Cashmere sweaters covered in glittery sequin skulls. A silk wrap dress in a print of oversize snuff bottles. Jackets embellished with hand-sewn appliqués and crystals and bon mots galore. Johnson Hartig, the designer of the fashion line Libertine, possesses a witty, soulful irreverence that his legions of fans adore for its drop-dead chic. His exuberant collection for Schumacher expresses the same unfettered style and love for couture details. What better place to showcase it than at his own Los Angeles home?
The sofa and slipper chair are in Jokhang Tiger Velvet by Johnson Hartig/Libertine for Schumacher; spin-art painting by Damien Hirst. Hartig wears Hamish Floral Track Jacket and Pants by Libertine. Paul Costello
Over the Rainbow
Hartig at home in his Los Angeles living room. “There’s maybe nothing I love more than color,” he says. “It’s amazing how seemingly clashing hues can actually create a cocooning, comforting space.”
Rooms for Taking Risks
“My house is a laboratory,” Hartig says. “Experimentation is one of life’s great pleasures.” The boldly scaled ikat used here as a tableskirt was named for Hartig’s rescue mutt, Terence.
Johnson Hartig’s kitchen: Walls in Plates and Platters wallpaper,
tea towel on oven handle in Modern
Toile fabric, napkins on center
island in Magical Ming Dragon fabric, all by Johnson Hartig/Libertine for Schumacher, fschumacher.com; wallpaper also available on shop.livetheedit.com. Paul Costello
Layer It Up
Hartig’s collection of blue-and-white transferware inspired the wallpaper design in his kitchen.
Terence Ikat fabric available at fschumacher.com. Hartig in "Hong Kong Garden" Chinoiserie Pullover Hoodie Sweatshirt and Sweatpants, Libertine, ilovelibertine.com. Paul Costello
Pattern Play
For an antique fauteuil, Hartig isolated different details from the expansively scaled Terence Ikat, showcasing the pattern’s infinite possibilities.
Upholstered walls and duvet in Magical Ming Dragon, pillow shams in Magical Ming Dragon, square pillow in Dazzle Ship cut
velvet, curtains in Java Seas, all by Johnson Hartig/Libertine
for Schumacher, fschumacher.com. Paul Costello
