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Architectural Digest August 2007
Above and Below: "The scale, volume and furnishings make the space dignified; the color makes it happy," Samuel Botero says of an apartment in Panama that he designed for a longtime client. Saturated gold hues prevail in the living room, which looks out at ships en route to the canal. The 1973 aquatint is by Joan Miró . Oriental carpets from FJ Hakimian.
Above: "Good design has lots of layers—color, texture, types of furniture," say Botero. For the hall, "I played with vaulting and coloring," says the designer, who worked with architect Igancio Mallol and interior painter Antonio Rimada. The canvas at rear is by Venancio Shinki. Stool fabric, Clarence House. David Duncan sewing table in living room, at right.