Tan France shot to fame in 2018 when she became one of Queer Eye's beloved fab five hosts, but for the past two decades she has spent the past two decades building a career as a renowned women's wear designer, stylist, memoirist, and television personality. Ta. Given his visual background, it was natural that France, who lived in Salt Lake City for many years, would be heavily involved in the design of his family's new home.
“I decided to move here because I thought it was the most beautiful place I'd ever seen in my life,” says France, the son of Pakistani immigrants who grew up in South Yorkshire, England. “The people are the kindest I've ever experienced.”
Together with her husband Rob, an illustrator and painter, the Next in Fashion host spent three years building what will become a red-brick Tudor-style house that blends South Asian, British, and American interior touches. . (You can see this project come to life in her Home at Last video series on AD.) “I treated this house like a collection,” France says. “If you've ever been to a runway show, it should tell a story. I wanted the rooftop of the house to be like the opening look of a runway, but the final look was something eye-catching and shocking. I wanted it to be.”
Achieving this level of detail requires painstaking research for designers. Luckily, Tom and Cara Fox, the husband-and-wife team behind Fox Group, specialize in bringing ambitious visions to life. “We have been particularly inspired by our travels to Europe,” says Carla. “I think that's why Tan's home was a perfect fit, because he wanted it to have that feel of his 1800s in England, but with modern luxury and convenience. .”
To create the most accurate framework, Fox Group's lighting team traveled to the UK to study luxury department store Liberty London, famous for its timber beams from two historic Royal Navy ships. I investigated. “When creating the interior and exterior Tudor beams and windows, we made sure they were completely authentic in shape, size and texture,” says Carla.