In brief
- Issue 64 of the publication places the spotlight on stories of heritage and identity from around the world.
- Goldsmith and designer Madeline Coven opens the doors to her raw, lived-in New York apartment.
- Interior architect Sara Skalli reveals a Parisian project that feels like an artistic manifesto.
- Athens’ creative scene is showcased to reveal its new contemporary vitality.
As the autumn season gets underway, the new issue of the magazine highlights the finest names in interior design through exclusive features from Paris to New York. At a time when the new season invites us to look to the future, this edition chooses to celebrate heritage, intimate stories and the territories that shape our living spaces. Throughout the pages, a strong conviction emerges: the places we inhabit reveal an origin, a memory and a precious interior landscape.
Eva Papadaki’s hospitality in Athens
Exceptional interiors around the world
Designer Eva Papadaki opens the doors to her Athenian apartment for the first time. Here, in the heart of the Greek capital, unfolds a vision of hospitality nurtured by the Crete of her childhood. Her childhood memories infuse the space, objects and experiences she conceives on a daily basis. Far from the clichés of a purely summer Greece, her work bears witness to a contemporary creative drive that reinvents the art of living in Athens, a city in the midst of creative effervescence.
Madeline Coven and the land of New Mexico
In New York, goldsmith and designer Madeline Coven has crafted an interior in her own image, where her own creations converse with treasures brought back from her native land of New Mexico. The raw textures and telluric rocks of her childhood invite themselves into this urban setting, captured through the lens of photographer Justin Sariñana. Every object created by the artist bears the mark of these arid landscapes that awakened her aesthetic sensibility.
Shinsuke Kawahara’s poetic roots in Japan
In Japan, designer Shinsuke Kawahara has taken over a former fisherman’s house to turn it into a singular haven. This unique living space reconciles the traditions of his Japanese youth with the sharp eye he developed during his Parisian years. This aesthetic dialogue between Europe and Japan gives birth to a poetic transitional space, where traditional art of living harmonises with subtle modernity.
Interior design as a manifesto by Sara Skalli
In the streets of the French capital, interior architect and designer Sara Skalli presents a residential project of great stylistic maturity. Photographed by Oracle, this project with the feel of a manifesto demonstrates a rigorous exploration of lines and volumes. Sara Skalli deploys an exacting spatial language, where every architectural detail comes together to create an atmosphere that is both hushed and resolutely contemporary.
A contemplative interlude in the Swiss Jura
The art of living and the praise of slowness
An invitation to slow down is expressed through the discovery of the Jura & Three-Lakes region in Switzerland. Immortalised by photographer Tiphaine Caro, these rural landscapes and watchmaking towns sketch out a geography of serenity and rigour. Between ubiquitous nature and age-old craftsmanship, this Swiss escape offers a return to roots and an essential contemplation in the face of the world’s acceleration.
Charlotte Chowdhury’s French-Indian identity
With her brand Rescha, French-Indian designer Charlotte Chowdhury honours her dual culture through a wardrobe filled with literary references and poetry. Under the lens of photographer Fiona Torre, Rescha’s creations celebrate sensitive craftsmanship that builds an intimate bridge between East and West. It is the story of a precious textile heritage reinvented with great contemporary delicacy.
Chef Cúán Greene and the spirit of Ómós in Ireland
In Ireland, chef Cúán Greene gives form to his vision of hospitality with the guesthouse Ómós. Building on a defining experience in the Scandinavian culinary scene, he draws on local Irish terroirs and skills to shape an authentic venue for exchange. Ómós thus becomes the setting for a vibrant cuisine and an art of entertaining deeply rooted in its region.
Aurora James’s historic cottage in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, renowned fashion designer Aurora James has completely transformed a 1930s cottage. Photographed by Justin Chung, this inspiring living space retains its historic charm while embracing a warm, modern aesthetic. The interior spaces reflect the designer’s journey, blending natural textures, socially conscious art and carefully chosen vintage pieces.
Essential material according to Andrianna Shamaris
In the heart of Manhattan, designer Andrianna Shamaris’s loft celebrates the power of raw material. Captured by photographer William Jess Laird, the generous volumes of this space invite a reconnection with the authenticity of wood and stone. Here, the designer presents a radical vision of interior design, where the natural imperfection of the material becomes the anchor for a minimalist, timeless luxury.
Charleston Farmhouse, or the memory of the Bloomsbury Group
Artistic heritage and contemporary design
In the English Sussex countryside, Charleston Farmhouse remains a notable artistic place of pilgrimage. This historic house, which was home to artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant in the early 20th century, formed the creative epicentre of the legendary Bloomsbury Group. Captured by Stefan Giftthaler, this preserved interior tells the story of an era of absolute aesthetic and intellectual freedom.
Galerie kreo brings fashion and design into dialogue
Finally, Galerie kreo, a major Parisian institution for contemporary design, serves as the setting for an unprecedented stylistic exploration. The season’s fashion creations meet cutting-edge collectible furniture and objects. Under the lens of photographer Albane Durand, clothing and design pieces converse with a shared demand for form, texture and radical modernity.
