When inside designer Ed O’Donnell met Richard Angel at a London-based design studio in 2017, he had a sixth sense that they had been going to create a enterprise collectively. One yr after that fateful encounter, Ed and Richard opened Angel O’Donnell with one pitch win and nil funding. Since then, they’ve turn out to be some of the critically acclaimed inside design studios within the UK. On prime of their awards success – which incorporates the coveted Total Winner trophy from the Society of British & Worldwide Inside Design 2021 – they’ve earned a repute for considerate discretion, pleasant collaboration, and pin-sharp detailing, all qualities their UHNW shoppers prize.
From heritage properties to up to date new builds, latest initiatives of Ed’s embody a Cubist-inspired villa on the Greek island of Paros, two luxurious penthouses in One St. John’s Wooden, and an impressive house in The OWO Residences by Raffles within the coronary heart of Whitehall.
As Artistic Director, Ed approaches each transient with contemporary eyes, unhampered by a singular signature fashion. This enables him to include every consumer’s character, aesthetic tastes, and necessities into his work. Nobody-size-fits-all course of. No cookie-cutter fashion. Simply stunning, bespoke interiors impeccably delivered.
At present, Ed O’Donnell is becoming a member of us for Friday 5!
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1. Shirt Detailing
Simply as I really like small gildings in an inside – a faceted wallpaper, an appliqué border on a curtain, a brushed fringe on a cushion – I reside for these little particulars in a shirt, too. It may very well be a distinction button constructed from an sudden materials, like wooden or metallic. Or a placket entrance in a velvet trim. Or colourful stitching across the yolk or cuffs. It’s a bit of artistry rather than utility; particulars that elevate the practical to the first-rate. Paul Smith and Gresham Blake incorporate these kinds of particulars as commonplace, which is enjoyable.
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2. Pedro Almodóvar
Every thing you might presumably crave in a cinematic expertise, Almodóvar delivers in essentially the most spectacular method. Even when ambiguous femme fatales, fractured identities, gender conflicts, unrequited passions, frantic obsessions, and wanton jealousies don’t float your boat, the kaleidoscopic visuals certainly will. Garish, clashing, kitsch – and all the time impeccably assembled. Nice storytelling and characterization apart, each movie he’s made is a masterclass in image-making, vogue, and inside design.
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3. Perfume
Smells, aromas, scents, perfumes, bouquets, no matter you need to name them, they’re intoxicating. I really like how summary and unattainable to explain they’re. Maybe it’s as a result of I work in a area the place every little thing is visible and tactile, whereas a perfume is airborne and invisible. Piquant, ambrosial, leathery, or mild, none of those descriptions come near capturing the emotional and bodily response a odor can elicit. I’m fairly keen on Penhaligon’s Halfeti proper now, which, when you’re , smells of ‘vigorous grapefruit and rose tangle within the moonlight.’ Who knew?
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4. London Fringe + Off-Broadway
There’s one thing oddly clandestine about fringe theaters. Their smallness in some way sharpens the senses and heightens one’s emotions of anticipation. The Playhouse Theatre in midtown Manhattan is an efficient one. So, too, is The Public Theatre, the place I had the doubtful honor of tripping up Glenn Shut as she walked off stage following the execution of her daughter in ‘Mom of the Maid’. London’s additionally fab for fringe. Menier, Younger Vic, Almeida, Soho Theatre – too many to listing. They’re immersive, very like the latest manufacturing of Cabaret, which has remodeled each inch of the Playhouse Theatre (London) into the notorious Package Kat Membership. It’s a must-see.
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5. Après-ski
For me, post-piste bliss is a slope-side bar thronged with individuals of all ages. Nice spots for people-watching and, very like airports or music festivals, regular guidelines of conduct don’t apply. Après-ski classes are all the time good naturedly raucous, foolish, and final hours longer than deliberate. La Folie Douce in Val d’lsère is a favourite hang-out of mine, as is Basecamp in St. Anton. Each serve nice meals, too, which is important.
Work by Ed O’Donnell:
Amory Tower, London, Canary Wharf Picture: Taran Wilkhu
The Atlas Constructing, London, Shoreditch Picture: Taran Wilkhu
Georgian Townhouse, London, Chelsea Picture: Taran Wilkhu
The OWO Residences by Raffles, London, Whitehall Picture: Taran Wilkhu
