ELLE DECOR

A fashion-savvy home decorating magazine for the new generation of design professionals and consumers who know exactly what they want, ELLE DECOR covers fashionable and inspirational products that bring couture chic to every room of your home.

BENJAMIN REYNAERT

ELIZABETH ANGELL

EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS

IN MEMORIAM • Noble Calling Mario Buatta’s cheerful florals earned this decorating grand master the sobriquet the “Prince of Chintz.” A close friend recalls his exuberant style—and his inimitable wit.

POV

WHAT’S HOT

A-LIST ARCHITECTURE • Building Blocks For the second edition of ED’s list of the world’s greatest living architects, we constructed six beautiful buildings with the help of our friends at Lego.

A-LIST ARCHITECTURE 2019

A-LIST ARCHITECTURE EMERITUS

SHOW CASE • Heart and Soles Christian Louboutin ups the ante on his beloved footwear with a collection of couture styles.

JEWELRY BOX • All Clear Intricately carved crystal cuffs double as elegant tabletop objets.

SHORT LIST • Venus Williams and eight things she can’t live without.

CRAFTIN GLUXURY

LIVING • East to West With the opening of immersive locations on both coasts, RH presents its vision of the future of retail.

STYLE / DESIGN / CULTURE

DANIEL’S KITCHENS • Aw, Shucks Oysters may be staples of the raw bar, but they taste even better heated up.

A HEARST SPECIAL EVENT • Home Coming After eight years in the White House, Michelle Obama finds a space to call her own.

BUILDER • Toolbox A selection of the latest top products for your home.

FENDI’S CASA • With the help of Parisian interior designer Jacques Grange, a centuries-old palazzo is restored into a magnificent showcase and headquarters for an Italian furniture empire.

BALI WOOD • Designer Elora Hardy makes inventive use of the Indonesian island’s ubiquitous building material—bamboo—for a three-story villa perched on a slope in the heart of the jungle.

THE ART OF STORE • In his redesigned New York flag ship for Chanel, Peter Marino has created a stimulating retail space fit for the digital age.

MOROCCO ROCOCO • With the debut of a furniture and rug collection, Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes build on the success of their Marrakech tile company, Popham Design.

FROM ON HIGH • Outside the tony ski mecca of Megève, France, a wood-clad contemporary chalet presents soaring views and understated elegance at altitude.

MADE IN MADRID • Fashion designer Jorge Vázquez mixes 18th-century allusions with a fresh outlook in his vivacious urban lair.

ZEN PALETTES • The ancient Japanese city of Kyoto provides a serene backdrop for sumptuous fabrics from around the globe.

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