T&F INTERIORS
INTERIORS T&F
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ippa Toledo had designed the interior of one floor of a duplex at Tigne Point in a Chinese-inspired style. So when the owner came back to her with another commission - he had bought the apartment beneath his duplex and wanted to turn it into a triplex – she was pleased to hear that this time he wanted another eastern look and was looking for some Indian inspiration. Once the practical aspects of sorting out the structural link between the apartments were concluded – a bespoke staircase was designed for that purpose – the real work could begin. There is no kitchen or dining-room because this is not an independent flat but an additional floor, and there are a kitchen “I was given and dining-room already on the floor above. quite a free The space freed up by that has been used for hand on a comfortably-sized gym and Jacuzzi, and this project, more freedom in the floor-plan all round. and I loved There are two large bedrooms, one of working on which has been decorated in vivid Indian it,” Pippa says. pinks and burnished golds. And the living“I especially room, which extends across the width of loved the the apartment, is decorated in brilliant turchance to be quoise and blues to mirror the sea and sky creative with seen through the large glass doors. such vivid All the furniture is bespoke – either colours.” antique pieces which have been restored and upscaled, or made to order against Pippa Toledo’s designs and specifications. Soft furnishings and cushions were made in-house, and other pieces of furniture were imported and decorated to suit.
Indian inspiration
PIPPA TOLEDO’s interior design for this floor of a triplex apartment at Tigne Point took its inspiration from India, with vivid colours and rich materials. Photography: IAN ABDILLA
The cushions were made in-house at Pippa Toledo’s studio, and the flowers in the fabric were cut out and reapplied for added texture and interest of detail.
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The upper floors of this triplex already contain a kitchen and dining-room, so there was no need for either in this additional floor. A simple breakfast area in white-painted wood and cool grey-blues is enough for the purposes here.
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