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On the patio of a Bridgehampton, New York, home designed by Architecture Plus Information and Poonam Khanna, page 126, the table is from Paola Lenti. BE LOW: In the living room of Darryl Carter’s Washington, D.C., townhouse, page 132, the daybed is upholstered in a fabric by Loro Piana.

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THE BIG PICTURE NEXT-LEVEL GLAMOUR How Christine and John Gachot are converting a sexy Manhattan penthouse into a livable family perch.

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A gargantuan home in New York’s suburbs? Delphine Krakoff is up to the task.

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Fabrizio Casiraghi makes a powerful impression in a French entertainment honcho’s Parisian loft.

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WHERE TIME STANDS STILL Past and present find perfect harmony in a Southern California sanctuary.

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DARE TO DREAM At this bold Hamptons beach house, there’s nary a shingle or clapboard in sight.

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The Gang’s All Here A-List, ELLE DECOR’s annual look at the most exciting residential designers working in interiors, architecture, and landscape. In 2021, we’ve got 101 firms under our tent, including 20 bright new additions, pictured on this page, who we’re delighted for you to get to know. Why 101? For starters, it’s a fun number. But we also found that a big, bold number offered the broadest canvas for exploring not just the “best” in the biz, but the global talents who bring exceptional intelligence to their work. In compiling the 2021 list, we considered firms whose work we’ve published in print and online in the past five years, along with names relatively new to our pages who, beyond their peerless aesthetic visions, impressed us with their commitment to both their clients and their communities.

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Speaking of inimitable style, this issue is chock full of it, from our newsstand cover story on a dreamy Hawaiian compound by Los Angeles–based Englishman Martyn Lawrence Bullard for a kitesurfing client, to the jewel box Paris loft that designer Fabrizio Casiraghi fashioned for a French entertainment honcho. We also revisit a Titan—Darryl Carter—at home in Washington, D.C. Bonus: Our subscriber cover features the home of Christine and John Gachot, who recently took up residence in a legendary penthouse on Manhattan’s East Side. The warmth and intimacy they bring to the space encapsulates what we love about design: its beauty, its transformative power, and its ability to get us thinking about ourselves in bold new ways. ◾ Asad Syrkett, Editor in Chief elledecor@hearst.com @as4d

2021 A-LIST INDUCTEES TOP ROW, FROM LE F T: Alfredo Paredes, Cliff Fong (Matt Blacke), Delia Kenza, Anooshey Rahim (Dune Hai), Elliott Barnes. SECOND ROW: Fabrizio Casiraghi, Florence Lopez, Ghislaine Viñas, Heide Hendricks and Rafe Churchill, Thomas Kligerman and John Ike. THIRD ROW: Jean Liu, Juliana Lima Vasconcellos, Leslie Bennett (Pine House Edible Gardens), Michael K. Chen, Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe.

BOT TOM ROW: Poonam Khanna (Unionworks), Rafael de Cárdenas, Adam Hills and Maria Speake (Retrouvius), Nina Cooke John, Terremoto.

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POV 1. PROPER LOS ANGELES If Hermès didn’t make handbags, the name Kelly could, among some design obsessives, be understood to mean Wearstler. And this downtown L.A. hotel is definitely a Kelly. The designer, whose bold interiors have made her a household name, seems to create hotels (in San Francisco, Austin, Santa Monica) as effortlessly as she does collections of lamps (for Circa) and wallcoverings (Lee Jofa). The new 148-room Proper is housed in a landmarked 1920s Renaissance Revival building by Curlett & Beelman and will feature, among other amenities, a basketball court and rooftop pool. Swish, splash! Rooms from $365. properhotel.com

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Since the first Ace opened its doors in 1999, the late co-owner Alex Calderwood’s collection of hip hives for local and outof-town creatives has taken the country’s buzziest cities by storm. The latest opening marks the hospitality empire’s first foray into Brooklyn, an area of New York City where artsy types have gravitated since the days of Walt Whitman. Planted at the intersection of booming Downtown and the picturesque brownstones of Boerum Hill, the hotel, which was designed by Roman and Williams, aims to channel an artist’s studio, using raw materials like timber in the lobby and customtile murals in every bathroom, creating an aesthetic that swings both primitive and modern. The 287-room urban retreat includes work by Brooklyn-based textile artists. The vibe certainly fits the definition of what the French refer to as très Brooklyn. Rooms from $289. acehotel.com

There’s a lot to discover at the Vanderbilt, the newly renovated boutique hotel from Auberge Resorts Collection. In a Georgian mansion that once belonged to one of the Gilded Age’s wealthiest families, the Vanderbilt’s interiors hark back to Newport’s maritime history with a smattering of found objects and vintage pieces. Designed by the Dallasbased Swoon Studio, its muted shades of green, blue, and ocher are warmly traditional, making every space feel both fresh and lived in. Among the 33 rooms, the Admiral suite stands out, offering views onto the private garden terrace, historic Thames Street, and Trinity Church. Hot tip: Look in the mural-lined parlor to find a hidden honor bar painted in bright blue. And, no matter the season, you can enjoy a cocktail on a canopied sofa across from an antique fireplace. Cheers!

Rooms from $799. aubergeresorts.com

It takes courage to open a hotel with a name like the Goodtime in a notorious party destination.

Owner Eric Birnbaum clearly knew this when he assembled a creative brain trust supergroup comprising restaurateur David Grutman, musical hyphenate Pharrell Williams, and designer Ken Fulk to make sure it delivered. The 266-room Art Deco building is situated in a prime South Beach location and boasts views of both Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Within is Strawberry Moon, a restaurant, bar, and pool mélange conjured with Fulk flair. There, not far from historic Washington Avenue, lies the candy-colored glamour of midcentury Acapulco and Havana mixed into a visual feast meant to go down as easily as the restaurant’s specialty cocktails and casual Mediterranean mezze plates. Rooms from $275. thegoodtimehotel.com

Sonoma Valley has always (unfairly) played second fiddle to Napa, the oenophilic paradise to its east. The recently completed Montage Healdsburg, a handsome new resort of 130 suites, is already giving the never-Merlot snobs a run for their money. Immersed in nature, the 258-acre property is dotted with 22,000 oak trees along with the requisite grape vines, the dream vibe for a wine lover with a yen for modern architecture. The villa-style layout, conceived by EDG Design, Delawie, and Le Architecture, is made up of individual bungalows, a scheme that allows guests time and freedom to explore without rubbing elbows with their fellow visitors (if they prefer). After all, you may want a little peace and quiet as you commune with Mother Earth and ply yourself with Pinot Noir. Rooms from $995. montagehotels.com

A Bit Farther Afield As restrictions on international travel begin to loosen for Americans, we’re taking stock of some new properties that require a passport to visit. Paradero Todos Santos, an earth-toned, Brutalisminspired hotel on Mexico’s Baja California Sur, serves up a healthy dose of modernist cool. In Umbria, Castello di Reschio, a restored, antiques-filled 10th-century Italian castle, gives the feeling of falling into a Visconti film. Finally, Château de Primard, the verdant, expertly manicured former residence of Catherine Deneuve, provides guests with a taste of pre-Revolution French nobility.

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The new Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, designed by Kengo Kuma.

standouts as the Japan National Stadium from architect Kengo Kuma: Described by the designer as “a living tree,” the venue boasts an impressive wooden canopy as well as extensive plantings throughout; its plain-stated organicism is especially remarkable considering the original proposal, an over-the-top (and over-the-budget) scheme from the late Zaha Hadid, which was nixed in 2015. In keeping with the organic theme, the 12,000-seat Ariake Gymnastics Centre makes extensive use of wood, from its arching roof truss to the interior seating to the sloping exterior walls, intended

by Nikken Sekkei’s architects as a nod to the peripheral porches of older Japanese buildings. There’s a sprawling Olympic Village—still more wood—and 40-plus other permanent and temporary structures scattered around the city.

The brace of new buildings is all the more significant given that Tokyo, architecturally speaking, has a rather tough act to follow: its own. In 1964, the city hosted its first Olympics while still recovering from the devastation of World War II. The event was “the debut of Tokyo as an international city,” says Yukie Kamiya, director of the Japan Society Gallery in New York. Bold modernist buildings like Kenzo Tange’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium impressed global audiences while endowing the fast-growing capital with much-needed infrastructure. The 2020 building spree, as Kamiya observes, has “a different agenda”—to establish a new pattern for development for Tokyo and elsewhere.

And yet, for all their carbon-reducing, renewably sourced ingenuity, the recently completed facilities underscore the curious contradiction of Olympic architecture. Due to the country’s travel restrictions, it is all but guaranteed that Japan will not recoup its extravagant investment; in that regard, Tokyo will be little different from past hosts, since the Olympics invariably costs more and earns less than anticipated. In 2021, it may be time to think about a more sustainable approach: Smaller attendance targets, venues with long-term functionality, and greater use of existing infrastructure (as Tokyo is already doing with Tange’s gymnasium) can all save money and reduce environmental impact. The games at Olympia were no less impressive for having the same spare fields and palaestrae through the ages. In fact, they probably would’ve looked great on TV. ◾

a few handsome outbuildings, and a pair of austere temples under the shadow of Mount Kronos, the quadrennial Olympics soldiered on well in ancient Greece for about a thousand years. Yet somehow, following its revival in Europe in 1896, the infrastructure surrounding the event became more elaborate. From the notorious Berlin Games of 1936— with its imposing Olympia stadium and swastika-bedecked tower—to the spectacle of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing— featuring the now-iconic “Bird’s Nest” stadium by architects Herzog & de Meuron—the summit of international sport has gone from spartan to supersized.

Theoretically at least, the massive construction budgets that have come to define the games serve an obvious end: to accommodate the swelling crowds who descend upon the host cities from around the world. Which is what makes this year’s Olympics such a peculiar contradiction: After first insisting that the 2020 games would proceed as planned, then postponing them, then reportedly threatening to cancel them altogether, the Japanese government is, at least at press time, planning to set the ceremonial torch ablaze on July 23. It has spent some $26 billion on new facilities, athlete housing, and more, creating an architectural ensemble as impressive as any in recent memory. The only difference? No one, save the Japanese themselves, is going to see it up close. Owing OACA ATHE NS • 20 0 4 to the COVID-19 pandemic, no foreign visitors Santiago Calatrava was are currently allowed in the country. tapped to add a roof In one sense, that’s a shame. Among the resembling a pair of leaves for this 1982 building. promising-looking new buildings are such

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This Paradise Swag sconce, crafted from machined brass, optic mold-blown glass, and cotton lashing, reflects New York designer Lindsey Adelman’s interest in nomadic wandering.

13• w. X 9• d. X 19• h., $8,500. lindseyadelman.com

WHAT’S HOT | THE BEST DESIGN DISCOVERIES This Glaze lamp, created by the New York design firm Workshop/APD for Arteriors, blends soft and hard with an ivory-stained crackled-ceramic shade and a blackened-steel base.

15• w. X 15• d. X 27.5• h., $910. arteriorshome.com

Part of a limited-edition tableware collection from Bradley L. Bowers, this porcelain Oku platter, shown in Slate, was handmade in his New Orleans studio.

13• w. X 9• d. X 3• h., $410. bradleylbowers.com

The Los Angeles–based artist K’era Morgan, of K-Apostrophe, turns her mixed-media works into home goods like these Flora and Dedos pillows made of hand-dyed cotton from an American mill.

17• w. X 17• h., $128. k-apostrophe.com

Based in Santa Fe, N.M., Whiskey & Clay mixes porcelain and stoneware to give its dishes an earthen finish evocative of a desert.

