Inside design: India Hicks
Daughter of an icon
It’s little wonder that India, daughter of the inimitable David Hicks, has an eye for style. But while Father was celebrated for his bold use of contrasting colours and geometric prints and Daughter is drawn to a more easygoing island style, it’s their dedication to personalizing a home that connects them. “My father was very daring and did things before anyone else did. He was very decisive and stood behind his beliefs, but he was also excellent at ensuring a client’s personality came through. He made houses into homes,” says India. “And I like to think my family’s personality is stamped all over our spaces.” One look at the black and white family photo wall in her dining room and we’d have to agree, even though, as India says in her new book, Island Living, her father used to say that hanging photos is “terribly common.”
A father's wisdom
“Tablescape. My father invented this term, or so he claimed.... No matter whether he did or did not, he was the master of it,” says India in her new book. And she learned from the master: “You can create a tablescape from almost anything,” she tells us, “when you group together a collection of similar-coloured objects.”
A royal legacy
India, goddaughter of Prince Charles, was a bridesmaid in his wedding to Diana Spencer. “One of my most treasured items at home is a rose from Princess Diana’s wedding bouquet that’s in a glass paperweight.”
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