Amir Khamneipur composed a striking salon around an artwork by Pablo Picasso.
Amir Khamneipur Composes an Eclectic Salon Around a Pablo Picasso Artwork
The designer chooses a regal painting from 1939 to create a tailored space that echoes the artwork’s captivating lines
Amir Khamneipur. Photo: DAVID BARTOLOMI
With his interiors, Amir Khamneipur strikes a carefully calibrated balance with texture and sheen that brings a quiet complexity to layers of harmonious neutrals. Those seemingly effortless backdrops set the stage for beautiful, individual pieces filled with personality that engage in a spirited dialogue.
Here, using a Pablo Picasso portrait as his muse, the designer imagines a jewel-box salon, “a thoughtful room that allows for the appreciation of each one of the objects.”
Buste de Femme au Chapeau (1939) by Pablo Picasso, which sold at Sotheby’s in 2017. Photo: COURTESY OF SOTHEBY’S
“This Picasso brings together linear forms and fluid shapes—just as I like to do in my designs. There’s a playfulness, boldness, and graphic nature”
Amir Khamneipur
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2023 Spring Issue under the headline “Taking Shape.” Subscribe to the magazine.
Cover: Amir Khamneipur composed a striking salon around an artwork by Pablo Picasso.
