Work has begun on building a major new events spaces and more than 100 bedrooms at the famous The Belfry Hotel and Resort in Sutton Coldfield
Talisa Sutton pared-back style amalgamates Scandi-chic, French girl effortlessness, and relaxed Australiana, which is coincidentally how we'd describe her home, too.
A look at the sets from the TV series "The Lying Game" starring Alexandra Chando as twin sisters separated at birth who switch places.
A look at the sets from the TV series "The Lying Game" starring Alexandra Chando as twin sisters separated at birth who switch places.
The Yellow Fireplace - Emily Sutton British,b.1983- watercolour drawing
Advertisement from August, 1982 Architectural Digest. Coming across this 1982 advertisement for blinds photographed in the Manhattan apartment of interior designer Valerian Rybar brought to mind that the designer, internationally known among the Jet Set Rich and Famous during the 1970s and 80s, might not be a familiar name today. And what better way to present a decorator than with photos of his own home? With his partner Jean-Francois Diagre, who was perhaps more famous in Europe but usually regulated to a side remark in U.S. publications, Valerian Rybar (sometimes referred to as Stux-Rybar or Styx-Rybar) lived in a six-room Sutton Place apartment that they completely remodeled in the early 1970s to showcase their talent, leaving no original material or feature visible. Rybar & Daigre in costume for Le Bal Oriental, as used for the cover of the 2003 Christie's catalog. Officially known as Valerian Rybar & Daigre Design Corporation, they promoted being identified as the world's most expensive decorators and undoubtedly worked to make that a reality. Rybar, who was born in Yugoslavia, worked as a trainee at Lord & Taylor department store before designing packaging, displays, and shop interiors for Elizabeth Arden. Rybar joined Daigre in 1968 to stage a spectacular ball for Mr. & Mrs. Antenor Patiño (see widow Beatriz's Paris apartment in a previous post of The Devoted Classicist here) introducing 1300 guests to their new country house, Quinto Patiño, set in a 200 acre park in Portugal. Rybar & Daigre at Le Bal Oriental, 1969, as documented in watercolor by Alexandre Serebriakoff. Image via Scala Regia Inspirational Archives. The following year, an even more spectacular fete designed by Rybar and Daigre, Le Bal Oriental, was hosted by Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Redé, at his home in Paris, Hôtel Lambert. Read an excerpt from ALEXIS: THE MEMOIRS OF THE BARON DE REDE about the famous ball provided by the blog Scala Regia here. The Rybar-Daigre Living Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The coral (more like the orange-ish color of cnidarians than the pink-ish polo shirts) velvet walls of the Living Room had radius corners and mirror-finish stainless steel bands as the base and cornice. Etched steel plates covered the floor accented with a mink rug by Oscar de la Renta. Most of the furniture was designed by Rybar and custom made by Karl Mann, but there were accents of antiques such as a Boulle tortoiseshell and brass filigree desk, and a carved crystal bust of Ferdinando de' Medici. The Rybar-Daigre Dining Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Dining Room had the same steel flooring with walls lined with concealed closet doors that were designed to appear as shelves filled with books; the titles stamped into the leather of the otherwise identical false books spines were written to reflect chapters in the designers' past. An article by Jeff McKay in "New York Magazine" states that the title INTERNATIONAL BOREDOM referred to Rybar's marriage (1956 to 1965) to Irish brewing heiress Aileen Guiness, the Jet-Set chatelaine of Luttrellstown Castle near Dublin. Again, custom made furniture filled the room, with Rybar-designed tables covered with batik fabric in this 1972 photo. The bedside console in the Rybar-Daigre Master Bedroom. