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Living
City residence on Limmatquai
A retired couple chooses a stately old building in the centre of Zurich as its urban home base. Exquisite fabrics complement the historic structure and lend the venerable rooms cosiness and sophistication.
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Fine drapery (here by Dedar) serves as a link between old and new in the sunny flat—as does the lighting fixture by Servomuto, a fresh interpretation of Viennese wickerwork for Thonet Vienna ...
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... as soon as you enter, you are greeted by a magical play of light, thanks to the Bijou lamp by Donghia New York that illuminates the golden wall covering by Misha Wallpapers …
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... the light-flooded living room is crowned by Borek Sipek’s hand-blown glass chandelier for Lasvit. Luigi Frighetto’s armchairs for Black Tai are decked out with custom-made fabric by Nobilis Paris ...
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... RoomDresser upholstered the sofa by Missy Vandenberg and Gabriele Rosina for Donghia with a grainy bouclé from Dedar Milano and adorned it with specially made silk pillows ...
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…. the superbly refurbished panel parquet flooring wends its way through the entire floor, set off by exclusive curtains made of fabrics from the Italian fabric house ...
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… ornate trimmings grace the heavy Dedar drapes, a mix of classic stripes and grippy textured linen, sewn in the in-house studio ...
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... they frame a view of Lake Zurich, the Limmat, and its promenade, reflected here in the dressing room in the grey glass fronts of the Rimadesio wardrobe …
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… inspired by the formal rooms where ladies once retreated after dinner, the blue of Farrow & Ball’s wall colour adds intimacy to the bedroom....
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… the headboard, a RoomDresser design in velvety corduroy velour by Jim Tompson, has white leather piping that perfectly complements the Ginger Brown bedside tables in stingray skin