Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2014 i ELLE DECOR

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, designers and shelter magazines exhorted everyone to bring the outdoors inside. And they were happy to suggest ways to do so: floral wallpapers and chintz fabrics, skylights, oversize windows, potted plants, trellises on the walls—even, in the 1970s, macramé hangings filled with ferns. Today, it seems, Americans prefer to bring the inside out. We have moved beyond simple porches and terraces and gazebos to outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, as well as open-air kitchens complete with stoves, wine coolers, and dishwashers. Hot tubs have expanded into full-scale spas. So much of what we enjoy inside the house has now moved to the other side of the walls that the term interior designer no longer covers the territory. Top interior talents are bringing their creativity…

25 YEARSof STYLE THE HOT SEAT OUR FIRST ISSUE APPEARED IN SEPTEMBER 1989, STARRING A 59-YEAR-OLD COVER MODEL: A CLASSIC CHAIR The cover of our debut issue was graced by a singularly striking beauty—aside from Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Ashley Richardson, that is. The model 904 club chair was first produced by the Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau in 1930, four years after the untimely death of co-founder Renzo Frau. (The finished product was elaborated from designs that Frau left to his wife.) Later dubbed the Vanity Fair, the chair, with its distinctive rounded back, has become an Art Deco icon. (Filled with down and horsehair, it's as comfortable as it is comely.) While Poltrona Frau's creations can be found everywhere from luxury car interiors to the seats of the…

PERIOD PIECES In 1978, New York Times street photographer Bill Cunningham released a slim paperback that, long out of print, now commands hundreds of dollars on eBay. Facades documented his eight-year-long project of posing his friend and fellow photographer Editta Sherman in period clothing (found at thrift shops, auctions, and street fairs) in front of Manhattan buildings dating from the same era. The whimsical photos, which capture fashion and architecture from the late 18th century right up to the brash 1970s, not only are a visual delight but also serve as a surprisingly insightful comment on the connections—and contrasts—between what people wore and how they lived. Thanks to "Bill Cunningham: Facades," a new exhibition of 75 of the photographs at the New-York Historical Society, this amazing work of scholarship, social…

RAINBOW BRIGHT Philippe Thomé's new book, Ettore Sottsass (Phaidon), surveys the career of one of Italy's most distinguished 20th-century designers. But "distinguished" hardly fits Sottsass's striking yet playful output—a vibrant red portable Olivetti typewriter, a floor mirror encased in light-up plastic squiggles, houses that look like children's blocks. A painter, ceramist, and photographer as well as a maker of objects, Sottsass believed that "design should be sensual and exciting." Memphis—the nose-thumbing design collaborative he founded in 1981—was instantly controversial for its embrace of plastic, Formica, and other tacky materials. Its candy-colored confections taunted and teased the idea that form should follow function. A more concentrated look at the impact of Memphis, including works by Peter Shire, Shiro Kuramata, Martine Bedin, and Marco Zanini, is on view at "Memphis-Milano: 1980s Italian…

Drawing on his trademark flair for reinvigorating history, Timothy Corrigan unveils an elegant collection of rugs that brings the 18th century into the modern home It's not surprising that Timothy Corrigan, an American-born Francophile who jets between Los Angeles and Paris, with side trips to his own 18th-century château in the Loire Valley, should possess a design DNA that is equal parts California ease and old-world elegance. His signature laid-back luxe, exemplified by rich layering of textures and patterns and mixing of aristocratic treasures with flea-market finds, has won him clients from Beverly Hills to Qatar. His latest project, a collection of nine hand-tufted rugs for Patterson Flynn Martin, melds sinuous organic motifs with geometric designs in a palette that ranges from tranquil blue-gray to vivid tomato red. "People are…

1 The leathers in the Cosmo Collection by Moore & Giles are embossed with a woven texture that lends the material a metallic gleam; Kalamata Gold 10K, left, and Blue Moon Iridescent are shown. 800-737-0169; mooreandgiles.com. 2 Each of the pieces in Thomas Pheasant's new Art of Creating furniture line is available in a limited edition of 10. The Biblioteque bookshelf, which measures 62" h. × 30" w. × 14" d., is made of mahogany and has cast bronze doors and an interior sheathed in ivory leather. 212-758-1970; newel.com. 3 Designer John Lyle's Edwin table features a top of Brazilian rock crystal and a base of polished bronze; other stones and base materials are offered. It measures 18" dia. × 24" h. 646-344-1964; johnlyledesign.com. 4 The Island modular sofa by…

