Karl Lagerfeld is well known for his uniform.
He’s always in a black suit of some sort with a high collarred white shirt and wide tie. After working with countless companies and years of adhering to the same dress code, you would think that he had a place to house all of the clothing and miscellaneous items that he has amassed… and he does.
The Kaiser rests his head of grey hair in an amazing Parisian apartment made up of a mixture of light, glass and metal. “It’s a place to sleep, bathe and work,” says Karl about his Parisian apartment. Housed in a 1820 building on the Left Bank “which almost collapsed,” it has gone through two and a half years of renovations to be transformed into what it is now.
The place looks extremely well decorated but a part of us also feels like it’s a bit cold. Maybe a little too modern. On the other hand, for a man like Karl who constantly has to be on the cutting edge of all things fashion, maybe a modern apartment might be the best to keep the creative juices flowing. “I wanted an apartment with glass and transparency everywhere … and there is no color here, because I am constantly surrounded by color. I prefer to live in a neutral environment.” Karl tells French Architectural Digest.
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In the kitchen, all stainless steel, the refridgerator [left] contains only Coca-Cola light.
The two storage cylinders purchased from Colette contain table linen and household products.
In the Bedroom, a chair by Jean-Marie Massaud (Cassina) adjoins a console and a convenient Martin Szekely (gallery Kreo) topped with an iPod dock
Around a table in aluminum and stainless steel by Martin Szekely (Kreo gallery), six chairs MY 68 signed Michael Young (Sawaya & Moroni)
In the dressing room, Goyard trunks and clothes neatly hung on racks chrome.
In the bedroom the Richelieu embroidery and old quilt covering the bed contrasts with the counting of the walls. Television is itself hidden behind a glass without tin. The hallway leads to dressing.
At one end of the lounge, assembly Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Kreo gallery) is the holder of one of the many stations iPod Karl Lagerfeld. On the left, the beginning of a long corridor-display favorite art books of the master of place.
In the bathroom, ultra white lighting bath overlooks a Corian. Scales tailor-made for the towels are reflected in the mirror above a console Martin Szekely (Kreo gallery).
Karl Lagerfeld’s silhouette is reflected in the frosted glass conceals the large library lounge. A chrome chair Marc Newson and two stools Jasper Morrison (gallery Kreo) face a leather sofa with futuristic shapes, signed Amanda Levete (Established & Sons). Against the wall, Solaris weekly Martin Szekely (Kreo gallery).
Photo Credit: Karl Lagerfeld for Architectural Digest France
