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FeedIced Decadence
Four modern riffs on one historic design
By Alyssa Ford
Photo by Currey & Co.
SERGE ROCHE
Left: Gesso and faux marble “Palmier” console table, $1,370, and “Palmier” mirror, $990, both by Currey & Co., adapted from Serge Roche designs.Style: Baroque with a surrealistic twist • Why He’s An Icon: He brought an over-embellished look into the twentieth century. • Bio: (1898–1988) Born into a Parisian family that supplied frames to famous artists, Roche got his big break when he exhibited his handmade frames at Georges Petit’s gallery in Paris. By 1930, he had expanded into furniture, selling consoles, obelisks, and more to Prince Ali Khan, Coco Chanel, and other members of the haute monde. • Key Motifs: Clamshells, palm trees, acanthus leaves, and plumes, preferably cast in icing-thick plaster or stucco. • Modern Interpreters: Jonathan Adler, Kelly Wearstler, and Thierry Despont.
Get the Look
1. Handmade “Miguel” tin table lamp with recycled glass ball finial and white paper shade by Stray Dog Designs, $3752. Antiqued white “Ajax” ottoman with Sand leather seat and nailhead trim by Oly Design Studio, $4,550 (including matching lounge chair)
3. Greyhound sculptures by Jonathan Adler, $195 each
4. Hand-cast fiberglass clamshell, $59.95
Photos by Stray Dog Designs, Oly Design Studio, Jonathan Adler, Crate & Barrel
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