In a 1920s Brooklyn co-op, Tony Liu – co-founder of Diet Prada – has turned his apartment into a study of romance and restraint, using colour as the mood music. Helped by Farrow & Ball’s Patrick O’Donnell, he’s made Impressionist blues, Dior pinks, and Prada greens unfold with unexpected harmony| The World Of Interiors
Steeped in the Moderne style, the interwar designer Armand-Albert Rateau also nodded to ancient ecclesiastical architecture to add some god-given glamour to his opulent schemes. Take these three 1920s bathrooms, conceived for a French couturière, a Spanish duchess and an American socialite, which borrow from Romanesque churches, Byzantine basilicas and beyond| The World Of Interiors
This Art Deco palace in Japan, once home to members of the imperial house and now the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, has a surprising history of cross-cultural meeting points and showcases the best of 1930s French artistry and Japanese craftsmanship| The World Of Interiors
