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Model Kate Moss worked with de Gournay and Drummonds to create this Art-deco inspired bathroom

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Over a period of six months, in collaborat­ion with de Gournay, model Kate Moss designed the handpainte­d Anemones in Light wallpaper, which sets a romantic tone for this glamorous and eclectic bathroom. Already a client of the company, Kate was keen to combine the soft, floral quality of anemones with a more graphic aesthetic.

Kate worked with Claud Cecil Gurney, who founded Chelsea-based de Gournay in 1986 ( page 142), to conceive the design. She was eager to include shards of light, meant to evoke the visual clarity of the Art Deco era, and challenged the team to successful­ly pair them with the organic shapes of the flowers.

To complement the wallpaper, Kate chose the Double Lowther vanity sink from luxury bathroom manufactur­ers Drummonds (020– 7376 4499; www.drummonds-uk. com). The top is made from Arabescato marble, the deep veins of which echo the shapes formed by the trailing flower stems on the wallpaper.

Above the sink is a mirrored cabinet, another nod to the Art Deco era, which is used to display a collection of scent bottles. It was designed and installed by David Lightfoot with Katie Grove (020– 8961 6020; www.delightfoo­t.co.uk).

Reflected in the mirror is an antique chandelier from Marylebone­based dealer James Worrall (020– 7563 7181; www.jamesworra­ll.com).

The curtains were made from vintage saris and sourced from the textile-restoratio­n and conservati­on studio Janie Lightfoot (020–8963 1532; www.janielight­foot.co.uk). Arabella Youens de Gournay (020–7352 9988; www.degournay.com)

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