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A PLACE AT THE TABLE our ultimate guide to entertaining fresh takes in Connecticut, Brooklyn, Paris, London, Delhi, and more
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CONTENTS november 102 A CHILDREN’S ROOM IN A LONDON TOWN HOUSE. 26 Object Lesson Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s Taccia lamp. BY HANNAH MARTIN 31 Discoveries AD visits fabric maestro Peter D’Ascoli’s kaleidoscopic Delhi villa… Our guide to setting a fabulous table… Louis Vuitton’s latest It bag… Architect Michael K. Chen updates a Manhattan loft… Outdoor fabrics by Miranda Brooks and Bastien Halard… A father and daughter’s fresh take on traditional Japanese woodworking… Jamb launches a line of mirrors… Bulgari celebrates 75 years of the 16 AR C H D I GES T.COM Serpenti collection… Ceramist Jeremy Anderson’s lovable lamps… Banana Republic expands its reach with BR Home… And more! 88 American Evolution At their Connecticut country escape, Jane Keltner de Valle and Giancarlo Valle accentuate the new in New England style. BY MAYER RUS 102 Spark Joy Tastemaker Caroline Sieber puts her soigné stamp on a lush town house in London. BY DEREK BLASBERG THE CONNECTICUT HOME OF DESIGNER GIANCARLO VALLE AND HIS FAMILY. “AMERICAN EVOLUTION,” PAGE 88. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON. INTERIOR STYLING BY COLIN KING. OBERTO GILI 24 Editor’s Letter
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CONTENTS 88 THE LIVING ROOM OF A COUNTRY HOUSE IN CONNECTICUT. ARTWORK BY BILLIE ZANGEWA GRACES A NEW LOUIS VUITTON HANDBAG. 114 The Suite Life In-demand young designer Hugo Toro reimagines his 1960s-era apartment in Paris as a globally inspired retreat from daily life. BY MARINA HEMONET For best-selling author Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, home is a Brooklyn house that celebrates their heritage and their vision for the future. BY SULEIKA JAOUAD 128 Brutalist Honesty FOLLOW @ARCHDIGEST SUBSCRIPTIONS GO TO ARCHDIGEST.COM, CALL 800-365-8032, OR EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS@ARCHDIGEST.COM. DIGITAL EDITION DOWNLOAD AT ARCHDIGEST.COM/APP. NEWSLETTER SIGN UP FOR AD’S DAILY NEWSLETTER, AT ARCHDIGEST.COM/NEWSLETTER. COMMENTS CONTACT US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR EMAIL LETTERS@ARCHDIGEST.COM. At London’s iconic Barbican Estate, designer Bryan O’Sullivan crafts a dreamy—and deeply personal—home for his young family. BY SAM COCHRAN 138 Grand Finale Artist-designer Ashley Hicks’s Sistine Chapel–inspired bath in Oxfordshire. BY MAYER RUS ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST AND AD ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT © 2023 CONDÉ NAST. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. VOLUME 80, NO. 10. ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST (ISSN 0003-8520) is published monthly except for combined July/August issues by Condé Nast, which is a division of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. PRINCIPAL OFFICE: Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. Roger Lynch, Chief Executive Officer; Pamela Drucker Mann, Global Chief Revenue Officer & President, U.S. Revenue & APAC; Nick Hotchkin, Chief Financial Officer. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and at additional mailing offices. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40644503. Canadian Goods and Services Tax Registration No. 123242885-RT0001. POSTMASTER: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 507.1.5.2); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: Send address corrections to ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, P.O. Box 37617, Boone, IA 37617-0617. FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADDRESS CHANGES, ADJUSTMENTS, OR BACK ISSUE INQUIRIES: Please write to ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, P.O. Box 37617, Boone, IA 37617-0617, call 800-365-8032, or email subscriptions@archdigest.com. Please give both new address and old address as printed on most recent label. SUBSCRIBERS: If the Post Office alerts us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no further obligation unless we receive a corrected address within one year. If during your subscription term or up to one year after the magazine becomes undeliverable, you are ever dissatisfied with your subscription, let us know. You will receive a full refund on all unmailed issues. First copy of new subscription will be mailed within eight weeks after receipt of order. Address all editorial, business, and production correspondence to ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. FOR REPRINTS: Please email reprints@condenast.com or call Wright’s Media, 877-652-5295. For reuse permissions, please email contentlicensing@condenast.com or call 800-897-8666. Visit us online at archdigest.com. TO SUBSCRIBE TO OTHER CONDÉ NAST MAGAZINES: Visit condenastdigital.com. Occasionally we make our subscriber list available to carefully screened companies that offer products and services that we believe would interest our readers. If you do not want to receive these offers and/or information, please advise us at P.O. Box 37617, Boone, IA 37617-0617 or call 800-365-8032. ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN OR LOSS OF, OR FOR DAMAGE OR ANY OTHER INJURY TO, UNSOLICITED MANUSCRIPTS, UNSOLICITED ARTWORK (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS), OR ANY OTHER UNSOLICITED MATERIALS REGARDLESS OF MEDIA IN WHICH IT IS SUBMITTED. THOSE SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTWORK, OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOT SEND ORIGINALS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO DO SO BY ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST IN WRITING. MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUBMITTED WILL NOT BE RETURNED. 20 A R C H D I GES T.COM INTERIOR: STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON. HANDBAG: ULRICH KNOBLAUCH. 120 Artists in Residence
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editor’s letter 1. JANE KELTNER DE VALLE AND GIANCARLO VALLE IN CONNECTICUT WITH THEIR CHILDREN PALOMA AND ROMAN. 2. DESIGNER HUGO TORO IN PARIS. 3. CAROLINE SIEBER IN LONDON. 4. DESIGNER BRYAN O’SULLIVAN’S LONDON LIVING ROOM. 5. SULEIKA JAOUAD AND JON BATISTE IN BROOKLYN. 6. WITH GIANCARLO VALLE IN NYC. 2 3 1 In an issue packed with young, forward-thinking homeowners (several of whom are themselves cutting-edge talents leading the way in architecture and interior design), it may come as a surprise that a sense of history pulses so strongly through these pages. Indeed, November’s theme is “Reinventing Tradition,” and, far from being a conventional affair, our featured spaces exude an exciting energy and a decidedly contemporary blend of old and new. Consider the 1863 Connecticut house on the cover, the retreat of influential AD100 designer Giancarlo Valle and his wife, Jane Keltner de Valle, a former AD editor. “The house was well-loved, and you could feel the good energy,” says Jane of the New England classic. “It had an unimposing formality that we tried to maintain.” In-demand designer Hugo Toro shares his slightly futuristic, superchic Paris apartment, commenting of his modus operandi: “I like to engage with traces of the past, as a way of preserving the soul of a place.” Also overseas, designer Bryan O’Sullivan has set up his family in the Barbican, a Brutalist London landmark that he’s been obsessed with since his student days. A sensitive renovation of the Grade II–listed concrete beauty ensued—“I’m all for preserving the past,” says O’Sullivan, while noting that the old kitchen definitely needed to be updated for modern-day life. He struck the balance perfectly. 6 In Brooklyn, an Italianate 1890s town house proved the ideal dwelling for a pair of artists with diametrically opposed creative needs in their live-work environment: Grammy Award–winning musician For the third year, Jon Batiste makes a lot of noise, while writer AD proudly teams with Black Interior Designers, Inc. Suleika Jaouad requires complete silence. to present The Iconic Home, The thick walls and large rooms of the which opens its virtual doors in gracious structure “could hold both,” Jaouad October. Visit archdigest.com/ eloquently writes. History in the making. iconichome 24 A R C H D I GES T.COM 4 5 AMY ASTLEY Global Editorial Director and Editor in Chief, AD U.S. @amyastley 1. STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON. 2. MATTHIEU SALVAING. 5. OBERTO GILI. 4. JAMES MCDONALD. ART: MARLENE DUMAS. 5. FRANK FRANCES. 6. WESTON WELLS. “Even as we put our own stamp on it, we wanted the house to remain as it has always been.” —Jane Keltner de Valle
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object lesson THE STORY BEHIND AN ICONIC DESIGN BROTHERS ACHILLE AND PIER GIACOMO CASTIGLIONI’S TACCIA LAMP FOR FLOS, SHOWN IN ARCHITECT LÚCIO ROSATO’S HISTORIC HOME IN LANCIANO, ITALY. Bowled Over HELENIO BARBETTA. The Castiglioni brothers’ midcentury “Mercedes of lamps” is still cruising, decades later
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object lesson THE STORY BEHIND AN ICONIC DESIGN 2 1. A PAIR OF TACCIA LAMPS FLANK THE SOFA IN ARCHITECT ALEX COCHRANE’S LONDON HOME. 2. PIER GIACOMO (LEFT) AND ACHILLE WITH TACCIA. 3. TACCIA, NEWLY RELEASED IN MATTE WHITE. 4. A YACHT DESIGNED BY JOANNE DE GUARDIOLA. 5. TACCIA AT FONDAZIONE ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI IN MILAN. M ilanese industrial designers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni liked to reduce an idea to the very basics. So in 1958, the premise for the brothers’ new table lamp was radically simple: to turn a ceiling fixture upside down, like a salad bowl, and set it on a base. It took some experimentation to make it work. 3 5 4 originally envisioned—in plastic. This year they introduced matte white—now available alongside the typical black, silver, and bronze. “The Castiglioni brothers were kings of engineering, creativity, and playfulness,” says Fanny Bauer Grung, of the Milanbased firm Quincoces-Dragò & Partners. “And Taccia is a perfect mix of them all.” From $1,600; flos.com —HANNAH MARTIN 1. ROMAS FOORD. ART: ENRICO DAVID. 2. UGO MULAS. 3. COURTESY OF FLOS. 4. WILLIAM WALDRON. 5. FONDAZIONE ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI. 1
EDITED BY SAM COCHRAN DISCOVERIES THE BEST IN SHOPPING, DESIGN, AND STYLE MARK LUSCOMBE-WHYTE AD VISITS Lust for Life Fabric maestro Peter D’Ascoli transforms a Delhi villa into a kaleidoscopic feat of color and pattern AT LAL KOTHI, IN DELHI, PETER D’ASCOLI OUTFITTED THE SALON WITH FABRICS OF HIS OWN DESIGN AND FAMILY COLLECTIONS OF TILES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. AR C H DI G E S T. CO M 31
DISCOVERIES 1 2 n a recent night at Lal Kothi, the Delhi farmhouse of textile and fashion designers Peter and Cecile D’Ascoli, candlelight and the full moon glowed together as guests gathered sur l’herbe for dinner. “It’s like dining at an Indian Versailles,” remarked author William Dalrymple over masala aubergines sprinkled with gunpowder Sri Lankan pepper. In this verdant corner, tucked away from the city’s hustle, the couple has realized something quietly remarkable: a creative tour de force in the jostling landscape of a country highly attuned to its cultural heritage. Peter, an American expat, began his love affair with his adopted homeland four decades ago, during a business trip to the Punjabi city of Amritsar, among other sites. “We stayed in the pilgrims’ quarters at the Golden Temple and ate at long tables in the communal dining hall,” he recalls, crisp in a white kurta. “All of this—and the many donkey carts, camels, horses—seemed like a wonderland to me, having grown up in prosaic Long Island.” (His wife is French.) After a five-year stint working for Diane von Furstenberg in New York City, life would eventually bring him back to India, where he had a formative encounter with the textile doyen and elegant Punjabi royal Martand “Mapu” Singh. “Mapu taught me so much about the impact of Indian crafts on the wider world.” Peter founded his atelier Talianna Studio in 2006, ensconcing his young family—he and Cecile have two daughters— rather snugly in a South Delhi apartment a decade ago. With the business expanding, the family embarked on a new chapter, looking for someplace “with our own fruit trees and a sense of breathing out.” When they first visited Lal Kothi, they knew nothing of the villa, owned by an erstwhile royal family. “While the gardens were very impressive, the previous tenants had placed a green plastic covering over the central skylight that cast a bilious pall over everything,” he says. Nevertheless, a second visit and the chance to move to a house surrounded by lawns seduced them. 3 MARK LUSCOMBE-WHYTE O 1. THE FRONT GARDEN OF LAL KOTHI. 2. THE DESIGNER IN HIS STUDIO WITH TEXTILES FROM HIS NAMESAKE LINE. 3. IN THE DINING ROOM, THE CEILING, WALL PANELS, AND TABLECLOTH ARE ALL D’ASCOLI FABRICS.
