We are design lovers traveling across Europe to explore the best interiors and architecture. Today, we explore Marek Keller’s apartment in the listed townhouse. The home tour is guided by architect, Kinga Baumann.  The apartment is designed to create the balance between a contemporary appearance and maintaining the character and tradition of a historic building. Everything in this apartment has been carefully selected. It is elegant and timelessly sophisticated. Marek Keller is an art dealer and partner of Juan Soriano, famous Mexican artist. He was a child prodigy admired by Frida Kahlo. The apartment is located one of the leading luxury shopping streets in Warsaw, with a beautiful Parisian flair. It is a popular part of the city, for locals and visitors, mainly because of its charming character, historic buildings and stylish boutiques. The apartment is designed to create the balance between a contemporary appearance and maintaining the character and tradition of a historic building.

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The apartment of an art dealer and art collector Mark Keller. Nothing is accidental here.

The apartment is located in Warsaw. Its owner is Marek Keller, a valued art collector and a long-time friend of the Mexican sculptor, Juan Soriano. An early modernist six-story heritage townhouse was built in 1910-1912. At that time, the house had many modern solutions: central heating, gas stoves and a mahogany-veneered elevator with a lift attendant. The house was bombed in September 1939. The bombs pierced the top floors. It was rebuilt after the war. Marble steps, ceramic tiles and a forged balustrade have been preserved in the staircase. Marek Keller started thinking about returning to Poland long time ago. He bought an apartment and a great manor house near Warsaw where he opened Juan Soriano sculpture garden and a gallery of modern mexican art. For Mark Keller, these are life projects. The renovation of the apartment began with removing the partition walls and strengthening the ceiling. Now the hall welcomes you with a beautiful Soriano’s bronze sculpture. For an art collector, an apartment is not just an investment. Once the renovation work is completed, the long road of filling the space begins. Art collectors hunt for a dream painting, sculpture or decorative item months or even years. Nothing is left to chance. Every single thing in this apartment is carefully selected and thought out. In the dining room we see a large, solid wooden 10 seater table. All furniture in the apartment are unique, made by artists. Before the guests are invited to the dining room, they can sit comfortably with an aperitif in the elegant living room. The central place here is occupied by a fireplace with simple lines and distinctive form. The apartment is filled with rare antique paintings, illustrations and sculptures. Despite the abundance of items, the apartment exudes elegance without feeling overcrowded. Marek Keller was enchanted by the view of the surrounding mansard roofs and the inspiring outline of notable skyscrapers. Architects treated the windows like paintings. Each is framed by richly ruffled fabric in the style of an Austrian curtain. Architects emphasizes Marek Keller’s extraordinary ability to notice beauty and to combine objects into a coherent whole.

architect Atelier Baumann https://bam-arch.com/