Valerian Rybar

Valerian Stux Rybar (or Stux-Rybar; 17 June 19199 June 1990) was an American interior designer, called the "world's most expensive decorator" in 1972, and known for his opulent and extravagant taste.

Early life Rybar was born on 17 June 1919, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. His father, Geza Stux-Rybar, a Hungarian banker, had a jacket with a bullet hole, as he had been a guest at a reception for Archduke Franz Ferdinand when he was assassinated in 1914. was "Viennese", He was educated in Vienna, followed by two years at law school in Sweden before the Second World War, where he served in Dubrovnik. His commercial projects included "exotic gourmet restaurants" in Las Vegas and redesigning hotels in New York.

Personal life On 19 December 1956, Rybar married Aileen Plunket née Guinness, one of the "Guinness Golden Girls". They lived on the 570-acre Luttrellstown Castle estate near Dublin, Ireland, and "set about trying to re-create the thirties" with lavish parties and guests including the Duchess of Windsor.

Rybar's six-room apartment in Sutton Place, Manhattan was known for its extravagant design in just three colours, coral, brown, and silver.