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A Louis XIV Genoese giltwood chandelier in the dining room hangs above a table covered in a red silk damask

Alidad aims for a look that appears to have been in residence
forever, a multi-layered mix-and-mismatch of elements and periods
that requires an expert eye. Unable to find the right-sized antique
day bed for the red lacquer Chinese boudoir, Alidad designed his

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own, had it aged, then covered it with modern fabric that contrasts
with pillows made from seventeenth-century French needlepoint.
Exquisite fabrics play an integral part in his layering. A former
director of Sotheby’s Islamic arts and textiles department, Alidad