw

There’s nothing like the sound of music for bringing impromptu cheer to the Capital, especially when it’s free

Exploring forbidden territory can land you in hot water. But for those who take the plunge there is a hidden world to explore.

Wakey, wakey! Ellie Fazan follows London's early risers and late-night lovers as they ease us into an exploration of times past, present and future