Smoke and Mirrors
Living Etc Magazine|January 2021
Everywhere you look in Alexandre and David’s seductive Paris apartment there is something to delight and intrigue
Juliet Benning
Smoke and Mirrors

DINING AREA

The mirror-clad chimney breast adds depth. Bookshelves in Macassar wood are lined with brass that lifts the darker tones.

Lasso glass sculpture (hanging on the mirror), SkLO Studio. Superleggera chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina, a source at 1stDib s

HALLWAY

A panel of wallpaper makes a dramatic backdrop to the console table where David and Alexandre’s finds are displayed.

Pink flamingo garden wallpaper, Ananbo. Console table, AM.PM

LIVING ROOM

The mirror, concealing a TV, provides a focal point. David and Alexandre prefer the ambiance of wall lights to ceiling lighting.

Sofa by Zanotta; in velvet from Creations Metaphors. Cocktail chair in Jim Thompson’s Golden Sunburst fabric. Model 3100 chairs by Willy Guhl for Dietiker; the source from Pamono. Sculpture on the mirror, William Friedle

KITCHEN

A huge wall mirror ensures that those eating at the bar can see the rest of the room.

Walls in Railings, Farrow & Ball. Worktop in Bardiglio Nuvolato marble. Brass 2097 chandelier, Gino Sarfatti for Flos

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