Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2023 i Living Etc

@pip.rich I really love the annual judging of our Livingetc Style Awards. Each year, we get to sift through hundreds of products to edit a list that embodies the most creative, the most beautiful, the most innovative and the most useful. It’s a genuinely optimistic experience – it reminds me how much passion there is in the interiors industry and just how many people want to create things to make the lives of others a little lovelier. Take Lalande, for example, winner of Best New Brand. Its haute-luxe designs include indoor swings and marble plinths, none of which could be included in a list of life’s essentials. But what they do is turn the home into a smile-inducing playground, one that encourages a childlike glee (via the swings) or an…

At this point, if you’re still relegating tiles to the kitchen and bathroom, we need to talk. There are so many fresh and exciting ways with the material that add texture to a scheme and highlight clever details. Which is why we were captivated by Otto Tiles & Design’s new collection of zellige tiles – and more specifically, the way they’ve styled them: adorning a built-in seating area, or framing a doorway like a contemporary take on a traditional Spanish and Mexican design feature. The simple arch detailing within these hand-painted tiles adds a clever visual layer, too. This is your cue to look at tiles in a new light – they’re the playful, versatile decoration of the moment.…

ON FORM All the designs in the Babylon collection are inspired by cuneiform script – a technique of carving in clay and rock. Between Rivers, shown here, depicts flora and fauna. Between Rivers wallcovering, £8,200 per 350x270cm panel, Arte 1. HOT STUFF Designed by the revered Alvar Aalto, this special edition stool is made from a distinctive Finnish ‘flame’ birch. Stool 60 Loimu, £269, Artek 2. SOFT SELL Echo the sculpted feel of Arte’s wallcovering with this embossed geometric rug. Artisan Guild rug, £1,584.65, Layered at Nordic Nest 3. FINE ART A design classic, this majestic and curvaceous moulded vase is the perfect styling touch for this scenario. Bacchantes vase, from £970, Lalique 4. NEW WAVE Arte’s scene is best set to natural material cues, as embodied by this woven…

The new style set Good design is all around us, if we look hard enough. It’s in the sofa that gently hugs you after a long day at work, the wood dining table that only gets better with age, and even the linen sheets that manage to keep you warm in the winter and cool come summer. And yet, in a world of so much, well, stuff, it can be tricky to separate the truly good pieces from the rest. That’s why the Livingetc Style Awards are one of the highlights of our year – they’re a chance to review all of the exciting new pieces and brands and celebrate the creativity that makes the world of interiors so inspiring. This year, our panel – made up of Livingetc’s senior…

LIVING ROOM ‘We chose a very neutral backdrop to avoid detracting from the fabulous original features,’ says designer Irene of the light-washed scheme, where colour is introduced through easy-to-switch-up art and accessories. ENTRANCE HALL ‘The organic feel created by the curvaceous table, bench and mirror offers a striking contrast to the geometrical wall panelling and makes the space more inviting,’ says Irene. fitzrovia, in central London, often feels like a law unto itself. The area is surrounded by bustling roads – Oxford Street among them – but, as you step away from the crowds towards leafy Fitzroy Square, the vibe becomes calm and dignified. There’s a sense that this is a genuine urban village, hidden away in the heart of the city. This is what made it the perfect spot…

SUNNY DISPOSITION A delicate fabric trim or a decorative wallpaper border might be the cool new way to add a bespoke touch to your scheme, but there’s still something to be said for clever use of paint to add an edge and highlight architectural features. This vibrant outdoor set-up from Little Greene is a reminder that even a small burst of colour goes a long way – and with not many sunny days left to come before the seasons properly change, we’re very much in need of a cheery and beautiful yellow hue like this one to see us through till spring. IN ASSOCIATION WITH Little Greene PAINT & PAP…

There is something so satisfying about a bespoke piece of furniture that fits perfectly. Tailored to the way you interact with your home, a bespoke piece can also solve the problem of a room with an unusual layout. But in the big wide world of custom furniture, where on earth do you start? We spoke to the experts to find out. Before doing anything, identify what you like. Flick through your back issues of Livingetc and visit craft fairs to meet the crafts people you might consider working with. Fairs such as Collect, Made and London Craft Week showcase some of the amazing makers out there. ‘It is vital that the client has a good feeling about the type of furniture that the maker is known for,’ says Matt Galvin…

