NEW OBSESSION: LUKE EDWARD HALL
What a fickle soul I am, for though I have not and will not ever stop revering the goddess who is Rebecca de Ravenel, there is a new talent in town, and I am besotted.
Luke Edward Hall is a London based artist and interior designer with a mind for colour and a penchant for mixing the old with the new. He is also just 27 years old. A "wunderkind" they say.
With his glossy head of artfully tousled hair, love of sweater vests and pop-y interiors, it's difficult not to become enamoured.
Hall is a maximalist; his love of colour and pattern infuse his classic British interiors with a sense of youthfulness and his designs come to life are like a tasteful funhouse for adults.
After graduating from mens fashion design at Central St. Martins in London, Hall began working with interior designer Ben Pentreath. He has since branched out on his own, but his craft is anything but limited to interior design: he is also an illustrator, painter, ceramist, textile designer, and was for a short time a purveyor of antiques.
Heavily inspired by the "light and fun" of the 20s and 30's, and artists like Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel, Hall calls his a "queer aesthetic". "I like drawing beautiful things, beautiful people," he said in an interview with The Guardian in 2016.
When it comes to interiors, Hall most often mixes furniture from different periods, but his never look stale or dated. They instead come alive through a confident spray of colour and pattern.
The Camden apartment he and his partner have shared for seven years showcases Hall's worldly and beyond-his-years-aesthetic. It is comfortable and relaxed, and at the moment, slightly less energetic than his commercial projects.
The apartment's rich green walls and overstuffed bookshelf give it the look of a warm, cosy and lived-in study, while unexpected details and buoyant shots of colour undoubtedly bear Hall's mark.
Here's the talented chap in his eclectic home, as captured by Vogue.
In 2014, Hall created a visual feast for Christie's Interiors Magazine by mixing contemporary pieces with a selection of furniture and accessories from the Christie's warehouse. In doing so, he illustrated the beauty that can come from mixing the old with the new.
Top brands like Burberry and Stuubs & Wootton have also clamoured for collaborations with Hall. My toes are simply squealing to slip into a pair of these luxe, velvet slippers embroidered with illustrations by the artist.
Those in the design world all agree, keep your eyes out for Hall - he's one to watch.
