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Previous page top: In the drawing room an Apparatus pendant provides light, beauty and drama. John Cullen spot lights in the joinery and art lights add another layer around the perimeter of the room. Bottom: The angularity of wall and chandelier lights from Roll and Hill add a modern edge and energy. 1. The Apparatus Cloud chandelier is accompanied by bronze wall lights from Contardi, while John Cullen art lights softly illuminate the circumference of the room. 2. The clarity and scale of the Bocci 28 Series work perfectly with the contemporary lines and the rich materials of the Eggersmann kitchen. 3. The beautiful study features a Soane mirror flanked by Urban Electric bronze lanterns. 4. Outside Tekna wall lamps bring a touch of elegance to the patio area. 5. In the study, sentrylike floor lamps from UK atelier Porta Romana provide task lighting for this elegant work space.
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and exterior spaces, forming a hidden oasis where glimpses of the greenery can be enjoyed from almost every room. Bringing natural light into the heart of the house fundamentally changed the property – another example of how modern technology has sympathetically revolutionised how the house is experienced today. Naturally there were many changes over the four-year project, as Calow-Harris explains: “When you specify finishes, furniture and lighting so far in advance of the construction period, you know that certain things will no longer be available when the time comes to procure them, or the client’s idea of the market will have changed.”
Staffan Tollgård’s understanding of what he calls the ‘red thread’ – the core DNA of the design – remained resolute despite the long programme. “The design existed in our heads and on paper for longer than on most projects. Thus when it was finally brought together and the builders finally left, our sense of it was overwhelmingly, (almost emotionally) positive.” www.tollgard.co.uk www.lightvanguard.com
design details KNIGHTSBRIDGE RESIDENCE CLIENT: PRIVATE INTERIOR DESIGN: STAFFAN TOLLGARD DESIGN GROUP LIGHTING DESIGN: LIGHT VANGUARD
lighting specified ROLL AND HILL KEVIN REILLY APPARATUS URBAN ELECTRIC CONTARDI JOHN CULLEN LIGHTING PORTA ROMANA BOCCI TEKNA