Party at Vervoordt's castle

Oke, people will start to believe i am addicted to vervoordt. But i can't help it, his castle is just unbelievable. During the day and also during the night as you can see on the pictures.
The front exterior of 's-Gravewezel.



For the guy's and girl's who don't know Axel Vervoordt, well he's one of the most admired, indeed, even revered interior decorator/designers in the world.

The staff at Vervoordt's 's-Gravewezel, lay the buffet.

The buffet table.

The living room.

Another view of the living room (what a nice Fontana above the fireplace)

The Porcelain room. A fantastic room filled with porcelain from a ship that sunk hundred years ago full of porcelain.

The staircase leading to the first floor.

The Office.When Mr. Vervoordt bought the castle there was a pink formica bar in this room, can you believe that.

Looking into the Work room from the Office.

The fireplace in the library.

A reading room on the first floor. Sting slept already in this fantastic little room who has his own bathroom :-)

The Oriental Drawing room. That is nice minimalistic for me

The Billiard room.

Looking into the Billiard room.

A guest bedroom.

Another view of the guest bedroom.

And another ...

The guest bathroom.

So simple but just totally perfect :-)

The Work room. With mural paintings from the ateliers of Pieter Paul Rubbens

Guests start to fill the living room for dinner.

Dinner in full effect.

The Work room.

Looking into the office.

The Porcelain room during dinner. The white room full of that Ming dynasty porcelain, it's to die for.

The temporary bar, back on the ground floor.

Axel Vervoordt Timeless Interiors

Do i need to present him? I don't know if everybody know this guy, but frankly they should!

He's a visionairy person, i met him already in real, and he's just fascinating.
Axel is also one of my favourite's designer, Even if he don't like to be called like this.
And i think thats normal, he's much more than a designer.



Here is a link to one of his books, off course it's one that is next to my bed :-)

http://books.google.be/books?id=5dFe2o7qu58C&printsec=frontcover&dq=vervoordt&lr=&sig=ACfU3U3NhoZKoOz7MPikR9-NEjJsE6PXqw#PPP1,M2

The Selby (dedicated to Els and Tottie)

Another of one of my findings :-)
The site of photographer Todd Selby, a person with an eye for wonderfull things.

I think this doesn't need a lot of explanation, just enjoy the pictures and do visit the website. You will be looking there around for a good moment.

http://www.theselby.com/

Sandra Nunnerley

Sandra gazes out her living room window.

I know this name will not ring a bell to some people, but I found that she a goddess in interior design. “I have a lot of god's and goddesses ;-)” The list is as long as twice around the globe. But I will share this with you every time I can.

Sandra’s desk and a chieftain chair from Ethiopia. The hall installation “Brancusi’s Dealer” is by artist Richard Pettibone.

Some fact's here.

She grew up in New Zealand and studied architecture in Australia, but established herself here in the 1980s. She's an architect and also an interiordesigner. For more technical info you can visit her website.
http://www.nunnerley.com/index1.html

“Bad day for Meth Lab #3 and #4” by Kelly McLane dominates the wall of Sandra’s cozy study. The custom sofa doubles as a guest bed when needed.
And like I am very fond of nice pictures I will share with you the pic's of her new New York appartment.

A 1987 Richard Serra painting “My Curves Are Not Mad”, makes a bold statement in the living room.

A view into the foyer. The low curved side table from the 1970s is made out of eggshell and lacquer. “Crying” and “Licking Lips” by photographer Morton Bartlett, hang above a Louis XIVth style table in the entrance foyer.

A close up of the beechwood base of the Louis XIV-style foyer table.

A 1920s Senufo guardian bird figure from the Ivory Coast keeps watch over Sandra’s home. In the background, a print by Italian artist Alberto Magnelli.

A handsome Maison Jansen 1940s black lacquer and steel dining table stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room.

A crystal ball sits atop a 19th century gilt bronze stand in the entry foyer.

Sheepskin scatter rugs soften the lines in the bedroom. To bring light into the room, Sandra opened up a solid back wall with a set of French doors.

A beveled-glass 1950s “Sunburst” mirror by Tommy Parzinger hangs above a Biedermeier chest in the bedroom.

A charming gilt mirror sits atop a marble top Guerdon table in the master bedroom.

Sandra’s walk-in closet.

If this isn't a wonderfull place to stay, you just would want to work from home if you had this :-)

interview to read on http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com