Indholdsfortegnelse for August 2017 i Living Etc

Quite by chance, a theme of modern vintage has developed throughout this issue – subtly in places, such as a simple wood refectory table on the contemporary patio of architect Alex Michaelis’s Cornish home (page 32), to more direct references, like our insiders’ guide to buying classic pieces from experts such as Retrouvius and Soho House (page 104). Even our glamorous decorating story on page 42 takes inspiration from Art Deco Hollywood in the shapes, colours and patterns of the story. Similarly, all the houses have interesting ‘found’ pieces, which give such depth to the spaces – take the bedroom shutters in Sylvie’s beach house, sourced from a Venetian manor (page 80), or Gigi and Matt’s coastal home, which is an essay in industrial vintage, right down to the carpenter’s…

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HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Alex Michaelis, an architect, and his partner Susanna Bell, an art consultant. The couple have seven children between them: Zac, 18; Kit and Olivia, both 16; Orlando and Ro, 14; Samb [aka Sebastian], nine; and Raffe, seven, plus Seal the Labrador. THE PROPERTY A contemporary house on the coast in Cornwall. There is an open-plan living area/kitchen-diner, utility room, children’s bunk room, snug, wet room and WC on the ground floor, plus an outdoor seating area. Upstairs there are three en-suite bedrooms. EXTERIOR The cool white curves associated with Alex’s urban designs find their spiritual home in this clifftop setting. ‘Whatever the weather app says, we usually get sunshine at some point in the day,’ says Susanna. ‘The bay seems to have its own microclimate.’ DINING…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Dave Bennett, director at PR company Freuds, and his husband Gareth Orr, a creative director at branding agency OMD UK, plus Chester the cat. THE PROPERTY A Grade II-listed Georgian terraced house, circa 1820, in north London. On the ground floor is a hallway, living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room and shower room. The first floor has an office, media room and guest bedroom/ dressing room. On the second floor is the master bedroom and bathroom. Outside is a patio garden with a utility shed. MEDIA ROOM ‘The Eames chair is a bit of a cliche, but it’s a classic and such a comfortable piece of furniture – the perfect chair to sit and read a book in, or for Chester to curl up on,’…

BLING THING Contemporary wet rooms win on practicality, but often fall short on glamour. Catchpole & Rye has a solution with The Mayfair shower tray. It may be mirrored, but it comes in brass, copper or this very-now silver nickel, meaning it’s smart rather than super-bling. And it can be made bespoke too. From ?4,000 (catchpoleand rye.com) A BROADER RANGE Long a byword for reliable, brilliantly designed appliances, Miele has expanded its offering to include range cookers. Our favourite features are the fingerswipe navigation controls and the Moisture Plus technology, which gives bread a firmer crust and also ensures roasts are juicy inside and crispy out. HR1956 G Range Cooker, ?17,499 (miele.co.uk) TOUGH CHOICE The new collection from Ripples makes some serious style statements, one of our favourites being this…

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White chocolate popsicles with plum and star anise swirl Makes 8 FOR THE WHITE CHOCOLATE BASE *150g white chocolate, preferably Green & Black’s or a similar white chocolate with vanilla, finely chopped * 75ml condensed milk * 200ml whole milk * 150ml single cream * ½ tsp vanilla extract FOR THE PLUM SWIRL * 60g golden caster sugar * 1 whole star anise * 300g ripe purple plums (about 6-7), stoned and roughly chopped * ½ lemon, juice only To make the plum swirl, put the golden caster sugar in a medium saucepan with 75ml water. Heat through, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Add the star anise and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes before adding the plums. Turn the heat down slightly and simmer for 5-10 minutes,…

Archi-talk Editor Suzanne @suzanne.imre gets the inside track on the latest design moves with architect Jean-Marie Massaud @poliform_ official during @clerkenwelldesignweek The organic minimalism of the @dinesen showroom was a moment of calm on a busy trip around Copenhagen’s design hot spots Styling of the @marksandspencer autumn/ winter 2017 press show had a distinctly harvest festival-vibe, with beauty products tucked among a bed of meadow flowers Design prop Glass bar stools provided stylish support when taking a sundowner in the bar of @discoversoneva’s Jani resort in the Maldives Houses editor Mary @mrsmvj took a tour around @grahamandgreen’s Bayswater store, hosted by the trade and design consultancy manager James Towle Art is served British masterpieces provided the backdrop to an in-house dinner celebrating the @johnlewisretail 18-product collaboration with the V&A @vamuseum…

MODERN LUXE We’ve always been fans of West Elm’s laid-back/urban/ industrial aesthetic, but have noticed things have been moving in more of a refined direction for its new range of furniture. Dubbed the ‘New Modern’, the collection is sleeker and more design-led than you might expect from the founded-in-Brooklyn brand, yet it’s all still versatile. A sofa can make a statement and look great and still be comfortable, just as a sculptural table can do good work as a homework station. The vision is all down to creative director Johanna Uurasjarvi, who has tapped into her Finnish heritage. ‘To me, the New Modern is all about designing for the way we live now – clean lines and striking silhouettes that still stand up to real life,’ she says. While many…

