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Turri turns 90 years old this year, but it remains timeless. This Italian high-end manufacturer offers luxury products and turnkey solutions. Featured are Vogue collection chairs and dining table in marble, quilted leather, high-gloss lacquer finish and metal details. turri.it

ASHLEY NORTON ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE These contemporary wooden cabinet knobs and pulls are available in multiple sizes and a choice of finishes. Allow the natural beauty of wood to accentuate your homes. Priced from $14 for knobs, $20 for pulls. manzoni.us

DACOR Featuring the 30" Discovery fully integrated refrigerator with advanced LED lighting, deeper interior depth, all-metal interior, customizable fresh/frozen zone and FlushFit™ hinge for a seamless designer look.

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POLIFORM Poliform’s new Senzafine closet in washed oak finish with hardware in Piombo painted metal, leather insert and other accessories. Poliform closets provide luxurious, custommade solutions for spaces of various sizes and layouts. poliformusa.com

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LEATHERCRAFT Leathercraft skillfully combines graceful curves, expert tailoring and artfully hand-wiped leather to bring you the Scandinavian-inspired Dempsey settee. A stunning artisan piece designed and crafted by hand for timeless beauty. A perfect accent piece or showstopping solo item. leathercraft-furniture.com

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The body cover is an ivory leather with a gray cast.

Textured pillows include: Angelic Snow, an ivory mohair fur; Kasbeth linen, a natural linen with an ivory Jacobean pattern woven in wool; and Karate Shimmer, a distressed linen with a silver glaze. margecarson.com

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PRIDE FAMILY BRANDS The Villa Bianca by Pride Family Brands is crafted with flowing linear elements that intersect throughout the design with flair. The open motif combined with tailored seating and empire-style leg details is a sign of luxury and handcrafted elegance.

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THE ANTIQUE DRAPERY ROD CO. Sleek, sophisticated and modern.

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FRANKE KITCHEN SYSTEMS With its graceful lines, the Franke Ambient faucet, FF3100, is the perfect balance of performance and design.

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CAMBRIA Cambria’s new Ella. Combining timeless elegance with legendary durability, the latest addition to Cambria’s Marble Collection™ offers years of flawless beauty without worry or high maintenance. Find the kitchen or bath of your dreams at Cambria. cambriausa.com

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Left: A selection of wallcoverings. Page 84 Right: Link Porcelain Quad-Light / $8,000 / apparatusstudio.com.

Page 230 Below left: Olivera Chaise Lounge / $23,500 / kgblnyc.com. Page 100

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EDITOR’S LETTER INSPIRATION FOUND Simplicity is the voice of reason this fall, speaking in soft, hushed whispers packed with luxurious undertones.

RADAR

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ON DISPLAY Inspired by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Luxe begs the question: What is luxury?

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5 MINUTES WITH Bernie de Le Cuona takes us behind the scenes of her esteemed linen company.

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ROUNDUP Roles are artfully defined as we classify a careful selection of the season’s latest hardware.

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REVIEW Carrier and Company celebrates a decade of work printed and bound.

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COLLABORATION Floral motifs come off the runway and onto the table courtesy a distinguished fashion brand.

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BESPOKE Family traditions run deep in the designs of Promemoria’s custom-made furnishings.

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DEBUT Bec Brittain introduces us to her newest, geometrically inclined light fixtures.

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Right: A custom kitchen by New York-based interior designer Tamara Eaton.

Page 138 Center: Tribar Mirror / $1,275 / bowernyc.com.

Page 98 Below: Jellyfish installation

by Steffen Dam from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s “What is Luxury?” exhibit.

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MATERIAL Fall’s most fashionable wallcoverings are exhibited in a striking compendium of bold patterns and vibrant hues.

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TREND Luxe tapped four stylish tastemakers to pose as our muses regarding the subject of menswear.

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SPOTLIGHT Six authorities on all things luxury talk about what’s new in home décor and the best investments for your interiors.

THE LOOK

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KITCHEN + BATH A little goes a long way when it comes to making an impact in two of the home’s most popular rooms.

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SPACEX3 Delve into all things lavish as showcased through a trilogy of showstopping spaces.

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THE REPORT Leaders in the art, architecture, jewelry and technology worlds share what’s happening in the high-end market in 2016.

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TRUE TO FORM A careful restructuring transforms a turn-of-thelast-century architectural gem in New York into a home that accommodates modern family life and opens to views of the Hudson River. Written by Jorge S. Arango / Photography by Eric Piasecki

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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER San Francisco Bay Area artist Emily Farish attaches blooms to her studio walls and then captures their likeness—tape and all. Written by Taryn Bickley / Photography by Alanna Hale

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INTO THE WOODS Built with rustic materials, open spaces and plenty of windows, a contemporary Northern California house engages its forested site. Written by Tate Gunnerson / Photography by Joe Fletcher

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MODERN TOUCH Nodding to her architectural roots, Chicago designer Felicia Ferrone creates sleek, timeless products that radiate with minimalism, attention to detail and whimsical undertones. Written by Yelena Moroz Alpert / Photography by Nick Johnson

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NEW TRADITION Interior designer Joseph Minton beautifully blends the two lives of a Texas couple into a well-appointed residence that weaves together interior architectural elements, existing artwork and textural fabrics. Written by Jennifer Sergent / Photography by Emily Minton Redfield

ON THE COVER: Architect Steven Harris modernized this venerable 1898 Manhattan home.

In the refurbished living room, designers Lucien Rees Roberts and Deborah Hancock composed a gallery-like atmosphere with such sculptural and colorful furnishings as a custom sectional by IMG, a Yves Klein coffee table and a Gladis lounge chair from Aqua Creations. Page 176 032 / LUXE INTERIORS + DESIGN

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LUXURY DEFINED… It’s a simple yet thought-provoking question, and one that triggers an exceedingly personal reply: What is luxury? For this issue, we took our lead from the Victoria and Albert Museum of London’s recent exhibition, “What is Luxury,” a methodically edited show that set out to define the meaning of luxury while also attempting to predict its future.

We surveyed some of the industry’s top designers to weigh in on the subject; read their take in our “Radar” section.

So, what is luxury when it comes to design? Is it covering your walls in Fortuny silk, a summer home in East Hampton, a handcrafted Baccarat onyx crystal chandelier? Or is luxury the ability to say no; to say yes? I believe luxury is purposed as a catchphrase for selectiveness, for meaningful experiences and anything precious that you’d never discard, for time, for a jolt of beauty, for objects with a sense of purity and for the small-batch handmade, for unstudied style.

Luxury is about the details.

A JOLT OF BEAUTY FROM OUR PAGES Clockwise from top left: Astral Agnes 1-12 Bulb light fixture by Lindsey Adelman.

Large Hixmore Triangles wallcovering

by De Gournay. A plate from Oscar de la Renta Home’s Carolina collection. Small Ring Bag in Chalk Smooth Calfskin by Céline. Promemoria’s plush Vittoria chair.

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As editors of this magazine, we are tasked with exploring, curating and reporting on luxury for the home. It’s an elusive concept and each of us identifies the theme with our own slightly skewed lens. We speak with designers and architects, direct home shoots, head off to design shows and preview the latest collections. Back at our offices, we deliberate on what we see and hear, sharing ideas with much back-and-forthing; always, our prism shaped around luxury.

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Luxury comes in many forms, and this season we endeavor to decode that elusive notion through the eyes of design’s elite.

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THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM’S INTRIGUING “WHAT IS LUXURY?” EXHIBIT STIMULATED OUR OWN THOUGHTS AND CONVERSATIONS ON DECODING THAT VERY QUERY.

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nswering the question of what luxury is proves to be a much more complex task than one would imagine. On the surface, the widely accepted denotation of the word skews toward the ornate, highpriced, limited-edition, but perhaps distilling luxury down to just a prescribed set of words is not the best course to chart. It is rather an idea that shapes to who you are, what you like, where you live…even when you live.

For its provocative exhibit “What is Luxury?” (through September 27), the Victoria and Albert Museum in London questions, challenges and explores this concept through the eyes of curators Jana Scholze and Leanne Wierzba, who peel back the layers of the obvious to unveil that, in fact, luxury is established and molded within certain parameters—time, setting and individual preference. The show, which promises to “interrogate ideas of luxury today…and address how luxury is made and understood in a physical, conceptual and cultural capacity,” analyzes the evolving perception of the notion. A jewel-encrusted, solid-gold crown fashioned for 18th-century Portuguese royalty gets just as equal value as a plastic object created within the confines of a fictional future where the now commonplace material is heralded as a rarity.

In answer to the museum’s general call on the subject, we asked design industry vets to interpret their own meaning of luxury, and what we discovered was a common thread: Luxury is an impression, a moment in time, space, experience, the undeniable pleasure of something well-made. It’s the softness and warmth of walnut; the beauty in the imperfect hand-made light fixture; the truly one-of-a-kind artifact brought back from a worldly excursion.

Luxury goes beyond the fundamental to a place of the exclusive and the extraordinary.

Read on and ponder your own definition.

This page: Voltage haute couture dress by Iris van Herpen, 2013, Paris. Opposite: Body 1, Re-materialisation of Systems, 2014, by El Ultimo Grito, constructed using borosilicate glass and Lycra.

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“Luxury doesn’t need to be fussy or complicated. It should be inviting and not off-putting.” -JOE NAHEM

-OLIVER M. FURTH

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“Invest in light fixtures. One needs to be careful 3when buying cheap lighting—it’s analogous to buying cheap shoes; they might look good for one season, but they rarely age well.”

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“I adore the glorious colors used by Richard Diebenkorn and Helen Frankenthaler, the abstract texture of Marcia Meyers, and our local Bay Area artists, such as Nathan Oliveira and Wayne Thiebaud.” -SUZANNE TUCKER

“We have reached a point where luxury is uniqueness: the painting that was a gift from an artist friend; the fabric brought back from a trip to Istanbul. Luxury is deeply personal.” -ALEXA HAMPTON

“I GRAVITATE TOWARD PAINTINGS THAT SHOW THE INCREDIBLE EFFORT PUT INTO IT

BY THE ARTIST. I LOVE CLEAN PHOTOGRAPHY LIKE CLIFFORD ROSS' BEACH SHOTS.” -AERIN LAUDER

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“ART IS A WAY OF SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH THAT WHICH BOTH INSPIRES AND DELIGHTS; IT'S A DIRECT WINDOW INTO ONE'S SOUL.” -MARTYN LAWRENCE BULLARD

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“THERE'S SOME ARCHITECTURE THAT IS MEANT TO EXPRESS LUXURY, BUT I'M MUCH MORE INTERESTED IN STRUCTURES THAT PROMOTE A WELLLIVED LIFE.”

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“When you touch, taste or smell something and you don't even think to ask yourself if that sensation is a luxury, then you have found a luxury.” -GEORGE MATOUK, JR.

“A room is never really complete—the best interiors are always those that evolve over time.” -NATE BERKUS

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“An overly planned space becomes mundane as does an overly planned life—spontaneity is everything.” -ROBERT PASSAL

Clockwise from top left: A peek inside the Victoria and Albert Museum's "What is Luxury?" exhibit. Aram Mooradian's gold object player, 2011, which he created imagining a future where the metal is valued as an enduring repository for memories and dreams. A crown made of diamonds, emeralds and rubies set into gold with rococo scrolls from 18th-century Portugal, on loan from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection.

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“WITHOUT A DOUBT, NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE IS THE QUINTESSENCE OF LUXURY—EXTRAORDINARY DETAILING SET WITHIN A RESTRAINED FRAMEWORK!” -TIMOTHY CORRIGAN

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“I’m often seduced by the skill of Old Masters.

I recently attended the John Singer Sargent exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in London and experiencing his sensual, rich paintings reminded me just how timeless they all truly are.” -PHILIP GORRIVAN

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“A LIFE WELL-LIVED INCLUDES A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME TO RELAX. IT’S MOMENTS SPENT IN LOVELY BUT MUTED SURROUNDINGS THAT PROVE TO BE TRUE LUXURIES.”

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you touch every day—sheets, towels, the fabric on your favorite chair. These tactile things bring quiet comfort to your everyday.”

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“AUTHENTICITY IS THE ONE ELEMENT THAT CONFERS STATUS TO AN ITEM. IT CAN BE SIMPLE LINEN OR A HAND-WAXED TERRA-COTTA FLOOR, BUT IT HAS TO REPRESENT THE PURE, IDEALIZED FORM OF THAT MATERIAL.”

-THOMAS PHEASANT

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exemplifies pure luxury; it requires so much real estate.

Art and real estate together are the ultimate luxury.”

-MADELINE WEINRIB

-MADELINE STUART

“IT’S EXPERIENCE THAT DEFINES LUXURY, IT’S NO LONGER ABOUT PRODUCT.” -PETER DUNHAM

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“LUXURY IS HARMONY. AT THE CORE OF HARMONY IS DECISIVE EDITING. IF YOU DON’T LOVE AN OBJECT, LOSE IT.”

-JAMIE DRAKE

-AMY LAU

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“I have a certain attraction to the f iber arts and how such an ancient art form can still be fresh and luxurious.

Olga de Amaral is an artist who creates hauntingly beautiful textiles and hangings.”

