Monthly Archives: June 2015

Axel Vervoordt: The Art of the Room, Part I

Posted June 29, 2015. Filed in Belgian-Dutch Style, Chateaux, Elemental Design, Old World Style, Romantic Classical Style

Since winter I have had a copy of the British Elle Decoration annual publication “Country” setting handily nearby with the intention of sharing a feature on the residence of May and Axel Vervoordt outside Antwerp, Belgium. However, soon it was buried beneath a pile of other intriguing publications, many of which are still on “the […]

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Luxury and Simplicity in Manhattan

Posted June 25, 2015. Filed in Classic Chic, James Huniford, Minimal Traditional, Sills & Huniford, Stephen Sills, Uncategorized

I have always admired the spare and comfortable elegance of this Manhattan apartment decorated sometime in the early 1990’s by Stephen Sills and James Huniford before it was published in Maison & Jardin in 1995. I assume it must have also been published in an American magazine, such as Elle Decor, but I don’t possess […]

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The Temple of the Four Seasons

Posted June 17, 2015. Filed in Danile Marot, David Hicks, English Country House Style, English Country Houses, Follies & Pavilions, Neo-Palladian, Palladian-Style, Van Day Truex, Veere Greeney

It is believed that The Temple of the Four Seasons, also referred to as The Temple in Stoke-by-Nayland, was built by architect Robert Taylor sometime around 1750 after he returned to England from his studies in Rome. Resembling his Asgill house, The Temple represents the influence of Italy on the development of his architectural vernacular, […]

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Josep Maria Sert

Posted June 10, 2015. Filed in Art Deco, Josef Maria Sert, Modern Glamour, Neo-Baroque, Salon Style

It wasn’t until recently, over a vacation on Mallorca, that I came to fully appreciate the genius that was Josep Maria Sert, a decorative painter from Barcelona (1874-1945) renown for his extravagant Baroque murals commissioned for the decoration of public and private buildings. His talent was in such demand that he traveled the world, completing […]

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Timeless Chic at Clos Videlot

Posted June 8, 2015. Filed in Chateaux, Classical Moderne, Moderne, Salon Style, The Collectors, Villas

It seems that, in the world in which we live and orbit today, nearly every aesthetic image has been posted, pinned and uploaded into the ether. As a part-time blogger I often grow tired of rediscovering the same repeated information and imagery that can be found from the original source – accurately credited, I might […]

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Directoire-Deco: Henri Garelli

Posted June 3, 2015. Filed in 1920's-1930's Style, Art Deco, Classical Moderne, Directoire Style, Neoclassical, Salon Style

I want to share with you my favorite project of French-Italian architect and interior designer Henri Garelli that synthesizes three key architectural and decorative styles favored by the designer: 18th-century elegance, Neoclassicism, and 1930’s-style glamour. The World of Interiors published the Paris apartment of his client, a former confrére of President Mitterrand, in 2006 – […]

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Mallorcan Magic

Posted June 1, 2015. Filed in Michael S. Smith, Spanish & Portuguese Country Houses

The moment we touched down on Mallorca a few weeks past, with the spare and rugged landscape coming into view like an Impressionist painting, a very special Mallorcan property came to mind. It, for me, represents the soul of this ancient island steeped in the convergence of Muslim and Catholic history, bringing together the patina […]

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