Rooms that tell tales of its inhabitants

It took a pandemic to drive us indoors, and an elegant room could charm you into staying in. Excerpts from Phaidon's best-selling Interiors: 'The Greatest Rooms of the Century', which is not just about people who care about spaces in which they live, it is also about spaces that speak of how these people live
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Oct 10, 2020
Sir Edwin Lutyens, Little Thakeham, for Ernest Blackburn, drawing room, near Storrington, West Susse

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Sir Edwin Lutyens, Little Thakeham, for Ernest Blackburn, drawing room, near Storrington, West Sussex, England, UK, completed in 1902

 

Studio MK27, V4 House (for private client), living space, São Paulo, Brazil, completed in 201

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Studio MK27, V4 House (for private client), living space, São Paulo, Brazil, completed in 2011

Yves Klein (designer and client), Klein Residence, living room, Paris, France, completed in 194

Image by : François Coquerel © Succession Yves Klein c/o DACS 2019

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Yves Klein (designer and client), Klein Residence, living room, Paris, France, completed in 1949 

 

Jan Showers, Belgravia Townhouse, for Lauren Gurvich King & Jeremy King, reception room, London,

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Jan Showers, Belgravia Townhouse, for Lauren Gurvich King & Jeremy King, reception room, London, England, UK, completed in 2015

 

Ashley Hicks (designer and client), Hicks Set in The Albany, living room, London, England, UK, compl

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Ashley Hicks (designer and client), Hicks Set in The Albany, living room, London, England, UK, completed in 2015

Vicente Wolf, Factory Loft (for private client), living space, Sag Harbor, NY, USA, completed i

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Vicente Wolf, Factory Loft (for private client), living space, Sag Harbor, NY, USA, completed in 2012

Chahan Minassian (designer and client), Minassian Residence, living room, Paris, France, completed i

Image by : Yannick Labrousse © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2019

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Chahan Minassian (designer and client), Minassian Residence, living room, Paris, France, completed in 2015

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