Índex per December 2019 a ELLE DECOR

THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS FINALLY UPON US. IT’S MY favorite time of year, whether I am window-shopping on 57th Street in New York, spending Thanksgiving at Claridge’s in London, or hitting the slopes on my annual ski trip to Switzerland. Does the fact that my November 16 birthday falls right in the middle of the season have something to do with it? (Yes, I’m a Scorpio, and FYI, I accept cash and Michael George roses.) Maybe. Regardless, this is the time of year when I assemble my wish list. This year, I’m thinking big. Would I love to ascend to a higher state of being? Sure. Achieve world peace? Sign me up. But as the editor of ELLE DECOR, I have a very specific wish this year on behalf of…

Lafayette Anticipations PARIS Rem Koolhaas renovated this 19th-century building to include movable platform floors, making the presentation of any project possible. lafayetteanticipations.com CasaCicca Museum MILAN This 300-square-foot cabinet of curiosities is also founder Giulia Currà’s home. His collection of over 1,000 objects comes mainly from guests who book a stay on Airbnb and are encouraged to leave something behind. instagram.com/casacicca Philbrook Museum TULSA, OKLAHOMA On the outskirts of Philbrook’s manicured grounds, artist Karl Unnasch has retrofitted a 19th-century log cabin with colorful recycled-glass windows and a roof made from resin-dipped T-shirts. The installation also serves as a venue for the museum’s innovative programming. philbrook.org Pivô SÃO PAULO Based in an Oscar Niemeyer building, this nonprofit carries out an ambitious program of site-specific exhibitions and residencies with local and international artists.…

BLACK IRIS COLLECTION These decorative pieces capture the mystery of the black iris and raise the question of whether these blooms actually exist in nature. CREATIVE CARAFE The contrast of clear, mouthblown glass and reclaimed teak makes this carafe truly one of a kind. SERVING GONE WILD A modern handle design paired with a crocodile pattern results in a perfect hostess gift. PEARLY COASTERS Keep table surfaces stylishly protected with this iridescent mother-of-pearl coaster set. SCULPTURAL VASES Shagreen is mixed with brass and other exotic materials to form this dramatic pairing. SAY CHEESE Marble and shine define the modern appeal of this cheeseboard accompanied by a knife and dip bowl. WINE PRESERVER This innovative tool lets you pour wine without removing the cork so you can enjoy the rest of…

Long before contemporary fashion companies made a habit of styling denim and button-down shirts with twinkling chandelier earrings and statement necklaces, Marie-Hélène de Taillac created an entire brand on the premise that jewelry was something to be worn every day with casual elegance. In fact, when she dreamed up her first startlingly colored objets in 1996, she didn’t even set out with a business plan in mind. “My first collection wasn’t intended to be sold,” says de Taillac, who went on to great success with pieces that draw upon the rich palette of semiprecious stones like tourmaline, fire opal, spinel, and amethyst. “I wanted to create designs that I would wear and that I couldn’t find anywhere.” Fortunately for others, de Taillac’s eye is unerring. Born in Libya, she grew…

ART, LIKE FOOD, EXISTS to nourish and inspire. Both delight the senses as well as provide comfort. And sometimes food can even transcend and become art itself. I’m not a chef who plays with his food for the sake of novelty, but when the ingredients are super fresh and as delicious raw, I like the idea of creating a montage of colors and textures that tastes as refreshing as it looks. This month, my inspiration comes from the work of Piet Mondrian, master painter of the De Stijl period. To cut the heaviness of holiday feasting, I thought to mix the bright crunch of crudités with silken slivers of crudo. That led me to the racing lines and interlocking color planes of Mondrian’s vibrant, geometric works, et voilà: a meal…

ELEVEN YEARS AGO, AN AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN couple living in London sat next to the American architect Timothy Haynes and his partner, designer Kevin Roberts, at a dinner party. That night, a long-distance relationship and two homes were born. “My husband was like, ‘I know this friendship is going to cost me!’” jokes the wife. A Broadway musical actress, she had moved from New York to London three years prior when her spouse, who’s in finance, relocated there for work. Unsure if their expatriation was long-term, the couple were renting in central London and not ready to commit to a permanent home across the pond. But in the meantime, they enlisted Haynes and Roberts to build a ground-up ski house at Montana’s exclusive Yellowstone Club. They turned to them again in 2015.…

The Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos is known for her attention-grabbing crochet installations — from an intergalactic multicolored hanging sculpture at the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain to the woven spaceship she suspended earlier this year at Paris’s Bon Marché department store. It seems fitting, then, that the artist would employ crochet for her latest endeavor, a furniture collaboration with Roche Bobois (roche-bobois.com). The French brand commissioned Vasconcelos, who was born in Paris, to reimagine six exemplary furnishings in one-off editions. Her Crochet Ava chair, seen here, pays homage to both the Roche Bobois original and to traditional Portuguese interiors, where handmade lace doilies are often seen draping everything from sofas to tables to television sets. Vasconcelos played against type, covering the chair’s modern polycarbonate form in upholstery made from fragments of…

