Innehållsförteckning för Winter 2022 från ELLE DECOR

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT you, but my conversations with family and friends about the end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year have taken on an air of the surreal. Have we actually made it to this point? Already? Among those of us (like me) for whom March 2020 feels as if it were yesterday, rounding the corner into 2022 seems unthinkable. And yet as someone who loves interiors, I feel there’s so much to look forward to as winter descends on the Northern Hemisphere: slowing down, cozying up, and reconnecting with loved ones off-screen, in the real world. For our Winter 2022 Escapes Issue, we’re celebrating all those things and more—hot new hotels and restaurants; audacious, beautiful, and downright weird host gifts; and bold jewelry for soiree—and…

1. Serving Cart by Bodil Kjaer CHRISTINE GACHOT: This is epic! It would fit seamlessly into any residential project. ELLIOTT BARNES: I could see this in the executive suites of Lever House. 31.5• w. X 20.5• d. X 28.5• h.; $4,145. cassina.com 2. Route Black by Enrico Pellizzoni EB: I like the mixture of metal and natural fibers in this 1970sinspired cart. CG: Love the caning. That timeless material with a contemporary silhouette is a pleasant contrast. 31.5• w. X 20.5• d. X 28.5• h.; $2,980. artemest.com 3. Barboy by Verner Panton CG: A little space-age fun could be a great pop in a more austere space. EB: I’m envisioning Jacques Tati pushing this through the Arpel house in an outtake of Mon Oncle. 15• dia. X 28.5• h.; $1,140.…

For details, see Resources. THE FIRST PROJECT that architect Carlos Garciavelez and interior designer David Lawrence col laborated on was the gut renovation of a friend’s apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. “There was some hesitation because we’re also a couple,” Lawrence says, but it quickly became clear that the sum of their talents was greater than what they could achieve separately. “Carlos is a trained creative, and I am an editor. Carlos has 20,000 ideas, and I’m like, ‘Slow your roll!’” In other words, they’re perfect creative foils. The partners, who together run the design studio Carlos David, agree that the epitome of their synergy and their new calling card is the redesigned Upper West Side apartment they share. The result is an incubator for long-gestating ideas that ref…

IN NATURE, NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS. HARRY WINSTON MINES this tension to multifaceted effect with its new Marvelous Creations high jewelry collection, which sees a walk on the wild side reimagined as a decorative feast for the modern vanity. Take, for example, the Blue Python necklace, which appears scarcely like its reptilian namesake until closer inspection reveals hundreds of sapphires and diamonds set side by side to mimic the scales of a snake. It’s a figurative expression of the serpent that deftly illustrates Harry Winston’s prowess for culling the soft and supple from unyielding stone, without a visible trace of the platinum setting—all the better to keep eyes on the 15-carat cornflower blue sapphire drop. Elsewhere in the collection, the brand nods to nature’s mystical side in rings…

TIMES AND TASTES MAY CHANGE, but the perfect fireplace is forever. Victorian architects were huge fans of them; so were modernists like Frank Lloyd Wright; and without those dangling, cocoonlike fixtures from California brand Malm, would the 1960s even have happened? Fireplaces are a perennial favorite for residential interiors, and it’s easy to understand why. As Spanish architect and historian Luis Fernández-Galiano once wrote: “What is a house but a hearth?” Today, contemporary designers are still fanning the flames, preserving and celebrating fireplaces and the infrastructure that surrounds them—in particular the mantelpiece, the most prominent as well as the most versatile element of the traditional hearthside. For her new villa on the French Riviera, designer India Mahdavi scooped up a giant yellow glazed mantelpiece created by Italian artist Giuseppe Ducrot,…

THAT’S A WRAP This packing strategy might not be TSA-approved, but it is your passport to the high-style club. UNBOX MY HEART Deciding what to take is a journey unto itself. Choose and pack wisely—or forever hold your piece. ON A ROLL Get yourself in sync on arrival with a selection of timepieces that tick all the right boxes. ROOM SERVICE Bound or bottled, serious glam always delivers. Tip accordingly. PARTY DOWN Live in the lap of luxury with fine gems spread on a gold-dressed bed. HUSH, HUSH Stack up your stones, then stock up on earplugs to keep the mayhem to a minimum—cocktail optional. A STAR IS BORN Or better yet, a whole constellation—preferably presented on a sterling silver tray. Serve with a nightcap.…

When Tomás Vera started the Colombian weaving studio Verdi, he had to fill the shoes of his late father, Latin American textile pioneer Carlos Vera Dieppa. Today, Vera’s Bogotá-based team of 75 people has created a brand that celebrates ancestral craftsmanship and traditions in a modern, sustainable way. Verdi’s reimagined travel trunk, a chest composed of copper-and-gold handwoven threads accented with silver plating, is aptly named Alhaja—the Spanish word for “treasure.” Its unorthodox profile and fique-wrapped handles recall Colombia’s vibrant natural beauty and speak to the company’s craft heritage. All in all, it defines what Verdi has come to be known for: the preservation of traditions in a collectible work of functional art. 27• w. X 15• d. X 17• h.; verdi.com.co. Background: Atmosphere wallcovering in Moonlight by Calico; calicowallpaper.com…