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“FOR ME, LUXURY IS A COMBINATION OF QUALITY, FUNCTIONALITY, LIVABILITY, CREATIVITY; THERE’S NOTHING MORE LUXURIOUS THAN CREATING A SPACE THAT HITS ALL THESE NOTES.” -MEGAN WINTERS

Image: Jellyfish installation, 2010, by Denmark-based glass artist Steffen Dam.

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“There is no substitute for beautiful manners and thoughtfulness, or, for that matter, sheer quality.”

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“COMFORT AND QUALITY ARE THE ULTIMATE LUXURY TO ME TODAY AND ALWAYS.”

-TRICIA GUILD

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TIME TO RELAX. TIME TO FOCUS. TIME TO EXPLORE. LUXURY LEADERS FIND THE TIME.” -RALPH PUCCI

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“I am certain there is luxury in experience— how we feel in a space is more significant than how it may look.”

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“The Palais Garnier is a blip in my otherwise almost exclusive love of modernist and Brutalist architecture. The luxury is in the massive footprint they occupy and the purity of dedication to an idea.”

-TIM BUTCHER AND LIZZIE DESHAYES

-HOLLY HUNT

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“THE WEATHERED PATINA OF WOOD CONJURES LUXURY FOR ME; SPECIFICALLY RICH, RECLAIMEDWOOD FLOORS THAT ACT AS A CANVAS FOR AN AMAZING RUG.” -BEN SOLEIMANI

“Custom lampshades can be wickedly expensive and seem unnecessary, but they are often that bespoke, cherry-on-top layer that I would call luxury.” -CELERIE KEMBLE

29 “Luxury is comfort, casual elegance with a balance of sculptural furniture and art.”

-STEVEN HARRIS AND LUCIEN REES ROBERTS

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“PEOPLE PEOPLE REFER TO THE STYLE OF THE 1920-40S AS ART DECO, BUT I THINK S AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF A PERIOD THAT’S THAT GAVE US PURE LUXURY.” -JAMES MAGNI

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“I SUBSCRIBE TO THE ‘LESS IS MORE’ CREDO. BUY FEWER HIGH QUALITY PIECES AS OPPOSED TO A LOT OF JUNK.” -HEATHER HILLIARD

Images: A double look at the Second Space Travellers Watch, George Daniels, 1983.

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DOYENNE OF LINEN BERNIE DE LE CUONA LETS US PEEK PAST THE CASHMERE DRAPERIES AND INTO THE YARN BEHIND HER LUXURIOUS FABRIC HOUSE. WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY CARA GIBBS PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID CLEVELAND

Beauty matters: I was not a textile expert before starting my company and the whole thing began by mistake really: I just wanted to produce beautiful things and see if I could sell them. So, I left my home in South Africa for Brussels, where I garnered a tremendous wealth of knowledge on linen, silk, cashmere and tailoring techniques, and from there, my passion developed into so much more than I could have ever imagined.

A love of linen: It’s obvious I fell in love with linen. Aside from it being the oldest fiber known to man, linen is also such a versatile material; it can take on many forms.

There’s quite a debt in the market when it comes to linen because it’s a difficult material to work with. Anything natural possesses imperfections in the fibers, and that’s precisely what I like to use. Linen can also achieve perfection if pushed. It’s a fabric that can go from acutely raw to highly luxurious—what’s not to love about that?

Creative process: Mine is a fluid one, but not a perfect science; it shifts depending upon my current muse or inspiration. One constant, though, are my drawings—I sketch everything by hand to convey an idea. When the idea is ready, I work very closely with each mill and artisan to create a new product. I’m also a believer in creating change through a contrast of textures—an enduring combination has been my heavy Buffalo linen alongside the very delicate Feather Cashmere.

Life in Windsor: I absolutely love it! It’s just far enough from the hustle and bustle of London and flush with history: My studio lives in famed Mistress Page’s House, steps from Windsor Castle; it’s so easy to be constantly inspired in such an environment.

Greatest luxury: Spending time on the banks of Africa’s Zambezi River, where mobile phones and hair dryers don’t work, and having nothing more on the to-do list than a long hike in the brush.

What’s next: I’ve recently noticed a lot of buzz around organic, natural materials and how the artisans’ hands are more noticeable in the product. For de Le Cuona, this has always been the mantra. That being said, I never ignore modern machinery, because mixing handmade and modern techniques creates something entirely dynamic with a fresh perspective—that’s the future.

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FOR THEIR FIRST BOOK OUT THIS FALL, DESIGNERS JESSE CARRIER AND MARA MILLER SHOWCASE A DECADE OF THEIR CELEBRATED CREATIONS. WRITTEN BY LACY MORRIS PRODUCED BY ARLYN HERNANDEZ

Above: Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller of New York’s Carrier and Company pictured in their Manhattan studio. Top right: The couple’s signature mix of textures and patterns is served up in this inviting living room.

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ANNA WINTOUR: She is the cornerstone of

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: Annie is very astute. When we met to shoot our family portrait, she had already studied basically every image of us her office could find. She had analyzed our wardrobe and knew what she wanted us to wear. It was remarkable to work with someone at that level of professionalism. She pieces together personality, point of view and purpose in her camera work.

Carrier and Company: She was our first client and is still our biggest patron. We did her office at 4 Times Square and at 1 World Trade Center, her house in the country and subsequent guest cottages, her kids’ dorm rooms, their first apartments and second apartments…it’s an ongoing relationship.

FINDING THEIR CLIENTS’ VOICES: Our process generally begins with an interview in their current home, where we pick up from the visual clues and figure out what their tolerances are.

Then they’ll come to the office and we’ll put out piles of fabrics in very loose schemes and say, “Throw on the floor what you don’t like.” They start telling us what it reminds them of; their history starts to come out.

PLAYING THE MIND GAME: There’s a lot

PERSONAL STYLE: We’re terribly practical

THEIR NEW BOOK: We pride ourselves on being

people. When left to our own devices, we fall under the category of bohemian glamour. That’s code for organic, light and easy, and a little bit humble and little bit thrift store.

able to fulfill different aesthetics, which is how we ultimately decided to structure the book.

You’ll see that when we do traditional work, this is what it’s like. When we do country work, this is what we think about, etc.

of psychology behind design. Everyone has insecurities, aspirations and fantasies, but it’s very hard for people to express what they want the house to portray about them. It really teaches us a lot when clients don’t like sheen or dump anything that’s a silk or sateen; some hate heavy things and reject any velvet or mohair. It starts to show us what they want the project to say.

WEAK SPOTS: I’m a big sucker for painted furniture. I found this Swedish drop-front desk that’s not the traditional Swedish blue-gray but rather a funny tomato orange color with a weird green interior; I just thought it was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen.

GETTING INSPIRED: We absorb a lot through magazines and movies. We’ve been to Italy twice and there are still things that I take away from there—the color of the sunlight, the amount of texture in all the materials, the energy.

OBJECT ENVY: It’s incredible to think about

ART: It’s so emotional and energetic. I don’t like

where our clients have been and what their eyes have seen. They have such amazing collections; Annie’s photography or Anna’s weird Clarice Cliff pottery. They’re like little house museums.

to know the backstory, what makes the artist important or what they were thinking…all the stuff that a collector wants to know. It ruins it for me.

We pick things that feel good or resonate, not based off the name. It’s not always expected.

PORTRAIT: RENÉ CERVANTES. LIVING ROOM PHOTO: PETER MARGONELLI.

The husband-and-wife duo behind design firm Carrier and Company may be self-admitted bohemians, though you wouldn’t be quick to make that guess from a peek at their vast portfolio of highprofile clients: think Anna Wintour and Jason Wu, amongst many other fashion greats. Their first foray in the world of publishing, entitled Carrier and Company: Positively Chic Interiors, invites you into the expertly eclectic and all-parts covetable spaces that they’ve dreamed up since they launched their firm in 2005. Here, Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller chime in on their weaknesses, Italian muses and— what else?—having the illustrious Annie Leibovitz shoot their family portrait.

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RENOWNED FASHION HOUSE OSCAR DE LA RENTA TEAMS UP WITH PORTUGUESE PORCELAIN COMPANY VISTA ALEGRE TO CREATE A FEMININE SERVICE WITH A NOD TO COUTURE. WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY MIMI FAUCETT

Fashion leader Oscar de la Renta’s legacy for making women look and feel beautiful has long since made its way off the runway and into our homes. This fall, by way of a powerhouse partnership with Portuguese porcelain brand Vista Alegre, this same sensibility has taken the form of fine china. “Vista Alegre is a company with an incredible legacy,” says Carolina Irving, creative director at Oscar de la Renta Home. “The collaboration between us has been such a fascinating process.” Named after Irving herself, the Carolina collection takes its distinctive pattern directly from a gown designed for de la Renta’s Spring 2006 runway collection. “What’s so great about the scheme is that we were able to lift individual prints from the dress to be applied to the tabletop pieces,” recalls Irving. “I spent two days in the factory exploring the archives with the Vista Alegre team. We took a versatile pattern and together we reinterpreted it in a fresh and beautiful way.” The full-range dinner service is characterized by floral motifs and boasts a vibrant coral hue—one of the late fashion designer’s favorites. “Coral has always been a classical color used in 18th-century china,” adds Irving. “The goal was to revisit something antique and translate it to modern times with Oscar’s unmistakeable eye.”

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MEMORY BANK NEAR THE SHORES OF LAKE COMO, PROMEMORIA’S ROMEO SOZZI DRAWS ON HIS FAMILY’S RICH TRADITION OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, CREATING DISTINGUISHED FURNISHINGS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. WRITTEN BY LISA BINGHAM DEWART PRODUCED BY ARLYN HERNANDEZ

Luxury design is embedded in Romeo Sozzi’s DNA. “I’m a third-generation cabinetmaker,” says the founder and president of Italian furniture firm Promemoria. “I grew up in the family workshop, learning from my father and grandfather.” In 1988, after clients began requesting custom items, Romeo conceived Promemoria. “I wanted to offer people the pieces they couldn’t find on the market.” Today, the prestigious brand’s manufacturing methods would seem familiar even to the Sozzi family’s 19th-century forbearers, who made their living as coachmakers for the local nobility. “We don’t have stock and our production is not industrial; everything is handmade here in Italy, often customized and done in limited editions,” says Romeo, who has continued his family’s generational influence by bringing aboard his sons Stefano, Davide and Paolo.

Beyond his hands-on strategy, Romeo approaches design holistically. “A product is not just an object; it’s an experience,” he points out. “I use fragrant woods like cypress for the inside of cabinets to ignite the sense of smell, and there’s nothing like caressing a velvet chair to rouse the sense of touch.” For inspiration, Romeo ranges widely, finding it equally in the landscape of his home near Lake Como and further afield (a recent collection drew from Asian philosophy). While grounded in centuriesold traditions, Romeo continues to hone his vision and practices. “Last year, we introduced alabaster for lampshades as well as a process that combines strips of leather in different colors that resembles stacked wood,” he reports. This year, they showed cabinets and tables inlaid with bronze flecks reminiscent of stars scattered across the night sky.

Even the firm’s name—a Latin term meaning “for the sake of memory”—suggests the brand’s impulse to look to both the future and the past as the business continues to evolve. “I call my company Promemoria because I understand it as a memory of past traditions, which has a fundamental role in my work,” says Romeo. Adds Paolo, “Though our philosophy changes a little every day to move forward, we still follow the memory.”

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“I have always thought with systems and structure in mind,” explains New York-based bespoke lighting designer Bec Brittain, whose latest introductions fall perfectly in line with her distinct geometric body of work. Debuting at this year’s ICFF was Zelda (shown above), which, like many of Brittain’s creations, is highly versatile. “Zelda’s flexible form can be fashioned in a simple single diamond formation, arranged concentrically in geometric orbits or fit together like the links of a chain,” she says. “I initially had a few ideas for configuration during the sketch process, but now that we have the parts in-house and can play with them, new ideas start to reveal themselves.” Proving that design is anything but linear, Zelda’s powerful persona shows off Brittain’s classic trademark of fusing

cutting-edge technology alongside sculptural shapes conveyed in sleek materials. “Clearly, I love brass,” states the designer. “And, Zelda’s juxtaposition of the brass-encased LED tubing with the gracefully suspended planar forms adapts to a vast array of spaces and sensibilities. I just love the freedom of lighting design, in that I have so much room to play sculpturally.” Indeed, with both architecture and philosophy in her degree repertoire, Brittain’s translation of light is uniquely her own and unquestionably a subject of intrigue among the rest of the industry. Currently, the creative Brooklynite is expanding her reach—with her new Los Angeles outpost opening this fall— bridging her forward-thinking point of view from coast to coast.

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Personal style: Traditional with an edge. Signature look: Blazer or country jacket, shirt and tie…with scarves and boots, of course; I live in the country! Closet staples: I’m a big Tom Ford fan and his jackets are among some of my favorite pieces I own. Recent fashion score: A new pair of Thom Browne wingtip brogues. Interior philosophy: Classic timelessness always seems relevant, especially when it’s thoughtfully intermixed with modern elements in fresh ways. Design mantra: Old is the new "new."

