OTTOMAN OPULENCE

As all of interior design's authorities have been saying, 2018 has brought with it the return of maximalism: traditional, rich, bold, comfortable and lived in spaces are most of the moment.

Having grown up surrounded by the traditional aesthetic, spaces like these feel to me nostalgic, warm, comforting, and of home. With their carefully selected objects, textiles and antiques, they are often steeped in history and personality.

Sergar Gülgün is a Turkish art collector, Ottoman art expert and interior designer. His whimsical, lavish and flamboyant designs capture this aesthetic in the extreme. Gülgün's sense of colour, texture and pattern makes for truly exquisite old-world spaces.

Here is a look into the designer's richly appointed home in Istanbul.