Picture Perfect
AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ART, DESIGNS AND ANTIQUES
Photos: Yiorgos Kaplanidis / Text: Ioanna Alexatou
INTERNI INSPIRATION
Artwork by David Douard/ Rodeo gallery. Minotti armchair by Interni.
A PLEASANT SURPRISE awaits as one crosses the entrance to Andreas Ka- lamaras’ new apartment into a space that makes a statement with an artful mix of bold pieces. These include a Trashformers chair in blinding yellow designed by Savvas Laz paired with a Hollywood Regency-style, palm- shaped lamp by Hans Kögl. There is the white Tube chair by Objects of Common Interest and a 17th-century velvet sofa by Martinos Antiques & Fine Art Gallery. Within a 20 square-metre room of otherwise minimal style, there is also an artwork by Joep Van Lief- land, a Yiannis Varelas sculpture and ceramic objects by Eleni Vernadaki – all indications of the owner’s love for art.
There is a living room on the right and a dining room on the left. Each picture-perfect space has its distinctive personality. The deliberate absence of curtains allows the free flow of natural light, altering the mood and the atmosphere and creating a playful dialogue between colours, textures and flashes of gold. The owner, Andreas Kalamaras, is known for his often scathing humour and eclectic taste. And this new apartment in Kypseli, an Athenian neighbourhood that is reclaiming its former glory and redefining its identity, is as dynamic as his personality.
Eleni Vernadaki’s ceramic art, Sinerpica Lamp by Michele De Lucchi, Moralis’ bronze sculptures and a painting of Philippos Theodorides.
In the living room, a painting from an antique shop in Amversa, 70’s appliques, and an IPE Cavalli sofa by Interni.
The interiors masterfully combine art, design, antiques and vintage pieces collected from markets and antique shops around the globe. As one observes, one discovers a Cabinet de Curiosités. The only difference is that everything is ordered and styled with precision. Visual intensity comes from the choice of colours, textures and works of art. Luxury derives from natural materials – wood, velvet, marble and touches of bronze scattered about. Particularity is an outcome of the objects – bronze sculptures by Moralis, Mendini and De Lucchi lamps, the 1950s armchairs by Minotti or the cc-tapis handwoven rug in yellow and pink.
Palm Lamp by Hans Kögl, Tube Chair by Objects of Common Interest, and work by Joep Van Liefland.
In the dining room a custom-made table (from a ship’ smokestack), 70’s chairs, and Flamingo hanging lamp, designed by Antoni Arola for Vibia.
A Trashformers chair designed by Savvas Laz in blinding yellow and a sculpture by artist Yannis Varelas
The list is endless: artworks from Ro- deo Gallery and Breeder and drawings by artist and long-time friend Varelas; “I buy and collect based on emotion. Every piece is hand-picked individually, not with a purpose to match or fit a decor or interior setting,” Andreas explains. And all magically pair in harmony.
View of the neighbourhood. In the WC a custom-made marble basin and taps by Lefroy Brooks by Moda Bagno.
View of the art deco style master bathroom. Basin taps by Lefroy Brooks, shower by Imperial- all from Moda Bagno.
(Opening Photo ανοίγματος: In the living room a pair of 70’s Minotti armchairs and Dentelle rug designed by Claude Cartier Studio for cc-tapis – all by Interni.)
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