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"The Architectural Digest Greenroom at the 2013 Oscars\nGet a glimpse of Madeline Stuart's chic backstage lounge for this year's Academy Awards\nA familiar figure greets the stars as they enter the Architectural DigestGreenroom at the 85th annual Academy Awards, Art Deco\u2013style space by AD100 interior designer Madeline Stuart. \"I want this to be a glittering surprise,\" says Stuart. \"I want them to walk in and feel as though they've stepped into the most stunning set that might have been created by Cedric Gibbons in the 1930s.\"\nStuart was inspired by the glamorous set designs of Gibbons, who won 11 Academy Awards for Art Direction and is credited with designing the award itself\u2014the iconic statuette. Low-slung seating by Baker is upholstered in silks and silk velvets by Schumacher, and a wall of Samsung smart televisions displays memorable moments from Oscars past.\n\"I wanted the room to really embody a 1930s aesthetic: the Streamline Moderne, idealized look of Hollywood films of the '30s and '40s,\" says Stuart. \"I chose furniture that reflects that elegant, glamorous, and sophisticated look.\"\nStuart selected a chic, black-lacquer floor by IndusParquet to contrast with the white architectural details and Feizy rugs. The stepped ceiling is painted in Antique White by Sherwin-Williams.\nPresenters and award winners can check what's happening onstage at the sleek, Art Deco\u2013inspired bar, where even the E. Braun Beverly Hills cocktail napkins are embroidered with Oscar statuettes. \"I love to conjure the notion of George Clooney sitting at the bar, having a laugh with Cary Grant,\" Stuart says. Paintings from Questroyal Fine Art are displayed on the wood- and mirror-lined walls in a seating area.\nThe Urban Electric Co. ceiling lantern was custom designed for the space. \"It's like a piece of jewelry hanging from the ceiling,\" says Stuart. The designer's furniture and lighting selections and the room's Streamline Moderne details were inspired by a recent project for clients who are the new owners of Gibbons' iconic 1930s Santa Monica house, which he designed for himself and his then-wife, actress Dolores del Rio.\nThe verdant garden room features stylish outdoor furniture by Janus et Cie. \"For me, Oscar night is all about glamour,\" Stuart says. \"My hope in creating the Architectural Digest Greenroom was that I could capture a little of that glamour and that magic and that wonder that is the Academy Awards.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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