Kelly Wearstler, doyenne of American design and Wallpaper* guest editor, invites us into her Beverly Hills home for an exclusive photo shoot, and talks technology, craft and creative kindred spirits, as we present a portfolio of her interiors projects
Wearstler in the hallway of her Beverly Hills residence, furnished with a 1980s French mirror and a vintage Scandinavian rug. She wears a suit by Tako Mekvabidze, shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti, a Prada bag and rings by Lillian Shalom. Although she is fascinated by new frontiers in digital realms, her work always carries something of the human hand.
The tiled back wall of The Peacock, the Mediterranean restaurant at the Austin Proper Hotel, tells a story about the menu before you even taste the food. Wearstler sourced its constituent tiles in Portugal, after visiting a family-run company that had been in business for 80 years. ‘I got a blend of beautiful deadstock tiles: there’s maybe four of one pattern and ten of another. I probably used 200 different tiles. It’s like a patchwork that feels very bohemian, very Austin.
You know you’re sitting in a Wearstler-designed hotel when you think you’re reclining in your most stylish friend’s living room. ‘I look at hotel design and residential design through the same lens,’ she says of her propensity to create inviting, considered spaces, layered with texture and points of interest, much like a home assembled over years. ‘A hotel can be the epicentre of where locals hang out,’ she points out, as is the case with the, where she often holds meetings or relaxes.
Sometimes projects evolve naturally in this way, which she calls ‘riding the wave’ – indeed, her entry to retail happened in this spirit in 2007, when she received a call from Jim Gold, the president of Bergdorf Goodman. She had recently renovated the restaurant BG, and he invited her to open a ‘shop in shop’: ‘I had no products at the time, but I just said yes and figured out the details after!’ she says.
Despite the conflation of unrelenting international crises, Wearstler remains optimistic. ‘Design is a force of good and a force of pleasure. In our world, there are so many challenges, and design can present incredible solutions to very real problems… making our lives easier, educating us along the way. Innovative design really enriches our lives; it can boost morale, spark conversations, and overall lead to good progress. It connects people.
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