The muted colorway of Zoffany’s chinoiserie-patterned toile wall covering in the entry suggests an Eastern reference and quietly complements the 18th-century Cantonese vases.
The grand entrance of the building in Holland Park.
Salvagni designed all the furniture and lighting for the living room, striking a balance between masculine materials—bronze on the coffee table, Gris Pulpis marble on the mantel (the same stone used in Bulgari stores worldwide)—and feminine forms, such as the delicately tapered cabinet legs, the Jean Royère– like sofas, and the shapely coffee table.
An Enrico Castellani painting hangs above a custom parchment buffet with bronze inlay recalling 1920s French furniture, while the dining chairs are vintage 1950s Italian. Salvagni designed the light fixture especially for the clients and lined the street-side wall with antiqued glass. Underfoot lies a hand-knotted custom silk carpet made in Tibet.
The library niche flanked by Salvagni’s burnished bronze sconces houses a collection of rare manuscripts and provides separation between the living and dining rooms.
Fashion images by Richard Avedon preside over a wealth of rich textures: Loro Piana velvet on the sofas, Dedar silk dressing the windows, and Zoffany raw silk lining the walls.
Custom chairs in Lelièvre fabric create the living room’s soft boundary. At the rear, behind shoji-like panels, is the kitchen.
A work by the Bangkok-born artist Pakpoom Silaphan provides a modern, pop art contrast to the supple textures of Zoffany-clad walls, a custom bench cushioned with Hermès silk, bespoke nightstands of parchment and coconut fiber, and a Tibetan hand-knotted silk rug.
Salvagni refitted his Gae chairs with simpler legs and paired them with a 1940s brass occasional table and Porta Romana’s Blossom chandelier.
The ’40s parchment commode flaunts a wavy facade.
Salvagni’s Shield cabinet is framed in blowfish skin. Atop it are candleholders from his Aldus collection and his Nemo onyx lamp.