The sculptural forms and soft colors of the neoclassical commode by Gio Ponti, coffee table by Jansen, and armchairs by Jean-Charles Moreux set the stage for the sophisticated heat provided by the red-white-and-blue rug, in the living room of Gastou's house in Biarritz. I love how the rug acts as a giant, abstract painting, and the large scale of the pattern pulls the room together.
Switch to his Paris apartment, and you can still find hits of blue and red/orange. It's quite ok to bring in a range of colors in your rooms, letting their dominance vary from room to room. The slender lines and glass top of the Arbus coffee table make it the perfect choice here - you really wouldn't want to hide much of that luscious rug. The rich purples in the Christian Liagre sofa are not a perfect match, but that doesn't seem to matter. I think the white pattern with dark outlines in the rug, along with the deep-blue and pale lavender accents in the room help change the way the colors are perceived.
Poolside – a little playfulness, in style and color, courtesy of a Mark Newson chair and what appears to be a pink rubber ball in a fabulous zinc urn. When your home is a charming, turreted mini-castle in Biarritz that verges on Disney-esque, I think you can get away with this approach. Perspective and a sleek landscape play into the stage-set.Gastou's style shows that you can mix serious antiques with modern and colorful accents, and have fun with your home decor. But in order to successfully break the rules, you have to know them. And I think it takes real talent to make this work.
See more here. Photos by Ivan Terestchenko.
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2 comments:
Biarritz is full of those funny Victorian castle-style houses. Very charming indeed!
Aesthete - Sounds like you have been to Biarritz. Maybe I need to add that to my travel wish-list.
–Lana
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