Marbled dinnerware set, $800. whiskeyandclay.com

Working out of Queens, N.Y., and Savannah, Ga., Eny Lee Parker is known for her ceramic objects. She branches out to wood with this hand-sculpted white oak Rope side table.

24• w. X 20• d. X 16• h., $3,800. enyleeparker.com

American Dreams Since founding his lifestyle empire in 1967, Ralph Lauren has presented a vision of American aesthetics in which the traditional divides between menswear and womenswear, leisurewear and formal dressing, and fashion and home dissolve to form a dynamic new whole. With his recent Heritage Icons bedding collection, the brand continues this boundary-defying mission, ing riffs on traditional men’s haberdashery with patterns like Workshirt Chambray, Oxford, and Tattersall, all employing classic shirting yarns woven on specially designed looms to make them sheet-friendly. And the RL Organic Sateen offerings feature options like Handkerchief Check embroidery and Argyle. It’s enough to make you consider getting all dressed up to go to sleep.

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A limited-edition collaboration with Louis Vuitton, this surfboard by Los Angeles artist Alex Israel features a warm gradient drawn from Israel’s light-filled Flats paintings.

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Pelle Delft Palm X-Tall bubble chandelier.

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Chris Wolston Tropicana wall mirror.

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Hermès Toucans de Paradis ashtray.

Earning Its Stripes All outdoor furniture needs to be tough to stand up to the elements, but rarely is it asked to do well by the planet. B&B Italia finds where the twain meet in Borea, a stylish new collection by designer Piero Lissoni.

Borrowing from aeronautical manufacturing techniques, Borea seating features aluminum-tube frames and upholstery made in part from recycled PET plastic bottles. For the cocktail and dining tables in the line, tops composed of lava stone tiles from Mount Etna are finished with a glaze made of glass from discarded televisions and computer monitors.

Borea three-seater sofa, 96• w. X 35• d. X 27• h., from $7,477. bebitalia.com

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COREY DAMEN JENKINS PALETTE Six Benjamin Moore Paint Colors Chosen to Create a Cohesive Collection

When it comes to design, anything goes! A house should be a reflection of individual style. The easiest way to show personality is through color. Creating a paint palette that is unique and reflective of you can be the hardest fi rst step — but Corey Damen Jenkins is here to help. As a world-renowned designer and color aficionado, Corey knows what it takes to create a cohesive and unique color scheme.

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This spicy hue is perched perfectly at the intersection where red, pink, and orange coalesce. Specifically chosen to shake things up, it brings a touch of sensuality to this palette.

A rich, sumptuous shade of emerald that demands attention. This hue has figured prominently in the arts, fashion, and jewelry choices of many ancient civilizations.

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This warm, sugary shade represents classicism and elegance. This color acts as a palette cleanser amidst the vibrant jewel tones in this palette.

Forever dark and lovely, it is that quintessential shade of noir that performs well both as a lead actor and when deployed judiciously.

What does this selected palette say about your design perspective/aesthetic?

At the risk of sounding cliché, it’s really in the eye of the beholder. People see different things in my work, and I’ve always found that intriguing. Some say it’s decidedly feminine.

Others see all the pattern-play and call it masculine. So, I feel this palette speaks to both ends of the spectrum, and everything in between. It’s a continental mix of colors I love.

Why does this palette have staying power?

I think this scheme has staying power because it’s informed by what has always worked historically. Precious stones like sapphire, beryl, emerald, pink opal and garnet have long been favored by ancient civilizations to denote royalty and high class. And this palette speaks to some of that.

What paint colors are you drawn to, and what do you end up working with most?

I’m often drawn to jewel tone paint colors for two reasons: I genuinely love the vibrancy they represent, and because I am non-conformist, I refuse to do everything in some shade of greige.

Are there favorite projects of yours in which you have used these paints?

The library I designed for the 2019 Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse featured part of this palette. My theme was entitled To the Lady of the House—With Love, and I used “Pink Swirl” on the walls and moldings.

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1. Charlotte Perriand Paravent Ambassade Screen

2. Roll & Hill Sit, Set Chair

3. Chris Lehrecke Elm Branch Dresser

4. Jomo Furniture Ashanti Stool

C F: Love! I think this

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piece really needs room to shine.

raw, showing all of the lovely grain.

a thing. It has a sculptural quality.

AH: Form meets function. A good talking piece for a living room.

C F: There’s a great

AH: The black finish

juxtaposition of organic and modern in the use of different woods.

is beautiful. I think it would really ground a space.

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7. Stickley Hyde Park Open Nightstand AH: It’s really versatile.

The open tiers lend themselves to the collected look I strive for.

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25• w. X 18• d. X 23• h.; $1,843. stickley.com

8. O&G Studio Metacom Armchair C F: Great twist on a classic

design. I’d pair it with an antique farm table.

AH: I adore this very vivid

blue, reminiscent of Yves Klein’s signature color.

5. Pinch Christo Four-Poster Bed AH: How fun is this

bed? Natural wood meets canopy—with flair.

C F: The sculpted head-

board is great; I want to see it in a white oak.

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6. Stellar Works Wohlert Piano Chair C F: I picture this piece

sitting in the corner of a bedroom.

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C F: Icelandic sheepskins

thrown across it would add a little drama.

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10. Fern NYC Dorset Cupboard C F: I like the use of

color; the functionality makes it easy to place.

AH: Perfect for a reno-

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Prabal Gurung with products from his collection for Etsy.

I like having things that remind me of travel. This white rose oil takes me back to a holiday in Anguilla with friends.

1. Apple HomePod This has changed my life. I use it to play music throughout the day, from Indian/Nepali to classical, soul, funk, and current styles.

2. Sterling Ruby There’s an energy to his work because of how bold he is.

Something about this piece really spoke to me—it now hangs in my living room.

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Prabal Gurung

4. Paul McCobb Shovel Chair This maple-and-iron piece is like a more refined school chair.

I have a few in my dining room and even designed a white lacquered wood table to go with them.

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As he unveils his new home collection in collaboration with Etsy, the fashion designer shares eight things he can’t live without.

Like many people grounded during the pandemic eyeing their interiors with a deepened appreciation—or criticism—Prabal Gurung has spent the past year thinking about home with an obsessive focus. But unlike the average layperson, the Nepalese-American fashion designer turned these musings into a new professional outlet. The result is Etsy x Prabal Gurung, a two-part collaboration of objects and accessories, the first outing of which debuted this spring with such offerings as dried floral arrangements, hand-painted pillow covers, and a rainbow assortment of tapered candles. “In life, it’s the simple things we often ignore that bring us the utmost joy,” says Gurung, who teamed up with 11 artisans for this spring grouping. “I thought to myself, How do I bring people a little smile?” The Etsy endeavor marks Gurung’s first time venturing into interiors since launching his eponymous line of women’s ready-to-wear in 2009. But the collaboration features the same colorful, exuberant storytelling as his clothing collections, the most recent of which, for fall 2021, was inspired in part by the unsung beauty of New York City bodega flowers. And Gurung hopes other facets of his work with Etsy will seep into his fashion world. “I learned that in order to create something beautiful, it’s OK to be patient and let the process take its course,” he says. “I allowed myself to be open to the idea of spontaneity.” —Vanessa Lawrence prabalgurung.com

7. Tasaki Pearl Jewelry Since 2017, I’ve been the creative director of Tasaki. They farm and shell their own pearls.

And their work is to die for.

8. Bird Buddha Bust Spirituality was a big part of my culture growing up in Nepal.

I have a lot of Buddha busts and heads throughout my apartment. They are my source of calm.

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3. Prabal Gurung I did this book for my brand’s 10th anniversary to tell a story about how someone who looked like me was able to live his dream.

At first, this just seems like a beautiful image. But there’s a substantive layer to his photographs, which are often about war.

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Double Identity Feel free to judge these sparkling jewelry creations by their equally eye-catching containers.

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Blue Book collection, features the dazzling array of confections you would expect from the storied brand.

Gemstones both familiar and less so—demantoid garnets and spessartines, for example—scintillate in a full-tilt exploration of hue and intensity. But in this outing, the jewelry has to share the spotlight. Among the highlights is a series of twofold treasures: rings paired with complementary vessels crafted from start to finish by individual artisans at the Tiffany hollowware workshop in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Composed of rock crystal or sterling silver, 18-karat gold, or a combination of the metals, the boxes are small-scale monuments to Tiffany’s time-honored legacy of silversmithing artistry.

From the start, the company enlisted only the best talent, enticing legendary silversmith John C. Moore to join the brand in 1851.

One vessel, composed of a layer cake of silver sheet with an inky black patina, is an artful interpretation of lava rock; its spellbinding mate is a black opal ring with electric flashes of orange and red against a moody, multicolored background. The same synergy exists between a turtle shel l box rendered i n polished sterling silver and gold and an octagonal emerald ring that share similar contours. Together, they amount to masterpieces, inside and out. —Tanya Dukes

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PROJECT TELL ME Morgan Stanley’s London headquarters.

Reaching for the Sky The first Black partner at a global architecture firm, Robert L. Wesley now has his sights set on elevating the next generation.

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ROWING UP IN MEMPHIS, ROBERT L. WESLEY WOULD GO

door-to-door at Christmastime offering his services as a budding artist. “I would ask neighbors, ‘Would you like me to draw a decoration on your window? You know, a bell, holly leaves, Santa Claus?’ ” he says. “I decorated lots of homes when I was a kid.” That artistic passion, and an early revelation that it was possible (if rare) for a Black person to become an architect, set Wesley on a path that ultimately led to his becoming, in 1984, the first Black partner at the Chicago-based architecture giant Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Last year, the firm’s foundation launched an academic grant program in Wesley’s name to benefit BIPOC architecture, engineering, and planning students. Here, Wesley, 83, reflects on that honor and on the life that led up to it.

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What was it like growing up in the segregated South?

It was separate, totally separate living, and it wasn’t equal.

You only had Black neighbors. Schools were all Black—principals, teachers, students. Your churches were all Black, and so forth. And in some ways this was not a detriment, to be in that kind of an environment. But there were other civic components of being brought up that you didn’t get, that you weren’t able to share, like parks, museums. If they had an exhibition of Van Gogh, I couldn’t go there because my skin was Black. When you’re growing up you need that kind of exposure if you’re going to compete on the world stage, so how is it “separate but equal” when you don’t have these amenities?

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That was the Jim Crow South. But if you had a very strong family like I had, and a very strong community, you could be a survivor. And that’s what you had to be if you wanted any kind of a lifestyle that was decent in the South.

DP: What inspired you to be an architect?

R LW : When I was in about the seventh grade, my mother worked for Universal Life Insurance Company, which was an African-American insurance firm in Memphis that had a new building built for them [designed by the Black-owned Nashville firm McKissack & McKissack].

I went to the opening, and I was just flabbergasted by the building. I’d never been inside anything so nice. I got a chance to meet the architect and was very impressed. It was there that I found out about professional architecture. I didn’t know the term that well, and here I had the chance to meet an African-American architect! I did my research, as much as I could with books, and I thought that’s what I wanted to be. It all started with seeing that building that day.

D P : As an architect and partner at SOM, you worked on some of the biggest projects in Chicago and the world. Which was the most memorable, and why?

RLW: You remember when we talked about when I was not able to go to museums and galleries and such things in the South?

Well, I was fortunate to be able to work on some of Chicago’s premier cultural institutions, the sorts of places I was denied in Memphis. The Art Institute of Chicago. The Field Museum. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Lyric Opera of Chicago, a major project there. These are extraordinary institutions. And the last

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“These civic structures and projects are what I am really proud of.”

ROBERT L. WESLEY

project I worked on was Millennium Park.

You may have seen it, with the big, shiny stainless-steel bean and everything; well, at one time it was just an open place where the trains would go through, covered in weeds, but it ended up being a world-class park. These civic structures, civic buildings, civic projects—these are what I am really proud of.

