Innholdsfortegnelse for Jul/Aug 2019 i ELLE DECOR

LUCIA TONELLI ELLEDecor.com Editorial Assistant “After 12 years, I’ll be heading back to Tortoreto Lido, a sleepy little beach town on Italy’s Adriatic coast, with my brother and father. We’ll be vacationing during Ferragosto, which is like the Italian version of Memorial Day and Labor Day all rolled into one.” STAUD BUCKET BAG “A statement bucket bag is my summer go-to. This leather-and-macramé version is beachy, but it also works across seasons.” $375. saksfifthavenue.com RELAIS CHRISTINE “This is a charming boutique hotel framed by private gardens. It’s one of Paris’s bestkept secrets.” Rooms from $400 per night. relais-christine.com CABANA CHAIR “What cooler way to post up at the beach than with a classic beach chair in a sunny Scalamandré print?” $145. theinside.com LAUREL J. BENEDUM Market Editor “Once July begins,…

SUMMERTIME, AND THE living is easy—unless you are scrambl ing to furnish your beach house in time for vacation season. Leave it to RH, Restoration Hardware to take the stress out of holiday-home decorating with the debut of its latest collection, RH Beach House. Inspired by the world’s most alluring beaches, from Malibu to Mykonos, St. Tropez to St. Barts, the line offers everything you need to outfit a home by the sea—be it furniture, lighting, or the art on your walls (with select pieces from Portia de Rossi’s General Public art collection). The RH Beach House furnishings include a trio of laid-back sectionals made in Italy, including a lowslung beauty by Paola Navone, in her first collaboration with the American brand. There are striking wood pieces by Dutch designer…

1904 the year St. Regis founding patroness Caroline Astor started her private midnight suppers at the hotel 3,632 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature to which Saint-Louis heats its factory ovens to make crystal 25 days required for 25 artisans to fashion one Stella glass from the Midnight Supper collection…

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE Ital ian luxury house Loro Piana hosted a de facto spring break in St. Barts. A bevy of international actresses, editors, and social-media personalities f lew in for the occasion. There were balmy dinners and a preview of a new capsule collection, and the weekend was capped off with the 2019 St. Barths Bucket Regatta, in which the company’s deputy chairman, Pier Luigi Loro Piana, raced his superyacht My Song. A Caribbean island might seem like an unconventional venue to host festivities for Loro Piana. After al l, when the company was founded in northern Italy in 1924, it made its mark by supplying wool and cashmere textiles; today, it continues to be known for its ultra-luxe Andean vicuña knits and Mongolian goat baby-cashmere creations. But…

EVER SINCE THE BRITISH POET ROBERT GRAVES touched down on Majorca in the 1920s, Deià, a small town near this Spanish island’s northwestern coast, has been a locus for musicians, artists, and performers. Visitors looking to embrace this creative free spirit would do well to consider staying in Suite 67 at the Belmond La Residencia, whose two manor houses date back to the 16th century. British designer Matthew Williamson recently transformed this one-bedroom space, with its own garden and pool, into a brightly colored and printed refuge that blends Majorcan touches with contemporary pops. The decor of Suite 67 is in keeping with Williamson’s joyful, exuberant aesthetic: A successful fashion designer since the mid-1990s, he pivoted away from ready-to-wear three years ago to focus on his love of interiors (a…

LEGENDS 2019: LEGENDARY ICONS OF DESIGN In May, ELLE DECOR took to Los Angeles for LEGENDS, the West Coast’s annual highly acclaimed design week. ELLE DECOR hosted a series of bespoke events with editors, A-List talent, and influential tastemakers to celebrate in the epicenter of high-end design, the La Cienega Design Quarter. lcdqla.com CELEBRATING THE WORLD’S GREATEST ARCHITECTS In honor of the second edition of A-List Architecture, ELLE DECOR and Extell Development Company hosted a buzzworthy event in the Central Park Tower sales and design gallery in New York City to celebrate the distinguished architects transforming skylines and communities all over the world. Lego Architecture sets, every architect’s first building blocks, were gifted to all. extell.com 30 YEARS OF STYLE, DESIGN + CULTURE…

Designer Kathryn Ireland is known for her keen eye for color and for creating warm, dynamic spaces with an innate sense of balance. Draw inspiration for your own indoor oasis from Ireland’s top Benjamin Moore picks. The shades are linked not only by their fresh aesthetic but also by their exceptional quality. Gennex® Color Technology—the exclusive science behind the Benjamin Moore® brand—delivers gorgeous hues and ensures exceptional durability, so each one-of-a-kind shade lasts and lasts. CHEERFUL CARIBBEAN TEAL SIMPLY WHITE SWISS COFFEE TOMATO RED A decorator’s mainstay, this flawless shade unifies and balances the other colors in your palette. Sets the tone for the space to the left…

