...Portobello Market and became friends fast, scouring London’s markets and antique shops for unique finds to realise Emma’s vision for a calm, beautiful, and open space.
We sat down with Emma, now pregnant with her second child, as the family prepares for their next move to discuss the fundamen...
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... with most things) and collect pieces here and there from different thrift/antique malls.”
“I’ve collected quite a few cameras over the years,” says Jasmine. “This is just a sample, but I do shoot with most of them! A lot were found at estate sales, antique stores, or eBay, while others we...
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...tudio Iro
Lucy Currell, founder of Studio Iro, channels her background in antiques, contemporary art and modernist furniture into elegant, considered and contemporary-feeling interiors that fuse modern palettes, art and textiles with modish 20th-century furniture like Pierre Jeanneret chairs and AJ...
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...lexed his editing muscles more than he’s used to. “I could pile on the antiques in the Sharon house, but I had to be more careful here,” says Smyth. “Decor needs to be appropriate for its environment and architecture, but I also couldn’t abandon my love of antiques just because I moved to ...
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After showing us around her antique-filled flat in a mews street in Brockley, south-east London, hairstylist Cyndia Harvey shares her house style.
How would you describe the interiors of your house?
A dance, a rhythm, a physical output of a space in my mind.
If you could only save one thi...
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...of the baskets are from places like Damascus, others from jumble sales and antique shops.
“The dining table is one of my favourite pieces of furniture. I found it in an antique shop near Edgware Road and had to essentially build it into my old house. Luckily, I found someone who was able to tak...
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...ed by architects Ana Sikorski and Katia Azevedo, managed to transform this antique house into a colorful space.
The architects designed plywood furnitures, creating a kind of shelf/frame that would enhance the shoes. In addition, they came up with wooden boxes coated with ceramic tiles that are ...
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...rful 90s lamp next to a vintage French amphora, for instance.“The mix of antiques and contemporary pieces is really the ultimate way to make this rich design legacy relevant – to make the past, present and future talk to each other through objects.“My work isn’t a creative environment but my...
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...allgown for the Oscars and popularized the phrase fierce, his move from an antique Colonial house to a modernist dwelling with 11-foot-high windows is a rather dramatic one. “I was looking for a full refresh,” the fashion designer and Project Runway mentor says of his architectural 180. “I fel...
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...airs from a dealer in Brooklyn.
Where do you shop for your home?
Some antique dealers in the States, the London Mid-Century Shows, and Joanna Bird who specialises in studio pottery.
Top three coffee table books?
The Modern House by Jonathan Bell, Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill, Mid-Century ...
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...ernational art market launching dedicated departments. In 2016, the online antique retailer 1stdibs launched their first-ever contemporary catalogue, which accounted for 15% of furniture sales a year later. Likewise, in October 2018, Sotheby’s launched a luxury design arm, ‘Home’, ‘an online...
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...t’s a bit of everything. I bought the Thonet rocking chair from Ardingly Antiques Fair; it’s quite an early one from the 1890s. The floor is made of resin, which is cheaper than polished concrete, although it does mark quite easily.
The giant seed pods are from a market – I’m still worki...
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... comes from my own collection.” Among the highlights is a compilation of antique pottery that was lovingly collected by his father over the years. “I made this whole cabinet so that it feels like he’s here,” Saab says with a smile. “It’s as if the cabinet is full of his own things. The h...
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...s eastward, this area is becoming even more central.
“The flat had an antiquated heating system when I arrived that would heat up the place during the night and then slowly get cooler as the day went on. It was totally the wrong way around because you need the heat in the evening, so I replaced...
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...Alvar Aalto cocktail tables mix with sculptural, patinaed finds such as an antique dry sink from the 1880s or a bent-plywood chair from the 1950s. Also in the mix are Jonny’s own designs (fabricated by his friend, Minjae Kim) like an angular wooden chair in Douglas fir or a teak-and-paper sconce, ...
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...ach zone has its own distinctive color and theme. Yabu used customized and antique wall paper, beautifully crafted furniture, unique artwork and stunning marble floor to impress the audience.The beautiful artwork was designed by Yabu and it is a map of Paris. This artwork can be used as the front ga...
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...ave found. Here, we wanted to use these solid marble basins we found at an antique market in Lectoure in France. In that way, the architecture is informed by fragments of varying scale, meaning that the design comes together very organically from collected pieces.
“All of the tiles here are Mor...
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...新零售的这种理念的场所。
The bookstore is located in former antique market inside a sequence of courtyard house. With the change of Beijing‘s urban renewal strategy, the antique market calls for upgrade just like many collapsing urban spaces. By transforming one of the complete cour...
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... with vintage furniture – mixing mid-century classics with anachronistic antiques – and her own pieces, including the Roly Poly fibreglass chair.
Wearing its elegance lightly, the space is a harmonious bringing together of styles, periods and materials, where the timeless proportions of...
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...d of less-than-restrained colour palettes, decorative patterns, recherché antiques, bespoke pieces from her in-house line and a catholic approach to materials, manage to come off with such ease.
,The truth is that Beata’s is a studied eclecticism, born from a fascination with history, culture,...
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... with dimmed light bulbs that represents the company’s logo, an oriental antique mirror that is inspired by ancient Chinese bridge that represents the bridge between customers and the company, bespoke chairs that evokes a sense of luxurious, and raw wood table with brass legs to echo other element...
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...s garage. “I was like, oh my god, we’re taking this,” says Lisa. The antique spindle frame fits perfectly in the guest room.
The table, handmade by Jonathon, is the center of the home and a treasured piece. “Anything that he’s made just feels good,” says Lisa. “I love that it’s ...
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...s close inspection. “Its carved metal top and twisted wood base bring an antique flair to the decor,” say the architects. “Every detail here speaks of thoughtfulness, luxury and meticulous craftsmanship. For the dining area, we sourced vintage chairs from a 1stDibs auction, and had them reupho...
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...er the place – Bangkok, Hong Kong etc. – but there is also one from an antique dealer in Milan.”
Lis: “Stefano. Then art.”
Is there a property on The Modern House website that has caught your eye?
Lis: They’re all so beautiful; it’s a difficult question. But I especially like t...
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...ng clean, contemporary spaces that are perfectly balanced with vintage and antique finds. “We wanted something that felt elevated but not overly designed,” says Pollock. “Alex’s style is a nice mix of elegant, warm, and modern, which fit our desire for a more masculine aesthetic.”
A Pou...
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