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Seeking the Sublime

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OBSESSIONS Negative obsessions are a true negative for everyone, but most creators – and all would-be creators – simply aren’t obsessed enough. For an artist, the absence of positive obsessions leads to long periods of blockage, repetitive work that bores the artist himself, and existential ailments of all sorts.

– Creativity coach Eric Maisel, PhD on obsession as a necessary for creative achievement I am obsessed with obsessions. Is that obsessive?

I’m obsessed with binge-watching Hulu and Somebody Somewhere, starring the sublime team of Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller, and the irreverent Painting With John on HBO. I’m obsessed with cheese Danish, and don’t get me started on the 21-count Sharpies package.

Ooh, eyeglasses too.

AND design!

I’m obsessed with the lush expressiveness that this issue brings to the forefront. Designers who aren’t shy to go full-on. It’s the art of the hunt, and the judicious eye for knowing how to create covetable spaces.

Their deliberations and choices are magnificent obsessions, unlocking fierce convictions.

We begin with our cover story and John Lyle Design. He shares with us that when he set about composing his home design, he began with neutral colors. But then as he got into it… “That was to be the direction,” he recalls. “But it quickly evolved – or devolved – from there.” Whatever your perspective, you won’t question Lyle when he notes the rooms “are certainly no shrinking violet.”

And London, England’s cheeky artist Morag Myerscough – known for boldly reimagining public spaces with fantastical shapes and a riot of color, creating among other installations a psychedelic swing set in the lobby of the Bulgari Hotel London.

Or bold-as-brass author, creative brand consultant and comedienne Brenda Cullerton, who shares, “I remember someone once told me that if you’re tempted to use white to make small rooms seem bigger, forget it.

It’s a form of denial. Instead, go for the dare of deep, dark colors.”

Woodworking devotees John Randall and Raphael Schlanger expand on their preoccupation with responsibly experimenting with wood.

Last but not least, our featured MUSE Zak Ové recalls how working with the humble crocheted doily evolves into a process he calls hyperbolic patterning, creating a high-spirited art form that will leave you spellbound.

So I say, in a world that many times presents itself as bleak and rulesbound, let’s be the exception and paint the town red. Bright red. And pink.

And orange. And purple. And yellow.

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44 SANDRA BENHAMOU A portrait in pretty

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104 POP PHENOM The color-rich home of designer John Lyle and his husband Edwin Monell accustom visitors to expect elements of surprise N A P L E S , I T A LY

46 SUN ON STONE AND A SCENT IN THE AIR A sojourn to La Grange de Fer

116 CONFABULOUS Part workshop, part salon, part think tank, the Naples outpost design collective LABINAC is a haven for those for whom dialogue and collaboration are galvanizing

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58 EL FENN A North African award-winning hotel delights with COLOR. VIBRANCY. ARTISANAL HERITAGE. L O N D O N, E N G L A N D

88 OVER THE RAINBOW British artist Morag Myerscough lives one colorful life B E V E R LY H I L L S, C A L I F O R N I A

94 ARCHED RIVAL A sizable renovation led by designer James Thomas Interiors and Deanna Hinkle Architecture transforms a dated Tudor into a light-filled backdrop for sculptural furnishings and artwork

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122 AUSTIN POWERS: A CITY WITH DISTINCT MOJO Designer Phillip Thomas sets out to create a welcoming and immersive interior design experience M I L A N , I T A LY

130 TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF American architect Paula Krugmeier designs the perfect home for her bibliophilic hubby M I L A N , I T A LY

134 PERENNIAL PRANKSTER The newly renovated private quarters of Barnaba Fornasetti affirm the timeless style of aesthetics his father created

ENTRY FOYER: Interior designer Jennifer Morris designed this charming entry foyer for clients in Larchmont, NY. The Stand wallpaper by Work + Sea sets the scene for the handmade bench by O&G Studio, sisal rug by Le Père, metal table lamp by Arteriors. jmorrisdesign.com 122 POWDER ROOM: This sublime powder room designed

by Phillip Thomas Inc. features Bonsai wallcovering in Pistache by Pierre Frey. Uniquely shaped mirror from Made Goods. phillipthomasinc.com TABLE LAMPS: Foscarini’s iconic Lumiere lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni makes a monochromatic return with their new Lumiere Nuances Collection. Mouthblown glass lampshade shown here in Sahara. foscarini.com 80 MUDROOM: Conceptualized by Philip Mitchell Design, Inc. philipmitchelldesign.com

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142 PLAYFULLY SOPHISTICATED Designer Killy Scheer’s masterful makeover of a 1910 home in Austin underscores the juxtaposition of terms CA P E T OW N, S O U T H A F R I CA

154 ART DECO AFRICA Cape Town-based architect Urbain McGee recalls when he first walked into the ASSEMBLY ROOM of the prewar Art Deco landmark building Mutual Heights

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72 LIVING ROOM: From the hanging hoop chair down to The Stephen Sprouse Book on the custom walnut side/ coffee table, everything here speaks to the playful, adventurous, youthful nature of John K. Anderson’s client who’s into fashion and art and music. The Thing stool from Konekt. Hanging Hoop Chair by Lee Broom. Custom chevron flooring; fumed European white oak by First Last & Always, SF. Print by Fornasetti. 51 CROCHET ART: In the 16th century, Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted faces composed of vegetables. In DP35, Zak Ové does it with doilies and in two dimensions. debuckgallery.com CARPET: Capsule “Boogie Woogie” by Tim Button for Nasiri Carpets nasiricarpets.com 142 BATHROOM: Austin-based designer Killy Scheer made the decision to incorporate red accents in this children’s bathroom.

BOOKNOOK 26 A curated collection ARCHETYPES 28 WOOD Featuring Bien Hecho founder John Randall and Topolino founder Raphael Schlanger COUP D’OEIL (at-a-glance)

40 Aged planks serve as the stage for a carefully restored art nouveau tile furnace

MUSE 51 CHAIN (STITCH) REACTION Artist Zak Ové elevates the humble crocheted doily to high-spirited art 26, 56, 79 EDITOR’S PICK 68 PATTERNS: TEXTILES ROUNDUP 80 MUDROOMS 86 MUDROOM ACCOUTREMENT 87 BOHO: THE NEW GARDEN CREDO

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COVER: John Lyle Design PHOTOGRAPHY: Mark Roskams 104 The Edelman blue leather chair, hand-knotted wool rug and lacquered linen cylinder cocktail table are designed and custom made by JLD. Holly Hunt mohair sofa. Pillow is Bergamo. The large, lacquered vase was picked up during a recent visit to Myanmar. Ceiling color is Farrow & Ball London Stone. Entry color is Farrow & Ball Arsenic green.

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Tube armchair with original upholstery designed by Anna and Carlo Bartoli, 1970s; Eros coffee table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1970s; Jungle vases designed by Jacopo Foggini – all from L.A. Studio; Black Marquina marble fireplace designed by Estudio Morgan; Dipping Light blue table lamp, Marset – Doméstico Shop; Artwork (above fireplace) by Joaquín Capa – Orellana Gallery; Original Sputnik lamp, Italy,1960s – Judith San Quintín Antiques.

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A RCH E T Y P E S There has long been a fascination among creatives with the very elemental material of wood. It can be shaped and sculpted, cut to reveal inherent patterns that speak to the passage of time and creatively altered to take on new and modern personas that still always connect back to the natural. There is simply something compelling, perhaps even enlightening, to the notion of creating a next life for something that once itself lived. Designing with wood offers a canvas as vast as a designer’s imagination. – JENNIFER QUAIL

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Bien Hecho Even when Bien Hecho founder John Randall’s primary studies focused on math and biology, his free time was spent drawing, designing, sewing, painting, building small furniture pieces, folding paper… working with whatever material or outlet struck his creativity at the time. “I decided to make a career change after college into a creative field, and the medium of wood really drew me in. Its ubiquity makes us forget that some of its most interesting properties raise intriguing questions.” For example, he notes, “it is essentially the carcass of a once living thing. So what is our responsibility to it?”

Wood …

“Can be cut and sliced and glued, but it can also be sculpted, bent, burned and dyed, not to mention eaten and worn as adornment. Given its near infinite possibilities, it poses the question to the artist: ‘How will you use it?’”

Favorite design era: Art Deco

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1 WATERTOWER These functional water dispensers are made with reclaimed water tower wood, reclaimed white pine (lid) and steel. The New York icons made miniature have found their way into hotels on the East Coast and London.

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“Provide a direct connection to the ‘natural.’ What I mean is the materiality of the wood – its grain, the fact that it was once a living thing and the design of the piece, for example: graceful curves, handmade in appearance, expressing the material sans coatings – ought to lend balance that might even evoke nature. I find this balance is needed more and more in spaces filled with the engineered, with the results of mechanized production and with technology run amok.”

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Practical 2 GREY CREDENZA in fiberboard, lacquer, butternut and rosewood. Lamp in walnut and cardón cactus. Utilitarian 3 SAWHORSES Solid figured cherry. The concept with these pieces was to make utility elegant and allow the end user to customize the table surface.

4 BENCH in solid teak and steel; designed by Reed Hilderbrand, fabricated by Randall. A series of three intended for a terrace, where they form a low divide separating the space. The facets were carefully cut and shaped to match the design, which saw each flat continue through space and land on the proximate bench.

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I admire the woodwork of: the late Wendell Castle

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“His vision, body of work and devotion to his craft were simply amazing. I’ve been a fan of his clocks since I was a kid, which are layered art/ furniture objects in and of themselves. The Ghost Clock is my favorite. It’s such a powerful metaphor: hiding time.” – John Randall

INSPIRATIONAL IMAGE: Ghost Clock by Wendell Castle Copyright©1985

Topolino Design Topolino Design founder Raphael Schlanger notes he loves “to bring at least some out-of-the-box thinking” to everything he designs. “As designers,” he explains, “we are drawn to a piece by art and form. To create something a bit different, not for the sake of being unique, but to use structure, materials or arrangement in a different way. Perhaps also to reconsider how the piece functions.”

Wood …

“Is one of the few materials in the palette that is real and unadulterated – meaning the wood surface is directly of the tree; it’s not a material that has been reworked by humans.

I also love the wood grain – it tells the story of the tree and adds beautiful texture and warmth to a space. Plus, it’s incredibly strong, relatively light and easy to work with.

When harvested responsibly, it’s the original sustainable material.”

Favorite design era: Post-war I admire the woodwork of: the Eames studio “I am reading Marilyn Neuhart’s book on the story of Eames furniture, which is a fascinating account. Most of the work to come out of the Eames office is LCW Lounge chair Eames studio impressive, especially the pieces from the 40s and 50s. The plywood chairs are amazing, especially in the context of the time period. I can really relate to the inspiration and hard work that went into forming plywood to that level. And the proportions are refined to a point where the design is as fresh today as it was in the 1940s.”

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Sensual 1 DRAGONFLY CABINET With its open tambour and hourglass contour, it is full of curves, lines and light. Slender columns of solid brass extend to support three shelves of solid white oak. The screens are constructed of a special handmade laminate that is finished in flat-cut white oak veneer.

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2 LATTICE SHELF The Lattice series of shelves is a system of open and airy planes that intersect with each other and allow light to pass through the entire piece.

The individual slats of the self-supporting piece interlock in a unique way that can result in dynamic cantilevers and gravity-defying cubicles.

