Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2020 i ELLE DECOR

Donghia has a new owner. Five months after the storied home-decor brand filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy—an early casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic—Kravet acquired its inventory, designs, and archives. Waterworks, the American bath and kitchen brand, is reopening its freshly renovated and expanded New York City flagship. ED A-List design firm Gachot Studios was brought in to consult. Coming out this month are three must-have books for the coffee table: James Huniford: At Home (The Monacelli Press), Reflections of Paradise: The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho (Rizzoli), and The Iconic American House (Thames & Hudson).…

THE DAYS OF THE GRUNGY PAIN CAVE OR THE unfinished basement with a dusty weight bench are over. When the pandemic shut down public gyms across the country, it also propelled the home gym from afterthought to design priority and highlighted what fitness buffs have known all along: Where you work out matters almost as much as how you work out. “The home gym is no longer the stepchild to the rest of the house,” says the New York–based ED A-List designer Richard Mishaan, who is in the midst of building a new workout space at his house in the Hamptons. “What we would ordinarily do as a home gym has dramatically changed since COVID. It’s commanding more attention, more space, and more of the budget.” For his own residence,…

WHEN INTERIOR designer Shawn Henderson saw a 19th-century farmhouse in upstate New York 16 years ago, set far off the main road and near a spring-fed pond, it was pretty much love at first sight. “The minute I laid eyes on it, I knew it was the one,” Henderson says. So when a fire took out the back of the house three years ago, undoing years of renovation work, it was no small heartbreak. “The house was filled with the things I love,” he says, recalling the day three dozen firefighters showed up to stop a blaze that had started in the living room’s fireplace. “It was completely devastating.” Thinking quickly, he’d closed the living room door, halting the fire’s spread. Still, there was extensive damage. For Henderson, there was…

IN 1902, NICOLA KARTVELISHVILI, A SON OF GEORGIAN NOBILITY, RETURNED TO TBILISI FROM HIS MUSICAL STUDIES in Paris, found a job at the local opera house, and commissioned the home of his dreams. Sparing no expense, he hired Simon Kldiashvili, the leading light of Tbilisi’s burgeoning Art Nouveau architecture scene, to create a townhouse with sinuous balconies, 15-foot-high ceilings, murals of Venice in the living room, and a Middle Eastern–style lounge where the dashing Kartvelishvili could retreat in the evenings with friends. The design was a triumph, but within a few years, the musician lost his home to the bank, and by 1921, following the fall of the Russian empire, Red Army troops were marching into Tbilisi in their takeover of Georgia. Now, after more than a century of abuse…

Items pictured but not listed are from private collections. TRUTH IN DECORATING PAGES 34–36: Juan Montoya, juanmontoyadesign.com. Alejandra Redo, alejandra-redo.com. DANIEL’S KITCHENS Daniel Boulud, danielboulud.com. PAGES 44–46: Cabinet paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Appliances: Dacor, dacor.com. Chandelier: Marché aux Puces flea market, marcheauxpuces-saintouen.com. Countertops: MetroQuartz, metroquartz.com. Faucets: Waterworks, waterworks.com. Stools: Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com. Vase: LaDoubleJ, ladoublej.com. Sweater, pants, and shoes: Prada, prada.com. Dutch oven: Le Creuset, williamssonoma.com. Flowers: Farm Girl Flowers, farmgirlflowers.com. ANATOMY OF A HOUSE Interior design: Shawn Henderson, shawnhenderson.com. PAGES 58–59: Sofa fabric: Dualoy Leather, dualoy.com. Sink fittings: Waterworks, waterworks.com. Stools: CB2, cb2.com. Wing chair fabric: Edelman Leather, edelman leather.com. Curtains fabric: Fortuny, fortuny.com. Wallcovering: Thibaut, thibautdesign.com. HOW TO CHANGE HISTORY Interior design: Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini, Studio Peregalli, studioperegalli.com. PAGES 62–63: Chair fabric: Madeleine Castaing, kravet.com. PAGES 66–67: Chair…

You recently unveiled your latest major project: the Colorama skate park at La Condition Publique cultural center, in Lille, France. Did you learn how to skateboard to prepare? YI: No, but I had a Bart Simpson skateboard growing up. I was always worried about hurting my elbow. It didn’t go beyond skating back and forth. The first thing that anyone will notice, as with all of your work, are the bright colors you used everywhere. How did you choose your palette? YI: The building’s facade has some amazing glazed brickwork—green, orange, and red. I wanted to bring an element of that inside the park, so it felt like there was some kind of connection. How has the response been from Lille’s skating community? YI: Incredible. I was nervous when I…

1 BALBOA SCREEN BY SERENA & LILY JUAN MONTOYA: I’d use this on the side of a sofa to enhance the room. ALEJANDRA REDO: Because of the material, this option brightens the room even if you’re using the screen to divide it. 81" w. X 1" d. X 72" h.; $2,498. serenaandlily.com 2 WEG ARMCHAIR BY ROCHE BOBOIS AR: It’s a nice chair, and it has a beautiful design and a good price point. JM: The combination of ebony and wicker makes for a really elegant piece. 28" w. X 29" d. X 32" h.; $2,505. rochebobois.com 3 WOVEN CREDENZA BY LUTECA JM: This is so tropical and easy. It would be perfect for a beach house. AR: It’s warm and light. I agree with Juan: It was made for…

