Super Nature - The WOW!house Living Room
In a unique collaboration de Le Cuona and United in Design’s recent graduate apprentices Roshu Shrestha and Christine Omorere created the Living Room for the WOW! house which runs until 1 July 2022.
The de Le Cuona living room is a sophisticated space that gives a sense of peace and contentment. Here the focus is on the natural and the sustainable, designed for the wellbeing of people and the planet. It is also a timely space that takes key messages beyond this first designer showhouse.
Bernie de Cuona
de Le Cuona uses only the finest natural fibres for its fabrics and the introduction of Pure 100% organic GOTS certified linen is a landmark in the industry. The living room is dressed indifferent weights of linen from the soft feature walling and invitingly tactile upholstery to the drapes that pool on the oak floor and frame the greenery in the vertical living wall.
The innovative design of the soft furnishings showcases de Le Cuona’s interior tailoring service where each element is beautifully crafted and detailed. From the gossamer sheer and heavy weight linen curtains with unique delicate eyelash and frayed fringing features to the contemporary upholstery and handmade cushions and throws that demonstrate drawn thread work and waxed cord stitching, all exhibit the creativity and versatility of de Le Cuona’s makers.
Artwork highlights are ‘Mixed Media on Canvas’ by Emma Zhang in a palette inspired by the earth, plants, and stones; hand-coiled sculptures using coarse black stoneware clays by Abigail Ozora Simpson; organic porcelain vessels by Olivia Walker, fallen wood artworks by Nic Webb and the branch-like patinated bronze candlestick by French designers Gilles et Boissier.
The leitmotif is the beauty of the handmade and our relationship with the natural world.
de Le Cuona ‘Buffalo Dust’ bespoke unlined linen curtains, daybed in ‘kalahari Rhino’ and a selection of bespoke cushions and throws.
Bespoke living wall by Concept Foundry in association with A Greener London.
Selection of bespoke cushions and throws.
de Le Cuona ‘Buffalo Dust’ bespoke unlined linen curtains, and bespoke double sheer curtains with eyelash detail in ‘Pure Atlas Kyoto’ and ‘Pure Atlas Mahé’.
de Le Cuona bespoke double sheer curtains with eyelash detail in ‘Pure Atlas Kyoto’ and ‘Pure Atlas Mahé’. Fabric walling in ‘Bulldog’, bespoke three-seater sofa in ‘Cape Frost’, and upholstered coffee table in Vintage Canvas.
de Le Cuona bespoke armchair and three-seater sofa upholstered in ‘Cape Frost’
Fabric walling in ‘Bulldog’, bespoke three-seater sofa in ‘Cape Frost’, and upholstered coffee table in Vintage Canvas.
Featured fabrics, furniture, flooring, walls, lighting and artwork
Curtains & Accessories
de Le Cuona: Bespoke Double Sheer Curtains with Eyelash Detail (at window) in Pure Atlas Kyoto and Pure Atlas Mahé
de Le Cuona: Bespoke Unlined Linen Curtains with Frayed Fringe Detail in Buffalo Dust
de Le Cuona: a selection of bespoke cushions and throws
Curtain Poles
Tilly’s Interiors: ‘Modern Artisan’ curtain pole, hand finished antique brass
Walls
de Le Cuona: Bespoke Fabric Walling in Bulldog
Concept Foundry in association with A Greener London: Bespoke Living Wall
Furniture
de Le Cuona at Bray Design Upholstery: Bespoke three-seater sofa in Cape Frost
de Le Cuona at Bray Design Upholstery: Bespoke armchair in Cape Frost
de Le Cuona at Bray Design Upholstery: Bespoke upholstered coffee table in Vintage Canvas
de Le Cuona at Bray Design Upholstery: Bespoke daybed in Kalahari Rhino
Rick Baker Ltd: Bespoke Display Shelves in polished black hardwood
Artwork & Objects
M.A.H. Gallery: ‘Coral Pot’
Vessel Gallery: ‘Tall Black Collapsed Bowl’ coloured porcelain, Olivia Walker
Vessel Gallery: ‘Slashed Crumpled Form No. 60’ white St. Thomas clay with stoneware glazes, Nicholas Arroyave-Portela
Abigail Ozora Simpson: Small Zigzag black clay sculpture
Abigail Ozora Simpson: Large Zigzag black clay sculpture
Abigail Ozora Simpson: ‘Virginia Stool’ black clay
Richeldis Fine Art: Mix Media in canvas painting, Emma Zhang
JGM Gallery: Papa Tjukurrpa, Nyumannu Acrylic on linen painting, Doris Bush Nungarrayi
Nic Webb at de Le Cuona: ‘Rift’ sculpture, mistletoe burr and stoneware
Gilles et Boissier: patinated bronze candlestick
Lighting
Porta Romana: ‘Bronte” wall light, plaster white
Porta Romana: ‘Tapering Harral’ floor lamp, bronzed
Flooring
Woodworks by Ted Todd: Espresso Herringbone’ engineered hardwood herringbone floor, European Oak
Top Floor Rugs by Esti: ‘Origins’ area rug in natural bleached and custom dyed 100% Jute
Paint
Pure & Original: ‘Fresco’ lime paint, Old Linen and Bone
Books
Potterton Books: art and interior design books
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