A House & A Host: The Grove with Ashley Hicks, designed by David Hicks

“My father was very instinctive, he would walk into a room and know immediately what to do with it.” Join Ashley Hicks for an intimate, deeply personal tour of the home he grew up in, designed by his father, the great English decorator, David Hicks. Full of color, pattern and personality, and surrounded by sensational Hicks-designed gardens, The Grove bears all the hallmarks of David Hicks’ uniquely influential style. “[His influence] continues to be almost as strong today I think, 25 years after he died, as it’s ever been,” says Ashley. “It’s partly because his work is so easy to understand…it has such a strong graphic look - people can easily say ‘that’s David Hicks’ - [but also partly because] it’s quite richly varied, there’s something for everyone. He’s using antiques, he’s using modern furniture, he’s combining different periods, there’s no defining thing that excludes other styles.” Sharing candid insights into his father’s life, career and character, Ashley opens the door t