The living-room at sunset, lit by a customized ceiling light( Galerie Glustin ). In the foreground there’s a large antique Murano glass vase. On the mantelpiece is a 19th-century terra-cotta bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon. Above it, a 1950s wall light by Felix Agostini.
Artworks, private collection.< img alt ="Image may include Furniture Bookcase Individual and Chair"src= "https://media.architecturaldigest.com/photos/69973a0a9b0839ccd5095863/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/Saint-Calais_0569.jpg"/ > From the living-room, French doors lead into the library. Behind the custom chocolate-colored mohair couch (Glant), a 19th-century terra-cotta bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon sits on the mantelpiece. Wall light by Felix Agostini from the 1950s, antique brass fire screens, and antique brass wall sconces from the owner’s private collection.
Drawing on a palette of softer colors, Studio Paiire explore contrasts when it concerned shapes, angles, and volumes. Furnishings with tidy lines sit together with more sculptural pieces, while stone mixes harmoniously with wood. Products and textures play a main function: mohair, tapestry, velour, and wool are layered to create depth without weighing down the area– the objective was to produce a warm and unified interior that avoids moistening excess.While the manor home retains its timeless percentages and high ceilings, the visitor home, on the other hand, is a conventional half-timbered construction with exposed beams normal of Normandy. The 2 designers made the most of the structure’s more intimate scale to focus on warm textures. “The history of the hunting lodge permeated the entire job,” states Cobb, who utilized a lot of the furnishings that was currently placed there. “Among the most crucial discoveries was a sideboard by Paola Buffa, which we discovered after a long search. With its sculpted animal motifs, it echoes the manor’s past while likewise anchoring the modern furnishings.”
The manor’s dining-room is focused around a long Danish teak table from the 1960s, attributed to Arne Vodder. It’s a perfect setting for meals and events with friends and family. Surrounding it are customized Italian chairs. On the rear wall, a set of 1960s Italian brass sconces. To the right, above the fireplace, is a blue glazed ceramic wall sconce discovered in Paris.
A spectacular 20th-century style collection
The interior designers chose to highlight the manor’s historical architecture by integrating it with 20th-century design pieces by Jean Prouvé, Felix Agostini, Guillerme et Chambron, Guglielmo Ulrich, and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, to call but a couple of. There are unanticipated mixes, such as an 18th-century bust of a girl mounted on a black marble column personalized in a Parisian workshop; both are put in front of a splendid sketch. These are matched with works by renowned 20th-century artists, as well as inherited taxidermy animals from Deyrolle. The ménage makes the space fine-tuned without being excessively formal; signature pieces rise within a still-comfortable home. Every room is lovely and functional, designed to be lived in.