Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2014 i ELLE DECOR

IT'S AN AXIOM IN THE THEATER that there's no such thing as a small part. I am beginning to believe that when it comes to renovations, there is no such thing as a small change. We recently had our dining chairs re-upholstered. We found them more than a decade ago at the Clignancourt flea market in Paris. But after all those years, their springs were going and the off-white fabric on the seats had become more than a bit worn and shabby. What to do? Fortunately, friends had recently opened a design and upholstery shop, Tape Measure, in nearby Pleasantville, New York. After we chose a new fabric, the chairs were whisked away for a month, only to return looking better than they ever had. Our whole apartment seemed renewed,…

CREAM OF THE CROP For centuries, artists and designers have turned to nature for inspiration. But this spring, rather than looking to the usual flowers, a new generation is reinvigorating the still life with a sprightly harvest of fruits and vegetables. Austrian design firm Mischer'traxler is introducing a line of bowls made from resin-cast produce (pcmdesign.es). Plaster-molded eggplants, cucumbers, and other edibles are the subjects of Margaret Lee's witty installations, on view at New York's Jack Hanley Gallery (jackhanley.com). Pierre Frey has reissued a juicy archival print, drawn by Jean-Denis Malclès in 1942 (pierrefrey.com). And artist Phillip Estlund has covered an Eames chair with mushroom illustrations found in old field guides (shopgreyarea.com). Dries Van Noten's fall 2008 collection. Eggplant (phone), by Margaret Lee. Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe cotton by Pierre Frey.…

THE SUMPTUOUS NEW VOLUME JACQUES GARCIA: TWENTY YEARS OF PASSION (FLAMMARION) REVEALS WHAT THE DESIGNER HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES WHEN HE WASN'T DREAMING UP INTERIORS FOR CLIENTS SUCH AS NEW YORK'S NOMAD HOTEL—RESUSCITATING THE CENTURIES-OLD CHAMP DE BATAILLE, A GRAND NORMAN CHâTEAU. GARCIA PAINSTAKINGLY TRANSFORMED THE PROPERTY, A DERELICT PILE WHEN HE TOOK POSSESSION OF IT IN 1992, INTO A SERIES OF SPACES THAT PAY HOMAGE TO 17TH- AND 18TH-CENTURY FRANCE, LAYERED WITH TREASURES THAT INCLUDE CHAIRS FROM MADAME DU BARRY'S FONTAINEBLEAU BEDCHAMBER AND A SèVRES DINNER SERVICE THAT BELONGED TO LOUIS XV, WHICH GARCIA ASSEMBLED PIECE BY PIECE OVER 30 YEARS. THE SURROUNDING GARDENS ARE A VAST EXPANSE OF PARTERRES AND BOSQUETS STUDDED WITH FOLLIES. THE CHâTEAU IS OPEN TO VISITORS, BUT THE BOOK VENTURES…

In 1963, brothers Preston Robert ("Bob") and Laurence ("Larry") Tisch hired a design dream team of the era—architect Emery Roth and decorator Ellen L. McCluskey, who had worked on the Waldorf and the Plaza—to create a new hotel on New York's Park Avenue. The Loews Regency quickly became a glittering jewel in the crown of the Tisch empire, a New York classic with an ideal Upper East Side location, a marble-lined lobby, and a restaurant (home of the original "power breakfast") that became a virtual clubhouse for the city's political and financial movers and shakers. That tradition started in the mid-1970s, when Bob Tisch and moguls Lew Rudin and Felix Rohatyn began meeting for breakfast strategy sessions in an effort to save New York City, which was then on the…

For many, having David Bowie in your bedroom would be decoration enough. But Iman, the Somali-born former model who has been married to the musician for more than two decades, has a passion for interior design. "My husband calls me a chic hoarder," she says. "Even back when I was a model, when the other girls were going to nightclubs, I'd go to flea markets to buy textiles." Her first bedding collection, available at Bed Bath & Beyond and Macys.com, includes ikat-print linens, indigo pillows, and block-print coverlets inspired by her global finds. "Yves Saint Laurent taught me that a home can feel transporting," says Iman, who also designs fashion, cosmetics, and home fabrics. "Every room should remind you of your travels." BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH 1 / TOM FORD NEROLI…

