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By Casey Kettleson
in Decor Features
on March 29, 2010
One of our absolute favorite features in Harper's Bazaar has got to be the décor feature, A Fashionable Life. In June 2009, the glossy featured Max & Lubov Azria's LA crib and, well, we're still smitten.
Everything about the Azria's home is stunning, from the custom laser-cut chrome floral garlands hanging from the ceiling of one room, to the dramatic chandelier that cascades directly into a petrified-wood table. I wonder that maybe, just maybe, if I click my heels three times and repeat “There’s no place like Max & Lubov’s fabulous home” I might just end up there one day…
The thing that is most extraordinary about their 60-room manse is perhaps the fabulous use of color – there are bright yellow walls, vibrant orange and red accents throughout the home, and Max even has the fabulous Paul Smith rug and striped B&B Italia chair that I’d die for in his office. Signature A accents also decorate the home, along with sunburst mirrors collected from around the world, which give the home its name: La Maison de Soleil. See below for a bit from the article written by Marshall Heyman and more gorgeous images taken by photographer Douglas Friedman:
"The home's aesthetic is part Jonathan Adler, part Philippe Starck. A huge orange horse stands in the living room, while giant replicas of an apple and mushrooms lead to the pool. The pool house has its own Turkish hamam, while three peaceful gardens — one Japanese, one English, one French — line the property.
"'There's a sense of humor about the place,' says Lubov, adding that she was inspired, in part, by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland: '[Home] should be magical; it should be fairy tale.' Indeed, Max agrees. 'I think I have the best house in the world,' he says. 'I thank God to have it. I thank God that I finished it. And I hope that I will live enough to take profit of it.'"
Are you feeling inspired by La Maison de Soleil?
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/max-azria-tour-0609
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katie • about 2 years ago
drool.