INTERIOR DESIGN REVIEW
JEAN STÉPHANE BEAUCHAMP
HEIDRUN DIEKMANN
Designer: Heidrun Diekmann. Company: Heidrun Diekmann Interiors, Namibia & South Africa. Specialising in crafting honest and authentic interiors that evoke wonder and poetry, as well as having a definite sense of place. Current projects include a small and exclusive modern Dutch farm style inspired housing development in the Cape Winelands of South Africa, the interior of an expedition mobile for safaris in Africa, and a showroom, warehouse and design studio for a homeware brand. Recent work includes Nooishof, a farm style retreat in a vast nature reserve in the South West of Namibia, and a pied-àterre in London. Design philosophy: a highly personal approach, creating spaces which feel comfortable and bring joy, layering old and new.
COURTNAY TARTT ELIAS
KIM SCODRO
Designer: Kim Scodro. Company: Kim Scodro Interiors, Chicago, Illinois, USA. A boutique, luxury design studio with offices in Chicago and Georgia. Working collaboratively as a team on every project and concept closely with each client. Current projects include a build in Paradise Valley, AZ, a new build home on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, and a home in South Georgia. Recent work includes residences in New York City, Scottsdale, AZ and Boston MA, along with Chicago. Design philosophy: to strive to create tasteful, elegant homes with classic details that exude warmth.
ANDREA MICHAELSON
Designer: Andrea Michaelson. Company: Andrea Michaelson Design, AMD corporation, Venice, CA, USA. Specialising in residential design and build in California and NY primarily. Current projects include a second home on the Bluffs in Pacific Palisades, a home in Santa Monica Canyon, and Andrea’s own home in the Venice Canals. Recent work includes a home in Park City, Utah, a 3-lot/2 homes in the Venice Canals, and a kitchen remodel in a published home in Beverly Hills. Design philosophy: monastic in style, tailored to the clients’ emotional sensibility, nourished by the past and transforming influences in new ways to evoke an emotional response.
APARTMENT 48
Designer: Rayman Boozer. Company: Apartment 48, New York, USA. Covering a multitude of projects including modern lofts, television studios, summer homes, and commercial offices for over two decades. Current projects include a French country house North of Chicago, a renovated Classic Seven in the Upper West Side, and a six story Manhattan townhouse. Design philosophy: specialising in combining vibrant colours, exotic materials, and contemporary furnishings to create spaces that feel optimistic, relaxed and effortless.
LEILA HACKETT
PALOMA CONTRERAS
JOANA ARANHA
Designer: Joana Aranha. Company: Joana Aranha Studio, Lisbon, Portugal.
Luxury interior design and architecture, infusing every project with a unique blend of artistry, elegance, and meticulous attention to detail across various domains, including residential, corporate, commercial, hospitality, yachts and private jets. Current work includes an ambitious house build project in Trancoso, Brazil, a unique hotel project set in enchanting land in Guinea-Bissau, and a villa in the heart of the golf paradise in Algarve. Recent projects include a boutique hotel in Barcelos, North Portugal, an apartment near the Tagus River, and a charming apartment in Lapa, central Lisbon. Design philosophy: extraordinary living for extraordinary people.
ANC INTERIORS
PELIZZARI STUDIO
Designer: Claudia Pelizzari. Architect: David Morini. Company: PELIZZARI STUDIO, Milan & Brescia, Italy. An architectural and interior design firm, who since 1991 have designed a varied narrative of villas, apartments, boutique hotels and restaurants. Current projects include the renovation of several villas on lakes Como and Garda, an important dwelling in the ancient walls of Bergamo, and the restoration of a small village in Umbria. Recent work includes a boutique hotel in Panicale on Lake Trasimeno, a small castle in the Umbrian countryside, and a penthouse in the heart of Milan. Design philosophy: beauty is in the balance of space.
