A striking bloom wallpaper serves as the inspiration for a stairwell design, emphasizing visual impact and storytelling through art. The installation features hand-blown glass pendants and brass sconces, contributing to a dramatic vertical experience. The design reflects a departure from conventional residential styles, opting for bold, unforgettable details in the absence of traditional spaces. This project represents an opportunity to create something surprising and engaging in the context of a stairwell, blending aesthetics with a narrative experience.
My inspiration for the space began with a striking, large-scale bloom wallpaper from Phillip Jeffries. I sought a print with bold proportions that could make a powerful visual statement, especially in our three-story stairwell where the limited floor area called for impact through vertical drama. I also drew inspiration from art and designed the walls adorned with pieces that tell a story-one that gradually unfolds with each step upward, inviting visitors to experience the narrative as they ascend.
Hand-blown bubble glass pendants by Hector Finch cascade through all three levels, creating a dramatic vertical installation. Brass flower wall sconces punctuate the walls adding a sculptural element, while a gradient, multi-colored runner that flows continuously from top to bottom amplifies the stairwell's sense of drama.
Our residential work often calls for a certain restraint, tailored to the rhythms of everyday life. Through my experience in hospitality and retail design, however, I know that fearlessness is its own form of allure-bold gestures and unexpected details stop people in their tracks.
Here, with no traditional room to anchor us, but rather a soaring stairwell, we saw an opportunity to break from convention and craft something deliberately unanticipated, a design meant to surprise at every turn.
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