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3 HELIX LAMP Crafted from laminated Douglas Fir strips that are formed to create an open swirl of natural wood.

4 WEFT WASHI PENDANT LAMP Crafted from a grid of steel wire laminated between layers of fine Japanese Kozo washi paper, with an oak stem through the center. Once illuminated, all this texture is further dramatized with a beautiful warm glow.

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“Once Desiree described Roc Nation’s bold, fearless and creative client culture, we instinctively understood how the look and feel of the office should develop,” explains Beers. “We used the art collection as the anchor to create a look that mirrored creative collaboration and bold artistry.”

Fortuitously, the layout’s wide open spaces and the emphasis on privacy from the get-go – individual, private offices; listening rooms and individual booths – all became areas to work and meet, according to Perez, in addition to large balconies and a rooftop. “This has helped with the distancing,” she explains.

Each of the four executive suites was customized to mirror its individual occupant. “We set out to create mini residences that spoke to the character and taste of each executive,” explains Beers. “We consistently used concrete flooring, walnut and blackened-steel paneling throughout the entire office for a uniform look.”

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In collaboration with architect Jeffrey Beers – with whom Jay-Z and Roc Nation’s CEO Desiree Perez envisioned and developed their 40/40 Club – the office move from New York City’s Garment District into a sprawling 29,000 square foot office space across four floors in the heart of Chelsea, essentially reinvents the modern, post-Covid era office. “We transcend culture for a living,” explains Perez. “The design had to fit our style, yet also allow us to work comfortably.”

The result is an airy, bright space punctuated by beams of natural sunlight. It’s meant to cultivate an aura that reads more hidden downtown art gallery than office. “We were inspired by the incredible art collection,” says Beers of Jay-Z’s world-class acquisitions, which include “vibrant album covers, an incredible array of artist photography, athlete jerseys ABOVE: Walking into the sixth floor reception area is a full sensory experience with calming blue and green tones, a walnut floating staircase with glass detailing and a striking sculpture by Nick Cave.

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TOP RIGHT: One of the more dramatic spaces in the spacious HQ, the media room, is sphere shaped, modern and multi-use to serve as a shared working space, office or theatre.

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ABOVE: Eschewing the stereotypical corporate look, Beers’ design of this executive suite represents Roc Nation’s entrepreneurial spirit, with timeless sports paraphernalia for a playful vibe.

TOP RIGHT: The entire office was intentionally designed to mimic an art gallery, and even this hallway leading from the building’s side entrance receives the artistic treatment with a floor to ceiling black and white portrait by South African artist Zanele Muholi.

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Vessels filled with Shaoxing wine line the couple’s kitchen.

LONDONENGLAND Nostalgia is a tricky thing. It can be elegiac. It can be celebratory. Nostalgia can inspire or lock one in the past. When expressed in interior design, it runs the risk of looking gimmicky, like a landlocked seafood restaurant decorated with buoys and lobster pots. But for those of a certain sensibility, it exerts an irresistible pull. And when driven by personal history, it can be a powerful component of identity.

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Outfitted with eBay finds, this parlor serves as an office for the couple when not being enjoyed by bed and breakfast guests.

China-born architect and restaurateur Z He and her partner, chef Alex Peffly, live in London’s Spitalfields, the once rough-and-tumble East End district where French Huguenot weavers set up shop in the 17th century and Jack the Ripper’s final victim made her home. The couple reside in Princelet Street, whose Georgian-era houses are among the best preserved in a neighborhood that has seen its share of tussles over gentrification. Steps from the curry restaurants and vintage shops of well-trod Brick Lane, their residence underwent a major renovation before they moved in, executed

by Chris Dyson Architects, specialists in historic conservation. Appreciative of the work done, the two have not made any changes to the layout or structure. But they have made the space very much theirs with a design infused by Z He’s memories of the country she called home until age 12.

Subtle and indirect, evident but not overwhelming, Z’s cross-cultural exercise constitutes a conversation, not a lecture. Here and there (on a windowsill, in a fireplace) she has deposited large, glazed jars, in which she ages Shaoxing wine, the rice-based brew that originated in Eastern China. The atelier-like living room sports a panoramic chinoiserie

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wallpaper from Ananbô. Refreshingly underpopulated, the skylighted space is home to various eBay finds (including a wood-framed armchair reupholstered with a House of Hackney fabric) and curious objects, such as a basket picked up from a Bangladeshi grocer down the road.

In addition to their restaurants, which include Bun House in Chinatown and Wun’s Tea Room & Bar in Soho, the couple operate a bed and breakfast down the block from their home. Like the streets outside, where newly christened hipsters mingle with longtime residents, these interiors ride on a wonderful commingling more engagingly random than arduously arranged (think a less studied Soho House). In one room, an Arne Jacobsen Charlottenborg Chair forms an unsuspected partnership with a dark, timeworn tea table. Elsewhere, a vintage rattan table and chairs are grouped with a daybed repurposed from an old wine rack. But a taste for traditional arrangements has a place here as well. A bedroom is outfitted with a nottoo-old, curtained four-poster bed, a rosy-hued velvet sofa set at its foot. Like Spitalfields itself, where the past is ever-present, Z’s interiors are not quite here and not quite there. Neither wistful nor twee, they are just about right.

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POISED FOR PRETTY Sandra Benhamou’s background is in staging for le cinéma – and she still takes her cues from time, place and space.

Study in Neutrals To restyle this first residential space, a former notary office in Paris, Benhamou focused on collectible finds and a mix of periods, displayed against otherwise spare styling. These hardworking rooms are in a historic – and quintessentially Parisian – Haussmannian building, designed between 1852 and 1870 during the remodeling of the city. Located on la Rue de Bourgogne, the ancient oak floors were worn from decades of hurried footsteps. “We had to pull them up to integrate heating,” the designer notes. They were replaced with new oak.

LIVING ROOM: Vintage straw and oak (paille et chêne) lounge chairs by Charlotte Perriand at Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret.

DINING ROOM: Cherry and walnut dining table and bench by Rudolph Condon, Valley Forge, PA, circa 1960. BEDROOM: Velvet headboard from Dedar; nightstand design by Benhamou.

PA R I S, F R A N C E Benhamou with tribal art from La Galerie Lucas Ratton in Paris – the piece rests on a stool by Guillaume Bardet.

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Pretty in Pink In this second residential space, Benhamou found the original oak floors and beautiful walls still in good standing. The French designer’s creative vision, honed from working for years in the film world, led to an unconventional palette choice – a pink coat for the corridor, which turns out to be the perfect backdrop for a beloved trove of sculptures and artwork. (She found her favorite shade in Le Corbusier’s Architectural Polychromy color system collection.) Benhamou installed a rare Elling buffet sideboard (right) by Gerrit Rietveld, designed in 1919. Stardust, Blizzard by artist Gary Simmons hangs above it.

At the end of the hallway, a window treatment fashioned from Brochier fabric plays off the pink and adds an inviting focal point. No translation needed when it comes to the universal language of beauty and style.

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IKEA cabinets upgraded with granite installed by a local stone worker anchor the roomy kitchen. Contemporary light fixtures from UMAGE illuminate the high work table made from old oak beams, while vintage chandeliers hang over the aged walnut dining table.

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DRÔME PROVENÇALE, FRANCE

For some, getting away from it all means grabbing a sleeping bag and going off the grid. For others, it’s spelled s…p…a… But drastic denial and utter indulgence are only the poles of escape. There’s a wonderfully reasonable middle ground, where enjoying a break from the day-to-day isn’t a commitment, but a seamless segue from routine to relaxation.

And for fans of the French countryside, a sojourn at La Grange de Fer in the Drôme Provençale may be just the ticket.

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ituated between the Alps and the Mediterranean, the Drôme Provençale is a landscape of rolling fields, tree-covered peaks, and impossibly lovely villages. La Grange de Fer, which sits amid acres of lavender in the valley of Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas, is the project of Myriam and André Servan.

André grew up on a farm in the area, and Myriam hails from the village of Villedieu, located at the foot of Mont Ventoux in nearby Provence. Having renovated their own house down the road, the two were well equipped – with the help of local masons and carpenters – to transform an old barn into a two-bedroom vacation rental.

Once they brought the building structurally up to snuff, the couple set about creating a suite of chic interiors, rooms that rely on a sophisticated simplicity, rather than rustic charm, to make guests feel at home. “The challenge,” notes Myriam, “was to find the balance between

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comfort, functionality and aesthetics. I wanted elegant, not ostentatious; authentic, not dusty.”

While architectural touches, such as the massive, rough beams that slice across the ceiling, telegraph an in-the-country vibe, Myriam’s blackand-white palette makes for a truly unfussy, tailored look that wouldn’t be out of place in the city. “Mixing the old and the contemporary is, for me, the winning combo,” shares Myriam. “It’s not rocket science, but you have to have the right balance.” Her success is evident throughout, from the pairing of shapely bentwood stools with a hefty island constructed of repurposed oak in the kitchen to the conversation-and-cocktails-ready living room with its comfy sofa and sculpture-like chairs the couple picked up on a trip to Mali. Flea market finds – stoneware jugs, chandeliers dripping with glass pendants – also soften the crisp, contemporary aspect of these rooms.

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Simply but comfortably outfitted, the bedroom above opens to the pool and terrace, with the rolling countryside beyond.

The restraint and polish of Myriam’s approach is more than just an interior design scheme.

It is a show of deference to the landscape beyond these walls. “In spring and summer, the interior disappears to allow you to focus on the spectacle outside.” Bien sûr! Why ask for more?

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For Ové – born to a Black Trinidadian father and white Irish mother – Carnival and Canboulay are never-ending sources of inspiration, along with other forms of African diasporic art. Though he works in multiple media, including film, painting and sculpture, his latest body of work, featured in a recent exhibition at De Buck Gallery in New York, titled Canboulay, is all about the joyous, insurgent spirit of that festival.

The works consist of hundreds of colorful crocheted doilies that Ové layers and collages using a process he calls “hyperbolic patternmaking.” Their titles – Burrokeet, Jouvet, Baby Doll, The Sailor – relate to the elaborate masks and costumes of Canboulay. “The transfigurement of costumes led people to discover other parts of themselves,” he explains. “And the reexamination of who we are leads people to realize they’re more than what they’re told they are.”

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Carnival in Trinidad arose in the late 18th century as a pre-Lenten jamboree thrown by white French planters and free people of color.

The enslaved were forbidden to take part in these parades, so they devised a festival of their own called Canboulay (a word derived from “cannes brulee,” the sugarcane torches carried by the revelers).

Though ostensibly commemorating the harvest, Canboulay’s music and dancing were ecstatic celebrations of their imagined eventual freedom. “It was used as a tool of emancipation,” observes the artist Zak Ové. “By celebrating their freedom, they were playing it forward into their future.”

The country abolished slavery in 1838. But by 1881, Canboulay inspired enough bawdy, disorderly conduct to worry the ruling classes.

Fearing insurrection, they tried to ban drumming, leading to what is known today as the infamous Canboulay riots.

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Another figure rendered in yellows.

Because making doilies was traditionally a woman’s craft, this reexamination allows Ové “to work in a feminine sort of way.” The works recall Xenobia Bailey’s large-scale crocheted wall pieces and mandalas. The costume aspect and the musicality inherent in the visual rhythms Ové creates with the doilies also hark to the Soundsuits of Nick Cave. But their riotous color and pattern, what the artist calls “grandmother psychedelia,” can also remind us of Takashi Murakami’s dense agglomerations of neon-hued daisies and smiley faces.

