Robert Couturier (architect) explained

Robert Couturier (born 1955) is a French architect and decorator best known for designing Cuixmala, formerly the estate of British-French billionaire Sir James Goldsmith.[1] [2]

Biography

Robert Couturier is a graduate of the École Camondo in Paris. He moved to New York in 1981.[3] In 1987, Sir James Goldsmith commissioned Couturier to re-conceptualize his 30,000-acre nature reserve on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.[4] [5] Couturier went on to decorate Goldsmith's Boeing 757, his double-width Manhattan townhouse, and his historic French chateau.

Couturier has worked with clients such as Anne Hearst and Jay McInerney,[6] Frederick Iseman, and Frédéric Fekkai.[7] In June 2012, Elle Decor included Couturier in its "A-list Top 60 Designers", while the British magazine House and Garden named him one of the top 10 foreign decorators.[8] [9] He also collectects furniture and art including pieces by Ingrid Donat.[10]

In October, 2014, he released the book, Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises. In 2021, Architectural Digest inducted Couturier into the AD100 Hall of Fame.[11] He formerly lived in Connecticut with his partner Jeffrey Morgan[12] and now lives in New York City.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-10-10 . The Most Expensive Suite at Mexico's Stunning Cuixmala Hotel . 2022-09-21 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  2. Web site: CUIXMALA – Ecoluxury on Mexico's Pacific Coast . 2022-10-07 . Cuixmala . en-US.
  3. Web site: 1stdibs . 2022-03-25 . Robert Couturier, Inc. . 2022-09-21 . 1stdibs 50 2022 . en.
  4. News: Fine Collins . Amy . September 2002 . The Titan and the Architect . 236–243 . Vanity Fair .
  5. Web site: About – Cuixmala is located on Mexico’s breathtaking Pacific coastline . 2022-09-21 . Cuixmala . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2013-03-01 . Novelist Jay McInerney’s Eccentric New York Penthouse . 2022-09-21 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  7. Web site: Robert Couturier Creates A Trés Chic, Color-Drenched Townhouse For Frédéric Fekkai And Shirin Von Wulffen . 2022-09-21 . InCollect . en.
  8. Web site: 2014 AD100 . Architectural Digest.
  9. Web site: Elle Decor Staff . ELLE DECOR’S A-LIST . Elle Decor . Hearst Communications, Inc.
  10. Web site: Amadour . 2023-05-23 . Designer Ingrid Donat Opens Her Art-Filled Home in Paris . 2023-12-31 . Galerie . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-07 . 2021 Hall of Fame Debut: Robert Couturier . 2022-09-21 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  12. November 15, 2008. NYSD House: Robert Couturier. New York Social Diary. Ballen, Sian and Lesley Hauge.
  13. Web site: 'Couturier Class' – The Legendary Interiors of Robert Couturier. . 2022-09-21 . Nick Cox . en-US.