Accessory motives: They ebb and flow in importance to me, usually by season—more important in winter, less in summer. Splurge-worthy: Art and antiques, beautiful fabrics and luggage. Source of inspiration: The natural world around me, specifically my farm in Virginia.

Never too many… Overcoats.

Can’t live without… Dogs. Guilty pleasure: Dogs with overcoats.

Luxury is… Things that feel good to the touch—a tactile experience.

Whether rough and splintery or smooth and soft, luxury is a feeling.

6 1. No. 9718 Doorknocker / Price available upon request / nanz.com. 2. Gamekeeper Pendant / $1,710 / curreycodealers.com. 3. Cowgirl Money Clip / $5,450 / tomford.com. 4. The Variance Set Spirit Decanters / $279 for set of six / reclamationetchworks.com. 5. Theo Fabric in Yarrow and Rosa Fabric in Valencia / Price available upon request / placetextiles.com. 6. Dove Sideboard / $8,997 / hickorychair.com. 7. Carved Walnut Georgian Style Leather Upholstered Wing Chair / $3,840 / 1stdibs.com.

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Personal style: My uniform is California preppy—not to be confused with East Coast prep.

Signature look: A custom shirt, hues of blue and barefoot. Closet staples: I’m a creature of habit: I’ve had my favorite topsiders resoled three times as well as a pair of Gucci loafers.

Recent fashion score: A navy blue Burberry trench for all those rainy L.A. days. Interior philosophy: Traditional base flecked with a laid-back vibe.

Design mantra: Navy is my neutral; it’s my spirit color. Accessory motives: Accents are the jewelry, the sparkle, the shine in any space, and I allocate a hefty portion of any budget towards these finishing touches. Recent design score: An all-blue Alex Katz lithograph; art is always worth the splurge. Indulge in…

Fine linens—anything made in small runs. Leontine Linens in New Orleans is a great resource for luxury goods.

Never too many… Blue checked shirts. Can’t live without… My dog Nacho. Guilty pleasure: A hot dog from Pink’s. Luxury is…

Something made incredibly well and that embodies both style and timelessness. I look to small, bespoke companies as my barometer of luxury.

1. Lundy Light Fixture / $1,565 / urbanelectricco.com. 2. Colour Block Oak Smoke Blend Decorative & Glazed Tile / Price available upon request / mandarinstone.com. 3. Indigo Ombre Rope Dog Leash / $62 / foundmyanimal.com. 4. Billy Bar / Nina Campbell Collection for Oomph / $2,095 / oomphonline.com. 5. Voyage en Ikat Presentation Plate in Sapphire and Dessert Plate in Sapphire / $630 and $290 / hermes.com.

6. Thomas Chair / Priced from $4,366 / flexformny.com. 7. Dhurrie II / $885 / stfrank.com.

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PORTRAIT: BETH COLLER.

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Signature look: I suppose I’m known for my bow ties, but one day I may wear a runway piece from Dior Homme and the next a tailored Savile Row three-piece suit. Regardless, I tend to “dress up” everyday. Closet staple: Vintage tails from the 1920s. I found them at a consignment store and they didn’t need so much as a stich of alterations—it was as if they had been tailored just for me. Recent design score: An extraordinarily beautiful seascape painting entitled End of the Road—Provincetown 1948; it was a birthday gift to myself.

Fashion mantra: Menswear is the new forefront of fashion. Never too many… Cufflinks! I have hundreds.

Can’t live without… My custommade croc wingtips. Guilty pleasure: Cashmere. Luxury is…

The individual craftsman who has literally made something for you with his or her own hands; it is the single greatest indication of true luxury. Whether it’s a bespoke suit, custom-fitted shoes, a made-tomeasure shirt or a silk-covered sofa, having something made solely for you by a craftsperson is the greatest of luxuries.

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Jake and Elwood Occasional Tables / $1,578 and $4,125 / selva.com. 4. Green Pond Feather Bow Tie / $185 / brackishbowties.com. 5. Hand-Painted Credenza / $9,800 / jeffmartinjoinery.ca. 6. Form Bowls Tall Large Copper / $210 for set of five / tomdixon.net. 7. Tribar Mirror / $1,275 / bowernyc.com. 8. DF 35 Hand Lever Handles in Antique Silver / Price available upon request / charlesedwards.com.

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1. Otis Flat on Belly Handmade Rug / Priced from $485 / houseofrym.com. 2. Kastrup Backpack / $525 / wantessentiels.com. 3. Ring Dish in Charcoal Swirl with Gold / Price available upon request / suiteonestudio.com. 4. L1898-00 Leather Ottoman / Price available upon request / leeindustries.com.

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Personal style: Earthy and fairly laid-back. Signature look: I always feel most comfortable in blue jeans, leather boots and a button-down work shirt. Closet staple: I have an old Double Ralph Lauren snap shirt that’s perfectly worn, super soft and incredibly comfortable. Recent fashion score: A handmade pair of Italian leather boots from Fiorentini + Baker. Interior philosophy: Modern with a warm soul; I love rooms that are very edited and straightforward but thoughtfully designed. Design mantra: Authenticity is the new American Dream. Splurge-worthy: I recently indulged in a beautiful wood turning by artist Joshua Vogel. Source of inspiration: The Scandinavian culture consistently strives for elegant simplicity and timeless style, and I’d like to think I do the same in my interiors. Never too many… Wood bowls—no two are ever exactly alike. Can’t live without… My Maldon sea salt. Guilty pleasure: A Friday night double feature at the local theater. Luxury is… Less about privilege and more about experience and awareness: being mindful of a beautiful sunset, sipping a good bourbon, enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal, having time off and sleeping in.

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THE PIECE: Castle 9-01 THE DESIGNER: Jason Miller for Roll & Hill FIND IT: rollandhill.com THE INSPIRATION: The glass pieces of Castle can extend to different lengths yet still remain horizontal or vertical, taking their cues from a game of chess and the rook’s ability to jump any distance but with restricted direction.

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Drama: Castle is a showstopper. It is industrial by way of repetition yet sculpturally compelling and radiant. The way the light subtly glows, rather than shining brightly, is its greatest strength.

Statement: Our eye immediately focuses on a “statement piece.” A dynamic shape, like that of Castle, draws you in and demands attention.

Talent: Offering a voice to the next generation of designers is vital to our industry. Young creatives today, like Jason Miller, bring new ideas and start conversations that lead to innovation.

Luxury: Keen attention to the details of materiality and functionality is luxury.

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CHARLIE COSBY HEAD OF CREATIVE FARROW & BALL

Composition: The strength of the Tommy collection is in the juxtaposition of its complex texture within simple silhouettes. The pieces command attention in a soft yet stable way. Classic: The collection reminds me of European antiques markets, with the design combining influences from both classic French eras and midcentury patterns. Evolution: There is a fine balance to strike when retaining the essence of a brand and moving with the times. People live informally today, and by incorporating formal pieces into everyday life, it makes even the most ordinary tasks feel like a treat. Luxury: People will always crave formal luxuries as they create a beautiful environment to share with family and friends.

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FIRE & ICE THE COLLECTION: Tommy Candlesticks THE DESIGNER: Saint-Louis FIND IT: 855.240.9740 THE INSPIRATION: Recalling the original Tommy collection produced by the crystal house in 1928, these modern interpretations created by Saint-Louis are functional and meant for everyday use.

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HEAVY METAL THE PIECE: Ada Stool THE DESIGNER: Thor Taber for Theodore Alexander FIND IT: theodorealexander.com THE INSPIRATION: Hand-finished and perfectly proportioned, this solid-brass stool was inspired by the mood and aesthetic of the 1970s.

SUSANNE MARTINEZ VP OF DESIGN SFERRA

Form: The Ada stool is deceptively simple yet well-considered in terms of its materiality and design. There’s an Escher quality to the lines of the piece that makes it feel magical, and the negative space becomes essential. Material: The warmth and gleam of the polished brass is all modern sophistication and purely chic.

The gold hue contrasts beautifully with the matte upholstered seat. Feel: Whimsy is a key element in keeping a brand fresh and current in today’s marketplace. Adding a moment of delight is precisely the thing that brings a collection to life. Luxury: Luxury is how something makes you feel—it’s a sensation and a quality tied to personal experience.

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RAISING THE BAR THE PIECE: Fut Side Table THE DESIGNER: Eric Schmitt for Christian Liaigre FIND IT: christian-liaigre.us THE INSPIRATION: Fut’s designer, Eric Schmitt, is a self-taught master of bronze who borrows influence from early modernist decorative artists to create functional works of art.

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Shape: The Fut table feels like more than a table—it sparks the imagination to focus on what isn’t there just as much as what is. It’s almost musical with its drum-like form. There’s simplicity and purity to the piece, but it still manages to intrigue you. Surprise: In today’s market, it’s important for a brand to surprise customers in a way that makes them smile. That said, it’s equally important to be thoughtful in your choices and balance a sense of whimsy with timeless silhouettes and traditional materials.

Connection: Buying a piece is personal. I love objects that tell a story. I curate the rooms in my home with pieces that feel special and never buy anything that I’m not in love with. Luxury: Luxury is not something you can define; it’s something you feel.

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FINE PRINT THE PIECE: Cubi 3D Fabric THE DESIGNER: Livio de Simone FIND IT FOR UPHOLSTERY: flairhomecollection.com THE INSPIRATION: The culture, aesthetic and sartorial savvy of Capri has been a constant source of inspiration for the Italian textile designer. For Cubi 3D, the motivation was the colors of the island’s sea and sky.

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Muse: Before my first trip to Capri years ago, I had read about Livio de Simone and was fascinated by his vibrant use of pattern and color. Cubi 3D feels as though you are looking out of a small window on an island by the sea. Color: The way the colors interact here is so simple yet bold. The different tones of blue and green transport the viewer to a place of serenity. It makes me feel calm and nostalgic. Memory: The way the hues of the sea and sky come together in this motif reminds me of my glamorous grandmother in the 1970s wearing a patterned headscarf in a Cadillac convertible.

Luxury: Being able to indulge in beauty is luxury.

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HOT SEAT THE PIECE: Double Zero Chair THE DESIGNER: David Adjaye for Moroso FIND IT: morosousa.com THE INSPIRATION: Created as a study in form, Double Zero refers to the primary composition of the two floating circular components of the seat and the back enclosed in a series of metal loops.

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Design: Moroso is great at combining classic lines with updated materials and finishes.

The company’s experimentation with scale in their oversize upholstery attracts me to its pieces. Double Zero is at once masculine, sensible, edgy and fluid. Craft: David Adjaye’s architecture challenges traditional concepts of space and form, and this piece echoes that in its unique yet practical silhouette. Collaboration: Partnerships such as these bring a fresh breath of creativity to our competitive industry. Innovation and playfulness often result in a best seller!

Luxury: Quality pieces that stand the test of time are considered luxuries.

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CRAFTSMANSHIP

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Technology has influenced and affected every industry in design—its ubiquity has forced even the most ardent of purists to adapt in one way or another. But simply adapting is not enough: The survival of today’s leading manufacturers of luxury, bespoke goods has been contingent upon their ability to find an equilibrium between handmade and high-tech. “THE MARK OF THE MAKER” takes a look inside some of the most respected companies in their fields, recognized for their painstakingly intricate building processes and commitment to pre-modern artisanal forms of production.

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SUN VALLEY BRONZE

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Our clients are looking for one-of-a-kind products that are designed to last.

Since its inception, Sun Valley Bronze has been characterized by being an innovative and dynamic business with a relentless quality-centric product strategy. The company’s style and design language has continuously evolved over the past two decades to create a leading American-made brand. Sun Valley Bronze’s design studio and manufacturing facility are creative powerhouses, blending time-honored, handcrafted practices with cutting-edge technology. “When the company first started, every pattern was created by hand,” shares Sun Valley Bronze Founder Bob Commons. “Today, we use more state-of-the-art processes, such as 3-D modeling, CNC milling and 3-D printing. These processes are used from design concept throughout manufacturing.” The evolution of an idea to a tangible, beautiful object begins with a sketch. Technology brings the drawing into brilliant, living color with 3-D modeling software. It is then sent to the CNC milling machine to create a prototype, or one of Sun Valley Bronze’s skilled artisans will create a pattern by hand.

“Prototypes are field checked for functionality and how the user interacts with the piece,” Commons says. “Fine-tuning of the design generally happens by hand.” An amalgam of human artistry and technological feats, the Sun Valley Bronze brand has become synonymous with beautiful design made to the highest of standards.

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Q+A WITH SUN V AL L E Y BRONZE FOUN DE RS BOB AND DEBBIE COMMONS How do you choose your materials? What comes first—the materials or design concept?

Materials are always integral to the design process.

We work primarily in art-grade silicon and white bronze. Our products are sand-cast, which creates a beautiful, authentic and subtle texture on the surface of the material.

What are your influences when conceiving a piece of work?

The majority of our custom work is driven by architects and designers who want a specific architectural detail to be carried throughout a project. Outside of custom work, our designs are driven by material, ergonomics and process.

Have your practices changed to keep up with new technologies?

Absolutely. When Sun Valley Bronze first started 20 years ago, all patterns were made in a woodshop by hand. Today, we use 3-D modeling software and CNC milling machines. We also collaborate with Boise State University to realize some of our more complicated designs with 3-D printing technology.

