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Two architects, Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet joined forces to form Humbert & Poyet. The design and fashion enthusiasts decided to pool their skills to provide a full range of services from construction to interior design. They both studied in Paris, the former as a state-qualified architect (Paris-Belleville National School of Architecture graduate) and the latter as a […]
While overseeing the construction of one of his most iconic creations, the Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright lived in a luxurious apartment at the famed Plaza Hotel and Residences in New York City from 1954 to 1959. Now the most recent owners are the editor of DuJour magazine Lisa and her husband James Cohen, and […]
Urban Zen, the name of the philanthropic foundation Donna Karan founded in 2007, also perfectly describes the aesthetic of her glamorous, art-filled Manhattan apartment. Karan was as hands-on with its creation as she is with her designs and as solution-focused. (In 1985 the famous fashion designer introduced Seven Easy Pieces, an interchangeable system of dressing […]
This was a house for a young family with two kids who leads an active lifestyle. Actually, while they were choosing the design of their house they found out about one more baby coming soon. That’s why it was very important to create a flexible space, comfortable, cozy and at the same time contemporary house. […]
MANKO-PARIS IS THE MEETING OF THREE SEPARATE PASSIONS AND DREAMS, A GREAT CHEF, AN AUDACIOUS ENTREPRENEUR, AND AN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST. Gastón Acurio, the star chef, is already known as the king of Peruvian food (Gastón leads around forty restaurants in all four corners of the world including the famous “Astrid y Gastón”), Manko-Paris is his […]
Cristina Jorge de Carvalho, founder and creative director of the studio Cristina Jorge de Carvalho – Interior Design, introduces her Atelier and Showroom that will function as a by appointment only sales showroom in Lisbon, as well as a design studio. Located in a building from the late nineteenth century, in Avenida da Liberdade, the 300 […]
For a home in an oceanfront midcentury modern apartment tower, interior designer Gil Walsh looked to the deep sea for design inspiration, but through a decidedly contemporary lens. The deep lavender color and pink hues in this interior design project served as the anchor to the composition, with accents of oceanic aquas, blues, and greens. […]
Nestled between mature oak specimens in the front and a lake in the rear, the 4,800 one-story vanilla box home was begging for a connection to its sub-tropical setting. The vast open, yet decaying spaces in the rear of the 23,000 sq ft site were in desperate need of an intervention. The opportunity presented itself […]
Moored to the bow of Monaco’s Yacht Club in a building designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, this fine foods deli with one of the best wine cellars in Europe was designed by the Humbert & Poyet firm as a timeless luxury setting. The Monaco concept store borrows from luxury merchandising to showcase its premium products. The maritime metaphor is […]
As creative as architects are, they seem to run out of interesting things to say by the time they have to name a project to put it on a title block. Therefore, homes most typically get named by their architect after his or her client. But, with this home, I had the good fortune to be […]