. . . impossibly elegant gilt-panelled walls and mirrored halls,...
. . . quite certain was born a maximalist, and from the rare porcelain doll collection at five, to the lace-trimmed and monogrammed linens at ten . . .
. . . and do you remember the beautiful glimpse into the balmain boutique in paris? french architect, joseph dirand, has now brought his ornate austerity to italian fashion house, emilio pucci’s, recently opened flagship boutique on madison avenue . . .
. . . ornate austerity at the office, perfect for cluttered minds and busy days; and all-out maximalism in the drawing room, where gilded mirrors and carved mantle clocks are de rigueur . . .
isn’t this room astonishing? designed by catherine kwong for the san francisco decorator showcase, and inspired by mick & bianca jagger in the ’70’s, it is the very definition of ornate austerity
AS YOU KNOW, will forever and always be a maximalist, in décor and otherwise, [but especially the former], but can...
BACK IN THE OFFICE again after being around & about, appointments and errands and such, and while mine is a...
FIRST, THERE WAS Joseph Dirand‘s Seventh Arrondissement apartment; then there was Gaia Repossi‘s Eighth Arrondissement one, followed by Giambattista Valli‘s, each of which...
THE THING that caught my eye the most about Danish photographer, Heidi Lerkenfeldt‘s, portfolio were the striking interior shots of light-filled...
This week’s At Home With features architectes d’intérieur, Charlotte de Tonnac et Hugo Sauzay, whose Paris apartment is in the 4ème arrondissement. We love their space, not for the classic chevron floors or juliet balconies, which are of course lovely, but because their home office situation is not unlike the one P & I enjoy at our place . . .
THE NEW YORK TIMES Style Magazine ran a great piece recently on the Parisian designer and architect Joseph Dirand, a favourite of ours here at This Is Glamorous. In it, he spoke of one of his dream projects, one where he there were no creative or budgetary constraints, or any constraints at all for that matter. A project where he was completely free to realise his fantasme with the client's blessing, who told him “I want you to achieve your dream; that would be my dream”.
WE HAVE HAD A LONGTIME love affair with Atelier AM, the Los Angeles-based interior design/architecture firm run by husband & wife team Alexandra and Michael Misczynski.
THIS 19th CENTURY SWEDISH apartment in Strandvägen, Stockholm is an ornate austerity dream. Both spare and luxurious at once, close to the water and downtown, this eight room, 322 square meter space has three balconies, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a dressing room.
