Indholdsfortegnelse for January-February 2014 i ELLE DECOR

At ELLE DECOR, we've been doing a lot of looking recently. We've been paging through dozens of magazines searching for homes for this issue, our annual roundup of the best of our 24 global editions. And we've been examining our own work of the past several years, selecting the rooms we admire most in the process of putting together our third book, which will be published this fall by Abrams. And because this year marks a quarter-century of ELLE DECOR, we are beginning to assemble special sections that will appear throughout 2014, culminating in our 25th-anniversary issue in September. One thing I've noticed while doing all this looking is how much each international edition varies from the others, despite their shared DNA and devotion to design. Swedish ELLE INTERIöR, for…

POET, FILMMAKER, ILLUSTRATOR, PLAYWRIGHT: JEAN COCTEAU WAS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS, AND THE CELEBRATIONS MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH ARE JUST AS VARIED. ROCHE BOBOIS HAS INTRODUCED COCTEAU-THEMED ACCESSORIES THAT INCLUDE REISSUES OF HIS CERAMICS (ROCHE-BOBOIS?.COM). THE CINéMATHèQUE FRANçAISE IN PARIS IS SCREENING HIS FILMS ALONGSIDE A SHOW OF HIS POSTERS AND DRAWINGS (THROUGH FEBRUARY 9), AND ITS VIVID RESTORATION OF HIS 1946 CLASSIC, LA BELLE ET LA BêTE, WILL TOUR U.S. THEATERS LATER THIS YEAR (CINEMATHEQUE.FR). OUT OF AFRICA This season, bold African textiles and handicrafts are at the forefront of art and design. For "My Rock Stars Experimental," a video installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj filmed musicians in Europe wearing a mix of traditional fabrics and luxury…

FUTURISM BEGAN IN 1909, WHEN AN ITALIAN POET NAMED F.T. MARINETTI PUBLISHED A MANIFESTO REJECTING THE TRIED-AND-TRUE (HISTORY, MUSEUMS, NATURE) AND CELEBRATING THE NEW IN ITS MANY FORMS: YOUTH, FLIGHT, SPEED, THE MACHINE, EVEN VIOLENCE AND WAR. IF FUTURISM'S PRINCIPLES WERE DISTURBING, ITS PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING GIACOMO BALLA AND UMBERTO BOCCIONI, NEVERTHELESS PRODUCED ART OF STARTLING BEAUTY. THE FIRST FULL-SCALE U.S. SHOW DEVOTED TO THE MOVEMENT, "ITALIAN FUTURISM, 1909–1944: RECONSTRUCTING THE UNIVERSE," AT NEW YORK'S GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, INCLUDES MORE THAN 300 WORKS, RANGING FROM PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY TO THEATER, FASHION, AND FILM. THE SHOW BRINGS LESSER-KNOWN ARTISTS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, SUCH AS IVO PANNAGGI, WHOSE SPEEDING TRAIN OF 1922, TOP, CELEBRATED STEAM POWER, AND GERARDO DOTTORI, WHO CREATED THE GEOMETRIC INTERIORS FOR A HOME IN CENTRAL ITALY IN THE 1930S,…

"I hate glued-on storefronts," says Tomas Maier, creative director of Bottega Veneta, about the interchangeable retail outlets that can be found in any of the world's major cities. His design for the new Bottega Veneta Maison in Milan has been carefully tailored to its surroundings, an 18th-century building on Via Sant'Andrea. Since 2001, Maier's considered and discreet approach to the concept of luxury has become as much a hallmark of the house as its signature intrecciato woven leather; this 11,000-square-foot space, which plays host to the complete range of Bottega products, accordingly exhibits his characteristic restraint. Stripped back to highlight the original architectural features, the Maison is modeled on the intimacy of a domestic interior, with a subtly differentiated palette that evolves from manifold shades of gray in the menswear…

