Boat International – August 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSHUA OSBORNE

Textilesareimportantthroughout–carpetsin

particulararestandoutfeatures.Theconceptfor

theirdesignwas“anarchaeologicaldigof

patternsfromtheperiodofthebuilding”andthey

are“thethreadthatlinkseverythingtogether.We

havethreedifferentcarpetstomatchthedifferent

typesofroom,andthentwodifferentcorridor

carpets,whicharetheonedecorativegraphic

elementinthoseareas.”

Thenauticalworldalsoprovidedinspiration

fortheinteriors,specificallymid-centurycruise

shipsdesignedbyItalianarchitectandfurniture

designerGioPonti.“Ilikehisworkingeneral,”

Hausmansays,“andIwasalwaysveryintrigued

andinspiredby1960shouseboats.Thatwasan

earlyinfluenceforme.”

Nodstothepastarepresentthroughout.Inthe

rooms,originalceilingshavebeenleftexposed,

porthole-stylewindowshavenotbeenaltered

andthefurnishingshavebeendesignedtomatch,

especiallyroundedcabinetdoorsandhandles.

WhenHausmanfirstvisitedthebuilding,the

groundfloorwasoccupiedbyalibrary–which

inspiredthedesignforthelobby.Heandhisteam

chosetorecreate“whatthelibrarywewouldhave

likedtohavediscoveredlookedlike,ratherthan

theexistingone,whichwasn’tveryaesthetically

pleasing”.Instagram-perfectbookshelveshave

beenplacedalongsidethewalls,andtheyadded

acafé,barandevenasoundlab,whichwillactas

aliverecordingstudio.ItbeingTheStandard,a

programmeofevents,livemusicandgeneral

naughtinessisclearlyontheagenda.

Nowthatthebagsarepackedagain,what’s

nextforHausmanandhisteam?“Acoupleof

California-basedprojects,”hesays,includinga

smallhotelinPalmSpringssettoopensoon.

Thenthere’sabitofabreak–althoughit’shard

toimaginetheywillbestillforlong.Whenasked

aboutdreamprojects,thereisnohesitation:

“Ilovetheideaofdoingsomethinginspace.”

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“The conceptwas an

archaeological dig

of patternsfromthe

period of thebuilding”

For the last edition of Art Basel, multitalented designer and architect

(and Louis Vuitton’s artistic director) Virgil Abloh was tapped by Vitra to

create an installation based on the interaction between an adolescent

and his home surroundings. As part of the project, Chicago-born Abloh

and Vitra released three limited-edition products, all in Abloh’s

signature bright orange: 999 numbered ceramic blocks (left), and

two pieces (right) based on popular designs by French metalworker

Jean Prouvé: the Petite Potence lamp (300 examples available) and the

Antony armchair (just 100 available). vitra.com

Bright ideas

The bathrooms

have a bold colour

palette of pink,

green and black

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