Robert Kime

Saddened by the recent death of the great antique dealer and decorator Robert Kime, we look back at his London flat, a journey of discovery through decades of collecting art, textiles and curiosities

We take a look at the magical atmosphere the late Robert Kime and his wife Helen created at La Gonette, his country house in France

The enduring influence of Robert Kime, whose recent death has been such a loss to the interiors world, cannot be denied. His schemes - often an elaborate mix of antique treasures and his own colourful textiles - attest to a life spent honing an academic approach to pattern, and have graced some of the world's best houses. In a piece from our archive, the late tastemaker and antiques dealer Christopher Gibbs mused on the essence of Robert Kime's interiors and his unique contribution to English decoration

This newly built ‘country house’ in London was inspired by classical French hunting lodge