Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors

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Deniot had to rework the house, which was designed in 1938 and overlooks Beverly Hills, to bring it up to date, but he paid considerable homage to its original architect — the much sought-after Paul R. Williams, famous for his mid-century modern film set–like architecture — when renovating and decorating, retaining many of its original Hollywood Regency details. In the guest rooms we used traditional French paneling with a geometric profile as an accent. We replaced wall-to-wall carpet or wood floors with cement slabs, placing on top of them shaggy rugs that carry the herringbone wood-floor pattern to reference another typically French component. The Art of the Mix

Amid all this, a small jewel box of a hotel quietly made its debut last September. The Nolinski comprises 45 rooms and suites, plus a brasserie, the clubby Grand Salon and a subterranean spa and pool, all spread across the six floors of an 1880 Haussmannian edifice near the Palais Garnier, Palais Royal, Louvre and Tuileries.Natural fibers, sensuous and luxurious, muted colors, stitched leathers, 1940’s style fabric patterns… Jean-Louis Deniot completely redecorated this Falcon 2000 using materials fit for interior architecture, allowing for his designs to travel even more. Probably the greatest icon when it comes to neo-classical interior design, Jean-Louis Deniot first opened his firm in 2000. Today is considered the future of the new generation of French high decoration. Since 2000, Deniot’s Paris-based firm has consisted of a talented crew of 15 individuals. He has worked on several residential and commercial projects and even designed the interior for a Falcon 2000 private plane. When he ’s not boarding an airplane or working abroad, he resides chiefly in his Paris apartment or his home in the French countryside. As is made clear by his Rizzoli monograph, Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors, Deniot gets to hang out in some of the most richly furnished properties in France and the United States — and not just those of his clients. Inside the Book Jean-Louis Denoit: Interiors The hotel occupies a late-19th-century Haussmannian building whose staid exterior belies the wonders found within. Photo courtesy of the Nolinski Paris The Project In the salon, a bronze table by Ado Chale is topped with 19th-century Etruscan pieces and a Wedgwood urn, and a pair of Louis XVI chairs are covered in a Zimmer & Rohde velvet; the 17th-century giltwood mirror is flanked by bronze Empire sconces, the Sputnik-style chandelier is from the 1950s, the rug is Moroccan, and the wall panels are painted in Stonington Gray by Benjamin Moore. Pascal Chevallier

His past projects span houses in the Hamptons, an apartment in Chicago, chalets in Aspen, private residences in Miami Beach, an entirely revamped original Paul Williams property in Beverly Hills, an Art Deco city house and a palace in New Delhi, a 1930’s style penthouse in Milan, a summer house in Capri, a 70’s style apartment in Colombia, and an estate in Monaco. Paris is home to several stunning achievements such as mansions and private apartments among countless others. In the rooms, a mix of seating shapes and forms — some from the Louis XVI period, others, like a little round Sputnik pouf, from much later — offers a panorama of eras, styles and tastes, ensuring an unexpected but harmonious encounter of genres. The Devilish Detail Written by Diane Dorrans Saeks and divided into four sections — “Left Bank,” “Right Bank,” “Paris Weekends” and “French Style in America” — the book spotlights 18 properties, several of which belong to Deniot. The personal projects are interspersed with the wonderful interiors he ’s created for a range of clients, from a Paris apartment in an 18th-century building, filled with a mix of contemporary pieces and period furniture, to a sprawling art-filled Chicago flat overlooking Lake Michigan. At Home with Denoit

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August 7, 2017At Paris’s recently opened 45-room Nolinski hotel, French architect and interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot (above) reimagined a former office building as a fantastical place to spend the night. Top: A spiraling central staircase brings guests up to their rooms from the hotel’s ground floor public salons. All photos by David Oliver, unless otherwise noted Adjacent to the pool is the Winter Garden, a vine-covered bar and lounge, while the main private entertaining space, the Grand Salon, is also available for residents to book. Among the additional spaces to unwind are rooms for wine tastings, billiards, and games, as well as a Presidential Library, which pays homage to the hotel’s storied history of hosting American dignitaries. The vine-covered Winter Garden is one of four private bars at the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria. Cédric Saint-André Perrin, "Jean-Louis Deniot: Classicisme cool", AD Collector, France, 2010, p.116

