Inspiration
Apart from travelling, visiting antique shops and auctions there are a few people that inspire me a bit extra and therefore are worth mentioning.
Kelly Wearstler
Is the absolute best interior designer with an enormous eye for details and a creativity beyond this world.
Being able to create scenes from all worlds and all times in one and the same place.
Making them the most beautiful settings.
www.kwid.com
Barton Myers
The worlds most playful and inventive architect. With buildings that are very stylish yet raw. Using basic materials to create the most sober, and elegant constructions with a high-tech feel that always feels new.
www.bartonmyers.com
Tadao Ando
Is able to make the most beautiful, harmonious and peaceful architecture of today .
His engagement in material and construction is admirable and he really knows what grand architecture is all about.
www.tadaoando.com
Claudio Silvestrin
Is showing us what minimalism really is and constantly proves to us that naked spaces can feel warm and homey, using very few details.
Knowing how to use a very subtle and monotonous palette, still making it feel colorful.
www.claudiosilvestrin.com
Check them out!
Places to go for antiques, contemporary art and furniture
Milan: Canali dei Navigli, last Sunday of every month or Galleria Modernariato in Corso Vittorio Emanuele
London: Alfies antique market, 13-25 Church st Marylebone or Sunbury antiques market at Kempton Park race courses only bi-monthly so check out www.kemptonantiques.com for when
Paris: Clingnancourt, Saturday, Sunday or Monday-Puces de St Quen
New York: ABC on 888 Broadway
Brussels: The Sablon district (the Zavel) every weekend