Design: Elliott Barnes

Firm: Elliott Barnes Interiors (EBI)

Photography: Francis Amiand c/o EBI

A three-story seaside villa on the Côte d'Azur Villa in Cannes conceived anew with respect for its Provençal spirit and authenticity of the 19th century abode, a vacation home to a European family for more than 25 years before it was entrusted to Elliott Barnes the celebrated American designer — an American in Paris since 1987 when he was called in to collaborate with Andrée Putman, completing his architectural degree only two years prior, staying on sixteen years in her studio and staying in France to establish his own firm. Ivory clad LUX OVAL COUTURE an apt selection, as a free-standing focal point of relaxed elegance in the subdued sand shades of the interior and as situated near the sea on the French Riviera.