A 60's Venezuelan Villa

Below is Italian architect Gio Ponti 's  designed “Villa Planchart” in Caracas, Venezuela(1956). 

Ponti selected all the furnishings and decorative objects,

 many of which executed the relationship between architecture and landscape.

 

here

Lorentz Kleiser Tapestry

From one of our favorite LA stores

Brussels Nouveau

Next time you are in Belgium, stop in Brussels to check out all the Art Nouveau (below), 

go to Antwerp for shopping Dries and the Van Buuren house, 

and obviously eat lots of waffles.

Firenze Dream

Inside the Florence home of Pucci's Peter Dundas 

here

Still in the 70's

In a world of interiors that has become so grey 

and "Resto," these fun playful interiors feel so fresh. 

I mean, upholstered-to-match-your-drapes television?

Amazing. 

The images below are from an orignal, untouched (aside from new white carpet) home

 in the Marrakesh Country Club development from the early 70's. 

Factory/Garden Home in Paris

I LOVE the dark, moody, Paris home of Laurence Simoncini,

owner of well known children's boutique Serendipity.  

In a converted steel factory, the"loft style" home designed by Valerie Mazerat (of Merci fame) 

is the perfect combination of minimalist achitecture and warm organic colors and textures.

 The courtyard garden situated in the center of the home adds the perfect amount of nature and light

 to a otherwise industrial space.

VAN BUUREN HOUSE

The most memorable part of my Belgium trip,

 was visiting the Van Buuren House in Brussels. 

Purchased in 1928, the home was made into a "living academy" 

of rare art deco furniture, carpets, 

stained-glass windows, sculptures and international masterpieces. 

The gardens that surround the house are just as incredible. 

The home was turned into a museum in 1975 after Alice's death. 

Images my own, a couple from the site.