Category Archives: Maison Jansen

Elsa Schiaparelli at 22 Rue de Berri

Posted February 16, 2015. Filed in Boho Chic, Elsa Schiaparelli, French Eclecticism, Jansen, Jean-Michel Frank, Maison Jansen

In 1937 Elsa Schiaparelli moved into 22, rue de Berri in Paris’ 8th arrondissement, the third residence she would collaborate on decorating with Jean-Michel Frank, the father of the modern interior, as well as with the formidable firm Jansen. Less moderne and spare than her previous homes at rue Barbet-de-Jouy and the boulevard Saint-Germain (See […]

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The Last Swan’s Song: Villar Perosa

Posted August 19, 2014. Filed in Italian Villas, Maison Jansen, Marella Agnelli, Stéphane Boudin

For decades people, like myself – who love beautiful houses – have mused about the interior lives at Villar Perosa, the late Gianni Agnelli’s family legacy in the hills of Piedmonte, Italy, overseen today by its chatelaine, Gianni’s widow, Marella – the last of the living “swans”, the affectionate name Truman Capote gave his gaggle […]

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The Wrightsman Rooms

Posted July 16, 2014. Filed in Henri Samuel, Maison Jansen, Vincent Fourcade

“Palm Beach Fable”: that was the headline for an article written by Rosamond Bernier for the May, 1984, issue of House & Garden, featuring the famous but never-before-published rooms of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wrightsman. In the same month of the following year the property would be sold and its contents put on the […]

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Hello, Yellow!

Posted September 23, 2013. Filed in Albert Hadley, Alex Papacrhistidis, Allison Spear, Axel Vervoordt, Billy Baldwin, Bunny Williams, Carrier & Company, Christopher Maya, David Hicks, David Kleinberg, Ernest de la Torre, Jasper Conran, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Maison Jansen, Mario Buatta, Mary McDonald, Michael Taylor, Miles Redd, Nancy Lancaster, Stéphane Boudin, Stephen Sills, Steven Gambrel, Veere Greeney, Yellow Rooms

The color yellow has been getting its due lately. In just the past few months it seems to be popping optimistically from the pages of shelter magazines and design books. Perhaps it is a reflection of the times in which we live, with sights set on a brighter future, or a longing and remembrance of […]

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