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Master Bedroom's bedside leather console topped with mirror-finish stainless steel was fitted to hold a slim-line telephone handset which also served as an intercom, and controls for the alarm clock, television, stereo, and dimmable lighting as well as the electric blanket. The Rybar-Daigre Dressing Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Dressing Room with the same low-cut pile caramel carpet as the bathroom was larger than the bedroom. Based on a concept of display, double-hanging rods held suits and sloped shelves held shoes. Translucent plastic drawers held folded shirts and glass shelves held rainbow stacks of sweaters. A 3-way tailor's mirror figured prominently in the space, but the most memorable feature was a bench upholstered in hand-painted pony skin whose height could be electronically adjusted to serve as a luggage rack, ironing board or massage table. The Rybar-Daigre Master Bathroom, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Master Bath featured a custom-made stainless steel bathtub and a lavatory set in a pedestal of marble. Tall mirrored cabinet doors provided storage for toiletries and reflected tortoise-shell faux finished walls and ceiling also punctuated with a section of mirrors. Carefully stitched leather-covered masks by Nancy Grossman provided ominous decoration. Marie-Hélène de Rothschild (wife of Baron Guy de Rothschild who owned Hôtel Lambert) with Valerian Rybar at Le Bal Oriental. 1969 photo via Artnet. According to Rybar's 1990 obituary written by Carol Vogel for The New York Times, he was 71 years old and died in his Manhattan home of prostate cancer. Daigre's 1992 New York Times obituary reported that he died of an AIDS-related illness in a Paris hospital at age 56. This notice reported that Daigre had been hired at age 19 to work at designing décor, textiles and packaging for Christian Dior before joining Rybar to plan the Patiño ball. It also said Diagre had managed the business side of the firm while continuing to be involved in the planning of gala events. Valerian Rybar, Paris, 1967. Leonard Nones photo via Corbis. The couple's Paris residence, usually assigned to Daigre in print, was even more opulent and will be featured in a future post of The Devoted Classicist.
It cost Tom Sutton £800 a month for a room in a Hoxton flatshare
At the time it was listed, Wildenstein was facing up to 2 years in prison and a substantial fine for an alleged $600M inheritance fraud, considered one of the biggest tax fraud trials ever held in France. He was cleared of all charges - twice - but its a cautionary tale of French inheritance laws.
The Tuxedo Park forever home of ‘The Music Man’ star is suffused florals, color, and character
A look at the sets from the TV series "The Lying Game" starring Alexandra Chando as twin sisters separated at birth who switch places.
The Yellow Fireplace - Emily Sutton British,b.1983- watercolour drawing
Advertisement from August, 1982 Architectural Digest. Coming across this 1982 advertisement for blinds photographed in the Manhattan apartment of interior designer Valerian Rybar brought to mind that the designer, internationally known among the Jet Set Rich and Famous during the 1970s and 80s, might not be a familiar name today. And what better way to present a decorator than with photos of his own home? With his partner Jean-Francois Diagre, who was perhaps more famous in Europe but usually regulated to a side remark in U.S. publications, Valerian Rybar (sometimes referred to as Stux-Rybar or Styx-Rybar) lived in a six-room Sutton Place apartment that they completely remodeled in the early 1970s to showcase their talent, leaving no original material or feature visible. Rybar & Daigre in costume for Le Bal Oriental, as used for the cover of the 2003 Christie's catalog. Officially known as Valerian Rybar & Daigre Design Corporation, they promoted being identified as the world's most expensive decorators and undoubtedly worked to make that a reality. Rybar, who was born in Yugoslavia, worked as a trainee at Lord & Taylor department store before designing packaging, displays, and shop interiors for Elizabeth Arden. Rybar joined Daigre in 1968 to stage a spectacular ball for Mr. & Mrs. Antenor Patiño (see widow Beatriz's Paris apartment in a previous post of The Devoted Classicist here) introducing 1300 guests to their new country house, Quinto Patiño, set in a 200 acre park in Portugal. Rybar & Daigre at Le Bal Oriental, 1969, as documented in watercolor by Alexandre Serebriakoff. Image via Scala Regia Inspirational Archives. The following year, an even more spectacular fete designed by Rybar and Daigre, Le Bal Oriental, was hosted by Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Redé, at his home in Paris, Hôtel Lambert. Read an excerpt from ALEXIS: THE MEMOIRS OF THE BARON DE REDE about the famous ball provided by the blog Scala Regia here. The Rybar-Daigre Living Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The coral (more like the orange-ish color of cnidarians than the pink-ish polo shirts) velvet walls of the Living Room had radius corners and mirror-finish stainless steel bands as the base and cornice. Etched steel plates covered the floor accented