DISCOVERIES 1. A STAIRCASE DISPLAYS ARTIFACTS FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2. THE PRIMARY BEDROOM IS DRESSED IN MORE D’ASCOLI FABRICS, FROM THE WALLS TO THE SHEETS. 3. AN ANTIQUE FOUNTAIN ENLIVENS THE GROUNDS. 1 Today, the couple has transformed the property into an extraordinary family home that doubles as a showcase for Peter’s collection of textiles. He has placed that striking array of block-printed fabrics intuitively throughout Lal Kothi, decorating each room based on sight lines and the movement of light throughout the day. “I am not an interior designer by training,” he admits. “I am, in the classic sense, an amateur. I want my family and friends to enjoy the space.” To establish symmetry in the salon and dining room, he tented each space in a shamiana, or cloth canopy, which, he notes “helps settle a room with calm.” The hall, meanwhile, features large-scale panels in a tree-of-life motif modeled after historic textile documents. Sleights of hand continue back in the salon, where framed antique tiles from his travels across the Mediterranean and China hang on turquoise-blue walls, complemented by old kalamkari panels and seating from the D’Ascoli brand’s furniture collection. The room’s eclectic mix is his nod to Umberto Pasti and Stephan Janson’s Milan home, a cabinet of curiosities that left him spellbound during a stay. Peter also cites, as notable influences, encounters with Renzo Mongiardino and Madeleine Castaing, whose “ineffable styles” inspired his bedroom at Lal Kothi. “Above all, the house tells the story of who we are as a family,” Peter smiles. “We are boisterous personalities and have a love of life, manifested in food, entertaining, and flamboyant decoration.” East of Eden Lal Kothi may be. But it is a small piece of paradise, indeed. dascoli.co —COSMO BROCKWAY 3 MARK LUSCOMBE-WHYTE 2
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S P EC I A L A DV E R T I S I N G S EC T I O N DESIGN STOR IES 1 2 3 4 LEE JOFA ARTISTIC TRADITION 200 YEARS STRONG Few brands are woven into the very fabric of interior design quite like Lee Jofa and its noble tradition of fine textiles. Kravet celebrates this storied 200-year legacy with the launch of the Lee Jofa 200 Collection, a bespoke line of textiles, wallcovering, furniture, carpet, and accessories to honor the brand’s artisanal history. While Lee Jofa has long been hailed for its sumptuous fabrics, tapestries, 1. A ROBUST SELECTION OF WALLCOVERING ACCOMPANIES THE TEXTILES, INCLUDING A FRESH SPIN ON HOLLYHOCK. CHAIR PICTURED HERE IN CHINESE BROCADE. and iconic prints, the 200 Collection showcases 16 archival patterns iterated in fresh colorways of printed fabrics, wovens, and embroideries. The anniversary collection also introduces a finely crafted furniture line fabricated 2. LUXURY ACCESSORIES LIKE THROW PILLOWS ROUND OUT THE LIFESTYLE ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION. in traditionalist fashion and a sophisticated assortment of hand-dyed area rugs from Lee Jofa Carpets. Long-standing fans of the brand will enjoy fresh 3. A JAVA JUNGLE PILLOW ATOP AN ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION CHAIR; A VIBRANT SHOW OF HISTORY AND STYLE AT THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM. 4. VERSATILE CARPETING WAS DESIGNED TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION FOR A LEE JOFA INTERIOR, COMPLEMENTING THE TEXTILES PERFECTLY. colorways of the artisanally hand-block printed patterns Hollyhock and Tree of Life, which will be available as printed wallcovering for the first time as well. Traditional yet trendsetting, classic yet current, for two centuries, Lee Jofa has balanced a venerable heritage with inspired modernity. Discover this exclusive mix of timeless favorites.
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From editor-in-chief Amy Astley and Architectural Digest, AD at 100 celebrates the most incredible homes of the past century, showcasing the work of top designers and offering rare looks inside the private worlds of artists, celebrities, and other fascinating personalities. Marc Jacobs, Jennifer Aniston, Diana Vreeland, India Mahdavi, Peter Marino, Kelly Wearstler, Oscar Niemeyer, Axel Vervoordt, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elsie de Wolfe, abramsbooks.com/AD100 FROM LEFT: ANTHONY COTSIFAS; JASON SCHMIDT; OBERTO GILI A CENTURY OF STYLE
DISCOVERIES 1. BILLIE ZANGEWA IN HER JOHANNESBURG STUDIO. 2. STUDIES FOR HER PENGUIN CHARMS. 3. THE POOL BEING EMBROIDERED. 4. LOUIS VUITTON’S MONOGRAM FLOWER. 5. ZANGEWA’S NEW ARTYCAPUCINES BAG FOR THE FRENCH FASHION HOUSE. 2 1 ART SCENE Strokes of Genius Tapped by Louis Vuitton, Billie Zangewa translates a cherished swimming scene into the brand’s latest It bag 3 4 I n her evocative silk collages, the South Africa–based artist Billie Zangewa often mines everyday events—preparing a bottle for her child or taking a shower, even just lounging on the sofa with a book. For the 2020 work The Swimming Lesson, she revisited the weekly trips to the pool that she took with her son, Mika. In it, a young boy sits along the water’s edge, juxtaposed against a washed-out terra-cotta-color sky. “It was unfamiliar to him,” she recalls of the emotional waves that accompanied those sessions. “I still think about idiosyncrasies in her Capucines rendition, a limited edition faire. The collage’s raw silk was scanned and painstakingly printed on leather, re-creating every crease and irregularity. Slightly off-kilter stitches lend a sense of the hand, as does the metallic embroidery and beadwork used to capture the pool and the figure of her son. For a final touch, Zangewa also added a trio of gold African penguin charms—another nod to Mika, who, after those lessons, went on to swim with the birds along the Cape Town coast. “It’s a tribute to my son,” Zangewa says of the handbag. “My creativity just blossomed when he was born. He accelerated my being.” louisvuitton.com —HANNAH MARTIN 58 A R C H D I GES T.COM 5 1., 2. & 4. ULRICH KNOBLAUCH. 3. & 4. PIOTR STOKŁOSA. experience and use. It creates a more sculptural feel.”
