God gifts each of us with many gifts, spiritual, intellectual and physical to name a few.
Among the artistic gifts is the gift of interior and architectual design.
Below is an excellent video and articile about the late Robert Kime and his works.
Video from Dreweatts 1759
Robert Kime - The Personal Collection An Appreciation (Part 1)
"Paying tribute to the late Robert Kime, listen to Nina Campbell, Annabel Elliot, Liz Elliot, Will Fisher, Robin Birley, Rupert Thomas, and Michael S. Smith reminisce about their fondest moments spent with their great industry hero, mentor, peer, and above all, friend. Known the world over as a titan of design and the ‘great assembler’ of beautiful things, Robert Kime’s unique eye and aesthetic sensibility led him to become one of the leading design figures of his generation. The culmination of Robert’s lifetime of collecting will form a three-day auction, charting his passion, curiosity, and delight in beautiful things through the contents of his homes in London and Provence. Robert’s family hope that this sale will give the opportunity for all collectors, young and old, to enjoy the objects Robert chose to call ‘old friends.’ The auction will take place at Donnington Priory from 4-6 October 2023." from video introduction
Remembering Robert Kime, the Esteemed British Decorator and AD100 Hall of Famer
An insatiable collector, Robert Kime crafted interiors that were meant “to be lived in, not to be looked at”
August 22. 2022 - Given the Instagram outpouring of grief and disbelief last week upon news of the death of British interior decorator and AD100 Hall of Famer Robert Kime, aged 76, it’s fairly clear that he was worshiped—not too strong a word, methinks—by the world’s top talents, many of whom could be considered competitors. Some of the encomiums they posted were: hero, genius, master, teacher, legendary, inspiration, remarkable, great, and esteemed. To many, his London shop is a shrine, and his products, from antiques to fabrics to wallpapers and more, are nonpareil and aesthetically essential.
Why? For one, Kime’s rooms were as welcoming and as unassuming as the man himself. Even when he was tapped to shake up Highgrove House for the Prince of Wales (apparently with the cheerleading of the future Duchess of Cornwall), the results were heirloom-rich rooms in which anybody could feel deeply comfortable, as well as gently stimulated. Ditto his work at Clarence House, the royal couple’s London digs and one of the reasons he was named a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2004 New Year Honours. His international commissions included fashion entrepreneur Tory Burch’s French country house, which was featured in the March 2020 issue of The World of Interiors..." from the article:
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