axel vervoordt timeless interiors paperback

You know, I’ve been following you for so long that the first time I was able to completely immerse myself in your work was at the Palazzo Fortuny show in Venice-I was there for the opening. Actually, I’m on a construction site in Milan now, because I’m opening a store here. OWENS: Well, I understand that you have a place in Venice.

We haven’t met yet, but we know each other, which is nice. This past June, shortly after Vervoordt’s completion of a magnificent penthouse apartment for Robert De Niro and Ira Drukier’s Greenwich Hotel, Owens spoke with the designer about living in the light and what it takes to make a village.ĪXEL VERVOORDT: Hello, Rick. Rick Owens, whose interiors in his Paris home are also the stuff of design legend, has long been an admirer of Vervoordt’s work. He is a world builder, so perhaps it is unsurprising that he should want to build his own world-which indeed he is doing, reconstructing an entire village on the outskirts of his native Antwerp. And although he has gathered together several monographs of his work (including Timeless Interiors in 2007, and in 2013, Living With Light) and, with the architect Tatsuro Miki, created the aesthetic treatise Wabi Inspirations (2011), the variety of his talents allow Vervoordt a holistic approach to his work that few others can even imitate, let alone match. After he’s done with it, a room, a house, or a work of art can often seem as though it has reached some ultimate, elemental completion, as if it could be no other way than how he has made it-perfect, effortless.īut beyond being just your favorite designer’s favorite designer-which, trust, he is-he is also among the most esteemed art dealers and curators working today. But the way he brings it all together and assembles an environment, creating a pleasing frisson through contrast, or diffusing an object by setting it in a complementary context, is what makes him unique. His breadth and depth of interest as a buyer and dealer-in rare and beautiful antiques, in modern art, and sumptuous furnishings and pottery-is staggering. The 67-year-old Belgian designer and curator is famous, first, for his collection of singularly opulent objects.

If there is a single, definitive Axel Vervoordt style, it is one of almost insouciant luxury. From the rustic charm of a Swiss chalet to the classic finesse of a Bordeaux chateau to the modern allure of a Miami mansion, Vervoordt's creations are perfectly in tune with the character and history of each space.I WANT TO GIVE A DIFFERENT DIMENSION TO WHAT I DO. The variety of styles reflects Vervoordt's eclecticism, and his authentic and welcoming interiors are inspirational treasure troves. The extent of Vervoordt's talent is revealed in the twenty-three homes in Europe and the United States presented here through Christian Sarramon's photographs. His unusual pairings may include Chinese porcelain with English furniture or a Roman relic alongside a 1930s Flemish painting. His interior designs, in both traditional and modern settings around the world, combine antiques from all continents with a Zen sensuality, and they blend the old with the new to create harmonious interiors. He is renowned for his prestigious exhibitions at major world antique fairs, including the New York Design Fair and TEFAF Maastricht. Axel Vervoordt began purchasing antiques in his teens and has steadily built a vast collection of exquisite objects from around the world.

Axel vervoordt timeless interiors paperback