Today is

the official launch of

NOVEL INTERIORS

my latest opus

with Lisa Borgnes Giramonti

published by Random House.

Lisa is the curator

of her own 

blog

A Bloomsbury Life

The book is about 

a literary approach

to decoration

inspired by famous writers.

For that matter

we shot

numerous but sharply selected

homes 

in Los Angeles

and

New York.

The result is

a somehow rare occasion

to peak inside

many Hollywood 

private realms

and discover

the eclectic and sophisticated

taste of it's

owners.

According to my

philosophy

none of these locations

where ever styled

for the occasion.

They come

as we found them

and I hope

convey

the sheer pleasure

we experienced

when we discovered them

ourselves,

as well as pay tribute

to the talent of those

who created these brilliant 

interiors.

The making of the book

was an everyday treat.

Here we are with 

Lisa the author 

and Ilse,

owner of Skyfarm,

a bohemian and enchanting

property on the heights

of Los Angeles 

who graces the cover

of the book.

The über elegant flat of

Gerald Schmorl

 on the Ku'damm

in Berlin

The World of Interiors

Dec 2014

The Villa Bake Etchea

was built by Henri Godbarge

for the

Princesse de Wagram

in 1928

Autumn

has been good

to us

Robin Kegel at Cenitz

Evan Daley at Cenitz

Surfing with

Bob Simpson,

Miki Dora and 

Hubert de Givenchy's

lawyer.