ROSEN ON REAL ESTATE Last December, Aby Rosen unveiled his extensive renovation of the Diamond Horseshoe, Billy Rose's famed New York City nightclub, which had been dormant for more than 60 years. "We want people to walk away and say, 'Wow, what just happened to me?' " Rosen says of Queen of the Night, the club's first show, an interactive mix of theater, circus, and dining that quickly became a hot ticket. It's a typically audacious project for Rosen, a canny real estate entrepreneur and noted bon vivant and art collector. His holdings include two of New York's architectural gems—the Seagram Building and Lever House—along with hotels and residential projects around the world. He may work with big names from Lord Norman Foster to John Pawson, but Rosen says, "I'm…

ESSENTIAL CAPE TOWN The country code is 27. Take a hike. The 360-degree views from the summit of Table Mountain are sublime. The adventurous can hike to the top; for the less hardy, there are cable cars that ascend regularly, weather permitting. Round the cape. A requisite for all visitors is the half-day drive around the Cape Peninsula, encompassing the fishing village of Kalk Bay, Boulders Beach (where penguins sunbathe), and the stunning views at Cape Point and Chapman's Peak. Raise a glass. Winelands, South Africa's famed wine region, is only a 45-minute drive away. Highlights include Babylonstoren (babylonstoren.com), a chic farm resort; Overture at Hidden Valley (www.dineatoverture.co.za), one of the country's top restaurants; and Le Quartier Français (lqf.co.za), a luxurious guesthouse with its own celebrated art gallery. Think creatively.…

GEORGE NUNNO'S LOFT is located in the epicenter of New York's Meatpacking District, a throbbing enclave of nightlife, luxury shopping, and hotels. But the home, which faces an interior courtyard, feels a world apart. It is a dark and sexy oasis where black is the predominant color, the noise of the city is muffled, and every detail—from the low-slung velvet sofas to the vintage furnishings and art (including an entire set of Warhol camouflage prints)—is part of a considered whole. There are hints of exotica, too, like the living room's vintage leather rhinoceros, and nature-inspired decorative pieces, such as the bedroom's geode lamps. These elements coexist with such collectors' prizes as a Harry Bertoia bronze bush sculpture, a Karl Springer bronze-and-glass cocktail table, and a Maison Jansen console table. If…

From the picture windows, the San Francisco landscape looms large: the sculptural cypress trees, the gray-blue bay, the Golden Gate Bridge. Decorators never work in a vacuum, but when Palmer Weiss first visited this house, built in 1908 and perched on the edge of the Presidio, a heavily wooded former army base turned celebrated national park, she knew the surroundings would play a more prominent role than usual in her design. "Those epic views—you don't want to fight them," says the designer. The home's enviable location in Presidio Heights, a quiet neighborhood of tony Edwardian houses, was precisely what drew her clients to it in the first place. But as the parents of three girls, the couple saw even more to love inside the four-story shingled house. "We bought it…

IN A NEW LIGHT ELLE DECOR'S design director, Florentino Pamintuan, found inspiration for this month's shopping portfolio—which begins on page 146—in the colorful buildings of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán. "The sherbet tones of the products we're featuring lent themselves to Barragán's interiors, which are minimal and clean but with distinctive colors," says Pamintuan. "All of the pieces that Sabine Rothman, our market director, chose could live beautifully in a Barragán home." Working in New York's Industria Superstudio, Pamintuan constructed a set from wood flats to create the illusion of a real space, using proportions gleaned from such photos as René Burri's shot of a Barragán home in Tacubaya, Mexico, bottom. Photographer William Abranowicz, shown standing below, left, with Pamintuan, helped set the scene. "We wanted the light to look…

INTO THE FOLD For her Earthquake 5.9 line for Budri, designer Patricia Urquiola was inspired to use fragments of broken marble left after the quake that shook northern Italy in May 2012. Slabs of white and green polished marble are joined to form the Origami cocktail table, which measures 35" l. x 31" w. x 12" h. and costs $8,775. A larger version made of white and coral-color onyx is available for $9,675. 877-388-7373; thefutureperfect.com 1 / ANGLE OF REPOSE The Auguste chair, part of Jacques Garcia's furniture collection for Baker, unites rustic hand-forged iron with angular Bauhaus design. The leather seat and back come in three colors, including Porcini, shown. The chair measures 28.5" w. x 29" d. x 30.5" h. and costs $5,261. 800-592-2537;…