Fellini, Pasolini, Gilliam, Scorsese: In the more than four decades since Dante Ferretti started designing movie sets, the native Italian has worked for some of cinema's most iconic directors. An exhibition on the legendary production designer's career at New York's Museum of Modern Art ("Dante Ferretti: Design and Construction for the Cinema," on view until February 9) illustrates how this visual maestro draws on his knowledge of art and architecture, designing sets that are often entirely built by hand. While his methods might seem old-fashioned, his services are still very much in demand. Now working on the set of Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella, Ferretti has already been snapped up by Martin Scorsese to conjure Frank Sinatra's world for the director's next film project. BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH REEL WORLD      • I studied…

The tray table might be the ultimate double-duty piece. Compact and lightweight, it can be transported wherever you need a handy surface. A direct descendant of the butler's serving table, it's also the ultimate entertaining accessory, with a lift-off top that allows you to carry drinks and hors d'oeuvres to guests. When space is limited, it can often be folded up and stored in a corner. "A tray table is a very sensible and practical piece," says designer and artist Richard Shapiro. "But you can dress it up as well, with books or even some interesting crystal vessels." For a long time, observes decorator Ellie Cullman, tray tables were considered old-fashioned. "They could be granny-looking," she explains, "decorated with floral or neoclassical scenes." But sleek, inventive new designs in vivid…

WHEN THEY ENVISIONED their dream vacation home on the small island of Langeland, in southern Denmark, Vagn and Inge-Marie Hansen had to admit that their fantasy had little in common with the wood cottage that Vagn inherited from his parents there, on a stretch of beach facing the sea. Over some 40 years, the original structure had been added on to with materials that had become outdated. And it was habitable only in the summer, whereas the couple wanted to use the place year-round with their kids and grandchildren. "A few years ago, when we considered cutting back our workloads, we started searching for inspiring houses and buildings to get ideas," Vagn recalls. "On our travels, we were always on the lookout for something special for our house on Langeland."…

In the living room of landscape designer Bobby Gopiao's Quezon City home, the Antonio Citterio cocktail table and sofa and the cabinet are all by B&B Italia; a portrait by BenCab hangs above an 18th-century altar table made of balayong wood, the chair sculpture is by Pam Yan Santos, and the painting at right is by Ronald Ventura. See Resources. IN HIS NATIVE PHILIPPINES, landscape designer Bobby Gopiao creates cutting-edge gardens that are as lushly tropical as they are whimsical and adventurous. The horticulturist, who is also the president of the Philippine Bonsai Society, applied the same fanciful approach to the renovation of his own colorfully eclectic home in Quezon City, a booming area that's located within the region known as Metropolitan Manila. Gopiao was drawn to the house not…

Even in this digital age, magazines and newspapers still pile up. Here, a dozen stylish storage options. Newspaper rack by Carl Auböck, $950; monc13.com. 1354-295 magazine rack by Celerie Kemble for Maitland-Smith, $897; maitland-smith.com. Nickel caddy by Global Views, $198; globalviews.com. Pennini rack by Fornasetti, $1,795; 212-826-8900. Empire magazine rack by Desiron, $280; desiron.com. Leather-strap basket by ByAMT, $253; buyamt.com. Front Page rack by Kartell, $269; kartell.com. Swing magazine holder by Natuzzi, $289; natuzzi.com. Metal magazine holder by Wisteria, $99; wisteria.com. Leon tall basket by Ralph Lauren Home, $125; ralphlaurenhome.com. Pyrenees magazine holder by Artedona, $352; artedona.com. Bent plywood magazine rack by Onefortythree, $120; shop.onefortythree.com.…

BECKY KHO ELLE DECORATION Philippines, below left, the most recent addition to the Elle Decoration network, is heading into its second successful year thanks to the leadership of editor in chief Becky Kho, left, who has previously helmed both the Philippine edition of Good Housekeeping and Yummy, the country's leading food magazine. Our story about an art-filled home in Quezon City, which begins on page 100, was adapted from the September 2013 issue of our sister edition. "What I find especially noteworthy is the way the homeowner, landscape artist and bonsai authority Bobby Gopiao, weaves together antique pieces rich in history with contemporary works in various mediums," she says. DAVID PRINCE "The challenge of food photography is creating an image that suggests a much larger world around it," says David…

