Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

Mad About The House by Kate Watson-Smyth

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Monday Inspiration: 21st Century Rooms

Monday Inspiration: 21st Century Rooms

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Jun 03, 2019
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Monday Inspiration: 21st Century Rooms
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I'm going to finish this mini series of the greatest rooms of the century by looking at some more recent designers. When I spoke to William Norwich, the editor of this Phaidon book, he told me that while they started in the 1900s (see last Monday's post for a room for each decade) sometimes when people talk about 1960s design, for example, that might run into the 1970s so they took a loose approach to the idea of a century and included some more recent ones.

Dimore Studio, Saint Germain Studio (for private client), living room, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France, completed c. 2015. Picture credit: Mai Linh

Dimore Studio, Saint Germain Studio (for private client), living room, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France, completed c. 2015. Picture credit: Mai Linh

I have chosen some of my favourites  (led, as ever, by those which were given publication clearance) to show you here. Starting with one of my favourite designers and always a highlight of the Milan Salone; the Dimore Studio. This Italian American partnership (Emilio Salci and Britt Moran) started with residential projects and have since gone onto create boutiques for Sonia Rykiel…

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