The doilies come from many sources, including a project for refugee women in Turkey called Knitstanbul. “Crocheting binds community,”

Ové believes. “It’s a sense of tradition and old-world harmony, and of mother. But its floral forms also go back to nature.”

Recently, Ové installed a monumentally proportioned Canboulay commission in Facebook’s London offices. Ové’s Moko Jumbie sculptures (named after masqueraders on stilts tall enough for them to collect money from Carnival spectators on balconies) welcome visitors to the British Museum’s Africa galleries. And his Mothership Connection, a nearly 30-foot-tall sculpture that takes the form of an Afrofuturistic rocket, will soon be installed at a site in New York.

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El Fenn is a boutique hotel in the heart of the Medina that opened its doors in 2004 with only six bedrooms, soon gaining a cult following for its uniqueness and authenticity, and soon after, expanding into neighboring properties, forming a cluster of delightful riads, hideaway nooks, terraces and luxuriant gardens.

The story began with two friends on the hunt for a small riad to buy as a holiday home. It was in 2002 when Vanessa Branson and Howell James walked into the almost ruined courtyard of one of Marrakech’s formerly great private homes. They instantly fell in love with the atmospheric house, which was being sold with three smaller neighboring homes. They soon realized that their holiday home was going to become so much more…

At the time, only a handful of Marrakech’s riads had been converted to small hotels, and Branson and James knew they wanted to open a place offering something different – a “home away from home” retreat that combined great food and service with the spirit of the

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Over the years, the owners have continued to renovate, extending the rooftop and adding a new pool. Traditional artisanal techniques, including hand-crafted Zellige tiling, tadelakt plaster and stitched leather floors appear throughout.

El Fenn now stretches across a dozen interconnected riads, spans over 2,700 square meters of the Marrakech Medina and boasts 31 rooms and suites. The roof terrace is El Fenn’s most popular spot – with its 1,300 square meters, daybeds and lounging areas, guests can enjoy a close-up view of the iconic Koutoubia Mosque as well as the rooftops of the city.

THE LOWDOWN El Fenn was recently recognized as one of the top hotels in Northern Africa in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2021 and was selected as one of the Best Hotels in Africa in Fodor’s Finest Hotel Awards (2022).

The authentic one-of-a-kind spaces are festooned with interiors procured from various souks, boutiques or flea markets, or custom-made by local craftsmen.

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El Fenn’s drama and decorative abundance have earned it a reputation as one of Marrakech’s most beautiful hotels. Its decor is always evolving: paintings, colors, fabrics, furniture and spaces are constantly being repositioned, reinvigorated or reinvented.

Branson, a collector and gallerist, always makes sure that art and culture are a key thread in the fabric of life at El Fenn. She first brought pieces from her own private art collection to hang in the hotel when it opened, and today displays works throughout bedrooms and public spaces by contemporary artists, including Fred Pollock and Antony Gormley. Guests also see photography, sculptures and paintings as part of the rolling exhibitions El Fenn hosts several times a year.

The boutique hotel was also founded on the belief that luxury can also be relaxed and authentic. Despite all this growth and change, the core of El Fenn remains connection and community.

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Despite all this evolution, though, the spirit of El Fenn remains: it’s a place to kick back and enjoy the tranquility of an abundance of hidden spaces before stepping outside to soak up the atmosphere of a city that’s seduced everyone from Yves Saint Laurent to Winston Churchill. @elfennmarrakech 123456qwe

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CASPIAN In collaboration with industry renowned Teddy Sumner, the Caspian Collection is hand-knotted in India using a Turkish weave and hand-spun Middle Eastern wool that is colored with natural vegetable dyes.

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ITER WALLCOVERING Our Iter textured wallcovering has a strong sense of direction. Like an arrow released from the tension of its bow, cutting a curve across the sky with power and purpose, this paper-and-hemp basketweave wall treatment brings rhythm and movement to any room.

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AVEM DRAPERY A snapshot from an autumn walk through the English countryside, our Avem linen drapery is both scenic and sweet. Distilled through a dream and captured as an original work hand-painted in ink, the delicate pattern presents playful partridges and pheasants mid-flight and leaves dancing on an updraft.

At first glance, one quickly realizes The Vale London is an effortless blend of traditional and modern, masculine and feminine, sophisticated and edgy – an accurate reflection of its founder – Americanborn, London-bred, global-minded, Melinda Marquardt.

Our new Sloane capsule collection is an ode to odysseys and flights of fancy – and the merriment that can be tapped when we lean in and let go. Every silken thread is tied to a destination. Every print is an invitation to soar through the clouds. And every colorway speaks to levity and contentment. thevalelondon.co.uk | @thevalelondon

SLOANE STRIPE DRAPERY Our Sloane Stripe drapery is for those who crave a little pomp and circumstance. Updated in four ethereal colors, this traditional ticking stripe stands apart because of its silk and linen blend.

This timeless drapery is the epitome of luxury, and it effortlessly coordinates with the full Sloane collection.

BAGAN WALLCOVERING Inspired by a trip to Myanmar and a lifechanging visit to Thatbyinnyu Temple, our Bagan wallcovering is an artful account of hot-air balloons floating over the ancient city. Originally hand-painted in shellac inks, Bagan is a Vale signature illustration printed on multidimensional paper.

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DECKED OUT SOFA Thayer Coggin furniture has been bench made in High Point, NC since 1953. The highly respected brand is founded on the legacy of Thayer Coggin, the consummate American entrepreneur and his 50-year collaboration with Milo Baughman in creating Mid-Century Modern design for residential upholstery.

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LAYLA CHAIR Interlude Home is a premier furniture and home decor collection that offers timeless yet contemporary designs. Their furniture is inspired by the world’s runways, featuring sleek, sophisticated silhouettes that incorporate luxe textures and mixed materials in a honed, neutral palette.

BLOOM PENDANT Shakúff’s design philosophy is simple: creation is an act of collaboration. Each hand-crafted light fixture they create for a client is an alignment of vision – a synthesis of mutual discovery and planning. Shakúff’s own collections seek to discover and enhance the natural beauty of light, never distorting or overpowering it.

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GLAMOUR WALK-IN CLOSET Luxurious and elegant, this highend walk-in closet is luminous with the help of gold accents and strategically placed LED lighting.

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Sleek side tables by Soft Geometry center the light-filled living room. The tables, made from powder-coated steel, pair black frames with tops in soft cream latte.

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n one of New York City’s coolest neighborhoods, the newest addition to the dynamic Essex Crossing development – One Essex Crossing – has come online, with a new model apartment designed by Jean Lin, founder of Colony, a design gallery celebrating American artisans on Canal Street. The 14-story building, designed inside and out by acclaimed architecture firm CetraRuddy, spans a full city block between Broome and Delancey Streets, and features light-filled residences with skyline views, relaxing outdoor spaces including a 9,000 square foot terrace garden, and a portfolio of amenities. “We were inspired by the rich architectural language of the existing fabric of the historic Lower East Side and the next chapter of its artistic, cultural and forward-thinking community,” explains Nancy Ruddy, Founding Principal of CetraRuddy.

“The three-dimensional layering of brick, terracotta and glass weaves texture into the facade, harmonizing with the neighborhood while paying homage to the past and the present.”

The newly unveiled model apartment is inspired, according to Lin, by Lower East Side, punk rock icon Patti Smith. “We rooted this project in the culture of its place. Colors, materials and mood reference her irreverent style and unending creativity, a hallmark of the neighborhood where One Essex Crossing is making its mark,” explains Lin. Smith provided inspiration for Lin’s color and texture choices, which feature a finely tuned mix of loosely tailored forms, contrasting neutrals, chrome details, tweedy textures, black accents and desaturated SPRING 2022

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by Moving Mountains that echoes the fluting found in Greco-Roman architecture, as well as SW Side Tables by Soft Geometry pairing a black powder-coated steel frames with a cream-latte colored top. The built-in dining table is designed by CetraRuddy.

The kitchen features tabac oak and taupe glossy lacquer cabinetry with polished nickel fittings, honed Dolomite marble countertops, and Miele appliances. Calacatta Lincoln marble lines the radiant heated floors, walls and countertops in the master bath, accented by polished nickel fixtures and fittings. The master bedroom overlooks the terrace garden and features wallpaper by Flat Vernacular that evokes faraway vistas. An Akari Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi brightens the room.

Residents enter the building on Broome Street and traverse a glassenclosed bridge featuring a view of the historic Essex Market and new Market Line retail shops below. Designed as a series of architectural experiences, the entry features a marble runway that guides residents through the bridge and into the tranquil lobby. “One Essex Crossing’s connection to The Market Line, visible through the glass, soundproof bridge in the residential entry, is one of the most exciting aspects of the building,” explained Colleen Wenke, Chief Development Officer for Taconic Partners, who is leading the development of One Essex Crossing. “The dynamic and functional experience that the building affords residents has truly elevated the concept of vertical living in New York City.”

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Above: In the bedroom, an angular, cantilevered Iso lamp by Ladies and Gentlemen Studio illuminates the Flat Vernacular wallcovering in Rose Quartz.

Below: The built-in dining table by CetraRuddy is surrounded by emerald green chairs for a pop of color.

Above: The kitchens feature Tabac oak and taupe glossy lacquer cabinetry with polished nickel fittings, honed Dolomite marble countertops and Miele appliances.

Below: Calacatta Lincoln marble lines radiant-heated floors, walls and countertops in the master bathroom.

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William Morris – known for his revival of traditional British textile arts during the Arts and Crafts Movement – had a passion for pattern, the bigger the better. He opined, “Do not be afraid of large patterns; if properly designed they are more restful to the eye than small ones ... Very small rooms, as well as very large ones, look better ornamented with large patterns.”

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FROM NATURE. I ENJOY TAKING A REALISTIC ELEMENT AND THEN REINTERPRETING IT INTO SOMETHING MORE ABSTRACT –– FOR EXAMPLE, TAKING A VERY LOOSE FLORAL WATERCOLOR, THEN WEAVING IT INTO A STRUCTURE AND INCORPORATING SURPRISE YARNS AND TECHNIQUES TO PUSH IT EVEN FURTHER. IT WILL FEEL FAMILIAR AND NATURAL, AND AT THE SAME TIME, NEW AND SOPHISTICATED.” Lori Weitzner Founder & Creative Director of Lori Weitzner Design, Inc.

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“A small space like a powder room or guest bath is often a great place to take risks or incorporate lots of pattern and color – in just about any kind of home or interior environment.”

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Built in 1907, this Stick-style Victorian required a downto-the-studs remodel to better suit its occupants –– a young client with an affinity for fashion, art and design, along with her infant daughter. Within the traditional envelope, JKA reimagined the interiors to integrate modern gestures, yielding a home where different eras and styles beautifully coexist. The standout elements –– often bold and edgy (and now a proper reflection of the homeowner) –– include chevron flooring with alternating dark and light wood in wide and thin planks; rich jewel tones; black-and-white geometric tiles paired with a burnished steel hood and white Calacatta marble in the kitchen; and a graphic floor pattern combining three types of marble (Calacatta, Marquina, and Emperador) in the primary bath.

Damien Hirst Butterfly Kaleidoscope wallpaper embellishes the walls.

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While more interested in her own authenticity and expressiveness than provenance and trends, Brenda Cullerton is no slouch when it comes to creating camera-ready rooms.

