76 ELLE DECOR
The bedroom’s vintage Majorcan bed
was repainted in a custom blue, the
lamps are from Penny Morrison, and the
coverlet fabric, wallpaper, and curtain
fabric are all by Williamson for Osborne
& Little. The artwork is by Alan Hynes.The antique chest and
mirror in the bedroom
are from L a Gran Ocasión,
the wallpaper is from
Osborne & Little, and the
ostrich-feather lamp is by
A Modern Grand Tour.E
VER SINCE THE BRITISH POET ROBERT GRAVES
touched down on Majorca in the 1920s, Deià, a
small town near this Spanish island’s northwestern
coast, has been a locus for musicians, artists, and
performers. Visitors looking to embrace this cre-
ative free spirit would do well to consider staying in
Suite 67 at the Belmond La Residencia, whose two
manor houses date back to the 16th century. British
designer Matthew Williamson recently transformed
this one-bedroom space, with its own garden and
pool, into a brightly colored and printed refuge that
blends Majorcan touches with contemporary pops. The decor of
Suite 67 is in keeping with Williamson’s joyful, exuberant aesthetic:
A successful fashion designer since the mid-1990s, he pivoted away
from ready-to-wear three years ago to focus on his love of interiors
(a passion he has indulged since 2003 through collaborations with
such brands as the Rug Company and Debenhams). Williamson also
decamped for Deià, where he now lives full-time and is slowly leav-
ing his design mark—whether on Nama Bar, a local restaurant whose
space he revamped in 2017, or Suite 67.
“I wanted to carve a jewel box within the historic property with-
out it feeling overpowering,” he says of the hotel suite, whose inte-
riors include Spanish terra-cotta tiles, a locally sourced wooden
four-poster bed, glassware from a factory in the island’s northern
regions, and a painting in the bedroom by the hotel’s artist in resi-
dence (and Williamson’s neighbor), Alan Hynes. The wallpapers and
fabrics are from Williamson’s own collections for Osborne & Little,
and he also created Summer Siesta, a white jasmine flower–and-lemon
candle that was inspired by nearby gardens, for the suite. “You can be
a bit braver in a hotel than in your own home,” he says. ◾