WE’VE ALL HEARD STORIES about homeowners stumbling onto treasures during the renovat ion of their centuries-old houses. This is not one of those stories. “We basically found a lot of rot,” says homeowner Martin Cooper, who with his wife, Karen Suen-Cooper, purchased this 1790s Federal-style farmhouse in Old Chatham, New York. “In fact, the more we ripped away, the worse it got.” Unless you count the unusable remains of a back staircase hidden behind a pantry door, the only surprise the pair discovered was that the house—which turned out to be missing key structural beams and load-bearing walls—was hanging by a thread. Fortunately, the couple, both fashion-industry veterans who recently founded the stationery company the Punctilious Mr. P’s Place Card Co., had more than enough vision to remake the ramshackle…

Eka Papamichael compares the process of restoring her Art Nouveau home in Tbilisi to an archaeological dig. It began with extensive research. THE OWNER: Papa-michael discovered an original photograph (above) of the man who commissioned her townhouse, musician Nicola Kart-velishvili, the son of a prominent philanthropist, publisher, and businessman. “He was very handsome and well dressed,” she says. “I often imagine that I personally know him. I call him my grandfather.” THE RENOVATION: Kartvelishvili designed the building’s main apartment for himself, with rental apartments above. “It was a big challenge to put together a crew that understood the importance of the historic architecture but at the same time could execute the ideas I had to bring it into the 21st century,” Papamichael says. She was thrilled to discover that under…

The botanical inspiration behind artist Peter Lane’s Philodendron table, the latest in an ongoing series of nature-oriented pieces, may not be immediately apparent. However, Lane’s more expressive representation of the plant’s leaves is only in keeping with his free-spirited modus operandi. The table’s top is the product of his self-described “spontaneous” technique—starting with a solid block of clay, Lane carves quickly, allowing his hands to move instinctually without making any corrections along the way. The design slowly reveals itself as he removes layers using a knife. To finish, he adds gold-leaf accents to reflect the colors in the piece’s glaze back onto itself. As an artist who works exclusively with clay, Lane is drawn to the way the material shows every trace of the maker’s hand. “That’s what I strive…

MY EARLIEST MEMORY IS OF WAL LPAPER. It was a pretty blueberry motif on a cream ground, and I very clearly remember watching the shadows chase along the little blueberries as I was put down for my afternoon nap, muted light coming through the slats of the shades, the echoey thrum of New York City traffic lulling me to sleep. I have never known my parents to paper another room since, but perhaps it is no coincidence that today, almost every room of my own apartment is covered in exuberantly patterned wallpaper. Like most other decisions we make for a baby, the way we decorate their small first world is less about offering us control than it is about allowing us the illusion of control. It is a place where…

BUILT IN THE MID- TO LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE VILLA AURELIA IS AN ELEGANT EXAMPLE of Baroque architecture with a colorful history. Situated on a hill near Rome’s Aurelian walls, it was commissioned by the Cardinal Girolamo Farnese (it was originally called the Villa Farnese), who became governor of Rome in 1650. It left the Farnese family’s possession in the early 18th century and moved through a succession of owners, including American philanthropist Clara Jessup Heyland. Since 1909, it has been entrusted to the American Academy in Rome. And there could hardly be a richer or more appropriate backdrop than the Villa Aurelia, where this necklace was photographed, for Bulgari’s Barocko high-jewelry collection. Inspired by Rome’s many dramatic Baroque sites, Bulgari has centered its new pieces around the themes of…

1 NOHrD SlimBeam With its slender shape and elegant finish, this cable system blends seamlessly into any home. $2,249. nohrd.com 2 Elite Fuoripista This sculptural exercise bike by one of cycling’s most innovative companies proves that it’s not necessary to sacrifice style to stay fit. $16,000. elite-it.com 3 Tempo Today, mirrors have to offer more than a reflection. This one allows you to stream personal trainers that motivate you and correct your form. $1,995. tempo.fit 4 Coretez Dumbbells Made from bronze and oak, these weights are like haute joaillerie designed just for lunges. $1,178. coreform.co.uk 5 Les Necessaires d’Hermès Bench This is the most refined seating for doing curls and is perfect for storing your D. Porthault towels. $17,400. hermes.com…

THE KEY TO A LASTING RELATIONSHIP, THEY say, is striking a perfect balance. In the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, designer Ernest de la Torre describes his latest project as a “great marriage” of sorts. He and Mark Rios of the architecture firm RIOS were tasked with marrying two opposing themes: the clean, modern sensibilities of their client and the vintage flourishes of her 1934 Tudor-style duplex, a design evocative of the English countryside by legendary Hollywood architect Paul R. Williams. The ensuing 30,000-square-foot renovation with new addition resulted in a measured study in contrasts: airy California cool tempered by organic textures and a historical collection of art and design. “She really is a minimalist,” de la Torre says of his client, a film producer with homes in New…

I WAS THREE MONTHS PREGNANT when I first visited Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, North Carolina, a tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Even before I entered 30 East Livingston Street, I was struck by how dilapidated the three-room clapboard house had become. The battleship-gray facade was peeling, primer peeking through its slatted surface. It was an unfortunate fate for the birthplace of this major talent, who is celebrated today not only for her exquisite music but also for the role she played as a cultural conscience of the civil rights movement. That was in 2015. What a difference five years and the devotion of a group of caring individuals can make. Three years ago, a group of well-known Black New York artists—Adam Pendleton, Ellen…