Forty years after Geoffrey Bennison’s death, the collection that bears his name epitomises his contribution to classic English taste. Giles Kime pays tribute.

The drawing room in the Paris apartment of Princess Firyal of Jordan, designed by Geoffrey Bennison, as featured in House & Garden in July 1985. (Credit: Oberto Gili/Conde Nast via Getty Images)
Forty years after Geoffrey Bennison’s death, the collection that bears his name epitomises his contribution to classic English taste. Giles Kime pays tribute.