A New York entrance hall recreated from two apartments put together, was given the original proportions made popular, by such architects as Candela and Carpenter. The use of warm soft tones, gives the space a timeless feeling.
A Los Angeles drawing room, all the different and best designers of the 1940’s are gathered. From the Chandelier, by Poillerat, to the mirror by Serge Roche, the suite of sofas and armchairs, by Robjohn Gibbons and console table, by Mallet-Stevens. The colors are subdued and soft. The atmosphere, ethereal in temporal.
A Connecticut house dating back to 1743, has kept all of its original features, from floors to ceiling, they were carefully reclaimed. The furniture that was used to furnish it is early 17th century English and American. The owners wanted a feeling of arrested time.
A New York loft shows the window treatment, with custom hand embroidered border.
A dining room sideboard. The lighted candlesticks providing the warm and dim glow propitious to intimacy.
A New York loft showing symmetrical positioning of furniture and artwork, that helps to unify the diversity of cultures. The bed s French Louis XV, the rug French 1930’s by Leleu. The two cabinets are Chinese 17th century. The ottoman is an Egyptian throne of the 15th century.
A New York loft, the wall treatment by Paulin Paris and Christian Bonnefoi, whose warm greys and free shapes give and atmosphere of depth and poetry to the bare walls, a Geo Ponti sofa echoes the shapes.
A courtyard of a Mexican Hacienda that was entirely recreated with enough respect to the authentic vernacular of the region, as to appear original but not slavishly so, in its use of the architectural vocabulary.