D P : SOM has created an award in your name to support BI POC st udents in architecture, engineering, and planning programs. What can you tell me about that?

R LW: I can tell you I was totally shocked and surprised. This has just happened within the last year, and I’m extremely honored that they asked me if I would allow this program to be created by the SOM Foundation and named after me. I have always worked to support, especially, Black and Indigenous and people of color. And the SOM Foundation wanted to support 56

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BIPOC students and help develop more students to get into the profession, because there aren’t many. This program is one that helps a student in many ways, and one of the main ways is financially. The program gives out three $10,000 awards annually. At our first jury, I was just shocked. I mean, these kids are so bright, and to think that they may not complete their education and become what they want to become because they don’t have the financial support they need. The idea behind this SOM Robert L. Wesley Award is that this should not be a deterrent. I’m deeply honored because it’s such a needed program. somfoundation.com ◾ DiVonta Palmer graduated this spring from Alabama State University, where he majored in communications with a concentration in radio and TV. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Project Tell Me records the wisdom and life experiences of Black Americans 75 and older by connecting them with the new generation of Black journalists.

The interview series will run across Hearst Magazine, Newspaper, and Television websites starting Juneteenth 2021. Go to hearst .com/ProjectTellMe for links.

CLOCK WISE FROM TOP LEFT: SOM; HEDRICH BLESSING PHOTOGR APHERS; JAMES STEINK AMP, ALL COURTESY SOM

Wesley worked on several of SOM’s Chicago projects, including (clockwise from top left) the AT&T Corporate Center/USG Building, the Chicago Symphony Center, and the Millennium Park Master Plan.

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You Can’t Miss It It’s been a while since friends and family have come to visit. Now is the perfect time for a curb-appeal refresh so dramatic, they’ll know just where to go.

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Concrete steps with built-in lighting lead to designer Lindsay Chambers’s modernist home in Los Angeles.

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Portal Palettes Choosing the perfect paint color for a front door can be a long and forbidding endeavor, but these designers have suggestions to help find the right way in.

Arsenic by Farrow & Ball “There’s an Italianate house around the corner from me that has this intense green, and I really love it.”

—Nicholas Potts

Urbane Bronze by Sherwin-Williams “I’m drawn to colors like this one that are impossible to categorize or describe.”

—Bobby McAlpine

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second chance to make a great first impression, they could also be talking about your home’s street-facing facade. Is your place immaculately dressed and smiling—or is it schlubby and unwashed? The goal is to go for the former, but not for the reasons you might think. “There are two primary emotive things that happen when you come across the kind of residence you appreciate,” says Atlanta-based architect Bobby McAlpine. “One is, Gosh, I would love to own that. That’s more ego-driven.

The one I love the most is when I think, It must be wonderful in there.”

What home-TV zealots dub “curb appeal”—

James Carter had the brick whitewashed at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.

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or lack thereof—is currently a buzzing topic for architects and designers alike, especially as we unmask our domiciles for visitors in the waning fog of the pandemic. “The term is often applied directly to transactional real estate–type stuff, but so much of what goes into a house is inward-facing,” says Dan Spiegel, cofounder of San Francisco architecture firm Spiegel Aihara Workshop. “This is the one outward gesture of the entire house from the family who lives there back to the community.” In short: Glamming it up a bit is a gift to the world.

It’s no surprise, then, that the industry has moved far beyond the standard picket fence a nd w i ndow boxe s . Spie gel a nd cofounder Megumi Aihara recently created a hopscotching walkway of sandblasted concrete and poured-in-place pavers for a Menlo Park, California, front door. Around them, exultant plants such as dwarf mat rush and dwarf fountain grass make for “a layered landscape to break up the suburban monotony,” Spiegel says.

Nods to history are key for a timeless, welcoming effect. “Light and shadow are an architect’s most important tools when it comes to thinking about exteriors,” says Washington, D.C., architect Nicholas Potts, who found a muse in the Lindens, a 1754 Colonial home in the district’s Kalorama Heights neighborhood that’s made all the more alluring in monochrome. His plan for a rowhouse in

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Centerbrook Architects designed this rustic blue Connecticut facade.

Asymmetrical gables in London designed

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Northwest D.C.? Painting the walls, doors, and trim entirely in Farrow & Ball’s Sulking Room Pink. “I’m not a historicist, but I always think about history and how we can learn from it to create things that feel more crafted with some of that lineage.”

Appropriate plantings are similarly vital.

Aihara eschews the front lawn: “It’s not necessarily low-maintenance and definitely not sustainable, so we like to suggest using more drought-tolerant and native plantings that are good to bees, insects, and birds,” she says.

Go for grasses that change colors throughout the year, and you’ll experience a seasonal choreography, Spiegel adds. They supply moments of art that just don’t occur with traditional turf. “If there’s a breeze, it looks almost like the ocean—you see the top of it undulate a little bit,” he says.

Above all, your exterior look must be of its place, says Atlanta designer Suzanne Kasler.

“The facade needs to relate to where we are,” she says, whether that means cladding a Blackberry Farm, Tennessee, residence in stones indigenous to the region or painting the trim on a Lowcountry beach house cerulean blue to mimic the sea. You’ll need to tune in to the subtle aura of your locale, she notes.

McAlpine designed his own Atlanta home in a style he calls Romantic Modernism, with a painted-brick and steel-clad surface, a front door not visible from the street, and a proscenium arch–scale window. A luxuriant garden includes a weeping hornbeam and graceful hemlock trees, plus Scissorhandsian boxwood hedges. “When you pass by, you really want to go in there because it promises a certain vulnerability,” McAlpine says. “It gives itself over just like a person would.” And what is the most important physical trait of someone?

“It’s going to be the light in their eyes.” ◾

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only 26 years old when he was tasked with renovating and reinvigorating every surface of a family’s sprawling home in Southampton, New York, in 2017. That might seem fairly precocious, even by the standards of an American society obsessed with youthfulness. But if you are in need of some old-world glamour that skips across centuries with winning finesse, the young Renzullo is the person you seek—and this Mediterranean-style property is a testament to that fact.

“Even if it’s a house I’ve just done, I want it to feel like generations have already lived there,” says the designer, who grew up in Litchfield County, Connecticut, surrounded by the antiques his interior-designer

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CLOC K WISE FROM ABOVE: In the entrance hall of a Southampton, New York, house, the midcentury decoupage table is from Carlton Hobbs, the Roman marble console is 19th century, and the pendant is by Jamb. The dining room features Anglo-Indian chairs, a custom trellis, and a table with china by Remy Renzullo x Carolina Irving & Daughters; the 1940s rug is from Doris Leslie Blau. Furniture from Wicker Works beneath the home’s wisteria-covered loggia.

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mother collected. “I’m so inspired by this sense of nostalgia: what once was and what currently remains.”

The Southampton house was built in the 1980s by the owner’s father, and since then, its decor had barely been altered. Renzullo, who had previously created a vacation home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the client, had the challenge of transforming the house to suit the needs of a young family without eradicating the home’s history.

Tackling both the architecture and decorating on his own, Renzullo took his cues from the property’s Tuscan feel, a less common architectural motif in the Shingle Style–dotted area, to envision an Italian villa retreat.

In the entry and throughout the ground floor, he pulled up the pale oak planks and replaced them with antique French limestone in an irreg ular pattern. To continue the natural stone effect, he covered the walls in meticulously applied parchment sheets that have the warmth of aged terra-cotta.

The adjacent grand living room, with its Larry Rivers and Georges Braque paintings, subtly references a Billy Baldwin space at La Fiorentina villa in St.-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, with the blue-toned moiré upholstery Renzullo applied to the existing sofas.

Meanwhile, the dining room features a hand-cut trellis that Renzullo designed with an eye toward the sunroom that Sister Parish did at the Coolidge Point house in Massachusetts; it plays nicely with a wrought-iron chandelier, which Renzullo painted white for an Alberto Giacometti effect.

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CLOC K WISE FROM TOP LE F T: Renzullo in the living room, beside a Georges Braque painting; the chair and sofa are covered in Pierre Frey fabrics. The kitchen has stools by RH, Restoration Hardware, a Wolf range, walls clad in ceramic tiles from Country Floors, and shades in a voile cotton fabric by Décors Barbares. In the living room, the sofa is upholstered in a Pierre Frey silk moiré, the artwork is by Larry Rivers, the carpet is by Stark, and the walls are Venetian plaster.

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CLOC K WISE FROM ABOVE: The guest room’s bed canopy, side table skirt, and walls are all covered in a Pierre Frey fabric. The main bedroom bedding is from D. Porthault; the sconces and lamp are by RH, Restoration Hardware, and the chaise is in a Les Indiennes fabric. In a child’s room, the curtains are in a Décors Barbares textile, and the wallpaper is by Colefax and Fowler.

The house’s five bedrooms deploy this same easy layering of historical design references: A guest room gets the all-over-print treatment, swaddled in a reproduction of a Pierre Frey riff on an 18th-century print. Upstairs, Renzullo tapped artist Julia Mecha to hand-paint the bedrooms’ wood floors so that they’d have a scuffed look similar to those in the homes of decorating icon Bunny Mellon. The children’s rooms evoke Victorian seaside getaways, thanks to wallcoverings from Colefax and Fowler. Two previously cramped bedrooms above the kitchen became a sleeping suite for the clients’ in-laws. And when it came to the main bedroom, Renzullo looked inward for his jumping-off point: His childhood bathroom, which was covered in a Provençal fabric. Here, he sought out a similar French textile, applying it to the walls and in a blue inverse iteration to the bed and curtains for full, immersive impact.

And, just as you might expect for someone so steeped in nostalgia, Renzullo sees this project as an enduring one, even many years into the future, and not a done deal. “Growing up, my house was always in flux,” says Renzullo, who continues to add furniture and accessories to his clients’ home. “That’s how I understand a house to be: It becomes a living thing.

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This year, we’re introducing 20 exciting talents to our A-List. These global firms in decor, architecture, and landscape caught our attention for their dynamic approach to design and, in many cases, for their proactive commitment to community engagement.

ALFREDO PAREDES STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @alfredoparedesstudio alfredoparedesstudio.com Paredes launched his studio in 2019 after more than three decades at Ralph Lauren Home. He’s since applied his bohemian-industrial aesthetic to endeavors like a beachfront restaurant in South Florida and furniture for EJ Victor.

DELIA KENZA INTERIORS NEW YORK CITY @deliakenza deliakenzainteriors.com Trained as a lawyer, this New York City native is sought after for her swank brownstone redos, like the Harlem townhouse recently featured on ElleDecor.com. Lately, she is also branching out: New projects range from a community-focused event space in the Bronx to a restaurant in Austin, Texas.

DUNE HAI OAKLAND, CALIF. @dune_hai dunehai.com Anooshey Rahim founded Dune Hai to reframe the conversation around landscape architecture: whom it benefits, how, when, and why. Her California projects include the expansive Pope Valley estate featured in our April 2021 issue and an Oakland preschool’s garden.

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line a path in a Dune Hai landscape in Pope Valley, California. The bar at the chic restaurant Mon Square in Paris, which was designed

by Florence Lopez.

A dramatic dining room by Delia Kenza in a Harlem townhouse.

“Mark is an unabashed devotee of interior design.

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PARIS @elliottbarnesarchitect ebinteriors.com The Los Angeles native emerged from the tutelage of Arthur Erickson and Andrée Putman to found his own Parisian firm. The expat’s design projects include hotels, country homes, and a forthcoming lighting collection. And with his renovation of Ruinart’s Champagne cellars in Reims, France, he is poised to pop off.

