Vincent Darré - a name I can't believe I didn't know. After randomly catching just the last picture in this series {the gold seahorse drawer and pink tufted - I love a good "tuft" - wall piece} and deciding that it had definitely been inception-ed from my dreams, I came across this greatness. It's the Parisian {of course} mansion apartment of Nerina Rossini. I know nothing about this woman other than she "keeps this place for visits" as her main residence is Greece. Well, I also know that she's kind of a genius for giving the Salvador Dali/David Lynch of design full reign over the decorative aspects of her interiors. Please, if you will, take a moment to feast your eyes on this surrealist...masterpiece.
In the guest room, the sofa-bed was custom made by Vincent Darré and covered with a linen fabric by Josef Frank {Svenst Tenn}. Sculpture is mottled brass, wall photos by Spyros Vasilas.
In the double living room, an ottoman covered in velvet {Prada} serves as a coffee table. Above, an Olympia Le-Tan Minaudier, mottled bottles and lacquer trays {both Maison Darré}. A small chair of 1920s Chinese chine is framed by two columns - A 'Crayfish Drawer and Métamorph'Os - wooden wallpaper {both Maison Darré}.
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| Detail around applique -apply yourself on an aluminum and bronze wallpaper background -Metamorph'os {all Maison Darré} |
A 1940s bench made the perfect place for Vincent Darré's cushions collection - Ossobuco {Maison Darré}. Also a 1970s chine carpet, and coffee table - Basin - cast aluminum and glass {Maison Darre} upon which had been placed an antique Pucci vase, and a 1950s silver crab {Buccellati}. On the wall is an aluminum mirror - Wall made {Maison Darré}.
A console - Stilt {Maison Darré} and mottled wall sconces.
The sofas were dressed in green velvet cushions and Abecedos {Maison Darré} In the background, a bookshelf - Fish {Maison Darré}
In the living room - a sofa and antique mirrors.
The bed, designed by Vincent Darre, is topped in fabric of Emergence by Pierre Le-Tan, and framed by night tables -Frogs {Maison Darré}. Two modern chandeliers surround a nineteenth century Murano family chandelier.
Under the stairs leading to bedrooms, two lamps are fashioned with the wallpaper - Métamorph'Os {Maison Darré}; sofa Crocodile (Maison Darre).
In one corner, a vintage armchair and curtains made with fabric Emergence of Pierre Le-Tan {Maison Darré}
Elie Top for Lanvin jewelry as well as a Murano vase sit atop the {in my opinion} Pièce de résistance - a sculpted {by hand out of poplar} gold leaf seahorse dressing table. I die. Oh...and the photograph is by Craig McDean.
{Article published in AD 103, September-October 2011 // Photographer: Alexis Armanet // Captions by: Sophie Pinet {in French}; translated, and changed {most likely very noticeably} in places by yours truly to English}
Many of the items seen in this story come from Maison Darré, Vincent's own line {in particular, the aptly named A' L'eau Dali collection}, as well as Svenskt Tenn {esp. the Josef Frank line}, an interior design shop located on Strandvägen in Stockholm, Sweden.
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