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Design in Detail- A Dramatic Before and After
04-30-15
Design in Detail- A Dramatic Before and After









The O Henry House sofa, also from John Rosselli, upholstered in a faux bois patterned fabric by Jed Johnson fit the space between the windows perfectly!
The installation continues with accessories, books, petite reading lamps and an amazing leather club chair from Minton Spidell. Its one of the most comfortable chairs I have sat in and it has a lovely bleached oak finish with a lightly distressed leather and gold tooling. It has a very “Jansen” feel to it.






Veere Grennay Collection
02-25-15
Veere Grennay Collection
I have to admit that I have recently been a little obsessed with the work of London designer, Veere Grenney who was a former director for Colefax and Fowler before starting his own design office. I love how he has taken traditional English design and freshened it up, making it feel more modern. So while recently visiting the Schumacher showroom I was delighted to see that they are carrying his collection of printed linens and wallpapers. All of the fabrics are printed on some of the finest linen I have ever felt, which would be perfect for curtains, upholstery and walls. The color palette consists of my favorite pale pastels and warm neutrals and charming patterns ranging from small geometrics and checks to simplified damask and floral patterns. I will definitely be incorporating these beautiful fabrics into one of my future projects.
Arresting Interiors
02-18-15
Arresting Interiors
The sober neoclassical facade of the police headquarters in Copenhagen provide little hints to the Art Deco splendor within. The Politigaard was begun in 1920 and completed in 1924. The initial architect was Hack Kampmann, who subsequently died before the laying of the foundation stones. The original design had been altered several times during construction, most notably from the architect, Aage Rafn, who was greatly influenced by the architecture of Classical antiquity and the Renaissance. Throughout the building, stripped Neoclassicism meets Art Deco with repetitions of many decorative art motifs, including the shell, the star, octagons, hexagons and the swastika.
The entrance to one of the conference rooms with green and cream marble pilasters and surmounted by an impressive and highly stylized scallop shell. The fretwork patterned terrazzo floors are interrupted by thumbprint forms.

Views of the internal courtyard with paired Doric columns evokes Charles V’s palace in the Alhambra.

Palace of Charles V – Alhambra de Granada

A simple and elegantly detailed circular staircase illuminated by a round oculus skylight. The top of the stairs terminate gracefully with a half circle detail with stringers lined in marble.

A coffered, barrel vaulted ceiling in one of the endless corridors in the Politigaard building. The octagonal forms of the coffering is one of the many motifs used throughout.

The main square courtyard based on an ancient impluvium with an open ceiling, which is open to the sky and allows rainwater to drain through the center basin. A 4 meter high statue of a naked man, titled, Snake Killer, by Einar Utzon-Frank gives one a sense of the monumentality of the Doric columns. During World War II the Nazi’s took over the Politigaard, while sending some 2000 Danish officers to the concentration camps. Because of the motifs used throughout, most obviously the swastika, the Nazi’s fortunately refrained from damaging the building and its interiors. The only relic from their occupation is a small swastika incised into the tip of the statues genitalia.

Swastika patterned fretwork adorns another curving staircase. The white of the fretwork creates a striking contrast to the green plastered walls.

The octagonal motif is used again for the coffered ceiling in the conference room. A pair of Poul Henningsen chandeliers hang over the massive conference table.