Интерьеры и предметный дизайн Илзе Кроуфорд (Ilse Crawford) знают не только в Объединенном Королевстве. Выставка maison&objet назвала главным героем сентябрьской сессии 2016 года — Париж чествовал британку как лучшего архитектора интерьеров.

Interior of the family house of the Regency era Dinderhouse in Somerset, 2009. Interior of the family house of the Regency era Dinderhouse in Somerset, 2009.

Ilze has been teaching at the Eindhoven Design Academy for many years. She is the founder of the Man and Wellbeing department (Man and His Sensation of Comfort, 2001). In 2015, at the Milan Design Week, Ilze together with Thomas Widdershoven was the curator of the exhibition of works by her students Touch Base, dedicated to tactile sensations.

After Ilse made the Sinnerlig collection of furniture and accessories for the Swedish concern IKEA, one can say that her works are published in thousands of copies. And this is nationwide popularity. Internet spread around photos of cork tables and stools, jute benches, lamps made of bamboo straw and pillows of unbleached flax. This collection is a real panegyric of natural materials and pleasant emotions that they evoke when touched. And those who frequently fly around the world could enjoy the respectable interiors of the lounge for first-class passengers of Hong Kong's flagship airline Cathay Pacific, created by her.

Before becoming one of the most famous interior designers in Britain, Ilse Crawford worked in interior journalism for about 10 years. In 2003, she organized her own Studioilse bureau and began to put her knowledge and skills into practice. For several years in a row, she has done luxury interiors for the British Soho House Group, the company that manages a network of premium clubs, hotels, restaurants and spas. In addition, there are other interesting interior designs in her portfolio - Cecconi's London Restaurant (2005) and Kettner's Champagne (2008), Duddell's Art Club in Hong Kong (2013) and Ett Hem Apart Hotel (2012), Sergio shoe boutique Rossi in Rome (2010) and Anya Hindmarch flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York (2013).

Chalets in the Swiss Alps, 2015.

Илзе делает интерьеры частных вилл, яхт и шале. Ее конек — приватность. Она мастерски умеет создавать интимную атмосферу старинного частного дома, даже если речь идет о самых что ни на есть общественных пространствах — таких как залы ожидания в аэропортах, магазины, бары и рестораны. В ее интерьерах часто присутствуют элементы Arts & Crafts — английского стиля начала ХХ века: темное дерево, кожа, пестрые восточные ковры и стилизованные средневековые орнаменты, насыщенный цвет стен. Она предпочитает работать в старинных зданиях, обыгрывая их внутреннюю архитектуру и сохранившийся декор.

Aparthotel Ett Hem in Stockholm, 2012. Italian restaurant Cecconi’s in London, 2005. Shoe boutique Sergio Rossi on the Plaza of Spain in Rome, 2010. Reception desk at a condominium in Hong Kong Shane Van, 2010. The restaurant at the Olde Bell Inn in Berkshire, 2007, in traditional English style. One of the interiors of champagne and Kettner's restaurant in London, 2008.

And she is also a big fan of classic design from the middle of the 20th century. You will always see in her projects “icons” of Scandinavian and American authors, creating a modern mood in its interiors. In 2014, Vitra invited her to design several rooms in her design museum (Vitra Design Museum), built by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Ilze was offered to use any furniture of the cult Finnish brand Artek and Vitra itself. And she invented her fantasy and created the apartment of an imaginary married couple - Finn Harry and German Astrid.

Apartment of an imaginary Finnish-German couple in the Vitra Design Museum, furniture Vitra and Artek, 2014. Apartment of an imaginary Finnish-German couple in the Vitra Design Museum, furniture Vitra and Artek, 2014.

Ilse Crawford's favorite theme is the sensations that the interior evokes in us. “The more virtual our life becomes, the more we are drawn to the tactile, physically tangible,” she says. - Design is not only what we see with our eyes, design appeals to all our feelings, we want to feel, hear, inhale it. It is not enough to create a collection of beautiful objects, people should like to touch them, use them. I like to watch how people choose furniture in the store - not only with their eyes, but with their hands, they literally stroke and feel it. This should be the interior - to make you happy, to provide emotional support, to consist of items that you like, including to the touch. Do not choose things only in appearance. "

A classic of British design, Reclining chair by Robin Day, 1952, in a new fur look. So Ilze Crawford and Twentytwentyone celebrated the 100th anniversary of the legendary designer in 2015. Perching stools, diz. I. Crawford, Artifort, 2016. Genuine leather, metal frame. Billy lamp, diz. I. Crawford, Kalmar, 2015. Updated version. Rosewood, brass. Bench from a series of Seating for Eating, diz. I. Crawford, De La Espada, 2009. Traditional English furniture is being beaten up - a Windsor chair. Dress the Tank. Fur version of the legendary chair No. 400 Alvar Aalto, made by I. Crawford on the 75th anniversary of the Artek brand, 2010.

Ilze Crawford wrote several popular design books (Sensual Home, Home Is Where the Heart Is and A Frame for Life), in 2014 she became a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services in interior design, and in 2015 she was awarded honorary doctorate degree from the University of the Arts London.