ONE WINDY FALL DAY, A storefront on New York’s West 28th Street was attracting the attention of nearly every person who strolled by. As they paused to glance in the windows, you could sense their wonder. Was this a store? An art gallery? Such mystification is the appeal of de Vera, an art objects–and-jewelry emporium started by Federico de Vera 28 years ago. As he says: “I like for people to be confused and to think, What’s happening here?” A native of the Philippines, de Vera opened his first boutique in San Francisco in 1991 with the idea of selling antiques and found pieces. Over the years, his aesthetic expanded into a colorful cabinet of curiosities driven by his singular and discerning eye. A decade later, he moved to New…

IN THE ERA OF THE SKINNY, super-tall skyscraper, Herzog & de Meuron’s 56 Leonard stands out—literally. Not just because it looms 821 feet above TriBeCa, a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan known for its 19th-century cast-iron low-rises, but more so for its bizarre shape. Made of uneven cantilevered blocks—no two f loors are the same—the design becomes progressively incongruous toward the top. Taken as a whole, it looks unstable, almost shaky, which is why it’s now affectionately referred to as the Jenga tower, after the block-stacking game. “This building was iconic before it was even built,” says the interior designer Richard Mishaan, who can see the expressive concrete-and-glass structure from the conference room of his downtown studio. “It’s an extraordinary feat of engineering.” What Mishaan brought to a sprawling apartment there…

ON A DRIZZLY LONDON evening earlier this year, more than 200 people gathered at Shoreditch Town Hall to celebrate Magnitude, a new high-jewelry collection by Cartier. A grand Victorian building that has been, variously, a cultural center for East End locals, a late-19th-century music hall, and a mid-20th-century boxing venue, Shoreditch is now an events space. On this night, the hall’s Ionic-colonnaded entrance was flanked by a cavalry of young men in red bellboy-style ensembles. Guests including the actresses Claire Foy, Lily Collins, and Letitia Wright and European socialites Iris Law and Bianca Brandolini meandered during cocktail hour before ascending to the building’s upper floor. There they sat at long tables, enjoyed a four-course meal, and were serenaded by Beth Ditto during a private concert. When the party ended, the…

IN THE 1920S AND ’30S, THE PLACE to see and be seen in Manhattan was the Cotton Club. Later, it was El Morocco. This September, Ralph Lauren crafted his own vision of the perfect nightclub during New York Fashion Week when he unveiled his fall 2019 collection inside a custom-built one-night-only speakeasy, dubbed Ralph’s Club. “I was looking for a setting to celebrate the art of black-tie dressing,” he says. “When I couldn’t find the perfect space, I knew I had to create it.” Lauren and his team zeroed in on a 1920s former bank building, 48 Wall Street, which they transformed into a glamorous boîte for drinking, dining, and dancing. Every detail was planned to perfection. The dress code was black-and-white evening attire. Dry martinis and corned-beef sandwiches were…

LET ME TURN THE HOUSE ON FOR YOU,” SAYS REA David. With the flip of a switch, she set in motion her circular home, 72 feet in diameter and poised midair on a pedestal like a giant mushroom in the surrounding Connecticut landscape. The gentle revolution of the Round House, as it is called, hums like a boat on calm water and provides subtly shifting views of nature through its 360-degree glass perimeter wall. At its fastest speed, the house takes 45 minutes to complete a full circle, either clockwise or counterclockwise. “When it snows, you have a different light in here, and it feels very magical,” says David, who uses the Round House throughout the year as a weekend home with her husband, Judd Tully, an art critic and…

1. KERRY JOYCE ATELIER Introducing the sleek and modern Spoke Back chair from Kerry Joyce Atelier’s furniture collection. This piece is the perfect addition to any room, especially when accompanied by Verge and Totem, two beautiful textiles from the “Heather Rosenman Collection.” kerryjoyce.com 2. NEIMAN MARCUS GIFT COLLECTION Explore extraordinary home and entertaining gifts from Neiman Marcus, the luxury retailer known for providing customers with exclusive brands, anticipatory service, and unique experiences. Shop this luxury gift collection, curated in partnership with ELLE DECOR’s style director, Parker Larson. neimanmarcus.com 3. L’ORÉAL PARIS WOMEN OF WORTH L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth celebrates 10 extraordinary women who are making a difference in their communities through volunteering. Visit WomenofWorth.com to learn more. womenofworth.com 4. INNOVATIONS Add texture and dimension to your walls with Mazarin,…