1. Molten bronze pours from the crucible at the foundry.

2. After matching, cabinet knobs are lined up for finishing.

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SAMAD

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There are no shortcuts when it comes to quality.

Brothers and business partners David and Malcolm Samad founded their handknotted rug business more than 30 years ago. Steeped in a familial legacy of hard work and strong ethics, the entrepreneurial Samads set out to create the world’s finest decorative rugs. “The foundation of our business is based on our love of beautiful carpets,” David says. “Our late father, Eric Samad, taught us the importance of running our business with integrity and establishing meaningful relationships with our manufacturers and customers alike.” Founded in New York City and now headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the company has expanded globally with offices in England and India. Known for exquisitely blended, hand-carded, handspun wools and silks, Samad’s creative processes date to antiquity—technology, while beneficial, has not been as instrumental in the creation of these meticulously crafted rugs. True to its origins, “made by hand” prevails in this ancient art form.

“Essentially, making a hand-knotted rug is exactly the same today as it has been for centuries,” Malcolm says. “What has changed is the technology that allows us to see what a finished rug will look like on a computer screen even before it is woven.

Reducing the trial and error factor has allowed us to focus and produce rugs that are fashion forward in both color and design.”

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“Samad uses the best handspun wools and only the finest handspun silks available,” David says.

“We will never compromise on quality. It’s the best or nothing.”

Sources of inspiration.

“There are no hard and fast rules when creating a rug,” Malcolm asserts. “We start with a concept, which will in turn determine which materials and creative elements we use to enhance the design.”

The wow factor.

“The most rewarding part of the rug-making process is creating stunning new collections that literally ‘wow’ people,” David says. “Creating groundbreaking designs in unique textures and color palettes sets us apart.”

1. Carpet weaving in Rajasthan, India.

2. Traditional rug-making tools still used today.

3. Small pot dyeing yarn from time-honored recipes.

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We continue to grow as a domestic manufacturer in a climate where the majority of our competition is using overseas production.

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Hubbardton Forge began life in 1974 in a tiny, drafty barn in Vermont. From the beginning, the ambition was to create beautiful, inspiring, heirloom-quality pieces that would be loved. Today, equipped with more than 200 skilled craftspeople, artisans and trade professionals, Hubbardton Forge is an American classic in the realm of hand-forged lighting. “Authenticity and genuineness is the lifeblood of everything we do, from our designs and the artisans who take pride in their work, to how we treat our employees and our environment,” says Hubbardton Forge Design Director David Kitts. A design-driven company rooted in the ideals of handcraftsmanship and quality materials, Hubbardton Forge draws inspiration from a myriad of people, places and objects, with designers proficient in architecture, jewelry design, engineering and beyond. The common denominator among this blend of artisans is the passion for the forge. “Our primary muse is the steel we forge,” he says. “We are always experimenting with what can be done next with steel and other metals.” Its design process, often the result of the convergence of two paths, is guided by both the marketplace and the imagination. “First, our designs are based on trends, gaps and needs in the marketplace; the second being unique forms, shapes and concepts that may result from a variety of conditions,” Kitts says. “This often results in the beginning of a lighting design, which is then brought into a much more defined development process.”

What should we be looking for in well-made lighting fixtures?

A well-made fixture should not be held together by a lot of nuts and bolts or contain many (if any) plastic components or thin-gauged stamped parts.

It should have a quality of build that looks good both from a distance and close-up. The finish on the fixture should be durable and have depth.

How do you think the craft/artisan community in the U.S. has changed?

The increased focus on “made in America” has both been good and bad for the craft/artisan community.

It’s become a big marketing tool for many; however, we need to be careful that the authenticity is there.

There is a big difference between “made” and “assembled” in America.

How have your practices changed to keep up with new technologies?

The light source is no longer secondary in the design development process but is now often the driver in the design.

1. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater home, the Planar combines hand-forged planes of steel with LED light guide technology.

2. Metal is heated in the forge to nearly 2,000 degrees F before being bent and shaped by Vermont artisans.

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DACOR

Established in 1948 by Stan Joseph, Dacor was founded upon the premise that innovation must matter. The Joseph family, rooted in a 50-year history in Los Angeles, California, has explored this philosophy in various forms, imposing demanding ambitions on their designers and engineers, as well as onto each other, to attempt stunning, original and technically progressive designs for residential kitchens. Their products, while varied in form and function, all maintain a strong appreciation for the end user.

“We ask ourselves, ‘How will this affect the homeowner?’” shares Dacor President Steven Joseph, “ ‘Are we making the cooking experience better? Easier? Simpler?’ It’s not about technology for technology’s sake— it’s about simplifying the cooking process to make the culinary experience accessible to everyone and to empower the individual.”

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HIGH-TECH + HIGH-TOUCH: DEFINING A DACOR CEO CHARLES HUEBNER GIVES INSIGHT INTO THE FAMED LA APPLIANCE FIRM Heritage or innovation? Which speaks more to the ethos of your firm?

At Dacor, it’s one in the same. From kitchen ventilation to the indoor grill to the 30" wall oven to the connected iQ oven and range, our legacy of innovation is our heritage.

Are Dacor’s products easily recognizable?

Do they share any signature design elements?

Yes, I think that there is a definite Dacor look: high technology encased in clean lines and sophisticated styling.

What do you regard as the greatest success of your firm to date?

Dacor has introduced product firsts that have revolutionized the kitchen appliance industry.

One of their most significant products was the 30" Pure Convection™, Self-cleaning Built-in Wall Oven, released in 1987. It has since become the industry standard.

1. The four bottle WineStation dispenser with patented preservation system, ensuring that each glass is like the first.

2. Founder, Stan Joseph.

3. New Discovery fully integrated refrigeration with deeper interior depth and all-metal interior body construction.

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BAUSMAN & COMPANY

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Bausman & Company, established in 1971 by Robert Williams and Craig Johnson, began in a small atelier in Southern California. Creating custom, handcrafted, bench-made furniture for designers and dealers attending High Point Market and high-end design firms locally, Bausman & Company has become synonymous with enduring craftsmanship and design integrity. “We have remained successful in providing the highest quality bench-made furniture in the U.S. to customers who deserve and appreciate the best products that their money can buy,” says the company’s president and CEO Craig Johnson. “We prefer to produce tomorrow’s heirlooms by successfully incorporating cutting-edge technology with old-world handmade practices.” Comprising artisans ranging from cabinetmakers to CAD engineers to craftspeople who complete a meticulous finishing process, Bausman & Company maintains a highly skilled team of professionals who average more than 20 years of refining their craft. “Our company’s continuous growth has allowed us to preserve and create jobs for artisans and craftspeople domestically producing products, ranging from one-of-a-kind items to production runs for contract and hospitality projects domestically and internationally,” Johnson says.

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We prefer the human touch and the ability to make lastminute enhancements when creative inspirations occur.

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My favorite piece right now is a reclaimed oak office cabinet designed by our Design Director, Dominique Daniels. It has multidimensional symmetrical and asymmetrical planes inspired

by Frank Lloyd Wright. I admire the texture and sculptural nuances in the presentation, as well as the hidden storage elements combined with our handcrafted iron hardware and base.

Do you have a design process? If so, what is it?

We design concepts ranging from modernizing classics to executing specific project requirements from clients to working as a design incubator for local design talent.

What legacy do you wish to leave behind?

I would like our furniture and the Bausman brand to be highly regarded and valued 100 years from now by multigenerations after we are no longer manufacturing. I hope that they will say: “Bausman really understood the meaning of timeless quality in manufacturing.”

1. #6981 sofa.

2. Bausman & Company President and CEO Craig Johnson.

3. Jupe table #2758Z-D3, zinc base/pewter.

4. Jupe table with mechanism opened.

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Left: #3317 armchair. Center: #7964 Symmetry office cabinet. Right: #6952 chair, Newman Frey cocktail and nesting tables and Dana Creath pendant.

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BALDWIN HARDWARE STEEPED I N H IS T ORY , COMMI TTED TO T H E FUTURE: BALDWIN’ S B E S T PRACTICES Trademarks.

Baldwin is known as a finish leader in the industry.

Well-defined lines and intricate details are signs of a quality-made piece of hardware.

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An American dream fulfilled, the story of Baldwin Hardware is marked by a tireless work ethic, deft craftsmanship and ingenuity—tenets that remain the lifeblood of the company today. Established in 1946, the architectural hardware manufacturer is best known for its enduring bronze masterpieces. From the moment the material is first handled and worked, each process builds on a seven-decade-long heritage. “We have a robust design process involving many steps along the way,” says PJ Rosch, Baldwin brand manager. The transformation from the abstract to the tangible begins with the Baldwin design team as they sketch hundreds of concepts. The best are then selected for multiple rounds of refinement and market research. “We have many tools at our disposal, including rapid-prototyping and hand-sculpting tools,” she says. “Once in production, our products are handcrafted by an average of 30 people throughout the manufacturing process.” The last rounds of refinement for a Baldwin product are the most critical, as even the most infinitesimal change can alter its form and utility.

“It is the last 10 percent of the design that separates us from the competition,” Rosch asserts. “It’s thrilling to see a piece of work come to life.”

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Baldwin favorites.

The new pocket door lock, with its sophisticated yet contemporary designs, is a new favorite.

Guiding principles.

Stay true to the design and the time period. Don’t water things down to satisfy the masses; onpurpose designs are what Baldwin values.

A company of firsts.

In addition to being the first company to forge solid brass door hardware, Baldwin was also the first to offer PVD lifetime finishes.

1. Red hot brass billets being placed into the bender, forming a door pull after exiting the gas furnace.

2. 5455 Wave lever handle, after being forged to shape.

3. Red hot brass billet on forging die before the press stamps to the shape of a 5455 Wave lever handle.

4. 5455 Wave lever being belted by the grinding wheel, preparing it for polishing.

Our products are handcrafted by an average of 30 people throughout the manufacturing process.

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LITTMAN BRANDS Immersed in the lighting industry for more than 35 years, David Littman, founder and chairman of esteemed lighting manufacturer Littman Brands, possesses an infectious exuberance for his work and plays an integral part in creating and producing each design to his discerning standards. “Littman Brands companies are positioned toward the high end of the market. We don’t know how (and are not planning) to design inexpensive lighting fixtures,” Littman asserts. “Decorative lighting used to be more of an afterthought, and we’ve invested a lot of resources into educating consumers about how quality lighting enhances architecture for the long-term.” The parent company for three distinct decorative lighting brands—Hudson Valley Lighting, Troy Lighting and Corbett Lighting—Littman Brands honors the beauty of time-honored designs and antiques while incorporating new technology into its timeless pieces.

“Across all brands, we are always looking for new and innovative materials to enhance our lighting designs or inspire us to create something unique,” he says. “For example, we incorporated our high-performance LEDs into some of our latest collections, where we actually machined important components (for displacing heat) as part of the exposed decorative fixture.”

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To stay on the cutting-edge of the industry, we’re producing more than 600 new lighting designs per year, including a large push for innovation in the energy-efficient, high-performance LED space.

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THREE UNI QU E B RANDS AT THE FORE F RONT OF TECHNOLOGY + DE S I GN Hudson Valley Lighting® Hudson Valley released new collections that use inlaid brass and glass alchemy, an uncommon Italian glass-making technique that creates a rare effect. Artisans inlay strands of brass in molten glass vertically and horizontally while blowing it into shape. The nearly dissolved brass strands remain embedded within, creating bubbles that glow once illuminated.

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Troy Lighting Perhaps the most ambitious of Troy Lighting’s is the Aviation collection, inspired by the streamlined curves of mid-twentieth-century aircraft. This aerodynamic new series evokes vintage airplanes with the modern additions of powerful lighting design, including Mitchel Field, combining highperformance LED technology together with handcrafted and fabricated metalwork.

Corbett Lighting Corbett Lighting is best known for its fashionforward, dramatic designs that incorporate beautiful elements, such as natural agate, micro-beaded jewelry chain, crystal drops and fine porcelain. New, sculptural designs combine with organic forms to create one-of-a-kind jewelry for the walls and ceilings.

1. Hudson Valley Lighting’s Coolidge. The magic of brass and alchemy.

2. In the details. Master artisans carefully fabricate intricate steel and brass.

3. Meticulous crafting in every creation results in a finish one can appreciate from any angle.

Coolidge’s hive motif possesses a sense of fluidity and grace. Brass strands fused into the glass create a bubbled effect that glows with warmth once illuminated.

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MARGE CARSON Marge Carson embodies the entrepreneurial, “can-do” paradigm shift that took place during and after WWII in the United States. In the late 1940s, Carson, formerly an interior designer, was continually unsuccessful in her search for fine upholstery—so she decided to make it herself. Today, Marge Carson has grown beyond the individual and into a brand name synonymous with quality and craftsmanship.