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She also isn’t afraid to admit the cost of getting things right, and she does so with a wonderful sense of humor. Talking about the striped Roman blinds in the living room of her East Village loft in Manhattan, she claims the fabric “nearly wiped out my retirement fund.” If money were no object, she’s said she’d go for 17th-and 18th-century Venetian pieces. As someone who decorated her home without professional assistance, her way of looking at interior design is oh so relatable. In fact, Cullerton’s adventures in decorating led her to pen The Craigslist Murders, which she describes as “a novel about a female interior ‘desecrator’ killing trophy wives.”

From floor to ceiling and room to room, Cullerton’s home is a highly personal creation. Although not designed to impress, she does hope that what she has fashioned “reflects just some of the exuberance, the energy, the wild leaps of faith it takes to live, learn and remain in a city as exhausting but always alive as New York.” THOMAS CONNORS

Cullerton grew up in Connecticut, surrounded by chintz and loads of books, and she says her own place blossomed around her library. The bloom is evident in the living room, where the varied spines on the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves stand in sympathy with those jauntily striped shades.

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I THINK ANY PATTERN CAN BRING VIBRANCY TO A SPACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS USED UNEXPECTEDLY.

MIXING AND LAYERING PATTERNS CREATES AN EXCITING TENSION, WHILE WRAPPING A SPACE IN ONE PATTERN ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY WITH SCALE. IT IS ALL ABOUT APPLICATION.” Andrea Schumacher

Designed by Andrea Schumacher, this bedroom comes alive with a rich mix of patterns. A Chinoiserie screen from Paul Montgomery is the backdrop for a vintage Ikat coverlet and silk Uzbek hand-embroidered pillows.

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GLOBALLY INSPIRED MOTIFS BORROWED FROM ANCIENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD –– FOR EXAMPLE, THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTHERN AFRICA, OCEANIA, PRECOLUMBIAN, MAYAN, ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN. WORKING WITH PATTERNS INFLUENCED BY ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, SUCH AS IKAT, GREEK KEY, MOROCCAN LANTERN, SUZANI, QUATREFOIL, MAGHREB INSPIRED TILE, DAMASK,

FRETWORK, JAPANESE WAVES, AND SO ON, CAN ADD A TRUE SENSE OF HISTORY TO AN ENVIRONMENT.” Keita Turner Design

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A FAVORITE HOWEVER, IS THE IKAT. THE WONDERFUL TRIBAL DESIGNS, ORIGINATING FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, FEEL AS FRESH TODAY AS THEY DID WHEN SOCIETY AND NOBILITY EMBRACED THEM FOR THEIR FASHIONS AND INTERIORS IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES. THE BEAUTY OF IKAT IS THAT IT BLENDS INTO A TRADITIONAL INTERIOR JUST AS WELL AS INTO A MODERN ONE, ENLIVENING A LOUIS XIV BERGÈRE AS MUCH AS IT DOES A 1950’S GIO PONTI CLUB CHAIR. THE PATTERNS DEFY GEOMETRIC

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OR FLORAL DESCRIPTION, HAVING A STYLE VERY MUCH THEIR OWN, WHILE BEING CHAMELEONS THAT CAN BLEND ORIGIN, PERIOD AND STYLE TOGETHER IN A SEAMLESS AND UNDETECTABLE WAY. A CLASSIC AND INVENTIVE FABRIC WHOSE PATTERNS WILL ALWAYS INSPIRE AND FLAVOR MY OWN WORK AND HOMES. ” Martyn Lawrence Bullard

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THIS HISTORIC HIDEAWAY IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS GOT A FRESH NEW UPDATE – WITH A PALETTE AS PRETTY AS FEATHERLIGHT MACARONS IN A PATISSERIE WINDOW INTERIOR DESIGN BY ANNE WILTZ

PHOTOGRAPHY YANN DERET STYLING MARIE-MAUD LEVRON Sofa Caravane. Carpet bargain-hunted in Morocco. Coffee Table from architecture studio Bateaumagne. Suspension Lighting Paola Navone.

Armchair (Italy, 1970) bargain-hunted at Thomas Bonhommes, Puces de Saint-Ouen. Linen Curtains Harmony Textile. Stool India Mahdavi.

Oil Paintings Etienne Assénat. Glass Globe on mantel from Puces de Saint-Ouen. Cushions La Maison de Vacances.

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HERE’S MUD IN YOUR EYE Form and function coexist in these well-appointed – and supremely useful – mudrooms

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DESIGNER: Philip Mitchell, Philip Mitchell Design, Inc. PROJECT LOCATION: Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada DESIGN DETAILS: For this mudroom in a historic house on the ocean, I used color, pattern and texture to create a welcoming feel. There are four closets for coats, shoes and boots, and a large antique pine chest stores hats, mitts and scarves. A pullout cabinet to the right of the dog wash keeps a range of dog paraphernalia.

Wall-mounted hooks keep towels and leashes accessible. The hand-painted cabinets and beadboard walls are paired with black slate tiles and unlacquered brass plumbing fixtures and hardware. An eye-catching wall covering on the ceiling creates drama and adds an extra decorative layer.

THE ESSENTIALS: Storage for coats, boots, shoes, hats, gloves, scarves; storage for pet leashes, coats, boots; hooks for hanging coats; perforated cabinet doors to allow damp things to dry; conveniently located next to the most used entrance; and practical and durable finishes.

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DESIGNER: Christopher Peacock PROJECT LOCATION: New York City DESIGN DETAILS: This was once a kitchen area, but with an addition to the back of the house, the client gained space for a mudroom. The area was quite large, and we needed counter space for incoming shopping and packages, so we added an island. The cabinetry was hand painted in green, inspired by a classic Barbour jacket, and we offset that with wood and marble countertops and metal mesh doors. The floor is reclaimed French oak, and we lined the inside of the drawers with stainless steel so they can take the abuse of dirty boots and shoes. THE ESSENTIALS: Enough cubbies for the family and guests, and lots of storage for sports equipment, boots and gloves. And plenty of pet storage. It should be well heated and ventilated so clothes dry out. Also, it’s good to have a junk and key drawer, which is a necessity.

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DESIGNER: Marika Meyer, Marika Meyer Interiors PROJECT LOCATION: McLean, VA DESIGN DETAILS: This mudroom was formerly the dining room. The clients rarely used the space and needed functional solutions for storage, laundry and the family dogs. They wanted an area for gardening and potting, as well as a family office. We were lucky to have so much beautiful natural light and tall ceilings, which helps keep the space from feeling crowded. We wanted it to be light and bright, and to be a continuation of the materials on the exterior. THE ESSENTIALS: Storage, both concealed and open; laundry is a must; a family mail/package hub (we call it shipping/receiving in our house); and everything should be made of a durable material that can take a beating.

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DESIGNER: Phillip Thomas, Phillip Thomas Inc. PROJECT LOCATION: Bellport, NY DESIGN DETAILS: This mudroom was all about maximizing multipurpose space in a three-generation family summer home. The space also serves as a pool towel room and snack area. Every detail was considered down to the traditional light switches. The color scheme was inspired by the wonderful bottles we dug up while laying the foundation for the expanded kitchen. We wanted a space that was warm but bright, a little rustic and most importantly, felt like home. Vintage tractor seats sourced from a local farm museum were mounted to a raw steel beam to create seating. Patinated zinc-clad sliding doors lead to the laundry and pantry areas. The handles are made from old wrenches, also sourced from the local farm museum. THE ESSENTIALS: A mudroom is all about functionality, but that doesn’t mean you have to skip on style. My dream mudroom would include endless storage space for boots, towels, coats, backpacks, sports equipment, linens and all the other odds and ends that are needed in an organized home. It is always important to make a mudroom able to handle a mess.

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DESIGNER: Lucy Penfield, Lucy Interior Design PROJECT LOCATION: Edina, Minnesota DESIGN DETAILS: Designed for a bustling family of five with three active boys, there is nothing serious about this mudroom--we wanted to set a fun stage. Sports lockers keep this room tidy but accessible. To minimize the long hallway, we chose Clarence House Tibet Wallpaper in pale blue, paired with slate tiles and Benjamin Moore White Dove. The energy and scale set the scene every day. THE ESSENTIALS: A mix of fun and function with a little dazzle; closed cabinets for a tidy look, and open underneath to kick off shoes; easy-to-clean tile floor and a wool runner for a soft landing and a dash of pretty, because we deserve it! Bright light, a mirror for the last view out the door, and a matching custom-framed bulletin board. A bench to put your shoes on or to toss your jacket on, and then yes, WALLPAPER! My favorite part of the room!

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DESIGNER: Lisa Davenport, LDD Interiors PROJECT LOCATION: Durham, CT DESIGN DETAILS: What started out as a place for the homeowner’s potting table turned into a garden shed oasis. This carriage house/garden shed/mudroom needed to be as maintenance free as possible. The clients wanted the ability to literally hose the room down. Azek and vinyl windows were the main finishes for the walls, large exterior-grade blue stone with a long linear drain finished the flooring. The cabinet is custom designed using stainless steel and azek, with a soapstone sink. Finishing touches include antique cabinetry, lights and a scale that were added for function and character. THE ESSENTIALS: Plentiful storage: a place for everything and everything in its place. Ease of maintenance: no one wants to be a slave to a shed! And most of all, good light. Flood the space with natural light, and bring the outside in.

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Among the trends in landscape design is embracing bolder, happier colors and never feeling boxed in again.

Landscape designers say the tightly boxed in boxwood, so endearing for that upper-crust English garden look, has been replaced by a freer, lusher romantic garden without borders to define it.

“As people have spent more time outside in gardens because of the pandemic, they’ve become more sophisticated”, says landscape designer Jan Johnsen, author of Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces. “They have an enhanced appreciation of texture in landscape design – they want brighter colors and more variation in height, and they are open to trying new plants.”

So yes, boxwoods are now not as popular. What has been the substitute?

Using more airy arches, building overhanging porches, repurposing old couches and tables and adding colorful sculptures in the garden to define it in new ways, says Iftikhar Ahmed of TREELiNE DESiGNZ, a coveted, international designer based in Oregon. “We see more outdoor living rooms mixing nature with furniture.” Places, he adds, that have zen qualities along with boho chic.

For an installation that won gold at the most recent Philadelphia Flower Show, Ahmed took bamboo poles and painted them in a kaleidoscope of colors, and built a gazebo (shown above) that matched the bright bold hydrangeas floating around it. He also used leafy tropical grasses and hosta plants, which are not only low maintenance but also help the existing flowers pop more.

“Every single plant on earth blooms with purpose, and it’s always a discovery to find ways to combine them,” says Ahmed, noting that the different textures, colors and shapes of grasses, and plants and ferns, are now playing a more prominent role in gardens.

The green trend – having far more interesting plants along with flowers – is rooted in the sustainability conversation that continues to grow and change design thinking. Clients want pollinator-friendly gardens with milkweed, snapdragon and echinacea to attract butterflies and bees. Earthy eucalyptus and birch trees are finding popularity as well for their interesting textures that compliment a garden.

And more significantly, instead of one focal garden, why not a few strategic gardens to create cozy enclaves and sanctuaries in new patterns?

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LONDON, ENGLAND Some of us lack the gene for putting things together, whether that’s a restaurant-worthy meal or a wardrobe that makes us look our best.

