This is the second cover we have produced with Lenny Kravitz, a superstar who is both a rock legend and an AD100 designer—a rare combo indeed. AD photographed Kravitz for our May 2019 cover story on his bucolic Brazilian farm, and the atmospheric Open Door video of that vast property is widely considered one of our best ever. (I agree and will never forget the Portuguese word for farm— fazenda—which viewers learned from Kravitz himself in the video.)A corner of the primary suite. Photo: Matthieu SalvaingKravitz’s Grammy Awards and James Brown’s boots. Photo: Matthieu SalvaingPhotos of Kravitz’s mother hang in a room dedicated to her. Photo: Matthieu SalvaingThis time we visit his grand 1920s mansion in Paris, which he bought some 20 years ago and first shared with our sister publication AD France in 2010. Kravitz has since extensively reimagined the interiors in the way only a pro can—and also shares a secret subterranean party space that has never before been published. The ravishing retreat is a tour de force mix of art, furniture, and objects, alongside artworks and photographs that lovingly document his own family history. On these pages and in the epic accompanying Open Door video on YouTube and archdigest.com—don’t miss it!—Kravitz is definitively revealed as a connoisseur, a collector, a curator, and a multihyphenate creative visionary. The things he surrounds himself with—Warhol masterpieces, African artifacts, major music memorabilia, and rare furnishings by Paul Evans, Karl Springer, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Joe Colombo, and others—offer an astounding feast of the dreamily recherché.Describing his aesthetic as “soulful elegance”— a fitting description of the man himself—Kravitz says, “It’s designed, curated, balanced, not too minimal, not too maximalist.” Adding: “It’s comfortable, clearly. But also chic.” Welcome to his world!Kravitz at his Brazilian ranch on AD’s May 2019 cover. Photo: Simon UptonAD, May 2025