ALL BEEFED UP Steakhouses are a mainstay of midtown Manhattan, but the city's latest meat lover's paradise, M. Wells Steakhouse, is located far from the madding crowd, in a former auto-body garage in Long Island City, Queens. Husband-and-wife owners Hugue Dufour and Sarah Obraitis—who also operate M. Wells Dinette at MoMA's PS1—have transformed the space with black-and-gold wallpaper on the ceiling, vintage chandeliers, and a concrete fish tank filled with fresh trout (magasinwells.com). PEAK PERFORMANCE Wes Anderson's Grand Budapest Hotel isn't the only luxury accommodation worthy of attention this season. Built in 1912, Le Grand Bellevue is one of the oldest and most stately hotels in the fabled Swiss ski-resort town of Gstaad. A yearlong renovation by new owners Daniel and Davia Koester has given the grande dame a fresh,…

Nearly 100 years ago, Italian shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo came to America, eventually opening a luxury boutique in Los Angeles that became a favorite among the stars of Hollywood's golden age. So it was only fitting that the Florence-based firm should sponsor a gala black-tie dinner to inaugurate the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. "My father instilled in me a love for this city," said chairman Ferruccio Ferragamo. "Los Angeles is my home away from home." The evening began at the center, which was designed by architect Zoltan Pali to incorporate the 1933 former Beverly Hills Post Office. Kevin Spacey, John Lithgow, and Diane Lane paid tribute to the building's epistolary history, reading letters by such icons of the performing arts as Groucho Marx, Tennessee…

You love your living room, until you notice that some of its upholstery is looking a bit faded and frayed. That sunny breakfast nook is still your favorite spot, until you realize all that light is literally eating away at the curtains. Dreaming of new pillows, you bought yards of sumptuous fabric in Europe, but it sits, unused, in a cupboard. Designers work wonders, but not every project calls for one. Sometimes all you need to bring renewed life to a room is an educated eye, some sage advice, and the skilled hands of artisans. Fortunately, there are workrooms and stores across the country ready to help. The following firms offer professional-grade products and design services—whatever your dilemma. NORTHEAST MT CUSTOM New York Helmed by interior designer Michael Tavano, this…

Grilled swordfish and roasted sweet potatoes get a boost from Caribbean-inspired ingredients. The plate is by Canvas, the flatware is by Reed & Barton, the glass is by Vietri, and the napkin is by No. 9 Thompson; the tile surface is by Mosaic House. The first time I tasted sauce chien was in the kitchen at Daniel. Our team comes from all over the world, and we have a tradition of sharing our native recipes at the daily staff meal. On one occasion, a young man from Martinique prepared this classic Caribbean sauce. With its piquant blend of Scotch bonnet chiles, garlic, lime juice, and fresh herbs, sauce chien packs a real punch. It is a wonderfully versatile topping for anything from chicken to a grilled fish steak. I loved…

Most of us dream about pulling up stakes and moving to another country, but Melañio Gomez and Chris Kangas woke up and actually did it: They traded Manhattan for Brussels. The story began eight years ago when, while vacationing in Tuscany, the couple discovered a shared desire to one day live in Europe. Soon after their return to New York, they began to toss around the idea in earnest. Six months later, Kangas was felicitously offered a position with MasterCard International in the Belgian capital, and Gomez left his job as the wunderkind home editor at Martha Stewart Living. Then came the overseas apartment hunt, a job that fell to Gomez. "We wanted a modern kitchen and a nice bathroom," he recalls. "And we had a lot of stuff, so…