We envy the sister-in-law whose vinaigrette we’ve never been able to duplicate, or the guy in the corner office who transforms his pocket square into an origami-like wonder. The design-challenged suffer too.

Seemingly incapable of knowing what to put where, or why, they can only marvel at those blessed with an eye for proportion, scale, and style. But even those of us who know our way around a room are humbled by individuals who not only never put a stick of furniture wrong but also seem to break the rules and get away with it.

London-based artist Morag Myerscough is known for boldly reimagining public spaces with fantastical shapes and a riot of color, from a parking garage in Australia to the lobby of the Bulgari Hotel Knightsbridge where she installed a psychedelic swing set. While there is often a social consciousness at work beneath the funhouse flair, it’s the sheer visual exuberance of her work that leads people to engage with the world in a new way. And Myerscough doesn’t leave that retina-busting penchant at the office but brings it home to the converted commercial building she shares with her partner, fellow artist, Luke Morgan.

Once a pub, Myerscough’s home is her idea of heaven, its 4,500 square feet offering not only a place to lay her head but also plenty of room for a studio and gallery. The property had been converted by the time she purchased it, so the biggest big change she made to it was creating a bedroom on the top floor. “As I had spent so much time and money on my old house, I was relieved to see that this building was pretty good,” she shares. “It was painted hideous colors, so when I moved in, I just painted the building white from top to bottom.”

Those white walls form a kind of armature from which the artist has deployed her uncompromising palette of rich color and fearless graphics. In the kitchen, canary-yellow cabinets pop above a black countertop. A boxy sideboard with Queen Anne legs is painted white and inscribed with the word “BASTARD.” In the library, floorto-ceiling bookcases, done up in a spectrum that ranges from red to yellow, surround a fireplace she has transformed with a geometric pattern in shades of pink, green, blue and black. A pink-and-green sitting area, complete with a roomy banquette tucked under the slope of the roof, leads to a rooftop terrace. And Myerscough’s love of color is not limited to wall treatments. The living room sports a multihued rug in a kind of crazy-quilt pattern, a midcentury-style sofa upholstered in yellow fabric and a floor lamp topped with an orange shade. Shiny orange open globes cover the pendant light fixtures in the kitchen, and the dining table on the terrace is pink and yellow.

Struggling over the piping on a pillow or the shape of a sofa leg seems pretty silly when one sees how intrepidly Myerscough has gone about fashioning her home. But while her choices are clearly daring, there’s nothing foolhardy about her methods. Idiosyncratic as these rooms may be, they are built on a sure sense of composition, a skillful play of contrast and most importantly, one woman’s deep understanding of herself and how she likes to live.

British artist Morag Myerscough lives one colorful life

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A sizable renovation transforms a dated Beverly Hills Tudor into a light-filled backdrop for sculptural furnishings and artwork

Accented with playful side tables, stools, and ottomans, matching serpentine sofas by Vladimir Kagan anchor two distinct seating areas in the light-filled living room.

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Inspired by the painting by Michiko Itatani at the top of the stairs, a wool and silk runner

by Watson Smith enlivens the front foyer – a formal space with original millwork, a vaulted wooden ceiling, and a leaded glass window.

Covered in bouclé from Rosemary Hallgarten, matching chairs in the manner of Flemming Lassen invite conversations in the front foyer. The neon-lit artwork is by Thrush Holmes.

or art consultant, former gallerist and Linda Warren Projects founder Linda Hammes, home is not just a place for shelter, but a new canvas upon which to display the many artworks she has in storage – or on her wish list.

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Indeed, while a primo location, natural light, and picturesque views are lovely attributes for a house, wall space is what really turns her on.

When the Chicago resident and her husband, Jeff, decided to purchase a vacation house near relatives in Southern California, they quickly zeroed in on an elegant-yet-dated, 1920s-era Gothic Tudor Revival mansion in the Beverly Hills tony Flats neighborhood. Offering 11,000 square feet and eight bedrooms, the historic dwelling had huge rooms with the type of large open walls Hammes cherished.

Newly added ceiling beams and a grasscloth wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries add character and interest to the formal dining room, where a pair of pendants by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture illuminate a bronze and stainedbamboo table by Aguirre Design.

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After closing on the property, the couple invited local architect Deanna Hinkle, James Thomas Interiors, and Apple General Contracting to help them make it their own. Hammes was far from a passive observer, creating her own storyboard, accompanying the designers on shopping excursions, and providing them with a list of 300-plus pieces of art she was considering for the house.

“Linda came into this project with a strong vision, and that was inspiring,” describes interior designer James Dolenc, who previously worked on their more traditional primary residence in Chicago. “She wanted this to be fun, light, and art-filled with vibrant colors and an eclectic mix of furnishings.”

While the historic home retained a sense of grandeur, many of the original architectural details had been stripped away. With the help of a book about original architect Gerald Colcord, the designers remedied that, incorporating the arched openings and wood beam ceilings that Colcord favored. “Those kinds of subtle details make the rooms feel more intimate and architecturally rich,” designer Jim Josephson notes.

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Accented by pops of mustard and hunter green, a blue, mohair-covered sofa from The Bright Group plays nicely with artwork by Eric Finzi in the formal living room. The concrete cocktail table is from BRADLEY.

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Mustard pendants from Urban Electric and colorful glazed brick wall tile from The Fine Line adds some pizzazz to a formerly bland kitchen.

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“I’ve never had a kitchen that opens to a big living room, but on the other hand, there’s a ten-foot painting in storage that could go on that wall,” Hammes admits. “My first thought is always the art.”

They also worked closely with Hinkle to implement key architectural changes, creating a more elegant “his and hers” closet, for example, and lofting the ceilings in one of the primary bathrooms.

Ironically, picking the right shade of white paint for the walls was one of the most challenging aspects of the design. After experimenting with multiple hues, they ultimately selected Chantilly Lace by Benjamin Moore, a shade they rarely use in the Midwest. “It read crisper here than it does in Chicago,” Dolenc explains. “The light is definitely warmer in California, so that was kind of a learning curve.”

The neutral backdrop sets the stage for artwork and sculptural furnishings covered in sumptuous fabrics such as bouclé, leather, and mohair. A pair of curvaceous sofas by Vladimir Kagan, for example, define two distinct seating areas in the spacious sunroom, where colorful stools with horsehair fringe and patterned throw pillows coordinate perfectly with a large-scale abstract that occupies an entire wall. “This home is very personal and collected,” Josephson explains. “There are iconic designs, but it doesn’t feel predictable.”

Tile and wallcoverings likewise enliven the interior. Punctuated by mustard pendants over the new island, for example, a mix of green glazed brick and white subway tile enhance the formerly lackluster kitchen – a fitting backdrop for simple black-and-white artworks. And a graphic wallcovering creates a striking backdrop for a table and chairs underneath a plaster pendant in the adjacent breakfast area. “It’s a bold statement, but it works,” Josephson adds.

The result fulfilled the client’s goals, offering them a lively place of refuge during the early days of the pandemic. Perhaps more importantly, the process was fun for both the designer and the client, who is effusive in her praise. “Everybody at James Thomas is so nice and funny, and they have a joyousness, an open-mindedness, and a desire to learn,” Hammes quips. “They did a beautiful job and realized my vision perfectly.”

Punctuated by a mix of brass and bronze hardware, newly added white Macaubas quartzite countertops complement the existing cabinetry in the sunny classic kitchen.

A striking wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries elevates the breakfast area, where a chandelier by Paul Ferrante floats over a custom table

by Jiun Ho and chairs by CASTE.

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New Tudor-inspired arches and pendants from Paul Ferrante create a pleasing rhythm in the reconfigured secondfloor corridor leading to the bedrooms. The mirror is from JF Chen.

A paper chandelier from Fisher Weisman calls attention to the newly lofted ceilings in the wife’s bathroom, where plaster walls play off the custom mosaic tile floor from The Fine Line.

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A chandelier by Harbinger accents the new wooden ceiling in the primary bedroom, which is furnished with a walnut four-poster bed and includes a seating area anchored by a sofa from Baker. The floor lamp is by Paul Ferrante.

A newly added Tudor arch, sheer linen draperies, and a bold wallcovering from Camengo defines a cozy reading niche in the wife’s office. The stool is

by BRADLEY. “It turned into this fun microenvironment,” interior designer Jim Josephson says.

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An antique Empire chandelier illuminates the entry hall, which leads to the back porch. At left are three large-scale surrealist works purchased at auction.

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PHENOM THE COLOR-RICH HOME OF DESIGNER JOHN LYLE AND HIS HUSBAND EDWIN MONELL ACCUSTOM VISITORS TO EXPECT ELEMENTS OF SURPRISE

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M O N T G O M E R Y, N E W Y O R K In 1819, Phoebe Lay traveled from Connecticut to Montgomery, New York, pursuing a teaching post at the town’s prestigious Montgomery Academy. She knocked on the door of academy trustee Isaac Jennings, who informed her that the institution did not hire married ladies. Miss Phoebe replied that she was not married. Shortly after hiring her, to Miss Phoebe’s surprise, Jennings proposed marriage.

The following year, Jennings bought them a circa 1790 house in the town center, tacked on an addition with a porch out back, and the couple settled into comfortable domesticity.

When designer John Lyle and his husband, Edwin Monell – also a teacher, wouldn’t you know – came upon this residence almost 200 years later, the Mississippi-born Lyle describes, “It rang a lot of bells for me, having grown up in the South with antebellum homes.”

It was in good condition but nevertheless held some surprises. Installing a tub in the primary bath taught Lyle “the limits of our hot water system.” The couple also found jail cells downstairs (likely remnants of pre-Jennings owners who devoted two rooms to legal offices). Lyle gutted the kitchen and opened it to a den, installed mahogany ceilings under the porch roof, added aubergine shutters to the exterior and designed a new neoclassical-style railing for the front steps.

But the biggest surprise was an explosion of color unleashed by Lyle during the renovation. He began sedately enough in the living room by wrapping the walls in a beige silk and painting the ceiling in a darker, but still neutral, lacquered shade. The furnishings were monochromatic, save for a blue leather chair he designed. The only hint of flamboyance was the blue floor, but it peeked out discreetly from around a tame custom rug.

“That was to be the direction,” he recalls. “But it quickly evolved – or devolved – from there.” Whatever your perspective, you won’t question Lyle when he notes the rooms “are certainly no shrinking violet.”

The entry hall sets the tone, with walls painted a deeply saturated Arsenic green from Farrow & Ball, the floor, a custom-blended French blue. “I wanted a ‘pow,’ not something I’ve seen everywhere else,” Lyle explains. That’s what he got, not only with the mesmerizing base colors but also through large-scale artworks whose unapologetic palettes burst off the walls, as well as an arresting mix of antiques (an Empire chandelier and chair) and contemporary pieces (a sleek longitudinal bookcase by Lyle of polished stainless steel and Lucite).

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Homeowners John Lyle and Edwin Monell added new aubergine shutters to the circa 1790 Federal brick house and designed the neoclassical bronze rail on the stairs.

Lyle commissioned the monkey painting in Jaipur, India. Underneath it are a steel-and-Lucite bookcase of his design and a lamp designed for his original collection of furnishings.

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Peeking into the entry hall from the dining room. Lyle restored the original banister in the stair, which boasts an interesting frieze detail.

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Lyle matched the Fromental “China Trade” wallpaper to the Farrow & Ball Pitch Blue trimwork. Another of his laser-cut mirrors keeps company with his quirky sculpture, made of a doll head atop a body of spoons, screws and bolts. Lyle “tarted up” a red garden lantern over the mother-of-pearl table.

