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Marie Kondo

March 2024

  • Marie Kondo Portrait Session, West Hollywood, California, USA - 24 Jul 2019<br>Organizing consultant and television personality Marie Kondo, Konmari, poses for a portrait in her home office in West Hollywood California on July 24, 2019. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images)

    The influencers who pivoted
    How Marie Kondo changed her mind about mess: ‘I realised perfect order was not my goal - it was spending time with my kids’

    The ‘queen of clean’ on how she learned to love a little bit of clutter

February 2024

  • Emma Beddington

    I have been forced into a month of minimalism – and I hate it

    Emma Beddington
    Far from home, in a rental apartment, the scarcity of my own stuff is making me strange, writes Emma Beddington. Where is the focus, calm and happiness I was promised?

February 2023

  • The kitchen cupboards of home organiser Jacquelyn Rendall, with lots of labelled plastic boxes and jars

    ‘It’s a control thing’: why are we so fascinated by super-organised homes?

  • Ireland. Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in a scene from (C)Searchlight Pictures new film : The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). Plot: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Ref: LMK110-J8271-190822 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com<br>2JPPJGX Ireland. Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in a scene from (C)Searchlight Pictures new film : The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). Plot: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Ref: LMK110-J8271-190822 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

    Weekend
    Male friendships, Prince Andrew’s comeback, and hyper-organised homes – podcast

January 2023

  • Zoe Williams

    Marie Kondo has finally realised what it costs to be tidy – and like me, has decided to chill the hell out

    Zoe Williams
  • Marie Kondo

    Queen of clean Marie Kondo says she has ‘kind of given up’ on tidying at home

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    The Week in Patriarchy
    Marie Kondo’s new messier mode chimes neatly with the times

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Emine Saner at home surrounded by her clutter

    The one change that didn't work
    The one change that didn’t work: I decluttered my house – then began buying back my belongings

December 2022

  • ‘I’m a venal narcissist’ … Comedian Leo Reich

    2022 in Culture
    Through the looking glass: Guardian portraits of the year – in pictures

    From Steve-O and Samantha Morton to nudists and pigeon racers, here are the Guardian and Observer’s best portraits – and features – of the year

November 2022

  • The image is part of a series about how Marie Kondo helps writer Zoe Williams tidy up her office at home in London Photograph: Alecsandra Dragoi for the Guardian

    She dropped three cheese-and-onion crisps and a tooth into my hand: what happened when Marie Kondo tidied my home

    A decade after publishing her first guide to tidying up, the writer and TV presenter has a new book about creating living spaces that ‘foster conversation’. But can she help me clear up the disaster that is my desk? And will it spark joy?

July 2022

  • woman declutters room

    ‘They’re just better at it’: the rise of the rock star home organiser

    What was popularised as a lockdown trend is now a booming commercial industry. Why are so many of us still fixated on decluttering our interiors?

May 2022

  • High angle view of man organising clothing drawer at home

    Closet clinic
    ‘File fashion’: how to organise your wardrobe to make getting dressed easier

    A well-organised wardrobe saves time and stress when getting dressed, and can help cut down on dry-cleaning bills and time spent ironing too

January 2022

  • Easy wins web 11

    Easy wins
    Easy wins: ‘Just do one shelf’

  • Marie Kondo

    The Q&A
    Marie Kondo: ‘My greatest achievement? Organising the world’

September 2021

  • KATY WELSH relationship minimalism (1)

    ‘I’d rather be alone’: the influencers pushing for ‘relationship minimalism’

  • 1<br>SPARKING JOY (L to R) Marie Kondo, Jim and Logan in episode 1 of SPARKING JOY. Cr. Adam Rose/Netflix

    TV review
    Sparking Joy With Marie Kondo review – the guru who could talk you into a burning car

April 2021

  • Someone's feet surrounded by piles of clothes

    How to live now
    ‘Get the biggest cardboard box you can find …’ How to declutter your home as lockdown eases

    Desperate to have a proper clearout after more than a year of semi-confinement? These expert tips will help you reclaim your living space

March 2021

  • Stories behind clothing we hold dear ... Zelda in Worn Stories.

    The anti-Marie Kondo: Netflix celebrates the clothes we keep

    Worn Stories looks to unravel the tales behind the most treasured items in our wardrobes – but is such meaning and emotion easily conveyed via television?

September 2020

  • Rebecca Nicholson

    Names in the news
    Why The Home Edit shouldn’t judge a book by its cover

    Rebecca Nicholson
    The presenters of Netflix’s decluttering show like to organise books by colour, which suggests not much reading is going on

January 2020

  • Illustration of shopping bags

    This column will change your life
    First Kondo, now cosy: but do you have to buy into lifestyle trends?

    Beware the tricks of consumer capitalism
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