SMOKY VISION The Italian firm Silia transforms ordinary Lucite into luxurious accessories. Within its simple column, the Fumé lamp features mysterious overlapping geometric shapes. It measures 19" h., comes with a 14" w. x 9" h. x 6" d. silk shade, and costs $2,400. The Degradé vase, 8" w. x 12" h. x 6" d., is dipped in pigment to achieve its ombré effect, and is $2,400. The Mosaico box has a lid of hand-dyed tiles trimmed with brass; it measures 9" l. x 5.5" w. x 3" h. and retails for $800. 212-274-1750; flairhomecollection.com 1 / WEAVING A SPELL Hamptons designer Eliza Gatfield's Custom Cool rug collection includes the vibrant Zig Zag pattern. Hand-knotted in Nepal from wool, nettle, and silk, it can be made in custom sizes…

"Out of the ground and into the light" is how Frank Lloyd Wright characterized his plan for the campus of Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, home to the largest single-site collection of Wright architecture in the world. The campus was commissioned in 1936, and 12 of the 18 structures Wright devised were completed, including a library, two chapels, and a planetarium. But the rest remained ideas—until this past November, when the ribbon was cut on a brand-new building made from a decades-old plan. The 1,700-square-foot space, originally intended for faculty housing, is one of the architect's famed Usonian homes, all of which were modestly sized, constructed of native materials, and designed as beautiful, dignified, affordable options for middle-class families. Artisans labored for more than two years to faithfully execute Wright's…

When the American Ballet Theatre celebrated its opening-night gala in October at New York City's Lincoln Center, the evening air was still and the weather unseasonably warm. The atmosphere inside the David H. Koch Theater, however, was a lot more tempestuous. First, the guests—a dazzling crowd that included celebrity ballet fans Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, and Alan Cumming—were swept up in a fantastical maelstrom: ABT artist in residence Alexei Ratmansky's The Tempest, a world-premiere ballet based on the Shakespeare play. The performance, which starred dancer Marcelo Gomes and featured sets by Santo Loquasto, was followed by a dinner dance on the theater's promenade. There, party planner Bronson Van Wyck had decorated the space with seven towering cyclones—39-foot swirls of building insulation. As guests dined on chicken Milanese, they praised the…

When the future King Edward VII of England proclaimed Cartier "jeweler to kings and king of jewelers," he wasn't exaggerating. Since its founding in 1847 by Louis-François Cartier, the renowned Paris house has provided royals—as well as tycoons, socialites, and movie stars—with dazzling confections: belle epoque diadems, Art Deco brooches, Tutti Frutti bracelets, jeweled cigarette cases, and, for King Farouk of Egypt, gold toothpicks. Cartier's sublime alchemy, mixing ingenuity, craftsmanship, and refinement, can be seen in the geometric simplicity of the 1919 Tank watch, or in a staggering necklace set with 2,930 diamonds created for the maharaja of Patiala, India. These pieces are among some 600 treasures from the 1880s to the 1970s in "Cartier: Style and History," the most comprehensive Cartier exhibition ever, at the Grand Palais in Paris…

I have always loved skiing. After hitting the slopes, everyone craves après-ski comfort cuisine, and this rustic dish of braised and crusted pork shoulder is a crowd-pleaser. American butchers call this cut of meat "pork butt" or "Boston butt." It's the same rich cut used for pulled pork, with alternating layers of lean meat and fat that help it to stay moist. I've given it a crust of bread crumbs, mustard, thyme, and horseradish, and an accompaniment of sautéed Brussels sprouts. I fell in love with crusted meats when I worked with the great chef Roger Vergé, who taught me the Provençal technique of crusting a leg of lamb with garlic, herbs, orange zest, butter, and bread crumbs. Crusts are more often used on roasted meats, but they work equally…

