I used to work for her at Blakes Hotel in the late 80s It was an absolute magical place. We did the curtains an the four poster beds. Covered the walls in silk and and put the pictures up. Being a designer myself now I do understand Anouska Hempel a lot better then when I was still very young. I am still grateful for the time there. I learned from the BEST
Hi Tom-- I lived across the street (also owned by the Hempels.) In the 70s. Princess Margaret would arrive by limo, and get thoroughly sloshed with Neddy Ryan in Blake's downstairs bar. Fabulous era!
Eccentric maybe, but I didn’t find her rude at all. In fact, rather restrained, considering that the interviewer often talked over her answers to his questions! Looks like she’s consistently having fun and he’s just scared stiff throughout! Perhaps send him to cover a school fête next time?
I'm sorry but this interviewer character causes some discomfort in his interviews, he is entering the most incredible houses in the world. And in the middle of the interview you can tell that he creates or leaves a flat and uncomfortable atmosphere.
Hufff... There was an unnerving level of creepiness happening between these two. Her collections and design esthetic were quite compelling, but she came off being so cold-bordering-on-sardonic. I would like to scroll back through this same scenario but with another interviewer that can bring the best out of this obviously talented woman.
She’s so interesting… dark, bold and moody and very Indochine, which is totally in. Interesting lady, her wit is spot on… love it, I don’t want bland boring beige. That’s why she’s a designer and we’re not.
Anouska Hempel almost ran me over once on the Fulham road - in Black Mercedes, what else.. She has got interesting taste, her old showroom in Chelsea was very chic and dramatic but the house looks absurd. It's a composition , room sets all exquisitely done but not a home in any sense of the word and rather depressing..
Okay, so I am NOT the only one who thought she was creepy and strange!! I am relieved! I thought she seemed a bit "witchy", as if she possibly might be involved in the occult. Her eyes were just plain weird and scary.
American? She's one of the most famous Londoners since the early 90s at least. This interviewer is incredivmbly annoying obviously knows nothing about the subject so he can't offer an ibteresting conversation to add to the images and seems to get childishly selfconcious in every interview. I'd do his job ALOT better and not annoy them or the viewers.
This was rather sweet. I haven't heard her name in ages, but she was the most famous name in London for a long time! I love seeing creatives homes, I have no need to superimpose myself onto other peoples interiors abd find this interviewer does exactly that every interview which is selfcentered/selfconcious, absurd and insures theres no ibteresing conversation about the topic at hand. Much better to employ someone with a deep interest or experience in a subject they plan to cover with an interview. In ANY situation. Not alot of people get a chance for a tour like this, it's kindof shocking to use a guy who always comes off as an oveewhelmed amature who doesn't know what to discuss. Anoushka must be in her late 70s, I mean come on... She's led such an interesting life too! I love the indochine style but overall too black for comfort in London. But like many creatives she ises her home as an installation in itself and creative space I'd suppose. I totally understand not being interested in living with floral chintz, "cheerful" little patchworks of prints on the walls and sentimental cuteness. It's also not very typical of artists and intellectuals to prefer that. I'm not saying she's either. I'd get a better interview out of this any day of the week.
Having worked for her I can say that she’s a character by herself. She has a sense of humour that only comes out when she’s feeling comfortable around somebody. Communicating with her is a fine balance between being straight forward and showing respect without kissing feet. When I worked for her at Blakes hotel I remember that everybody was afraid of her. One could feel the tension in the air. When I arrived in the morning the first thing I could hear people say was, “is SHE going to be in today?” And this spoken with a certain amount of terror I their voices! This caused a lot of stress and people were so relaxed when SHE wasn’t in! I do understand her a lot better now. She knew exactly what she wanted and in order to keep those standards up, people had to do their jobs! Don’t argue, just do it!
WOW.............she is CRAAAAAAAAZY and she keeps making sure her hair is covering her face-lift scars! Truth be told THAT design/look went out in the early 90's.
Ok so where do you just chill out? It looks like a shop floor that sells nice stuff. You need full time staff just to keep it clean. I am liking the colour scheme though.
At times she was sarcastic, but for the most part I found Anouska veryyyyy very arrogant. The interviewer was kind but Anouska kept getting defensive every time he asked a question. Oh well if you can't talk about your work, and allow people to interpret it, you aren't much of a designer!! Besides, Black is such an easy colour, every colour you use against it- it will work. I'm under impressed.
This place is so depressing and ugly. This would be the kind of place I go to put a bullet through my head after I call my mom to say how much I love her.
