{"id":29175,"date":"2020-01-02T18:31:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/?p=29175"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T11:21:25","slug":"contemporary-design-inside-splendidly-decorated-royal-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/contemporary-design-inside-splendidly-decorated-royal-home\/","title":{"rendered":"A Contemporary Design Inside Of A Splendidly-Decorated Royal Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When\u00a0Crown Princess Marie-Chantal<\/strong> decided to move into a 1913 Manhattan Town Home<\/a><\/strong>, she knew just the person to give the space an updated contemporary design<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marie-Chantal, in the living room with daughter Olympia. On Herv\u00e9 van der Straeten<\/strong> table, sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle and Nancy Miller.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To do so, she called on a legendary decorator, whom she\u2019d known from childhood: Fran\u00e7ois Catroux<\/a><\/strong>. The French designer<\/strong> to nobles and billionaires from Guy and Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne de Rothschild to David Geffen had worked with her parents over the years and had collaborated with Marie-Chantal and her husband Pavlos on their London place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A custom sofa in the style of Jean Roy\u00e8re, Claude and Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Lalanne\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> side table, and Donald Baechler\u2019s artwork decorate a corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the entrance hall, lighting by Herv\u00e9 van der Straeten hangs from the groin-vaulted ceiling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Together they decided the house\u2019s stonework, moldings, and paneling were all preserved, but out went the gilded leather wall coverings, heavy curtains, and red velvet sofas trimmed in passementerie, all dismantled meticulously and placed in storage for some future day. White, grey, and taupe hues now canvas nearly every wall in this contemporary design<\/strong>. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She and Catroux began by taking stock of the London home to determine what to bring to New York: all the art, for starters, including works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Damien Hirst, and Rob Pruitt. Her personal acquisitions began at the age of 16 when Andy Warhol<\/strong> asked his then intern if she\u2019d like to sit for a portrait. When a bill arrived shortly thereafter, her parents \u201cnearly disowned me,\u201d she recalls. The Warhols can be found in the master bedroom, where a Juergen Teller photograph of Marie-Chantal as a young swan occupies another wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Also:\u00a0An Opulent French Apartment That Overlooks The Port Of Cannes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of the dining room\u2019s furnishings are custom save for the antique chandelier; artwork by Walton Ford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the formal dining room, the only remaining vestige from the pre-contemporary design<\/strong><\/em> days is an outr\u00e9 English chandelier (its mate hangs in the library). A large round lacquered table holds the court in the center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An antique chandelier with custom shades crowns the wood-paneled library. Artworks by Irving Penn (left) and Georg Baselitz, Alexandra von Furstenberg cocktail table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The children\u2019s quarters, located on the top two floors, were decorated in a comfortable style by AD100 designer<\/strong> Michael S. Smith.\u00a0Graphic grey\u2013and\u2013white scribble paper wraps the walls, and perfectly rumpled D. Porthault pink coeurs sheets cover the bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A porter Teleo wallpaper wraps Olympia\u2019s bedroom<\/a><\/strong>. The bed wears D. Porthault linens; Isamu Noguchi lamp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The second floor serves as the main entertaining space. Curved sofas in a boucl\u00e9 linen float atop a geometric grey-and-black carpet in the living room. Along with the windows in the back of the room, she\u2019s installed cushions of an African textile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Jean-Michel Basquiat <\/a><\/strong>painting hangs over the living room fireplace. Bespoke sofas and curtains; bookshelves by Christian Liagre with custom fabric; cocktail tables by Guy de Rougemont (left) and Eric Schmitt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tea and coffee await in the library, where a Vladimir Kagan sofa, Fran\u00e7ois Catroux<\/strong> <\/a>polar bear chairs in the style of Jean Roy\u00e8re, and a Lucite coffee table rest on a casual striped rug. Christian Liaigre metal bookcases featuring a curated selection of art and photography tomes flank the fireplace, surmounted by a Hirst dot painting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you like this contemporary design?<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See Also:\u00a0A Modern New York Apartment That Overlooks The City\u2019s Skyline<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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