The bespoke furniture company makes bedroom, dining room, upholstery and occasional furniture, often slightly larger in scale to proportion properly for larger homes or larger spaces. Its methods of handcraftsmanship have been long maintained, from sketching to carving. “We are always evolving with the times,” says Jim LaBarge, owner and CEO of Marge Carson. “However, we will continue to hand carve rather than cast carve or machine carve, because we believe it gives the item an integrity and authenticity not achievable by the other methods.” Upholstery, the basis on which the firm was founded, is a great source of pride for LaBarge. “Fine upholstery starts with fabric, which often has a pattern. There are various complexities to get these patterns to match properly and our fabric cutters and upholsters can either flow match, two-way match or four-way match fabric depending on the shape of the item,” he shares. “We believe our fabric matching capabilities are the finest in the furniture industry.”

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We often design furniture with unique materials, such as stone, shell or metal, in mind. The materials definitely influence our creations, both structurally and aesthetically.

What are your values and ethics when it comes to designing/creating?

We design for look and not for cost. A customer is overwhelmed with choices, and so you only have a nanosecond when they look at your product. It either tugs at their heartstrings or they move on.

What part of the design process excites you the most?

It is incredibly exciting to see design ideas become sketches, which get refined and then turned into prototypes, which get further refined and are then brought to market and receive “oohs” and “aahs” and then sell for years to delighted customers.

1. Marge Carson living room (GXY43 Galaxy sofa, SNA10-1 Sonoma credenza, LS00 La Scala cocktail table, SNA41 Sonoma lounge chair).

2. Malibu bedroom (MLB11 Malibu panel bed and MLB13 Malibu nightstand).

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The beveled countertop on the island is from Caesarstone; the dining chairs are by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso.

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THE FINE LINE ROUTINE TAKES A BACKSEAT TO HIGH STYLE WHEN RICH MATERIALS AND LUXURY FIXTURES MEET IN THE HOME’S MOST PRACTICAL SPACES. WRITTEN BY BRIELLE M. FERREIRA

There’s more to a showpiece kitchen or bathroom than materials and top-of-the-line appliances—though those obviously play a large role.

Instead, it’s the details that separate a strictly functional space from one that dazzles owners and guests alike (think: a pretty modern faucet that has sparkling water on tap or a couture-inspired bathroom vanity as multifaceted as a diamond), and you don’t have to go overthe-top to make a statement. Today’s luxury means embracing and celebrating artisanal goods, particularly when they come with a wellworn patina and slight imperfections that serve as charming signs of their makers’ hand. Here, we eschew flashy formality in favor of fancy-free spaces that are big on personality.

THE MIDAS TOUCH ANDEE HESS

A young homeowner’s Portland kitchen goes from bachelor party to black-tie optional thanks to interior designer Andee Hess’ crisp, modern aesthetic. osmosedesign.com Share your vision for this handsome space.

The homeowner wanted to customize the kitchen and existing Neil Kelly lower cabinets and explore working with local artisans, so we played with the extreme facets and angles of the architecture found throughout the interiors to create one-ofa-kind elements, like the bookcase extension attached to the island.

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Favorite thing about this showstopping kitchen?

I particularly love the statement-making chandelier. We purchased it from Lobmeyr, a Vienna, Austria-based company that had originally designed the fixture for The Metropolitan Opera in New York over 40 years ago. It’s special and not something you get to see every day.

What makes this a luxury kitchen?

Here, it’s all about the thoughtfulness, time and consideration given to each and every one of the incredible details. There’s a lot of complexity here—both in terms of finishes and the engineering required to implement some of the designs.

It’s both understated yet impactful.

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The oven in this kitchen is from Lacanche; the countertops are Danby marble from Vermont.

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UNDER THE HOOD This white-on-white kitchen by New York-based interior designer Tamara Eaton gets a serious dose of cool thanks to the custom-fabricated brass hood that takes center stage in the space. The monolithic structure sparkles against its backdrop of pristine white-glazed brick from Waterworks and functions as a nod to the home’s historic origins. “It gives the kitchen a really artistic approach,” says Eaton. “I love that the unlacquered brass finish will slowly change over time and produce a really beautiful patina as it ages, which is fitting as it recalls the brass doorknobs and hinges often found in the older town houses in this neighborhood.” tamaratoday.com

KITCHEN PHOTO: FRANCIS DZIKOWSKI.

New York-based woodworker Ariele Alasko recently packed up her studio in Brooklyn for co-working digs in Queens, providing a new home for her fiercely coveted handcrafted kitchen wares—from oversize walnut serving boards to soup spoons and butter knives whittled from ambrosia maple. arielealasko.com

FEEL THE HEAT

AGA DUAL CONTROL

Put down that bottle of San Pellegrino: For those with a thirst for sparkling water, Grohe’s Blue faucet offers up chilled, bubbly H2O on tap. Using a patented five-stage filter to eliminate impurities—like chlorine, limescale and heavy metal—in the water that is delivered to the home, and an active carbon filter to provide the perfect amount of carbonation, Grohe’s newest technology is seeking to make a dent in the estimated 38 billion water bottles that end up in landfills each year. The result is a dynamic kitchen staple that is a win for environmental enthusiasts and those with discerning palates alike. grohe.com

At the beginning of this year, celebrated appliance company Aga said goodbye to its old oven staples and welcomed a whole new fleet of super-efficient, energy-conscious ranges to its U.S. lineup.

One thing that hasn’t changed? The brand’s dedication to quality cooking and good looks. agamarvel.com

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A crisp, black-and-white palette has long been a staple for überchic interiors, but this edgy bathroom by Nashville interior designer Benjamin Vandiver takes the classic color combo to new levels.

Thanks to the seemingly random linework on the graphic wallpaper from Kelly Wearstler, the bathroom’s more traditional elements, such as the wood-and-marble vanity and penny-round tile flooring, are cast in a seriously modern light. benjaminvandiver.com

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Interior designer Kelly Hoppen recently teamed up with Australian brand Apaiser to release a new bathroom collection featuring sinuous bathtubs and vanities that take their inspiration from naturally occurring silhouettes in the environment. The Harmony tub shown here, for example, is inspired by the form of a petal from a slowly unfurling lotus flower. With reclaimed marble serving to craft the core of each of Hoppen’s creations, the pieces are then finished by hand to capture an organic feeling that transforms the bath into a spa-like oasis. apaiser.com; kellyhoppen.com

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The concept behind luxury European bathroom company Maison Valentina’s newest freestand vanity is simple: No space in the home (or finger on the hand for that matter) should go without a little bit of sparkle. Here, the Diamond’s high-gloss finish and touches of gold give the piece a multifaceted appeal. maisonvalentina.net

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Your projects have such an air of sophistication about them. Of course, this space doesn’t stray from that.

This space represents my fondness for beautiful architecture, a timeless mix of furnishings and a thoughtfully curated collection of objects. I was inspired by the striking architecture of Max Mayer, who designed the home in the 1920s.

My objective was to preserve the architecture and create a formal yet family-friendly entrance.

It’s a bit unexpected to be greeted by such grand architectural elements.

What was the starting point?

We started this design by resurfacing the previously faux-finished walls and ceiling. The space was a bit dark, so we made it brighter by replacing the original flooring with a honed white Calacatta marble. I really wanted to let the original wood and intricate details shine through on the hand-carved oak doors, so we had them refinished and cerused.

The décor feels so natural here and brings such a perfect infusion of color.

Drawing your eye down the hallway is a special commissioned painting that adds a bit of drama. The ethereal watery blue piece also slides open to reveal a wall-mounted television.

The cerulean velvet works perfectly with the fabric on the bench and was selected to give a punch of color to the gesso texture of the carved chair.

The clients and I both love soft pastel rooms, so we tried to layer moments of color throughout to keep it interesting.

Artwork / Mallory Page / mallorypage.com.

Bench / Suzanne Kasler for Hickory Chair / hickorychair.com. Chair and Mirror / mrbrownhome.com. Chest / julianchichester.com.

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A GENTLE COLOR SCHEME LETS ARCHITECTURAL LINES AND STORIED ART SHINE THROUGH IN THIS WASHINGTON, D.C., SPACE FROM DESIGNER RAJI RADHAKRISHNAN.

You love to tell a story through your designs. Tell us the story of this particular room.

The client, a world traveler, was the main inspiration as she has a collection of art and antiquities from various cultures and periods.

When I first came to this space I thought of it as a modern-day Christopher Columbus story. The journey would begin in Asia, followed by Europe, and conclude at home here in Washington, D.C. Europe was, of course, the linchpin in this story, hence the mural.

Give us more detail on how the mural fits in with that story.

As I started planning the space I knew this particular wall had to be a focal point and I chose this Louis-LÊopold Boilly painting as it sets the mood I was striving for— the soft gaze of the girl ironing tells so much and the painting itself offers a depth and character I really wanted to introduce in this otherwise very modern space.

Although an old-world painting, it works perfectly among all the other varied art and furnishings.

Did you face any challenges when bringing life to this space?

The challenge was to connect the dots between the antiquities and art while also being sensitive to the area of the home. Located in a neighborhood famous for its embassies and official residences, this apartment, although new and contemporary, resides on a street full of incredible federal and classical-style homes. The history of the area influenced the design, as well as the contemporary style of the apartment.

Floor Lamp / Serge Mouille / 1stdibs.com. Interior Design / Raji Radhakrishnan / Raji RM & Associates / rajirm.com. Mural / Raji RM Murals / rajirm.com.

Shell Chair / Hans Wegner / 1stdibs.com. Side Tables / franceandson.com.

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DRESSING ROOM DRESSING WELL GOES BEYOND ONE’S ATTIRE IN THIS FEMININE SAN FRANCISCO SPACE DREAMT UP BY DESIGNERS HEATHER HILLIARD, ERIN BIXLER AND PHEBE WILLIAMS.

This space is decidedly delicate. Walk us through your thought process.

We created a feminine space that would fashion a flattering environment in which to get dressed. Who doesn’t want to feel beautiful before stepping out into the world each day? That idea led us to pursue soft neutral tones with a few shots of more saturated pinks and pale blues for contrast.

Lighter colors work well in a dressing room, providing a neutral backdrop for a true read on clothing’s color.

The lines and colors of the furnishings are so beautiful and steal the show.

We considered so many options for the wall treatment, but once we added the printed fabric, it felt like the perfect fit. Layered on top are a particularly special find of horsehair sconces; the shape is so unique and reminded us of jewelry. We love the depth of color and texture of horsehair and the application as part of a light fixture is particularly interesting. We custom-designed the dressing table with locked, velvet-lined drawers to provide a home for oftenused jewelry pieces.

Interior Design / Heather Hilliard, Erin Bixler and Phebe Williams / Heather Hilliard Design / heatherhilliard.com. Sconces / Apparatus Studio / cavaliergoods.com. Wall Fabric / China Seas / quadrillefabrics.com.

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What is it about the art that seemingly ties everything together?

The painting above the dressing table is called Siren by Erin Lawlor.

The movement in Lawlor’s broad brushstrokes is incredibly dynamic and adds a sense of fluidity to the space. All of the furniture in the space has curves and soft edges, and the painting reinforces that language. It really brings life to this space.

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A peek into the past with luxury Italian coachbuilder Zagato’s design for the Maserati V4 Sport roadster circa 1932.

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UNDER THE AFFLUENCE To the upscale consumer—the Internet-savvy, seasoned traveler with a pulse on all the latest and greatest—there is almost nothing left that is off-limits. So, what exactly impresses the person who has everything? Driving the cool ride straight off the showroom floor isn’t enough anymore nor is the museum-quality masterpiece over the mantel or the multi-carat sparkler that catches the light just right. Today’s luxury living demands a completely one-of-a-kind experience, so we spoke to 10 of the industry’s most well-respected creatives—from the worlds of automobiles and technology to contemporary art and design—who are used to delivering just that. Find out what’s on their radars now.

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Sotheby’s Cheyenne Westphal has overseen every major contemporary art sale in Europe since 1999 as co-head of the well-respected auction house’s contemporary art team. As such, the German-born dynamo knows a thing or two about what is consistently making it onto collectors’ wish lists. Here, Westphal puts the art industry into picture-perfect focus.

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How have consumers’ art-buying habits changed over the past three to five years?

We are seeing more of clients collecting across different categories and eras. Many of today’s collectors are excited by the opportunity to hang a contemporary work alongside an Old Master or Impressionist painting. This is something we will be showcasing ahead of the London sale season with our curated “Masterpieces” exhibition, which will bring together highlights from all our major summer auctions.

What’s hot to collect right now?

My advice to those looking to build a collection is to purchase work that you love. This could be paintings or prints by the giants of contemporary art, like Warhol and Richter, or younger artists, such as Jonas Wood and Danh Vô; the important thing is to follow your passion.

Best way to display art at home?

One of the most thrilling aspects of contemporary art is the multitude of forms it takes: from painting to installation, video to performance. For this reason, it presents new opportunities and challenges when exhibiting at home. Last October, we offered works from Giobatta Meneguzzo’s collection that had hung in his iconic Gio Ponti house. It’s an extraordinary example of what is possible when the disciplines of art and architecture work together.

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Is there a specific genre or time period of art that is in demand currently?

The entirety of the contemporary art market is in a very strong place at the moment. Our May Contemporary Evening sale in New York was led by fantastic results for legendary names like Lichtenstein and Rothko, but we also saw new records for many artists working today, including talents like Christopher Wool and Mark Bradford.

What is the best international show for art lovers to attend each year?

