THERE IS A SPANISH BOOKSTORE that we love to visit that has all the best magazines. It was here, the other day, that had come across the latest issue of Elle Decoration España with the new home of couturier Jorge Vázquez on the cover. Of course, as an unabashed maximalist, it was love at first site. The Spanish fashion designer worked with his friend and decorator, Amaro Sánchez de Moya, who also designed Vázquez's store in La Coruña.
WHEN IT COMES TO décor, I would describe myself as a Romantic Traditionalist, perhaps even an Haute Bohemian, and a definite Maximalist. Anything modern or industrial rarely strikes my fancy, and that's why it's rather strange that I am so drawn to industrial inspired powder rooms lately. The look involves large exposed pipes and stands beneath sinks, (something I've never been fond of, as vanities provide so much more storage), and yet, when the exposed plumbing is made of golden brass, there is a sudden romance to it. The look only works, of course, when paired with the very traditional (and rather glamorous) elements of marble (preferably heavily veined) and more golden accents, such as mirrors and light fixtures, as well as brass faucets and taps. White is the preferred backdrop, in either paint or tile, although some have been known to use wallpaper or even more marble to great effect. Scroll through for a glimpse ...
IT’S A TRADITION here at TIG that every year, around this time, we post a festive slideshow that encapsulates the romance of the holiday season (see last year’s here).
It’s the 6th of December and a holiday here. The streets are quiet and all the shop windows are looking rather magical this year. We’ve been looking at trees (something flocked this year, or a real one as usual?) and making plans and eating far too many polvoróns.
T MAGAZINE FEATURED Jenna Lyons‘ new Soho loft yesterday, sending décor enthusiasts’ hearts aflutter. No longer with J.Crew after 27 years (ten of those years as creative director and eight as president), Lyons has been taking some time off in her newly redesigned apartment, a 3,500-square-foot loft on the fourth floor of a 19th-century cast-iron building in SoHo
WE HAPPENED UPON Alyssa Kapito‘s work on Instagram (where else?) and were immediately and utterly smitten. There’s a Stephen Sills quality to her spaces, and even perhaps Joseph Dirand, with its on focus beautiful textures and clean lines.
ONE OF THE THINGS we’re most often asked about is where we find inspiration, and the answer is never a simple one, for inspiration is everywhere. It’s at the art gallery on a Tuesday morning, just after coffee; it’s in a holiday shop window ...
The first Holiday Gift Guide of the season is for The Sophisticate — leopard print cushions made of velvet and pink-rimmed porcelain platters, ginger jars and perfume that smells like a flower market, a set of artisanal handmade knives with Swedish steel and carved wooden handles made of Spelted Beech and African Olive and more …
IT ALWAYS SEEMS that at this time of year, when the leaves are falling and the evenings are crisp, thoughts drift to re-organising at home.
Multi-disciplinary design studio Alexander & Co. transformed this existing waterfront holiday villa in Palm Beach, Sydney into a stunning bespoke 5-bedroom coastal home, Iluka House.