FABRIZIO CASIRAGHI PARIS @fabriziocasiraghi fabriziocasiraghi.com Trained under Dominique Perrault and Dimorestudio, Casiraghi has a sophisticated approach that draws on his Milanese upbringing. (For a case study in his style, turn to the emerald-toned Parisian loft on page 100.) Coming soon: hotels in St.-Tropez and London.

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Anna French is a division of Thibaut, Inc. www.annafrench.co.uk

Wallpaper, Addison Daybed and bed panels in Antilles Toile. Bed panels lined in Saybrook Check. Pillows in Clipperton Stripe. Bolsters in Javanese Stripe.

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Paredes’s living room, in Manhattan’s East Village.

A bathroom by Studio Cooke John, with Studio Riga.

A New York loft by Ghislaine Viñas.

“Nicole is an all-around creative inspirer. She uses the world at large, finding beauty in natural settings from across the globe. Every one of her spaces feels like a tapestry.”

— QUESTLOVE + GRACE HARRY ON NICOLE FULLER (P. 86)

firm is leveraging the latest technologies, including an in-house 3D printer and VR rendering, to innovate with materiality while maintaining a touch of refined whimsy.

FLORENCE LOPEZ PARIS florencelopez.com With a client list including Delphine Arnault, Gérard Depardieu, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, and Charlotte Gainsbourg, this antiquarian and interior designer never fails to impress the right people—including us: Her eye-catching Paris restaurant, Mon Square, was in our November 2020 issue.

GHISLAINE VIÑAS NEW YORK CITY @ghislaine_vinas ghislainevinas.com The Dutch-born, South Africa–raised designer has an unparalleled eye for contrast

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and a penchant for bold strokes.

Her residential projects tell a client’s story in unexpected ways (in Los Angeles, she created a rug using blueprints of the owner’s house). Now, she’s turning her attention to a most introspective project: her own home in Pennsylvania.

HENDRICKS CHURCHILL NEW YORK CITY/ SHARON, CONN. @hendrickschurchill hendrickschurchill.com Known for their holistic approach to authentic New England houses—both historic renovations and new builds in Nantucket and Rhode Island—and a country cottage for Instagram’s Eva Chen,

architect Rafe Churchill and designer Heide Hendricks, the married cofounders, blend tradition and artful ease. Case in point: their renovation of a Connecticut family home featured in our March 2021 issue.

IKE KLIGERMAN BARKLEY NEW YORK CITY/ OAKLAND, CALIF. @ikekligermanbarkley ikekligermanbarkley.com From a modern lake house in South Carolina to a tasting room in Napa Valley, partners John Ike and Thomas Kligerman bring a contemporary sensibility to historical styles like the Arts and Crafts movement and Colonial Revival. Today, their

JULIANA LIMA VASCONCELLOS RIO DE JANEIRO @julianalimavasconcellos julianavasconcellos.com The best Brazilian designers specialize in dramatic interiors; Vasconcellos is no exception.

See: her own family apartment in Rio de Janeiro, featured in our April 2021 issue, which frames a singularly stunning view with contemporary art and furniture of her own creation. This year, following residential projects in Miami and northern Italy, she’ll be introducing a new furniture line for the Invisible Collection.

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JEAN LIU DESIGN DALLAS @jeanliudesign jeanliudesign.com A self-described art-obsessive, designer Liu deftly melds an analytical sensibility with a studied finesse. She also has a social conscience: Early on in the pandemic, she was able to enlist Kravet and Schumacher to donate fabric for thousands of masks for first responders.

Her roles include CEO of Woodard Furniture and creative director and founder of Stori Modern, two luxury outdoor furniture brands, and she is hard at work on the renovation of Sassetta, the beloved restaurant at the Joule hotel in Dallas.

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MATT BLACKE LOS ANGELES @mattblackeinc mattblackeinc.com Matt Blacke is a pseudonym of sorts (get it?) for the West Coast designer Cliff Fong. As creative director of L.A.’s Galerie Half, he sources collectible design and fine art for clients like Ellen DeGeneres and Ryan Murphy.

And while his residential work generates press (his Hancock Park project was on our March 2021 cover), an upcoming endeavor—the Fantom Flower, an L.A. restaurant with a marijuana lounge—has a different kind of buzz.

“I’d always loved and admired Peter’s fabrics and designs from afar, but assumed he’d be a fancy-pants, snooty type. When I met him, however, he was so real and down to earth that I felt as if I’d known him all my life— and wished I had.”

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— JULIA LOUIS - DREYFUS ON PETER DUNHAM (P. 86)

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a Dallas home renovated by Jean Liu. The March 2021 cover of ELLE DECOR featured this Los Angeles residence designed

by Cliff Fong. A Marin County, California, landscape by Terremoto. The living area of a Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, apartment

by Elliott Barnes.

Textural interest in a Paris dining room by Rafael de Cárdenas.

NEW YORK CITY @mkcarchitecture mkca.com The architect has spent the past 10 years cultivating a studious sensibility that still radiates warmth and character. In addition to a Manhattan residence featured on our January/February 2021 cover, Chen is slated to break ground on his first health-care and civic projects in Brooklyn. Coming this fall: a debut collection of furniture with New York–based design studio TRNK.

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NICKEY KEHOE LOS ANGELES @nickeykehoe nickeykehoe.com Founders Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe’s thoughtfully curated L.A. design shop put them on the map, but it’s their recent work as the go-to firm for West Coast foodies— among them chefs Nancy Silverton and Suzanne Goin— along with their traditionalwith-a-twist lines of furniture and lighting, that prove they’re really cooking with gas.

PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS OAKLAND, CALIF. @pinehouseediblegardens pinehouseediblegardens.com As owner of Pine House Edible Gardens, Leslie Bennett has cultivated a community-driven practice that, first and foremost, respects our relationship to the environment. A signature project: her restorative Black Sanctuary Gardens. Next, she’ll tackle the vegetable garden at the historic Filoli estate in Woodside, California.

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NEW YORK CITY @rafaeldecardenas.ltd rafaeldecardenas.com De Cárdenas is no stranger to scale and scope: The architect and designer’s projects include interiors for St. Petersburg’s Au Pont Rouge department store and a 134-foot-long yacht.

And while the big hits keep coming (like a 7,000-squarefoot residence on Seattle’s Lake Washington), in his multifaceted world, change is really the only constant.

LONDON @retrouvius retrouvius.com Founders Adam Hills and Maria Speake take a regenerative approach to reclamation, salvaging everything from museum cabinets to a concourse’s worth of limestone flooring from a demolished Heathrow airport terminal.

Hills runs their cult salvage shop in London’s Kensal Green enclave, while Speake oversees a design studio (with fashionable clients like Bella Freud) that’s gearing up to convert a medieval coaching inn into a 38-bedroom boutique hotel.

STUDIO COOKE JOHN NEW YORK CITY @studiocookejohn cookejohn.com Jamaican-born architect Nina Cooke John’s two-decade-old practice focuses on clean lines and muted tones, but lately has welcomed pops of color and well-placed antiques into the fold. A notable project was the 2021 Obsidian concept house, co-designed with Leyden Lewis and the BAD Guild.

“Virginia is a dream to work with—polite, respectful, and she doesn’t force her choices on her clients.”

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— LAUREN SANTO DOMINGO ON VIRGINIA TUPKER (P. 86)

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A dining room in the home of Retrouvius’s owners, Adam Hills and Maria Speake. The pool area of a home

by Ike Kligerman Barkley. A Manhattan apartment by Michael K. Chen on the January/February 2021 cover of ELLE DECOR .

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NEW YORK CITY @theunionworks theunionworks.com Poonam Khanna, the firm’s founder, may have cut her teeth while working for Graydon and Anna Scott Carter’s architect, Basil Walter, but her soulful and modernist interior design sensibility is all her own. Residential projects aren’t her only domain (though she excels at them: see her recent Hamptons project on page 126). She is currently working on the renovations of a two-Michelin-star restaurant in Washington, D.C., and a boutique hotel in Telluride, Colorado.

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LOS ANGELES/ SAN FRANCISCO @terremoto_landscape terremoto.la The 17-person landscape design and architecture studio Terremoto creates site-specific horticultural installations. Their commitment to ecological stewardship has garnered them praise and high-profile commissions in equal measures. Upcoming projects include landscapes for the Craig Ellwood estate in Malibu and for an L.A. house by the late architect A. Quincy Jones.

These interiors, architecture, and landscape firms—some of which have been on the A-List from the beginning—consistently wow us, keep us guessing, and show the kinds of intelligence and excellence that drive the design industry forward.

AERO STUDIOS NEW YORK CITY @aerostudios aerostudios.com

ALBERTO PINTO PARIS @albertopintoagency albertopinto.com

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ALYSSA KAPITO INTERIORS NEW YORK CITY @alyssakapitointeriors alyssakapito.com

AMAN & MEEKS NEW YORK CITY @amanmeeks amanmeeks.com

AMY LAU DESIGN

NEW YORK CITY @abranca branca.com

ALEX PAPACHRISTIDIS INTERIORS NEW YORK CITY @alexsviewpoint alexpapachristidis.com

ASHE LEANDRO NEW YORK CITY @ashe_leandro asheleandro.com

BEATA HEUMAN LONDON @beataheuman beataheuman.com

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NEW YORK CITY @amylaudesign amylaudesign.com

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NEW YORK CITY @apartment48 apartment48.com

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COMMUNE DESIGN LOS ANGELES @communedesign communedesign.com

COREY DAMEN JENKINS & ASSOCIATES NEW YORK CITY @coreydamenjenkins coreydamenjenkins.com

DAN FINK STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @danfinkstudio danfinkstudio.com

DANIELLE COLDING DESIGN NEW YORK CITY @daniellecoldingdesign dcdny.com

DAVID NETTO The living room of Juliana Lima Vasconcellos’s pied-à-terre in Rio de Janeiro.

LOS ANGELES @davidnettosays davidnettodesign.com

DE LA TORRE DESIGN STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @delatorredesign delatorredesign.com

DIMORESTUDIO MILAN @dimorestudio dimorestudio.eu

DRAKE/ANDERSON NEW YORK CITY @drake_anderson drakeanderson.com

ERIC HUGHES LOS ANGELES @erichughesdesign erichughesdesign.com

FOX-NAHEM ASSOCIATES NEW YORK CITY @foxnahem foxnahem.com

GACHOT STUDIOS NEW YORK CITY @gachotstudios gachotstudios.com

“His unique talent, taste, passion, and creativity helped bring my vision to life.”

— RALPH LAUREN ON ALFREDO PAREDES (P. 74)

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HAYNES-ROBERTS NEW YORK CITY @haynesrobertsinc haynesroberts.com

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Leslie Bennett of Pine House Edible Gardens created this outdoor space beside her home in Oakland, California.

Nickey Kehoe’s barroom at chef Nancy Silverton’s new restaurant, the Barish, at the Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles.

HUNIFORD DESIGN STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @fordhuniford huniford.com

ISABEL LÓPEZQUESADA MADRID @isabellopezquesada isabellopezquesada.com

ISHKA DESIGNS NEW YORK CITY @ishkadesigns ishkadesigns.com

J. RANDALL POWERS HOUSTON @jrandallpowers jrandallpowers.com

NEW YORK CITY @marked_ny markcunninghaminc.com

MARK D. SIKES LOS ANGELES @markdsikes markdsikes.com

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PALM BEACH @kemble_interiors kembleinteriors.com

NEW YORK CITY @alexahamptoninc alexahampton.com

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NEW YORK CITY @kenfulk kenfulk.com

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JEFFREY A. MARKS MONTECITO, CALIF. @jeffreymarksinc jam-design.com

JOY MOYLER INTERIORS NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. @joymoylerinteriors joymoylerinteriors.com

KATHRYN M. IRELAND

PARIS @jacques.grange +33-1-55-80-75-40

LOS ANGELES @kathrynmireland kathrynireland.com

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MARK CUNNINGHAM

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LOS ANGELES @kerryjoyceatelier kerryjoyce.com

KRAVITZ DESIGN NEW YORK CITY @kravitz_design kravitzdesign.com

LEYDEN LEWIS DESIGN STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @leydenlewisdesignstudio leydenlewis.com

LORENZO CASTILLO MADRID @lorenzocastillolife lorenzocastillo.org

“Mr. Ken Fulk—this guy does not miss details. He’s not like the rest.”

