The apartment of Jean François Lesage in Chennai India. Black spiral staircase that leads from the mezzanine to the rooftop. An embroidered-velvet panel remains on it’s original embroidery frame, the Indian model of an English villa is 19th century, a 19th century able with a a 17th century bronze oil lamp atop. The mirror is a design by Lesage.
Magazine: Elle Decor October 2014
Photo: Richard Powers