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Inject your walls with Thirties-style star power by bumping up a candy stripe behind edgy black frames. WALLS Papered in bespoke Colour Stripe wallpaper in Blush, £194 per roll, Sandberg. Woodwork painted in Railings estate emulsion, £43.50 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. FURNITURE Rider dining table, £2,949.60, Jonathan Adler. Ravello dining chairs, £199.99 each, MY-Furniture. DETAILS Blue Fifties vase, £160, Wild at Heart. Floral arrangement, stylist’s own. Sue Timney cup and saucer, above and opposite, £9.50, M&S. Deco espresso cup and saucers, £91 for a set, Roberto Cavalli Home at Amara. Beaumont Tapered vase, £39; and Beaumont Flared vase, £35, Made.com. Channel your inner diva in a golden throne absolutely dripping with glamour. WINDOW Curtain made in Gazette 3010 polyester, £78.80 per m, Camengo. FURNITURE Bertoia Diamond chair in Gold,…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Sylvie Langaud, an interior designer, her husband Alain, who is retired, Sylvie’s parents, who are also retired and Anouk the dog. At the weekends, the couple’s children Bastien and Laura come to stay. THE PROPERTY A 225 sq m wooden villa in Cap Ferret, on the French Atlantic coast, comprising an entrance hall, living/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and WC on the ground floor. On the first floor is a master bedroom with a dressing area, en-suite bathroom, WC and terrace. In the garden, there’s an additional cabin with two bedrooms and a shower room. DINING ROOM A wicker bench piled with cushions creates a cosy spot in which to chat and relax in this corner of the dining room. Get the look…

SOHO HOUSE SIOBAHN FARLEY SIOBAHN FARLEY, SOHO HOUSE’S director of in-house design and build, has been part of the Soho House group for 13 years, beginning as a waitress at Notting Hill’s Electric, while she’s now responsible for sourcing furniture, old and new, for all the houses. Here, she shares her top tips for working the vintage look… Can you describe Soho House’s style? We want all our houses to feel different, no two are the same. The Soho House style isn’t so much a look as a feel – it’s instantly welcoming where comfort is everything. Where does the inspiration come from? For Soho House Berlin, the scalloped headboards came from reading 20th-century American interior designer Dorothy Draper’s style tomes. For Oxfordshire’s Soho Farmhouse, we took images of Rocky Mountain…

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Designer Jukka Setala, 1998. Details Original stonewashed beanbag, ?159.95, Fatboy. Background Take the ubiquitous beanbag, mass-produced since the Seventies, add the big beats of Fatboy Slim’s music and what do you get? An innovative, big-as-a-person beanbag red red label, as a nod to the music he was listening to in 1998 while he designed it. Dutch entrepreneur Alex Bergman immediately spotted the design’s potential and snapped up the rights. He produced Fatboy Original in a range of bold colours in 2002 and it quickly became the must-have lounge chair for modern spaces, from rooftop gardens to Silicon start-up offices – the perfect personal chill-out zone for lounge-lovers across the world. From power naps to poolside hangouts, the Original hit the spot, knocking up sales of more than a million since…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Kristin Rawson, a fashion and interior stylist, who lives here with her son Jackson, six, daughter Billie Harper, four, and Boxer Bronte. THE PROPERTY A Seventies beach bungalow in Sydney, Australia. The property comprises an open-plan kitchen-diner/ living space, study, utility room, two bedrooms and a bathroom, plus another bedroom and a shower room above. There is also an outdoor cabana. CABANA This outdoor living space, with its own protective roof, was specially built adjacent to the pool. ‘We use this area every day,’ says Kristin. ‘I can sit and relax while the kids splash about in the water.’ Get the look This is the Malua sofa from Eco Outdoor. The coffee table and recycled plastic rug are from Emporium Avenue. This is an Ikea pendant.…

HOME PROFILE THE OWNERS Gigi Sutherland, a fashion stylist, her partner Matt Sellers, who co-runs creative digital agency Anorak and the clothing brand APT Supply, and their daughter Luna, 15 months. THE PROPERTY A beach house in East Sussex. On the ground floor is a large open-plan living space with a dining area and kitchen. There are also two guest bedrooms, a utility room and shower room. Upstairs are two further bedrooms (one en suite), a family bathroom, bunk room and chill-out TV area. DINING AREA Matt made the table out of scaffolding boards. ‘We wanted to seat 14 comfortably, but we’ve had 21 people sat around it just fine,’ says Gigi. Looped light flexes run the length of the table. Get the look Try Neptune for similar extending dining…

CREATE AN INNER VISION Think beyond tiles when looking for ways to introduce pattern to the walls in showering areas. Decorative surfaces are making big waves in shower enclosures, ranging from completely waterproof wallpapers that allow you to turn your enclosure into an avant-garde art installation to surfaces, such as antiqued glass or dramatic, heavily veined marbles that deliver pattern on a major scale. Make no mistake – this is about turning your shower enclosure into a can’t-bemissed feature and injecting colour and personality into what is often a cold and sterile space. Project details This arresting design is Inner Forest WET_IF1602 Wet System wallpaper, ?156 per sq m, Wall&deco at West One Bathrooms. For similar brassware, try the Kallista One range in Gunmetal, ?4,348 for a showerhead, arm, thermostatic…

Beach holidays seem like the ultimate no-brainer. You just bag your spot, lie back and relax, right? Well… Up to a point. If by day three of a beach break, you tend to get a bit fidgety on a sun lounger, read on. We’ve sought out the cream of destinations that take you right to the water’s edge – but have plenty more to offer There’s an architectural rework of a Miami icon that first shot to fame as a Prohibition-era party den – and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down just yet. And a French Riviera hideaway that’s as rejuvenating as an early morning swim straight off its shore. Then we head to the Maldives for a beyond-fabulous tropical escape, where eco-luxury comes into its own. Alternatively, tag…

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