Designers Sara Gilbane and Nick Olsen take a shine to these fancifully framed beauties, which add drama, gleam, and sculptural presence to a room The conventional wisdom has long been that mirrors are an easy way to bring light into a space and make rooms appear larger. That's definitely true, but it also sells mirrors short. The best ones can function as works of art and have the same outsize effect in a room as a dynamic painting—at a fraction of the cost. As designer Nick Olsen points out, "They provide so much. A large, bold mirror, like a powerful artwork, provides scale. It creates a textural contrast with the surrounding wall. And if it has an ornate frame, it provides an architectural quality as well." Sara Gilbane agrees and…

A few years ago, I opened my own version of a New York takeout shop on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Along with French pastries, charcuterie, and gourmet pantry items, Épicerie Boulud features seasonal salads, which we call Vegetables du Jour. They incorporate fresh, local ingredients and are highly popular items. When I created this Mediterranean-inspired salad last winter, I was thinking ahead to some of the first tender vegetables to appear in the market—spring peas. The recipe includes cooked sugar snaps, shelled English peas, and sliced raw snow peas, as well as toasted wheat berries, mint, arugula, radishes, and preserved lemon rind. Contrast is the key to a great salad, and this one has a balance of fresh and cooked ingredients, crunchy and soft elements. A crostini topped with burrata…

The region of Puglia, the block heel of the great peninsular thigh boot that is Italy, has served as a meeting point of cultures for millennia. Successive waves of Greeks, Carthaginians, Lombards, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards, Ottomans, and Venetians have, at various points and with varying degrees of success, attempted to invade, annex, or colonize this sleepy province. And to that great influx of foreign visitors we can now add the considerably more benign—if no less energetic—figures of London-based fashion designer Liza Bruce and her husband, artist Nicholas Alvis Vega. "It helps to get away from the fashion world from time to time," says Bruce, a fast-talking Manhattanite known for her exuberant beachwear designs. And the southern reaches of Puglia, around the city of Lecce, certainly fits the bill—it's a…

WHEN MILAN-BASED interior designer Eric Egan received the commission to decorate a sprawling 17th-century farmhouse on the border of Umbria and Tuscany in central Italy, the timeline from the estate's owner was nonnegotiable. "I'm coming exactly 12 months from now with 17 people," his peripatetic client warned. "And Eric, I don't want any white walls." Twelve months to transform 10,000 bare square feet into a magical countryside retreat might seem reasonable in any country except Italy, where it can often take that much time to produce a single sofa. But the Chicago-born Egan, who has lived in Milan for more than 20 years, navigates the country's sluggish bureaucracy, tangled logistics, and always-on-vacation artisans with the efficiency and precision of a heat-seeking missile. The designer not only delivered an impeccable collection…

PETER TERZIAN Last year, articles editor Peter Terzian helped launch our "What's Next" section (page 55), which brings together the latest news on exhibitions, restaurant and hotel design, architecture, and more. The focus on culture is a perfect fit for this Brooklyn resident, who has served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle and edited an anthology of essays on music. "I like learning about what's out there," Terzian says, "whether it's a museum show in London, a quirky new building in Japan, or a restaurant opening here in New York. There's always something new to discover." J. J. MARTIN When she's not writing for ELLE DECOR—her story on a house in Umbria, Italy, begins on page 180—J. J. Martin nurses an Insta gram habit. An American living…

ARCHIVAL ALCHEMY CONSIDERING VINCENT DARRÉ'S AFFINITY FOR THE SURREAL—HE CREATED A LINE OF DALÍ-INSPIRED FURNISHINGS AND DESIGNED THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE NEWLY RELAUNCHED SCHIAPARELLI—A PARTNERSHIP WITH FANTASTICAL FABRIC HOUSE PIERRE FREY SEEMED TO BE IN THE STARS. SIFTING THROUGH THE FIRM'S ARCHIVES, THE DESIGNER EXCAVATED PRINTS FROM THE 1940S AND '50S BEARING MYSTICAL CREATURES AND ASTROLOGICAL WHIMSIES. THE HOUSE IS REINTRODUCING THREE OF THOSE VINTAGE TEXTILES ALONGSIDE THREE OF DARRé'S CREATIONS (PIERREFREY.COM). DARRé HAS EMPLOYED THE FANCIFUL PRINTS IN THE WINTER GARDEN HE DESIGNED AT PARIS'S PRINCE DE GALLES HOTEL, WHERE DADA-INSPIRED COCKTAILS ARE SERVED AMID PALM TREES AND HEAT LAMPS (PRINCEDEGALLESPARIS.COM). BLANKET STATEMENT Eye-popping colors, pulsing patterns, and textural rhinestones are the hallmarks of Mickalene Thomas's vibrant paintings of African-American women. But in a new collection of signed and…

