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DI ALTHEDÉCOR UPTO ELEVEN I ti scust omar yt osayt hatt hehousei st hemi r r oroft hesoul . Consi der i ngt hatt hi si sat ot al l yt r uest at ement , i ti snat ur alt hata man who’ s achi ev ed f ame and weal t h mi xi ng musi c woul d be dr awnt oahouset hat ’ sahodgepodgeofar chi t ect ur alst yl es. “ Al lwe know”i st hatt he home t hatAl exPal l one hal foft he Chai nsmoker s,aGr ammywi nni ngDJduo—boughtt woy ear sago wasbui l ti nt he1 930s.I nt he1 980sand90sr enov at i onswer e madet ot hehouseandt hi saddedadashofi ndust r i aledge. Themashupappeal edt oMr .Pal l ,butwheni tcamet odecor at i ng i t , hesoughtpr of essi onalhel p.So, t hemagi chappens:adesi gner capi t al i z esonherr ockst arcl i enat’ sopenmi nd—andar tcol l ect i on anddi al st hedécorener gyt ot het op.Howi spossi bl e ?
ORANGE GREEN AND BLUE Al exPal lt ur nedt oPet iLaut ohel phi m decor at ehi sHol l ywood Hi l l shouse. Mr .Pal lhadal r eadyi nst al l edt henat ur et hemedwal l paperandt he or angev el v etacouchi nt hef ami l yr oom whenMs.Laubegan decor at i ngt hehouse.Sheacont i nuedt hei nt er i or j ungl et heme, as shecal l edi t ,wi t hanat ur al f i bercof f eet abl et hatev ok esdr i ed v er si onsoft hel eav eson t hewal l ,and l eopar d and t r i bal pr i nt pi l l ows.The or ange,gr een and bl ue pal et t e oft he pai nt i ng by HassanHaj j aj ( t heAndyWar hol ofMor occo, sai dMs. Lau)r ecur si n t r i ppyt hr ow pi l l owsf r om Si l k enFav our sandt hevi nt ageTur ki sh r ugl ai dov eral ar gerj ut er ug.“ Acl assi cant i quer ugi sani cewayt o st abi l i z eal lt hest uf ft hat ’ sgoi ngon, ”sheadded
RETRO LI VI NG ROOM DETAI LS Av er yuni quedet ai loft hi sl i vi ngr oom i st hef ur ni t ur e,namel ya si deboar df r om Essent i alHomebr andi npar t i cul ar :i nspi r edbyt he 007f i l ms, Monocl esi sasi deboar dbui l tent i r el youtofsol i dwal nut wood, accent edbyi t sgol dpl at edbr assf r ontdoor st hatf eat ur ea pr ot r udi ngci r cul ardesi gn.Theseci r cl esar et henengr av edt ot he back and si de oft he uni t ,gi vi ng i tan ext r eme char act erand hi ghend l ook.I ti saper f ectf ur ni t ur epi ecef orr et r ol ov er sor mi dcent ur yadmi r er s, gi vi ngt heknur l i ngknobsont hedr awer sor t het aper edl egs
“ A HOME I SDEFI NED BY MOMENTS” “ The house had t hi s bui l t i n ecl ect i ci sm, ” sai d Ms. Lau,a Chi neseVi et namese Amer i can bor n i n I sr ael whose own i nf l uencesmi ghtbesi mi l ar l ychar act er i z ed.“ I tf el tappr opr i at et o appr oacheachi nt er i orspaceasi t sownuni queenvi r onment . ”She br ashl y mi x ed decades and col or s and i ncor por at ed Mr .Pal l ’ s gr owi ng cont empor ar y ar t col l ect i on, an appr oach t hat mi r acul ousl yhol dseachr oom t oget her . Pet iLaui sanI nt er nat i onalI nt er i orDesi gnerbasedi nNew Yor k Ci t ywi t hov eradecadeofr esi dent i alandcommer ci alexper i ence. Shehaswor k edwi t ht opi nt er i ordesi gnf i r msi ncl udi ngCul l man& Kr avi s,Jef fLi ncol n,Huni f or d Desi gn St udi o,and i Cr av e.Her desi gns hav e been f eat ur ed i n mul t i pl e magaz i nes,i ncl udi ng Ar chi t ect ur alDi gest ,Wal lSt r eetJour nal ,Apar t mentTher apy , NYC&G( New Yor kCot t agesandGar dens ) , wher eshewaspr of i l ed as a “ Ri si ng St ar ” ,RubyLux,Decor i l l a,Houzz,and One Coast Magaz i ne.Shehasbeenf eat ur edasaf i nal i sti nbot hNewTr adof Tr adi t i onalHouseandI nnov at i onDesi gner201 6f orNYC&G.
ECLECTI C COLORS, OLD W ORLD CHARMS Pet iLauhasdev el opedasi gnat ur est yl eshecoi nedAr i st oFr eak™. Pet iexpr esses her wor l dl yi nspi r at i ons wi t h ecl ect i c col or s, pat t er ns,andt ext ur est ocr eat er omanceandmoodsi nal lofher spaces.Ar i st oFr eak™emer gedf r om Pet i ’ sear l ycar eeri nThai l and, Maur i t i us,and Eur opet hr ough heradv ent ur esasan expat r i at e, i nf l uencedbyherl ov eofar t , t r av el , andl i f est yl e.Hercur i osi t yf or expl or at i onul t i mat el yl edhert ot heconcr et ej ungl eofNew Yor k Ci t y .Ar i st oFr eak™ ev ol v ed t hr ough t he i deol ogy of“ ol d wor l d char ms”adapt ed f ormoder nl i vi ng.Ov ert hepastdecade,Pet i Lau’ spr oj ect shav ebr oughthert ol ocat i onssuchasLosAngel es, London,and Br i ght on i n U. K. ,Koh SamuiThai l and,I ndi a,and Maur i t i us.Herecl ect i cst yl ehasat t r act edawi der angeofcl i ent s i ncl udi ngcel ebr i t i es, l i k eAl exPal lChai nsmok er sDJ.
ABOUT ESSENTI ALHOME Essent i alHome i s an i nnov at i v e mi dcent ur y moder nf ur ni t ur e br and t hat t ak es i mpor t ant hi st or i cal and ci nemat ogr aphi c r ef er encesf r om t he1 930sand1 960sandt ur nst hem i nt ouni que f ur ni shi ng pi eces.Whatst ar t ed outas ‘ Essent i al s’i n 201 5,a f ur ni t ur ecol l ect i onbyt hemi dcent ur yl i ght i ngbr andDel i ght FULL, qui ckl ygr ew t o beoneoft hemostel egantr epr esent at i onsof mi dcent ur ymoder ndesi gn, t huscr eat i nganew name, andanew br and, Essent i alHome. “ Soonweunder st oodt hatt hi scol l ect i onhadal i f eofi t sown. Essent i alHome’ecl ect i c st yl ei nspi r ed us t o cr eat e mor e and mor e.Wecoul dnol ongerk eepi ti nsi dedoor s, ”sai doneoft he desi gner si nv ol v edi nt hecr eat i onofEssent i alHome. Essent i alHome i s cur r ent l y based i n Por t o,Por t ugal ,buti t s al l ur i ngdesi gnsar epr esenti nt hemosti mpor t anti nt er i ordesi gn cent er sar oundt hewor l d, i ncl udi ngLondon, Par i sandNewYor k.
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