Old Homes, New Life

Clive Aslet is an award-winning writer and journalist, acknowledged as a leading authority on Britain and its way of life. He joined the magazine Country Life in 1977 and was Editor for 13 years. Clive's many books include The Edwardian Country House (2012), a reprise of his first book, The Last Country Houses, which was published by Yale University Press in 1982. He has also written on country houses of the American Gilded Age, on British identity, on the countryside, and on the House of Lords. In 2014, Clive published his first novel, The Birdcage, set in Salonika during the First World War. Clive writes for newspapers such as The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and often broadcasts on television and radio. Well-known as a campaigner on the countryside and other issues, he is an Ambassador for the Woodland Trust, a Trustee of the charities Plantlife and The Lutyens Trust and a Fellow of the Humanities Research Institute of the University of Buckingham. In 2019, he co-founded Triglyph Books with the photographer Dylan Thomas. Clive is married with three children and lives in London and Ramsgate.Dylan Thomas is one of Britain's foremost photographers of people and interiors. He began work as an assistant to theinternationally famous Lord Snowdon and has now forged an outstanding reputation with notable clients for highly detailed andtechnically complex work. Dylan is an expert interpreter of light and shadow with an acute awareness of the environment around him and a meticulous approach to composition. He captures individuals and places with spontaneity and an authentic timelessness that conveys both the mood and the message. Dylan Thomas Photography is an award-winning photography studio offering a diverse range of skills and services. Dylan travels the world on behalf of the major publishing houses in the US and Europe and his industry-leading client base is a testament to the unique personal investment he makes in any project, no matter the scale. He works uncompromisingly under pressure with accuracy and flexibility, always with good humour and sensitivity.In 2019 Dylan co-founded Triglyph Books with architectural historian and writer Clive Aslet. Dylan's professional life is based in London. He lives in Sussex with his wife and three young children where they embrace curiosity and adventure.

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