I have been making my staff crazy trying to find an image of the private dining room at Chanel in Paris that I saw months ago in a German magazine.
It is so rare that I don't immediately file inspiring images but this one must have fallen through the cracks. Finally, Eric Pike, MSL's Editorial and Creative Director, found the original tear sheet in his inspiration folder and it is as gorgeous as I remembered.
Shot by Francois Baudot, the space, designed by Karl Lagerfeld, reminds me of a take on Chanel's famous mirrored staircase. There is no doubt that this idea will find its way into my final apartment design. I am thinking of stacking thin, bronze-framed mirrors above the console in the living room to reflect the view and add some glamour. Thank you, Karl. And thank you, Eric Pike, who first brought the idea to my attention a few years ago and found it after all this time.
Kevin Sharkey 
From: Lydia | 11/4/09 at 12:00 pm
Though the tear sheets don't offer the full effect of what it must really look like in the space, I do see that breaking mirrors up is a brilliant concept.
I have to imagine that each fragment will offer intriguing visual plays on reality.
From: Rowaida Flayhan | 11/5/09 at 8:05 am
Hi Kevin, very interesting post. I love channel and Karl Lagerfeld is one of my favorite fashion designers.
Inside Coco Chanel's Private Apartment, I love the different styles of mirrors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpinr4Uts-8
Bonne chance!
From: roy brown | 11/12/09 at 11:03 am
Dear Kevin:
In the book,The Decorator,{Rizzoli}1989,
Nicholas Halsam is featured and showing
his dining room in London with gold/silver
leaf on the walls.
Cheers, Roy