A portrait of Lyle by Tim Ott is propped under a Lyle-designed Lucite console.

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Flanking the fireplace are laser-cut Chippendale-style mirrors designed by Lyle.

Over the mantel are paintings by Warhol’s studio assistant, Vito Giallo. At left is a portrait by New Orleans artist David Harouni.

“I like edgy and artsy,” he explains of his approach to

About 95 percent of the contents of the house were purchased

decoration, “juxtaposing things that seem to fight each

specifically to “create different moods for different rooms,” he states. “I like

other but in the end are visually rewarding. It’s one hundred

people to get the whimsy of it. It feels smart, and I like the tension.” Yet

percent intuitive. I’ve been decorating for a long time. It’s a

it’s a tension that nevertheless resolves by conjuring its own immersive

culmination of things I did for other people and for myself.

experience. Rooms move from beige (living room) to green (entry) to blue

It’s all word-of-mouth. Friends of family, friends of friends

(dining room) to black (kitchen and den) to egg-yolk yellow (guest room),

– they all pass me down. It’s better than being passed up!”

sweeping you up in a wave of irresistible ebullience. And everywhere,

Lyle, of course, has run a highly respected furniture

objects demand attention and make you want to know about their strange

and accessories business for over 30 years. And whether

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and wondrous origins.

you like his maximalist approach to interiors, they’re not

While the Jenningses might have been shocked, there is, however, a

something anyone’s likely to “pass up.” They are, in fact,

thread connecting them to the present-day incarnation of their stately

hard to ignore, thanks to Lyle’s audacious point of view,

home – surprise. It’s what sparked their spontaneous, unlikely romance,

which is anything but anodyne.

and it lives in every nook and cranny of the house today.

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Lyle gutted the kitchen and installed black lacquer cabinets and an island with a quartzite top. The stove is new, meant to look old, and the floorcloth is by Lyle.

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“I LIKE EDGY AND ARTSY,” LYLE EXPLAINS OF HIS APPROACH TO DECORATION, “JUXTAPOSING THINGS THAT SEEM TO FIGHT EACH OTHER BUT IN THE END ARE VISUALLY REWARDING.”

Left to right: African masks from the 1910s hang over the bed in the primary bedroom. Burlap swathes adjacent walls trimmed in Drawing Room blue around a Churlish green floor, both from Farrow & Ball. Lyle designed the Crackle fire screen, bronze Klismos chair and lacquered linen cabinet. Above the tub, sourced from Kentucky-based Signature Hardware, is a painting by a Puerto Rican artist friend. Fromental’s grasscloth wraps walls above the Drawing Room blue dado.

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A guest room features a Moroccan-style wallcovering on the dado, a custom eggshell lacquer bed and an antique decoupage screen as headboard.

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LYLE DISCOVERED THE BULL-SHAPED BBQ IN – APPROPRIATELY – BULLVILLE, NEW YORK

Damon Crain, owner of New York design gallery Culture Object, helped Lyle develop the gardens.

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Lyle (with Cleo, a rescue poodle, on his lap) and his husband Edwin Monell, a schoolteacher in Montgomery.

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Part workshop, part salon, part think tank, the Naples satellite design collective LABINAC is a haven for those for whom dialogue and collaboration are galvanizing.

Creativity often thrives in isolation. Whether seeking inspiration or wrestling an idea into shape, the imaginative often retreat to a room of their own. But sometimes, for some, there is satisfaction in company, in airing a concept out loud, in manipulating materials with others looking on. Whether challenged or championed, an encounter among peers can be a powerful part of the creative process. Part workshop, part salon, part think tank, the Berlinbased design collective LABINAC is a haven for those for whom dialogue and collaboration are galvanizing. And with an outpost in Naples, its ethos is reaching an even greater community of creatives.

Founded by Maria Thereza Alves and Jimmie Durham with the express determination to support the work of indigenous peoples across the Americas, LABINAC has also welcomed individuals, – including Elisa Strinna, Jone Kvie and Philipp Modersohn – whose work is generally more art than designdriven. “My family immigrated in the late 60s to the U.S. because of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil at that time,” relates the São Paulo–born Alves. “Due to the massacres of Indigenous communities by the military, in 1978, I wanted to learn how to make a national Indigenous organization, which did not exist at that time, to defend ourselves. I thus began working at the International Indian Treaty Council in New York, where I met Jimmie Durham, who became my mentor and partner.”

Lauded artists themselves (Durham, who earned the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2019 at the Venice Biennale, died last November in Berlin, at 81), the couple found their way to design by necessity. “When Jimmie and I met in the late 70s, we wanted nice furniture, but due to a scarceness of funds, we made our own by gathering local materials, which we were also using for making art. So as we moved from place to place, our furniture very much reflected the concerns of that particular city.”

Visiting a small shop on a country road in Portugal, for example, they snapped up discarded stones from a local building project.

“We give a second life to what has been rejected or removed from society.”

The LABINAC property began life as a monastery pharmacy in the 15th century, metamorphosed to a woolen mill in the 1880s and was a defunct leather goods factory when Alves and Durham acquired it in 2018. Heavy machinery still littered the muchdivided space, which architect Antonio Martiniello refashioned to meet the needs of the new owners, removing partition walls and uncovering lovely archways.

rock, paper, scissors

Left: Jimmie Durham ÇIRKIN YARATIK, 2021, glass, steel. Middle: NEKTON, 2021 skull, wood, glass, metal. Right: Antonio’s Gift, wood and stone.

Left: Maria Thereza Alves Unrejected Wild Flora 2016, acrylic on paper.

Right: Unrejected Wild Flora 2017, acrylic on paper.

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1. A detail of an inlaid table awaiting reinvention. 2. An artwork by Rosaria Iazzetta. Allineamento, 2018, aluminum, wood.

3. Baroque meets Art Deco. Cabinet designed by Alves and stairway by Keller Architettura in Naples. 4. & 5. Ideas are shared and plans made around this massive conference table built of wood and steel. 6. In the kitchen, Alves’s fluid brass and marble table seems about to stroll across the salvaged parquet floor to the sun-filled terrace beyond. Lounge area curtains in Iguana fabric by Timorous Beasties.

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The lounge is home to an array of pieces, including two of Durham’s tables, one topped with white marble and the other with black walnut.

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Linens by Borgo delle Tovaglie and a rug by Carpet Edition grace this bedroom.

Comprising spaces for work, conversation and rest, this creative generator is an austere shell populated with works-in-progress and finished pieces. Tools and stuff of every sort – metal, wood, clay, fabric, stone – cover the rough-hewn worktables in the studio. In the straightforward kitchen, Alves’ brass-legged table topped with an irregular slab of pink Portuguese marble takes the place of the usual island. A dining table designed by Durham is crafted from an array of woods, including cherry, black walnut and purpleheart from Brazil. “Jimmie was not hierarchical in the use of material,” shares Alves, who is currently engrossed in exploring the possibilities of glass, creating a variety of vases and lighting. “Stones,

shells, plastic pipes, leather . . . Whatever material crossed his path and interrupted his thoughts would engage him further with the world.”

For the artists and designers who find their way to the world Alves and Durham created, chance and curiosity are richly rewarded, as conversation and hands-on experimentation open the way to new possibilities. Music often accompanies their work (Los Lobos, Leontyne Price, Taj Mahal, Katia Guerreiro), and when lunch comes, it might be fish with mangos from a farm in Sicily or a chicken with chocolate mole sauce brought from friends in Mexico. In time, all will return home to their own studios, their own challenges. But what refreshment they take with them!

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A large Loire chandelier from Circa Lighting shines over a custom bed designed by Phillip Thomas Inc., while an oversize bust from the clients’ personal collection enjoys the sweeping view.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS

In the heart of a city with a vibe unto its own, where one has unobstructed views of the mighty Colorado River roaring below, designer Phillip Thomas has set out to create a welcoming and immersive experience for clients who wanted their carefully curated home to be completely livable for family and friends.

From the very threshold of this high-rise Austin home, one is embraced by a blending of color, pattern, texture and art that transports the eye and the senses, and serves to honor both the homeowners themselves and the city they’ve chosen to call home. A threedimensional front door – a nod to Austin’s Brutalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s – was achieved by wrapping it in custom-designed canvas paper. Step inside and be greeted by a mural erupting with oversized pineapples, the traditional symbol for welcome. And that’s just the beginning. Beyond the entry, an intriguing mix of materials and finishes – hallmarks of Thomas’ work – blend with the homeowners’ passions for art and music to create a home that is uniquely theirs.

“I wanted this to feel like a very layered interior that was cultivated over many years,” says Thomas of the home he designed for this professional couple and their family. “They wanted a home that would welcome people from all different parts of the Austin community – something warm and embracing that didn’t intimidate in any way.”

To enhance the expansive windows and high ceilings, the designer selected finishes “that help to bring light into the space, create glow, and draw your eye up to really appreciate the ceiling heights.” For the public spaces, a pearlescent finish was selected for the ceilings to carry natural light farther into the space, as opposed to a high gloss that would simply have reflected it. Walls in the living area were coated in a striated plaster that offers both depth and varying levels of sheen, which

cause the natural light to dance on the walls and change throughout the day. And the palette itself is at once a reflection of the surrounding landscape, the individual purpose of each space and the homeowners’ treasured art collection, which reflects interests in both the Hudson River School and contemporary 20th- and 21st-century art.

“The color choices were very much intentional,” says the designer of the shifts in hue and resulting vibes that permeate the apartment.

“You have the fresh-cut palette of the primary bedroom that is in place to inspire you and get you on your feet in the morning – ready to go and conquer the day. Then the family room is toned down and muted as a place to decompress with the family at the end of the day. And the living room really captures all the colors of the vista beyond as well as the favorite colors that you see in the paintings that the clients really appreciate.”

In working on this project, Thomas became aware of the “warmth and embracing of reurbanization” happening in the city itself. “Austin is having an amazing kind of renaissance,” he observes, noting this particular client downsized from a house in the suburbs that was about twice the size in favor of being surrounded by the music venues, galleries, and other cultural establishments that are drawing so many to the city. The view from this apartment and location in the heart of downtown Austin allows the homeowners to keep watch over their chosen city and its surrounding landscape, and to live in a setting reminiscent of the art they love.

“That living room, to me, is just magnificent,” Thomas says, comparing it to an infinity-edge pool that flows off into the Colorado River beyond. “It’s a breathtaking space, a living painting that is constantly changing from sunrise to sunset.”

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The entry’s existing front door was brought to life with a three-dimensional custom canvas covering by MJ Atelier.

A Prism Suspension Light by McEwen Lighting through Dennis Miller New York illuminates a custom mural of welcoming pineapples by Karen Maness.

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Prized guitars from the client’s personal collection meet a vintage area rug, Meditation wallcovering from Zimmer+Rohde and a ceiling treated to Fornasetti Nuvolette from Cole and Son through Lee Jofa.

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Leaning casually against one wall is the Alex Katz painting Black Dress 2 (Cecily) from the clients’ personal collection.

Colorful accents – as in the Aube Arm Chairs from Bourgeois Boheme that are covered in the Gerlo pattern from Brochier through Angela Brown NYC – can shine on the pristine backdrop.