ONE OF A KIND Since we’re talking all things bespoke over on page 134, we wanted to open this section with a special new bathroom project by Swedish handmade cabinetry brand Nisseby Snickeri, featuring brass hardware from Buster + Punch. The grain of the wood and the curve of the cabinetry, paired with that glorious marble countertop, just can’t be replicated with off-the-shelf items – and those brass accents remind us that while different metal finishes fall in and out of favour, there’s a timelessness to this warm, subtle metallic that transcends trends.…

1 FOLD OUT AND SIT This London house is just 139 square feet, and this expanding bench in the kitchen is just one of many creative ways the team have made more of the space. ‘This small space dwelling was driven by designing a home that offers a decent bed size, sufficient storage, comfortable living areas and a cooking and shower facility.’ Jack Mama, co-founder of Studiomama 2 CONCEAL AND REVEAL A pull-out dining table that extends from a kitchen cabinet is integral to the design of an inner-city apartment by Nicholas Gurney. ‘With a preference to prioritise circulation space over fixed or fitted furniture, a proprietary conceal-and-reveal table was employed. The table folds away very neatly and is stored in a space no greater than that of a kitchen…

SHINY NEW STYLE Italian brand Zanotta already has 330 pieces from its archives exhibited in museums across the world – and we’ll bet that a few of the new arrivals will end up on show, too. The 2023 collectionhas the same contemporary flair that characterises the brand. As well as upgrades to classics – including fresh iterations of the chic and gridded Quaderna line – there are new products to get excited about. Take the Bumper sofa, a softly sculptural piece that speaks to the casual way we approach our interiors today; and, of course, the Bol table – a showstopper of modular artistry, with striking colourways and the glossy-matt textural contrast you only get in truly considered design.…

interior and product designer Eva Sonaike has been creating rooms, textiles, lamps and wallcoverings under her own brand name for over a decade. She is known for her vibrant schemes and was one of the judges for last year’s Livingetc Style Awards. PIP RICH A lot of articles I read about you describe you as maximalist, but I think that’s a lazy word. I’ve always found your work to be colourful yet edited and restrained. EVA SONAIKE People look at what I do and think that because I use a lot of colour I must be a maximalist, but I’m not – I’m a colour scientist! Colour is just the base of my designs and if you use strong shades in the right way you can create a room that…

STYLE ON REPEAT We’ve talked before about the importance of repetition in interior design – the secret tool that creates coherence in your home and gives guests something to remember. It instantly came to mind when we first saw this home, set in the French countryside and featured on page 74. Note, for example, the thread of green that highlights the incredible sightlines through the space and frames the foliage beyond. Effective, right? It’s just one of the many ways designer Claude Cartier has employed this clever tool.…

SNUG This used to be the home’s garage. ‘The first thing our designer Jenny had to tell me was what a snug is because I didn’t know. Now all our American friends who visit go home saying they’ll have a snug, too,’ says Julia. ‘We come in here as a family at Christmas and watch the film Love Actually. It’s a family tradition because we all love the film; we must have seen it 10 times or so.’ LIVING ROOM Julia was initially wary when Jenny suggested breaking up the green with pink and coral. ‘I was worried that it would look tropical, which I didn’t want. But Jenny said it wouldn’t, so I had to trust her on that and she was right.’ KITCHEN ‘David loves green as well,…

WALL-TO-WALL DRAMA Fabric trims needn’t be reserved for upholstery and curtains; they can also make for a beautifully unexpected addition to your wall treatment that gives texture and depth. Be guided by the existing architecture of the room or, if your space is lacking in original features, use the trim to replicate the look of panelling or a picture rail to create new moments of interest. CURTAIN CALL Curtains are one of the easiest and most effective places to introduce a decorative trim. A patterned trim is a brilliant way to add intrigue to plain curtain fabrics, while busier prints can be smartened up with the addition of a neat border of block colour. Often, trim is applied to just the leading edge but running it around the entire perimeter…

SPOTLIGHT ON As we wait for the AW23 collections to start trickling through, we wanted to take a brief moment to shout out Anthropologie, whose divine homeware offering continues to go from strength to strength – and whose new Made to Order service elevates the brand even further. Pick your style, pick your fabric and create a bespoke piece handcrafted for you in the UK. Its seductive collection is made up of designs that will feel on-trend for years to come. Just look at this sofa’s sharp detailing.…

