The Future Perfect takes up residence in Elvis Presley’s former home
The Future Perfect has moved into the former Beverly Hills home of Elvis Presley, decking out the Trousdale Estate with its furnishings. Pictured, ‘Magic Stone Coffee Table’, by ROOMS; ‘Outdoor Gregg’ lights, by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba, for Foscarini; ‘S2 Murena’ chairs, by Lazzarini & Pickering for Marta Sala Éditions; and the ‘Square Ceramic’ side table, by Reinaldo Sanguino.
Opened to the world last year, The Future Perfect’s first Casa Perfect saw a 1957 mid-century modern pile designed by architect David Hyun re-jigged as a 3,000 sq ft showroom for the Manhattan-based gallery and design store.
That house, perched on a slope above Sunset Boulevard, was a perfect first stop for a wilfully nomadic project that seeks to place the one-of-a-kind and studio designs curated by The Future Perfect in locations of architectural and historical significance. The Casa Perfect remit, explains the company, is an ‘anti-retail experience in the age of dying brick and mortar and accelerating web conglomerates’. (Not for nothing did we extol the virtues of that first iteration in an extensive profile last year).
The living room.
Now, with the acquisition of the Trousdale Estates house in Beverly Hills, The Future Perfect reveals the second instalment of this nascent scheme. Designed in 1958 by architect Rex Lotery and a former home to Elvis Presley (he purchased the estate in 1967 and lived there for six creatively-fecund years), the house’s typically Californian architecture and symbiotic combination of panoramic LA views, expansive space and light – plus elegantly decorated interiors and a neat, Hockney-style pool – were an ideal fit for the Casa Perfect philosophy and aesthetic.
Indeed, The Future Perfect describes the recently renovated build as ‘nothing short of the mythical California pad imagined in vivid celluloid dreams’, flooded with light from the full height windows and filled with details dating back to Presley’s domestic tenure. Embellished with The Future Perfect’s expertly chosen pieces, the aesthetic effect is more sophisticated still – begging the question of just what Casa Perfect v3 might hold in store.
The master bedroom. Pictured, from left, ‘Waste Coffeecube’, by Piet Hein Eek; ‘Trio’ coffee table with marble, by Neri & Hu, for De La Espada;
‘Elysia Lounge Chair’, by Luca Nichetto, for De La Espada; ‘Totem II’, by Lindsey Adelman; ‘Low Dubois Bed’, by Luca Nichetto, for De La Espada.
The guest house. Pictured, ‘Totem’ table lamps, by Kelly Lamb; ‘Ash Trifecta Table’, by Christian Woo; ‘Lyle’ console and ‘Iono’ wall mirror, by Pinch; ‘Boom’ pendant by RUX; and ‘Masculo’ lounge chair with swivel base, by GamFratesi, for GUBI.
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Visits to Casa Perfect, in Beverly Hills, are by appointment only. For more information, visit The Future Perfect website
Tom Howells is a London-based food journalist and editor. He’s written for Vogue, Waitrose Food, the Financial Times, The Fence, World of Interiors, Time Out and The Guardian, among others. His new book, An Opinionated Guide to London Wine, will be published by Hoxton Mini Press later this year.
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