In a sitting room of the Paris apartment that ELLE DECORATION France editor Sylvie de Chirée shares with her husband, furniture dealer Philippe Rapin, a circa-1970 Marc Cavell mobile hangs above a 1968 sofa by Archizoom; the 1930 floor lamp at left is attributed to Jules Leleu, the other is by Pietro Chiesa for FontanaArte, the cabinet doors were painted by José Maria Sert, the painting is by Gérard Drouillet, and the 19th-century rug came from a French monastery; the marble columns and painted walls are original. See Resources. "I OFTEN SAY this apartment is like a theater, where the objects are our actors and we're the directors," says Sylvie de Chirée, editorial director of ELLE DECORATION France. "We dream up new scenarios and have fun moving them around." One…

FROM HER VERY FIRST GLIMPSE of the Atlas Mountains through an airplane window, Philomena Merckoll knew she was going to fall in love with Morocco. She and her mother discovered the country together in 2005 and were instantly seduced by the energy and atmosphere of Marrakech. Soon afterward, she decided to look for a home there. Riad Mena, on the outskirts of the medina, is the result. Today, after several years of restoration work and a good deal of imagination, the place blends traditional elements and modern touches into one cohesive and elegant whole. "I loved Morocco right away," says Merckoll, who grew up in London before studying in Dublin, Berlin, Paris, and New York, and now works in the field of contemporary art. "It all clicked very naturally, and…

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 MAIL As sophisticated as ELLE DECOR is, every room in your November issue is positively tantalizing. Tova Navarra, Middletown, NJ Thank you for featuring San Francisco in your November issue ["ELLE DECOR Returns to…"]. You presented an insightful overview of my beloved city. I own 1228-32 Sutter Street, the building where Dan Zelen has his shop. In 1977, my late husband, Robert Hutchinson, designed the facade that you so beautifully featured in your story. He bought the building in 1961, and it served as his home and interior design studio until his death in 2008.Robert Lescoe, San Francisco Visiting Chicago, I remembered Michael Boodro's recommendation to see the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute [Editor's Page, September]. I was absolutely amazed. Thanks for the information. Sharon H.…

In the 1940s and '50s, the self-taught Italian designer Gino Sarfatti created lighting that echoed the elegant yet playful spirit of the furniture by his fellow countrymen Gio Ponti and Franco Albini. Sarfatti's company, Arteluce, based in Milan, became a fun house of futuristic shapes, from starburst ceiling fixtures to conical torchieres. But Sarfatti went beyond aesthetics, overseeing every step of product development and using then-innovative components, such as halogen bulbs. When he retired in 1973, he sold his Arteluce designs to the cutting-edge lighting firm Flos. Now Flos is putting five of Sarfatti's signature designs back into production, painstakingly adapting each lamp with 21st-century technologies. A sophisticated cooling system utilizing running water lets the LED bulb in the ultraminimal 1095 floor lamp maintain a shine comparable to its original…

Shoe by Giuseppe Zanotti; giuseppezanottidesign.com. A staircase in Tony Duquette's carriage house in Neuilly, France. Heat Wave acrylic* by Kravet; kravet.com. De Beauvoir screen by House of Hackney; houseofhackney.com. Banana Leaves wallpaper* by Rose Cumming for Dessin Fournir; dessinfournir.com. Dress by Jason Wu from resort 2014; bergdorfgoodman.com. La Tropicale Ouverte platter by José Lévy for Astier de Villatte; bergdorfgoodman.com. Euro Tropiques plate by the Campana Brothers for Bernardaud; bernardaud.com. Leaf ring by Jennifer Meyer from Barneys; 212-826-8900. Palm floor lamp by Amanda Nisbet for Niermann Weeks; niermannweeks.com. Brisa linen* by Christopher Farr; hollandandsherry.com. Mauritius linen* by Pierre Frey; pierrefrey.com. Saffiano wallet by Prada; prada.com. Mey Fern wallpaper* by Nina Campbell for Osborne & Little; osborneandlittle.com. Zebra Palm linen-cotton* by Schumacher; fschumacher.com. Earrings by Mizuki; mizukijewelry.com. *Available to the trade only.…