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DISCOVERIES 1 1. THE LIVING AREA’S POLIFORM SOFA, PENDANTS BY ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI FOR FLOS, AND A VINTAGE CASSINA COCKTAIL TABLE. 2. THE TERRA-COTTA-HUED VESTIBULE PARTITION. 3. IN THE DINING AREA, A KARL ZAHN FOR ROLL & HILL LIGHT FIXTURE, HAY CHAIRS, AND KLEIN AGENCY TABLE. 2 RENOVATION Tectonic Shift To update a Manhattan loft, architect Michael K. Chen conjures the landscape 3 60 A R C H D I GES T.COM BROOKE HOLM F or as long as Manhattan lofts have been livable, savvy designers have delighted in the challenge of putting their industrial bones to residential use. Open layouts, after all, invite experimentation. It was in that spirit that Michael K. Chen Architecture (MKCA) approached the recent renovation of a sprawling NoMad home. When his clients, a young couple working in tech, bought the unit three years ago, it had undergone only ad hoc updates by the previous owner, who had lived there since the building’s conversion. “The loft was so spectacular in terms of its proportions,” says Chen. But as far as its fixtures, finishes, and floor plan were concerned, he adds, “it was also nothing.” To maintain its historic character while injecting warmth and personality, MKCA set about breaking down the volume into a functional but free-flowing scheme, with a second bedroom and bathroom plus workspaces for husband and wife. “Our idea was to treat the space as you would a landscape, introducing features to navigate around,” explains Chen. Architectural interventions, in other words, function as terrain, whether in the case of the oversize kitchen island—a faceted mass of natural stone and metal—or the vestibule partition, whose sculptural form snakes into the floor plan, masking
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1 2 1. REFORM KITCHEN CABINETRY AND A BESPOKE ISLAND OF STONE AND STEEL. 2. WALKER ZANGER WALL TILE IN THE PRIMARY BATH. 3. A CORNER OF THE PRIMARY SUITE, WITH THE DRESSING AREA BEYOND. 4. THE GUEST BATH’S CUSTOM WALLPAPER AND HEATH CERAMICS TILE. 62 AR C H D I G E S T.COM 3 its fabrication process. “It looks decorative but it’s actually the molecular structure responding to heat,” he explains of the material. That metallurgical fixation continues to the guest bath, whose custom wallpaper is based on close-up images of an acid-formed patina. Says Chen, “none of the polite materials made it into the palette—they’re all assertive.” Bold though the scheme may be, it’s also the little things that charm the clients on a daily basis. The color of the bathrooms’ tile grout, the flush edges of round outlets against stone, the careful integration of HVAC systems—such details all help to make a beautiful space a functional space. And work, of course, is precisely what lofts have always been designed to do. —SAM COCHRAN BROOKE HOLM the elevators. “The scale of elements verges on unusually large,” he says. That topographical approach extends to MKCA’s selections of furniture. The living room’s “ginormous” Poliform sofa faces multiple directions in a loose formation, accommodating a range of concurrent activities. Overhead, meanwhile, a staggered quartet of adjustable Achille Castiglioni pendants can move up or down in a shifting constellation. Designers and clients clicked when 4 it came to the overall palette. “We love how they use materials, colors, and textures to create spaces that feel intentional and special, modern and sleek, luxurious but without pretension,” the owners mused via email. “MKCA quickly saw we were open to strong choices on that front. We always thought there was an opportunity for fun.” Whereas stone slabs tend toward richly figured, hues err on the side of saturated. (Think salmon-pink lacquer for the dressing room, deep-green linoleum for the kitchen cabinetry.) Says Chen, “the scale was such that something too polite would feel wimpy and out of proportion.” Bespoke metal elements, meanwhile, nod to the apartment’s manufacturing past—from the hulking tempered-steel exhaust hood to the powder-coated, perforated island. The former took on a painterly, iridescent finish thanks to
DISCOVERIES DEBUT Salt of the Earth For their new line of outdoor fabrics, Miranda Brooks and Bastien Halard look to the land D 64 A R C H D I GES T.COM 2 3 4 1. TABLECLOTH OF GREEN TREE PEONY, ONE OF CATSWOOD DESIGN’S FIVE NEW OUTDOOR FABRIC PATTERNS. 2. AN UMBRELLA AND LOUNGE CHAIR IN YELLOW ROSE CHINTZ WITH CUCKOO, ONE OF THE FAMILY’S DOGS. 3. A PICNIC SET WITH PILLOWS IN BOBBLY RIBBON. 4. CUSHIONS IN RED ROSE CHINTZ WITH FINEFEATHERED FRIENDS. LOTTIE HAMPSON 1 uring their first winter in the Cotswolds, Miranda Brooks and Bastien Halard were met not by glittering hoarfrost and scenic drifting snow but by one of the wettest seasons on record. Rain poured, their 17thcentury stone house was damp, and the freshly graded landscape (a former dairy farm) was mud as far as the eye could see. Despairing that spring would ever come, the AD100 Brooklyn expats—he a French-born designer, she a Hertfordshire lass turned garden guru—fashioned a creative escape: conjuring up flowered fabrics that would be used on their own outdoor furniture. “I figured that chintz would give me an instant garden whilst waiting for everything to grow,” says Brooks. What they intended for their own use, though, is now being introduced to the public under the couple’s Catswood brand, named for the house where they live with their two teenage daughters. The five patterns offer all the botanical bounty that they hoped for, the motifs and colors adapted from vintage and antique documents. Roses bloom, leaves unfurl, and butterflies flit, joined by coordinating stripes with their roots in ikats and tickings. “It’s easy to find chic outdoor fabrics, but not decorative ones,” explains Halard, a scion of the family that founded the influential French textile firm Nobilis. Especially, his wife points out, fabrics made of invitingly soft synthetic fibers (stain-proof, mold-proof, and water-resistant) that hold up against the kind of weather that sparked that winter project in the first place. “I wanted natural dyes, not carcinogenic coatings,” Brooks says. “I don’t want to lie on something toxic.” That includes the flouncy skirted sofa that stretches across a wall of their kitchen and is slipcovered in red peonies. It’s the perfect spot for pondering Catswood’s future moves: five additional patterns that are expected to bloom next year. catswooddesign.com —MITCHELL OWENS
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DISCOVERIES 1 CRAFT Better With Age Japanese woodworker Toshio Tokunaga likes to say that if more people practiced Kanna, a traditional carving method, it would bring world peace. “When a maker understands the wood and makes things with love, it’s contagious,” his daughter, Yuriko, explains of the slow process, which involves using handmade iron planes, avoiding power tools and sanding CRAFT MOMENTS OF REFLECTION Jamb, the British purveyor of antique and reproduction chimneypieces, lighting, and furniture, appreciates a good patina. So naturally its new line of mirrors had to shine just so. Set in aged frames— some based on early-19th-century English examples, others after Queen Anne originals—the glass has been distressed to replicate the mottled foxing of timeworn panes. Above a mantel, they’ll sparkle all the brighter. jamb.co.uk —SAM COCHRAN RIGHT: JAMB’S GILTWOOD GOODISON MIRROR. 66 AR C H D I GES T.COM 2 1. KIYOKO TOKUNAGA. 2. COURTESY OF RADNOR. MIRROR: MICHAEL SINCLAIR. 1. TOSHIO (LEFT) AND YURIKO TOKUNAGA IN THEIR HYOGO PREFECTURE STUDIO WITH A KYOTO CHAIR, MADE FROM CENTURIES-OLD ZELKOVA WOOD. 2. BLACK PERSIMMON CHAIR 01. has been carved and finished with his proprietary Hassui Ceramic coating. These days, the duo works together in Hyogo prefecture to realize each wonder. (The furniture is represented exclusively by Manhattan’s Radnor gallery, whose founder, Susan Clark, discovered it while researching Japanese woodworking.) Father might carve a frame from centuries-old maple, while daughter crochets a seat and back using ink-dyed washi paper. The pair are now buying abandoned rice fields to source their wood, replanting what they use so that a new crop will be ready in 100 years. radnor.co –HANNAH MARTIN
DISCOVERIES JEWELRY SNAKE EYES 1 1. A GLASS-WALLED BEDROOM AT THE NEW ONE&ONLY AESTHESIS RESORT OUTSIDE ATHENS. 2. THE LAWN OF A VILLA STEPS TOWARD THE SEA. It was in 1948 that a snake first slithered around Bulgari’s elegant wrist, appearing in the Serpenti collection of jewelry watches. Later interpretations followed, often marked by increasingly intricate and stylized feats of craft. Today, in celebration of the motif’s 75th anniversary, the Italian luxury brand has released a series of new Serpenti treasures, among them this glittering bracelet in pink gold, diamonds, and emeralds. Price upon request; bulgari.com —SAM COCHRAN 2 HOTEL In the 1950s and ’60s, the Athenian Riviera came to epitomize Greek glamour thanks to the beach homes that society swans and patrician families strung, jewellike, along this 40-mile stretch of Aegean Sea. While time later swept away much of the region’s charms, the past few years have seen the area’s revival, with sparkling new resorts, beach clubs, restaurants, and parks popping up among the palms and cypresses. The One&Only Aesthesis hotel, opening this winter, leans into that nostalgia. Set in the tony enclave of Glyfada, about 30 minutes from central Athens, the complex spans rectangular bungalows, villas, and a spaceship-like midcentury main building—all set amid fragrant pine trees and vibrant lavender. Nature played a big role when conceptualizing the interiors. (It’s also within a 52-acre forest reserve.) “We used local volcanic stone, oak timber, naturally woven fabrics, and marble quarried from the island of Thásos,” says Inge Moore, cofounder and principal of the London-based studio Muza Lab, which designed all 127 accommodations (rooms, bungalows, residences, and villas) in collaboration with the Greek architecture firms K-Studio, Audo, and A6Architects. Rooms were conceived to maximize natural light, with multiple sliding window walls to let in cool sea breezes. Adds Moore: “It’s all about immersing guests in this spectacular beauty.” oneandonlyresorts.com —JOHN WOGAN 68 A R C H D I GES T.COM 1. & 2. ONE&ONLY RESORTS. JEWELRY: COURTESY OF BULGARI. Greek Mythology
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DISCOVERIES 2 3 1 DESIGN Light Hearted In his new Brooklyn studio, ceramist series of lovable lamps T hey’re like characters,” says ceramic artist Jeremy Anderson, examining a in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Finished in 22-karat yellow gold, one appears dressed in a striped tunic with a In Red Hook—where interior designer are all from his latest body of work, which will be officially unveiled with Gallery Fumi at the PAD London and Design Miami fairs. Anderson, who cofounded the lighting brand Apparatus with Gabriel Hendifar, his now ex-husband, turned a lifelong pottery practice into his full-time gig after the couple amicably parted ways a few years ago. “Working with clay is kind of a lesson in life,” he muses. “You can’t get too attached to anything because something can always go wrong in the process.” Just the day before, he opened the kiln to discover that multiple pieces had fused together or collapsed. But from those failures 70 A R C H D I GES T.COM metallic lusters, bespoke beads, and handpainted lines. Lately he’s been experimenting with pigmented stains that imbue the clay with color. He’s also trying out larger formats like floor lamps and chandeliers. In the front-of-house showroom, finished lights mix with Anderson’s ongoing series of vessels, whose finned shapes resemble mushrooms growing on a tree. Wabi-sabi in vibe, with a ceiling draped in linen, shoji-inspired doors, and rustic wood seating, the studio is a fitting backdrop for Anderson’s intuitive process. “There’s flexibility and freedom in the making,” he explains. “But ultimately all the pieces have to fit together.” jeremy-anderson.com —HANNAH MARTIN ETHAN HERRINGTON fringed skirt. The vaguely figurative pieces (each