Hankering for a tropical getaway? Consider these handblown, one-of-a-kind Murano wineglasses by Aristide Najean—their bird-bedecked stems will transport your cocktail hour to a far-flung island. $330 each. leclaireurla.com Matouk dug into its archive of textiles for this Margot print of finely etched leaves. The pattern is featured on its 500-threadcount Luca percale bedding, shown here in Midnight. Shams, quilt, and duvet cover, from $68 each. matouk.com Alfresco cocktails are infinitely chicer when they happen by the candlelight of a Christofle crystal-and-steel OH hurricane—instantly mobile thanks to the brand’s leather Blue Mood Nomade bridle. 8• dia. X 12• h., $468 for hurricane and $480 for bridle. christofle.com This Tahiti body balm by Le Paradis is a French Polynesian vacation in a tube: Its formula includes Monoi de Tahiti oil and tiaré…

EVEN ICONS CAN BENEFI T FROM SOME refurbishing: Nearly 20 years after debuting its blockbuster ceramic watch, the J12, designed by Jacques Helleu and inspired by the sporty, elegant lines of America’s Cup yachts, Chanel has released a spiffed-up version. The case is thicker, its profile is softer, the typeface of its numerals has been redesigned, and its 12.1-caliber automatic movement is new and is visible through its one-piece case, among other tweaks. In celebration of the updated J12, Chanel has enlisted nine muses for a campaign, among them Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Lily-Rose Depp, and—speaking of icons—Ali MacGraw, who returns as a spokesperson for the French house 54 years after first acting as the face of Chanel No. 5. chanel.com…

In ancient Japanese culture, tatami mats—used as a surface for sitting or sleeping—were a luxury reserved for the country’s nobility and samurai. Now common in Japanese homes, these portable surfaces, also known as goza mats, consist of two layers: a straw core overlaid with woven rush. Inspired by the form and functionality of these mats, California designers and weavers Sean Dougall and Andrew Paulson created this one-of-a-kind meditation mat. The iridescent piece, made of a brass-alloy jewelry wire, is at once a work of art and a practical object. Not unlike Aladdin’s magic carpet, the mat has the ability to transport, if not to exotic locales then to a more Zen mental state—it’s a welcome escape from reality, even if only for a moment. dougallpaulson.com…

I HAVE AN AFFECTIONATE NAME FOR MY FRI ENDS’ houses in the tony enclave of the Hamptons, where I am a frequent houseguest. I call them Amanjudi, Amanjana, and Amanjenny. If you don’t get the joke immediately, let me explain. The famed Aman Resorts, a collection of exotic hotels that launched in 1988, boast some of the world’s most incredible architecture and landscape design by such iconic figures as Ed Tuttle and Kerry Hill. Aman is a gold standard in the hospitality world; its resorts’ subtle details inevitably end up trickling down into the domestic worlds we inhabit every day. I credit Aman with the gunite infinity-pool craze (no more Hockney blues!) that suddenly seems to be de rigueur. Other luxury chains, such as Four Seasons Hotels and Belmond, clued…

Can a hotel be luxurious but have mediocre design? JLN: There are quite a few examples around the world. Tell us where in the world, and maybe we can guess. JLN: Dubai. La Réserve’s owner, Michel Reybier, hired Jacques Garcia to design hotels in Paris and Geneva. How does he ensure that each property has a unique look? JLN: He challenges Garcia to get the best out of him each time. When the pressure is on, designers don’t repeat themselves. Is there anything you would change about Garcia’s design for La Réserve Paris? JLN: Nothing at all. It’s not by accident that it has become the number-one hotel in Paris, according to certain travel magazines. Tell us about the newest La Réserve. JLN: This fall, we’re opening a 40-room hotel…

WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING BESPOKE window treatments for her high-end clientele, A-List decorator Alexa Hampton is turning to a surprisingly affordable and efficient source: The Shade Store. “To be able to order something and get it just 10 days later is unheard of in this industry,” says Hampton, who jokes that her grocery deliveries “take more time than that.” In fact, she’s such a fan that earlier this year she debuted her first collection of fabrics for the brand. Her whimsical designs, ranging from Greco-Roman to Wiener Werkstätte–esque patterns (in colors like Bonsai and Silver Spoon) join others by the likes of Nate Berkus and Aerin Lauder, who also recently launched collections for The Shade Store. It’s all part of the evolution of this family-owned firm based in Westchester…

WHEN I CHECK into a hotel, the first thing I like to do—even before I f igure out how to work the television or test the fine-linen comforter—is call the chef and ask, “Do you have pistou?” Because pistou—that gloriously green French Mediterranean basil, garlic, and pine-nut mashup, very similar to Italian pesto though often made without cheese—can give a boost to anything, even a limp salad delivered to your room. I love Caesar salad, but it’s a dish that is easy to mess up, and it can usually use a little help. My DB-approved room-service survival secret? Order a Caesar and ask them to send up some pistou, if they have it, or fresh basil to tear up and add to the salad, plus some carrots and olives and…

OF ALL THE PLACES ON MY BUCKET LIST, IT IS BHUTAN, THE tiny Buddhist monarchy between China and India, famed for its remote location and its aversion to outsiders, that has always especially intrigued me. Perhaps it was the distance, more than 7,000 miles from my home in New York City. Or maybe it was Bhutan’s almost mythic status as the (other) happiest place on earth, a reputation that goes back to 1972, when the fourth king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, introduced the concept of gross national happiness as an index to measure a nation’s collective well-being. In an age when influencers—especially of the travel variety—can change the fortunes of a place with a few social-media posts (see: Bali), Bhutan has managed to resist a tourist onslaught. Even as…