HYLAND
Favorite characters-fictional or not?
I've always loved biographies and autobiographies.
I've always been intrigued by personalities who actually
existed, far more than fiction. I am an avid reader and not
enthralled by TV. I've always had a fascination for the Sun
King. Louis XIV is a massive inspiration to me. This was
a man who truly ruled his court and was a warrior, when
you think that he lead his armies into battles, to triumphs,
and built Versailles, and patronized the arts, the first man
who actually used mirror in a whole room—and I love
Mirrors—taking the artisans from Venice and establishing
factories in France to create The Hall of Mirrors. He was just
such an inspiration. There was nothing that didn't interest
Master Bedroom from a Mexio City project; photography by Sean Finnigan
