The Turkish design studio Autoban have sent us photos of a recently completed apartment interior they have refurbished and filled with their own furniture designs. Project description from Autoban: Lying between one of the chiquest streets in Beyolu and the lively heart of Tünel, the Ojeni flats boast stunning views over the whole of historic Istanbul and the Bosphorus.
This apartment spans the raised ground floor of two elegant houses in London. It is entered through a square all, devoid of any decoration of furniture. This taupe-colored space is lit both artificially and by diffused light from the room on either side.
Moving from the United States to the notoriously cramped city of London can be spatially challenging exercise, and the interior designer who lives in this Chelsea apartment was well aware that finding a large apartment, all on one floor, would take some time. Situated on Sloane Square and designed by the architect Lord Willet in 1900, the building including an original cage type lift.
A houses and apartments go through countless refurbishments and changing fashions, details such as picture and dado-rails come and go, radiators are boxed over or left exposed and, of course, kitchens and bathrooms are replaced at an astonishing rate. Working in the international fashion business means that the owners of this central London apartment travel frequently.
Instead of trying to make his vertical space look larger by using the common device of an all-white scheme, the interior design director of a top UK fabric and design company took another approach in this south-west London apartment. A developer had bought an old school, divided the spaces into units of various sizes and sold them on as empty shells.
A gallery owner, picture-framing expert and author of several design books has decorated her large London apartment in pale, creamy whites, concentrating on the play of natural light afforded by its luxuriously tall windows, instead of a separate dining-room she has been able to incorporate an antique table and chairs into the new kitchen