Well over a year ago, here at ELLE Decoration, we were approached with a dream proposal. Londonewcastle, one of the UK’s most dynamic and forward-thinking property developers was looking to find a team to oversee the interior design and creative concept of a penthouse at the top of Chapter House, a dramatic renovated Victorian property in the heart of London’s Covent Garden, designed by architects Apt.
As the world’s most popular interiors magazine, we’ve spent more than 30 years leading the interior tastes and styles of the nation, defining what home means and how it should look – but the chance to actually put this into practice was beyond exciting.
In interiors circles, our brand has now become an adjective in its own right: I often hear spaces described as having a very ‘ELLE Deco’ look. Myself and the team were thrilled at the prospect of transforming our ethos and energy into a real, tangible abode, somewhere people could walk around, touch, feel and ultimately buy and live in.
While the magazine’s scope has always been international (we have 25 editions globally), my role as Editor-in-Chief of this country’s iteration is to champion, support and raise up British designers and their work. So, the 185-square-metre duplex showcases the best of British design in 2021, featuring products from UK-based brands, companies and designers.
The result of a collaboration with our close friends and contacts, the project reveals the look that ELLE Decoration has become synonymous with over the years – a chic and clever curation of pieces, blending contemporary and vintage in an eclectic and exciting way.
Working closely with creative consultant Laura Fulmine and the artists represented by her MAH Gallery, design archivist Béton Brut, plant specialist Conservatory Archives and the colour expertise of paint company Farrow & Ball, we’ve created a space which, unlike the usual cold or brassy show properties of most developments, has warmth, credibility and sophisticated cool.
At ELLE Decoration we don’t follow the crowd and come up with what is expected. The penthouse, is fresh, and heralds the new direction that the look of peoples’ homes will take in the months and years to come.
For sales enquiries, call Londonewcastle (020 7534 1888) or CBRE (020 7240 2255), chapterhouse.london; londonewcastle.com
This article first appeared in ELLE Decoration January 2021, on sale now
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