Robert Couturier

interior design and architecture, but also the art of living well. What is James Wearing
 
A passion for luxury and beauty propels the multifaceted work of international architect and interior designer Robert Couturier. In his new book, Robert Couturier Designing Paradises, the dialogue between Old World elegance and contemporary design is on display. A selection of the designer s other projects from contemporary apartments to Mexican villas to a stately English manor provide further design inspiration. Editor at Large
 
It is not surprising that the projects in Robert Couturier Designing Paradises are all beautiful, executed with an eye for exacting elegance. What is surprising, however, is how very personal the book is. But then again, that is a key component to Robert s work. That, his unerring passion for perfection and, as Caroline Weber quotes in her thoughtful postface, the Baudelairian qualities of luxe, calme et volupté. Quintessence
 
This is a beautiful book full of luxury but also little surprises such as bursts of vibrant color and even two whimsical, felted wool sheep in a contemporary Midtown Manhattan apartment." Indulge Magazine

More than a quarter century has passed since billionaire financier Jimmy Goldsmith tapped Robert Couturier to design his Mexican estate, Cuixmala. The project solidified the Frenchman s year-old, New York-based interiors studio and catapulted it into notoriety. Couturier has kept up the high profile since that first splash, resisting colleagues insistence that he publish a monograph. Most of these surveys are pretentious, he laughs. The designer finally succumbed to pressure with Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises...To create a more humble connection with the reader, the first half of the book explores his residence in Kent, Connecticut, in intimate detail. The latter spans Couturier s professional portfolio, whose multiple interpretations of luxury further reflects his grounded attitude." -Cultured

Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises, is a lively, personal affair, with a large section dedicated to his own home in Kent, Connecticut. The rest of the 224-page tome showcases just a few of Couturier s most emblematic projects over 30 years, many done in his signature classical French style roughed up with a sense of humor. From a sprawling Mexican hacienda to a modern Manhattan apartment, the pages pay testament to Couturier s aesthetic versatility it ends up being anything but an epitaph. Departures
 
Robert Couturier is known for his command of decorative history matched with a deft ability to layer those styles, resulting in sumptuous, elegantly appointed homes that balance complexity with comfort. While the book presents a lush range of his project styles modernism and even mid-century included it is his Kent, Connecticut estate where his antiquarian tastes shine. Vogue
 
One of the best interior design books of the season has me fantasizing about who I would have design rooms for me, and Robert Couturier is one of those few I imagine creating my ideal room. The book's cover showcases what makes Robert Couturier such a favorite of mine. His genius is in melding quite distinctly different design periods, reimagining them together in paradisaical harmony. He does so impeccably. Little Augury

Grand yet comfortable, posh but playful, the homes this celebrated designer creates for himself and his high-flying clients prove that spaces need not be fussy to be fabulous. 1st Dibs

Feast your eyes on gorgeous images by touring Couturier s country retreat in bucolic Kent, Connecticut that reflects his passion for luxury and beauty. Society Diaries

Robert Couturier Designing Paradises is a luxurious world vacation in a smooth hardbound cover. Robert is just so incredibly likable and dripping with style that he can't help but radiate through the pages of the book via his imagery and stories this book exploring the famed designer's work... it's delicious. The book patiently covers one sprawling escape from reality at a time. This book will inspire you to reach beyond your present idea of how you spend your leisure time. Grab a copy of Robert Couturier Designing Paradises and curl up with your tea, your sketchbook and expect to find yourself mapping out a far more thrilling plan for your future. Life in a Venti Cup

Couturier has an imaginative way of working with art, and art with an international flavor. Add in his collection of beautiful furniture and decorative objects and the effect is stunning. If you are wanting to learn to educate your eye, this book is an eye-opener. You may never have clients such as this, but there is something to be taken away on many levels. Examinar.com