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DISCOVERIES DEBUT Ripe for the Picking Exploration has always been at the heart of the Banana Republic brand. Founded in 1978, the fashion label got its start reimagining expedition staples as everyday attire, later evolving into the readyto-wear wardrobe of choice for stylish professionals. Today, the company is expanding upon that peripatetic legacy with the launch of BR Home, a new furnishings line that celebrates natural materials, a global spirit, and local handcraft. Tactile wool rugs, for instance, are knotted by weavers in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Sculptural teak furniture is carved by woodworkers on the Indonesian island of Java. And handsome upholstered seating is made by expert artisans in North Carolina and Virginia. Styles, all the while, range from clean-lined and modern to refined and traditional. “We have vast archives of ideas and influences,” says president and CEO Sandra Stangl of the mix, which spans case goods, bedding, lighting, and more. “Every single piece has incredible attention to details and a story to tell.” bananarepublic.com —SAM COCHRAN 1. A VIGNETTE OF PIECES FROM BANANA REPUBLIC’S NEW BR HOME LINE INCLUDES STINSON SOFAS, A ROSE PENDANT LAMP, PHOENIX COFFEE TABLE, AND HUDSON SIDE TABLES. 2–4. MAUI ACCENT CHAIR, MELBOURNE COFFEE TABLE, AND DRACO TABLE LAMP, ALL FROM THE BR HOME COLLECTION. 1 2 4 FABRICS KINDRED SPIRITS 3 1. ACHIKAZI COTTON. 2. INAZUMA LINEN. 3. OSHIBANA LINEN. 1 2 72 A R C H D I G E S T.COM Three years after Tory Burch and Robert Kime launched their hit Nara collection, the fashion icon and the late AD100 maestro’s studio have revealed a follow-up array of Japanese-inspired textiles and wallpapers. All, Burch says, are an ode to a man who “made everything look perfectly imperfect.” robertkime.com —HANNAH MARTIN 1.–4. COURTESY OF BANANA REPUBLIC. FABRICS: COURTESY OF ROBERT KIME LTD. 3
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DISCOVERIES 2 1. KOSTAS LAMBRIDIS WITH BRIC-A-BRAC IN HIS ATHENS STUDIO. 2. ALL YOU NEED NOW IS SOME OXYGEN (2023), FROM HIS NEW SHOW AT CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY (CARPENTERS WORKSHOPGALLERY .COM). 3. SPIN, RISE, AND THRUST IN RANDOM DIRECTION (2023). 4. MIX THEM TOGETHER (2023). 1 EXHIBITIONS Facts of the Matters Kostas Lambridis mines the magic of everyday materials W e treat everything here with the same respect— or lack of respect,” says Kostas Lambridis, describing the assorted stuff filling his Athens studio. On a given day that might include chairs scavenged from the city streets, hunks of Pentelic marble, and a piece of a beatup car, all sitting alongside the stained glass and handmade ceramic mosaics that his team painstakingly produces in-house. This nonhierarchical approach is central to Lambridis’s art and design practice, in which odds and ends plucked from across the value spectrum coalesce into functional sculptures. One new table, for example, started with slabs of Greek and American walnut but grew to incorporate, among other timber flourishes, the decorative base 4 handful of finials. “I wanted to show the full range of the material, from the raw to the super processed,” he says of the all-wood piece, which stars in “Reverse Fireworks in Slow Motion,” his first American solo exhibition, on view through November 23 at New York’s Carpenters Workshop Gallery. 74 AR C H D I GES T.COM new plastic. And a cocktail table is totally mineral, with volcanic rock purchased from a garden store, cast glass, and terracotta bricks. “That white marble comes from a sink in an Athenian apartment,” Lambridis says of the hunk embedded in the base. “This is the same marble as the Acropolis. But for some reason when people renovate their apartments, this is one of the first things they remove.” kostaslambridis.com —HANNAH MARTIN 1. PINELOPI GERASIMOU. 2.–4. MATT HARRINGTON/COURTESY OF CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY. 3
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Your Sanctuary on the Bay Designed by internationally acclaimed Robert A.M. Stern Architects, The St. Regis Residences, Miami are situated along the beautiful coastline of South Brickell, with exquisite bayfront views, a private marina, and an exclusive fine-dining restaurant by MICHELIN-starred chef Fabio Trabocchi. The Residences offer a lifetime of legendary moments — a place where the history and heritage of a timeless brand enable a signature way of life, propelled by impeccable service and unparalleled connoisseurship. 1809 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33129 Schedule an appointment +1 786 713 3522 MiamiSRR.com ORAL REPRESENTATIONS CANNOT BE RELIED UPON AS CORRECTLY STATING REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DEVELOPER. FOR CORRECT REPRESENTATIONS, MAKE REFERENCE TO THIS BROCHURE AND TO THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SECTION 718.503, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO BE FURNISHED BY A DEVELOPER TO A BUYER OR LESSEE. ARTIST’S CONCEPTUAL RENDERING; SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS MODIFIED OR OMITTED. THE COMPLETE OFFERING TERMS ARE IN A CPS-12 APPLICATION AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFEROR. FILE NO. CP23-0071. St. Regis Residences, Miami a/k/a 1809 Brickell Condominium. The St. Regis Residences, Miami is developed by 1809 Brickell Property Owner, LLC (“Developer”). The St. Regis Residences, Miami is not owned, developed, or sold by Marriott International, Inc. or its affiliates (“Marriott”). Developer uses the St. Regis marks under a license from Marriott, which has not confirmed the accuracy of any of the statements or representations made about the project by Developer. Developer also uses the trade names, marks, and logos of licensors: (1) The Related Group; and (2) Integra Investments, LLC. None of the licensors is the Developer. The Developer is not incorporated in, located in, nor resident of, New York. This is not intended to be an offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy, condominium units in New York or to residents of New York, or of any other jurisdiction were prohibited by law. Consult the Developer’s Prospectus to understand this offering, the amenities specific to each tower, the proposed budgets, terms, conditions, specifications, fees, Unit dimensions and method for calculation, site plans, and to learn what is included with purchase and by payment of regular assessments. All prices are subject to change at any time and without notice, and do not include optional features or premiums for upgrades. 2023© 1809 Brickell Property Owner, LLC.
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american THE LIVING ROOM IS OUTFITTED WITH A STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE SOFA, WOOD-AND-RAFFIA CHAIRS BY GREEN RIVER PROJECT, A GIANFRANCO FRATTINI COCKTAIL TABLE, AN INGO MAURER TABLE LAMP, A GIANCARLO VALLE FOR NORDIC KNOTS RUG, AND MEXICAN BUTAQUE CHAIRS. PAINTING ON THE RIGHT BY ANASTASIA BAY.
ART: ANASTASIA BAY evolution At their Connecticut country escape, Jane Keltner de Valle and Giancarlo Valle accentuate the new in New England style TEXT BY MAYER RUS PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON STYLED BY COLIN KING
THE DINING ROOM HAS BONACINA CHAIRS, A GREEN RIVER PROJECT TABLE, A STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE CREDENZA, A VINTAGE IRON CHANDELIER, CURTAINS OF MALABAR FABRIC, AND A GIANCARLO VALLE FOR NORDIC KNOTS RUG. CERAMIC WALL MEDALLIONS BY MATT MERKEL HESS.
ROMAN AND PALOMA FROLIC ON THE LAWN OF THE 1863 HOUSE, BUILT ON THE SITE OF ONE OF THE FIRST SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS IN THE UNITED STATES. ART: MATTHIAS MERKEL HESS the august English writer and critic Samuel Johnson once opined, “The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.” Johnson’s maxim finds eloquent expression in the captivating Connecticut home of Jane Keltner de Valle, cofounder of children’s skin care line Paloroma (and AD’s former style director), and her husband, AD100 designer Giancarlo Valle. Together, the dynamic couple have conjured a vision of classic New England charm animated by a wholly contemporary spirit—a marriage of the familiar and the novel that speaks to their professional pedigrees, their personal passions, and the spirit of their young family. It is also a testament to the twin virtues of innovation and restraint, inspiration and ease. The site for the Valles’ adroit balancing act is a stalwart 1863 house, painted crisp white with dark green shutters, which once served as a parsonage for the town’s historic Greek Revival church. Trim and subdued, the original, essentially cubic structure has a wood-paneled living room added in the 1920s and a kitchen extension built in the 1970s. “We loved the proportions. It felt very modern in its simplicity. It’s gracious, but not in an overdone kind of way—elegance without the frills,” Giancarlo says of the home’s appeal. “The house was wellloved, and you could feel the good energy,” adds Jane. “It had an unimposing formality that we tried to maintain. Even as we put our own stamp on it, we wanted the house to remain as it has always been.” AR C H DI G E S T. CO M 91
IN THE KITCHEN, A VINTAGE ITALIAN CHANDELIER HANGS ABOVE A CUSTOM ISLAND INLAID WITH DELFT BY PLAIN ENGLISH TILES. THE CAFÉ CURTAINS ARE IN A KRAVET STRIPE. MAKEUP BY JOSEPH CARRILLO; ART: ANASTASIA BAY “Even as we put our own stamp on it, we wanted the house to remain as it has always been.” —Jane Keltner de Valle
ABOVE FROM LEFT, JANE KELTNER DE VALLE, AND PALOMA, ROMAN, AND GIANCARLO VALLE. LEFT AXEL EINAR HJORTH CHAIRS PULL UP TO A SWEDISH FARM TABLE IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM/ PANTRY. A FISHER & PAYKEL REFRIGERATOR IS CONCEALED IN THE CUSTOM CABINETRY. PAINTING BY ANASTASIA BAY. AR C H DI G E S T. CO M 93
JULIA B. CASA CHAIRS SURROUND AN ANTIQUE MILLSTONE TABLE BENEATH A TOWERING MAPLE IN THE GARDEN. LANDSCAPE DESIGN BY KTISMASTUDIO.
STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE’S PALOMA MIRROR ADORNS DAUGHTER PALOMA’S BEDROOM. ROMAN SHADES IN MAHARAM FABRIC, QUILT FROM PAULA RUBENSTEIN, CHARVET EDITIONS BEDSPREAD FROM JOHN DERIAN. That meant no anachronistic Pilates studio or open-plan kitchen, no hammam, and no marble-clad bathroom large enough to host an ice cream social. Yet within the house’s rooms, the couple teased a palpable sense of wonder and delight through discreet decorative gestures that put an entirely new complexion on the traditional architecture. Naturally, examples of Giancarlo’s own furniture designs buoy the winsome ambience: the toothsome chunkiness of his dining room sideboard; the insouciant curves of his living room sofa; and the custom kitchen island inlaid with delft tiles, to name just a few. In the primary bedroom and bath suite, he added attenuated, branch-form columns that introduce a note of fairy-tale forest magic to the sprightly mix. Many of the pieces were crafted in a makeshift woodshop set up in the garage, including a series of boxy sconces knocked up from scrap wood. “Fabricating things on-site made them feel even more special and connected to the life of the house,” the designer notes. “My dream is to turn our dilapidated barn into a proper woodshop and guesthouse, but that’s going to have to wait until we catch our breath.” CONTRIBUTIONS BY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES underscore the feeling that the renovation is truly a family affair. Designer Minjae Kim, who once worked in Giancarlo’s studio, is represented by wood benches he fashioned for the couple’s two children, one inscribed “PV” for daughter Paloma and the other “RV” for their son, Roman. The work of designers Aaron Aujla and Benjamin Bloomstein of Green River Project, fellow members of the AD100, appears throughout the house, notably in the signature raffia-festooned club chairs that enliven the living room, and the dining room table incised with an outline of the Green River in upstate New York, which meanders through Bloomstein’s family property. (“The kids use it as a track for marbles,” Jane offers.) The dining room walls are adorned with medallions by ceramist Matt Merkel Hess, representing local flora and fauna, including moths, leaves, horses, birds, acorns, and even ticks, the scourge of Connecticut. Of course, Jane’s incisive eye and deft touch are unmistakable in the house’s sophisticated color palette, the chic yet unpretentious fabrics and finishes, and the array of antiques and vintage treasures, many collected from local shops and AR C H DI G E S T. CO M 95
ROMAN’S BEDROOM HAS A CUSTOM DAYBED AND A SCHOOLHOUSE TABLE LAMP. ABOVE A PLATEAU LAMP (LEFT) BY STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE AND NATALIE WEINBERGER IS JOINED BY PIERRE PAULIN CHAIRS AND A CUSTOM SOFA AND SCONCE IN THE DEN. THE LINEN-WRAPPED COCKTAIL TABLE IS FROM THE ESTATE OF MARIO BUATTA. THE LARGE PAINTING IS BY LANDON METZ.
