Influential Interiors

Suzanne Trocme has written on design, fashion and art for numerous magazines and newspapers, including House and Garden, Vogue, Details and Architectural Digest. She was formerly a consultant on retail interior design to Paul Smith and Ralph Lauren. Originally from London, she now divides her time between England, Paris and New York.

Opulent: Jacques Garcia; Alberto Pinto. Classic: Nancy Lancaster; Eleanor Brown; John Fowler; Sister Parish; Mario Buatta; Nina Campbell. Elegant: Elsie de Wolfe; Syrie Maugham; Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann; Jean-Michel Frank; Frederic Mechiche; Yves Gastou; Albert Hadley; John Saladino; Sills and Huniford; Jonathan Reed. Contemporary: Eileen Gray; Gio Ponti; Andree Putman; Peter Marino; Christian Liaigre; Shelton and Mindel. Eclectic: Rose Cumming; William Pahmann; Doroth Draper; Billy Baldwin; Madeleine Castaing; Hicks; John Stefanidis; Jacques Grange; Jenny Armit. Organic: Charles and Ray Eames; Michael Taylor; Ettore Sottsass; Joe Colombo; Philippe Starck.