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Kia Stanford is known for her impeccable eye for detail and her ability to create beautiful and luxurious interiors. Kia has become renowned for her use of exquisite materials, bold colours, and luxurious textures. She has worked with a wide range of clients from celebrities to CEOs. Kia’s signature style is an eclectic mix of modern and traditional, which she combines to create unique and timeless designs. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Living Etc, House & Garden, and Elle Decoration. She believes that each space should be tailored to the individual and their unique style. She is an inspiration to many aspiring interior designers and a testament to the power of creativity and hard work.
Art Deco Influences in A Knightsbridge Flat
March 15, 2016
Our current refurbishment of a large, period mansion block flat in the heart of Knightsbridge, incorporates key elements of the deco style through use of exotic woods, geometric motifs and strong vertical lines, but toned down with added softer, more modern silhouettes and furnishings and state of the art technology and materials. The result will be a stately and timeless home with distinctive drama and elegance.
Art deco inspired mosaic floor
Pocket doors in bold smoked oak, with inset chrome flush pull handles, slide away to reveal unimpeded views throughout the entire flat and allow the client to really open up and make the most of the floorspace. The skirting, in tulipwood, allows for a smoother finish, as the fine grained texture rarely results in knots and burls. Higher than usual, the skirting makes the most of the generous ceiling heights and balancing nicely with the stepped cornicing. Meaning that we were able to reclaim the room’s original grander proportions. Likewise the plaster architraves are all generously deep and create framed vistas throughout.
Bathroom & Kitchen Area
Art deco coving
In the bathrooms ceramic tiles create bold mosaics in geometric motifs on the floors. Contemporary moulded basins are paired with hexagonal mixer taps. Marble lines the walls and all fixtures and fittings are in chrome. In the master suite a feature, back-lit, slab of translucent onyx creates the most luxurious of statements.
The kitchen area is more focused on the 21st century, with a clean, scandinavian feel. A large marble-topped Roundhouse kitchen in Farrow and Ball chalk paint with contrasting bronze fixtures, is the focus of the room. Handleless cupboards, mitered edges and state-of-the-art appliances combine symmetry and balance with a high level of comfort and technical innovation. Key philosophies of the art deco movement. Nods to deco are introduced through the mirrored splashback, which adds glamour and light, and through the hexagonal floor tiles, which cascade spectacularly into the wooden floor in the dining area.
