THE JOURNAL


GREEN SCENE The WOW!house designers didn’t


see one another’s


schemes before they submitted them, but – as is the case when the season’s new design collections launch, and threads can be traced between brands working in total secrecy – one colour dominated. Green was everywhere, especially in deep, rich, dark shades, from the embroidered ‘Ferns’ fabric on the walls in the GP & J Baker Morning Room by Rita Konig, to the ‘Luca Satin’ fabric on the ceiling in the Schumacher Garden Room. Designers used their skill to create dramatic, unexpected colour contrasts that somehow worked, including Rayman Boozer of Apartment 48’s emerald and ultraviolet wallcovering in the Principal Bedroom and Stephanie Barba Mendoza pairing malachite with tomato red and paprika orange. Not forgetting living greenery: 2LG Studio worked


with Design Centre showroom Plant Drop to give the House of Rohl bathroom a particular glam 1980s-Hollywood feel, while in the de Le Cuona Living Room, United in Design designers Christine Omorere


and Roshu Shrestha worked with Eco


Foundry and A Greener London to create a lush living wall. The effect was to bring the outside in and make these rooms feel loved, lived-in and somewhere to feel comfortable and well.


OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: United in Design’s Christine Omorere and Roshu Shrestha created a lush living wall in the de Le Cuona Living Room, complementing the natural materials used elsewhere; the Schumacher Garden Room by Campbell-Rey was enveloped in green velvet – the colour of the moment for the WOW!house


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WOW!house photography © James McDonald and Simon Williams


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