![]() ![]() Querulous painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler bunked here, as did dandified tastemaker Christopher Gibbs, actor Laurence Olivier, and a few of the Rolling Stones, plus Marianne Faithfull. To the redbrick Georgian and Queen Anne houses and apartment buildings that line this Thames-side street in Chelsea, all manner of creative iconoclasts since the third quarter of the 19th century have gravitated. London’s Cheyne Walk presents a sedate streetscape that bears no witness, save some blue English Heritage plaques embedded in various façades, to its daredevil history. Carly Olson One Couple’s Eccentric London Pad She and Mota set up meetings to discuss the vision for the layered, bohemian home. Hart decamped from New York to create a home with now fiancé James Kirkham, a creative entrepreneur and former race car driver, and his young daughter Wren, who lives with the couple part-time. “I said, ‘When you move to LA, I would love to help,’ ” Mota recalls. When Mota caught wind that she was giving up her glamorous Gramercy Park apartment ( AD, September 2017) for a Spanish-style house in the Hollywood Hills, he immediately offered up his services. But it wasn’t until Hart geared up for a cross-country move that their stars aligned for a project together. The pair rolled with the same social circles for years in New York City and even traveled to India. “I’ve just always really admired Carlos’s taste and love for all things colorful and amazing,” says Hart. So for Australian model and Luma Beauty founder Jessica Hart and seasoned interiors editor, stylist, and designer Carlos Mota, a decorating partnership was a long time coming. Often friends make the best collaborators. Vintage Jansen daybed custom painted floor by Javier Sánchez. Mota designed the bespoke tiles that surround the living-room fireplace. ![]()
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