LITTLE WING LEE HAS WOVEN narratives for the entirety of her career. A former documentary film director, she pivoted to design after a summer spent in Harvard’s landscape architecture program, then went on to obtain a master’s degree in interior design from the Pratt Institute in New York City. Today, her focus is on creating spaces where the public lives out its own story. Currently, Lee, the design director of Ace Hotel group’s Atelier Ace, is putting the final touches on Ace Toronto, opening in early 2022, while refining her architectural mission and expanding her interior design practice, Studio & Projects. “We designers are not artists. We can’t just do whatever we feel like doing,” she says. “The goal is to make functional, beautiful spaces that people feel good in.”…

THE LOVELORN AND BESOTTED ALIKE ARE regular pilgrims to the northern Italian city of Verona, home to a first-century Roman arena that still resounds with performances of Aida and Carmen during the annual opera festival as well as atmospheric medieval churches that possess a sacramental pull. Still, Shakespeare bears most of the responsibility for the town’s romantic reputation: His tale of doomed lovers Romeo and Juliet was famously set within its ancient walls. More than four centuries later, their legacy lives on in Roberto Coin’s Love in Verona collection, comprising luminous rings, bangles, earrings, and pendants, all bearing a stylized floral motif with four petals, a symbol of love in all its incarnations. Coin, whose atelier is in nearby Vicenza, the cradle of Italy’s jewelry tradition, fashions each object with…

1. Emma Tools Emma Olbers’s fire tools for Eldvarm will look chic beside the mantel, even after they’re caked in soot. 11• w. X 8• d. X 30• h.; $695. dwr.com 2. David Art Light Leave it to Thomas O’Brien to create a picture light that may be as handsome as the art it illuminates. 12• w. X 6• d. X 4• h.; $489. circalighting.com 3. Sausalito Mantel The architectural fluting of this stone mantel by Chad Dorsey will add pizzazz to any room of the home. 76• w. X 16• d. X 46• h.; $20,000. strikefireplaces.com 4. Bay Leaf Screen This John Lyle piece in sculptural bronze will keep the flames at bay. 30• w. X 6• d. X 24• h.; $7,500. johnlyledesign.com 5. Modernist Loop Log Holder Your…

“Consideration of views was central to the design.”–PETER MARINO ON CHEVAL BLANC PARIS • Stay at Cheval Blanc Paris, in the French capital’s recently restored La Samaritaine complex. Its 72 rooms, four restaurants, and Dior-branded spa feature interior design by Peter Marino. chevalblanc.com • Stateside, revelers can pop by the Gachot Studios–designed bar at Pendry Manhattan West, anchored by Nancy Lorenz’s stunning gold leaf, lacquer, and pearl inlay artwork. pendry.com • Fancy a getaway that’s a bit more old-fashioned? Climb aboard the Cygnus carriage, designed by filmmaker Wes Anderson for Belmond’s British Pullman train. Marquetry, silver leaf, and a swan-shaped cooler—oh, my! This carriage marriage is, as expected, a feast for the eyes. belmond.com • Weary travelers who’d prefer to bring hotel living home need look no further than B.B.…

BRIGHT COLORS AND WHIMSY AREN’T WHAT immediately come to mind when thinking of Early American design. The images seared into our consciousness by classic books and Oscarbait period films are dark in tone, but the early years of the nation were more vivid and inventive than one might expect. On January 20, Christie’s will auction off a collection of objects brought together to prove just that. The lots showcase a wide range of American craft, with fanciful surface treatments and saturated tones. The items were acquired by the late Peter and Barbara Goodman, who resided in two historic homes (in Harrison, New York, and Mill River, Massachusetts), where they exhibited their vast collection. Among the works is a set of 12 oval-shaped, rainbow-colored Shaker boxes that date to the 19th…

HOUSE CALL Interior design: Carlos David, carlosdavid.com. PAGE 38: Sofa: Wyeth, wyeth.nyc. Sofa linen: Holland & Sherry, hollandandsherry.com. Chair: Knoll, knoll.com. Cocktail table: Magen H Gallery, magenxxcentury.com. Rug: Carlos David, carlosdavid.com. PAGE 40: Stool: Maison Gerard, maisongerard.com. Artwork: Brendan Smith, brendansmithstudio.com. Shelves: Vitsoe, vitsoe.com. Artworks: Donald Sultan, donaldsultanstudio.com. PAGE 42: Sofa linen: Holland & Sherry. Ottoman fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. Banquette and wallcovering: Thevenon, thevenon1908.com. Dining chair fabric: Pierre Frey. PAGE 44: Sink: Villeroy & Boch, villeroy-boch.com. Fittings and wall tiles: Waterworks, waterworks.com. Wallcovering: mayaromanoff.com. Sconce: Circa Lighting, circalighting.com. Wallcovering: Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com. Pendant: Design Within Reach, dwr.com. Curtain fabric: Loro Piana, loropiana.com. Photograph: Stuart Winecoff, stuartwinecoff.com. FURNITURE FANTASY PAGES 62–63: Coat: Louis Vuitton, louisvuitton.com. Boots: Hunter, hunterboots.com. Coat: Berluti, berluti.com. Sweater: Salvatore Ferragamo, ferragamo.com. Pants: Dolce & Gabbana,…