'Every house should have a cabinet of curiosities,’ says Otto de Jager, stroking an old leather wallet embossed with his initials that belonged to his father and grandfather. Stocked with family photographs, scented candles and old ribbon, the cabinet is a trophy case of memorabilia – but also a place to display everything that he wants to keep safe, out of the way and dust-free.
The cabinet sits on the landing of the semi-detached duplex Victorian cottage where Otto spends one week a month (he’s based in
