The large living room opens onto a terrace opening onto the sea. The chromatic palette of the works is inspired by sunny and dry hues, exalting the vibrant shades of pink, orange and gold of the sunsets. With its large pointed arch windows, marble floors, colorful stained glass windows and marble columns, the house has a strong history. A large custom-designed modular corner sofa occupies the vast 90 m2 space.
Michael Shvadron
Des dimensions XXL
Because between large pointed arches and powerful marble columns, the atmosphere is not very warm and its spaces are bulky, severe and unwelcoming. The architect therefore strives to decorate and furnish the spaces in such a way as to signify the function and identity of each one: the contemporary and graphic music room plays with the contrast of blacks and whites, the hall is bright with an influence Mediterranean highlighted by the natural tones of beige and wood, the alcove, for its part, is inspired by a fantasized Cairo and evokes the portrait galleries in vogue in Europe in the 17th century.e century. For the huge living room, he designed a large sofa measuring 4 by 4 meters which occupies the space, like a stroll between the fireplace, the tables, the lamps, the benches “à la Charlotte Perriand”. “Everything has been designed, with few things found. And then there are mixes also in this house, because the couple of owners is also mixed: Israeli for him, Franco-Canadian for her, so an oriental and European mix with American touches. »
From the living room, the perspective towards the alcove living room, beyond the arches, creates visual depth. At the back of the sofa, a bench in the style of Charlotte Perriand. The eclecticism of styles is expressed through contemporary lamps which dialogue with the works of emerging artists. Oriental references, through materials and shapes, enrich the whole.
Michael Shvadron
Art and light
Behind the sofa, two large low lamps provide their intimate and directive lighting, replacing a large chandelier “which was a little too Family Adams”, as confided by Jordan Weisberg, who confirms having had total freedom to play with the works and make them dialogue with the pieces of furniture, combining architecture, decoration, scenography, creation of furniture and lighting. The blue granite of a coffee table matches the pink of a painting by Wallen Mapondera, a painting by Sadikou Oukpedjo is reflected in a USM sideboard and, in the dining room, a piece by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy invites guests to sit around the table. Jordan Weisberg took the opportunity to develop a series of lighting fixtures, such as Maim, porcelain kitchen sconces evoking both the ripples of a drop of water but also the typical rosettes of the ceilings of Haussmann apartments – a bridge between Paris, where Jordan Weisberg is from, and Tel Aviv, where he lives and working today.
