Couturier continued his bold use of color in other innovative ways
throughout the apartment. “Color gives personality to spaces,” he says.
“We used brilliant colors behind the beds as headboards, and it gives
a different feeling to each of the rooms.” the beds stand against walls
painted varying shades of bright turquoise, while, in the downstairs guest
quarters, a recessed niche between the living area and kitchen was
painted a vibrant orange to help separate the open room. Couturier
placed a large-scale Michael eastman photograph against the
tangerine backdrop. A Verner panton steel-wire dining set pops with
orange-hued upholstered seats, and tufted-leather Kaare Klint chairs
from the 1930s complement a Cassina sectional sofa.
“i hate spaces that are overly serious,” says Couturier. “you come in
and everything’s so heavy that you get defined by your walls.” this
june
apartment turned out to have the opposite effect. Between the bright
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colors, avant-garde furniture, lively patterns and contemporary artwork,
july
the apartment feels like a welcome retreat for its owners. “i think they
find it a relief to have these simple bold spaces that are sharp and quite
