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ON DESIGNING
MESUT ÖZIL’S HOME:
28 INTERIOR DESIGN’S
GAME CHANGER
Cansel Didar Okutur, founder of 28 Interior Design, designed royalty through a burgundy and gold color palette and framed
the London residence of Arsenal footballer, Mesut Özil. In a paintings of Ottoman Sultans.
short seven months, 28 Interior Design changed the design
game by creating a bespoke, luxurious, and simultaneously, Throughout the residence, Cansel used an extensive amount
harmonious space for Özil to call home. of bespoke marble. The bespoke marble harmonized the
space while flowing into the next room – whether displayed
Instead of sourcing local furniture suppliers, brands, and on the walls, countertops, or even the floors. Cansel used the
products, Cansel exclusively designed and created almost black and white bespoke marble as an opportunity to style
all the contents and furniture for the residence including and accent each room with decorative objects, art pieces and
coordinating their arrival from Turkey. In fact, drawing upon candles.
Özil’s Turkish descent, Cansel created an entire room boasting