Tabla de contenidos para November 2022 en Home Journal

It was a lovely evening at the charming BluHouse and my friend and I were engaged in a fierce debate on whether she should leave her job because of an unpleasant work culture. On the one hand, it seemed a fair enough reason for her to call it quits, but I was still unsure. As someone who has lived and worked abroad, I assured her there’s no perfect place or job anywhere on the planet. And, if there is anything I have learnt from the many design visionaries I talk to, it’s that we don’t search for the perfect home (or job), but we try to create one. Such an ethos is the common thread among the charming homes that grace this issue. In a municipality near Barcelona, a duplex…

Worldly and neutral hues, rounded silhouettes and brass accents are the perfect combination for an epic autumnal home makeover. But while timeless earthy hues of hemlock, dusty pink and potters clay continue to rule for the season of transition, don’t shy away from adding pops of vibrant, saturated hues, that infuse gaiety into your home – think reddish tangerine, grey cyan, and blue teal. This month marks the arrival of many autumn winter homeware ranges in delightful tones – just in time for the change of seasons. The sinuous Allure O’ Dining Table by B&B Italia, for one, comes in a vibrant list of colourways that promises to liven up your dining room with 1950s-1960s retro charm; while the Emma series by Swedish brand Eldvarm is a modern add-on to…

When Brazilian financial service executive Renato Lulia Jacob and his American wife Emily Perry had their second child, the couple decided they wanted their daughters to learn Portuguese and to be closer to their Brazilian grandparents. So they relocated from London – where they had been living for a decade – and returned to Jacob’s childhood home city of São Paulo. Jacob was looking for a place that he and Perry “wouldn’t feel guilty over destroying and rebuilding”, so they settled on a 404,723 square foot, single-level flat in a nondescript 1990s building in Vila Nova Conceição – a leafy neighbourhood adjacent to Ibirapuera Park in the southern section of São Paulo. Through recommendations from their friends, the couple met and hired local architecture studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to turn…

ANCIENT BEAUTY Italian textile house Rubelli has worked with design luminary Luke Edward Hall to unveil an exuberant furnishing fabric collection called “Return to Arcadia”. The English designer weaves his passion for mythology and ancient Greek and Roman civilisation into the prints, featuring statues, busts, lyres, roses, and plants seen in Arcadian English gardens, as well as ribbons, baskets and floral decorations inspired by the historical archives of Fondazione Rubelli, making for a dynamic series that is equal parts classical and innovative. The collection is available at Altfield Interiors. | 意大利布藝品牌 Rubelli 聯乘設計 大師 Luke Edward Hall 合 作 推出名為「 Return to Arcadia 」的迷 人 家具面料系列 。 這位英國設計師將他對神話 、 古希臘和羅馬文明的 熱情融入到繽紛圖案之中 ， 包括雕像 、 半身像 、 七弦琴 、 在 Arcadian 英式花園可找到的玫瑰花和植物 ， 以及受 Fondazione Rubelli 經典 系列啟發的絲帶 、 籃子和花卉裝飾圖案 ，…

In Ripollet, a Spanish municipality just a 15-minute drive from Barcelona, design studio Egue y Seta recently completed an enchanting 1,226 square foot one-bedroom duplex with an 845 square foot rooftop terrace that’s been furnished with stylish Kettal outdoor furniture. Because the property has an unusual triangular floor plan, the Barcelona-based design team had to think about how best to utilise the angular sections. This influenced its decisions about the layout and design. “We liked how the space was layered and how everything interacted in this property. We tried to respect the duplex’s original layout, and work with it to preserve the property’s architectural characteristics. This helped our client to circumvent the cost of a full renovation,” says Emma Charles, the project’s manager. To maximise usage of the main floor,…

