Irakli Zaria designed for a Russian couple their apartment in Kensington, London, a modern building overlooking Hyde Park, surrounded by neoclassical residences.
The couple, the husband is a businessman and the wife is a famous fashion blogger. They have three young children and often travel to London, usually for a few days at a time. But they don't like staying in hotels .
The dining room’s 1940s oak sideboard and 1960s ceramic lamps are French. The Japanese screen is from the 16th century, and the brass-and-glass chandelier is 1980s Italian.
The design started with the carpets.Irakli Zaria consider a carpet to be the largest painting in a room, and he designed two silk ones for the dining and sitting rooms. The patterns were inspired by a Japanese Art Deco antique.
- Interiors: Irakli Zaria
- Words: Qianqian
