For this TrendHome today, we are going to Paris in the neighborhood of Saint Eustache in this amazing 2,150 sqm (200M²) apartment decorated by German-French interior designer Josephine Gintzburger. The contrast between German minimalism and French exuberance is her philosophy to create unique and
For his last feature on The Selby, Todd photographed the home of designers Cris and Marcelo Rosenbaum in São Paulo, and captured my heart. The home full of color, artifacts collected from travel, and a mix of modern and contemporary furnishings, perfectly portrays a very special genre of people, the elite urban-bohemian. This home could [...]
This beautiful duplex loft is located in the (fancy) Flowerbox Building in the East Village. Developed by Pulltab Design for a young family of four, the 2,400 square foot apartment integrate vertically planted wall across the living room, a shallow reflecting pool and a thoughtful selection of
In TrendHome today we are reviewing the work of Dutch design studio Denieuwegeneratie and their amazing work on the Dutch Mountain House. The underground house is embedded beneath a mound of earth at a Dutch nature reserve. While I’m loving the concept of the house itself, I’m even more in love with the furniture and details of [...]
A couple of weeks ago Thierry Mugler put his New York apartment on the market with Sothebys at a modest price tag of $7,995,000. Located in Chelsea, this duplex penthouse of 4,100 square feet, has 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and an amazing roof terrace with an open city views to the south and west.
In Florence, the architect Alessandro Capellaro conceived an unusual place, entirely flexible, in an old carpenty with exceptional volumes. When he discovered the woodwork at the back of an alley, Capellaro had a click. He immediately knew and saw what he could imagine for the place: “I transposed myself immediately. The
This dreamy New York loft (listed at $19.5M) was designed by renowned Architect Michael Haverland. He cleverly used industrial conduits and materials (concrete, steel, walnut finishes, natural light, and hand-blown glass) to create a very clean and luminous modern look, while managing to keep the volume of the space and harnessing a warm environment.
The Spa House designed by Metropolis Design in Cape Town, South Africa, is set on the mountainside on the urban edge of Hout Bay, overlooking the bay and harbour, and surrounded by weathered sandstone formations. The primary design intention was to integrate the building with the powerful landscape and to derive its poetics from the [...]
Artist and craftsman Nick Kenny put about as much heart into the renovation of this charming singular-looking church as one could. Constructed at the end of the 19th century from prefabricated sections of corrugated iron and affectionately known as a ‘Tin Chapel’, his shabby-chic home is located in the picturesque and historic town of Faversham [...]
I’m loving this mid-century 4 bed, 4 bath, 4,088 sq. ft home in Malibu (especially the living room interior). Located on the Encinal Bluffs faces Point Mugu State Park on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, it was one time Brad Pitt’s bachelor pad. Recently on the market for $14M, Ellen DeGeneres [...]
For this TrendHome, we had a look inside hipster model Agyness Deyn’s loft. Located in Williamsburg, and just under 3000 square feet, the place is a temple of kitsch done in a charming way! Mixing wood, marble, printed fabrics and glass, a lot of different patterns and colors, the 2bed/2bath just came on the market [...]
It was definitely a New York moment when I walked into the infamous leatherman Mitch Alfus’s loft, above La Esquina, to meet up with some friends. I was not expecting anything close to the world I entered. Whole animal skins head-on lay all around his floors, gorgeous Turkish rugs, original vintage metal aircraft government cases [...]