Take a Walk on the Rugway

 

A few months ago I came across a Blog:  Doris Leslie Blau, written by rugrumination, and just the name made me smile. The Blog talks about interior design and styling and presents the point of view of Doris Leslie Blau firm, based in New York but famous internationally for their diverse selection of the highest quality antique carpets and exclusive custom designed rugs.

In the article, which I saved in my folders, it was intriguing to see how the texture and design of the rugs work just as well in fashion. So as their tagline says: "Take a Walk on the Rugway!"

Spring is near…

 

Rebecca Minkoff dress and a Samarkand Rug, circa 1880

 

Emerson dress and an Irish Rug designed by CFA Voysey, circa 1920

 

Lela Rose dress  and an Art Deco Rug, circa 1930

 

Honor dress  and a Persian Tabriz Rug, circa 1900

 

Altuzarra outfit  and  Metal Blue Ombre Rug.

Interior design, fashion, style…are so often connected and I hope you’ll love these matches by Doris Leslie Blau as much as I did.

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Contemporary art in a 17th century home.




This is a stunning apartment in Milan, the building has centuries of history, but the furnishing and art collection are contemporary, a perfect example of how to blend different styles and periods.  On the table a sculpture by Marc Quinn.


One of my favorite artists, the Anglo-Indian Anish Kapoor, created the vivid blue disc you can see in the entry hall, as many other works by him this one also reflects as a mirror. On the antique credenza a work by Francesco Vezzoli…what a scenography and magic atmosphere.

On the antique console table a photograph by Vanessa Beecroft

In the living room some beautiful romantic pink flowers give a different touch to an otherwise stark choice of furniture.


Another living has a large, so comfortable tufted sofa, with an impressive oil painting by Kate Thyson above. I also love the wallpaper and the herringbone wood floor.


A blue neon light, a work by Tracy Emin, harmonize with the portrait by Julien Opie, the large sofa help to relax the eye with its monochrome textile.


A vignette of the kitchen with a splendid round table and contemporary steel stools. I find the grey on the wall a perfect backdrop, specially for its irregular brush strokes. Notice the carved double doors.


Another surprise…the bathroom with old wood floor, salmon hue sponge-painted walls, an antique armchair and a stand alone tub. It looks like a living room!


The large and functional kitchen, with stainless steel, Carrara marble, reclaimed cotto floor.


A Mao portrait by Yan-Pei Ming, a Chinese artist the owner started to collect years ago, before he became famous. Obviously the Milanese art collector has a great eye for finding exceptional works of art. Decorating is her hobby, and it shows in the attention to details and the, at times daring, but always elegant choices!
Photography by Barbara Corsico
©2013 Tent London Interiors writes about new trends, timeless decor, iconic pieces, design ideas, or at times just musing about "a certain Italian way of doing things".
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Is this a carpet? Or not?

No, this is not a carpet but rather concrete tiles creating a kaleidoscope of patterns and colors in a house in Spain where I can imagine people walking barefoot to feel relief from hot summer days. In the South of Italy these floors are also very common.
For centuries the decoration of floors was an art, from the  most elaborate mosaics to the more simple and inexpensive, at the time, use of fragments of marble as in Venetian terrazzo. Let's see how we can enhance our homes starting from the...floor!

Late Gianni Versace’s villa at Como lake, Italy,  with a superb inlaid marble floor.

Villa Panza di Biumo, near Milan with a Venetian terrazzo floor.

An example of floor by Berti, who perpetuates the ancient art of marquetry,  mixing and matching  different veneers and colors in patterns of flowers, figures, creating inlaid floors with Asian, Mexican, Middle east motifs and more.

A modern approach to create visual interest on the floor,  from New Mosaics collection by Parquet In, where different hardwood tiles play with golden mosaic tiles. I find this fascinating, perhaps best in a large hallway?

What looks like a mosaic is a painted trompe l’oeil mosaic floor in the

Villa Paradou, in Nice, France.

The most simple way of transforming a concrete floor with a trompe l’oeil rug painted over, very simple and monochromatic as in this image or more ornate and colored.

Painted floors, trompe l’oeil, marquetry, use of multi materials to create unusual patterns, mosaic… the choices are endless.

©2011 Tent London Interiors writes about new trends, timeless decor, iconic pieces, design ideas, or at times just musing about "a certain Italian way of doing things".

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