Paradise Valley Villa
A desert house of arches and lime plaster, built to stay cool and to look warm.
Every opening is an arch, from the steel-framed doors onto the olive garden to the niches that hold the books. The walls are lime-washed plaster that moves with the light, and the floors are a chequerboard of limestone and travertine that stays cool underfoot.
Furniture is low, round and few. Brass is used where the hand lands: taps, pulls, the sconces, and the sculptural pendant over the hall.
The study is the only dark room, with a fire, a round desk and arched shelving lit from inside for the things the owners bring back from travelling.
For rooms like these
Things we would bring to these rooms, and keep specifying in others. Each one links to its maker.
Androgyne Dining Table
An oak base of interlocking planes under a round top in wood or stone. Round tables make better conversations, and this one seats more people than it looks.
Visit Audo
IC Lights S1
Michael Anastassiades' opal glass sphere, balanced on a thin brass arm. It looks weightless over a table and holds its own among plaster mouldings.
Visit Flos
Filtered Showerhead
A filtered showerhead that does not look like a gadget. It comes in polished chrome, brushed nickel and black, so it can match the rest of the fittings.
Visit RorraProduct photographs from the makers.