Bridge For Design November Issue 2015 November 2015 | Page 74

Along with Swedish and Italian antiques, Phillip Silver incorporated his own contemporary designs - including the armless chairs and acrylic tables - to summon a stylish living room

San Francisco design project

PHILLIP SILVER

Refined exuberance runs through
a glamorous transformed space
WORDS ANH-MINH LE | PHOTOGRAPHS MATTHEW MILLMAN

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n the hands of a gifted interior designer, no room
is a lost cause. Phillip Silver’s overhaul of the
living room in the 2015 San Francisco Decorator
Showcase; a once drab white and battleship grey
space that, he laments, was ‘depressing’ proves this
point.
“I have always perceived the light in San Francisco
to be Parisian in quality: gentle on colour and very moody,” Silver notes.
“So to me it was logical to commit to these elements and evoke a room that
was full of romance, overlaid with Parisian glamour.”
To that end, he introduced a sophisticated ivory and mocha scheme that
popped with hot pink and burnt orange. The vibrant hues were inspired by
Yves Saint Laurent’s Rive Gauche label.
The furnishings reflected a range of provenances from Silver’s own designs
to the 18th-century Italian commodes. “I was educated to see design with
depth, meaning that all beautiful design, regardless of its age or era, will
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