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Material Matters

Sometimes I love the finishes, other times I love the furniture. For this penthouse though it is all about the materials, because in a space that leans more toward the minimal than the over decorated, the materials count for everything (no matter how small).This penthouse was conceived through a partnership between the clients and the Rockwell Group, better known for their large hospitality work. Not...

Victorian Reborn

When I think of a London townhouse I have visions of grand proportions, tapestries and heavy antiques. It’s always a joy then when I come across a design that brings a very traditional townhouse into the modern age. The original Victorian building, which consisted of four separate flats, was completely gutted to make way for the single residence the architect described as adhering to “...

The house of DUST

In this house, created as it was through a poetical expression of ideas and gestures, the nuisances in the design guide the aesthetic outcome of the space. With ceilings of rustic plaster to mimic a cave roof and a colour palate that draws directly from the earth, the House of Dust, in Rome, draws upon these natural elements and contains them within strict mathematical proportions:...

London calling

London today and there’s not much I don’t like about this project by Francis Sultana: shiny objects: tick. Velvet: tick. Amazing art: tick. And the unexpected: TICK, TICK. What I find so wonderful about this space is that on the surface it appears to be a muted palate of soft greys, timbers and the occasional burst of colour. Go a little further however and you...

New York Luxe – Giancarlo Giammetti’s apartment

Picasso’s and leopard print and gold – OH MY! An apartment as lush as this could only exist in New York City and could only be the result of a lifetime of collecting and imagination. The apartment’s owner, Giancarlo Giammetti (one half of the Valentino empire) worked with designer Jacques Grange to create this ultimate New York pad and with walls of Indian mica, leopard...

Doheny Drive … Jean-Louis Deniot

Oh, Jean-Louis Deniot… it’s impossible for me not to feature his work when I see it. There is something about the calm, sophisticated and confident interiors he produces that draws me in every time. These latest images come from a project in Los Angeles and display Deniot’s signature style of muted tones, expressive textures and stand-out furniture pieces. As we’ve seen from previous projects featured,...

Parisian Jewel

The ability to combine careful consideration and respect to an interior’s original architecture with a fresh and modern vision is a skill not held by many - Laurent Champeau and Kelli Wilde are one such pair that possess this ability. Their recent project in Paris is testament to a commitment to retain the apartment’s original character such as the parquet flooring and ornate detailing while...

Brazilian Dreaming

Last year I was drawn to Studio Guilherme Torres not so much by their design credentials but more by their website, which required you to complete a game Space Invaders (!) to enter. Of course, their work was phenomenal and though the arcade games may have left their website, their design work has only continued to grow stronger. This project is the principal’s own – a...

New York’s Finest

It’s not often someone gets the chance to buy a place, gut it and turn it into their dream home. Even rarer still is the chance to buy five places surrounding each other, combine them and turn them into a super-apartment in the middle of Manhattan. However, that is exactly what one couple have done. Enlisting the talents of architectural designer Thomas Juul-Hansen and decorator...

Barcelona Winner

This stunning apartment in Barrio Gotico, Barcelona by British firm David Kohn Architects has recently won World Interior of the Year in Singapore. The apartment, designed for two brothers, has taken on the triangular form of the building it is housed in and translated it into an impressive tiled floor that, through a gradual change in colour, delineates the brother’s separate areas – red for...

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