Think of what fashion icons Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld and even Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw (with a Chinese twist, of course) might chose to furnish their homes with, and you are close to describing fashion designer Judy Sun's Shanghai apartment.
'I wanted an elegant, fashionable and romantic interior scheme for my home,' she says, referring to her 1,600 sq ft unit close to bustling Xintiandi, in the heart of the city. To turn her ideas into reality she commissioned interior designers Thomas Dariel and Benoit Arfeuillere, of Lime388 Studio.
'Judy gave us a few reference images,' says Dariel, who designed and built the interior. 'We spent time with her, talked a lot and tried to define her person- ality, discover how she lives and pin down her taste. We then recreated her passion for fashion via the interior design.'
The result is a city pad that is part feminine and part futuristic, incorporating curvaceous lines and pop-art influences. And, although there is no doubt it is inspired by fashion, it doesn't take itself too seriously.
Dariel and Arfeuillere organised the apartment around an eye-catching circular glass study - or cap- sule - positioned off the main living area. The study has sliding glass walls that can be closed for privacy.
'This is a studio for fashion; the centre of the home,' says Dariel, pointing out that everything in the apartment revolves around the studio.