Crystals - Design by Nature

Crystal Bathtub - Luxury Bath By Baldi

The rock crystal bathtub was carved out of a single piece of rock crystal found in the Amazonian rainforest. It took 6 month to cave and has space for 3 persons with a width of 2.5 meter. 

The price tag, 700,000 Euros.

Crystals - Design by Nature

 Console cristalloide by Herve Van Der Straeten 

Gianfranco Ferre heels

Artwork from Mathias Kiss

Design by nature… -  Pyrite from Ampliación

William Haines - Ice crystal sculpture, 1953

via The Andes House

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Cedric Gibbons Art Deco home - LA1930  

The Deco Moderne style, by Cedric Gibbons, MGM art director, Hollywood.

Designed by Douglas Hoonold.

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Front entrance - Mid century modern house in Palms Springs

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Francine Weisweillers’ French villa in Cap Ferrat

Jean Cocteau drew on the walls and the entrance floor of the  villa. 

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Morris Lapidus

Holmby Hills Brody House

Sunnyland

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Singapore - 1970s

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Australia Modern Home Design by David Hicks

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Villa Aujourdhui in Antibes

Villa Aujourdhui in Antibes

Vintage Nightclub Interiors from the Rat Pack Era

Vintage Photos of Nightclub Interiors from the Rat Pack Era 

Vintage Photo of Nightclub Interiors from the Rat Pack Era 

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Hand-painted wall - check…

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Zebra covered lounge and silk pyjama - check…

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors - check…

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Detail, detail, detail - check… The sofa fabric is fabulous.

Marlene Dietrich at home - 1932

Nail-head finish - check…

Black & white graphic floor - check… 

Monkey fur rug - NO!  I’m sure there are better alternatives ….

Elsa Schiaparelli brought Monkey Fur into the spotlight during the 1930′s. 

It was also used by interior designers. This rug was made from the pelt of the 

Abyssinian, or Central African Colobus Monkey, the fur is very long, sleek, 

shiny. It is said to look and feel eerily like human hair. Monkey fur was very 

popular from the mid nineteenth century through the 1940’s during which time 

the Colobus Monkey population dropped to alarmingly low numbers. It was a 

favorite with designers who crafted Art Deco styled streamlined furs, 

often worn by Hollywood Movie Stars in the 1920′s and 1930′s.  

Gloria Swanson in a monkey fur coat.

Vintage Monkey-fur rug

The better alternative: Sheep skin in black & White

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My Conversation Pit Favorites

Icon loves the Conversation Pit 

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - my favorite.

Icon loves the Conversation Pit

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - Fabulous!

Icon loves the Conversation Pit

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - in the 1920 with Valentino

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - in the 1920 

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - Edersheim apartment, NY

Icon loves the Conversation Pit -  by Barbara Darcy of Bloomingdales 1970s

Icon loves the Conversation Pit - The elegant version.

The conversation Pit - Vésenaz, Switzerland,Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia

WAYS TO CREATE AN IRIDESCENT INTERIOR LOOK. Part 11

11. Iridescent effects 

Choose iridescent focal points.

'Vers Le Jour’ perfume bottle

‘Nirvana Chandelier’ by Herve van der Straeten

Half mirrored, half iridescent glass is used to create the visual trick

 of a shimmering ‘Mother-of-Pearl’ shell lining.

‘Sparkling Console by Herve van der Straeten