Deniot is known for layering—art and furniture from different periods, custom-made pieces with one-of-a-kind antiques—with inviting harmony and elegance. Deniot’s timeless and glamorous rooms possess an almost cinematic aesthetic without being either too formal or trendy. Featured on the ELLE Decor and AD 100 lists of the world’s preeminent talents in architecture and interior design, Jean-Louis Deniot has long been in the business of creating atmospheres. His décors are his playground, spaces where spontaneity and magic are de rigueur. Recognized worldwide for his eclectic and emblematic interiors, Jean-Louis Deniot plays in a multiplicity of repertoires, letting his academic training translate into a vocabulary that is both informal and bold. The main idea was to realize something very Parisian. So, I based the decoration on that of a private house, following a residential format and progression from entryway to entrance hall, Grand Salon, private salon and so on. I wanted to give a particular atmosphere to each area. I created the guest rooms like apartments, so that travelers, when entering, can appropriate the space as their own. It becomes personal. It was important for me to try to draw away from a hotel atmosphere and to get closer to a private feeling. The Inspiration Here, in a 19th-century turreted stone home, Deniot handles modern furniture with aplomb, and he doesn’t hesitate to mix elegantly shaped armchairs from the 1950s and ’60s with 18th- and 19th-century gilded antiques.To convert the former office building into a hotel, the Evok group, the hotel’s owner, turned to designer Jean-Louis Deniot, known for creating elevated, eclectic residences in France and abroad. At the Nolinski, Deniot transformed what he describes as “classic office space, with white walls and drop ceilings” into the epitome of his signature timeless, tailored and unequivocally luxe look.

A carefully curated mélange of eras and aesthetics — Louis XVI and Art Deco, mid-century modern and contemporary — extends from the Carrara marble entry to the jade-hued Grand Salon, up the stair hall, which Deniot had painted with a stormy-sky-evoking mural, and into the guest rooms. In these, unique artworks and antiques selected by Deniot ensure a residential ambience. Jean-Louis Deniot has also earned recognition for the furniture and lighting collections in collaboration with Jean de Merry, George Smith, Collection Pierre, Pouenat, Bronze d’Art Français and more recently Marc de Berny with the Sparkx Collection. All his bespoke lines are designed in the continuity and respect of each brand’s personality and style yet replete with forward-thinkingness and savory twists.You can respect the history of a building and come up with a new story that still refers to that history without using pastiche,” JEAN-LOUIS DENIOT One of The Towers’ lobby entrances, designed by Jean-Louis Deniot. The Palais Garnier and the Comédie Française. I had the idea to create a contemporary version of theatrical decor, as if the guests were on a stage. The Palette A great enthusiast of iconic designs, his decors feature no shortage of arresting materials and textures tempered with subtle color palettes, muted tones and impeccable lighting. At the crossroads between classical terminology and contemporary aesthetics, Jean-Louis Deniot’s interiors are serene, elegant and dramatic as awash with nods to other time periods, yet never typical or literal. November 20, 2022“Very early on in my career, I made it a personal challenge to work in as many locations as possible,” recounts French interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot in his recently published monograph, Destinations ( Rizzoli), written by Pamela Golbin. Indoors, shared amenities are created for tenants to enjoy time alone as much as with friends and family. The standout for Jean-Louis Deniot is the 82-foot Starlight Pool that overlooks Park Avenue in a double-height space on the 18th floor. A first for the hotel, the pool occupies a former ballroom and features a blue-and-white-porcelain-inspired colour palette that subtly nods to the current owner, China’s Dajia Insurance Group (formerly Anbang Insurance Group). The Presidential Library nods to the hotel’s history of hosting American dignitaries. The Grand Salon is the residences’ main space for entertaining.