Ms. Hempel is design genius without peer. This sap of a interviewer clearly was out of his depth - don’t be playing with matches if you want to be burnt.
This house is in Addison Road,Holland Park,West London...She was my neighbour in the 1960s-1970s when I grew up a few doors away from her,I used to go skateboarding with her son Julian Hempel who was a bit strange and I believe later committed suicide or died of a drug overdose.
Madame Coco Chanel had some splendid advice:take one thing off before leaving the house. Darling, you do need to apply this idea to this abode. This is not Japanese style, Wabi Sabi or whatever. This is a compulsive's Japanese museum.
This is not a home, but a museum. She needs to be more human, and not live in her mind at all times. Eccentric, what does that mean....people with problems...huge problems, when they think they are only into themselves, and bugger the rest of the normal world. l feel rather sorry or her...... and the interviewer. Different sorry's!
She’s difficult, uncomfortable and lacking in grace. And constantly playing with her hair, which tells us she not enjoying the interview experience. Not sure she comes across as a particularly nice person.
I used to work for her at Blakes Hotel in the late 80s
It was an absolute magical place. We did the curtains an the four poster beds. Covered the walls in silk and and put the pictures up. Being a designer myself now I do understand Anouska Hempel a lot better then when I was still very young. I am still grateful for the time there. I learned from the BEST
Hi Tom-- I lived across the street (also owned by the Hempels.) In the 70s. Princess Margaret would arrive by limo, and get thoroughly sloshed with Neddy Ryan in Blake's downstairs bar. Fabulous era!
Eccentric maybe, but I didn’t find her rude at all. In fact, rather restrained, considering that the interviewer often talked over her answers to his questions! Looks like she’s consistently having fun and he’s just scared stiff throughout! Perhaps send him to cover a school fête next time?
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I'm sorry but this interviewer character causes some discomfort in his interviews, he is entering the most incredible houses in the world. And in the middle of the interview you can tell that he creates or leaves a flat and uncomfortable atmosphere.
Hufff... There was an unnerving level of creepiness happening between these two. Her collections and design esthetic were quite compelling, but she came off being so cold-bordering-on-sardonic. I would like to scroll back through this same scenario but with another interviewer that can bring the best out of this obviously talented woman.
What a strange and very, very awkward meeting
If AH is not comfortable in this sort of situation why did she do it ?
Paloma San Basilio She is a rude, unpleasant woman. The ‘out back’ lack of good manners is still there...😏
correct!
She’s so interesting… dark, bold and moody and very Indochine, which is totally in. Interesting lady, her wit is spot on… love it, I don’t want bland boring beige. That’s why she’s a designer and we’re not.
Love her answers to his observations!
Interviewer is awkward and uncomfortable.
M E I’m not surprised....😫
He's dreadful in all these interviews, christ knows how he got this gig
Nice! Love the colors black and tan.👍🏽 FT financial Times Thank you
Beautiful home love it.
I got the Feeling they did not like one another? However... She has Some interesting collections.Eccentric to the Extreme!
Very awkward interview, just not getting a pleasant feeling about it . Wonder why . Strange.
Not many people know that she used to be one of the Bond Girl ( i think in the Bond movie " On Her Majesty's Secret Service" )
Anouska Hempel almost ran me over once on the Fulham road - in Black Mercedes, what else.. She has got interesting taste, her old showroom in Chelsea was very chic and dramatic but the house looks absurd. It's a composition , room sets all exquisitely done but not a home in any sense of the word and rather depressing..
For me personally I loved it! Fascinating collection and design layout. Totally in a class of its own.
A home like a bazar..it reflects the state of the mind
Painful and distrubing to watch....
An incredibly stylish woman. Great taste. Classic.
Loving the LV luggage. Thank you for the video!
Merci, Alex and Anouska! Delicious...
Okay, so I am NOT the only one who thought she was creepy and strange!! I am relieved! I thought she seemed a bit "witchy", as if she possibly might be involved in the occult. Her eyes were just plain weird and scary.
American? She's one of the most famous Londoners since the early 90s at least. This interviewer is incredivmbly annoying obviously knows nothing about the subject so he can't offer an ibteresting conversation to add to the images and seems to get childishly selfconcious in every interview. I'd do his job ALOT better and not annoy them or the viewers.
This was rather sweet. I haven't heard her name in ages, but she was the most famous name in London for a long time! I love seeing creatives homes, I have no need to superimpose myself onto other peoples interiors abd find this interviewer does exactly that every interview which is selfcentered/selfconcious, absurd and insures theres no ibteresing conversation about the topic at hand. Much better to employ someone with a deep interest or experience in a subject they plan to cover with an interview. In ANY situation. Not alot of people get a chance for a tour like this, it's kindof shocking to use a guy who always comes off as an oveewhelmed amature who doesn't know what to discuss.
