Retro Sophistication in Hyde Park
This 2,750 sq ft duplex apartment by Intarya is an exercise in expressing a client’s passion for vintage design without creating a home that is stylistically stuck in a bygone era.
This bright and punchy home in Hyde Park is full of Art Deco and Mid-century influence and objects but retains a fresh and contemporary feel.
‘The clients are young, cosmopolitan professionals,’ says Intarya’s managing director, Daniel Kostiuc. ‘Ultimately they wanted a glamorous interior that delivered instant impact and a tangible influence of their love of twentieth century design. The brief was great but as always it came alongside the importance of delivering our trademark level of sophistication. The overall scheme needed to be focused on encompassing the theme without it becoming a cliché or diluting its impact.’
Further to that requirement, the couple asked Intarya to conceptualise and create bespoke joinery throughout that would provide storage and display, as well as the concealment of television and AV equipment. In fact 80% of the project has been designed and manufactured by Intarya specifically for this home. ‘This is the key tool in achieving the perfect scale and proportion, quality of craftsmanship and an unleveled attention to detail for any project,’ asserts Kostiuc.
The entrance hall kicks off with a bang, showcasing key colours in the palette for the rest of the project – teal and taupe.
Intarya used textured silk with a black warp from The Silk Gallery that was paper-backed and applied to the walls. Setting the tone of Mid-century meets Art Deco immediately, a Pollock-esque abstract artwork, commissioned from the US, hangs over a bespoke three metre long burnished gold console table, with a strong geomtetric form inspired by 1930s design.
Geometry appears in much of the custom made objects, the next prominent example being the large coffee table in the living space, ‘It features rather complex intersecting geometric bands in a stippled gold finish, with inlaid antique mirror sections’ says Kostiuc.
It can also be seen beneath the coffee table in the interlocking box motif in the rug design that was created in conjunction with Riviere.
Echoed again in the camel wool upholstered armchairs by the ornate fire place, which have a bold black grosgrain square embroidered to the fabric. As specified by the client, the high gloss lacquer cabinetry hides away the television and AV equipment whilst also providing storage. The use of golds and oranges bring the midcentury feel but within a backdrop of buff neutrals and pared back fabrics that cover the sofas, keeping it eclectic. Continue reading Retro Sophistication in Hyde Park