THE CAMPBELL COLLECTION Based in Bath, The Campbell Collection is an interiors and lifestyle brand doing the right thing: its mission is to help support the livelihoods of craftspeople in India, and so its collection is crafted by a team there. The brand’s graphic quilts are a thing of beauty and the round linen cushions tap straight into one of our favourite sofa styling trends – but it’s the debut Jaipuri fabric collection that we really wanted to highlight. Inspired by the dusky, pink-hued streets of the Old City, and block printed by master printer Sultan Ji and his Sanganer team, the fabrics feature details inspired by local architecture and vignettes spotted around the town.…

FREE-WHEELING A freestanding island is the flexible kitchen piece that will prove invaluable once you have one. The new mobile design from British Standard is an expansion of the cupboard maker’s collection: it boasts the company’s typical timeless style, but is placed on industrial castors, so it can be moved around to change your kitchen layout in an instant. Delivered ready-made and painted in an off-white shade, it’s yours to make your own. Mobile island, from £4,550, British Standard by Plain English THE SHAPE OF WATER There’s a growing appetite for statement sinks, from ribbed textures to vibrant, saturated colour – and antoniolupi’s Flow takes the trend a step further with an intricate pleated design. It’s created through waterjet cutting: a high-pressure flow of water creates irregular waves on the…

The world we live in, for better or worse, is steeped in consumer culture. And there’s possibly one example that most defines the 21st century relationship to what we have in our homes – conspicuous consumption. This is the idea that people buy things for the very purpose of showcasing it to others – whether it’s a label, a price tag or just a relevance to what’s new and interesting. However, talk to any interior designer and you’ll find that’s a mile away from their goals. Interior designers are actually pretty shy about talking in terms of trends – preferring instead to speak of ‘timelessness’ and creating interiors that will endure. Regardless of this intent, it’s down to the end user as to whether these interior schemes actually do. It…

ISLAND LIFE OK, you might not be able to book a stay at Can Bougainvillea, a private holiday villa in the exclusive Ibizan complex Sabina, but you can still admire its elegant interior right here. The villa is one of a few dozen designed by world-renowned architects, only a handful of which are available to rent. London and Miami-based designer Natalia Miyar was brought in to bring life to the interior of the Modernist building, designed by architect Jordi Carreño. An Olafur Eliasson artwork hangs centre stage in the living room and Miyar’s own Ambia design adorns a wall downstairs. Whoever snapped this villa up is no doubt a person of exceptional taste.…

SMARTLY SUBURBAN There’s a hint of the mid-century to this new home in a leafy Adelaide suburb, thanks, in part, to the ‘honest’ material palette, with smartly slatted timber and brickwork framing the large round window suggesting something more playful happening in parallel. The house wraps around a courtyard, another unexpected twist to this dwelling; a large living area leads out to a space for outdoor dining. The design borrows from nature, but it also gives back through passive principles, natural ventilation and low VOC materials. This is a place that works, to borrow a phrase from architects Sans-Arc Studio, to the same rhythm as its neighbours – but with a twist that makes this slice of Australian life that little bit more special.…

Rock stars Clad in semi-precious stone with bronze detailing, the Demi and Gem furniture collections by DeMuro Das take their cue from India’s age-old tradition of jewellery making. The pieces feature stone marquetry using materials such as Claret Dolomite, Vesuvianite and Howlite – rarely seen in furniture design. Demi coffee table in Claret Dolomite, $10,625, DeMuro Das RIVER DEEP Get lost in the rich blue hues of this rug by architect and designer Padmini Pandey, created as part of a series for the New Delhi-based carpet makers known as Hands. Depicting the swirling form of the Ganges River and its organic landscape, this work of art is a tribute to Padmini’s ancestors, as well as a symbol of positivity. Destined to make a statement in any interior, this rug brings the…

there’s sometimes a stigma attached to furniture made using veneers – perhaps because of the value put on timber as something of natural beauty. It follows that solid wood is the purest way to embrace the material, and bring its qualities to an interior design scheme. However, it’s worth noting that not only are veneers generally real wood, they’re a surprisingly sustainable way to design with wood, too. But not just that, they’re a material which, thanks to the processes used to make them, are undergoing exciting innovations to draw new forms and textures from this time-old material. These modern veneers explore the opportunities to enhance colour and pattern in the medium of wood. ‘Veneers are very interesting materials, from classic oak to technologically modified, which are really limited only…

