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HOUSE OF STORIES Storytelling has become an important part of interior design, with brands parcelling up their collections with a compelling narrative, and designers coming up with winning concepts to bring clients on board with their schemes. WOW!house was the same, with the designers letting their imaginations fly when it came to conjuring fantasy occupants for their rooms. These stories made WOW!house feel completely transporting – to different times, different places, in the company of new and fascinating people. “Coming from a hospitality background, I like to
create a narrative,” said Stephanie Barba Mendoza about her ‘Killer Queen’ Study. She was inspired by the Queen song of the same name, but with a twist: “She is sharp and intelligent, yet has a wild side,” as the designer put it, and the sprit of a bold, well-travelled woman came out in the mix of an Aubusson tapestry, a contemporary sculpture and Alexander Lamont’s ‘Ocean Armoire’ parchment cabinet, its doors clasped together by a bronze octopus. 2LG Studio’s narrative for the House of Rohl
Bathroom is based around a real-life figure, US actor, singer and author Billy Porter. “He’s such an icon of
“COMING FROM A HOSPITALITY BACKGROUND, I LIKE TO CREATE A NARRATIVE”
fashion and an incredibly lovely human, so we wanted to take his approach to life and create this bathroom space for him to indulge his senses,” said 2LG Studio’s Russell Whitehead. “The combination of luxurious vintage upholstery with retro glass brick and the stark modernity of brushed steel
his distinctive aesthetic.” The designers challenged Victoria + Albert Baths to come up with something special for the ‘Amiata’ bath and double basins, and the result is a dynamic ombré-effect paint finish. For designer Linda Boronkay, the story idea sprang
from the products themselves. In the Pierre Frey Salon, she made full use of the French design house’s Merveilles d’Egypte collection to conjure up an intimate Egyptian- themed room with curtain fabric whose pattern was inspired by ancient jewels, and walls clad in a cut-velvet depicting gods, priests and hieroglyphics – alongside vintage floor lamps that looked like Egyptian columns, and contemporary Pierre Frey furniture.
should appeal to
OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: Stephanie Barba Mendoza’s had a gutsy woman in mind for her ‘Killer Queen’ Study, whose imaginary travels have resulted in an eclectic aesthetic where contemporary art and fine antiques sit side by side; US actor Billy Porter was 2LG Studio’s muse for the House of Rohl Bathroom
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