A fashion-savvy home decorating magazine for the new generation of design professionals and consumers who know exactly what they want, ELLE DECOR covers fashionable and inspirational products that bring couture chic to every room of your home.
Bring cutting-edge technology and fresh thinking to your home. Three lucky readers will each win one of the following items: Duravit’s Cape Cod wall mirror, created by legendary French designer Philippe Starck and valued at $4,000. The mirror’s frame is embedded with an LED that provides a uniform, all-around glow. Natuzzi’s Re-vive Performance recliner, valued at $2,700, automatically adjusts to the contours and movements of your body. Loloi’s Kingston rug merges traditional Persian-carpet patterns with high-tech materials. Made in Turkey of polypropylene, the 7′ 10″ x 10′ 10″ rug is valued at $1,000. Visit elledecor.com/innovation for your chance to win, and see page 198 for sweepstakes rules.…
Explore the homes of stylesetters, tastemakers, and fashion visionaries: • Fashion designer Veronica Beard’s quirky, colorful weekend home on Long Island. • Retail maestro Jeffrey Kalinsky’s midcentury-inspired Manhattan apartment, designed by DD Allen. • Ashe + Leandro’s sun-filled waterfront beach house for fashionbrand consultant Meredith Melling. • The antiques-filled family retreat in Rhinebeck, New York, of Marc Jacobs executive Robert Duffy. • Children’s clothing designer Cordelia de Castellane’s whimsical and vivacious apartment in Paris. • The rustic Hudson Valley home of retail-design consultant Michael Carey. Plus, the 12 things legendary fashion editor Grace Coddington can’t live without; the top 10 dining chairs; a special, in-depth report on the kitchen of tomorrow; and much more.…
Their passions and preferences, whether in politics or media, food or fashion, eventually come into play in society as a whole. Inevitably, as Sam Cooke famously said, a change is gonna come. In the design world, we are already sensing a shift. In this issue, we devote a special section to the ideals and concerns of a new generation of designers and architects and those who are training and inspiring them. As Joseph Giovannini points out in “Building Solutions,” beginning on page 76, young architects aren’t about to forgo the dramatic forms and innovative materials that technology allows. But, rather than creating soaring towers of multimillion-dollar condos, they are focusing on innovative low-cost housing on Los Angeles’s Skid Row, a hospital in Rwanda, and a cultural center in Senegal. They…
CONTINENTAL DRIFT “Most of our work tends to be refurbishing existing properties,” says Scott Maddux of his London-based interior design firm, Maddux Creative—witness the Victorian townhouse that appears on page 152. “It’s rare to get the opportunity to work on a new-build house in London, so you make the most of what you inherit.” Maddux was born in Tennessee but has lived in the United Kingdom since 1994. His firm takes on projects on both sides of the Atlantic—current endeavors include a Gothic Revival mansion in London’s Highgate neighborhood and a summer house in East Hampton. “The abundance of space in the United States affords some freedom from history,” he says. “You can decorate in any style” (madduxcreative.com). MEXICAN MODERN More than 20 years ago, Pablo Sepúlveda began working for…
DRESS SENSE The graceful grandes dames of fin-desiècle Vienna are about to take another turn across the stage. “Klimt and the Women of Vienna’s Golden Age, 1900–1918,” at New York City’s Neue Galerie, shines a light on the perfectly poised socialites in the Austrian painter’s circle. His sympathetic Symbolist portraits of salon hostess Adele Bloch-Bauer, art collector Serena Lederer, and Ria Munk III, great-niece of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, take starring roles. These women were never less than dazzlingly dressed, and the museum pays affectionate tribute to their avant-garde sense of fashion. Artist Brett McCormack, who constructs intricate paper sculptures of animals and birds, has created hats and accessories that will be highlighted throughout the show. And Chinese-American designer Han Feng has devised three fabrics inspired by Wiener Werkstätte patterns,…
JEAN DE MERRY This internationally renowned purveyor of timeless, hand-crafted seating, lighting, case-goods and decorative art collections is debuting their new showroom at the Pacific Design Center. The new space features the brand’s pedigree offerings complemented by highly-select collections by renowned artists, designers, and craftsmen presented in a dramatic 10,000 square-foot showroom. Visit jeandemerry.com. CATTELAN ITALIA Cattelan Italia plays with materials in its Skorpio Keramik table, designed by Paolo Cattelan. The ceramic table top, characterized by an original marble effect, is both charming and elegant, and is available in Calacatta, Alabastro or Ardesia (slate) Marmi versions. It rests atop a unique geometric lacquered steel base. Visit cattelanitalia.com. KERRY JOYCE Kerry Joyce introduces his fresh new Baja Stripe fabric in 8 beautiful colors. Made of 100% Sunbrella solution dyed acrylic, it…
