A stylish and up-to-date interior is the dream of many.But how can you ensure that your design doesn’t become outdated in a couple of years? How can you choose the right color for your walls, flooring, furniture, and lighting fixtures? Our article will tell you what the most famous decorator of our time, Jean-Louis Deniot, thinks about this. Jean-Louis Deniot, one of the best decorators in the world according to numerous publications, personally came to Moscow to present the new products he created for the Marc de Berny furniture brand in the Decoconcept showroom. Since Jean-Louis Deniot has literally become a role model for many decorators and designers over the past two years, Oksana Kashenko, editor-in-chief of roomble.com, decided to talk to him about how he manages to create interiors that are timeless and fashion-proof. And, of course, we also found out what interiors Russian clients prefer to order. Jean-Louis Deniot Designer and decorator. Graduate of the Camondo design school in Paris. During my studies, I started decorating apartments. Jean-Louis Deniot has offices in Paris and New York. deniot.fr — I have studied your interiors, you play very subtly with shades of gray and beige. Do these colors inspire you? — Oddly enough, there are many basic colors, but they are never boring. For example, when we talk about beige in the interior, we immediately imagine this place as very safe. But I do not think of my interiors in this context. I often use gray, but the same can be done with another color, for example, with green. Or use blue and yellow, and in the end you will get 20 different tones of one color. And in basic interiors you can add particles of color, but you need to be very careful.
— What colors do your Russian clients prefer? — The ones I offer them (laughs). My Russian clients don’t like too bright colors, although I use them in my interiors.
— - What color do you think it will be?the most important for interiors next year? - These are deep, voluminous, darker colors. For example, emerald green. The more time passes, the further we move away from white. Previously, there was a period of minimalism, but we are moving forward. Now minimalist trends are mixed with objects from the 70s of the 20th century. In design, there should be exactly this kind of opposition - for example, a combination of a beautiful and voluminous product from the 17th century with stainless steel from the 20th century.
— - Do you remember how you worked onyour first project? - Yes. My first contract had a budget of $150,000, but I was paid much less. It was an apartment in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area, which belonged to an American investment company.
— — What was the hardest part about this?project? — It's impossible to pick one in particular. It was one of the easiest projects for me because it was the first one — I worked only on it, I was completely focused. That made it easy.
Tips from Jean-Louis Deniot on how to create an interior that is timeless
- Use in the interior of several shades of one . This will make the interior dull, diverse. Even if you choose gray or beige colors. By this principle, I am guided daily in my work.
- Use the items in the. Mix classical and modern art. Do not be afraid to make a mistake. It is better to admit it and then compensate for something than to prevent and make an interior without a face and style.
- Install a few. Ideally, if it is a muffled soft light, coming not from one source, but from several. The more of them, the better.
