There’s an art to it, and a lot of fun to be had, even on a limited budget“Art is a crucial layer in telling the story of a room,” says designer Martin Brudnizki. “It adds a whole other dimension to a space.” He should know. The mastermind behind some of London’s most sumptuous dining rooms, from the Ivy to J Sheekey, he recently unveiled a £55m makeover of Annabel’s. It’s art that helped to dictate the extreme maximalism of the Mayfair nightclub’s decor (including the Picasso formerly known as Girl with a Red Beret and Pompom, but renamed Annabel by owner Richard Caring). “We built a narrative around the art,” explains Brudnizki, who used paintings by the British artist Ian Sidaway as the starting point for the series of botanical murals that decorate the club’s Garden Room. “Sometimes, though, the art comes last and is simply used to amplify the design story.”It’s an approach he takes home with him, too. Visual art adds a layer of interest to the flat he shares with partner Jonathan Brook, who runs the Martin Brudnizki Design studio’s art advisory service in a Victorian mansion block in Parson’s Green, southwest London. It’s not just the rich assortment of works on display that amps up what is otherwise a serene, understated space, it’s the fact that they’re often hung cheek-by-jowl, wall-to-wall. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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