This November, a rare glimpse opens into the life of a woman who has always crafted her own narratives - enduring worlds built from texture, light, and imagination. These are richly composed spaces where every detail tells a story, and every room feels like a scene.
With these landmark auctions taking place on the 23rd and 30th November, collectors can bring home hand-picked pieces from her personal collection, her couture creations, and treasured items from her interior projects, including the legendary Blakes Hotel.
This is not simply an auction. It is an invitation to live with the legacy of a cultural icon.
Lots Road Auctions | Anouska Hempel
Fine Interiors - Sunday 23 November
Couture & Luxe Auction - Sunday 30 November
A Cultural Icon Whose Work Defined an Era
Anouska Hempel - celebrated tastemaker, couture visionary, and multiple-time Architectural Digest AD100 honouree - has shaped the way the world understands glamour, atmosphere, and experiential design.
Her story is cinematic: from screen presence to design sovereign, Hempel transformed imagination into a career that continues to influence hotels, couture, gardens, and private residences across the globe. Her now-legendary Blakes Hotel set the standard for boutique hospitality - moody, sensual, immersive - and inspired a generation of designers.
Every project since has reinforced her signature: a world of narrative, mystery, and impeccable discipline.
Two Unmissable Auctions
Lots Road Auctions presents an extraordinary selection drawn directly from Hempel’s private archive and career-defining interiors. This unparalleled event includes:
Iconic furniture with commanding silhouettes and architectural presence
Atmospheric lighting that transforms rooms into stages
Couture pieces crafted with the same theatricality and detail as her interiors
Exotic objets d’art chosen with Hempel’s unmistakable eye for romance, refinement, and intrigue
These are not simply decorative pieces - they are the building blocks of a visionary’s world.
Expect Sculptural furniture with commanding lines, atmospheric lighting that behaves like theatre, couture garments echoing the same drama as her interiors, and exotic objects chosen with the precision of a curator and the romance of a storyteller.
These objects are not decorative accessories; they are the material vocabulary of her vision.
Why This Auction Matters
Anouska Hempel’s design language has influenced hotels, fashion houses, luxury residences, and creative industries worldwide. Her spaces are studied, photographed, and revered. Now, for the first time, her personal selections are entering the market.
An Auction of Presence and Provenance
Lots Road Auctions’ Managing Director, Nick Carter, calls the sale “a culmination of a life in design,” and the phrase rings true.
“Each item speaks to Hempel’s extraordinary legacy and creative power. It is an honour to present these rare pieces to the market.”
For collectors, this sale is a once-in-a-generation opportunity: a chance to own objects that carry the aura of one of the most distinctive and visionary designers of our time.
If you’ve ever been captivated by the sensual drama of Blakes, the cinematic calm of her interiors, or the alchemy with which she transforms atmosphere, this is your moment.
