View past some furniture on the periphery of a sitting room to a sweet, petite terrace with a metal breakfast table and an abundance of potted plants.

curated

interior design, FF&E and art advisory

chelsea, london

Interior design of a collector’s mews house in Chelsea.

This property is a pied-à-terre contained within the upper floors of a Victorian mews house. The client’s were drawn to the spaces and volumes of this convenient and centrally located home. Due to the narrow entrance and staircases, it was a challenge to install furniture and art of suitable proportions, but the end result was well worth these efforts.

A light-filled sitting room filled with a beautiful and interesting selection of furniture and art. A bucket sofa by Rabih Hage in deep orange silk-velvet adds a splash of colour. The room is anchored by a a rug with a circular pattern.
A detail of the sitting room with the orange silk-velvet sofa and a sculptural chair made of clear glass jars, by Johnny Swing sits in the foreground.
Corner detail under the sloping roof lights. A hammered bronze and glass console table holds an intriguing selection of beautiful objects. A painting of a red flower by Aki Kuroda hangs to the right.
The dining area with a bespoke dark-stained oak dining table with an assortment of different dining chairs. Behind hangs a text based oil painting by artist Susan Shup.
Detail of a bespoke pale wood bookcase.
Detail of a one-off steel cabinet covered with antique wallpaper by designer Piet Hein Eek.
Detail of the room showing showing the glass 'Jar Chair' and a view out onto the terrace.
View out onto the terrace which is set with a metal breakfast table, scrap wood stools and chairs and an abundance of potted plants.
Corner of the sitting room showing the antique wallpaper covered cabinet, and a coffee table constructed of sections of 'i' beams, sitting beneath a sheet of glass, by Rabih Hage.
View of the informal dining area of the kitchen with a Z-table by Rabih Hage and a selection of scrap wood furniture by Piet Hein Eek.
Detail of the breakfast table with an open scrap wood cabinet by Piet Hein Eek behind. The copper is also by Piet Hein eek.
View of the principal bedroom with a striking red and yellow woven cashmere blanket to the foot of the bed. The console table/desk is in white lacquered scrap wood.
View of the bedroom. A vintage Danish chair sits in the corner which has been reupholstered with red velvet on the seat. The photo is of an extravagant ballroom by Massimo Listri.
A view to the ensuite beyond the bed with the white lacquered scrap wood console to the right.

area: 1,900 ft²

client: private

A great deal of the furniture are Hage’s own designs: the i-beam steel and glass coffee table, bespoke bucket sofa in orange velvet, limed oak bench, dining table and bespoke bookshelf. There are also many pieces by designers and artists that Hage has worked closely with and championed over the decades, many using salvaged or recycled materials: a Jar Chair by Johnny Swing, several lamps by Patrice Gruffaz, a steel cabinet clad in antique wallpaper by Piet Hein Eek as well as several pieces in scrap-wood also by Piet Hein Eek and text-based paintings by Susan Shup. The soothing neutrals that form the base of this interior provide the perfect canvas for this beautiful and varied collection of art and design.

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