with a mink rug by Oscar de la Renta. Most of the furniture was designed by Rybar and custom made by Karl Mann, but there were accents of antiques such as a Boulle tortoiseshell and brass filigree desk, and a carved crystal bust of Ferdinando de' Medici. The Rybar-Daigre Dining Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Dining Room had the same steel flooring with walls lined with concealed closet doors that were designed to appear as shelves filled with books; the titles stamped into the leather of the otherwise identical false books spines were written to reflect chapters in the designers' past. An article by Jeff McKay in "New York Magazine" states that the title INTERNATIONAL BOREDOM referred to Rybar's marriage (1956 to 1965) to Irish brewing heiress Aileen Guiness, the Jet-Set chatelaine of Luttrellstown Castle near Dublin. Again, custom made furniture filled the room, with Rybar-designed tables covered with batik fabric in this 1972 photo. The bedside console in the Rybar-Daigre Master Bedroom. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Master Bedroom's bedside leather console topped with mirror-finish stainless steel was fitted to hold a slim-line telephone handset which also served as an intercom, and controls for the alarm clock, television, stereo, and dimmable lighting as well as the electric blanket. The Rybar-Daigre Dressing Room, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Dressing Room with the same low-cut pile caramel carpet as the bathroom was larger than the bedroom. Based on a concept of display, double-hanging rods held suits and sloped shelves held shoes. Translucent plastic drawers held folded shirts and glass shelves held rainbow stacks of sweaters. A 3-way tailor's mirror figured prominently in the space, but the most memorable feature was a bench upholstered in hand-painted pony skin whose height could be electronically adjusted to serve as a luggage rack, ironing board or massage table. The Rybar-Daigre Master Bathroom, Sutton Place. Photo by Ezra Stoller via New York Magazine. The Master Bath featured a custom-made stainless steel bathtub and a lavatory set in a pedestal of marble. Tall mirrored cabinet doors provided storage for toiletries and reflected tortoise-shell faux finished walls and ceiling also punctuated with a section of mirrors. Carefully stitched leather-covered masks by Nancy Grossman provided ominous decoration. Marie-Hélène de Rothschild (wife of Baron Guy de Rothschild who owned Hôtel Lambert) with Valerian Rybar at Le Bal Oriental. 1969 photo via Artnet. According to Rybar's 1990 obituary written by Carol Vogel for The New York Times, he was 71 years old and died in his Manhattan home of prostate cancer. Daigre's 1992 New York Times obituary reported that he died of an AIDS-related illness in a Paris hospital at age 56. This notice reported that Daigre had been hired at age 19 to work at designing décor, textiles and packaging for Christian Dior before joining Rybar to plan the Patiño ball. It also said Diagre had managed the business side of the firm while continuing to be involved in the planning of gala events. Valerian Rybar, Paris, 1967. Leonard Nones photo via Corbis. The couple's Paris residence, usually assigned to Daigre in print, was even more opulent and will be featured in a future post of The Devoted Classicist.
I can’t recall which appeared on my radar first – Somerset’s Babington House or Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds – but both Soho House properties have been …
One of my favorite designers to follow is Aussie Anna Spiro. Her Bloomsbury Group/English manor house aesthetic with its revived vintage brown furniture and pattern-on-pattern audacity always makes exploring her projects a veritable gold mine of surprises and inspiration. Her latest doesn’t disappoint — and if you go for this kind of layered […]
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Historian David Ross looks at the village of Suton, Norfolk, with local history, what to see, and accommodation. We're Passionate about Norfolk Heritage!
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Isabella Worsley trained under award-winning interior designers Guy Goodfellow and Kit Kemp before founding her own studio in 2018. Now working alongside a small team, Isabella harnesses her signature style – think rich fabrics and prints and plenty of contemporary artwork – to add character and warmth to a property, whether that’s a luxury hotel or a London townhouse. Here, she reveals more about her style and design process, before taking us through three of her favourite projects…