FROM TOP: Light fixture of handblown, recycled Syrian glass from John Derian. Pyramid crystal paperweight by Moser. Tulip handblown goblet by Vetro Vero. Cube crystal paperweight by Moser. Glass salt cellar by Vitreluxe. Rock Candy ring of gold, amethyst, and mother-of-pearl by Ippolita. FACING PAGE: Lollypop mirror of acrylic and bronze by Hervé Van der Straeten from Ralph Pucci. See Resources. FROM TOP: Sfumato glass vase by Seguso for Donghia. Morandi porcelain cup by Potomak Studio. Night Flying Bird linen by Jennifer Shorto Textiles. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: Abode cast-resin sculpture by Oly. Bubble crystal vase by Asprey. Ice side table of glass and brass by Pilar Proffitt from Ralph Pucci. Hole aluminum chair by Ronan Bouroullec from Cappellini. See Resources.…

CONTENTS PAGE 20: Phoenix bowl, $90/set of 4, by Nouvel Studio from Property (917-237-0123; propertyfurniture.com). Alpha pitcher, $207, by Hans Harald Rath for Lobmeyr from Stillfried Wien (212-226-2921; stillfried.com). Les Endiables Bubbles glass by José Lévy for Cristalleries de Saint-Louis (855-240-9740; saint-louis.com). Chroma D cocktail table, to the trade from Fortuny (212-753-7153; fortuny.com). Bubble vase, $950, by Asprey (212-688-1811; asprey.com). Angel vase, $8,285, by Moser (866-240-5115; moserusa.com). TREND ALERT PAGE 58: Gem cabinet, $76,980, by Patrick Naggar, to the trade from Ralph Pucci (212-633-0452; ralphpucci.net). Quarry light fixture, $1,865, by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada from Room 68 (617-942-7425; room68online.com). Cliff pillow, $130, by Zucchi for Diesel (212-529-0600; diesel.com). Swirls wallpaper, $210/panel, by Robert Crowder from Harbinger (310-858-6884; harbingerla.com). Profondo blue agate, $400/sq. ft., by Caesarstone (818-779-0999; caesarstoneus.com). Travertino…

MAIL Imagine my disappointment with the title of your December Editor's Page, "Is It Possible to Suffer From Design Schizophrenia?" I have a son who suffers from this disorder. Schizophrenia affects the chemistry of the brain and can make even the simplest tasks almost impossible to undertake. When the name of this disease is used in such a way, it only adds to the stigma of mental illness. I am sure that you didn't understand how demeaning your use of the word could be, but please think twice before using the term in this way again. Garland Mattox, via e-mail I meant neither to offend nor promote ignorance, which is exactly what I have done. I do apologize. —Michael Boodro I loved Michael Boodro's editorial about his city home and…

A dazzling exhibition traces our centuries-long obsession with finding the picturesque in decay and dilapidation "The ideas ruins evoke in me are grand," French philosopher Denis Diderot wrote in 1767, in an era when the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum caused an international sensation and visitors to Greece and Rome pondered the lost majesty of ancient civilizations. "Everything comes to nothing…only time endures." Poets and artists have long found ruins a reminder that nature trumps culture and power—as well as a source of melancholy beauty. More than 100 works depicting cracked stone, forlorn landscapes, and all-out fire and destruction are featured in "Ruin Lust" at London's Tate Britain. The exhibition spans from J.M.W. Turner's lush 1790s watercolors, depicting Tintern and other British abbeys succumbing to weeds and rot, to Jane…

STONE Geological patterns—both real and faux—are the new rock stars of the design world, showing up in the most unexpected places. Gem cabinet* by Patrick Naggar; ralphpucci.net. Wow marble-print screen by Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman for Cerruti Baleri; m2l.com. Geode skirt and top by Phillip Lim, from spring 2014; 31philliplim.com. Quarry light fixture by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada; room68online.com. Malachite cotton* by Cowtan & Tout; cowtan.com. Alabastro linen* by Tania Vartan; savelinc.com. Agate earrings by Daria de Koning; dariade koning.com. Onyx bowl from Creel & Gow; creelandgow.com. Valentino marble table by Cattelan Italia; cattelanitalia.com. Duchess Malachite clutch by Anya Hindmarch; anyahindmarch.com. Braceo linen* by Donghia; donghia.com. The lobby of New York's Viceroy Hotel, designed by Roman and Williams. Travertino wallpaper* by Osborne & Little; osborneandlittle.com. Angel Jasper…

