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Corsicanchic
Looking likeasecrethideout inaJamesBond film,
Corsica’sCasadelmarHotel promisesguestsa
feast forall thesenses.
Designedby reveredFrencharchitect
Jean-FrançoisBodin tocomplement itsdramatic
locationoverlooking thebayofPorto-Vecchio in
thesouthof the island,Casadelmar isall about
five-star style.Clad in redcedarwoodwith
floor-to-ceilingwindows thataffordbreathtaking
viewsoveraglitteringsea, the locallyownedhotel
offers34 individuallydesignedguest roomswith
Brandonstone floorsandBaccarat lighting.The
furniture,hand-pickedbyBodin (currently
renovatingParis’smagnificentMuséePicasso in
theMarais), includesUtrechtarmchairsdesigned
byGerritThomasRietveld forCassina.
Outside, there isan infinitypool,aprivatebeachand twohectaresof gardendesignedbyJean
Mus thatshowcase the finest,andsweetest-smelling,Mediterranean flora. Inaddition,Casadelmar
offersa luxuryspa,asecludedvillaandaMichelin-starred restaurant.
casadelmar.fr
Rugaddiction
DutchDelftBlueCeramicsandbalmysummerdaysare the inspiration
behind this fabulousskull rug,byGermancarpetdesignerMichaela
Schleypen.Withapassion for floorsand textiles,Schleypenused
finelystitched lines tocreatea remarkable3Deffect,whichmakes the
skull seem like it’shovering.With
thepatternstitched ineither
NewZealandwool or lustre
cotton,Schleypen’s rug is
designed tobeseenasa
good-luckcharm that
protectsagainstevil.
Availableexclusively
atFRONTLondon
for£990/€1,241
per squaremetre,
soyoucan furnish
your room
accordingly.
wearefront.com
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words
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Graffiti spreads itswings
Malaga, thecapital ofSpain’sCostadel Sol, ismaking itsmarkon the international contemporarydesignscenewithastreetart initiative
that’s fast sproutingwings.Thecity’sMAUS–MálagaArteUrbanoenel SoHo–project isusing thebuiltenvironmentofone formerly
run-downneighbourhoodasacanvasuponwhich renownedgraffiti artistsarecreatingexcitingnewworks.
Thismassivepiece,entitled
Abiding in theBrokenHeart
, isbyDALeastwhodescribeshimself as ‘currentlyahumanbeing’andhails
fromChina.Othermurals include large-scalepiecesbyUSgraffiti artistFrankShepardFairey, famous forObey,andBritishartistD*Face.
Theirworkadorns two towerblocksbehind thecity’sCentre forContemporaryArt.Malaga’s
barriode lasartes
,knownasSoHo,will next
yearbehome toapop-upPompidouCentre, the firstoutsideFrance.
mausmalaga.com
