With a flair for the theatrical and a hint of the surreal, designers are reimagining fireplace mantels in novel ways, with plaster as their medium of choice. These visionary examples transcend the trope of fireplace as focal point to become true pièces de résistance—a trend we hope will catch fire.
In their total transformation of this 1926 hôtel particulier in Montmartre, Claves cofounders Laure Gravier and Soizic Fougeront captured the movement of flowing fabric to create a luxe bedroom hearth.
Designers Kim Haddou and Florent Dufourcq redesigned this Paris apartment’s fireplace with a curved, fluted plaster wall “to add a sense of elegance and softness,” creating a play of light and shadow and visually lifting the ceiling height.
Colette van den Thillart updated the living room of a 1920s Toronto home with saturated color, lush tree-of-life wallpaper, and an all-eyes-on-me, boldly scaled sunburst radiating from the fireplace.
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