ART: © 2023 LANDON METZ / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK. © 2023 THE LARRY T. CLEMONS COLLECTION / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK. ABOVE THE PRIMARY BEDROOM IS FURNISHED WITH STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE BEDSIDE TABLES, A MINJAE KIM BENCH, PAAVO TYNELL SCONCES, A PIERRE JEANNERET CHAIR, A GIANCARLO VALLE FOR NORDIC KNOTS RUG, AND ROMAN SHADES OF ZAK+FOX FABRIC. RIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM, A JEAN PROUVÉ SWING-ARM LAMP SURMOUNTS A PIERRE JEANNERET DESK AND CHAIR. auction houses as well as sources in New York and abroad. Her own childhood desk and dollhouse add a decidedly personal, nostalgic flourish to Paloma’s fetching bedroom. “The look is very traditional, East Coast country-club vernacular—stripes and splashes of hunter green—but all filtered through our lens,” Jane says, describing the aesthetic sensibility that permeates the home. “The process was a true collaboration in every sense, and a chance for Jane to really flex her design muscle,” Giancarlo adds, tipping his hat to his estimable wife. “It was also a unique opportunity to create a home that blends our worlds together.” That blending has indeed paid handsome dividends in scenes of pure domestic bliss. “So many memories have been made here: Christmases, Easter egg hunts, birthdays, summer garden parties with bouncy houses and cornhole. The children already feel a real connection to this place,” Jane attests. And what better seal of approval could one ask for?
“Fabricating things on-site made them feel even more special and connected to the life of the house.” —Giancarlo Valle IN THE PRIMARY BATH, A GREEN RIVER PROJECT STOOL SITS IN FRONT OF A PORTOLA TUB FROM VINTAGE TUB & BATH.
STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE SIDE TABLES AND PAAVO TYNELL COPPER SCONCES FLANK A CUSTOM BED UPHOLSTERED IN A BRAQUENIÉ FABRIC FROM PIERRE FREY IN A GUEST ROOM. A MINJAE KIM BENCH RESTS ON A TUFENKIAN RUG.
design notes THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK COPPER PANS HANG ABOVE A FISHER & PAYKEL RANGE IN THE KITCHEN. A VINTAGE STOOL IS TUCKED BENEATH A STUDIO GIANCARLO VALLE DESK OF RECLAIMED WOOD IN A GUEST ROOM. PALOMA MIRROR; PRICE UPON REQUEST. GIANCARLOVALLE.COM TAPESTRY DAYBED; PRICE UPON REQUEST. GIANCARLOVALLE.COM LINEN NAPKINS BY CHARVET EDITIONS; $172 FOR A SET OF SIX. JOHNDERIAN.COM SIDNIE LAMP; FROM $399. SCHOOLHOUSE.COM BENGALI COTTON BY BRAQUENIÉ; TO THE TRADE. PIERREFREY.COM MELIN TREGWYNT WELSH BLANKET; $305. US.TOA.ST SMOOTH SAILING GENTLE CLEANSING BAR; $12. PALOROMA.COM BIG COLLINA SMALL VASE BY GAETANO PESCE FOR CORSI DESIGN FACTORY; $355. ARTEMEST.COM The house is relaxed and comfortable but energized with a contemporary sensibility.” —Giancarlo Valle P ROD U C ED BY M AD ELI NE O ’ M A L L E Y
IN THE COUNTRY BY INGE MORATH AND ARTHUR MILLER. RADICCHIO SERVING BOWL; FROM $92. PORTA-NYC.COM We designed the kitchen in humble materials. I think we’ve overdosed on marble trophy kitchens.” —Jane Keltner de Valle 5-QUART RONDEAU BY BROOKLYN COPPER COOKWARE; $770. MARCHSF.COM SENTEI GARDEN SCISSORS BY NIWAKI; $35. GOODEEWORLD.COM INTERIORS: STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON. COOKWARE: BEN KIST. IN THE COUNTRY: INGE MORATH/VIKING PRESS, NEW YORK, 1977. BENCH & MIRROR: CLÉMENT PASCAL. ALL OTHER PRODUCTS COURTESY OF THE COMPANIES. DAISUKE QUILT BY A.P.C. x SACAI; $1,060. APC-US.COM A MEXICAN BUTAQUE CHAIR SITS IN A CORNER OF THE LIVING ROOM. BUTAQUE CHAIR BY CLARA PORSET BY LUTECA; $3,510. 1STDIBS.COM OBJETS NOMADES STOOL BY ATELIER OÏ; $5,650. LOUIS VUITTON.COM ARCH DI G E S T. CO M 101
ART: JULIA CONDON IN THE PRIMARY BEDROOM, A BESPOKE BED IS DRAPED IN A CLAREMONT SILK TAFFETA. THE CURTAINS, INSPIRED BY A PERIOD ROOM IN NEW YORK’S METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, ARE OF THE SAME FABRIC. CHILDREN’S PORTRAITS BY JULIA CONDON ARE DISPLAYED ON A GUSTAVIAN-STYLE DRESSER. SWIFTY, A MALTIPOO, STANDS ATOP AN ANTIQUE BENCH COVERED IN GREEN SILK TWILL BY CLAREMONT. THE SIBYL COLEFAX & JOHN FOWLER ARMCHAIR WEARS PINK GINGHAM BY LE MANACH.
SPARK JOY Tastemaker Caroline Sieber puts her soigné stamp on a lush town house in London TEXT BY DEREK BLASBERG PHOTOGRAPHY BY OBERTO GILI STYLED BY SARA MATHERS
ART: PHOEBE DICKINSON. PAUL BENNEY. THE DRAWING ROOM’S GREEN SILK TAFFETA CURTAINS ARE MODELED ON THOSE IN PAULINE DE ROTHSCHILD’S LEGENDARY LONDON APARTMENT. A PORTRAIT OF CAROLINE SIEBER AND FRITZ VON WESTENHOLZ’S DAUGHTERS, CLEOPATRA AND ELECTRA, BY PHOEBE DICKINSON, HANGS ABOVE THE FIREPLACE. FURNITURE INCLUDES A BESPOKE SOFA IN A CLAREMONT STRIPE AND AN OTTOMAN IN A LE MANACH PRINT, A CIRCA 1935 FRENCH ZEBRAWOOD DESK BY GOUFFÉ, AND A MIX OF OTHER ANTIQUES. THE PORTRAIT OF VON WESTENHOLZ (IN BACK CORNER) IS BY PAUL BENNEY.
A to her first Chanel show in 2008) and styled sittings for nyone who’s renovated Vogue shoots in London. When she and her husband, Fritz a house knows delays are von Westenholz, a London-born financier, started their family practically inevitable. But a decade ago, she shifted her exacting eye from runways to Caroline Sieber, a Londoninteriors. “Design is both creative and, in a way, an extension based fashion consultant, of fashion,” she says from the sitting room of the house, which had an effective tactic to dates back to the 1840s. “Just as I am drawn to a more timeless stay on schedule when style in fashion, this also resonates with my taste in interiors.” refurbishing her Chelsea After the house’s meticulous renovation, Sieber can boil town house: A true due down her design philosophy into four simple rules: date. “It turns out people don’t like to argue with a pregnant First, spaces should be beautiful to look at but simple. woman,” she smiles, recalling how she’d show up on-site mere “Never ordinary!” she declares. “And never clutter.” weeks before she gave birth to her third child. “There I was, Second, carpets should be used sparingly. “English people inhaling paint fumes and tripping over cables, cheering and love carpeting bathrooms, which is baffling to me.” spurring everyone on to work quicker so that we could move Third, sitting areas should be functional and neat. “I in before the baby arrived.” It worked! don’t like sofas that look too comfortable or that you have to Sieber is a familiar face in the fashion world. She’s a former slump into.” Chanel ambassador and a regular on best-dressed lists in And finally, think light and bright. “No muddy colors or New York and London. In the aughts, she was Emma Watson’s dark, heavy furniture.” stylist (she brought the actress, still in her teens at the time,
LEFT CAROLINE SIEBER WITH HER CHILDREN BALTHAZAR (IN A TOY CAR FROM HARRODS), CLEOPATRA, AND ELECTRA. FAR LEFT IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM ANTIQUE CHAIRS SURROUND A BONACINA TABLE DRAPED WITH AN EBNETER & BIEL CLOTH. WINDOW SHADE AND WALLPAPER OF A SOANE BRITAIN FLORAL. REMARKABLY, SIEBER DECORATED the entire residence herself. But unlike her work as a stylist, which sees her dressing other people, she has no desire to decorate beyond her own interiors. She says she “wouldn’t dare” to do it professionally. “The house is decorated for us and to suit the way we live, the decoration is intuitive and personal. I so enjoyed doing it.” Similar to fashion work, her design process included scrupulous research and cataloging. The window treatments in the primary bedroom copy designs in a period room at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which she photographed on her phone and saved for years until she could have them made for her own home. The curtains in the drawing room replicate those in Pauline de Rothschild’s London apartment. Inspired by Horst P. Horst portraits in archive issues of Vogue, the breakfast room is covered in Soane Britain wallpaper with window shades in the same pattern. She stalked auctions, including Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Stair Galleries, and Dorotheum in Vienna. Sieber was born in Vienna and raised in stately homes there and in the mountains that were always picture-perfect. “They were very formal spaces, with a lot of things that we weren’t allowed to touch or come near to as children,” she says. “I wanted our house to be accessible, unforced and not too precious. Everything in it serves a purpose.” She spent a year at the Sorbonne in Paris and then enrolled in the European Business School London, where she received her MBA. Did a business degree help coordinate contractors, builders, movers, and upholsterers? “Let’s just say it has come in handy many times,” she deadpans. She met von Westenholz not long after moving to London two decades ago, and they were married in 2013. (Her wedding dress was Chanel Haute Couture, designed by Karl Lagerfeld.) They have two girls, Electra, seven, and Cleopatra, five, and a three-year-old son called Balthazar. “We thought they sounded like superhero names,” she says. “I knew when I was six that should I have a son he would be called Balthazar. Fritz took some convincing.” ARCH DI G E S T. CO M 107
THE PRIMARY BATH IS OUTFITTED WITH WATERWORKS FIXTURES AND TILE. SOANE BRITAIN SCONCES; A 1940s ANTIQUE TABLE FROM PARIS.
