Every page we tear out, every image we pin, we fantasize about the way we want to live.
Every page we tear out, every image we pin, we fantasize about the way we want to live.
Unless otherwise noted, photography by Jessica Antola.
Unless otherwise noted, photography by Jessica Antola.
With a view that “fantasy is a critical dimension of contemporary life and culture,” Loew (she’s the founder of design firm Alexandra Loew (formerly From the Desk of Lola) strives in her designs to be a filter for her clients’ fantasies.
With a view that “fantasy is a critical dimension of contemporary life and culture,” Loew (she’s the founder of design firm Alexandra Loew (formerly From the Desk of Lola) strives in her designs to be a filter for her clients’ fantasies.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Custom-fitted cabinets flank the dressing table and are organized with belts and lingerie in the shallow top drawers and bulky sweaters in the deep drawers at the bottom.
Custom-fitted cabinets flank the dressing table and are organized with belts and lingerie in the shallow top drawers and bulky sweaters in the deep drawers at the bottom.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Shoes, boots and clothes sit in the area behind the motorized gold mesh curtains. Low voltage xenon globe lamps are mounted to a continuous beam channel at the top, creating a shimmering effect through the gold mesh curtain.
Shoes, boots and clothes sit in the area behind the motorized gold mesh curtains. Low voltage xenon globe lamps are mounted to a continuous beam channel at the top, creating a shimmering effect through the gold mesh curtain.
The illusory effect of lighting was critical in this project and Loew worked with lighting designer Dan Weinreber a friend from architecture school and a partner at the lighting design firm Kaplan Gehring McCarroll...
The illusory effect of lighting was critical in this project and Loew worked with lighting designer Dan Weinreber a friend from architecture school and a partner at the lighting design firm Kaplan Gehring McCarroll...
...who was coincidentally working on the refurbishment of Morris Lapidus’s Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami at the same time.
...who was coincidentally working on the refurbishment of Morris Lapidus’s Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami at the same time.
Above L: Liquid Mesh, a material originally used for handbags and halter dresses, by Whiting and Davis was used for the curtains.
Above L: Liquid Mesh, a material originally used for handbags and halter dresses, by Whiting and Davis was used for the curtains.
The gold curtain provides a shimmering backdrop when seated at the mirror, which when not illuminated looks like a seamless wall.
The gold curtain provides a shimmering backdrop when seated at the mirror, which when not illuminated looks like a seamless wall.
Weinreber had the silver coating at the back sandblasted away in vertical strips where linear flourescents were mounted to provide a soft, bright and dimmable glow, which magically appears from the surface of the mirror.
Weinreber had the silver coating at the back sandblasted away in vertical strips where linear flourescents were mounted to provide a soft, bright and dimmable glow, which magically appears from the surface of the mirror.
“We sourced, edited and detailed a body of materials that would make you feel, as literally as possible, as if you were inhabiting a scene of the silver screen,” Loew says.
“We sourced, edited and detailed a body of materials that would make you feel, as literally as possible, as if you were inhabiting a scene of the silver screen,” Loew says.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Photograph by Justin Bernhaut.
Above L: “All of the built elements in the master bedroom were designed to read like architectural fragments – like a set piece from a movie,” Loew says.
Above L: “All of the built elements in the master bedroom were designed to read like architectural fragments – like a set piece from a movie,” Loew says.
Above R: “The circle-in-the-square was a prevailing motif, because it added dimension to the existing shell, which was boxy with a low ceiling,” Loew says.
Above R: “The circle-in-the-square was a prevailing motif, because it added dimension to the existing shell, which was boxy with a low ceiling,” Loew says.
The recessed light fixture glows softly without glare.
The recessed light fixture glows softly without glare.
The hallway to the bedroom suite is lined with the client’s collection of George Hurell prints.
The hallway to the bedroom suite is lined with the client’s collection of George Hurell prints.