TAKING SHAPE Today, with Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, and Sol LeWitt practically considered Old Masters, it's hard to imagine how radical their art seemed when it was first shown in a museum. That happened in 1966 at the Jewish Museum, when curator Kynaston McShine presented "Primary Structures," devoted to the movement that became known as Minimalism. Nearly 50 years later, the museum is revisiting and expanding upon that influential show with "Other Primary Structures." Unlike the original, which featured American and British artists, this two-part exhibition takes a global view of the era, beginning with lesser-known artists from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (March 14–May 18). The second part (May 25–August 3) focuses on art created between 1967 and 1970, much of it influenced by the original…

Bold, graphic florals are springing up everywhere, adding whimsical charm and vivid color to the design landscape. Floral sandal by Marni; marni.com. Oriana silk blend* by Missoni; starkfabric.com. Sallus teapot by Bodo Sperlein for Nikko; abchome.com. #32163-910 velvet* by Kravet; kravet.com. Clelia necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels; vancleefarpels?.com. Daisy placemat by Deborah Rhodes; barneys.com. Willow D Tana Lawn cotton by Liberty; liberty.co.uk. Daisy mirror by Soane; soane.com. Crinoline chair by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia; bebitalia.com. Designer Ken Scott's Eats and Drinks restaurant in Milan, 1969. Berry Daisy dress by Stella McCartney, spring 2014; stellamccartney.com. Petal clutch by Burberry Prorsum from spring 2014; burberry.com. Floral earrings by Chopard; chopard.com. Tsubaki rug* by Warp & Weft; warpandweft.com. Ukiyo table by Tomita Kazuhiko for Moroso; morosousa.com. Pillow of Flora linen* by…

Fashion designer Consuelo Castiglioni, creative director of cult Milan-based label Marni, credits her passion for architecture and interior design with having a profound effect on her unconventional approach to women's and men's clothing. "Being well-versed in both greatly influences your eye as a designer," she says. "You notice details you wouldn't have before." Nevertheless, Castiglioni, known for her adventurous colors and patterns, isn't ready to commit to designing a home collection, even though her Marni 100 Chairs exhibit—she commissioned a group of ex-prisoners in Colombia to weave the seats—sold out at last year's Milan Furniture Fair. "I'm inspired by art, nature, travel, different cultures," says Castiglioni, who will be back at Salone with a new project this spring. "Life itself is inspiring." BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH 1 / CHOCOLATE Confiserie Sprüngli…

POWER ON GARDENS As her best friend, decorator Bunny Williams, noted in the foreword to her book Power of Gardens (Stewart, Tabori & Chang), Nancy Goslee Power is the rare designer who is both "a traditionalist and a modernist." It's that hybrid sensibility—as well as her artist's eye for creating a ravishing garden—that has made the Santa Monica, California–based Power a favorite of everyone from Frank Gehry to Jennifer Jones Simon, the late Hollywood starlet who invited her to create a landscape for the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena inspired by Monet's garden at Giverny. A former interior decorator, Power found her calling after she moved from New York to Los Angeles. "I have a utopian approach to life," she says. "I want everyone to have trees." GIVE AND TAKE…

ELLE DECOR: This home is in Seattle's North Capitol Hill neighborhood. How would you describe the area? TOM KUNDIG: It's an older neighborhood, with a large number of homes from the 1920s and '30s, some of them quite stately. Like many neighborhoods in Seattle, it has a mix of upper-, middle-, and lower-income families, and modern residences alongside traditional ones. ED: And what about the house itself? TK: It was a typical cedar-sided '70s contemporary. When the owner bought it, it was basically falling apart. But before we came on the scene, she had done a lot of work to make it stable, and had brought in a designer, Janice Viekman, to create a design she could enjoy. ED: What did she want you to do with it? TK: The…

When I was growing up in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenville, we went to Memphis for everything: school clothes and allergy shots, haircuts and fine dinners at the (sadly) long-gone Justine's, visits to the zoo, and (when I was older) rock concerts at the Mid-South Coliseum (also now shut). Though Memphis is firmly in Tennessee, it was the cultural and emotional capital of the Delta, the rich alluvial floodplain that begins, in the words of writer David Cohn, "in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg." Another writer, Peter Taylor, who captured the nuances of Southern society better than anyone I know, has a character put it this way in his masterpiece of a novel, A Summons to Memphis: "Nashville…is a…