The Venice Biennale opened in May, and I would urge any art lover to visit if they have the opportunity before it closes in late November. There is no better place to discover exciting new work—with the added bonus that it takes place in a stunningly beautiful setting! sothebys.com

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Italian design house Zagato is a legend in the automotive industry, creating exclusive, custom versions of the world’s most soughtafter luxury vehicles for companies like Maserati, Ferrari and Aston Martin and private owners alike. One thing that remains consistent regardless of the emblem or badge on the cars’ hoods is the consumers’ desire for something unique, and according to Zagato CEO Andrea Zagato, design is key. “There’s something compelling about the freedom to explore new and different aesthetic solutions without having to follow mass-market trends,” he says. “Clients are turning to Zagato not only for one-of-a-kind trim and color but for the experience or adventure of making their own car rather than buying something as offered.” zagato.it

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Co-founder of the design-art institution Carpenters Workshop Gallery, entrepreneur Loic Le Gaillard shares his input on the qualities that make lighting, furniture and accessories the ultimate must-haves for today’s well-connected collectors.

Craftsmanship: It’s the most important thing when you’re buying an item at a high price point. Using quality materials like bronze, aluminum and wood factor in here, but it’s the notion of something being crafted by hand that is truly hitting home with our clients.

Name recognition: There are some designers who have a cache that can’t be touched. I love Wendell Castle (whose Dark Wish chair is showcased here); he’s amazing, and he’s just peaking now at the age of 82—delivering some of the best pieces of furniture he’s ever worked on. Ingrid Donat is also blowing me away with her pieces in bronze.

Limited edition: Design and art fairs are becoming major grounds for elite consumers, with each one looking for something that will differentiate their collections from those of their friends and neighbors. Limited-series runs or one-of-a-kind pieces are the way to do it; people are really responding to our gallery’s ethos. carpentersworkshopgallery.com

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MATERIAL MAGIC Dr. Andrew Dent spends his days culling over the newest modern materials and technologies for his role as vice president of library and materials research for international creative database Material ConneXion.

As a result, Dent is on the forefront of the new industrial revolution, touting 3D printing, composite materials and PVD coating as the next big things. Of all the magical items to cross his desk, however, he does have one favorite: “I’m really crazy about something called Willow Glass right now,” he says. “It is thin, hard, flexible glass that can also be rolled up. It is currently being used as a hardtop surface for steels, plastics and painted finishes as a way of creating real glass, scratchresistant surfaces for other materials.” materialconnexion.com

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When travelers are looking to get away, they want to feel like they’re really getting away. While they’re not willing to eschew the comforts of home (think: air conditioning and spa-approved toiletries), their hope is that a trip to a ranch in Montana will come with horseback riding and a menu full of interesting game staples or that a weekend in the Florida Keys will deliver straw-hut bars galore. For Chief Creative Officer Scott Colee, whose luxury boutique hotel management company Noble House’s portfolio includes Gateway Canyons in Colorado and San Diego’s Kona Kai, this change from the all-inclusive packages of yore was easy to foresee. “It’s about giving guests an experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere else,” he says. “So, we work with local artisans during build-out and promote local breweries, wineries and cuisine.” noblehousehotels.com

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The recent release of Apple’s limited-edition, 18-karat gold watch has further highlighted a bit of a departure in the technology industry: It’s not enough to have the latest in digital advancements. Consumers must also feel like they are being presented with choices to help them express their individuality, whether it’s selecting the color of the finish on the back of their phone or picking the perfect fit for their wearable tech. It’s a trend that London-based Vertu has been keen to since it launched its first custom cell phone in 2002. “Consumer choice and the ability to use monograms, special colors or unique materials is commonplace in the luxury industry for valid reason,” says company CEO Massimiliano Pogliani. “It helps underpin the individual style of the buyer, which is paramount.” vertu.com

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For celebrated event planner and entertainer extraordinaire Bronson van Wyck, a successful party is about more than food and flowers (though, if you’re in the throes of planning, he’ll be the first to tell you that a smattering of jewel-colored dahlias works beautifully for fall). Instead, it’s about creating an experience that attendees might never have dreamed of—like when his firm built an open-air chapel on a mountaintop valley in Aspen or completely tented Four Freedoms Park on New York’s Roosevelt Island. Catch up with the maestro’s top picks for an event to remember and start planning your dreamy fall fete now.

Most important element of luxury entertaining? Lighting! No other element can transform your party (and your guests) like lighting. When it’s strategically placed, it gives everyone a glow-y boost (and acts like an instant Instagram filter). It should come from three levels: display votives below, taper candles at eye level and a glittering chandelier above. Hottest party trend? Hosts and guests alike are embracing fantastical themes like masquerade parties. When you dress up, you drink more, and when you drink more, you have more fun. Who’s your go-to for luxury tabletop décor? I love what Elad Yifrach has created with L’Objet. He takes my favorite things, like snakes, malachite and even fish scales, and brings them to the table with rich textures and luxurious colors. I also rely on Bellino for linens. What’s on the menu?

I prefer serving comfort food or unexpected dishes, but there’s no doubt that fried chicken just tastes better when it’s served on china. Dress code? Yay or nay? Yes. You want your guests to feel comfortable, and nothing makes you feel more out of place than being overdressed or underdressed. Spell it out so people arrive feeling good and ready to have a ball. vanwyck.net

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Diamonds have been the go-to mineral-as-status-symbol since the 1930s, but new pioneers in the jewelry landscape, such as New York-based designer Monique Péan, have been finding inspiration from other rare materials, like fossilized walrus ivory, dinosaur bone and meteorite. The result is a diversified accessories experience that is quickly transforming what consumers think of when they talk about jewelry and what they’re gravitating toward when it’s time to wear it.

Have consumers become more interested in manufacturing? I think that people are beginning to realize how important it is to consider how the materials used to create a piece of jewelry were sourced, as well as how it was assembled. We work with artisanal miners and mines that are dedicated to social and environmental responsibility.

What is the appeal of the unusual materials you use in designs? Fossilized dinosaur bone is extremely rare, as it has been petrified during the fossilization process; its intricate patterns remind me of abstract art. I think that working with sustainable and natural materials that are simultaneously hard to

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What other industries are you watching for inspiration?

Each year, I take a trip to a new destination to find sustainable materials and partner with local artisans. My recent Seto collection was inspired by Japan and the juxtaposition between the country’s traditional art and the minimalist works of native architect Tadao Ando. I referenced the aerial view of Ando’s simple, graphic shapes against the island’s natural landscape by surrounding painterly patterned agate and lovely tourmalinated quartz with bold structural settings. moniquepean.com

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BY THE YARD Is there anything more luxurious than a smooth Venetian silk? Maybe not, but major advancements in the textile industry are putting the newest crop of fabrics made from acrylic yarns in serious competition. For Donghia Creative Director Chuck Chewning, these lifestyle-friendly category defiers are changing the game. “There’s been a major movement to durability,” he explains. “People want to live comfortably with their children and their animals by their sides, but they don’t want to compromise on aesthetics and good looks. The strides we’ve made in outdoor fabrics in particular have been huge. We’re now able to recreate outdoor velvets and chenille that mimic the look and feel of the real thing so closely it’s incredible.” donghia.com

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ENVIRONMENT Architect Ted Flato, founding principal of San Antonio’s acclaimed design firm Lake Flato, finds inspiration for his firm’s impressive commercial and residential structures from the sites of the projects he undertakes. Here, he shares what his clients are looking for when crafting their high-end homes.

Sustainability: Energy conservation has gotten cool, and our clients are expressing a great deal of enthusiasm for locally sourced materials and craft. We’re now installing smart meters in all of our new builds so that we can monitor the performance of the house for the first year and adjust accordingly.

Outdoor connection: More and more of our clients are expressing interest in homes that provide a strong indoor/ outdoor experience in both urban and rural settings. Not only does it provide extra square footage, which is especially useful for entertaining, but it’s a strong indicator that our appreciation for the environment keeps growing.

Natural materials: While natural materials such as stone, marble and granite are inherently gorgeous, design lovers are also starting to appreciate materials like concrete, which have been overlooked traditionally. So much energy goes into pouring a concrete floor and when you factor in how it’s then ground, you get a real feel for the artisans’ handiwork. It’s an art form. lakeflato.com

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TO FORM A NEW YORK DESIGN TEAM TREADS LIGHTLY IN AN 1898 RESIDENCE WITH A MAKEOVER THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO ITS FAMED ARCHITECT WHILE HONORING THE NEEDS OF A MODERN FAMILY.

WRITTEN BY JORGE S. ARANGO / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC PIASECKI

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Designers Lucien Rees Roberts and Deborah Hancock established a monochromatic scheme in the family room. The space owes its allure to its seating’s variety of forms and textures: velvet-swathed B&B Italia sofas, woven Designtex fabric on a Gio Ponti chair from Fred Silberman, and a hide-covered Harvey Probber armchair. Overhead is Jean de Merry’s Lumière chandelier.

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t the turn of the last century, architect Clarence True left his stamp on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and in Harlem with blocks of row houses sporting Gothic, Italian and Flemish Renaissance details.

True’s innovation was to jettison traditional brownstone stoops and below-street entrances, putting the front doors right at ground level. Although many of his early projects featured the long, narrow proportions generally associated with typical brownstones, for one series of buildings that wrapped the corner on an atypical lot, he created footprints that were almost square. This latter feature especially attracted architect Steven Harris, who was placed in charge of renovating one of these circa 1898 homes for a couple with three children.

“At about 39 feet wide and 36 feet deep, it was highly unusual,” says Harris about the residence that had never been subdivided and was in extraordinarily good condition.

“We had two tasks—the first one being to modernize the structure to make it more accommodating for a contemporary family.” That meant replacing all the mechanicals, appropriating a few feet from the expansive dining room to create a new and larger kitchen, and reimagining a staircase institutional in scale into one with more domestic proportions. It also involved removing sections of the rear brick wall to expand the fenestration, a job that fell to builder Bahram Sayari.

“From the street the house looks exactly the same but the back now has bigger openings for windows,” says Sayari, referencing how the refurbished living room, kitchen and master suite now enjoy more natural light.

The family room’s bold contemporary shapes, seen in Hervé Van der Straeten’s Zigzag lamp from Ralph Pucci and an abstract work by Louise Fishman, and the understated luxury of elements like the 100-percent-silk carpet by Revis Studio provide modern counterpoints to the lacy delicacy of the home’s original leaded-glass doors.

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Opposite: Custom cabinets from Jallu Ebénistes in Brittany, France, flank the Nero gold solid-block mantel from ABC Worldwide Stone in the dining room. The oil on canvas by Rene Genis, from David Findlay Jr. Gallery, is illuminated by another Lumière chandelier by Jean de Merry.

Below: The custom dining chairs and table are by Rees Roberts + Partners; the tabletop is by Precision Stone, the base is

by Engberg Design & Development, and the table’s long oval shape was intended to create nonhierarchical seating. Bleaching lightened the home’s original millwork for a more contemporary look. Sol Lewitt’s vibrant artwork splashes color to one wall.

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The new staircase was fabricated by NE&WS Metal Works with the railing forged by Julius Blum & Co.; the mahogany cap was finished by Anglo Inscape. The pattern in the custom Tai Ping carpet runner does not repeat once in its six-floor run.

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The owners sought non-traditional cabinetry and the Charlotte Perriand-inspired custom cabinets fabricated by St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodworking deliver the desired effect. A Kinon-clad island featuring Jurassic Brown stone in a leather finish, from ABC Worldwide Stone, and Dornbracht plumbing fixtures further distinguishes the enlarged modern kitchen.

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No Feeling is Final, a video installation by Yorgo Alexopoulos installed by Audio Command Systems, is a major presence in the game room designed for watching sports and playing cards and board games.

Also featured are Arne Jacobsen’s Swan chair from Fritz Hansen and a custom Ping-Pong table designed

by Rees Roberts + Partners with bases by White on White.

The second task was for the design team, which also included architect Alejandro Fernandez de Mesa, of Steven Harris Architects, and designers Lucien Rees Roberts and Deborah Hancock, to investigate other possibilities for improving the residence while maintaining its integrity. It was Harris and Fernandez de Mesa who noticed that the roof sat well below the Flemish-style gables of the building, rendering the gorgeous views of the Hudson River inaccessible. By lowering the top-floor ceiling there was enough height to add an entirely new floor topped by a garden, with the resulting space having panoramic views of the city that include the riverscape.

For the interiors, Hancock explains, she took her cue from “old European apartments, where a modern furniture scheme had been inserted into a historical interior.” As with those residences, the designer decided to retain as much architectural detail as possible but give it a more up-to-date effect. “Virtually all the paneling was removed in order to be restored,” she says. “But we slightly bleached it so it would be lighter-handed and still original.” Also restored were the home’s many leadedglass windows and ceiling beams, and new stone fireplaces were added to some of the rooms to instill a cleaner, more contemporary character that complements the owners’ extensive collection of modern art.

According to Hancock, the clients, who were very involved in every aspect of the renovation, encouraged her not to default to conventional ways of furnishing rooms. “In the amply proportioned entry, for instance, we wanted to avoid the center hall table with the flowers and chandelier,” she says, noting it remains an open space illuminated by a Paul Rudolph Modulightor ceiling fixture and still awaits the perfect sculpture to anchor the space.

