The style of iconic actress, socialite, and interior decorator Elsie de Wolfe is captured in the new, aptly named Elsie Rooftop in New York. The $7 million design of the lounge and terrace echoes de Wolfe’s own penchant for late-18th-century French design and her own private villa in Versailles.
Delphine Mauroit of DMDesign & Architecture crafted the airy lounge 25 floors above Times Square in homage to the Roaring Twenties. Guests depart the elevator and are greeted by a mirrored hallway that reflects ceiling lights as it leads to the main room, which boasts high ceilings, antique mirrors, and a perimeter of gold walls. Versailles parquet flooring, a blue marble bartop, and an outdoor flower garden accent the space.
“Elsie’s style had always been light, air, and comfort, and it is in that spirit that we created Elsie: a space that beams across the New York skyline and, for a moment, lets you live the life of the rich and famous in the Roaring Twenties,” Mauroit says. “Our concept was to create a villa on the roof, inter-mixing various residential elements such as the arched doors leading to the garden to emphasize the penthouse concept.”