Guests Can Now Holiday in Karl Lagerfeld's Custom-Designed Private Office

"Regardless of the address, the revered fashion designer always, unabashedly, combined old with new, shedding fresh light on various historical design movements and their most important pioneers. Most of these homes have been the subject of expansive magazine print features and the fodder of tabloid headlines but little focus has ever really been placed on his workspaces."

"Luxury apartment and home rental platform HIGHSTAY has deftly, yet carefully, transformed the multi-level bureau into a two bedroom Saint-Germain accommodation replete with original architectural fit-outs and collected items. This period room of sorts is a timecapsule, preserved in exactly the same configuration as the day the legendary talent left for the last time."

"Though decidedly indicative of a specific era in design history-not disclosed but easily deciphered as the late 1990s and early 2000s-the sprawling 2690 square-foot unit unfolds with sleek, space-age-like built-ins contoured in curvilinear half polished and half patinated steel surfaces. Even in this once-contemporary pared back setting-somehow timeless and au courant yet again-Laggerfeld still exerted a degree of opulence, if slightly restraint in overall scheme."

Karl Lagerfeld's extensive property collection, documented in the monograph "Karl Lagerfeld A Life in Houses," showcases his signature approach of combining historical and contemporary design elements. While his residences have received significant media attention, his workspaces remained largely unexplored until recently. HIGHSTAY has transformed his private Saint-Germain-des-Prés office into a luxury rental accommodation, preserving it exactly as Lagerfeld left it. This intimate retreat served as his private business space and entertainment venue away from major couture houses. The 2,690 square-foot office features distinctive late 1990s-early 2000s design with sleek, space-age built-ins in polished and patinated steel, demonstrating Lagerfeld's ability to maintain refined elegance within a minimalist aesthetic.

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