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The Sitting Room of a Parisian apartment
decorated by Alidad.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
The London furniture and fabric designer known as
Alidad is also an interior designer. (The firm was mentioned in a previous post of The Devoted Classicist in reference to furniture designed by
Thomas Messel that may be read
here). A relatively small but richly layered apartment overlooking Paris' Place des Vosges decorated for a client was featured in the October, 2007, issue of House & Garden magazine.
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Details of the Sitting Room decorated by Alidad.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
The sunny Sitting Room is dominated by a wall-size Aubusson Louis XV tapestry, one of the designer's trademarks. The walls are covered with a modern damask fabric the color of topazes to emphasize the jewel tone theme. A concealed door replaces the conventional doorway so that the expanse of wall is unbroken. The tufted gold velvet sofa is trimmed with a bullion fringe overlaid with braided tassels. A side table is covered with fabric Alidad designed for Pierre Frey. Strips of gold metal trim give the effect of hiding seams, as done when damask was woven on narrow looms. The 1920s sconce is by
Baguès.
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The Chinese Boudoir decorated by Alidad.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
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The daybed designed by Alidad for
the Chinese Boudoir.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
A Chinese Boudoir was created with paneling decorated in imitation of red lacquer with motifs in white gold and yellow gold. The custom made daybed is adorned with cushions made from a seventeenth-century needlepoint tapestry valance. Panes of antiqued mirrored glass are interspersed to reflect the candlelight and give an expansive effect.
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The Dining Room decorated by Alidad.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
Vintage velvet covers the chairs with golden trim in the Dining Room with the table covered in red silk damask. The effect of a 16th-17th century coffered ceiling is given by the trompe l'oeil painting from which a Louis XIV Genoese gilt-wood chandelier hangs.
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Details of the Dining Room's leather wallcovering.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
Candlelight is used in the Dining Room to further the effect of the Old World mood. Leather wallcovering with the tree of life motif stamped in foil and hand-painted pink flowers and green leaves against a blue background adds another rich layer.
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Details of the Passage to the Dining Room.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
A Passage outside the Dining Room is lined with cupboards to store dishes and glasses behind concealed doors. The parquetry effect is actually trompe l'oeil painting, by the same (unidentified) artist who decorated the floors and ceilings.
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Alidad at the Sitting Room window.
Photo by Simon Upton for House & Garden. |
A new book on the work of Alidad will be released October 15, 2013. Featuring apartments in London and Paris, villas in Beirut and Kuwait, and seaside homes in Sardinia and Cornwall, ALIDAD, THE TIMELESS HOME may be ordered at a discounted price with the option of free shipping
here.
