Contenido Isabel López-Quesada: At Home

Innovatively combining period and contemporary furniture and art in a sophisticated mix, the homes of Isabel López-Quesada (ILQ) are inspirational and unforgettable. At Home is the long-awaited monograph on ILQ, a unique voice in contemporary European design. Passion and obsession have driven the creation of her homes, each a master class in luxurious but warm and inviting interior design, with a savoir-faire revealed by master photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna. In At Home, ILQ introduces her family—she is one of five sisters—their traditions, upbringing, and her life as a creative, young European woman. Her account is illustrated with a treasury of photographs, drawings, sources of inspiration from earlier designers like Renzo Mongiardino and John Stefanidis, talismans, and memorable places that have had a profound influence on her aesthetic development. Her personal journey is the backdrop to the discovery of her city house, an abandoned wax factory in a leafy district of Madrid, and its transformation from an industrial space into a family home and atelier. The Madrid courtyard house, with its flowering patios and water features, became a living laboratory as ILQ refined her mix of textiles, finishes, antiques, and contemporary furniture. Subsequently, she transformed a run-down Basque farm in the rolling hills outside of Biarritz. Over time, and working with a talented team of collaborators—garden designers, artisans, architects, and painters—ILQ designed a country home, where family and friends gather on shady patios. Both the Madrid and Biarritz properties have been affectionately documented by Miguel Flores-Vianna, who has photographed interiors, gardens, luncheons, dinners, and Quesada’s design studios, as well as telling details of fabrics, tiles, decorative objects, personal collections and possessions, family photographs, and watercolors.