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ELLE DECOR
THE A-LIST ISSUE
CATCH THE WAVE • We took the season’s hottest performance fabrics where they belong: outdoors.
HIT THE LIGHTS! • With a flick of the switch, it’s suddenly summer, which means it’s time to elevate your home. This season, statement lighting pieces—lamps, sconces, pendants—are all the rage, so meet the moment and lighten things up. Here, a few of our favorites for more impactful illumination.
THE AGENDA • The summer’s design destination du jour is France—and the Paris Olympics are only the beginning.
CIRCLES BACK
ROCK THE CROC
DECO RECCO • Athena Calderone looks to Art Deco and a broad range of European art and design movements for her latest rug collection.
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA • The iconic auteur shares the books shaping his worldview, the palazzo where he likes to watch films, and luggage that ages like a fine wine.
TOTAL ECLIPSE
WHAT MAKES AN ‘ICON’? • The word gets used a lot these days—especially in the world of design. It’s time to consider its true meaning.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? • As the television and movie landscape changes, our media rooms are becoming newly multipurpose—and wonderfully stylish.
POWER IT ON • Ready for a next-level media room? Here’s where to start.
A-LIST 2024
THE A-LIST ISSUE • From an ode to design history in Milan to a house set among Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, the homes on the following pages show talents at the top of their game. Dive in!
Brazil Brut • Andre Mellone adds artful sophistication to the concrete architecture of his sister’s São Paulo house.
GRAND ALLUSION • Hannes Peer channels his passion for Milan’s design legacy into an apartment renovation that packs in the references with brio.
Elsa Eternal • Fifty years after her trailblazing first collection with Tiffany, Elsa Peretti’s iconic designs continue to influence how we wear fine jewelry.
IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR • Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent bring an eclectic point of view to a power couple’s new home.
Leave It to Peter • As his new book shows, architect Peter Marino will happily build you a house—if you give him the keys.
Petit Palais • However tiny, a pied-à-terre in Paris represents L.A. designer Peter Dunham’s grand return to the city of his youth.
THIS IS NEWPORT? • Amid the Gilded Age mansions of this historic Rhode Island enclave, a modernist gem with interiors by Poonam Khanna charts a stunning new path.
RESOURCES
1992 • In celebration of ELLE DECOR’s 35th anniversary, throughout the year we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite images from our archives. Each photograph proves the lasting power of great design.