“The house is decorated for us and to suit the way we live,” says Sieber. “The decoration is intuitive and personal.” RIGHT AN ANTIQUE CHAIR WEARING A LE MANACH ARCHIVE PRINT PULLS UP TO A VINTAGE JANSEN DESK IN SIEBER’S STUDY. BELOW A HOUSE-SHAPED BOOKCASE STANDS IN THE PLAYROOM. LE MANACH’S PLUMETTES COVERS THE WALLS AND DRESSES THE GEORGE SMITH CHAIR. HER DAUGHTERS SHARE A ROOM and sleep in twin canopied beds that are hung with D. Porthault pink-clover-pattern fabric. The walls are covered with a mural designed to evoke Ludwig Bemelmans drawings. “The curtains are inspired by my childhood bedroom in Vienna, and I adored them growing up,” says Sieber, adding that Bemelmans was Austrian and they read his stories in his native German. Built on a garden crescent in a row of similar historic houses, the home is surrounded by lush greenery both in the front and back, and filled with exceptional natural light. “It’s green as far as the eye can see, which is unusual for this part of London,” Sieber says. “We get woken up by birdsong in the morning.” The Garden of Ninfa, a sublime park built in a medieval town near Rome, has long been her garden fantasy. She commissioned Milan Hajsinek and, after a few conversations, gave him free rein. She only asked for evergreens. “It was essential to consider the months when we are in London to choose flowers that would bloom while we are at home.” Sieber’s favorite room? The study, which she calls her refuge. “The view of the garden is so pretty—and no one apart from me is allowed inside!” But she strives to keep the whole house just as peaceful. “I constantly roam the house with a mission to declutter,” she confesses. “Mess can make me uneasy!” ARC H DI G E S T. CO M 109
“I wanted our house to be accessible, unforced and not too precious. Everything in it serves a purpose.”
ELECTRA AND CLEOPATRA’S BEDROOM FEATURES CUSTOM CANOPY BEDS DRAPED WITH D. PORTHAULT’S TRÈFLES. OPPOSITE THE GARDEN WAS DESIGNED BY MILAN HAJSINEK.
design notes THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK A GUEST ROOM FEATURES A BED TENTED WITH LE MANACH FABRICS AND DRESSED IN D. PORTHAULT BEDDING. BATIK COTTON BY LE MANACH; TO THE TRADE. PIERREFREY.COM TRÈFLES BOUDOIR SHAM; $295. DPORTHAULT PARIS.COM ROUND BASKET; $250. DIOR.COM Just as I am drawn to a more timeless style in fashion, this also resonates with my taste in interiors.” FRAISIER CARPET BY MADELEINE CASTAING FOR CODIMAT COLLECTION; PRICE UPON REQUEST. CODIMAT COLLECTION.COM JARDIN MIRROR; $2,150. BUNNYWILLIAMSHOME.COM PILASTRO TABLE LAMP WITH AMBI LAMPSHADE BY OKA x CABANA; $490 AS SHOWN. OKA.COM EXAGONAL TABLE BY MARIO BONACINA AND RENZO MONGIARDINO FOR BONACINA; PRICE UPON REQUEST. BONACINA1889.IT 112 CHANEL FLAPBAG, CRUISE 2023/24; $5,600. CHANEL.COM AR C H D IG E S T.COM P ROD U C ED BY M AD ELI NE O ’ M A L L E Y
THE PETAL WALL LIGHT; FROM $1,875. SOANE.COM CHAIR WITH OVAL BACK; $1,727. CHELSEATEXTILES.COM POTTED PAPER DELPHINIUM BY THE GREEN VASE; $460. JOHNDERIAN.COM SCROLLING FERN SILHOUETTE WALLPAPER; $890 PER ROLL. SOANE.COM SIEBER’S DRESSING ROOM IS CARPETED IN A MADELEINE CASTAING DESIGN. A CIRCA 1935 ZEBRAWOOD DESK BY GOUFFÉ STANDS IN A CORNER OF THE DRAWING ROOM. ESSENTIAL SKIRTED TABLE; $253. BALLARDDESIGNS.COM INTERIORS: OBERTO GILI. ALL PRODUCTS COURTESY OF THE COMPANIES. RACHAEL TEACUP; $135. HERENDUSA.COM I constantly roam the house with a mission to declutter.” HAMPTON SMALL CHANDELIER BY AERIN FOR VISUAL COMFORT; $739. AERIN.COM
IN THE LIVING ROOM, A MURANO GLASS SCONCE HANGS ABOVE A VINTAGE COCONUT LAMP, TURNTABLE, AND THE ANDY WARHOL– DESIGNED COVER OF DIANA ROSS’S 1982 ALBUM, SILK ELECTRIC, ON A SHELF NEXT TO BESPOKE LACQUERED ZIRICOTE CABINETRY. OPPOSITE HUGO TORO DESIGNED THE LIVING ROOM’S CURVING SOFA, WHICH WEARS A PIERRE FREY VELVET. VINTAGE COPPER SCONCES FLANK A FRAMED MOROCCAN HORSE SADDLE. 1970s COCKTAIL TABLE; CUSTOM CARPET BY ÉDITION 1.6.9.
ART: © 2023 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC. / LICENSED BY ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK the suite life Steps from Paris’s Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, in-demand young designer Hugo Toro reimagines his 1960s-era apartment as a globally inspired retreat from daily life TEXT BY MARINA HEMONET PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHIEU SALVAING STYLED BY SARAH DE BEAUMONT ARC H DI G E S T. CO M 115
ART: SIDO AND FRANÇOIS THEVENIN © 202) ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK / ADAGP, PARIS w says. He began his redesign by tearing down everything and hen Hugo Toro then starting anew, reorganizing the space to create a more first saw his open, light-filled loft. “I didn’t want a Haussmann-style flat new apartment in eastern Paris, with moldings, I wanted a more cinematic feel,” he explains. close to the Parc “It’s a space that’s not rooted in the Parisian vernacular, but which touches me more directly. It allows me to disconnect des Buttesfrom my other projects when I get home in the evening.” Chaumont, he At the heart of the project is a powerful palette of rich hues immediately and calculatedly dramatic contrasts. Since his early childhood, realized its potential. He had been looking at buildings from Toro has been fascinated by the play of colors and textures, the 1960s and ’70s, and he was drawn to the floral pattern on the floor in the entrance of this unit. As soon as he saw it, Toro influenced by his Mexican mother who admired the painter Diego Rivera. “There’s a pictorial side to this apartment,” he decided to turn it into a motif for his personal project: “I used notes. “I love Luis Barragán and his Casa Pedregal in Mexico a geometric version of the checkerboard in the hall, choosing City—the green color of the pool, the pink walls. It’s one of the red and white travertine to retain the building’s period feel, houses that has made the strongest impression on me. Even and then I repeated the pattern throughout the apartment.” though I’ve never lived in Mexico, its textures and colors fill As with other apartments he has designed, this one was the sketches in the pages of my notebooks.” Indeed, influences conceived as a warm, welcoming hotel suite. “For me, there’s from around the world can be seen in all of his design work, nothing better than a hotel room where you feel good,” Toro
OPPOSITE THE DINING ROOM’S RED LACQUER TABLE AND OVERHANGING LAMP WERE DESIGNED BY TORO. 1970s CHAIRS; JULESAIMÉ GROSJEAN VASE FROM GALERIE VAUCLAIR. THE LACQUERED SWEET GUM CONSOLE AT RIGHT HIDES THE TELEVISION. RED AND WHITE TRAVERTINE COVERS THE FLOOR HERE AND THROUGHOUT THE APARTMENT. RIGHT A 1968 IRON SCULPTURE BY SIDO AND FRANÇOIS THEVENIN FROM GALERIE PATRICK FOURTIN STANDS ON THE TERRACE OUTSIDE THE LIVING ROOM. A CHAMPAGNE BUCKET SERVES AS A VASE, AND THE GLASSWARE IS BY BACCARAT. BELOW TORO IN A SWEATER, SHIRT, AND KILT BY DIOR MEN. “I like to engage with traces of the past, as a way of preserving the soul of a place,” says Toro. and other touchstones include the buildings of Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos in Vienna and John Lautner in Los Angeles— two cities where he did his graduate work. After school, he launched his own studio in 2020. Since then, the now 34-year-old designer has been taking on a rapidly growing number of big projects. His latest ones include Booking Office 1869, a bar-restaurant in London’s St. Pancras station, which took a Victorian winter garden as its inspiration; the remodel of the studio atop the historic Payne Whitney Mansion, Villa Albertine’s New York City headquarters; and Orient Express’s La Minerva Hotel, in the former Palazzo Fonseca in Rome, due to open at the end of 2024. Toro’s approach is to imagine an entire world with its own strong narrative. His architectural work has a scenographic quality, with every project conceived as a set, complete with carefully staged spaces and an extreme attention to detail. IN THIS APARTMENT, in addition to the geometric floor, another element helped shape the space: the yellow lacquer on the ceiling. Toro chose the color because the walls were initially covered with a yellow moiré fabric, and it complemented the watery green tone of the bath’s original wallpaper. Those walls AR C H DI G E S T. CO M 117
ABOVE LEFT IN THE BATH, BRECCIA SIENA MARBLE CLADS THE TUB, AND THE NICHE IS COVERED IN FLUTED TILE BY CÉRAMIQUES DU BEAUJOLAIS. TRAVERTINE SIDE TABLE FROM TORO’S AMANECER COLLECTION FOR KOLKHOZE GALLERY AND M ÉDITIONS; MERMAID SCULPTURE BY HENRY PARAYRE FROM GALERIE PATRICK FOURTIN. ABOVE RIGHT A VINTAGE LAMP AND BRUTALIST MIRROR SOURCED AT A FLEA MARKET HANG ABOVE A CUSTOM TORODESIGNED SINK. have since been refinished in a custom limewash, Toro notes, adding, “I like to engage with traces of the past, as a way of preserving the soul of a place.” He continues, “Both lacquer and bold color are less common in apartments, but I use them regularly in my hotel and restaurant projects. Clients don’t come to me looking for beige and gray.” While admitting that it’s important to find the right balance, “I don’t think you get tired of colors,” he asserts. “But I’d rather get tired of a color than not take any risks.” With the apartment’s nine-foot-high ceilings, the lacquer also helped to instill a sense of verticality to the space, while its play of reflections 118 AR C H D IG E S T.COM provides indirect light. In this apartment, wood is also used to striking effect, with three different species—walnut, sweet gum, and ziricote—employed to provide contrast. Toro also designed much of the furniture himself, punctuating the space with travertine pieces from his new Amanecer collection, created with Kolkhoze gallery and M Éditions. In the bedroom, the angled niche above the bed adds a surprising element. “I wanted to achieve a hotel feel, but at the same time follow a more Brutalist approach,” he notes. “Here, it’s almost like a temple or Batman’s lair in his villa…only more exotic.” He also worked extensively with curves to counterbalance the rectilinear aspect of the apartment, smoothing the transitions between spaces as well as materials and volumes. “I like accidents,” he confesses. “I’m neither a maximalist nor a minimalist; I like living architecture.” (Translated from French by John Newton.)
