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Author Archives: Cristopher
SWIMMING IN LUXURY
“Swimming in Luxury” was the title of an article written by Françoise Labro for Maison & Jardin in 1995 – a separate and complete article associated with my previous post, Passion, Discipline and Savoir-Fair, chronicling the collaboration between client and architect of a bespoke residential project in the western part of the United States. This […]
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Passion-Discipline-Savoir-Faire
“Passion, discipline and savoir-faire”: these are the three guiding principles of master architect and designer Thierry Despont. Tucked away in the shelves of my studio’s books cabinet I rediscovered a spread that has long been on my mind since I first discovered it in 1995 in Maison & Jardin, that wonderful publication that met an […]
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Savoir-Sills
Posted January 17, 2014. Filed in Stephen Sills, Understated Luxury
Granted, it’s probably very unlikely we can “know” someone – “Savoir Sills” – from an interview. But when it comes to decorator Stephen Sills (he deplores the term “designer”, stating “it’s such a made-up thing from the 70’s when decorators were looked down upon, so everybody became a ‘designer’. A great decorator should be every […]
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Chalet de Ferrières
Chalet de Ferrières has been written and blogged about enough, this is true. All the same, I wanted a record of the several known photos published of the chalet in one concise place. My blog is as much a library of images that I reference for own projects and interests as it is a medium to […]
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SWISH CHALET
Posted January 12, 2014. Filed in Chalets, Nicholas Haslam
“Swish Chalet”: that was the headline for an article written by Ros Byam Shaw for The World of Interiors featuring a chalet in Klosters, Switzerland, designed by the jet-set’s favorite go-to decorator, Nicky Haslam. At a loss for a title more aptly suited, witty, or clever, this play on words stuck. Colefax & Fowler’s “Ebury” […]
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NATURALLY MINIMAL
The chalet pictured above appears as though it could have been perched on this Alpine slope for two-or-three-hundred years, preserved with great care and affection by its succession of stewards. But in fact it was only recently constructed by antiquarian and interior designer Axel Vervoordt and his wife, May. Sited with an enviable view high […]
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CHALET BALTHUS
Borrowing from the title of an article written by Jean Leymarie for House & Garden in December of 1987, the final home of the late artist Balthus and his artist wife, Setsuko, “Chalet Balthus” is correctly known as the Grand Chalet de Rossinière, in Switzerland. The largest known all-wooden structure of its kind in Europe, […]
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FRESCA ALPINA
Posted January 9, 2014. Filed in Alain Demachy, Armani, Axel Vervoordt, Chalets, Federica Palacios, Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, Nicholas Haslam, Studio Peregalli, Valentino
With one of the coldest winters on record I assume many of you would love nothing more than to escape to a warmer clime, perhaps St Barts or Mauritius. I, however, have my sights set on the Alps, with its fresh, crisp air and distinctive and inviting all-wood constructed chalets and their rustically elegant and […]
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To The Manor Born
Posted January 5, 2014. Filed in English Country Houses, Victorian
With the much anticipated return of season 4 of Downton Abbey I couldn’t resist posting some near-vintage photos of Highclere Castle situated in Hampsire, England, the real seat of the Earl of Carnavon and the ficticious seat of the Earl of Grantham, the Viscount Downton. If those towering spires look vaguely familiar then you are correct: […]
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HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY RALPH
Posted December 31, 2013. Filed in Ralph Lauren
I couldn’t end the year, 2013, without paying homage to America’s preeminent Lifestyle revivalist extraordinaire, Ralph Lauren, on the 30th anniversary since debuting his Home Collection in 1983. “When [my wife] Ricky and I were first married,” said Mr. Lauren, “we were on the hunt for things to furnish our apartment with. Often, we were […]
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Rural Glam
Posted December 21, 2013. Filed in 1920's-1930's Style, Art Deco, Edward Durell Stone, Holllywood Regency, Miles Redd
In 2003 Miles Redd was just beginning his ascension to celebrity in the world of interior design and decoration. House & Garden featured a spread in their December issue of some of the rooms he helped his sister’s in-laws, the McCain’s of Pennsylvania, decorate for Christmas. The house was built for Sue McCain’s parents in […]
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Christmas at Chatsworth
Posted December 14, 2013. Filed in The English Country House
If you ever find yourself in England near or during the Christmas holiday you owe it to yourself to drive or train to Derbyshire to visit Chatsworth House dressed in dignified splendor for the holidays. It is probably the most recognizable and famous of England’s stately country houses, shy of Highclere Castle, which has recently […]
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