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Architectural Digest • THE INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AUTHORITY VOLUME 76 NUMBER 11

editor’s letter

West World • How Franz West’s array of art-chairs engaged his audience, then and now

Ladies First • AllBright, an international women’s social club and business community, makes its U.S. debut in a dazzling L.A. space designed by Brigette Romanek

Prime Ribes • A glamorous French couple’s treasures make for a spectacular Sotheby’s sale

Special Effects

London Calling • The British capital beckons with bold new art installations and culinary updates to its classic hotels

Present Time • Our favorite gifts for this holiday season offer something for everyone, naughty or nice…

HANDSOME FEATURES • Dashing designs, great gadgets, and more for the oh so debonair

MOOD ENHANCERS • Festive touches and entertaining essentials to thrill the life of the party

SHOTS OF ADRENALINE • Sporty luxuries and groovy gear that will get the fitness buff’s blood pumping

Renaissance Man • Pivoting between cultures, continents, and careers, Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte champions great design the world over

Christopher Myers

Palace Intrigue • Long destroyed, the opulent 18th-century staterooms at Dresden’s onetime royal residence shine anew

Fine Footwork

DREAMS COME TRUE

Class in Session • Enlisted by the 14+ Foundation, Annabelle Selldorf designs a new school for a remote community in need

AD360° • PROMOTIONS INSPIRATION COMMUNITY

AD360° • PROMOTIONS INSPIRATION COMMUNITY

english heritage • Francis Sultana breathes new life into a storied London residence for himself and partner David Gill

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

A FINE VINTAGE • For artist Daniel Arsham and his family, a 20th-century masterpiece of residential architecture on Long Island is the ideal weekend retreat.

Friends of the family • With an assist from Sawyer | Berson, Elle Macpherson settles into a Florida home stocked with a trove of artworks that have been cherished companions in her travels through the worlds of fashion and business

SETTING THE SCENES • On a historic former military base in Atlanta, entertainment mogul Tyler Perry creates the ultimate production studio, a dazzling assemblage of state-of-the-art soundstages and evocative back-lot sets

IN GOOD HANDS • At the far end of Cape Cod, Hollywood hitmaker Ryan Murphy safeguards Hans Hofmann’s former painting studio with the help of designer David Cafiero

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE • Artist Urs Fischer conjures an enchanted home and garden on the east side of Los Angeles

ART APPRECIATION • Billy Cotton has built his career helping artists craft their own idiosyncratic visions of domestic bliss

resources • Items pictured but not listed here are not sourceable. Items similar to vintage and antique pieces shown are often available from the dealers listed.

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