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palette, mixing of eras and aesthetics, and
magpie connoisseurship of objets d'art
that define Saint Laurent's lush Parisian
apartment are all channeled in this project,
but rigorously scrutinized and refined so
that while the result speaks to the eclec-
ticist, there is a more subtle insinuation at
work rather than grand rapture and Italian
Rococo.
Responding to the owner's desire to enter-
tain, the designers zoned the interior into a
series of hospitable spaces using gorgeous
wood-crafted library walls. The heart of the
composition is its social core, a generous
living room lounge that sets a high-touch
but approachable tone and introduces
the project's palette and penchant for the
slightly eccentric. "Here, we assembled
a mix of collectable 20th-century furniture
pieces, complemented by an eclectic
collection of sculptures, heirlooms and art
books, contributing to the effortless and
ondon's historical Mayfair
mews houses are now even
more fashionable with Child
Studio's latest contribution to
the scene: a suave reinterpre-
tation of Yves Saint Laurent's sumptuous
Grand Salon at 55 rue de Babylone in
Paris. Handed a blank canvas in which to
reimagine that much-admired muse, prac-
tice founders Alexy Kos and Che Huang
created an environment of much élan and
an au courant rapport, but with a fresh,
contemporary voice all its own. The space
speaks volumes: This is haute couture at
home.
"We were interested in finding an authentic
design language for this project, balancing
the Art Deco references with 1960s and
'70s modernism," say Kos and Huang, who
designed the sociable space for a London
hotelier and restaurateur. In this language,
the designers are fluent. The material
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