LOCATION: New York, U.S. Residence Located inside award-winning architect Jean Nouvel’s 1,050 foot high Manhattan condominium tower 53 West 53, this stunning residence takes inspiration from the nearby MoMA to create a carefully curated art-filled home. The 3,670 square foot residence has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, and a windowed study, all furnished by Rebecca Robertson’s world-renowned interior design firm RR Interiors. The home combines a neutral colour palette with an interesting mix of textures such as grasscloth, alpaca, luxe wools and silks, alongside rich wood details to create soft and luxurious looking interiors. The foyer gives way to a corner living room with east, west, and north-facing floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook New York’s backyard, Central Park. An adjacent pair of pocket doors opens to reveal a custom kitchen by Thierry…

LALIQUE 典雅水晶燈具及圓桌系列 ， 迎來璀璨新一年 French crystal maker LALIQUE is perhaps best celebrated for its sculptural perfume bottles and ornate vases replete with art nouveau panache. But the 100-year-old atelier is so much more than just about accessories. Its homeware collection, including the Cactus table, and the Champs-Élysées and Orgue chandeliers, is equally mesmerising. Light up the New Year with the Orgue series (shown on the opposite page) that comes in chandeliers, wall sconces, and lamps. Conceived by Studio Andrée Putman, the Orgue Chandelier composes rings of clear crystal reminiscent of a rain shower, evoking a delicate blend of 1930s glamour and modern chic. The more elaborate Champs-Élysées chandelier, meanwhile, reimagines the classic Champs-Élysées bowl designed in 1951 by Marc Lalique with a modern spin. A cluster of gold lustre crystals…

Located within an extensive curtilage formerly vacant heritage building called Possidónio da Silva 37 in Lisbon, Portugal, Casa Prazeres 37 is a newly built singled-welling residence that is the family home of Pedro Silva Lopes, one of the partners of Fragmentos – the Lisbon architecture and design studio that designed the house. Tucked away on a street near Lisbon’s architecturally diverse Campo de Ourique neighbourhood, the 2,497 square foot building was developed over two levels to adapt to the site’s sloping topography, and to define its relationship with the existing Possidónio da Silva 37 in the neighbouring plot. The original heritage building’s 19th century façade was rehabilitated to enhance its historical character, but the new property within the curtilage was developed with a cleaner, more contemporary look. “In functional terms,…

One of the perks of apartments in Hong Kong which are more than 30 years of age is they often come in functional layout designs, so you don’t have to worry as much about making use of awkward corners or tearing down walls. For designers, such a spatial layout comes with limitless possibilities that encourage their imagination and creativity to run free. “We came up with more than a dozen layout plans,” says hoo’s founder YC Chen, of this 2,500 square foot apartment in the 58-year-old Bellevue Court that was eight months in the making. “The homeowners gave us a free hand on the design; all they wanted was enough room for the family of three to grow.” With a commodious communal zone being the prerequisite, the design team reclaimed the…

LOCATION: Gold Coast, Australia Residence Global interior design studio Banda, headed by Edo Mapelli Mozzi, who also happens to be King Charles’ nephew-in-law, is teaming up with Australian real estate expert Rory O’Brien to launch a new luxury residential tower, Masthead Ocean Club. Located on the Gold Coast – the go-to vacation destination for Australians for decades – this AU$280 million project is set to begin in the next few months with the goal of bringing residents a seven-star resort experience. Comprising 28 units in total – 20 residences, five sky homes, two duplex sub-penthouses and one super-penthouse – Masthead Ocean Club will offer views of the Pacific Ocean, Broadwater, and the Hinterland, as well as breathtaking Australian sunrises and sunsets. The boutique-style dwellings take plenty of design inspiration from…

冠絕曼克頓上東區的頂層住宅 Location: New York, U.S. Penthouse A piece of New York luxury on the Upper East Side is now up for grabs at US$33 million. Designed and developed by Joe McMillan’s DDG, the triplex penthouse on 180 East 88th Street houses five bedrooms, plus den, four full and two half bathrooms, two living rooms, one with a gas fireplace and wet-bar, as well as a dining area and kitchen. The sprawling three-level home covers 5,508 square foot of the indoor area, with an extra 3,500 square feet of private terrace space across all levels. Connecting all levels is a stunning spiral staircase that leads to a private rooftop which overlooks Central Park at 467 feet above ground – the highest in the neighbourhood. Pre-war style detailing meets modern luxury expectations…