Robert Couturier (architect)

Not to be confused with the sculptor Robert Couturier (sculptor).

Robert Couturier (born 1955) is a French architect and decorator best known for designing Cuixmala, formerly the estate of British-French billionaire Sir James Goldsmith.[1][2]

Biography

Robert Couturier is a graduate of the École Camondo in Paris. He moved to New York in 1981.[3] In 1987, Sir James Goldsmith commissioned Couturier to re-conceptualize his 30,000-acre nature reserve on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.[4][5] Couturier went on to decorate Goldsmith's Boeing 757, his double-width Manhattan townhouse, and his historic French chateau.

Couturier has worked with clients such as Anne Hearst and Jay McInerney,[6] Frederick Iseman, and Frédéric Fekkai.[7] In June 2012, Elle Decor included Couturier in its "A-list Top 60 Designers", while the British magazine House and Garden named him one of the top 10 foreign decorators.[8][9] He also collectects furniture and art including pieces by Ingrid Donat.[10]

In October, 2014, he released the book, Robert Couturier: Designing Paradises.^[citation needed] In 2021, Architectural Digest inducted Couturier into the AD100 Hall of Fame.[11] He formerly lived in Connecticut with his partner Jeffrey Morgan[12] and now lives in New York City.[13]

References

1. "The Most Expensive Suite at Mexico's Stunning Cuixmala Hotel". Architectural Digest. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
2. "CUIXMALA – Ecoluxury on Mexico's Pacific Coast". Cuixmala. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
3. 1stdibs (2022-03-25). "Robert Couturier, Inc". 1stdibs 50 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
4. Fine Collins, Amy (September 2002). "The Titan and the Architect" (PDF). Vanity Fair. pp. 236–243.
5. "About – Cuixmala is located on Mexico's breathtaking Pacific coastline". Cuixmala. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
6. "Novelist Jay McInerney's Eccentric New York Penthouse". Architectural Digest. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
7. "Robert Couturier Creates A Trés Chic, Color-Drenched Townhouse For Frédéric Fekkai And Shirin Von Wulffen". InCollect. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
8. "2014 AD100". Architectural Digest.
9. Elle Decor Staff (17 May 2010). "ELLE DECOR'S A-LIST". Elle Decor. Hearst Communications, Inc.
10. Amadour (2023-05-23). "Designer Ingrid Donat Opens Her Art-Filled Home in Paris". Galerie. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
11. "2021 Hall of Fame Debut: Robert Couturier". Architectural Digest. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
12. Ballen, Sian and Lesley Hauge. "NYSD House: Robert Couturier". New York Social Diary. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
13. "'Couturier Class' – The Legendary Interiors of Robert Couturier". Nick Cox. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

External links

• Robert Couturier's website