“I don’t think you get tired of colors. But I’d rather get tired of a color than not take any risks.” FOR THE BEDROOM, TORO DESIGNED A WALL-SPANNING UNIT INCORPORATING THE BED, HEADBOARD, NIGHTSTANDS, AND STORAGE CUPBOARDS. CHROME CEILING FAN; MURANO LAMP (IN NICHE ABOVE BED); 1930s CHROME LAMPS BY JOSEF HŮRKA FOR NAPAKO; BEDSPREAD BY MAISON DE VACANCES.
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For best-selling author Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste, home is a soulful Brooklyn town house that celebrates their heritage and their vision for the future HAIR BY JENNA ROBINSON; MAKEUP BY JESSE LINDHOLM; ART: WILLIE COLE. ANNE FRANCEY. TEXT BY SULEIKA JAOUAD PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK FRANCES STYLED BY MIEKE TEN HAVE IN THE LIVING ROOM, A WATER-BOTTLE CHANDELIER BY WILLIE COLE HANGS ABOVE A VINTAGE GEORGE SMITH SOFA WEARING A SCHUMACHER’S ANTIQUE STRIE VELVET AND VINTAGE SWIVEL CHAIRS IN A LORO PIANA CASHMERE. OPPOSITE JON BATISTE, IN A PIERRE-LOUIS MASCIA SHIRT AND SAINT LAURENT TROUSERS, AND SULEIKA JAOUAD, WEARING A CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS DRESS, WITH RIVER, A LABRADOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER MIX. FASHION STYLING BY ANTON SCHNEIDER.
IN THE DINING ROOM, A MULLER VAN SEVEREN LAMP ANGLES OVER A FARMHOUSE TABLE FOUND ON FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE AND VINTAGE BENTWOOD CHAIRS. OPPOSITE IN THE KITCHEN, THE BACKSPLASH IS COMPOSED OF TILE CRAFTED IN TUNISIA. APPARATUS PENDANT LIGHT; WATERWORKS FAUCET; LACANCHE RANGE; HANDMADE COOKWARE BY NETHERTON FOUNDRY FROM NICKEY KEHOE; REJUVENATION CABINET KNOBS. I sensed it the moment I crossed the threshold. The soaring archways and streaming light reminded me of the architecture of Tunisia, where my father is from, and it immediately felt like home. Jon and I had been looking to buy our first place for months. We’d seen close to 70 properties, but none fit our specifications of a space where we could both live and create. Jon needs the freedom to explore making sounds and congregate with fellow musicians. As a writer, I need total silence and solitude. Touring the 1890s Brooklyn Italianate, I saw that the thick walls and large, atmospheric rooms could hold both. I called Jon, who was on the road, to say I’d found the One. In a leap of faith, he made an offer, sight unseen. Until then, home for both of us had been makeshift and fleeting. Jon’s 20s were spent traveling with his band and bouncing between disparate creative projects, with layovers in a small Washington Heights apartment, where he dined on canned beans each night surrounded by suitcases. When he played piano (noon or night) his neighbors would bring out the broomstick and get to banging. For me, a child of immigrants, home always felt elusive. I attended six schools on three continents by age 12. At 22, I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, and for the next few years, the grim fluorescence of a hospital was my primary dwelling. Eager as we were to put down roots, we had a long road ahead. A peek behind the walls revealed a gut renovation was needed. Friends regaled us with tales of couples who’d been sundered by similar projects, and we soon understood why. Suddenly we were faced with decisions around budget, collaborative dynamics, and division of labor like never before. We also had to find a way to merge our tastes, lifestyles, and visions for the future in both symbolic and pragmatic ways— and let me tell you, pragmatism is not a strong suit for either of us. I wanted to preserve and restore every decaying tin ceiling— to fill the house with one-of-a-kind salvaged objects, each with a whimsical backstory, including a vintage elephant-shape bar and a taxidermied peacock that became the topic of fraught debate. Jon had his own outrageous dreams, like a yellow brick road running through the garden, and for a while, a Mardi Gras theme: everything furnished in purple, gold, and green. My diplomatic reply was an upbeat: “That sounds great… for your recording studio!” ARC H DI G E S T. CO M 123
“The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans—to our creativity and our lineage.” THE PRIMARY BATH FEATURES A CAST-IRON TUB BY BARCLAY PRODUCTS WITH WATERWORKS FITTINGS. BESPOKE PENDANT LIGHT BY APPARATUS; WALLS IN PLASTER FINISHES BY PORTOLA PAINTS.
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE GUCCI’S LILLIES WALLPAPER HIGHLIGHTS A WALL OF THE STUDIO LOUNGE. MOROCCAN-INSPIRED TABLE FROM QUITTNER, A 1940s FRENCH FLOOR LAMP, AND A VINTAGE LEATHER CHAISE LONGUE FURNISH A CORNER OF THE PRIMARY BEDROOM. IN THE CALIFORNIA CLOSETS–DESIGNED DRESSING ROOM, A TÊTE-À-TÊTE BY JOHN DERIAN FOR CISCO BROTHERS STANDS ON A VINTAGE WOOL OUSHAK RUG FROM NICKEY KEHOE.
BUT IN TIME, A SHARED AESTHETIC LANGUAGE EMERGED. With the invaluable help of our friend, the writer and designer Hallie Goodman, who became my collaborator on the interiors, we achieved a balance. Hallie and I both love all things thrifted, and we developed an unconventional, possibly inefficient, but powerfully organic process. We’d find one object, say on Facebook Marketplace or in a flea market, and it would lead to one idea and then another. Gradually a room would coalesce. The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans—to our creativity and our lineage. We began to meld Tunisia and New Orleans into a style we call “Tunisiana,” an homage to our shared Francophone and African roots. We wanted a home that felt soulful, timeless, and elegant, with a playful twist. It’s there in the poetry of the arches and curves of the millwork. It’s there in the contrast between white limewashed walls and those drenched in color. The pink kitchen, inspired by the New Orleanian love of saturated hues, pairs perfectly with the blue Tunisian tile backsplash. (The tiles were made by my friend, Mokhtar Lahmar, who hand-makes and paints each tile in a garage turned atelier in the seaside town of Nabeul.) It’s in the 19th-century beaded Moroccan light in our bedroom, and the giant, drippy chandelier in the living room made of upcycled water bottles by artist Willie Cole. It’s in the art, which ranges from paintings by my Swiss mother, Anne Francey, to the Haitian American artist Patrick Eugène, to my grandfather’s collection of vintage posters. It’s in the traditional Parisian furnishings and the North African pottery, textiles, and rugs, collected over a lifetime of trips back to the fatherland. Striking this balance wasn’t seamless. At times we found ourselves at a stylistic impasse, though often those yielded absurdly humorous exchanges. Once I fell in love with a pair of vintage Poliedri sconces, made up of smoky Murano glass polyhedrons. I thought they were weird and beautiful, like sexy, moody dinosaur jewelry. I texted Jon a photo, certain he would love them too. He responded: “Like an enemy starship descending upon earth, with several ports to launch flames and laser beams through.” Then, “they look like trash hanging on the wall, or a fungal growth.” And then later, “I feel assaulted by this design. But if you want them, go for it.” With that, I let the sconces go—though light became a guiding principle for us. Once, in reference to a lamp, Jon said in an exaggerated fashion, “Now this light is healing!” It cracked us up, and we put it on repeat. About anything that we loved, anything that was beautiful and life-giving, we’d say, “This is healing.” hospital for my second bone marrow transplant, we got married in the living room in an intimate, impromptu ceremony. The house was mid-construction, but Hallie had the first floor swept free of debris and filled with flowers and candles. We served fried chicken sandwiches and champagne to the handful of guests who joined us, and Jon serenaded me on a grand piano that he’d rented just for the night. It felt like an act of defiance, to make a promise to our future life in that space, a wager that all the hopes contained there would come to pass—to say, “We will be here. We will live here.” It was another leap of faith. To have cancer is to live for the next deadline. You have to get through this chemo protocol, survive this procedure, get to this milestone. But the biggest goal for me was making it to this new home. For years now, I’ve relied on a creative practice to navigate illness by alchemizing life’s interruptions into something beautiful, and this time was no different. I spent the next two months in the hospital doing two things. The first was painting watercolors of one fever dream after another, like a self-portrait with a giraffe as my IV pole. The second was scouring the internet for delightfully imperfect objects to THOSE WORDS TOOK ON A NEW TIMBRE and became a more make our house completely our own. literal guiding principle last winter when I learned that after I entered the hospital in winter. The day I was discharged a decade-long remission, my leukemia was back. A relapse so far out is extremely rare, and my chances of survival were slim. was sunny and fully spring. I was weak, in need of a walker to get around, but I was so happy and relieved. As Jon and I made At that point, we could easily have put the renovation on our way through the house, I had tears in my eyes—not just pause, or dropped it altogether. Instead, we doubled down— as Jon said, we had a plan, and we were not going to let cancer because it far exceeded our expectations. We had finally made it home. derail it. On February 5, 2022, the night before I entered the 126 A R C H D IGES T.COM
“We wanted a home that felt soulful, timeless, and elegant, with a playful twist.” IN THE STUDIO LOUNGE, BATISTE, WEARING A ZEGNA SWEATER, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD TROUSERS, AND GUCCI LOAFERS, ON A CUSTOM VELVET FLOOR COUCH BY DESIGNWAY. OPPOSITE AN ANTIQUE JEWEL-TONED STAINEDGLASS PANEL FILTERS LIGHT IN THE PRAYER ROOM.
At London’s iconic Barbican Estate, designer Bryan O’Sullivan crafts a dreamy—and deeply personal— home for his young family TEXT BY SAM COCHRAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMES MCDONALD STYLED BY SARA MATHERS ART: TREVOR PRICE. COLM MAC ATHLAOICH. PETROS KOUBLIS. MARKEY ROBINSON © 2323 ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK / DACS, LONDON. © ANNIE MORRIS. ALAN RAGGETT. BRUTALIST
HONESTY AT THE LONDON APARTMENT OF BRYAN O’SULLIVAN AND JAMES O’NEILL, SALON-STYLE ART ARRANGEMENTS WRAP THE LIVING AREA, WHICH IS FURNISHED WITH A VINTAGE CESARE LACCA SOFA, CHAIRS OF O’SULLIVAN’S OWN DESIGN, AND AN ORIOR CREDENZA; 1950s CEILING LIGHT BY MAX INGRAND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ARTIST DUBÉ.