In the kitchen, Hancock eschewed conventional cabinets in favor of shelves with sliding doors inspired by renowned architect Charlotte Perriand. “They are not what you’d expect,” she says. The island, which appears to float in midair, is swathed in an embossed-metal material called Kinon. Jacaranda wood imported into the U.S. in the 1960s, before restrictions were placed on this now rare species, was used to panel an entire wall opposite the shelves, including a hidden door to a scullery and pantry.

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Architect Steven Harris raised the roof height by the equivalent of one floor to open the terrace garden to the incredible views. Perfect for warm weather entertaining, the seating is provided by a Gloster sectional and white vinyl lounge chairs, all from Walters Wicker; the Design Within Reach coffee table was customized with a stone top

by Precision Stone.

“THE BEST VIEW WAS FROM THE ROOF, BUT IT WAS OBSCURED

BY A FLEMISH MANSARD.” -STEVEN HARRIS

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Opposite: A large window that becomes opaque for privacy with the flip of a switch fills the master bath with natural light. The Kinon vanity is topped with a travertine woodgrain slab from SMC Stone, and the tub is Wetstyle. Matching vintage sconces from Gaspare Asaro add hints of glamour.

Below: Vintage Fontana Arte pendants are suspended near a window seat upholstered in fabric by Chapas Textiles in the master bedroom, which also features a vintage leather chair acquired from a Paris auction. The custom headboard is from Engberg Design & Development.

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For True, who despite his architectural innovations was firmly ensconced in the aesthetic conventions of the turn of the last century, the enlarged kitchen would have been a complete mystery to him, as kitchens of his day were often small and tucked out of sight. He would never have expected an amoeba-shaped table in the paneled dining room or the spiky urchin-like chandelier overhead. Nor would he likely have understood the sleek modern sofas, angular Hervé Van der Straeten table lamp and chrome-framed chair upholstered in cowhide in the family room. Yet, although the technology wasn’t available to the late architect in the 19th century, he surely would have marveled at the wall of steel-framed windows in the master bathroom that can be made translucent at the push

of a button to provide an instant privacy screen. Kinon reappears here on vanity consoles topped with the same travertine marble that covers the floors.

As for the space occupying the new floor created just below the garden, it now serves as a lounge with a gallery-like atmosphere. Because of the latter function, Hancock points out, it is appointed in a completely contemporary way with art-inspired furniture, a glass curtain wall and a boxy black Tortuga marble fireplace treated with a leather finish. “The penthouse room had nothing to do with True’s original design,” admits Harris of the sensitive renovation. “But with the exception of this, the interior is plausibly original.” And True would surely have approved.

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THE PERKS OF BEING A

WALLFLOWER TAKING A SINGULAR APPROACH TO BOTANICALS, ARTIST EMILY FARISH ESCHEWS VASES IN FAVOR OF DEPICTING DETAILED AND REALISTIC BLOOMS TAPED TO THE WALL OF HER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STUDIO. WRITTEN BY TARYN BICKLEY / PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALANNA HALE

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Artist Emily Farish (far left), working alongside her dog, Sadie, tapes flowers—her subject matter of choice—to the walls of her Oakland studio (previous pages, right). She then captures the botanicals in striking detail with acrylics or charcoal (left and previous pages, left), which she sometimes accents with pastels (below).

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want to have a sense of truth and realism in my work,” says Oakland, California-based artist Emily Farish, known for her floral images— drawn with charcoal on printmaking paper or painted with watered-down acrylics—which emphasize the imperfections of life and the simplicity of form. “Being able to take any flower, stick it on the wall and study its shape and anatomy has given me the same feeling of satisfaction that I felt in the past drawing a model.”

Presented sans vase, each subject is raw in its rendering: A wilting daffodil, crooked magnolia or lean sunflower is captured alongside her studio’s abundant paint splashes, staples, holes and cracks. “It is what it is, and therein lies the beauty,” says the Alabama native and California transplant of 20 years who cites Berkeley’s lush gardens and the Bay Area’s diversity of plant life as some of her main inspirations.

A decorative painter for over twenty years, Farish switched her focus to fine art when her first sketch, of a lone daffodil taped to the wall, sold in record time and was followed by an order for more. “People love the tape,” Farish says of the distinctive method she discovered as a means of getting close enough to the flower to capture its details. “I’m always surprised by how many people seem to perceive the drawings as tape on a wall that also happens to have a flower stuck to it.”

Influenced by her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Auburn University—she majored in drawing and painting with an emphasis on figurative realism and studied the techniques of the famous

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Renaissance painters—Farish creates work that is a type of modern-day botanical, straightforward and sanguine. Colors are rare, details are prominent, and the structure is inherent. “For me, the process of making the art is more precious than the piece of art itself,” she explains.

In addition to her formal training, Farish counts past nature walks with her mother—“She would recognize every flower”—and a youthful obsession with art as having a profound impact on her work, which is sold through The Gardener, Ornamento and Collector. “At three, I was asked what I wanted to be, and I said an artist,” she recalls. “My first love has always been drawing.”

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INTO THE

woods SMITTEN WITH THE SCENIC NATURE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, A COUPLE BUILDS A CONTEMPORARY HOUSE THAT CELEBRATES ITS FORESTED SITE. WRITTEN BY TATE GUNNERSON / PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE FLETCHER

ARCHITECTURE / GREG FAULKNER, FAULKNER ARCHITECTS INTERIOR DESIGN / SARAH JONES, SARAH JONES DESIGN HOME BUILDER / JIM MORRISON, JIM MORRISON CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE / SCOTT MURASE, MURASE ASSOCIATES, AND ERIK NEU, ROCK & ROSE, INC.

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uying property was not on the agenda when New Jersey residents Scott and Claire Mackin took their three sons on a ski trip to Lake Tahoe a few years ago. Sometimes, however, life takes an unexpected turn. In this case, that turn was into Martis Camp, a 2,177-acre community near Lake Tahoe with trails, family-friendly amenities and homesites tucked away in a forest of pine and fir trees. “Like everybody else who goes there, we were gobsmacked by this place,” Claire explains. “It touched us in a way that was very emotional.”

Six months after that first visit to Martis Camp, the Mackins purchased a site and then turned to architect Greg Faulkner to create their new retreat. “This house is all about the sun, the views and the wind,” says Faulkner, who designed a concrete-and-steel structure clad with

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hot-rolled steel and cedar siding. Lending to its distinctive appearance, about half of the house’s cedar was charred using a centuries-old Japanese technique called shou sugi ban. “The idea is that once wood burns, it’s less likely to burn again, so it’s somewhat fire-resistant,” Claire explains.

“It also has a beautiful patina with the texture of the char.”

To create just the right look for the siding, the project’s builder, Jim Morrison, and his crew burned sample boards and then compared the results. Once the team and the Mackins decided on the right color and texture, the boards were treated, installed and oiled. “It’s a really cool natural technique to get an interesting sheen and luster that will stand the test of time,” Morrison says.

According to Faulkner, the home’s form is a direct response to its surroundings. “Because it’s not a lush forest, there are these fragments of sky and landscape

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Opposite: Inspired by its wooded site, a contemporary house was designed by architect Greg Faulkner with a central living area flanked by two-story wings. The central portion of the house, which was constructed by builder Jim Morrison, features expansive windows by Fleetwood Windows & Doors that frame views of the surrounding trees.

Below: A travertine fireplace defines the living area, where a custom rug by Tufenkian anchors a sofa and two armchairs, all by B&B Italia from Arkitektura. Designer Sarah Jones created the coffee table with glass and walnut on rusted-metal supports.

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Opposite: The kitchen includes custom-stained rift-cut oak cabinetry, fabricated by Truckee River Sash & Door, and a polished Luce de Luna quartzite island countertop by Walker Zanger. A three-canopy pendant by Niche Modern in New York distinguishes the adjacent breakfast area, which includes a table and chairs from Design Within Reach.

Below: Faulkner combined rustic materials with a light and airy open floor plan. Mottled concrete by Calibrated Concrete Construction provides a backdrop for the staircaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open walnut treads and blackened-steel frame fabricated by Hunter Metal Forge & Iron Works.

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A terrace positioned just off the living area offers an alfresco spot to gather. Adirondack chairs by Loll Designs, purchased from Design Within Reach, provide seating around a custom fire pit, which was made

by Hunter Metal Forge & Iron Works. The houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof is by Class A Roofing in Incline Village, Nevada.

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that overlap and build a reciprocal relationship with each other,” says Faulkner, who drew inspiration from the locale in giving the structure a single-story volume flanked by a pair of two-story wings. “The two-story wings create this reaching feeling much like the trees.” The architect housed the main living and dining areas in the central connector space—marked by floor-to-ceiling windows and a pair of sliding doors—and then positioned the kitchen, family room and guest bedrooms in one wing and the master bedroom suite, a study and art studio in another. “The H-shaped plan creates protected south-facing outdoor spaces,” says Faulkner.

The generous use of windows frames majestic views and strengthens the connection with the surroundings.

“It’s a see-through house,” Claire says, noting that from the front walkway it’s possible to see into and beyond the glass walls of the centrally situated living area. “When it snows, it feels like you’re in a snow globe with the woods

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on one side and the mountains on the other side. There’s a blurring of the lines between the indoors and outdoors.”

The materials help to blur those lines, as well. While most of the main spaces have floors of rich walnut, an 8-foot band of concrete marks the entry foyer’s floor and flows outside to anchor a covered terrace that overlooks a pool and a cultivated garden by landscape designer and artist Scott Murase. “There’s a yin and yang between the architecture and garden,” says Murase, who, working with Mark Tilbe, created a simple square garden featuring a mound planted with strawberries, wildflowers and other native vegetation surrounded with gravel. Encompassing the artful space, the rest of the property was designed and installed by landscape designer Erik Neu, who added red twig dogwood, yarrow and salvia to the site, as well as a grove of mature aspen trees for added privacy.

Inside, the design’s palette consists mostly of neutral tones that complement the natural materials of the

A forest of trees, primarily fir and pine, surrounds the home, which is set within Martis Camp, an idyllic community near the ski slopes of Lake Tahoe. Concrete, steel and cedar— some charred with a shou sugi ban technique—mark the exterior.

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Above: A brass-and-glass light fixture by Lindsey Adelman Studio makes a sculptural statement above a dining table and chairs, both by Desiron. Faulkner designed a custom cedar screen to create a sense of separation between the central foyer and the living area without obstructing the flow of light through the space.

Right: A blown-glass light fixture

by Bocci in the entry foyer produces a glow when viewed from outside at night. With a copper wire that can be twisted into different shapes, it also serves as a sculptural element.

The built-in bench below is made of walnut.

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A gray leather chair, paired with its matching ottomanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;both by Minotti from Arkitekturaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;swivels to take advantage of conversation in the living area or views through the sliding doors toward the terrace.

The floor lamp is by Circa Lighting.

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The art studio features the same wide-plank walnut flooring from Above & Beyond Flooring as the rest of the structureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living areas. Dome pendants by Rezek, a division of Artemide, illuminate a Restoration Hardware table.

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Below left: A sliding glass door connects the light-filled family room to an exterior deck. A Womb chair from Design Within Reach stands inside, where a Secto Design pendant hangs above a custom built-in daybed.

Below right: Just off the living areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fireplace, Faulkner designed a west-facing space appointed with windows by Fleetwood Windows & Doors that offers a thoughtful glimpse of the trees outside.

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A large blackened-steel fireplace defines the master bedroom. Jones designed the walnut bed with built-in side tables and covered the headboard with a Kravet fabric.

The gray-and-white-upholstered chair is by Viccarbe from Lepere in New York, and the George Nelson pendant in the window is from Design Within Reach.

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architecture. Touches of color brought in through the upholstery echo the wildflowers and lichen found on the property. “We wanted a peaceful and serene space that referenced the site,” explains Claire, a former designer and amateur artist, who was closely involved throughout the project and collaborated on the finishes with Faulkner and designer Sarah Jones, with whom she also worked to select furnishings. “The house is a piece of art in itself that doesn’t need a lot of decoration.”

Indeed, Faulkner designed cedar-slatted screens to help define spaces within the house’s open plan and brought the hot-rolled steel inside to highlight an industrial-style staircase and the living area’s commanding fireplace. For the latter, the whole design team and Claire came together to finesse the proportions of the item, which is topped with striking slabs of travertine. “Getting it to look like one cohesive piece was quite an ordeal, but it’s the focal point of the room and a very important piece of the puzzle,” Jones says.

Other important elements in the home are the sculptural light fixtures selected to play off the clean-lined furniture throughout. “There is not a lot of wall space for art, so we went the extra mile to find fixtures that were pieces of art in and of themselves,” explains Jones, who also customdesigned the living area’s hefty coffee table and a walnut bed for the master. In the dining area, for instance, an arresting Lindsey Adelman Studio fixture makes a statement while allowing light to pass through unobstructed. In the front entry, a handblown-glass globe pendant hangs in front of a floor-toceiling window, creating a welcoming glow from the exterior.

“It’s magical at night when the house is lit,” Claire says.

