Trompe-l’œil was the inspiration for
this shirt, which forms part of Tod’s
S/S18 collection, designed by men’s
creative director Andrea Incontri. It has
all the appeal of a relaxed workman-
inspired garment, but instead of being
cut from grainy denim, it’s made using
a piece of soft leather. The result is
a rough jeans effect printed onto soft
calfskin, which sublimely blends two
menswear staples into one garment.
Low key yet luxurious, it should prove
a touchy subject this spring. tods.comSHIRT, £2,650, BY TOD’S
‘MILANO 2015’ TABLE
LAMP, PRICE ON REQUEST,
BY CARLO COLOMBO,
FOR FONTANAARTEDouble
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Textural tricks at Tod’sOur shoot location, the Disco House,
in London’s Notting Hill, is the fifth
collaboration between architect William
Smalley and Danny Pine, founder and
creative director of property investment
company Pinzauer. From the shell that
they found five years ago, this dynamic
duo has fashioned five floors of
decorative delight, using a blend of
Italian and bespoke pieces.
Smalley’s challenge was to recreate
the character of a Victorian townhouse
while incorporating 21st-century
essentials, such as the display kitchen,
the twin walk-through wardrobes in the
master bedroom, the home cinema and
a Peter Zumthor/Vals-inspired spa room
in the basalt-lined sub-basement. The
house is full of meticulously designed
details, such as the reeded oak stair railBOOGIE WONDERLAND
that takes the curve of the original newel
post on the ground floor, the alabaster
windows or the brass fillets in the
ceiling of the first-floor den that link the
centre of the back window to the centre
of the opening to the drawing room.
Italian influences abound, with
vintage pieces by Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
and Melchiorre Bega mixed with modern
classics by B&B Italia and Flexform,
but perhaps our favourite room is the
Villa Necchi Campiglio-inspired winter
garden, all glass and polished brass,
with a heated black marble floor. It may
all look madly opulent, but Smalley says,
‘I think there is a clarity underpinning
the richness.’ All it needs now is for
Tilda Swinton to move in, dressed from
head to toe in Prada. williamsmalley.com;
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