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The new owner of the place and his companion had clearly expressed their preferences for a style full of poetry and extravagance and a touch of nostalgia with references to the past. The tone was set for an apartment that had to be playful, warm, soft, daring, colorful, sophisticated and refined, a bit retro and nostalgic to live in withdrawn from the world as in a family home out of time, protective, far from the criteria of fashion and the trends of the present. Like a garment tailor-made for a personality with special characteristics, some choices were dictated by the owner’s Asian origins: design of the glass roof, Delft blue plates, enhancement of the collection of works of art, furniture and objects of Korean origin of exceptional quality. Wallpapers in bedrooms reactivate our childhood memories. This apartment translates the aspirations we had to invent an imaginary and poetic world by favoring fantasy, delicacy, and lightness.
I am always in awe of designer Marianne Evennou‘s work and this one is no exception. How she delineates spaces using colour, and uses colours one might never think to attempt in the same space is so impressive. The kitchen in this apartment may be tiny but it is GORGEOUS. Photos: Grégory Timsit.

In Notting Hill, Ola Jachymiak Studio has transformed a Victorian flat into a warm, New York loft-inspired, luxurious apartment. Think of a blend of 1990s brutalist industrial style with luxury. In the living room, a black Victorian marble fireplace is framed by custom bookshelves with a Togo sofa and a 1970s Xavier Feal coffee table. The dining area has a walnut table and Jean Prouvé chairs illuminated by washi paper lamps while the kitchen features stainless steel and retro elements, including custom telescopic doors. The master bedroom combines monochromatic tones with glass blocks and Japanese-inspired furniture with the bathroom featuring marble and micro-cement.

Photography by Migdal Studio.

“Natalie Tredgett is passionate in the way that our homes can reflect our personalities. In this project, we harnessed the emotional power of colour with chic cabinetry to create a flexible live-work space. By celebrating the best of retro design, we’ve crafted a space that vividly represents the homeowner’s persona whilst serving her lifestyle from the inside out.”

This Notting Hill apartment by Natalie Tredgett features a distinctive use of colour, instinctively blending it with decorative art to create a modern, artistically driven design.

Photography by Christopher Horwood.

Let me start with the strange story because it is the sole reason for this post and me learning who Carlo Mollino is.
So the other day luxury British interiors, fashion and lifestyle brand House of Hackney posted the following beautiful space on Instagram:

And I fell in love so I then shared it in my stories. An Instagram friend and fellow Italian and design fiend/stylist Marianne de Ley spotted it and let me know that this space appeared to be almost an exact replica of Carlo Mollino’s bedroom (an Italian architect, designer, photographer and educator who died in 1973). She sent me some photos to vouch for her theory and I too was in shock. She left a comment on the IG post and within minutes House of Hackney had hidden her comment.

We laughed, thought that was awfully disrespectful, also to not have initially mentioned that Carlo was the inspiration. Though oddly enough I left a similar comment as Marianne’s after that fiasco which appears to still be visible to all.
Anyhoo Marianne admitted to being a Carlo Mollino nerd so I knew he had to be fabulous and this sent me down a rabbit hole of scouring the interwebs for photos of his bedroom in question, Casa Mollino – a secret apartment none of his friends knew he had in Turin that he never actually spent a night in (he built it for his afterlife…and only used it to photograph Italian prostitutes LOL) which is apparently now a museum. So here are a plethora of photos I found in my hunt I thought you would all enjoy, starting with ‘that bedroom’.

Photo 1: via designboom (photo: Enzo Isaia via casa mollino)
Photo 2, 6, 17: via gestalten (photo: Matej Cincera, Inside Utopia)
Photo 3 & 11: via Italics Art and Landscape (photo: Valentina Ortaggi)
Photo 4: Adam Bartos
Photo 5, 12, 23, 24, 27: designboom
Photo 7, 8, 14, 19: via Mia Felce Interiors
Photo 9, 10, 21, 25, 26: via Cereal (photo: Marina Denisova)
Photo 13: via Carlo Mollino (photo: Brigitte Schindler)
Photo 15 & 20: via Artsy (photo: Alberto Zanetti)
Photo 16, 28: via Carlo Mollino
Photo 18 & 22: via Italy Segreta (photo: Fulvio Rosso)

One of my all-time favourite designers Heidi Caillier bringing some whimsy and vintage vibes into this Brooklyn apartment. With some gorgeous colours and patterns throughout as she is known for, this space has become unique but timeless and 100% livable. Photos: Haris Kenjar.