LUXE FILE S
The Bassam Fellows designers have simpatico tastes.
THE ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN AN ENDURING INFLUENCE? Le Corbusier [5]. CONTEMPORARY ART THAT YOU MOST ADMIRE? Frank Stella, Sol LeWitt [6], Max Bill [1], Charles O. Perry, Marino Marini, Donald Judd, Gerhard Richter, Hiroshi Sugimoto and John McCracken. I love the California minimalists but I think we’re too late to collect! DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING? Vintage German cars, early Braun household objects, Wirkkala glassware [4], Poul Kjærholm, Mies van der Rohe furniture.
FASHION MUST HAVES? Saint Laurent black jacket by Hedi Slimane, Jil Sander double-faced cashmere jacket, Uniqlo skinny tapered jeans, BassamFellows cashmere T, BassamFellows ‘Crombie’ sneakers [10], BassamFellows ‘Alpine’ boot.
FAVOURITE WATCH? Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer #14270 [9]. FRAGRANCE OF CHOICE. Issey Miyake L’eau d’Issey.
BOOKS WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW BOTH FICTION AND ART/ DESIGN? Conversations with Mies van der Rohe [2], The Architect of Desire, The Rainbow Comes and Goes.
MUSIC WHAT’S ON ROTATION AT OFFICE AND HOME? Foals, James Bay, John Tejada.
FAVOURITE FLOWERS? Anything white or wild.
BEST DOWNTIME IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY PURSUIT? Binge TV series, car magazines, road trips.
ENTERTAINING AT HOME AND RESTAURANT OF CHOICE? Summer lunch on the lawn in Connecticut. Osteria Concordia, Muzzano, Switzerland, Al Girarrosto da Cesarina, Milan, and the soon-toclose Four Seasons Restaurant, New York.
PREFERRED TIPPLE/S? Prosecco, Moscow Mule.
FILMS THAT HAVE INSPIRED YOU? 2001 A Space Odyssey, Purple Noon, Ex Machina [7].
SHOPS AND ONLINE STORES YOU FREQUENT? We don’t shop! I tend to research things I need and shop where I need to.
MAGAZINES YOU READ REGULARLY? Detail Review of Architecture, Architectural Record, Vanity Fair, Mercedes-Benz Classic.
TRAVEL FAVOURITE HAUNTS AND WHERE IS ON YOUR MUST SEE LIST? Zurich, Milan, Lugano, Big Sur. Scandinavia is on our list.
OBJECTS OF DESIRE YOU WOULD BUY RIGHT NOW? Arik Levy sculpture [3], Angelo Mangiarotti ‘Incas’ table, ‘Tugendhat’ chairs [8], Porsche 993.
Elegant craftsmanship underpins BassamFellows designs and indulgences.