One woman against die-hard Brits

In the tiny, picturesque Hampshire village of Dummer (home to the likes of Prince Andrew’s ex, Sarah Ferguson, and ‘It girl’ Tara Palmer-Tomkinson), and down a narrow lane flanked with fields, is an old barn that has been converted into a home – every detail, from the stone flooring to the light-filled spaces, carefully designed, beautifully made and effortlessly elegant. This is the home, and office, of Iris Ellmann, co-designer and project manager of the barn itself and founder-proprietor of The WineBarn. It is a...