Both the sofa and cerused oak coffee table are custom designs

by Phillip Thomas Inc. The sofa is covered in Tanganika in Corail by Métaphores through Brunschwig & Fils, and the table was made by Keith Fritz.

Rich texture is brought in via a white fur chair from Four Hands.

A fireplace was added to the original floorplan, creating a focal point courtesy of a custom mantle designed by Phillip Thomas Inc. and executed

by Dalgleish Construction. A custom area rug by Tibetano Carpets anchors the room, with custom throw pillows by Phillip Thomas Inc. and Adam Pogue through The Future Perfect (patchwork pillow).

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“I wanted this to feel like a very layered interior that was cultivated over many years that proves warm and embracing – welcoming people from all different parts of the Austin community,” expresses Thomas.

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A pop of orange brightens this monochromatic kitchen with barstools from Design Within Reach.

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In a secondary seating and entertaining area, rich with Cathay wallcoverings in Sichuan from Innovations. Custom window treatments and throw pillows were designed by Phillip Thomas Inc., as was the area rug that was fabricated by Tibetano and the sofa, which was designed through Avery Boardman and covered in Spritz in Cielo by Brochier through Angela Brown NYC.

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ITALY

“Books make a room” is an age-old design axiom. Even today, when much of what we read comes to us via pixels, not print, books figure in many an interior scheme. But for true bibliophiles, the decorative arrangement and presentation of their tomes is not so much a concern as where to put them. Like quantities of anything people collect, books can overwhelm a room and, in their space-hogging disarray, read more like tchotchke than treasures.

When architect Paula Krugmeier went apartment hunting in Milan for herself and her husband, she never wavered from her must-haves, which included lots of natural light, a terrace or garden, and “space for 15 linear meters of bookshelves” to accommodate Gianmaria’s library. After inspecting dozens of places, the couple settled on a 1,300-square- foot apartment that had barely been touched since it was built in 1958. “It was a wreck and could only appeal to an architect,” admits Krugmeier.

Delighted with the unit’s location on a quiet street across from a park, Krugmeier set to work with an assist from her friends, locallybased architects Elisa Evaso and Luca Guglieri of Monostudio Associati. “Over several decades of practice in multifamily housing, I honed my skills to make every square foot count,” relates Krugmeier, who was a principal at BAR Architects in San Francisco. “The traditional Milanese plan with its central corridor and cell-like rooms had to go. We tore down three walls, leaving three others intact around the bedrooms and bathrooms. I maximized long, diagonal views and sight lines from front to rear facades by incorporating the hallway into the living area and visually connecting the kitchen with the street-side living area and terrace.”

Eager to help accommodate Gianmaria’s books, Evaso came up with the idea of removing the ceiling in the living room and converting the attic above into a loft library. This new space is accessed via a Bauhausinspired staircase, painted a riveting red. In the living room, Krugmeier installed a wall storage system her father-in-law designed decades ago, removing most of the cabinet’s doors to create more bookshelves.

Dispersed handsomely throughout the apartment, the collection offers a visual and textural richness to these spaces, forming a pleasing partnership with classic pieces by Gio Ponti and Franco Albini, as well as tribal Turkmen carpets and textiles of Central Asia and beyond, a passion Krugmeier and Gianmaria share. Scanning these rooms, it is hard not to recall the joy Longfellow expressed when he wrote, “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books.”

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The typically dandy Barnaba Fornasetti in one of the courtyard’s trees.

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When you grow up in an environment shaped by the febrile, artistic mind of Piero Fornasetti, there really is no rest for your imagination.

The legendary designer’s septuagenarian son, Barnaba, who has lived here pretty much his whole life, never gets tired of the visual stimulation. “The idea of being able to change the small installations I make at home makes me happy and allows me to develop my creativity,” he admits. “I like having a place where the eye can imagine surreal worlds.”

The constant reconfigurations mean that, no matter how many times we see the interiors of Casa Fornasetti in the Città Studi quarter of Milan – the courtyard villa has been featured in magazines and design blogs the world over – they feel fresh. But these rooms also dazzle because they are consummately egalitarian in their flamboyance. Like Piero Fornasetti’s iconoclastic visual vocabulary, there’s something for everyone (except, perhaps, fanatical followers of rigorously austere forms of modernism).

“It is enduring,” explains Barnaba of his father’s unique aesthetic (and by extension, this house), “because it uses images from every era, ones that are preserved in our imagination and that recall dreams of the past, of the future, of history. It is not tied to a single style or to fashion. It is a key that lets you into the world of the imagination.”

His most recent alterations are an employee kitchen and lounge that two generations ago served as headquarters for Barnaba’s grandfather’s business, and a third-floor attic Barnaba has renovated into his personal suite. Both are filled with Fornasetti furnishings and objects, the astonishing breadth of which makes us understand how, by the 1960s, there were some 11,000 products on the market decorated with motifs Piero, an accomplished printmaker and artist, conjured from his surrealistic prankster nature.

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Fragrant wisteria arch over the garden where, prepandemic, Barnaba hosted a party attended by everyone who is anyone in Milan on the last night of Salone del Mobile.

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A painted cloud floats over a vintage gold Fornasetti Grand Coromandel chest, still available by special order, opposite a French Art Deco wardrobe.

“I WAS BORN A DANDY,” BARNABA DEADPANS. “MY MOTHER DRESSED ME IN JABOT SHIRTS AND VELVET SUITS. I WORE JEANS A FEW TIMES IN MY TWENTIES, OR WHEN I WAS DOING MANUAL WORK OR WHILE GARDENING.”

Barnaba has run the firm since his father’s death in the 1980s. He is an easily identifiable figure in Milan, thanks to his distinctive dandyish attire. His foppish sartorial predilections are especially apparent in his private quarters, where drawers and wardrobes burst with elements of his colorful ensembles (often augmented by Fornasetti ties).

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Asked if the ebullient artistic expression and visual stimulation of the bedroom doesn’t contradict the conventional wisdom that sleeping chambers should be restful, Barnaba insists that such vibrancy doesn’t preclude serenity. Yet he was careful to protect his slumber by hanging four rosy-cheeked cherubs by his bed.

“I think it’s nice to have cherubs where you sleep.”

Piero made the coat hanger in the 1960s. The red Cannaté chest was made for the Lake Como villa in the 1950s. A Farfalle obelisk lamp stands atop it.

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A Biedermeier chest foregrounds a view to a more overscale Stanza Metafisica custom wallcovering, where wall hooks playfully placed by Barnaba make it look like he’s propped his jacket against one of its buildings.

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Barnaba mugs for the camera in the mirror’s reflection of his bathtub in the newly renovated personal quarters.

Runtal made the custom radiator with Fornasetti’s Venere pattern in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Barnaba is an avid music aficionado and accomplished DJ (his and Massimo Spinosa’s eminently danceable remix of Don Giovanni arias is on Spotify). His music room boasts a CD tower with Piero’s Architettura pattern, a Quattro Stagioni rug and old printmaker’s instruments.

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“IT IS ENDURING,” EXPLAINS BARNABA FORNASETTI OF HIS FATHER’S UNIQUE AESTHETIC (AND BY EXTENSION, THIS HOUSE), “BECAUSE IT USES IMAGES FROM EVERY ERA, ONES THAT ARE PRESERVED IN OUR IMAGINATION AND THAT RECALL DREAMS OF THE PAST, OF THE FUTURE, OF HISTORY. IT IS NOT TIED TO A SINGLE STYLE OR TO FASHION. IT IS A KEY THAT LETS YOU INTO THE WORLD OF THE IMAGINATION.”

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2 1 Vintage horizontal files that belonged to Piero are still in one of the home’s workrooms. They contain part of the Fornasetti archive of designs.

2 By day an employee lounge, by night a kind of club for performing poets and musicians, this space features a Nigel Coates sofa covered in Fornasetti Nuvolette fabric, a recent Serpente rug on the wall and a vintage Fornasetti rug on the floor. 3 A silk cushion covered in the firm’s Polipo pattern, and a plate showcasing one of the fish in its Acquario motif, punctuate a corner of a guest room. Against the Fornasetti Corallo wallpaper is an artwork by Piero.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS

Playfully sophisticated.

In interior design, these two words don’t generally live gracefully together, but after viewing Killy Scheer’s masterful makeover of a 1910 home in Austin, Texas for a young family, one wonders why they don’t cohabit on a regular basis.

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In the daughter’s bedroom, the wallpaper and art are a nod to her passion for the equestrian life.

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The front porch, which has a swing and comfortable-but-movable seating, is where the family likes to hang out and socialize with neighbors as they walk by.

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A colorful work of art, leather chairs, a tweed sofa with ikat pillows and a petrified-wood side table illustrate the seamless combination of formal and informal elements and various textures.

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hen architect Christopher Sanders and legal mediator Hannah Temple bought the stately residence in the city’s affluent Hemphill Park neighborhood, they asked Scheer, whose namesake firm is based in Austin, to transform it into a place where they could elegantly entertain, yet where their 16-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son could have a whole lot of fun.

“It was important to them to have a beautiful house that they could live in without having rooms roped off,” Scheer notes.

The house, which includes an apartment over the two-car garage, is anything but a museum.

Originally a two-story duplex, it had been converted to single-family use by a previous owner, who installed a grand staircase to unite the two units.

“We only had six weeks from closing to move-in day,” Scheer describes.

“Much of our design attention was focused on the kids’ rooms, which strongly reflect their personalities.”

The daughter is an accomplished equestrian, and to make her room special, Scheer papered the walls in a shimmering silver pattern that features leaping horses, then added other accents, including pillows and artwork, that spotlight her affection for the aloof animals. In the son’s room, Scheer brought in an aspect of adventure by papering one wall with a map of the world. The children’s iron beds – the daughter’s is turquoise; the son’s is fire-engine red – are family heirlooms that link memories from one generation to the next.

Scheer kept the palette of the home mostly neutral – several of the rooms feature original shiplap walls that are painted gray and ceilings that are painted white – then layered in comfort and color.

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The commercial-grade kitchen, which has 1950s wooden cabinets, gets its warm personality, in large part, from the Turkish runner.

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A bright-orange 1970s light fixture brings a bit of cheeky whimsy to the dining room.

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Layering of luxurious textures, along with a combination of neutral colors and bright hues, defines the primary suite as a space for sophisticated relaxation.

Bright orange, which is the color of the double-sink vanity that was in the primary suite when the family bought the home, is one predominant accent that blurs the boundary between parents and children, strengthening family ties. It shows up to great effect in the staid dining room, where an electric-orange, 1970s tube-light fixture illuminates the simple, Shaker-style wooden table; in the powder room; in an office; and in the children’s games room, where the toys, in various shapes of orange, are arranged on pegboard like artworks.

Turquoise, which the family used in its previous home, is another touch point: It defines the seriously stocked bookcase in Temple’s office in the guest apartment, the soft, velvet pillows of the primary suite and the littleboy-blue woodwork of the son’s bedroom.

Elegance plays out in private spaces, as well as in the public rooms.

Perhaps the most sophisticated room in the house is the luxurious dressing room/walk-in closet in the primary suite. The space, which had been a bedroom, is a secret oasis. To give it an air of indulgent opulence, Scheer covered the walls and ceiling with an Anaglypta-style wallpaper, a three-dimensional treatment with an elaborate design that dates to Victorian times, then illuminated the space with an antique chandelier that had hung over the couple’s dining table in a previous residence.