The living room of Federico de Vera's weekend house, a converted train station built in 1875 in Amenia, New York. The 19th-century daybed is Italian, the silk ikat pillow is by Madeline Weinrib, and the cashmere throw is by Oyuna; the sofa and high-back armchair are by Thomas O'Brien, the leather armchair is Victorian, the cabinetry is custom made, and the pine floor is original. See Resources. FROM TOP: De Vera on his property, beside a 19th-century marble statue. A painting by Darren Waterston hangs above a 19th-century Japanese tansu in the living room; de Vera designed the desk, and the Mughal painted-velvet tapestry is from the 17th century. In the entry hall, the collection of portraits was bought at various auctions, and a 19th-century Chinese altar table holds gilt…

TREND ALERT PAGE 64: Willow D Tana Lawn cotton, $36/meter, by Liberty (011-44-20-7734-1234; liberty.co.uk). Oriana viscose-silk, #MZ0100ORIA, by Missoni, to the trade from Stark (212-752-9000; starkfabric.com). Daisy mirror, $8,100, by Soane (646-201-9553; soane.com). Crinoline chair, $5,460, by Patricia Urquiola from B&B Italia (212-966-3514; bebitalia.com). Berry Daisy dress, $1,365, by Stella McCartney (212-255-1556; stellamccartney.com). Tsubaki rug, in Orchid, to the trade from Warp & Weft (212-546-0944; warpandweft.com). Petal clutch, $1,250, by Burberry Prorsum (877-217-4085; burberry.com). Floral earrings, price upon request, by Chopard (800-246-7273; chopard.com). Ukiyo table, $490, by Tomita Kazuhiko for Moroso (212-334-7222; morosousa.com). Pillow of Flora linen, #2502-01, by Neisha Crosland, to the trade from Chelsea Editions (212-758-0005; chelseaeditions.com). Daisy placemat, $32, by Deborah Rhodes from Barneys (212-826-8900; barneys.com). Clelia necklace, price upon request, by Van Cleef & Arpels (877-826-2533;…

APRIL 2014 MAIL Since I can't afford to subscribe to all 24 of your global editions, I've come to look forward to your January/February international issue. It's like a miniature trip around the world—I get to peek inside homes in other countries, something I don't always get to do even when I'm traveling. Thomas Marx, via e-mail I just cleaned out my house after years of accumulating what seemed like everything under the sun. It finally feels like I can breathe. So it was a treat to see the super-minimalist Danish home in "Coastal Calm" [Jan/Feb]. Give me lots of space with only the essentials! Cathy Barr, via e-mail I have been a longtime reader of ELLE DECOR. However, for the sake of convenience and home organization, I am now…

MODERN GEOMETRY The M3 lounge chair—part of Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner's line of airy, angular wood furniture for Neue Wiener Werkstätte—has a leather seat suspended from a solid oak frame that comes in a natural-oiled, shown, or black-oiled finish. The handmade piece measures 25" h. x 31" w. x 31" d. and costs $3,550. 772-257-5148; nww-design.com 1 / HEAVY METAL Crate & Barrel's Antuco serving utensils are made in India from stainless steel that is given a burnt finish. Their sturdy, generously sized forms make them ideal for outdoor entertaining. The two-piece set costs $30. 800-967-6696; crateandbarrel.com 2 / SLEEPING BEAUTY Tara Shaw's Neoclassical Palm Frond iron bed is hand-forged in New Orleans for her Crescent City collection. The queen size, shown, has a…

From the moment it opened its doors in 1912, the Beverly Hills Hotel epitomized relaxed California glamour, and it immediately became a hub for Hollywood's ever-changing galaxy of stars. Charlie Chaplin had a standing lunch reservation, the Beatles cavorted in the pool, and Elizabeth Taylor chose it for honeymooning—six times. But in a town besotted by youthfulness, even a beloved fixture needs to stay relevant and fresh. Since 2012, designer Adam Tihany has been immersed in the delicate task of redoing the storied property without destroying its iconic appeal. Some of the public spaces have received a respectful freshening up—the legendary Polo Lounge was demolished and meticulously re-created, complete with a striped ceiling and the original floor plan. Others have been thoughtfully reworked—the poolside Cabana Café, once woefully underutilized, is…

