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Philippe Starck for Yoo Group

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Lately we have been really mesmerized by Philippe Starck's interiors for global developer Yoo Group. Even though they're very upscale, we've found a few ideas that could be incorporated into almost any apartment...

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Ideas to steal from this apartment in Leeds: paint a swath of black behind the television set to pull together an entertainment center, tack up photos in a reigned-in collage that doesn't look like dorm art, and use opulent accents in unexpected spaces (like the kitchen).


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We love how the line of barstools plays off the line of Ghost Chairs along the wall in this Toronto apartment.


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Ideas to steal from this Toronto apartment: arranging the sofa on an angle, using floor-to-ceiling sheers over the windows, adding a fluffy sheepskin throw to warm up neutral furniture.


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The chalkboard walls, leather Egg Chair, and chandelier floor lamp in this Munich apartment are awesome. The silver candlesticks on the table are a nice touch, too. For more information, visit the websites of Yoo Group and Philippe Starck.

All Photos: Yoo Projects

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It drives me nuts when I see couches at an angle.

posted by MCNicole on July 10th 2008 at 1:05pm
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Reined-in! Argh! Like reins on a horse, not like a queen reigning.

Anyway, I do love the photo collage and am trying to figure out how to make it work for me.

If I'm going to buy a $3000 piece of furniture like the womb chair, you betcha it's going to be in a neutral that I can live with the rest of my life.

posted by Cheryl on July 10th 2008 at 2:06pm
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Oh Cheryl no! The Womb chair is such a wierd quirky shape....putting it in neutral is like putting it in camoflage.

posted by Modfan on July 10th 2008 at 2:11pm
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With a $30k budget for a lounge chair, dining table chairs and some lights, it better look cool...

posted by particlebored on July 10th 2008 at 6:29pm
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I'm loving the color of the Womb chair. The powder blues with the creams and whites is gorgeous.

posted by greer on July 11th 2008 at 5:43am
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I love that some of these interiors are upscale.

posted by Seaside on July 13th 2008 at 2:29pm
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