Robert Couturier (born 1955) is a French architect and decorator best known for designing Cuixmala, formerly the estate of British-French

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Biography

Robert Couturier is a graduate of the

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. He moved to

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in 1981. In 1987,

commissioned Couturier to re-conceptualize his 30,000-acre nature reserve on the

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. 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

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and

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, Frederick Iseman, and

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. In June 2012, ''

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'' 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,

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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

External links

Robert Couturier's website
Living people 20th-century French architects 21st-century French architects French interior designers 1955 births École Camondo alumni {{France-sculptor-stub