Anoushka must be in her late 70s, I mean come on...
She's led such an interesting life too! I love the indochine style but overall too black for comfort in London. But like many creatives she ises her home as an installation in itself and creative space I'd suppose.
I totally understand not being interested in living with floral chintz, "cheerful" little patchworks of prints on the walls and sentimental cuteness. It's also not very typical of artists and intellectuals to prefer that. I'm not saying she's either. I'd get a better interview out of this any day of the week.
What a dreadful, abrasive, rude and strange woman. Awful encounter for the interviewer.
Zin I só agree!! 😩
@@Fanouvvi She does have humor, it was just dry and different than his.
Having worked for her I can say that she’s a character by herself. She has a sense of humour that only comes out when she’s feeling comfortable around somebody. Communicating with her is a fine balance between being straight forward and showing respect without kissing feet.
When I worked for her at Blakes hotel I remember that everybody was afraid of her. One could feel the tension in the air.
When I arrived in the morning the first thing I could hear people say was, “is SHE going to be in today?”
And this spoken with a certain amount of terror I their voices!
This caused a lot of stress and people were so relaxed when SHE wasn’t in!
I do understand her a lot better now. She knew exactly what she wanted and in order to keep those standards up, people had to do their jobs! Don’t argue, just do it!
WOW.............she is CRAAAAAAAAZY and she keeps making sure her hair is covering her face-lift scars! Truth be told THAT design/look went out in the early 90's.
Perpetual night ! As if you need that in England? It's dark as it is most days🤔🌸 at least she is happy in her abode.
Ok so where do you just chill out? It looks like a shop floor that sells nice stuff. You need full time staff just to keep it clean. I am liking the colour scheme though.
Throwing office supplies at her staff in her design company!!
At times she was sarcastic, but for the most part I found Anouska veryyyyy very arrogant. The interviewer was kind but Anouska kept getting defensive every time he asked a question. Oh well if you can't talk about your work, and allow people to interpret it, you aren't much of a designer!! Besides, Black is such an easy colour, every colour you use against it- it will work. I'm under impressed.
A Movie Star is overly inflated but now she has the most amazing taste!
I stayed at The Hempel Hotel which couldn't have been more different to the look and feel of her home.
Could this be any more uncomfortable?
This place is so depressing and ugly. This would be the kind of place I go to put a bullet through my head after I call my mom to say how much I love her.
Ms. Hempel is design genius without peer. This sap of a interviewer clearly was out of his depth - don’t be playing with matches if you want to be burnt.
This house is in Addison Road,Holland Park,West London...She was my neighbour in the 1960s-1970s when I grew up a few doors away from her,I used to go skateboarding with her son Julian Hempel who was a bit strange and I believe later committed suicide or died of a drug overdose.
@Paloma San Basilio I met her a few times,didn`t like her at all.
MJH, "a bit strange" you say.....like mother, like son!?
wow. stunning
All that beauty and she can't afford a makeup artist...Arrogant, rude, and a bit sinister...
I think this is hilarious. She's wonderful, but too smart for him!
omg im mesmerised! so beautiful!
scars of dracula. 1970
She was great and scary in scars of Dracula, i am big Hammer films fan!
Her house would make a good setting for a horror movie, all that black.
Painful to watch. Akward comunication between these two. Interviewer has no instinct to handle this rather rude and forthright woman
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What language are they speaking?
She is eccentric.
Fritula 6 No, just nasty 👎🏼👎🏼
Air of opulence but creepy dark furnishings.
Madame Coco Chanel had some splendid advice:take one thing off before leaving the house. Darling, you do need to apply this idea to this abode. This is not Japanese style, Wabi Sabi or whatever. This is a compulsive's Japanese museum.
This is not a home, but a museum. She needs to be more human, and not live in her mind at all times. Eccentric, what does that mean....people with problems...huge problems, when they think they are only into themselves, and bugger the rest of the normal world. l feel rather sorry or her...... and the interviewer. Different sorry's!
Pffttt... idiocy
It's interesting but personally I couldn't ever live surrounded by black
She’s difficult, uncomfortable and lacking in grace. And constantly playing with her hair, which tells us she not enjoying the interview experience. Not sure she comes across as a particularly nice person.
What are you doing here then ah ha HA HA HA HA