BALLROOM ‘So many of the period features had disappeared, so we tried to find pieces like this huge mantelpiece (left) that would honour the house’s origins and fit in with our vision,’ says Robert, pictured with wife Cortney, both designers known as The Novogratz. LIVING ROOM ‘This is part of the ground floor space, with its huge windows, that runs from the front door to the back of the house,’ says Robert. ‘It’s the perfect place to sit and have drinks, visit with people and watch TV.’ Their previous home was a castle in LA’s Hollywood Hills, so it’s no surprise to learn that when it came to their next house, prolific design duo Cortney and Robert Novogratz and their family of seven children chose a pink palace – this…

EXTERIOR The architect Denis Vélon introduced the striking new windows to emphasise the connection between house and garden. ‘He was able to create openings that stand out like paintings from the inside,’ says the interior designer Claude Cartier (right). ‘They are an emblem of the dialogue between old and contemporary, indoors and outdoors.’ POOL This area is artfully concealed within the villa’s extensive formal gardens. LIVING ROOM To play on the interaction between the interiors and the gardens, Claude created a custom shade of green in conjunction with the French paint company Ressource. LIVING ROOM ‘The work lasted two years, which made it possible to imagine the scene that we wanted to build using colours, wallcoverings, materials, textiles and furniture,’ says Claude. taking her design cues from its bucolic setting,…

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Pink and orange is not a traditional colour pairing, but it is one that has become increasingly popular in both fashion and interiors. They are contrasting colours that sit closely on the colour wheel and for this reason are not often seen as a natural choice – both exude energy and warmth and the key to using them together is to use varying strengths of each tone. In this case, bold tones of both orange and pink are used, but the orange is more vibrant and the pink more muted comparatively. The pink allows the orange to lead, bringing energy and charisma to the space, whilst acting as a confident and attractive supporting tone. The smart use of texture emphasises the scheme’s subtle shade variations. The pink and orange tiles both…

LINE VAUTRIN The mid-century French designer Line Vautrin has left an indelible mark on the industry. Her mirrors have an enduring quality and convey her exceptional skills as a metalworker. Her technique involves sculpting resins and embellishing them with fragments of mirrors. I was first introduced to her work at an auction, and it can be seen at the newly opened Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London. CHELSEA VIVASH An up-and-coming designer known for creating beautiful bespoke pieces, Chelsea Vivash’s contemporary timber veneer framed mirrors add a touch of sophistication and artistic allure to our projects, infusing them with earthy, tonal wood. I first encountered Chelsea’s work when a colleague here at Elicyon recommended her for a project during one of our team’s ‘design inspiration’ morning meetings. Since then, her distinctive…

For making the most of those warm summer nights – while we have them, you can’t get much better than an outdoor projector. They’re an easy way to make your own garden cinema, taking in some entertainment with friends during an outdoor dinner party or under the stars. And they’re versatile, lending themselves to use on warm summer nights and cosy autumn evenings with a mountain of blankets and a steady supply of hot chocolate. When you’re shopping for an outdoor projector, there are a few things to keep an eye out for: throw distance, brightness (measured in ANSI lumens), resolution, and the minimum/maximum screen size. First, the throw distance of the projector tells you the distance it needs to be from the screen. You’ll need to check this against…

1 SHAPE UP Shaking up the Haussmann style of an apartment in Paris, Batiik Studio created an all-out intervention: a new curvilinear wall runs from the entrance to the kitchen. ‘It breaks the rhythm of the flat and creates perspectives through the views from the living rooms,’ says co-founder Florence Jallet, noting the intention to open up the space. ‘It provides privacy for the kitchen seating area by enveloping it – we wanted it to feel intimate and comfortable.’ GET THE LOOK Project by Batiik Studio The spaces we occupy tend to be orthogonal by design – homes are often boxes and rectangles. But in the world of interior architecture, curves are making moves, softening right angles and bringing sculptural lines to straightforward layouts. Curves are not new – we’ve…

Ibiza Gran Hotel, Spain IN A SENTENCE Enjoy the ultimate in low-key luxury travel at this stunning design-led hotel complete with classic Italian pieces, more than 400 art installations and even a Michelin-star restaurant. DESIGN DOWNLOAD The hotel has a long-term partnership with designer Antoni Esteva, who, as well as scattering spaces with pieces from names like Edra (a Flap sofa sits in the lobby), contributed his own art in Fecundació, an installation at the building’s entrance. The pared-back but material-rich interior is the embodiment of minimaluxe. ON THE MENU La Gaia, the Michelin-star restaurant by Óscar Molina, is the highlight – try the tasting menu for the full experience. Iconic Japanese eatery Zuma is also open for its first full season this year. HOTEL HIGHLIGHT Head to on-site nightclub…