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The walk-in closet in the primary suite is covered in painted Anaglypta, a three-dimensional treatment popular during the Victorian era.

The double-sink vanity in the primary suite echoes the bright orange accents throughout the house.

The rug is a treasured souvenir – the couple bought it in India on one of their first trips together.

The closet is appointed with a contemporary metal shelving system installed by the previous owners and accented by a hand-woven, hand-knotted wool pouf sitting atop a custom base that’s designed for putting on and taking off shoes.

It’s balanced by the whimsy of the powder room, which, in homage to the family’s fondness for reading, is papered in a pattern of classic paperback novels, stacked one on top of the other, library-fashion.

“Homes should truly reflect the people living in them, as this one does,” Scheer notes. “Not everything should be bright and shiny and new. There should be pieces that reflect the history and memories of the people who inhabit them. That way, the home, like this one, will be timeless and will always feel fresh and new and grow with the family.”

The wife’s office, which shares space in the loft-like guest apartment with a bedroom and kitchenette, gets a jolt of fun color from a vintage barrister bookcase painted turquoise.

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To reflect his interests, one wall of the son’s bedroom is papered in a map of the world. The painted tree-stump table adds another jolt of color.

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In the children’s playroom, the toys, hung on a pegboard, double as art. The games table is constantly in use.

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In the guest apartment, new wood floors and refaced cabinets convey a contemporary aesthetic in the efficient kitchenette. The bedroom is light and bright, and furnished with midcentury pieces in neutral colors that tie together the space’s various functions.

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA Architect Alexander McGee of Cape Town – based Urbain McGee recalls when he first walked into the ASSEMBLY ROOM of Mutual Heights, a prewar Art Deco landmark building. “It felt as if someone had packed up their things in 1960 and walked out,” he expresses.

Considered to be the finest example of Art Deco in Africa, Mutual Heights was built in the 1930s. “It has an almost Utopian quality,” notes McGee. With its classic ziggurat design and slim, prismshaped windows running vertically along its facade, it looks like it belongs in New York, Los Angeles or even Paris.

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The arrival lobby has timber-panelled walls by Versfeld.

The Techno Loafer chair, made from waxed steel and rubber from a conveyor belt, is by Xandre Kriel, available from Southern Guild.

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In the gallery directly outside the Assembly Room (to the right, through the steel doors), the decorative marble floor pattern is new. It was designed by architects Urbain McGee and Atelier Interiors in collaboration, and was inspired by the prism-shaped windows on the exterior of the building. The artwork is by Morné Visagie and is made from wine-bottle foil.

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The sculptural hand-carved wooden bench made from Eucalyptus cladocalyx is by Adam Birch. Atelier Interiors custom-designed the soft furniture and the black slate side table. The Caliza B Side Table in travertine is by Tonic Design. The hand-forged metal side tables by Alon Fainstein were also specially commissioned for the room. The vintage surgery/theatre standing lamp was sourced from antique dealers.

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“IT’S BOTH CAPTIVATING AND DAUNTING, WALKING INTO A SPACE THIS STEEPED IN HISTORY.” – ADRI CLERY OF ATELIER INTERIORS

The landmark structure was abandoned in the latter 1900s, standing empty until being redeveloped in the early 2000s and converted into residential units. However, the Assembly Room – the dazzling jewel in the crown – remained untouched. Hand-painted frescoes on its walls predated World War II and were protected by strict heritage laws, so no one knew quite what to do with it – that is, until Urbain McGee’s clients found it was for sale and snapped it up.

Adri and Vincent Clery of Atelier Interiors were soon working closely with Urbain McGee to reenvision the odd cluster of spaces as a home.

“It’s both captivating and daunting, walking into a space this steeped in history,” pronounces Adri.

Adri and the Atelier team mined Art Deco designs around the world for useful references, but they kept coming back to the regional details that had been incorporated in the building’s construction, such as the Paarl granite cladding, mined locally, and the unique 115-meterlong, carved frieze around the base of the building. Given the recent renaissance of South African art and design, they were able to tap into a rich vein of local bespoke design, picking up the thread and continuing a dialogue with the architecture in a different key, as it were, without devolving into pastiche or stylistic imitation.

One of the crucial challenges facing both architects and interior designers involved a balancing act between preserving the grandeur of the Assembly Room and scaling it down. “How could we reimagine the three sections that were bought alongside the Assembly Room?”

Alexander asks. After all, they not only needed to make the Assembly Room habitable but also to create three bedrooms, a kitchen and other living spaces.

The additional spaces – originally intended “to facilitate the movement of large numbers of people” – were wide, but not wide enough to make rooms. Luckily, their clients were art lovers; Alexander transformed these in-between areas into a series of galleries, adding decorative “nib walls” that created a sense of human proportion. The tall bedrooms were cleverly given human scale with split levels – mezzanines for en suite bathrooms, for example.

Nooks and odd spaces created opportunities for some quirky delights, in particular, the “cabinet of curiosity” in a repurposed former stairwell filled with an eclectic collection of items from the owner’s travels – taxidermy, whale’s teeth, voodoo dolls, bottled specimens, apothecary tannins and powders, as well as precious stones and antique cameras, all of which provided a contemporary take on Art Deco exoticism.

The color palette throughout the apartment was taken from the frescoes in the Assembly Room and the pleated blue drapery on the walls, replaced to match the originals. This, and other details such as the paneling and dado rails, which they reprised in the gallery, also helped unify the various parts of the apartment.

While the Assembly Room remains open-plan, Adri and Vincent divided it into distinct areas – a raised platform at one end became a podium for music recitals; a lounge and dining area occupy the center; and a sleek, modern kitchen fills the far end.

None of the furniture, whether in the bedrooms or in the Assembly Room, was “off the shelf.” Other than items already owned by the clients, what wasn’t found in antique stores and at auctions was either designed

by Adri and Vincent and manufactured by local artisans or commissioned from local designers, makers and artists.

The palpable presence of handcrafted, contemporary design using local materials, together with antique furniture, builds a bridge to the past. In fact, you could go so far as to say the reinvention of the Assembly Room is a sophisticated reframing of the building’s history for the present, utterly contemporary and forwardlooking once again, but deeply rooted in its historical setting.

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The reflective circular sculpture, titled The Tale of Two, is by Cape Town-based sculptor Rodan Kane Hart. The handwoven mohair rug was commissioned by Atelier Interiors and custom-made by local weavers Coral & Hive. The pattern was inspired by a fine art weaving design by British textile designer and weaver Susie Gillespie, who takes inspiration from prehistoric textiles. “We wanted to incorporate some historic relevance, weaving the history of the old into the new space, and her designs speak of this so clearly,” adds Adri. Coral & Hive also wove the multifiber (karakul, mohair, merino, curly mohair) tapestry pattern on the custom-made ottomans by Atelier Interiors.

Atelier Interiors commissioned sculptor and ceramicist Ben Orkin, represented by WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery, to make the ceramic lamp base specially for the room.

Its shape mimics the Art Deco pattern on the steel doors, and its color was taken from the murals.

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THE ASSEMBLY ROOM OPEN-PLAN IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL DISTINCT AREAS – A RAISED PLATFORM AT ONE END BECAME A PODIUM FOR MUSIC RECITALS; A LOUNGE AND DINING AREA OCCUPY THE CENTER; AND A SLEEK, MODERN KITCHEN FILLS THE FAR END.

The huge frescoes by artist Le Roux Smith Le Roux, dating back to the 1940s, provided the basis of the color palette used throughout the apartment. The deep-blue pleated fabric panelling was replaced to match the originals (added some decades after the room was completed), which had faded and begun to disintegrate. A front-of-house kitchen with hand-routed walnut panelling and Neolith countertops was added at one end. The ebony-stained kitchen stools are by Adam Birch. The dining table was designed by Xandre Kriel, represented by Southern Guild, and is made from raw mild steel with a sea water patina.

The upholstered dining chairs were designed by Atelier Interiors.

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Stunning baths and views are the soul of Offered this beautifully transformed 5-bdr private apartment. at $2,395,000

Harding Twp: Classic brick Georgian-style SOLD

BY TURPIN residence on 10± acres in the heart of New Vernon. 14 rooms, 5 bdrs, 4.1 baths, Harding Twp:designer Classic kitchen brick Georgian-style on 10± conservatory, & 1st-floor guestresidence suite. Carriage acres the walls heart&ofglorious New Vernon.

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home on over 10 acres. Stunning kitchen and baths and private apartment. Offered at $2,395,000

conservatory, designer kitchen & 1st-floor guest suite. Carriage house, brick walls & glorious gardens. Offered at $1,700,000

Tewksbury Township

Chester Township

Elizabeth “Lisa” Winter, Sales Associate 908-894-8578, Cell

Molly Tonero, Sales Associate 908-256-6724, Cell

Hamptons style shingle home, 5 bedrooms including one on first level, 5.3 baths on 11.6± acres, elevator, 4 finished levels, chic details, endless views. Offered at $2,495,000

Exquisitely crafted 11,000± sq ft stone manor on 9.47± acres. 6 bdrs 8.2 baths. 22-seat home theater, extensive pool complex. Offered at $7,950,000

Bernards Township

Mendham Township

Theresa Beneventine, Sales Associate 908-268-4464, Cell

Robert Sameth Jr., Sales Associate 908-256-6724, Cell

Spectacular custom Colonial on 1.25± acres. 4 bedrooms, 6.3 baths. Finished basement with a theater and wet bar. 2 large decks and Pavillon over patio. Offered at $1,745,000

Stunning Georgian Colonial surrounded by over 5 acres in the scenic Roxiticus Valley. 5 bedrooms, 7.1 baths.

Offered at $2,595,000

SOLD | Harding Township

Mendham Borough

Molly Tonero, Sales Associate 908-256-6724, Cell

The Seavey Group, Sales Associates 973-769-2086, Cell

Gracious Hartley Farms manor with over 9,000 sq ft on 3.5 acres. Private setting, finely appointed interior. Offered at $3,695,000

Fabulous Colonial nestled in a private enclave on 5± acres, 7 bdrs, 6.1 baths, walkout in-law suite. Additional 6-car garage with studio above. Offered at $1,395,000

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BERNARDSVILLE Craigmore, circa 1900, was once owned by industrialist Charles Englehard Sr. The house and property are defined by stunning architectural details and breathtaking views! 7 bedrooms, 8.3 baths, 15± acres - 2 lots, pool & gardens. Farm assessed. $4,900,000

TEWKSBURY TWP

BEDMINSTER TWP

Engaging drama begins with the driveway winding through woodland to the open lawns & stunning views! Privately set on 24± acres, full window walls bring seasons & light into the interiors. 4 bdrs, 3.4 baths, farm assessed. $2,100,000

This fabulous home was beautifully expanded and offers a separate 3300± sq ft entertainment emporium with pool, spa, billiards room, and great room. The ideal retreat! 4 bdrs, 4.2 baths, 11± acres. $2,150,000

BERNARDSVILLE

BEDMINSTER TWP

A graciously styled home centered on over 5 resort-caliber acres. Outstanding amenities include 4 finished levels, pool with waterfall and multiple outdoor entertaining areas. 6 bdrs, 6.1 baths, 5 fireplaces. $2,575,000

Fox Brook Farm features a wonderful sun-filled custom home and charming two-bedroom cottage with separate entrance.

Comprising 15.52 acres, the property is across from Trump National Golf Club. 4 bdrs, 2.1 baths, farm assessed. $1,595,000

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