There is a thrill nearly every designer gets when finding that diamond in the rough waiting to be turned into a polished gem. It’s seeing the possibilities and the largely blank canvas upon which you will paint your fantasies and make your dream a reality. Pierre Yovanovitch stumbled across a crumbling 17th century chateau near Marseilles and was seduced.
I have long admired the work of Paris-based designer Pierre Yovanovitch and his most recent layout in Elle Décor does not disappoint.
Yovanovitch spent three years restoring his chateau in Provence and the results are why this largely self-taught designer has shot to the top of the French design world in a little more than a decade.
Yovanovitch deftly juxtaposes classic French architectural references with clean modern aesthetics and rarified 20th century furnishings and lighting.
Elle Décor – Livingroom “The sublime 17th century gypsum fireplace mantel with a Robsjohn-Gibbings biomorphic coffee table and custom sofas.
Elle Décor– DiningRoom – “Austere and monastic in the most sophisticated manner possible.”
Elle Décor – Master Bedroom – “Modern, refined country style”
Timeless, classic, ethereal.
photos via Elle Décor