—DE GOURNAY x THE SHADE STORE—
LOS ANGELES, California. 2024
“de Gournay is pleased to present its new Los Angeles residence, a beautifully appointed pied-à-terre for the Cecil Gurney family nestled within the Hollywood Hills. Dressed in the very finest of de Gournay’s hand-painted wallpapers and hand-embroidered fabrics, the interiors, fully realised by de Gournay’s own design team, brilliantly reflect a contemporary Southern California aesthetic while exemplifying the best of the company’s current decorative repertoire. Akin to a living portfolio, the residence will be open by appointment to select clients, inviting guests to be immersed within the enchanting world of de Gournay” [de Gournay].
“Over eleven distinct rooms, the story of de Gournay’s unique artistic vision and technical mastery comes to life in eye-catching detail. Within the elegant living room, the hand-painted ‘Nordic Garden’ wallpaper, designed in collaboration with designer Michael S. Smith, welcomes the outdoors in via a rustic chinoiserie with a markedly Scandinavian character. The wallpaper is complemented by a new ceiling design, ‘Arbour’, that further extends the delicately trailing vines and leafy foliage upon an overhanging trellis” [de Gournay].
“Two distinctly papered bedrooms are presented upstairs, including ‘Malmaison’, a new hand-painted panoramic wallpaper named after Josephine Bonaparte’s famed residence. Referencing the watercolour paintings of Malmaison’s garden by Auguste Garneray, this dreamy design depicts a verdant woodland dotted with romantic follies and swan-filled ponds” [de Gournay].
“In a remarkable ode to the Art Deco era, the striking ‘ Namban’ design is on view within the study. Evoking the artwork of Jean Dunand, this wallpaper is exquisitely illustrated in three-dimensional gold leaf that is then tarnished and burnished to create the impression of light breaking through the clouds to the seascape below” [de Gournay].
“Overhead hangs a new hand-embroidered ceiling of songbirds in flight encircling a radiant sun, aptly named ‘Dawn Chorus’, while underfoot lies a vintage flat woven rug and hemp floor covering by Sinclair Till” [de Gournay].
“The Dining Room features a striking rendition of ‘Mughal Trees’, a wall upholstery introduced as part of de Gournay’s recent design anthology, the Mughal Collection. ‘Mughal Trees’ is a depiction of lush greenery - palm, blossom, cypress, and banyan - entirely embroidered by hand using assorted raffia threads, beading, and appliqué” [de Gournay].