During construction of their West Coast pied-à-terre, the Mackins moved from New Jersey to London. Despite their much longer commute to the home, the couple have no regrets about the project. “It can take us 20 hours doorto-door, but it’s worth it,” Claire says. “This was a decision of the heart. When you’re buying land, that’s not always smart, but we’ve never looked back.”

In the master bathroom, a Le Soleil suspension lamp

by Foscarini from Lightology hovers above the room. A freestanding Barcelona tub

by Victoria + Albert pairs with a Kallista tub filler, both from Ferguson. The shower is clad with black vein-cut travertine from Creative Design Interiors in Reno, Nevada.

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MODERN TOUCH DESIGNER FELICIA FERRONE STRIPS PRODUCTS DOWN TO THEIR BAREST FORM, CREATING SLEEK, MINIMAL OBJECTS THAT NOD TO HER ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND. WRITTEN BY YELENA MOROZ ALPERT / PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK JOHNSON

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A variety of handcrafted glassware conceived by Chicago-based designer Felicia Ferrone includes pieces from her Margot, Tulip, Dearborn, Rare and Revolution collections.

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elicia Ferrone became intrigued by product design while working as an architect in Antonio Citterio’s Milan studio, particularly during the week of the Salone del Mobile furniture fair. “I was absolutely captivated by these objects that were both witty and challenged our expectations of the everyday,” muses Ferrone, owner of Chicago-based Fferrone and a clinical assistant professor at the School of Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A panoptic of talent, her design work now currently spans a variety of furnishings, lighting and tabletop items, with an aim to venture into porcelain tableware, fiber-optic fixtures and tile. “I’ve always been drawn to the idea of a creative playground, blurring the lines between various design disciplines,” says Ferrone, who collaborates with master artisans on each handcrafted piece. “For me, it’s about creativity and expressing an idea that’s refined to the point where there’s nothing left to add or take away.”

At the core of Ferrone’s approach to beauty is the efficiency of minimalism mixed with European influences and an attention to detail. Signature linear motifs, a nod to her architectural roots, come through in the concave-convex wired structure of the Jaeho table that’s surprisingly utilitarian in its simplicity: A removable marble or wood top allows one to invert the piece for a slightly different profile, while the powder-coated steel makes it durable enough for outdoor use.

Furthermore, Ferrone’s collection of Dearborn glasses is instilled with a more quotidian essence.

“I wanted an everyday glass that was casual, low in profile and simple yet would still work for formal dining,” she says.

For Ferrone, understanding an object’s relationship to a space and its context is an inherent part of her life: The designer works out of her home studio and believes that residing with her prototypes drives further refinement.

“You have to experience these objects in their intended context on a daily basis,” she says.

Indeed, the designer surrounds herself with her designs so she can also see how they relate with other pieces—a fundamental process in her work. “Design shouldn’t exist in a vacuum,” she says. “I want people to live and interact with my objects.” Ferrone’s love for the unexpected is now a driving force behind imagining her own timeless designs. Her mantra: “Our interactions with different objects should change our lives and bring in pleasure on a daily basis.”

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Ferrone, shown opposite in her Chicago studio, creates such geometric products as her Jaeho tables (left), a versatile piece that can be used both indoors or out as a table or a stool; the Bana 03 vase (below), made of black hand-painted steel tubes; and the handcrafted Milan trivet (bottom), inspired by sidewalk grates in Milan.

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A TEXAS COUPLE FORGE A NEW PATH IN A HOME THAT BLENDS THEIR STYLES, SENSIBILITIES AND AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ART. WRITTEN BY JENNIFER SERGENT / PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMILY MINTON REDFIELD

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INTERIOR DESIGN / JOSEPH MINTON, JOSEPH MINTON INC. HOME BUILDER / JOSEPH GEARHEART, GEARHEART CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE / ANGE HARVEY, FOWLKES, NORMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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The juxtaposition between late architect Jack Schutts’ predilection for modern design and interior designer Joseph Minton’s classical aesthetic is beautifully expressed in this Fort Worth home’s entry hall, which runs from the front door to the back terrace seen here. Custom steel-framed Hope’s windows and doors alongside a barrel-vaulted ceiling, 10-foot-high Doric columns and Lueders limestone flooring laid in a diamond pattern contribute to this notion.

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Artist James Blake’s flower paintings had been hung in different areas of the wife’s former house. Minton combined them for greater effect in the new home’s east gallery hall, which looks out to the pool. He also revived the existing furnishings with crisp white Coraggio fabric.

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Lee Jofaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand-blocked Chinese Lantern textile, seen on the dining room draperies, sets the palette for the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public spaces. Minton called out a different color from the pattern in each room; here it was with a pink Farrow & Ball hue on the walls and pearlized blue leather on the chairs.

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econd marriages often necessitate a blending of two established households, but when the husband and wife are each coming from large estates, and both are avid art collectors, a more comprehensive approach is often in order. For one such Fort Worth couple, each widowed and in their 80s, the decision to build a new house that they could together call their own could not be complete without the guidance of their longtime mutual friends: interior designer Joseph Minton and the late architect Jack Schutts. “I knew all of them, which made it more interesting,” Minton says, noting that he had decorated the wife’s previous house with her first husband, and Minton’s business partner had designed the husband’s previous home with his first wife.

This new project, which was to be among Schutts’ last, “was a dream job as far as the team we assembled,” Minton says. The home’s clean U-shaped layout set around a central courtyard and pool, with a soaring barrelvaulted entry hall and sleek metal-framed windows, speaks to Schutts’ prowess with the modern International style.

Minton then stepped in to handle the interior architecture, dressing the home in such classical details as 10-foot-high columns set under a triglyph-ornamented frieze, a library swathed in cerused quarter-sawn white-oak paneling, and hand-painted silk wallcovering in the master bedroom.

“This project was definitely a mix of different styles coming together,” builder Joseph Gearheart says. “Every phase of the job went through everyone’s filter.”

Minton and Schutts designed wide galleries to connect the three wings of the house, which not only provide ample space for artwork but easy circulation for guests at the couple’s many events and parties, with the columns delineating the large public rooms that come off those galleries. “They had to have the columns in order to break up the spaces yet make them relate to each other,” says Minton, who had to convince his clients by rigging up huge cardboard tubes during construction so that they could get a sense of what the columns would look like. Gearheart’s crew installed 16 columns in all, made from Lueders limestone and purchased through Continental Cut Stone, hollowing them out to lessen the load on the floor structure.

The project, however, had to start with a few decisions on the couple’s part, especially the wife, who had to choose what she would take with her from a house significantly larger than the one they were building on the site of her late mother’s home, which was demolished.

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Limestone columns and moldings give visual heft to the home’s open-plan galleries and public spaces, where much of the wife’s art collection is on display. Minton then crowned the columns with plaster triglyphs, decoratively painted to match the limestone.

“THERE’S VERY LITTLE NEW FURNITURE; EVERYTHING WAS EITHER RE-COVERED OR REPURPOSED.” -JOSEPH MINTON

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A distinctive piano anchors a gallery wall in the great room’s bar area, where the Lee Jofa print makes another appearance on the card table chairs and nearby throw pillows. The fabric’s greens and yellows are emphasized in the surrounding furniture’s upholstery. Artwork was acquired throughout the years.

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The antique Chinese Coromandel screen behind the sofa in the great room was repurposed from what used to be doors leading into the dining room at the wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former house.

The existing sofa and chair were re-covered in velvet by Gretchen Bellinger and yellow damask by ScalamandrĂŠ respectively.

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An existing sculpture of a Chinese goddess stands outside the master bedroom on the pool terrace, where landscape designer Ange Harvey created a sophisticated courtyard with a pool by Northwest Pools. The same limestone flooring and columns from inside were carried outside to create a seamless transition.

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The library is paneled entirely in cerused quarter-sawn white oak.

Rather than staining the wood, Minton directed builder Joseph Gearheart to have it fumedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a three-day process in which the room was sealed off and gassed with ammonia to achieve its unique honey-tinged hue.

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“THIS PROJECT WAS DEFINITELY A MIX OF DIFFERENT STYLES COMING TOGETHER.” -JOSEPH GEARHEART the likes of James Blake, Bill Bomar and Kelly Fearing to precious Oriental sculptures of jade, porcelain and rose quartz. The wife also took with her a granite bar top, which her late husband had embedded with crowns of the world—silver coins collected from different countries—and which now resides in the great room’s bar area. “All of the pieces that were important to us now have pride of place in the new home,” says the wife.

Minton then helped the owners edit the furnishings down to just their favorites. “We had to decide what to use, what not to use, and where to use it,” he says.

“There’s very little new furniture—if any—in the new house. Everything was either re-covered or repurposed.”

Because the wife loves the combination of yellow, green and coral, the designer found a Lee Jofa floral print that captured all of those hues—and that pattern would dictate the color scheme throughout the house. The great room, for example, emphasizes the greens and yellows, while the dining room is suffused with coral, and the master bedroom is dressed with a hand-painted yellow silk, with all of the furnishings re-covered to complement the new palette. After living with the same furniture for 46 years, the wife now feels as if it all seems new again. “The textures of the fabrics and the colors give it new meaning,” she says.

Outside the house, landscape designer Ange Harvey laid out an elegant courtyard and pool that form the heart of the house. “All of the main rooms look out onto this space, so we wanted it to be a beautiful focal point,” Harvey says. The pool, which the wife uses almost daily, is capped with a low fountain wall surrounded by plantings.

“It punctuates the end of the pool and creates a soothing sound inside the house when the doors or windows are open,” Harvey says. The limestone terrace and loggia also allow parties to spill outside from the home’s galleries and adjoining rooms. And though the wife approved razing her mother’s house to make way for the new home, she did ask Harvey to preserve several live oak and red oak trees that her mother once enjoyed—like so many other elements in this house, a fitting blend of old and new.

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This page: For the master bedroom, Minton re-covered French armchairs—from the wife’s former drawing room—with a custom herringbone textile that coordinates with drapery fabric from Brunschwig & Fils.

The existing chest is topped with an existing mirror; its scale is appropriate for the elegant space’s 16-foot-high ceiling.

Opposite: Hand-painted yellow silk wallpaper envelopes the master bedroom; Minton had the wool carpet custom-made to complement it. He then had the bed’s headboard frame painted with colors from the wallpaper. Harmonizing with the space, benches at the foot of the bed received new life with a Schumacher fabric. Mirrors are from the Minton-Corley Collection.

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DAVID ROCKWELL FOR THE RUG COMPANY

At The Rug Company in Dallas, David Rockwell, principal of Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, spoke with Nate Eudaly, executive director of the Dallas Architecture Forum. Rockwell’s new rug designs were on display and guests left with copies of his new book, What If…?: The Architecture and Design of David Rockwell.

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WALTER ZANGER GRAND OPENING

Walker Zanger, along with Luxe, celebrated the grand opening of its gorgeous new slab boutique in Berkeley, California.

Guests enjoyed fabulous appetizers and festive cocktails while perusing the artfully displayed slabs. In addition, the company’s creative and management teams flew in from its Los Angeles headquarters to join in the celebration.

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CELEBRATING CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE’S NEW LARGE-FORMAT BOOK

Luxe Interiors + Design proudly joined Christian Liaigre in their Miami showroom showcasing the designer’s extraordinary talent from around the globe in Liaigre 12 Projects. Attendees included Christian Liaigre CEO Thais Roda, as well as Alejandro Barrios-Carrero, Alisa Block, Jennifer Ghersi, Robert Rionda, Elaine Bettio, and George Lopez-Taylor.

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“SIMPLICITY,” LEONARDO DA VINCI ONCE PROFESSED, “IS THE ULTIMATE FORM OF SOPHISTICATION.” ECHOING THIS SENTIMENT, COCO CHANEL CREDITED THAT SAME EFFORTLESS FEATURE AS “THE KEYNOTE OF ALL TRUE ELEGANCE,” WHILE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HAS STATED THAT, “SIMPLICITY AND REPOSE ARE THE QUALITIES THAT MEASURE THE TRUE VALUE OF ANY WORK OF ART.” WE FOLLOW SUIT THIS SEASON WITH A MIX OF DELICATE SILHOUETTES AND SOFT, REFRAINED PALETTES THAT LEAVE A TOUCH OF LUXURY IN THEIR WAKES. Clockwise from top left: Watercolor Washi 3592 in Dream Pop Grey / Price available upon request / phillipjeffries.com. Pieces from the “What is Luxury?” exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum through September 27 / vam.ac.uk.

Link Porcelain Quad-Light / $8,000 / apparatusstudio.com. A vignette from a home in San Francisco designed by Nicole Hollis / nicolehollis.com. Circus Pouf Large Blush Velour / $890 / normann-copenhagen.com. Spinning Top Simple Curve Pendant / $4,900 / yaelsonia.com. Small Ring Bag in Chalk Smooth Calfskin / Price available upon request / celine.com. Box Sofa by De La Espada / $8,065 / autoban212.com. Tapa Cereal Bowl and Alchimie Charger by Fortuny / $370 (set of 4) and $200 / l-objet.com. Detail from the facade of the Stadthalle Chemnitz in Germany designed by architect Rudolf White and artist Hubert Schiefelbein / stadthalle-chemnitz.de.

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