I won!

Maison 21 recently held a competition to win 'free pretty' - this beautiful coral tesselated box - and I won! Yay! Thanks again M21! I can't wait to get it home and figure out where to put it...

Fox-Nahem finesse

Joe Nahem of NY based Fox-Nahem is one of my favorite interior designers. He has a knack for putting together glamorous apartments full of great art and furnishings. This particular apartment was featured in Interior Design magazine (Feb 08) so I decided to share it with you because its not a magazine that you would normally find great residential features. What was an off the shelf design bought from a developer, Nahem saved from cookie-cutter style blandness.


In the master bedroom a Serge Mouille sconce and vintage parchment covered side tables sit perfectly with a custom upholstered wall and headboard.

Dark silk covered walls in the vestibule make for a very dramatic entrance. The circa 70's stools are by François Monnet, the painting is by Dirk Skreber.

The entrance hall has a custom silk carpet runner. I love the colour of these walls - the magazine mentions that they are covered in a vinyl wallcovering....I've never seen vinyl look this glamorous before!

In the main living area a 50's Edward Wormley sofa covered in an unexpected damask design face a pair of Paul Tuttle armchairs. I adore how Nahem has injected a sense of history into this new apartment. The walnut fluted architraves (not seen in this pic) and built-in cabinetry are a stroke of genius.

Another view of the living room sees an Adnet lamp with a Vladimir Kagan sofa and Nakashima coffee table.

The TV room, which is a little too shagadelic for my taste, has a painting by Richard Prince and pieces by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm.

The master bathroom is just stunning. I love the combination of tiles and stone, timber and metal. Quite masculine looking - but I'd be more than happy to stand in front of that vanity every morning!

India in Paris

Today I am totally digging these images of a Paris apartment designed by India Mahdavi - so chic!

Question...

Does anyone out there recognise this fabric?
The image is from the September 2005 Domino mag, if that helps...

I have a cold...

so there will be shortage of posts from me until I start to feel more human again.

Hi, my name is Suzy, and I'm a chairaholic...

My latest bidding...10 hours left to go on these 1940's Ole Wanscher armchairs...fingers crossed!

Chanel Mobile Art

The Zaha Hadid desiged, Chanel sponsored, temporary Mobile Art container is in Hong Kong until April 5th. If you haven't already bought tickets then you are out of luck I'm afraid, its been a complete sell out. For those of you around the world, take note - book early! The exhibition leaves here for Tokyo and then heads to New York, London, Moscow, then Paris. I saw the exhibition yesterday. I recommend you check it out if you have the chance!

Ready for the long weekend..

I picked up a stash of magazines for tomorrow...I've got:

Belle (from Australia)

my favorite...Elle Decor.....
House Beautiful (USA)....

AND a new book to read (except that its all in French....so maybe just to scan for now).... can you guess how happy I am? - not to mention the fact that it's my hubby's turn to make breakfast this weekend. YAY!

I'll be back posting on Tuesday, enjoy your weekend folks!

Today I'm loving...

The new home fragrance line by Barbara Barry. A different fragrance for each room, along with coordinating soaps or candles, they're available online through her website. The bedroom scent consisting of vanilla and nutmeg would be my choice.

Bright young things

I am craving some pure unadulterated colour today, so I thought I'd post some pics I found from an Australian fashion shoot - set in an equally colourful interior. Enjoy!

Photos by Sabine Villiard, for Marie Claire (Australia)

François Catroux

I've had all things French on my mind for the past week. After posting about a Jean-Louis Deniot designed apartment in Paris filled with contemporary art it left me thinking of other amazing apartments filled with wonderful treasures, and lead me to a London townhouse decorated by another stellar Parisian, François Catroux. The owners - Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie Chantal of Greece (the former from the Miller family of Duty Free fame, whose family commissioned a Palladian style Villa in Hong Kong by NY based Fairfax & Sammons) - have a stunning collection of art which Catroux has worked his magic with. The Princess claims their home took 3 years of serious house-hunting to find, but I think it was worth the wait...

A Hervé van der Straeten chandelier hangs in the entrace above an English Regency mirror and a c. 1917 Viennese ebony & silver bench.

In the main living area antiques such as the Viennese ebony chair and a Regency mirror mix harmoniously with more contemporary pieces such as the Hervé van der Straeten designed lamp and cabinet, a Christian Liaigre side table, and custom pieces designed by Catroux. The Flowers painting above the fireplace is by US artist Donald Baechler.

A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting provides some colour in the otherwise neutral library. The custom sofa and chairs are by Catroux, the coffee table is from Christian Liaigre.

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings designed dining chairs by Saridis around a Catroux designed dining table. A custom Claude Lalanne chandelier hangs above and a Hervé van der Straeten mirror sits above the fireplace.

All photos from House & Garden November 2006, photography by Robert Wyatt.

Martin Grant

One of my all time favourite fashion designers is Paris-based, Australian-born, Martin Grant. And its not just because we went to the same University! He always uses such beautiful fabrics and creates pieces that are elegant, feminine but also ultimately wearable.

Here are a few of my picks from his latest collection...