Fiona Barratt Interiors

Presenting lovely bedrooms from Fiona Barratt Interiors.  Which would you choose?  I have my favorite.  Visit Fiona’s website for her fluid and elegant designs.  There is so much more to enjoy.  Promise.

kensington

kensington

chelsea apartment

st. johns wood

sw london

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The Latest From MINIMAL

MINIMAL has submitted their latest project and it is incredible.  Marvel chose MINIMAL for the movie, Transformers 3, to design the kitchen of one of the main characters…the bad guy!

Designer: Stefano Venier

Description:  MINIMAL’s cutting edge design featuring a high tech sliding countertop was the perfect fit for Ryan’s, contemporary kitchen in Transformers 3 – Dark of the Moon. With unique Italian sense of aesthetics and commitment to custom design, MINIMAL tailored a kitchen space that perfectly portrays the character’s personality: provocative for its sensual lightness and intimidating for its clean lines.

Designed by Stefano Venier, the kitchen stems out as a full-relief sculpture in the middle of Ryan`s enviable apartment. The focal point of the room is the island, a unique example of technology, design and functionality. Through an electronic movement, the hand crafted Thermo Oak top can be either opened up to serve as an entertainment table or closed to hide the brushed stainless steel countertop, the soldered sink and the retractable faucet.

Technical characteristics:

Doors: White Glossy lacquer, 22 mm (3/4”) thick with 30° top edge

Sliding Counter: Thermo Oak with electronic movement (counter thickness 8cm = 3 1/8”)

Counters: Hand crafted brushed stainless steel, 3 mm (1/8”) thick with soldered sinks and retractable faucet

Appliances: Miele

Hood: Custom by Minimal

Open Shelving: Thin stainless steel shelving system 6mm (1/4”) thick with Thermo oak back panels

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House on a Pond/Schwartz Silver Architects

Welcome to House on a Pond in New England by Schwartz/Silver Architects.  Be it ever so humble!

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Brick Weave House/Studio Gang

Brick Weave House by Chicago architectural firm, Studio Gang offers an amazing masonry screen which creates privacy for the glass-walled house.  I love how it filters sunlight into geometric patterns on the walls and floors.

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Color My World

Marcio Kogan was asked to create an inexpensive and quick to build solution for an empty lot in Brazil.  The result was the colorful Decameron. The project is a ‘sharp reuse of shipping containers’ and a ‘confident use of color.’

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Wheels

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Work It

Tribeca Loft

I’m ready to  pack my bags and move…again.  Oh my, the raw brick walls, wood beam ceilings, skylights, and modern furnishings are speaking to me.  In addition, there is 4,700 square feet to wander about in and a rooftop deck.  Yes, there is no place like home at the Price/Sheetz Residence on Worth Street in Tribeca.

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Domaine Des Andeols

In honor of Bastille Day, we are headed to France…

Perched on a hilltop with views of olive trees, lavender fields, orchards and lakes, in Luberon, Provence, you will find Domaine Des Andeols.  Each of the suites is comprised of nine free-standing, individual houses.  Designer furniture, sculptures, contemporary art, and other objets d’art can be found in each stunning suite.  The idea is to make each guest feel at home…or at least in ‘the home of their dreams.’  Oh, I would say, ‘done.’

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Trip Haenisch

I’m crushin’ on Los Angeles designer Trip Haenisch in a big way.  Perhaps you are familiar with his work; he recently created Courteney Cox’s Malibu space.  His work is sophisticated, eclectic, and comfortable.  Trip will also add a bit of humor and quirkiness for good measure.

Are they playing hide and seek?

Trip’s philosophy is that “every design develops from an amalgam of individual client factors including lifestyle, personal preferences, geographic location, and architectural surroundings.” He then imbues this information with “an exquisite design sensibility, stylish luxury, and intrinsic craftsmanship that culminates in a timeless quality—all trademarks of a Haenisch design.”

There are many fab projects to view at Trip’s website.  You will not be disappointed…I promise.  I think there is something for everyone.

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This Is Mine…OK, I’ll Share

Welcome to the New York Penthouse by Studio Gaia.  The style here is most definitely modern, warm, casual, and comfortable…the signature look of Studio Gaia.  I think I’d settle in nicely here.

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Soft

Meadowbrook House in Arizona by Atherton/Keener…soft minimalism.  Peaceful.  I like it here.

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Time Out

Time to work out together at Yoga Deva (deva in Sanskrit means deity) in Gilbert, Arizona, by Blank Studio. Isn’t this the perfect venue for inward meditation and contemplation?

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Shimmery

Famed restaurant MORIMOTO by Tadao Ando in New York’s meat packing district offers its patrons a zen-like serenity throughout the space.  An organic ceiling resembling the raked sand of eastern sand gardens is a stunning feature.  I love the shimmery effect of the ‘bottle wall’ composed of 17,400 half-liter plastic bottles filled with signature Morimoto water from Wales.

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Tangled Up…

…in blue.

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