Stylish and contemporary interior is the dream of many.But how to make sure that in a couple of years the design is not outdated? How to guess with wall colors, floor coverings, furniture and fixtures? From our article you will find out what the most famous decorator of our time thinks about this - Jean Louis Deniot Jean Louis Deniot - one of the best decorators in the world according to numerous publications - personally came to Moscow for a presentation in the Decoconcept showroom new products created by him for the furniture brand Marc de Berny. Since the last two years Jean-Louis Deniot has literally become a role model for many decorators and designers, the editor-in-chief of the roomble.com portal Oksana Kashenko decided to talk to him about how he manages to create interiors over which neither fashion nor time has power ... And, of course, at the same time we learned which interiors Russian clients prefer to order. Jean-Louis Denio Designer and decorator. Graduated from the Camondo School of Design in Paris. During his studies, he began to decorate apartments. Jean-Louis Deniot has offices in Paris and New York. deniot.fr - - I 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 don't think about my interiors in that context. I use gray a lot, but the same can be done with other colors like green. Or use cyan and yellow, and you end up with 20 different tones of the same color. And you can add particles of color to basic interiors, but you need to be very careful. 
- - What colors do your Russian customers prefer? - The ones that I offer them (laughs). My Russian clients do not like too bright colors, although I use them in my interiors. 
- - What color do you think will be the most importantfor 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. Nowadays, minimalistic movements are mixed with objects from the 70s of the XX century. The design should have just such a contrast - for example, the combination of a beautiful and voluminous product from the 17th century with stainless steel from the 20th century. 
- - Do you remember how you worked on your firstproject? - Yes. The budget of my first contract was 150 thousand dollars, but they paid me much less. It was an apartment in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area that belonged to an American investment company. 
- - What was the most difficult thing in this project?- You can't choose something specific. It was one of the easiest projects for me, because it was the first - I only worked on it, I was completely focused. This made it simple. 
Tips from Jean-Louis Denio, how to create an interior out of fashion
- Use several shades of one in the interior... This will make the interior dull and varied. Even if you choose gray or beige colors. I am guided by this principle every day in my work.
- Apply items in.Mix classic and contemporary art. Don't be afraid to make a mistake. It is better to allow it and then compensate with something, than not to allow it and make an interior without a face and style.
- Install multiple. Ideal if it is a subdued soft light coming not from one source, but from several. The more, the better.