— PHARRELL WILLIAMS ON KEN FULK

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LOS ANGELES @martynbullard martynlawrencebullard.com

NEW YORK CITY @delphinereedkrakoff pamplemoussedesign.com

MARY M C DONALD

PAOLO MOSCHINO FOR NICHOLAS HASLAM

MR ARCHITECTURE + DÉCOR NEW YORK CITY @mrarchitecturedecor mrarch.com

NATE BERKUS INTERIORS CHICAGO @nateberkus nateberkus.com

NATHAN TURNER WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. @nturnerdesign nathanturner.com

NEAL BECKSTEDT STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @nealbeckstedt nbeckstedtstudio.com

NICK OLSEN NEW YORK CITY @nickolsenstyle nickolsenstyle.com

NICOLE FULLER INTERIORS

LONDON @nicholashaslamltd nicholashaslam.com

PAPPAS MIRON NEW YORK CITY @pappasmirondesign pappasmiron.com

PETER DUNHAM & ASSOCIATES LOS ANGELES @peterdunhamdesign peterdunham.com

REDD KAIHOI NEW YORK CITY @reddkaihoi reddkaihoi.com

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RITA KONIG LONDON @ritakonig ritakonig.com

ROBERT KIME

NEW YORK CITY/ LOS ANGELES @nicolefullerinteriors nicolefullerinteriors.com

LONDON @robertkime robertkime.com

OLIVER M. FURTH

NEW YORK CITY @robertstilin robertstilin.com

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ROBERT STILIN

ROMAN AND WILLIAMS NEW YORK CITY @roman_and_williams_ romanandwilliams.com

ROMANEK DESIGN STUDIO

“Working with Eric is so joyful.

He has a patience that waits for inspiration. Truth and beauty follow.”

—SARAH JESSICA PARKER ON ERIC HUGHES (P. 82)

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A bedroom in a Greek Revival home in Farmington, Connecticut, renovated by Hendricks Churchill.

STEPHANIE GOTO DESIGN STUDIO NEW YORK CITY @stephaniegoto stephaniegoto.com

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STUDIO SHAMSHIRI

LOS ANGELES @brigetteromanek romanekdesignstudio.com

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SHAWN HENDERSON INTERIOR DESIGN

STUDIO SOFIELD

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TIMOTHY CORRIGAN LOS ANGELES @timothy_corrigan_inc timothy-corrigan.com

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YABU PUSHELBERG

SIG BERGAMIN

SUZANNE KASLER INTERIORS

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THE A-LIST 2021

TITANS

CLOC K WISE FROM FAR LE F T:

Sheila Bridges’s Hudson Valley home as featured on the September 2020 cover of ELLE DECOR .

A Palm Beach dining room by Bunny Williams.

A bathroom in Pierre Yovanovitch’s 17th-century château in Provence.

This issue marks the premiere of our Titans list: a toast to 24 icons in residential interiors and architecture whose consistency and vision continue to shape our world and the spaces that define it. Raise a glass, won’t you?

ADJAYE ASSOCIATES NEW YORK CITY @adjayeassociates adjaye.com

BUNNY WILLIAMS INTERIOR DESIGN

CHARLOTTE MOSS NEW YORK CITY @charlottemossco charlottemoss.com

CULLMAN & KRAVIS NEW YORK CITY @cullmankravis cullmankravis.com

DARRYL CARTER NEW YORK CITY @darrylcarterdesign darrylcarter.com

DEBORAH BERKE PARTNERS NEW YORK CITY @deborahberkepartners dberke.com

JUAN MONTOYA DESIGN NEW YORK CITY @juanmontoyadesign juanmontoyadesign.com

KELLY WEARSTLER LOS ANGELES @kellywearstler kellywearstler.com

MICHAEL S. SMITH NEW YORK CITY @michaelsmithinc michaelsmithinc.com

PETER MARINO ARCHITECT NEW YORK CITY @petermarinoarchitect petermarinoarchitect.com

INDIA MAHDAVI

PIERRE YOVANOVITCH

PARIS @indiamahdavi india-mahdavi.com

PARIS/NEW YORK CITY @pierre.yovanovitch pierreyovanovitch.com

ROBERT COUTURIER NEW YORK CITY @robertcouturierinc robertcouturier.com

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ROSE TARLOW

STUDIO PEREGALLI

NEW YORK CITY/ LOS ANGELES @rosetarlowmelrosehouse rosetarlow.com

MILAN +39-02-7600-1640

SHEILA BRIDGES DESIGN

LOS ANGELES @sra_interiors suzannerheinstein.com

NEW YORK CITY @harlemtoilegirl sheilabridges.com

SHELTON MINDEL LOS ANGELES @sheltonmindel sheltonmindel.com

STEPHEN SILLS ASSOCIATES LOS ANGELES @stephensillsassociates stephensills.com

STUDIO JACQUES GARCIA PARIS @jacquesgarcia_officiel studiojacquesgarcia.com

SUZANNE RHEINSTEIN

TOSHIKO MORI ARCHITECT NEW YORK CITY @toshiko.mori tmarch.com

VEERE GRENNEY ASSOCIATES NEW YORK CITY @veere_grenney veeregrenney.com

VICENTE WOLF ASSOCIATES NEW YORK CITY @vicentewolfdesigns vicentewolf.com

VICTORIA HAGAN NEW YORK CITY @victoriahaganinteriors victoriahagan.com ◾

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Paul Rudolph’s Manhattan penthouse epitomized 1970s modernism. Now Christine and John Gachot are converting his sexy (if impractical) home into a surprisingly livable perch for their family.

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A view of the Manhattan penthouse designed in the 1970s by architect Paul Rudolph as his residence and studio, now the home of designers Christine and John Gachot. For details, see Resources.

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IN THE EARLY 1960S, THE MODERNIST MASTER

Paul Rudolph, dean of Yale’s School of Architecture (and designer of its famed Brutalist home), rented a small pied-à-terre in an 1867 townhouse on Manhattan’s Beekman Place. In 1976, after the real estate market cratered, he was able to buy up the whole four-story structure, which backs up on the East River. He set about remaking it into his home and studio, a monument to a profoundly idiosyncratic vision.

While Rudolph left the elegant facade intact after dressing up the rental units, at the top he cantilevered what may be the most eye-catching addition to any 19th-century building in the city: a jagged multilevel aerie that hangs out over the staid residential enclave. With Plexiglas floors, reflective steel beams, glass walls, and six terraces, several with full views of the river and the coursing FDR Drive below, the interior blended the verve of Russian constructivism, the sleek International Style of Mies van der Rohe, and the fractured, geometric imagination of Piet Mondrian.

Over the decades, the house has been called audacious, awe-inspiring, and absurd; it was landmarked in 2010. But one sobriquet has rarely been used to describe the space, at least until now: homey. Rudolph favored cutting up volumes into Escher-like planes with subtle asymmetries, with mezzanines and staircases galore (even within a single “room”). He never cared much for railings (tales from the 1970s abound of Liza Minnelli and other tipsy stiletto-shod guests scaling the floating staircase in Halston’s Rudolph-designed townhouse on 66th Street). He preferred transparency over privacy and was untroubled that walking over clear floor inserts with views to the space below might make people queasy.

Still, for Christine and John Gachot, the married designers of Gachot Studios—known for residential projects including Marc Jacobs’s West Village townhouse and such hotels as the Smyth in TriBeCa and the Shinola in Detroit—the chance to turn the legendary space into a home for their family was irresistible. “You get to a point in your life when doing something sort of crazy like this is exactly what you want,” says John, whose lively household includes sons Boris, 18, and Jackie, 14, as well as an English springer spaniel named Slim.

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adapting to Rudolph’s convention-defying floor plan was less so. “Sure, it took a little getting used to,” says Christine, who has already mastered ascending and descending the vertiginous stairs in her ever-present heels. “But after a few weeks, it felt really natural.”

The couple were both on staff at Studio Sofield when they met more than 20 years ago. Christine then joined the hotelier André Balazs’s design team, while John worked with Thad Hayes and David Easton. They founded their own firm in 2011. In the Rudolph residence, they transformed the once chaste and chilly space into a true family abode. With the exception of a custom-built sofa made for one of the living areas, they were even able to reuse most of the furniture from their loft, an amazing feat considering the odd nooks that Rudolph created in the 3,800-square-foot space.

The sunlight-washed penthouse is now a highly edited environment that is also warm and winsome. The previous occupants had, with the blessing of the landmarks commission, painted some of the shiny metal surfaces white and installed unobtrusive glass panels to make the mezzanines seem less treacherous. The

EX TERIOR: COURTESY THE PAUL RUDOLPH ESTATE, PAUL RUDOLPH HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Gachots brought in classic chairs and lounges (Charles and Ray Eames, Norman Cherner, and Ole Wanscher), Moroccan pottery, and artworks by Raymond Pettibon and Nancy Lorenz. A long, low shelf original to the house now holds a set of matryoshka nesting dolls.

Throughout, minimalist sophistication is leavened with relaxed whimsy. Such casual charm might have been anathema to Rudolph but seems pitch-perfect in the current era of pared-down comfort, when the hard edges of classic modernism may seem too sharp. On one of the terraces, with junipers in the original Rudolph planters, a low table is surrounded by outdoor chairs the Gachots had made from original plans by De Stijl icon Gerrit Rietveld.

In the boys’ multilevel room, Boris’s keyboards are set up on a catwalk-like balcony near Farrah Fawcett’s iconic bathing suit poster; his bed seems to float in midair. Below, Jackie’s space holds a vintage cocktail table and an inflatable armchair. “There are a lot of ways to honor an amazing structure,” says John. “You can stick to a literal interpretation, but we wanted to see if we could keep the spirit yet warm it up in a way that was true to us.” ◾

OPPOSITE: The Gachots

on an original banquette.

The pillows are by ALT for Living. ABOVE: In the living room, the sofa is custom, the Eames swivel chairs and side table are

by Herman Miller, the Ole Wanscher armchairs are from Modernlink, and the cocktail table is by Phillip and Kelvin Laverne. The artwork (right) is by Paul Kremer. RIGHT: The exterior of Rudolph’s townhouse in 1977.

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CLOC K WISE FROM TOP: On the dining mezzanine, chairs from R 20th Century surround a custom table; the vintage Jacques Quinet rocking chair, Bela Silva ceramic sculptures (on table), and Just Andersen vessels on the original shelving (right) are all from Maison Gerard; the artwork (near right) is by Tanya Merrill. The main bedroom’s coverlet and throw are by RW Guild, the lamp is by Lightolier, and the artwork is by Nancy Lorenz. The terrace’s chairs are custom, the table is by Blu Dot, and the Charlotte Perriand stool is from Cassina.

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Boris in his room (top), where the artwork is

by Kathryn Abbe and the ceiling mirror is original.

In Jackie’s room, a KAWS figurine collection sits on an Ikea dresser, the polka-dot pillow is by Yayoi Kusama, and the prints are from Standard Press.

