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but when paired with another one or two 12.Favourite design book ever?
pieces, you might find a completely new I’d have to say interior designer Jacques
meaning. Grange’s book entitled Jacques Grange
Interiors. The book is a compilation of
7.What’s your dream project? his best work. It’s big which I love and
My own home is my dream project features a lot of photography by the best
– I get to experiment with abandon. If interiors photographer in the world,
something doesn’t work, then at least I Francois Halard.
only have to answer to myself. That being
said, I love working on hotels. 13.Favourite creative person in the
world?
8.If you were pushed to choose between Jacques Grange (obviously). He’s the
texture or colour, which would you best interior decorator designer in the
choose and why? world. The way that he mixes periods,
That’s an impossible question, but if I styles, textures, colours and art is genius.
absolutely had to choose, I would choose He is totally unpretentious in his way of
colour. Texture is so important, but it decoration. And judging by the calibre
doesn’t make me happy like the perfect of art and furniture he uses, he has every
shade of egg yolk yellow does. right in the world to be very pretentious.
He is also completely unpredictable which
9.What’s an easy addition to an interior I find intriguing.
to spice it up?
Least effort, highest impact would have 14.What’s been your most impactful
to be a book collection. interior design lesson? And how did you
come to learn it?
10.Your thoughts on trends? I’m a self-taught interior designer, so
I don’t think about trends – I rarely every lesson has been very hard earned.
read material that would even bring Honestly, I think I would say the fact
them up. So besides the totally obvious, I that not everyone is going to like what
couldn’t tell you what’s in and what’s out. you do, and that’s ok. In the beginning I
My advice is don’t waste your money on would fall apart if a potential client didn’t
anything fleeting, buy what you love and like something I showed them. It’s a little
forget about the rest. easier now for me to take the rejection, it’s
not personal.
11.Weekends are for?
I like to have, or go to one dinner party, 15.Dream dinner party guest list?
and mostly just be by myself at home. I’d choose my best friends, including
I’m an incurable homebody. Maybe walk the ones scattered around the planet. dw
around the village, pick up some bread or
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