T here are buildings that loom as large in our imaginations as they do on the skyline. For Bryan O’Sullivan, the Barbican has been that landmark. “Ever since I was a student I’ve been obsessed,” the designer says of the London icon: a cluster of Brutalist beauties by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon that date to the 1960s and ’70s. Visible from far and wide, its three towers transfixed the budding aesthete when he first moved to the city from Ireland. “You can’t miss them,” he notes, still awestruck at their jagged silhouettes. It was there, in the complex’s beloved theater, that he graduated from university, there that he’s reveled in countless live performances, and there, in its galleries, that he’s absorbed exhibition after exhibition. Put simply, O’Sullivan reflects, “the Barbican always pulls me back.” So when an apartment came up for sale in the westernmost tower, he and his husband, James O’Neill, jumped at the opportunity to lay roots amid the concrete. Set on the 39th floor, the unit offered a bird’s-eye perch above the city, looking out toward the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, and Hampstead Heath. “At first I needed some convincing, but when I got there and saw the views I was sold,” recalls O’Neill, a music artist who doubles as the commercial director (and jack-of-all-trades) at O’Sullivan’s eponymous firm. “There is nowhere else in London like it.” The apartment had only ever been owned by one couple who had renovated the kitchen and baths, sparing O’Sullivan and O’Neill the guilt of disturbing original details. “I’m all for ART: MARLENE DUMAS LEFT LOCATED HIGH IN ONE THE BARBICAN’S THREE TOWERS, THE FLAT ENJOYS SWEEPING CITY VIEWS OF THE LONDON EYE, BIG BEN, AND BEYOND. RIGHT A TERRACE WRAPS THE UNIT. OPPOSITE O’SULLIVAN (LEFT) AND O’NEILL WITH THEIR SON, COSMO, AFTER WHOM THEY NAMED THE TABLE LAMP FROM O’SULLIVAN’S DEBUT FURNITURE LINE.
preserving the past, but that 1970s kitchen would not have at the time the mastermind shepherding the Maybourne worked for modern-day life,” notes the designer, who opened Group’s portfolio of legendary properties. McKillen encourup the galley cookspace to create a more loftlike layout. The aged him to submit ideas for The Berkeley Bar & Terrace three existing bedrooms, meanwhile, were rejiggered to form in London, ultimately falling in love with O’Sullivan’s vision— a primary suite with its own bath and dressing room, a smaller a wood-paneled watering hole that braided homages to guest room, and a cozy TV room. The result, O’Sullivan notes, the Duke of Wellington, Brutalism, and Carlo Scarpa. That were “two zones: an elevated entertaining area and a slouchier, commission led to many more: the Red Room speakeasy cozier space.” and adjoining cigar lounge at the Connaught; another bar as He certainly knows how to set a mood. Prior to opening his well as suites, penthouses, and the newly opened brasserie own firm, O’Sullivan honed his craft under some of the design at Claridge’s; and an array of spaces at the Maybourne Riviera world’s leading talents, among them AD100 titans Annabelle in the South of France. Today there are collaborations in the Selldorf, Luis Laplace, and Martin Brudnizki, plus the late great works in Beverly Hills and beyond. hospitality maestro David Collins. Since launching Bryan Expanding on his love of hospitality, O’Sullivan says, O’Sullivan Studio 10 years ago, he has built his own name in the “you get to push the boundaries and dig deep into a concept.” hotel world thanks to a chance meeting with Paddy McKillen, He credits that creative passion to his mother and father, ARC H DI G E S T. CO M 131
IN THE KITCHEN, SURFACES OF RICHLY FIGURED MARBLE COMPLEMENT CUSTOM CABINETRY IN THE SPIRIT OF LE CORBUSIER; STOOLS BY O’SULLIVAN. OPPOSITE THE DINING AREA’S PENDANT LIGHT, TABLE, AND CHAIRS ARE ALL FROM O’SULLIVAN’S DEBUT COLLECTION OF FURNITURE; UPHOLSTERY FABRIC BY CLAIRE DE QUÉNETAIN. “Ever since I was a student I’ve been obsessed,” O’Sullivan says of the iconic London building he now calls home. “The Barbican always pulls me back.”
who owned a number of bars and restaurants in the Irish town of Kenmare, where he grew up, as well as his maternal grandfather, a hotelier with properties throughout surrounding County Kerry. But today the designer is just as busy with private residential projects, the pace and intimacy of which engage different parts of his brain. “You can take your time developing a world that’s bespoke for the people who live there.” AT THE BARBICAN, he has been able to apply that same rigor and attention to detail to his own home. Normally decisive, O’Sullivan admits to initially struggling with the total freedom that comes with designing for yourself. “Being your own client for a change is surreal,” he says. Ultimately, the couple tied as much of the interiors as possible back to the era of the Barbican but reinterpreted for the 21st century. The entry is clad in oak-burl paneling, the walls and ceilings slathered in Marmorino plaster, and the floors lined in end-grain blocks of wood. Furnishings, meanwhile, mix vintage finds by the likes of Gio Ponti, Jean Royère, and Max Ingrand with O’Sullivan’s own creations—from the dining table (inlaid with brass vegetables and mother-of-pearl psychedelic mushrooms) to the entry’s starburst mirror. Both pieces are part of O’Sullivan’s debut furniture collection, which elegantly blends bygone glamour with present-day pizzazz. 134 A R C H D IG E S T.COM The apartment’s overall palette, though subdued, stays cheerful, punctuated with notes of pink and blue reminiscent of sunsets. “Our goal,” explains O’Sullivan, “was to counterbalance all that concrete, to make the spaces feel as uplifting as possible.” These days, the space is bringing smiles to many faces as the couple hosts regular dinner parties for their families and friends, among them like-minded neighbors. O’Sullivan, an avid chef, finally has enough space to entertain a crowd, cooking in a showstopper kitchen with oak cabinetry that echoes the Barbican’s jagged façades. And there’s a new mouth to feed. This past year, the couple welcomed the arrival of their first child, Cosmo. Come bedtime, he gets his bath in the marble-lined tub then settles into his charming nursery, previously the guest room but now wrapped in Claire de Quénetain wallpaper. Then it’s downtime for daddies as O’Sullivan and O’Neill snuggle into the television room for a show or just gaze out across the city—looking out from the Barbican after so many years looking up at it. “We always get a sunset,” notes O’Neill. “At magic hour the whole apartment seems bathed in honey. It feels like a real retreat up in the clouds.” Adds O’Sullivan, still awestruck: “You can see everything.” ART: SAM WOOD O’SULLIVAN DESIGNED THE BED, SIDE TABLES, AND TABLE LAMPS IN THE PRIMARY SUITE; VINTAGE MAX INGRAND MIRROR. LEFT COSMO’S NURSERY IS COCOONED IN A CLAIRE DE QUÉNETAIN PATTERN; DRAWINGS BY SAM WOOD.
“Our goal was to counterbalance all that concrete, to make the spaces feel as uplifting as possible.” THE GUEST BATH IS LINED IN CIPOLLINO MARBLE, WITH A MATCHING SINK CARVED FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF STONE; FITTINGS BY WATERWORKS.
design notes THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK BARBICAN LIGHT; $37,125. BRYANOSULLIVAN.COM EMMETT ANTIQUE BRASS TAPER CANDLE HOLDER; FROM $30. CRATEAND BARREL.COM NED SOFA; $24,145. BRYANOSULLIVAN.COM The apartment became a laboratory for our new furniture collection.” —Bryan O’Sullivan CIPOLLINO MARBLE; PRICE UPON REQUEST. ABCWORLDWIDESTONE.COM CIPOLLINO MARBLE ENVELOPS THE GUEST BATH. CUSTOM GRAY ONYX BASIN; WATERWORKS FITTINGS. MACAROON ARMCHAIR; $6,640. BRYANOSULLIVAN.COM JELLYFISH MIRROR; $55,840. BRYANOSULLIVAN.COM RAINBOW SWIRL SHOT GLASS BY AQUAZZURA CASA; $161 FOR A SET OF TWO. MATCHES FASHION.COM CIPOLLINO MARBLE FIELD TILE; $83 PER SQUARE FOOT. ARTISTICTILE.COM COSMO LAMP; $21,885. BRYANOSULLIVAN.COM
JADE FABRIC; $129 PER METER. CLAIREDE QUENETAIN.COM THE SOFA IN THE OAKPANELED TV ROOM WEARS A MOHAIR VELVET. PATCHWORK PILLOW; $130. INCASABYPABOY.COM INTERIORS: JAMES MCDONALD. ART: © 2023 CORMAC BOYDELL / ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK / IVARO, DUBLIN. MASER. NANA SHIOMI. ALL PRODUCTS COURTESY OF THE COMPANIES. 1748 MODEL CEILING LIGHT BY MAX INGRAND AND DUILIO “DUBÉ” BARNABÉ FOR FONTANAARTE; $23,595. 1STDIBS.COM LIBERTAD CUSHION; $155. LELIEVREPARIS.COM BEMBO CREDENZA; PRICE UPON REQUEST. ORIORFURNITURE.COM ALESSI STERLING SILVER KETTLE BY MARIANNE BRANDT; PRICE UPON REQUEST. SHOP.NEUEGALERIE.COM We get to live in a space that is finished to the level of one of our projects.” —James O’Neill PR OD UC ED BY MA DEL INE O’MAL L EY AN AURA MIRROR BY BRYAN O’SULLIVAN COLLECTION HANGS ABOVE A BESPOKE GLASS CONSOLE IN THE ENTRANCE HALL. ARTWORK BY CORMAC BOYDELL. ARCH DI G E S T. CO M 137
grand finale “There must be quite a few things a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them,” Sylvia Plath wrote in The Bell Jar. Granted the writer was hardly the Gwyneth Paltrow of her day, but in this case her wellness tip bears out—a good bath is indeed good for the soul. Just ask Ashley Hicks, the puckish designer, artist, and son of the legendary arbiter elegantiae David Hicks. At his home in Oxfordshire, England, hard by the famous garden his father cultivated on the family’s country estate, Hicks has crafted an idiosyncratic marvel of ablutionary splendor. The walls of the hexagonal room, formerly a storage space, are wrapped in the designer’s own hand-painted mural depicting figures from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling. (Seen here are the Delphic Sibyl and the Prophet Ezekiel.) Hicks, who crafts similar feats for clients, surmounted those scenes with his vision of Bertel Thorvaldsen’s frieze of Alexander the Great’s triumphant entry into Babylon, rendered to simulate terra-cotta. Images of flowers leaven the classical pageantry with lyrical notes from the garden. The tub is encased in his signature resinfoam boulders, and the floor is painted to resemble terrazzo. “I love to read in the bath, being glared at by these stern apparitions,” says the designer. ashleyhicks.com —MAYER RUS ASHLEY HICKS Super Soaker
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