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CALL MY DESIGNER! When a French entertainment honcho wants his Parisian loft to make a powerful impression, his first move is clear: Put the über-chic Milanese designer Fabrizio Casiraghi on speed dial.

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ALE X ANDR A M ARSHALL

PH OTOGR APHS BY

C E RRUTI & DR AIME

In the living room of a Paris loft designed by Fabrizio Casiraghi, the custom sofa is in a Pierre Frey velvet, the vintage cocktail table is

by Willy Rizzo, and the Balthus lamp is from Astier de Villatte. The pendant is by Isamu Noguchi, and the triptych is by Roberto Ruspoli.

OPPOSITE: A wall in the dining area is paneled and painted in a custom green lacquer and inset with a niche containing a 19th-century club from Fiji. The paintings are by H. Craig Hanna. For details, see Resources.

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I WAS TERRIFIED OF ANYTHING TOO OSTENTATIOUS,” SAYS

the owner of this petite loft in a 1910 building in Paris’s 10th arrondissement. Even though he is a well-known player in the French movie business, the man had never worked with a designer to the same degree that he did here with Fabrizio Casiraghi, whom he knows through mutual friends. “The point wasn’t to show off,” he observes, “but to create an elegant environment.” Mission accomplished.

Casiraghi reduced the 650-square-foot space to rubble, then rebuilt it as a riff on an English gentlemen’s club but seen through the eyes of the Milanese designer Gabriella Crespi and the Austrian architect and theorist Adolf Loos.

There are certainly eye-catching motifs: the channel-cut wood paneling in lacquered forest green running through the living room and eat-in kitchen that took six coats to come to luster; the Isamu Noguchi paper lanterns that fill out the 13-foot ceilings like graphic clouds; fresco painter Roberto Ruspoli’s Jean Cocteau–esque deep blue triptych above the custom embossed velvet sofa in the living room.

But there is also a warm equilibrium. Shine and softness interplay, from the entry walls and ceiling, lined in delicate basket-woven straw and then painted over in matte ivory, to the guest and main bedroom walls and ceilings, covered in the same straw but this time exposed, with a hint of varnish. Flooring follows the same logic of contrast: braided jute fiber in the living room, ivory wool bouclé wall to wall in the bedroom, but green marble inlay in the kitchen.

“He made it a cocoon,” says the owner of the overall design.

Yes, but one fit for purpose for someone who moves in a glamorous world.

Loos and Crespi aren’t accidental references for Casiraghi, who opened his Paris studio six years ago after working for Dominique Perrault in Paris and Dimorestudio in Milan.

They represent his roots. Despite the Italian name, he’s also one quarter Austrian and feels his Mitteleuropa aesthetic inheritance as much as his deep Milanese one. (His parents worked at the Corriere della Sera newspaper and Milan Polytechnic; you don’t get much more Milanese than that.

They weren’t design freaks, but they liked their things.) For Casiraghi, “there’s a generosity of form, material, and color, but also a rigor” in both Loos and early-20th-century Milanese design that he reaches for time and again.

One can certainly see it in this apartment. It’s a masculine space, with a graphic sense and palette that’s imposing, but not at all macho. In spite of the muscular paneling and very linear zinc-topped kitchen, there’s a pleated skirt on the sofa. “I use that skirt in all my projects,” Casiraghi says, referring to hotels like the Experimental Chalet in Switzerland, opened in 2018, and the soon-to-open Bellevue Hotel in London, and a renovation of St.-Tropez’s iconic Hôtel La Ponche, as well as extensive residential projects in Miami and California. “I have it in my apartment too. I like the contrast of that bulky top and feminine bottom, for lightness.”

The one element that feels like a nod to the ultracustom, kitted-out bachelor pads of the 1960s is the television,

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The dining area’s custom walnut table is surrounded by a set of midcentury dining chairs. At left, the galley kitchen’s custom cabinetry has a zinc countertop, and the oven is

by Miele. The flooring (left) is travertine inset with Verde Alpi marble. OPPOSITE , BE LOW: Casiraghi in the kitchen.

hidden behind the green wood paneling opposite the living room sofa. “Normally I like to work with technology,” Casiraghi says, “but either we put this thing out and it ate up the entire wall, or we hid it.” The TV, an important work gadget for someone who screens movies at home constantly, is nestled inside its compartment in a vertical position, and pulls out and turns with a twist and a click.

The owner doesn’t really cook, though he does entertain, so the kitchen needed to be functional and f luid, someplace people can eat in comfort and style, even if the food is brought in. “These were the hardest things to find,” Casiraghi says of a set of straight-backed dining chairs with hints of Arts and Crafts. But then collecting is a crucial component of Casiraghi’s work; he sets aside at least an hour a week to go over vintage finds with clients. The combination of objects is always greater than the sum of

its parts. For this job, almost everything was acquired except for a few paintings, and it wasn’t easy. “I wanted to be lovestruck by each piece,” the client says, though it took Casiraghi’s help to show how they’d all tie in. “We spent a full day together at the flea market,” Casiraghi recalls. “We thought we’d leave with tons of stuff, but ended up just with this vase!” he says of the hammered-metal 1940s piece that dominates the low-slung Willy Rizzo cocktail table. Other elements came in their own time, like the bowl full of marble eggs. Each one is colored even more brightly than the last, and each one was acquired separately. “My team and I looked for them together,” Casiraghi says. “We got obsessed.

It’s not hard to find marble eggs in general, but which marble? We had so many we didn’t like. But that’s the fun. We do big things, walls, rooms, and then we’ll go nuts finding the one perfect little objet.” ◾ E L L E D E C O R 103

ABOVE: In the bathroom, the sinks and fittings are by Imperial, the walnut stools are Art Deco, and the oval mirror is custom. The sconce (one of a pair) is by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and the ceramic wall tiles are by Ceramica Vogue. OPPOSITE: Circa-1940 French

nightstands topped with vintage Czech functionalist lamps by the architect Frantisek Anyz flank the bed in the main bedroom, where a Curtis Jere sculpture hangs on a wall sheathed in a CMO Paris raffia, and the carpet is by Jules & Jim.

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WHERE TIME

STAN DS ST I LL Studio Shamshiri balances past and present with a mix of warm hues and natural materials in a Southern California sanctuary.

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STE PHE N KE NT JOHNSON

In the family room of a Spanish-style ranch house in Montecito, California, designed

by Studio Shamshiri, the sofa is custom by George Smith, and the 1930s sheepskin sofa is from Galerie Half. The cocktail table is by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, the vintage chair is from Summer, and the vintage side tables are from Lief Gallery (left) and Obsolete. The vintage rug is from Woven Accents, and the Japanese pendant is vintage. For details, see Resources.

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DURING THE 20TH CENTURY, WHEN

parts of the United States had already been standing for hundreds of years, the look and feel of Southern California architecture was only beginning to take shape. Operating at a healthy distance from the established traditions of the East Coast and Europe, designers here were left with ample room to experiment; they liberally borrowed from the conventions of the Old World, remixing and repurposing them for new modes of indoor-outdoor living.

In some ways, this forward-thinking approach to the past describes the work of Studio Shamshiri, the Los Angeles–based design firm cofounded by brother and sister Ramin and Pamela Shamshiri in 2016.

A pair of history buffs with familial roots in Tehran and Rome—plus Pamela’s background in designing for the movies—the siblings are known to weave global textures and moments in time into a singular, cohesive narrative.

Where their interiors exude a warmth and a freshness, their reverence for history serves as a guiding principle in their work. “We fantasize about the past,” Pamela says. “We love to do a lot of research to situate a project within its historical context, then take that information and bring it into the present.”

As evidence, consider Studio Shamshiri’s latest project: an 11-bedroom, 1952 ranch-style home an hour and a half north of Los Angeles in Montecito, flanked by exquisite views of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. In the previous century, its architect had reinterpreted the Spanish mission as a residential space, tiling the low-slung gabled roof with slabs of terra-cotta and orienting the home around a U-shaped courtyard.

“This for us is a California fantasy,” Pamela says, where the home’s original residents would have had to fly into the area and then complete their journey on horseback, parking their horses at the front door under the generously scaled porte cochere. It was that sense of the Old Hollywood western that they wanted to evoke, she adds. “We 108 E L L E D E C O R

want our projects to feel like they’ve always been there.”

To capture the ruggedness of that era, the Shamshiri siblings paid close attention to materiality, emphasizing heft and texture while eschewing synthetics. As a general rule, “we try to avoid materials and finishes that off-gas,” Pamela says, “and we embrace natural aging.” Consequently, one of their first steps was stripping coats of polyurethane from the double front doors, bringing them “down to their original glory.” The white walls were refreshed with a limewash plaster, while the exposed beams on the interiors’ vaulted ceilings received a darker finish, aligning with the austerity typical of a Spanish mission.

Throughout the house, the designers sought to soften that stark contrast with pops of color and texture, with an abundance of natural materials like wood, leather, and rattan. Hewing to the California ranch-style theme, these included pieces designed in the same era but in other parts of the world: plush shearling midcentury sofas from Scandinavia, for example, and over the family room, a traditional Japanese paper lantern. “With the furnishings, we really embraced a lot of curves,” Pamela says. “The house is so masculine, and so that tension was good for it.”

Much of the furniture for this project already belonged to the clients, she adds, describing them as an academically oriented East Coast couple raising three young children.

LE F T: The breakfast nook banquette is upholstered in a cotton print

by BDDW, the French table is from Morentz, the chairs are by Sawkille Co., and the chandelier is by Trans-Luxe. ABOVE: In the dining room, the table, chairs, and credenza are by BDDW. The lamp is by Chris Brock, the rug is by Christopher Farr, and the chandelier is custom.

BE LOW: The custom kitchen island is by John Williams, and the stools are by BDDW. The range is by Wolf, the sink fittings are by Dornbracht, and the pendants are by Rose Uniacke. The cabinets are painted in Dyrehaven by Farrow & Ball.

“We had just finished a house with them in New York, and so there’s a lot of links to their past life that we’ve introduced into this house,” she says. “I think people should reuse and reinvent pieces, and so the challenge of the job was to adjust their palette and bring it into the West Coast.”

For the living room, that meant reupholstering the family’s formerly red-wool Rietveld armchair in a brilliant sky-blue twill and integrating newly commissioned works

by Los Angeles artists and designers. John Wigmore designed the pair of ceramic sconces mounted on the living room walls, and John Williams constructed both the “indestructible” coffee table and the farmhouse-style island anchoring the kitchen. To further soften the interiors, cozy nooks abound: The primary bathroom includes both a salon-style reading room and a Japanese hinoki cedar tub, surrounded by soft pink plaster walls. The children’s beds are also enclosed in mini cabins, a favorite feature of their former home in New York.

In the true spirit of Southern California design, the house embodies a singular narrative made of global influences and disparate histories, including that of an East Coast family starting a new life on the West Coast. According to their mantra of creating spaces that feel like they’ve always been there, this is exactly Studio Shamshiri’s specialty—to cultivate a sense of belonging, no matter the time or place. ◾ E L L E D E C O R 109

ABOVE: In the primary bedroom, the bed is custom, and the BDDW nightstands are topped with lamps

by Adam Silverman. The sconces are by Lumfardo Luminaires. The sofa is by Viggo Boesen, the Charlotte Perriand stool is vintage, the chair and ottoman are

by Oliver Gustav, and the rug is by Christopher Farr.

The vintage chandelier is Swedish. LE F T: The primary bathroom has a sofa by Carl Malmsten. The tub is

by Bartok Design, and the fittings are by Waterworks.

RIGHT: The pool area is surrounded by custom fireside lounge chairs by John Williams and chaises

by Janus et Cie.

