Designer Elizabeth Bolognino shapes signature residences for musicians and celebrities. She even works on international projects with Ralph Lauren. As she thought about this private dining space, she looked to historic culinary figure Pellegrino Artusi—for whom L’Artusi is named. After following his guidelines to be “passionate, careful, and precise,” Bolognino and her staff are evidently excited about the results.
Visually, the space owes much to the idea of a luxurious train car. An elaborate ceiling reinforces the effect—rising to a mirror that runs the length of the room. Bolognino informs me that this also helpfully hides ugly-but-necessary HVAC equipment.
Perhaps paradoxically, the choice to emulate the design of an inherently narrow train car helps make the places feel spacious. It delivers the illusion that someone has created a train with an aisle wide enough for a dining table that seats thirty—plus ample ambling room on either side. Meanwhile, the explosively colorful bathroom largely sets aside the train illusion—an exception that proves the rule.
From Aspire Mag