Franklin Report Report Card for JP Molyneux Studio Ltd. in New York City
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JP Molyneux Studio Ltd.
750 Lexington Ave,
5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 628-0097
www.molyneuxstudio.com
jp@molyneuxstudio.com
Main Contact: J. P. Molyneux
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Interior Design

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Lavish residential interior design

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With artistic flourish, architectural support, and stylistic detail, J.P. Molyneux is known for his insistence on the very best quality. Clients say he has brilliant vision and can shape a room with just one look. Molyneux's many enthusiastic clients extol his "stunning" taste and exquisite design skills. Many creations are an ingenious amalgam of fantasy and opulence, combined with the comfort and richness of neoclassical traditions. Grand entryways are said to be important to Molyneux's strategic thinking, and often reach a level of splendor "beyond the imagination." A good example of the designer's palatial creativity is his glorious commission of the Palace of Treaties outside St. Petersburg for the Russian government.

Born in Chile, educated in modernist architecture in Santiago and in classical design at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Molyneux is a man of many continents and influences. After working in Santiago and Buenos Aires, he settled in New York in 1987, with satellite offices in Paris and St. Petersburg. Commissions include many impressive Park and Fifth Avenue apartments and sumptuous homes in Hobe Sound, Lyford Cay, Palm Beach, and other major vacation spots. Most of his satisfied clients do not need to think about budget and do not become overly involved in the design process. The results, they say, are spectacular, and can be seen in the Rizzoli monograph of his work published in 1997. Clients also remark that he is most accommodating, offering helpful advice years after project completion.

His strong vision can overwhelm, as when he chooses and delivers furniture or a rug to a client without much discussion. While this is a blessing to some, others find it difficult to say no to Molyneux, and find it hard to resolve any design issues. All clients lavishly praise Molyneux's talent, charming personality and the quality of the end results, but some characterize the design process as exhausting. AD 100 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014. KB 1992, 1995.

Representative Client Comments:
"J.P. is worth every penny if you can control him or completely buy into his vision." "I never worried, as he has the most refined eye of anyone I have ever met." "Guests remark that our house is among the most beautifully decorated jobs they have ever seen." "He created the most lavish and spectacular rooms--better than I ever imagined." "Everything is done correctly, nothing is ever makeshift." "I thought he could have made my house just as beautiful without redecorating quite as much as he did." "He is the type to say, 'Take the roof off and move it up three feet,' without much regard for cost." "The project's price-quality ratio was very high." "His design choices can be audacious or more subtle, but are never boring." "If ever I disagreed with his vision fully, I became distressed because I did not want to upset him." "Years later we still count on his advice." "We would absolutely hire him again."

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Posted 2/9/2020
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lute chute ny ,NY

Bottom Line:
It is shame that the talent and sources are good but they cant expedite, change over of staff dozens in less than 2 years. Do not finish project nor settle open permits with the city that they filed and charged for all parties.
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They more than double their own budget provided to client. They leave project incomplete because they have gone over budget by $millions and when client says, enough, the walk away. They do not stand by damage or antiques and charge individual shipping costs from Europe but used Container shipping sharing costs with others but do not share that cost with clients.


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