Many moons ago, I was at school with a creative girl who wore beautiful clothes and little round specs. Her name was Margherita Pandolfini, and it’s no surprise to me that she grew up to be an artist. She makes gorgeous, handpainted textiles in an old greenhouse on Via san Gallo in Florence. Her studio is my idea of heaven, sunny and bright, with pops of high-wattage colour. Have a look here.