“If the world has absolutely no sense, who’s stopping us from inventing one?”
-LEWIS CARROLL IN 1871
In that spirit, designers are bringing a bold, expressive aesthetic to their work—drawing on the history of decorative arts, playfully layering wallpaper and fabrics, and unleashing pattern. In our summer issue, Jay Jeffers reinvents a 19th-century mansion as the Madrona Hotel; rising star Noz Nozawa creates elegantly embellished interiors; and the ultimate maximalist, Gaudi, goes on exhibition in Paris.
Welcome, friends, to the revival of decoration.
In that spirit, designers are bringing a bold, expressive aesthetic to their work—drawing on the history of decorative arts, playfully layering wallpaper and fabrics, and unleashing pattern. In our summer issue, Jay Jeffers reinvents a 19th-century mansion as the Madrona Hotel; rising star Noz Nozawa creates elegantly embellished interiors; and the ultimate maximalist, Gaudi, goes on exhibition in Paris.
