Bayres’ founder, Victoria, on heritage, collecting and creating with history Set within an 1895 Edinburgh tenement, Victoria’s home studio is also where Bayres began. Layered with inherited pieces, antiques and references gathered across countries and generations, it reflects the ideas at the heart of her work: provenance, memory and honouring what came before. For Victoria, the most memorable homes are the ones that tell a story. For anyone discovering Bayres for the first t

In the era of instant interiors and trendy taste, the most characterful homes are not designed but gathered — slowly, imperfectly, and on no one else's timeline. There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from living in a world that expects everything to be polished, aesthetic and immediate. Interiors included. A sofa chosen on a Tuesday, delivered by Thursday. A dining table that matches — everything matches — and yet nothing quite carries a sense of character or be