Wilton Residence - Hunting Lodge Chic!

the orange pop of the iconic Jacobsen classic...

against the ethereal silhouetted tree lined wallpaper

 and baby grand

charcoal sofa by Vitra

opening the space with room divider display shelving

neo-classical head with modernist pendants against traditional architectural detail

Dear Ingo light by Moooi suspended like a UFO

 about to land against the blue entry walls

approaching the blown out white casual living space ....

traditional stone hearth beautifully emerges 

from the all white surrounds

revelational hand painted landscaped vintage chairs

 by Leslie Oschman

Sky Garden light by Flos

provides the 'cone of silence' over the recycled timber table

Loving the serenity.....
recycled timber feature wall texturises the monochrome bedroom

what lies within?

This 1930's Connecticut Hunting Lodge
 has been thoughtfully transported into the now
 by Uxus Design


words by J Watson-Evans

via Interiors

photos Dim Balsem

Herve Van Der Straeten Parisian Style

Back in November 2007,  I purchased my trusty issue of Architectural Digest Espana.   This is the issue that I continued to drool over on a regular basis because of the quality of the interiors chosen, and I have been a devoted follower ever since!  If I could only read Spanish!

Note to self:  learn Spanish!

 One of my faves is that of Parisian art dealer,
 Herve Van Der Straeten a man who apparently is a brilliant multi tasking style guru who designs furniture, jewelry, lighting and perfume bottles for

 Dior, Guerlain, and YSL.

 His apartment is testament to the inspiring choices he makes, and the wonderful art he represents.

Please enjoy!

Adore the teal gilded sofa!

Love the bang of orange in the sculpture by Xavier Vielhan against the natural leather sofa!

Beautiful mobile by Xavier Vielhan

Dining table wonderful with those chairs and skull sculpture by Xavier Vielhan

Love the little pop of yellow in the chairs

What a wonderful twist doing the Le Corbusier LC2's in that wonderful green upholstery!

Herve Van Der Straeten

Images via AD Espana November 2007

Photos Ricardo Labougle

More images of Van Der Straeten's furniture and accessories designs via Ralph Pucci

Peter Marino and Anselm Reyle Rock this Interior!

I was recently blown away by an incredible art overload to the senses. I recently spied this Palm Beach, Florida interior in Architectural Digest France.

This interior, designed by New York based uber art, architect guru, and one time designer

 to Andy Warhol, Peter Marino is almost surreal.

Featuring a plethora of incredible contemporary works from such art stars as Anselm Reyle,

  Guy Limone, Damien Hirst, and Richard Prince,  I do wish we could see more of this calibre of art in the shelter magazines. 

 Please enjoy these images from Architectural Digest France December 2010-January 2011.

What an incredible array of shiny surfaces!  The Anselm Reyle art work stars in this dining room.

Beautiful aspect to the ocean

Bathroom out of sculpted Carrara marble

A Richard Prince painting with gold sculptural chairs by Wendell Castle

Powder room mosaic furniture featuring the iconic Gerrit Rietveld 
 Zig Zag chair, artwork by Guy Limone

Motorcycle man Peter Marino architect/designer of this interior as well as flagship stores for
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Fendi and Dior

The man with all the talent, the leather and the dream clients, Peter Marino

Interior pics via Architectural Digest France

Photos by Jason Schmidt

Peter Marino pics via Zimbio and Vogue U.K 

Marcelo Lucini's Buenos Aires Apartment - So Chic!

Architectural Digest Espana and Architectural Digest France have both recently been compelled to present an interior that I first saw in Vogue Living Australia back in Sept/Oct 2009 issue.

This wonderful home in exotic Buenos Aires, Argentina owned by designer Marcelo Lucini, impresses me for it's discerning choice of art, vintage pieces from the 1920's through to 1970's, and the unusual colour palette used throughout this 1930's apartment.

I am particularly enamored with the Expressionist seascape painting by Argentinian artist Felipe Noe hanging above the 1960's console and the empire furniture in the dining area with the walls which are painted in a soft muscatel.

Wonderful empire furniture contrasts wonderfully with the abstract painting and 1950's atomic light

Loving the expressionist art with the 1960's console and industrial stools from the 1920's

Unusual choice of pale grape/muscatel wall colour with the pale honey parquetry floors

Another great painting!

Great pop floor sculpture and Fornasetti chair

Loving the grey and gold palette.  Crazy fringed stools look fab!

Marcelo Lucini sources objects and homewares from around his country Argentina. The range can be seen at Couture Lab

Images from Architectural Digest Espana & Architectural Digest France & Vogue Living