The printmaker and 3D artist loves hunting for antiques and could spend hours looking at maps.

The new director of Collect was born in north London but has migrated south – she lives in Herne Hill and is a huge fan of the Midcentury Modern fairs and Pop Brixton.

The founder of the award-winning architecture and design practice Mizzi Studio lives in Westbourne Park and loves the cultural energy of Portobello Market.

The director of Somerset House Trust loves food markets and arty Dalston. He lives in De Beauvoir and his dream property is a contemporary house nearby in Hackney.

North Africa’s great mountains hide a fascinating world. Liz Hoggard explores on foot

The designer started out designing film sets before co-founding Andrew Martin, the design brand famous for its textiles and wallpapers. 

The king of colour, who has exhibited at Tate Modern and the Saatchi Gallery, loves London’s uncommercial art hubs and community spaces.

The only British architect to have won all three of the UK’s most prestigious architecture awards, Alison Brooks has lived in Queen’s Park for 22 years and loves St Pancras station.

Ed Smith, chef and author of The Borough Market Cookbook, gives us a tour of his favourite foodie and design hotspots in London.

Black Lily would make a terrific TV series, says Liz Hoggard

One half of a major power couple in London arts, Nick Merriman loves Gothic architecture, junk shops and enjoys the sanctuary of City churches.

In the first of a series looking at how busy Londoners with demanding jobs live and raise families in our city, we meet husband-and-wife Royal Ballet dancers Steven McRae and Elizabeth Harrod.