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French architect and decorator 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.

Biography

Robert Couturier is a graduate of the École Camondo in Paris. He moved to New York in 1981. In 1987, Sir James Goldsmith commissioned Couturier to re-conceptualize his 30,000-acre nature reserve on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. 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, Frederick Iseman, and Frédéric Fekkai. 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. He also collectects furniture and art including pieces by Ingrid Donat.

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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.

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