1. At Fife House, an 1828 crescent house in Brighton, England, that once belonged to William Cavendish, the sixth Duke of Devonshire, decorative artists Emily Swift-Jones and Joseph Atkinson restored the master bath to the spirit of the 19th century with a tub that has an elaborate Edwardian-style shower. 2. Architects Michael Rieper and Vincenzo de Cotiis transformed a Viennese hat factory made of reinforced concrete into a home. Full-length windows cast light on the master bath; the shower, which is located behind a single sheet of glass, has fixtures by Ritmonio. The adjacent tub is by Agape. 3. In the master bath of an apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, architect and designer Daniel Romualdez constructed a shower room with acid-etched glass walls and marble floors and equipped it…

ELLE DECOR: What is it about the Puck Building that appealed to you? JARED KUSHNER: It's an iconic building with a rich history and a beautiful, landmarked facade. The interiors combine raw industrial elements and gorgeous architectural details with one-of-a-kind scale. This is the smallest of six penthouses, and it's 4,895 square feet. IVANKA TRUMP: The building has such a presence in SoHo. I love the arched windows and slightly mischievous Puck sculptures on the exterior. But it wasn't until I met Jared that I began to understand the building's important role in shaping the culture of New York City, with its connections to publishing and the arts. ED: What were the principles behind the renovation? JK: Our goal was to moderate a conversation between an industrial structure and the…

Cape Town seen from the summit of Table Mountain. Cape Town's natural beauty—soaring cliffs that tumble down to the ivory beaches of the Atlantic coast and a skyline presided over by majestic Table Mountain—has always been its finest feature. "This Cape is a most stately thing, and the fairest Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth," explorer Sir Francis Drake wrote in 1580. Embedded in the city's hills and shorelines is an alluring, motley mix of Victorian, Georgian, neoclassical, Art Deco, and Cape Dutch architecture and undulating, palm-shaded boulevards. For a simple (and delicious) lesson in Cape Town's rich and varied history, head to the Bo-Kaap quarter, a cheerful medley of marigold, violet, and chartreuse buildings that is home to the city's Muslim community. There you'll find…

In the living room of a West Village townhouse designed by Joe D'Urso, the sofa and cocktail table are custom made, the swivel armchairs are vintage Bruno Mathsson, and the pair of George Nakashima stools have cushions covered in a Designers Guild fabric; the photograph is by Vik Muniz, and the silk-screen Brillo sculptures are by Andy Warhol. FACING PAGE: D'Urso designed the cabinetry in the entry, the small chest is by Harvey Probber, and the vintage chandelier is by Poul Henningsen; the painting is by Damien Hirst, and the rug is by Rifat Ozbek for Christopher Farr. See Resources. A painting by Jonathan Lasker hangs above a Japanese tansu chest in the living room; the bookcase is custom made, and the floors are wenge. FACING PAGE: A self-portrait by…

What do you get when you cross a fortress and a wind sock? This may sound like a riddle, but marrying such seemingly incompatible qualities was exactly what architect Niels Schoenfelder set out to do three years ago when he began designing a weekend house for his family—his wife, Malavika Shivakumar, and their two children, ages 15 and 3. The site, just north of Puducherry (colloquially known as Pondicherry) on India's southeast coast, lies in a region where the average annual temperature tops 81 degrees and the relentless sun is outfoxed only by the equally ferocious (though shorter-lived) monsoons. The house needed to offer protection from the dramatic climate while still welcoming the cooling winds that blow in off the Bay of Bengal. The solution was deceptively simple: a thick-walled…

Cosmo by Scale 1:1, $97; scale1to1.com. Copper clock by Henning Koppel for Georg Jensen, $365; georgjensen.com. Scope by Leff Amsterdam, $179; leffamsterdam.com. Nickel square clock by Ethan Allen, $199; ethanallen.com. 12" dia. round clock by Wolf, $60; wolfdesigns.com. Metro by Newgate, $86; bittersweetbrockport.com. Firenze by Alessi, $86; alessi.com. About Face Clock by Motatoe, $170; motatoeshop.com. City Hall by Arne Jacobsen, $440; dwr.com. Willow II by Bulova, $89; princetonwatches.com. W300S9W by Oliver Hemming, $76; oliverhemming.com. Tic & Tac by Kartell, $112; kartell.com.…