From June 2 to July 2, the Design Centre
Chelsea Harbour hosts a new edition
of the WOW!House,
the immersive experience where design comes to through the vision of different interior architects, each claiming a room of the house as their own.
For the Bedroom Suite, a singular encounter took shape: the one between MISIA and interior designer Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay.
« We saw this as a chance to design more than a traditional bedroom. » Freed from the boundaries of time, this space, celebrating the centenary of Art Deco, unfolds like a true time capsule. By marrying raw textures, contemporary furniture and vintage pieces, the duo creates an atmosphere that is warm, gently nostalgic and turned towards the future.
Well-known for her deeply sensitive approach, Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay creates unique and timeless interiors that reflect the personality of those who inhabit them. Her studio explores texture and emotional resonance in depth, marrying contemporary pieces with vintage finds to compose interiors that evolve through time. For the WOW!House, Henri had ambitions that stretched far beyond simply decorating a classic bedroom. With MISIA, the two partners conceived a true time capsule, a space suspended in time, reflecting several journeys and destinations without ever belonging to a single era. Rooted in the Art Deco aesthetic, the project moves beyond it to propose an atmosphere that is slightly nostalgic yet simultaneously forward looking.
Well-known for her deeply sensitive approach, Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay creates unique and timeless interiors that reflect the personality of those who inhabit them. Her studio explores texture and emotional resonance in depth, marrying contemporary pieces with vintage finds to compose interiors that evolve through time. For the WOW!House, Henri had ambitions that stretched far beyond simply decorating a classic bedroom. With MISIA, the two partners conceived a true time capsule, a space suspended in time, reflecting several journeys and destinations without ever belonging to a single era. Rooted in the Art Deco aesthetic, the project moves beyond it to propose an atmosphere that is slightly nostalgic yet simultaneously forward looking.
The Bedroom Suite also bears the imprint of African art and a brutalist sensibility, which enrich the dialogue of influences. The paintings suspended above the sculpted wooden headboard are set against a background of Tramontana, a sheer fabric conceived as vast poetic breaths, inviting the eye to wander between texture and light. The bed is draped in a sumptuous alpaca bedspread, Dolce, whose softness evokes a discreet and timeless luxury, alongside a velvet jacquard whose geometry is rooted in the Art Deco movement, Damecuta.
Every accessory has been chosen to extend the narrative.
Vintage suitcases dressed in precious jacquards Le Poète Amoureux et Aperitivo, emblematic of the brand’s savoir-faire, sit alongside carefully sourced accessoires such as the umbrella in Chant des Cigales, and the Éléphant armchair by Jean-Michel Franck for Écart, upholstered in the infinitely soft velvet Sorella.
Cut from the fabric Nuit de Jasmin, the dressing gown is adorned with delicate rounded motif, their golden threads casting a light that is at once precious and luxurious.
Brutalism,for its part, asserts itself with quiet confidence through concrete trays inlaid with verdigris panels, running from ceiling to doors like a deliberate structural signature. This blend of textures and influences makes the Bedroom Suite a singular space, one with a strong and assured identity, designed to evolve through time without ever feeling dated.
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