Old Turkish cauldrons, the curve of a cavalry horse's leg, and tulips (symbols of the Ottoman Empire) are all among the inspirations for Zeynep Fadillioglu's first furniture collection. The Turkish designer is based in Istanbul, with an office in London and clients around the globe. But she may be best known as the first (and perhaps only) woman to design a public mosque, the Sakirin mosque on the Asian side of Istanbul. Fadillioglu's furniture, much like the mosque, is unexpectedly modern, despite drawing from the historically rich city where she was raised. "Istanbul is a mix of ancient civilizations, and you see so many different styles here—Hittite, Byzantine, Christian, Ottoman, Islamic," she explains. "I like to think that my furniture is of the moment, with a touch of ancient times."…

A pendant lamp shaped like a straw hat, a curvy take on the classic straight-back Windsor chair: Paola Navone's recently launched collection of furniture and housewares for Crate & Barrel shines a spotlight on this Italian designer's witty creations. In Europe, Navone, who lives in Paris and maintains a studio in Milan, has long been a design star. She is a fixture at the annual Salone del Mobile, where she exhibits furniture and tableware for such top firms as Molteni & C, Gervasoni, Driade, Armani/Casa, and Roche Bobois. Trained as an architect, Navone also designs hotels: Her latest projects, for the COMO group, are the Metropolitan in Miami Beach and the Point Yamu in Phuket, Thailand. "Everything in my life has happened a bit by accident," she says—but that is…

In the drawing room of a 19th-century Normandy house decorated by Franz Potisek, the 19th-century armchairs are French, the cocktail table is custom made, and the curtains are of a plaid wool by Sanderson. The door and walls are painted in Zuber's Matte in Noir de Fumée, Femme Chocolate, and Frau Gretschen, and the beams are in Farrow?& Ball's Estate Emulsion in Eating Room Red. See Resources. Potisek designed the dining room cabinetry, the late-20th-century chairs are Spanish, the French chandelier is from the late 19th century, and the early-20th-century rug is from the Middle East. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: The kitchen's backsplash tiles are by Carré, the oven is by Aga, and the sink fitting is by Grohe; the custom cabinetry is painted in Farrow?& Ball's Estate Emulsion in…

In the living area of a Swedish guesthouse designed by Gert and Karin Wingårdh, the sofa is custom made, the light fixture is by Philippe Starck, and the flooring is limestone. FACING PAGE: Woven-willow arches lead to the glass-wall structure, set above a reflecting pool. See Resources. THIS SECLUDED SPOT on a farm in southern Sweden was once occupied by an old mill. For the homeowner, Johan Dieden, it was the ideal setting to construct a small house to accommodate visiting friends and family. He commissioned the Scandinavian architects Gert and Karin Wingårdh to create an uncomplicated space, using natural materials, that would bring the outdoors in. Other than those vague instructions, the architects, who are known for their organic designs, were handed a blank canvas on which to unleash…

TREND ALERT PAGE 40: Botanical Sheath dress, $6,710, from resort 2014, by Jason Wu from Bergdorf Goodman (888-774-2424; bergdorfgoodman.com). Heat Wave acrylic, in Indigo, #25845-50, to the trade from Kravet (800-645-9068; kravet.com). De Beauvoir dressing screen, $3,625, by House of Hackney (011-44-207-739-3901; houseofhackney.com). Banana Leaves wallpaper, #1801-01, by Rose Cumming, to the trade from Dessin Fournir (785-434-2725; dessinfournir.com). La Tropicale Ouverte platter, $195, by Astier de Villatte from Bergdorf Goodman. Gold leaf ring, $1,900, by Jennifer Meyer from Barneys (212-826-8900). Euro Tropiques plate, $175, by the Campana Brothers for Bernardaud (212-255-5280; bernardaud.com). Mauritius linen, in Nuit, #F2751-002, to the trade from Pierre Frey (212-421-0534; pierrefrey.com). Earrings, $4,655, by Mizuki (mizukijewelry.com). Mey Fern wallpaper, #NCW4154-03, by Nina Campbell, to the trade from Osborne & Little (203-359-1500; osborneandlittle.com). Zebra Palm linen-cotton, in…