I can find these intros somewhat embarrassing, as it is often hard to ask a person to be interviewed without revealing yourself to be...

Simon Upton could think that I was a stalker. He may well think Tat is his own personal fan account. He wouldn't be too far wrong. I...

One of the many things I miss about working at House & Garden is going into Vogue House; although I never felt glamorous walking through...

I don't think it would be an exaggeration if I were to say that one of my favourite homes of all time is the home of Carolina Irving. I...

Last year House & Garden did a shoot for their top 100 issue. It featured a double spread with the title 'The Greats', and sat below the...

Merlin Wright was at a party when someone suggested that he might be interested in a job at Plain English. He already knew of the brand -...

You can't choose your family but what about your family friends? Thank God they are lumbered on you as well because if they weren't,...

It was in 2017 when I first heard a snippet about Cutter Brooks. I was assisting Ruth Sleightholme & Andrew Montgomery on what is still...

I feel like a lot of these Tete a Tat's start with an explanation of how I was creepily aware of the interviewee long before they became...

This week's Tete a Tat is author, journalist and my father, Henry Porter. I will try and keep to the facts on this one as I could be in...

Long before Tat had fully formed, I was plugging away at Instagram, trying to get my name out there so that I could start selling all the...

When people ask me about my inspiration for Tat...lol, no one actually ever asks me that, but if they did I would say: interiors...

Tom Helme is perhaps most recognised for his part in catapulting Farrow & Ball into a household name, along with his school-friend Martin...

Luke Edward Hall has become one of the most well-known names in the design world. Which I imagine is a surprise to him as he originally...

Charlotte Freemantle is one-half of the creative genius behind Jamb. The other half is that of her husband, Will Fisher. As Will puts it:...

Flora Soames studied History of Art at Edinburgh University, leaving with a degree with which she intended to kick-start a career in the...

The first time I entered Pentreath & Hall was around eight years ago. Instagram was just an odd place where you posted pictures of trees...

I asked the kind people of Tete a Tat whether they would let me in on what they wanted this Christmas. The questions I posed were:...

I met Tobias at the start of my career; I was rolling rugs, and he was working for an interior designer. We were in contact constantly,...

My working life started on the Pimlico Road. My walk to work was the beginning of my interiors education. I learnt about Soane, Rose...