RIGHT: In the kids’ room,

the encased bed is custom, the Turkish rug and Eero Saarinen chair and ottoman are vintage, and the chandelier is by Hans Bergström.

BE LOW RIGHT: The kids’ bathroom has custom cabinets, and the sink fittings are by Waterworks. The vintage stool is by Charlotte Perriand, the sconces are

by Apparatus Studio, and the floors and walls are clad in Field tile by Heath Ceramics. The pendant is

by Bruno Munari.

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THE BIG PICTURE

FLOR AL ST YLIST: NICOLET TE OWEN

In the great room of a Westchester County, New York, home designed by Delphine Krakoff and the architect Anthony Minichetti, a Carol Bove sculpture rests atop a Pierre Charpin center table from Galerie Kreo, and a Holly Hunt cocktail table holds a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture on an Hermès tray. The artwork on the wall is by Frank Stella.

OPPOSITE: In the main stair hall, the stainlesssteel sculpture is by Tony Cragg, and the artwork is

by George Condo. For details, see Resources.

Designing a 33,000-square-foot family home from scratch in Scarsdale, New York, might seem daunting for some. Delphine Krakoff proves she’s more than up to the task.

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BANK OF AMERICA. BEYONC . BUBBLE TEA. SOME THINGS

really are too big to fail. But bringing a 33,000-square-foot house to boisterous, unfussy life is no sure thing. Add to the mix a museum-quality art collection, 24-foot-high ceilings, and a private hockey arena, and you’re one misstep away from a residence that feels larger than livable, too imposing to greet visitors with a sweet embrace.

“The idea, selfishly, was that I want everyone right here,” says the homeowner, an inveterate entertainer who (pre-pandemic) had dreams of dinners with guests in the three digits and child birthday sleepovers in a dedicated slumber party room. Her new home in leafy Scarsdale, just north of New York City, had to operate on multiple levels.

It needed to accommodate stampedes of visitors and yet, in a family with three kids and two dogs, also feel like an honest-to-goodness refuge: a dwelling and a resort all in one.

She had seen Delphine Krakoff’s work in the homes of friends and admired her sense of elegance and playfulness.

“She fills a home with a magnificent spirit,” the owner says.

“I love that she uses a pop of color here and there. It’s not overly done, but it’s not boring and drab.”

The need to bring a grounded quality to a home awash in elevated components (and ceiling heights) hardly ruffled Krakoff, who knows a thing or two about building chic and child-friendly environments. In addition to running her Manhattan-based firm Pamplemousse Design, the Paris native is a mother of four and the wife of Reed Krakoff, the fashion designer and former creative director of Tiffany & Co. Her appreciation of furniture with pedigree was useful here, where every single item—from the coffee tables to the coffee-table books—was a new acquisition.

Over the five years that the project took to complete, she worked alongside the home’s architect, Anthony Minichetti, to ensure that all aspects of the interiors were in harmony.

“The rooms are enormous,” Krakoff says. “The challenge was to still make it a human scale and warm and fun.”

Meanwhile, the family’s longtime art consultant, Wendy Cromwell, was working on building out the collection. After reviewing the blueprints and seeing the details, including fluted paneling and waist-high marble wainscoting, it was clear to her that “the art needed to be sculptural,” Cromwell says. She built a five-square-foot “dollhouse” model of the home in order to try out art in various rooms. She helped her clients acquire three-dimensional pieces by rising artists Carol Bove and Jean-Michel Othoniel, as well as what might be the pièce de résistance: the Cones and Pillars sculpture by Frank Stella that presides over the great room.

Meanwhile, Krakoff amassed a mix of new and vintage pieces, relying on textures and hues to complement the multidimensionality of the sculptures. For the great room, not overshadowing the art was only one of the hurdles. This 114 E L L E D E C O R

In the living room, a pair of Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs in a Dedar fabric face two vintage club chairs reupholstered in shearling. The Dmitriy & Co. sofa is custom, the cocktail table is vintage André Arbus, the side table is by Minotti, and the chandelier is

by Luke Lamp Co. The sculpture near the window is by John Chamberlain, and the framed artworks are by Idris Khan (left) and Robert Motherwell.

ABOVE , FROM LE F T:

Minichetti and Krakoff in the foyer, where the bench is by Thomas Heatherwick, the pendants are

by David Trubridge, and the artwork is by Yayoi Kusama. The kitchen cabinetry is by Eggersmann, the sink and fittings are

by Dornbracht, the chandelier is by Apparatus, and the vases are by RH, Restoration Hardware.

RIGHT: A Jean-Michel Othoniel sculpture hangs over the custom Martin Szekely table in the dining room. The custom chairs are in a Knoll fabric, the rug is by Kyle Bunting, and the wallcovering is by Élitis. The artwork (right) is by Rudolf Stingel.

was a space capacious enough to host a seated dinner for 120. “That’s like the size of a hotel ballroom,” says Krakoff, who divided the room into distinct, cozy seating areas.

She dialed up the whimsy factor in some of the smaller rooms. One of her favorite areas is the bar, inspired by the husband’s love of hotel bars around the world. The dark and clubby space has leather-tiled walls and a custom light fixture that bathes the room in an amber glow. Look closely and you’ll see a secret door that leads to his home office.

Down below is Fun City, with a professional-size hockey rink encircled by a picture taken with a 3D panorama camera of a crowd at a New York Rangers game. The adjoining game room is stocked with Pac-Man, pinball machines, and

a massive Scrabble board. The house was ready for the family to move in a few months before the pandemic hit, just in time for Thanksgiving dinner; by last spring, they were living under lockdown. The husband’s office was his new all-day bunker, while the fantasy kitchen for dinner parties became command central for round-the-clock family meals.

Recently, though, neighborhood kids—in masks—have begun to race around the hockey rink. A mixology-happy neighbor has been appointed the house “bartender.”

Looking further ahead, the owner likes what she envisions: “My children will be able to bring their spouses and their spouses’ families and my grandchildren, and nobody can ever say there’s not enough space.” ◾ ELLE DECOR

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pull up to a granite bar in the lounge, where the walls are sheathed in leather tiles. The club chairs in a Rogers & Goffigon mohair velvet and Ingo Maurer pendant are all custom. BE LOW, FROM LE F T: In the main bedroom, the bed and chair are by Holly Hunt, and the Gio Ponti bench, Jean Royère cocktail table, and Venini chandelier are all vintage; the table lamp is by Kelly Wearstler, the walls are upholstered in a Maharam fabric, and the artwork is by Richard Pousette-Dart. In the main bath, the tub is by Kallista, the armchairs are

by Cassina, the table is

by Glas Italia, and the chandelier is by Flos.

OPPOSITE: In the office, the desk is by Hervé van der Straeten, available from Ralph Pucci; the vintage armchairs are

by Pierre Jeanneret; the cocktail table is by Henge; and the rug is by Kyle Bunting. The Annie Leibovitz Sumo book and stand are from Taschen, and the table lamp is by Ralph Lauren.

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A kitesurfer’s Maui beach house discovers its essential life force—or mana, as they say in Hawaiian—with the spirited guidance of designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard.

The ocean-facing side of a traditional teak estate house in Maui that was recently renovated by Martyn Lawrence Bullard. The rocking chairs are from Hollywood at Home, and the koa wood screens are painted in Decorator’s White by Benjamin Moore. For details, see Resources.

In the foyer, the koa wood spiral staircase was hand-carved by a local artisan and resembles a fish’s spine.

The custom sofa is in a fabric by Peter Dunham, the stools are vintage, and the cocktail table is by Jayson Home. OPPOSITE: In the main living area, the custom table is paired with stools from Design Within Reach, and the kitchen has a Viking stove and Caesarstone counters. The custom barstools are in a Ralph Lauren Home fabric, and the pendants are from Cuff Studio. The artwork in the loft is by James Turrell.

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ONE FATEFUL DAY IN 2014, A CALIFORNIA KITESURFER

named Ed Freedman arrived in Maui at his beachfront rental—a quarter-century-old estate house in Paia, a bohemian crossroads on the island’s north shore. He dropped his bags and bounded the 50 or so yards to the sand, a favorite launch for legendary kiters like Laird Hamilton and Robby Naish. Pressing his bare feet onto Hawaiian terra firma for the first time, the 40-something tech entrepreneur felt a current course through him. In the native Hawaiian language, this life force is known as mana, but the newcomer could only summon his kiteboarder’s lingo. “I felt completely lit up,” Freedman recalls. As if the scene were destined for island mythology, he then caught sight of a green sea turtle, or honu, the Hawaiian symbol of good luck.

In 2017, after a few years of renting, Freedman had the rare opportunity to purchase the four-acre estate from its long-term owner. But before embarking on renovations, he spent a lot of time soaking up mana from a five-dollar folding beach chair under the shade of a fragrant plumeria tree on the breezy makai (oceanside) lawn. A cooler of beer was always within arm’s reach. Often posted next to him in one of those cheap seats was his friend, the English-born, West Hollywood–based interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard. And through the great Hawaiian “talk story” tradition—aka shooting the breeze—Freedman discovered his vision for the property. “Make it more luxurious, more comfortable,” said the homeowner, who moved to Maui permanently in March 2020 and regularly hosts a roster of famous neighbors for kiting sessions, Ping-Pong tournaments, and elaborate sea-totable dinners. “But don’t lose this essence.”

The property consists of three beach hales (cottages), including one at least 80 years old, plus a wood-and-stone main house that’s strongly rooted in Hawaii’s agricultural heritage but bears the inf luence of Japanese temples in its pagoda-style roof and deep, wraparound verandas. Bullard gave the architecture some lift simply by painting sections in white. From there, he expressed the island’s vibrancy through brazen mashups of texture and pattern, not to mention the unabashed use of high-octane color—a full-tilt design language in which the maximalist is quite fluent. Still, in this case, he deferred to the rich source material. “The colors of Hawaii aren’t just vivid,” Bullard says, pausing briefly for dra-

matic effect. “They’re drenched. I tried to capture what was naturally there.”

As a tribute to the lush plant life of the islands, one guest suite in the main house is almost entirely eclipsed by the color green, from the grass cloth–covered walls to the oversize fronds on the upholstery. An installation of works by Rupprecht Geiger nods to the splashy hues of exotic flowers by punctuating the verdant setting with eye-widening flair. By contrast, the neutral tableau of the main bedroom leans on a wide vista of the great blue Pacific for color. By using striking wallpaper motifs (a leafy profusion or mighty brushstrokes in a deep-ocean hue) as backdrops for displays of traditional crafts (such as breastplates of feathers and shells), the small confines of the powder rooms portray modern Hawaii with high-impact style.

“I always want to create a sense of place,” Bullard explains. “You should know you’re in Hawaii when you come to this house.”

In fact, cultural texture and pattern often intersect here: A printed cross-hatch design on the ceilings of the beach hale conveys straw thatching or even traditional lauhala (hala leaf) weaving. The outdoor bar is clad in bas-relief panels salvaged from an 1870s Indonesian hut—its spiral motif represents an unfurling fern frond, a symbol of new beginnings. A hand-stenciled border in the living room of the main house is inspired by tribal tattoos, providing a layer of geometry to offset the winding, hand-carved staircases made of local koa wood.

At the top of these sculptural flights are spaces that play on light, an abundant Hawaiian resource. Over the indigo shibori-covered seating in the mezzanine lounge hangs an effervescent installation of spherical rope pendants that conjures the ethereal orbs of light that float across dreamy postcards or the tiny bubbles that rise to the glinting surface of the ocean. In a curtained meditation nook, a light piece by artist James Turrell (the only Turrell work in the state) attempts to align chakras through a random color sequence that Bullard calls “the pulsating heart of the home.” A mana source for the New Age, perhaps? “Just like Hawaii,” Freedman notes, “it makes you feel something in your body.” ◾

The living room’s custom sofa is upholstered in a Cowtan & Tout fabric, the armchair is covered in a Christopher Farr Cloth print, and the side table and shearling stool are from MLB Atelier. The vintage lamps are from Hollywood at Home, the pendants are from Cuff Studio, and the sisal rug is by Stark Carpet. The grass-cloth sheathing on the ceiling is by Pierre Frey.

