I have a collection of vintage furniture, ranging from Brazilian designers like José Zanine Caldas to a lot of pieces by Pierre Jeanneret. Untitled by Louise Bourgeois on the wall and Pierre Jeanneret chair and desk – with Split sculpture by Evan Holloway on it © Kevin Faingnaert I’ve had this type of dog for more than 20 years. They’re stubborn and very intelligent, but also very loving and caring. I’m a big dog lover in general, but I particularly love standard short-haired dachshunds. I couldn’t live without my two dachshunds, Flora, who’s Italian, and Pablo, a Mexican dachshund. Van Duysen in front of a Wolfgang Tillmans photo print, with Pablo his dog in the foreground © Kevin Faingnaert Also elegant: a white shirt and a blazer, a cigarette in his hand. And his style as a decorator was reflected in the way that he dressed. He worked with beautiful parchment on the walls, used compact white armchairs, straw marquetry side tables, beautiful bronze doors. This guy is the undisputed genius of modernist French design. He was a Parisian dandy and created an exclusive style of interiors in a very restrained way. It was all about the essence of space and getting rid of the excess. My personal style icon is the French decorator Jean-Michel Frank. And always a bottle of white wine there’s one particular Pinot Grigio that I drink almost daily – Kornell Florian Brigl from Alto Adige in Italy. In my fridge you’ll always find blueberries, and berries in general goat’s milk yoghurt and rice milk and lots of fresh veggies. And I now have two more on top of the low table in my Portugal living room these ones are almost black, and were a present I gave to myself. It’s next to my bed in my home in Antwerp. It’s greyish with dark-red touches in it, and comes from a sacred river in India. I’m 61, and I’ve been doing it since I turned 50Īnd the best gift I’ve received was an Indian lingam stone, given to me by one of my dearest friends, a couple of years ago for my birthday. Right now it’s a mixture of Environ and iS Clinical, because recently I consulted a very good facialist in New York, Fabricio Ormonde. I take good care of my skin, and use a toner and facial moisturiser. And I’m a little bit addicted to Awake & Lift Eye Patches by German brand MBR. The fragrance I wear is Original Vétiver by Creed. The grooming staples I’m never without are a razor and shaving cream to shave my head on a daily basis. I go to Milan at least once a month I studied there for two years as a young architect in the ’80s, and it’s like home. I’ve worn the Prada Classic line for many years, and I picked this up in Milan. The last item of clothing I added to my wardrobe is a charcoal-grey blazer from Prada. Van Duysen at home wearing a Prada blazer © Kevin Faingnaert
#Vintage cast iron bookends windows#
In the summer, the windows slide into the walls, so it’s like an open-air pavilion. I don’t have any art on the walls the views through the windows are like living paintings. Most of it is concrete – the same colour as the dunes – mixed up with Brazilian wood. It’s my sanctuary, in total synergy with the nature around it – sitting in rolling dunes, and surrounded by beautiful umbrella pines, which are more than 100 years old. I have created the ultimate house there, Casa M. Alentejo is a beautiful region, with protected nature reserves. The place that means a lot to me is Melides in Portugal. For me, it’s an escape from New York City it’s very contemplative. I bought it from White Cube in London, but I also love The Noguchi Museum on Long Island. It’s an edition called Kaki Persimmons, in hot-dipped galvanised steel. The last thing I bought and loved was a small sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. Kaki Persimmons by Isamu Noguchi, Van Duysen’s table design for Zara Home and Chinese rural stools © Kevin Faingnaert I love wearing cashmere on my naked body, to feel the warmth against my skin.
I wear cashmere ones by Prada and Loro Piana, and then cotton ones in summer, from either Maison Margiela or Italian brand Aspesi. My personal style signifier for many, many years has been a midnight-blue crewneck jumper.
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