London designer Gareth Devonald Smith crafts beguiling lighting and furnishings that merge refined lines with spatial ingenuity "I've never been keen on the term chandelier," says British designer Gareth Devonald Smith of his work, which is as far removed from the jingling rococo connotations of the word as it is feasible to get. "I prefer to call them 'light sculptures.' " A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Smith cut his teeth designing fabrics and rugs before moving into metalwork 10 years ago. His lighting, furniture pieces, and stand-alone sculptures reflect his interest in both fine and applied arts—at times they suggest a Lucienne Day repeat print or a painting by Paul Klee that has been given a third dimension. "They start as doodles," says Smith, who describes his…

Last fall, when preparators at the Louvre opened crates holding works for a salon-style exhibition curated by Robert Wilson, they were astonished to find two paintings by the New Jersey artist Royce Weatherly floating magically in their containers, like butterflies in a shadow box. They had been hinged so ingeniously inside the crate that the art handlers whipped out their iPhones to take pictures. Weatherly brings that same meticulous attention to detail to his art. His still lifes recall Giorgio Morandi in their purity of composition, and Vermeer in their ravishing incandescence. Yet they are about as reductive as representational paintings can get. He portrays basic things: a fragile cellophane wrapper; a worn plastic widget; a potato, riddled with sprouts, that aged under his patient gaze. Some subjects have more…

Compared to the elaborate textile patterns of the Victorian era, the woodblock-printed fabrics that Enid Marx produced in the 1920s and '30s appear stunningly simple. At the same time, they burst with life. Marx rendered geometric shapes, free-form lines, and abstract versions of leaves, stars, and other natural elements in a loose, deliberately imperfect, almost naive-looking style. Her work had its roots in the flat, graphic florals of Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris, but her unencumbered, upbeat creations also drew inspiration from such European modernists as Braque and Picasso. Born in 1902 to a well-to-do family, Marx, who was widely known by her nickname, Marco, was a distant cousin of the German philosopher Karl Marx. Originally a student of painting at London's Royal College of Art in the 1920s,…

SCREEN SAVER Taking their name from the intricate lattice -work window screens found in the Middle East, Martyn Lawrence Bullard's Mousharabia ceramic tiles for Ann Sacks are coated with a hand-applied glaze that makes them suitable for indoor and outdoor use. The 8"-square tiles are offered in six colorways, including, from top, Gunmetal, White, Cream, and Turquoise, and are priced at $114 per square foot. 800-278-8453; annsacks.com TALL TAILS Rocky Mountain Hardware's Kitchen Deck Mount faucet has an elegantly minimalist spout and playful whale-tail handles. It comes in 10 finishes, including Silicon Bronze Light, shown. The 12" h. spout is available with a 5" to 16" projection to fit a variety of sinks and costs $2,478. 888-788-2013; rockymountainhardware.com IN THE SWIM Italian designer Enzo Berti's freestanding Dogi…

JEMMA KIDD still recalls the moment she decided it was time to quit London and move to the country. Four years ago, soon after the birth of her twins, Mae and Darcy, she was pushing their stroller down a street in her Notting Hill neighborhood when it hit her: "There were gas fumes, rubbish on the pavement, and people everywhere," she remembers. "I just said, 'That's it, I'm not going to bring my kids up here.' " She and her husband, Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, had already been spending weekends at his family's country estate in Hampshire and had been offered the opportunity to take over a house on the property known as the Old Rectory. "It was the perfect transition," says Kidd, a former model who is now…

Naturally, the Venezuelan couple wanted to have plenty of room for guests at the new vacation home they were planning in the Dominican Republic. After all, they had children and grandchildren, and, as leading figures in their country's political and philanthropic communities, the pair wanted to create a place that was truly an inviting destination for their wide social circle. But then again, as they made clear to Juan Montoya, the Colombia-born designer and architect who splits his time between New York and Paris, there is such a thing as too much togetherness. "They wanted their guests to enjoy the intimacy of a family compound, but also the discretion of a boutique hotel," says Montoya, who has long been known for delicately navigating the complex desires of his rarefied clients.…

Zilli by Crate and Barrel, $199; crateandbarrel.com. James by Officinanove, $300; italybyweb.com. Peg by Tom Dixon, $780; lumens.com. Dorcia by Sunpan, $399; sunpan.com. Acrylic by Plexi-Craft, $995; mecox.com. Splash by Blu Dot, $299; bludot.com. Telegrafo by Glas Italia, $1,872; suiteny.com. Large Six-Arm by Room & Board, $269; roomandboard.com. Vintage Factory by Restoration Hardware, $595; rh.com. Ladder by Yenwen Tseng Design Studio, $325; yenwentseng.com. Acate by Driade, $1,771; madeindesign.co.uk. Parker by Pottery Barn, $299; potterybarn.com.…