CLOC K WISE FROM TOP: The Turrell Room is named for its focal point, a lighted artwork by James Turrell; the custom banquette is covered in a fabric by Thibaut, the cocktail table is by West Elm, the shearling stool is by MLB Atelier, and the carpet is by Marc Phillips. On the balcony, the dining table by Bananas & Hammocks and chairs upholstered in a Peter Dunham fabric are all custom, the tableware is by Pottery Barn, and the pendants are by Paul Marra. The sofa in the carriage house is in a Martyn Lawrence Bullard linen, and the Danish cocktail table, surfboard, and artworks from Surfing Cowboys are all vintage.

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CLOC K WISE FROM TOP: In a guest bedroom, the walls are covered in a Phillip Jeffries grass cloth, a Thomas Hayes bed is dressed in custom linens

by Scandia Home and topped with a duvet cover in a Christopher Farr Cloth fabric, and the bed curtains are in a Kerry Joyce fabric; the armchairs are upholstered in a Paper Mills fabric, the Roger Capron cocktail table is vintage, and the bar cabinet is custom; the rug is by Marc Phillips, and the artwork is by Rupprecht Geiger. The custom canopy in the main bedroom is in a Coraggio fabric, the duvet cover and pillows are in a Quadrille print, the nightstand is by Thomas Hayes, and the walls are covered in a Barkskin by Caba Company. The guest bath’s walls, flooring, and tub are tiled in handmade Moroccan zellige, the sink fittings are by California Faucets, and the vintage and antique Chinese ceramics are from JF Chen.

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ABOVE: An outdoor spa area has a panoramic sauna and Japanese cedar

soaking tub by Dundalk Leisurecraft, and a cold plunge pool by Lando Chillers.

RIGHT: A custom tree house built from reclaimed wood overlooks Paia beach.

BE LOW: In a guest room, the Hollywood at Home bed is dressed in Frette

linens, and the duvet cover is in a Ralph Lauren Home fabric. The bed curtains are of a JAB Anstoetz fabric, the Hollywood at Home chair is in a Perennials fabric, and the side table is from Design Within Reach.

DARE

TO DREAM Defying convention, a couple enlists an enterprising team to build a modern Hamptons beach house where gutsy materiality, provocative contemporary art, and bold colors reign supreme—with not a shingle or clapboard in sight.

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WHEN DARYL SIMON AND HER HUSBAND, IRWIN, PURCHASED A RARE PIECE OF

land in Bridgehampton, New York, for a weekend and summer home, they were clear on one thing: They didn’t want a traditional Hamptons beach house. There would be no homage to the Shingle Style’s steeply peaked rooflines, no Colonial Revival for the 21st century, and no corporate swaths of glass.

Instead, for the 10 acres located between deeded farmland and Sagaponack Pond, the Simons recruited an unusual team: Architecture Plus Information (A+I), known for creating tech offices with a humanist touch, and designer Poonam Khanna, an architect by training whose studio, Unionworks, has been quietly running on word-of-mouth commissions since its founding in 2007. Based in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, Khanna was born in Chandigarh, India; she began her career in the public sector and pivoted to designing luxury interiors for private residences, hospitality, retail brands, and offices. Her collaboration with A+I—and LaGuardia Design Group, who contributed landscaping—resulted in a house as surprising as its team. “Grey Gardens, it ain’t,” says Brad Zizmor, one of A+I’s two cofounders.

ABOVE: A “bridge” at Daryl and Irwin Simon’s Bridgehampton, New York, home, designed by Architecture Plus Information and Poonam Khanna, connects the guesthouse to the main house. The landscaping is by LaGuardia Design Group.

OPPOSITE: In the family room, the vintage Mario Brunu lounge chairs are covered in a Holly Hunt fabric, and the custom side table is by TUW Designs. The walls are made of Kolumba brick from Petersen Tegl, the custom rug is by Mourne Textiles, and the artwork is by Rashid Johnson.

For details, see Resources.

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Khanna in the entry hall.

The artwork is by Alex Katz.

The Simons had already tested A+I’s mold-breaking abilities when they hired the firm to design the Long Island headquarters for Hain Celestial, Irwin’s former food company. Given the Simons’ background in organic products and sustainability, it was key that this new project was deferential to the landscape. “You really see a change of seasons in the house,” says Daryl. “Poonam and A+I allowed a lot of ‘Oh, wow’ moments.”

With four children and a love of entertaining, the Simons also wanted a residence where nothing was too precious.

Friends and kids would be tramping through for meals, playing basketball on the court adjacent to the entry, and trekking to and from the infinity pool.

A+I’s first bold choice was to clad the structure’s three rectangular volumes in charcoal-stained, quartersawn wood, and Khanna agreed. “I was really obsessed with this house being black so that it didn’t stand out in the landscape,” she said, though she admits that this sounds contradictory. “You don’t see the lower volumes, you just see the dark bar that floats across.”

Sandy-colored brick walls add warmth and richness to the dark exterior, bisecting the house, running perpendicular to the pond and farm; this materiality is carried through in the interiors, easing the transition between inside and out. And after a number of massing studies, A+I decided to separate the guest wing from the family’s main spaces, straddling the two volumes over a bioswale and connecting them with a bridging second story. A lower, exterior bridge connects the ground floors of the two structures and floats 12 feet above native grasses, Pennsylvania sedge, and small, multi-trunked trees.

A simple promenade, with rooms that flow linearly, serves as a canvas for Khanna’s playful palette and design concept.

This light touch also lets the Simons’ bold art collection shine. To complement it, Khanna anchored each room with sculptural furniture and kept the pieces to a minimum.

Large, bright sectionals are the centerpieces of the main gathering spaces; for the family room, she chose a welcoming Zanotta Pianoalto sectional in cerulean by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba that gestures to the pond. In the more for128 E L L E D E C O R

mal living room, a custom C-shaped grass-green sofa provides the only color, nodding to the farm views.

Khanna’s sprightly choices extend to the dining room, which she designed around a large Thomas Struth photograph of a lush jungle. Bringing her clients back to earth, she upholstered the backs of the Formstelle dining chairs with a Memphis-like fabric that evokes a city skyline. And in another unexpected move, the main focus of the Simons’ kitchen is a monumental brass island with a copper finish meant to patina over time, fingerprints and all. Khanna has instructed the Simons not to polish it: Its variegated and smudged rosy glow serves as a symbol of the house itself—adored and used by many. ◾

In the living room, the custom TUW Designs circular sofa is in a Pierre Frey linen, the vintage Terje Ekstrom chair is from Eclectic-20, the cocktail table is by McCollin Bryan, and the copper side table is by Neri & Hu. The sculpture is by Derek Weisberg, and the custom rug is

by Vanderhurd. BE LOW LE F T: The entry gallery features artwork by Robert Longo and sculptures by Maria Moyer (left) and Nairy Baghramian; the steel and leather staircase is custom, and the flooring is from the Hudson Company. BE LOW RIGHT: The Ludovica + Roberto Palomba sectional in the family room is in a Calvin Fabrics linen, the throw pillows are from Maison de Vacances, and the custom table cubes are by Campbell & Strasser.

ABOVE: In the dining room, the table is by TUW Designs and Wüd Furniture, the Formstelle chairs are in Osborne &

Little and Pierre Frey fabrics, the chandelier is by Bec Brittain, and the Calacatta Macchia Vecchia backsplash is from Unico Design Lab. The sculptures are by Sherrie Levine. BE LOW: The kitchen’s custom island is clad in a brass finish that is left to patina over time and topped with a counter in Calacatta marble. The island fittings are by Grohe, and the pendants are by Apparatus.

ABOVE: In the home’s primary bedroom, the custom bed is in a Pierre Frey fabric and dressed with sheets from Matteo and a blanket from Coyuchi. The floating nightstands are by BDDW, and the Warren Platner lounge chairs are vintage.

The sconces are by Apparatus, the pendant light is from Ay Illuminate, the carpet is

by Vanderhurd, and the gold sculpture is by Camille Henrot. OPPOSITE , FROM LE F T: The game room’s bar area features barstools by Pierre Paulin in a Maharam fabric, countertops from DuPont, custom cabinetry painted in Philipsburg Blue

by Benjamin Moore, and pendants by Lumfardo. The powder room has a custom bronze and Noir St. Laurent stone vanity, a mirror by Studio Matter Made, tiles by Heath Ceramics, a sink and fittings by Piet Boon, and a hand towel by Coyuchi.

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Twelve years after ELLE DECOR first visited Darryl Carter at his townhouse in Washington, D.C., we pay a return visit for an object lesson in how a top-tier interior designer keeps it fresh.

In the living room of Darryl Carter’s 1913 townhouse, the Napoleonic daybed is upholstered in a fabric by Loro Piana, and the bergère (left) and duchesse brisée chair (right) are antique.

The cocktail table is custom, the bench is made of reclaimed stone and metal, the bronze sconces are from a Paris flea market, the antique chandelier is from Remains Lighting, and the rug is by Stark. The painting over the daybed is by Ida Kohlmeyer. For details, see Resources.

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TOP, FROM LE F T: Carter with his German shorthaired pointer, Eve. In the library, the Chippendale chair is from the estate of Karl Lagerfeld, the sconce is antique, the fireplace is custom, and the walls are in All White by Farrow & Ball. ABOVE: The kitchen’s hood and range are by Viking, the wine storage is by Sub-Zero, and the sink and fittings are by Waterworks. An antique étagère tops a custom island fashioned from a vintage baker’s cabinet, the counters are Carrara marble, and the pendants are vintage. At left, the cabinets are painted in Pashmina (top) and Dry Sage (bottom) by Benjamin Moore; at right, the early-19th-century mantel is Virginian, and the still life painting is antique.

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N THE MIDDLE OF DARRYL CARTER’S COMFORTABLE

family room sits a hornet’s nest displayed in a case like a priceless heirloom. While not quite what one might anticipate from one of the most successful designers of his generation, it is a classic Carter move.

Known for interiors that unexpectedly juxtapose old and new, Carter never fails to add a dash of irreverence. “I am prone to one-off environments where steel meets gilt and burled veneer meets blackened iron,” Carter says. And, always, there is art, which “should inspire thought,” he says, “and ideally laughter.”

Nowhere is his signature style more dramatically showcased than in his own D.C. home, which features a life-size headless horse in the foyer (the “laughter” part of the equation). This Beaux Arts townhouse on Washington’s Embassy Row, which has served as his creative laboratory for 23 years, was first featured in ELLE DECOR in 2009—a year before Carter landed on the inaugural edition of the magazine’s A-List. Twelve years later, his place on the list holds firm—but the design of his townhouse, as the images on these pages make clear, is in continual flux.

When I visited Carter recently at home, I discovered that a Napoleonic daybed has replaced a stately grand piano; a repurposed revolving door is now the gateway to his top-floor gym; and in the primary suite, a simple metal poster bed stands in place of the antique doors from a Paris bordello that once functioned as his headboard. “My design ethos remains the same—modern balanced with antiquity,” he says. “But there is a greater confidence after so many years, and so the tension between these objects has amplified.”

I was starting out, who knew that ’60s furniture would become collectible? And that antiques would be reduced to “brown furniture”? I have always had an appreciation for both, and that is why I’m prone to marrying different styles. One absent the other can create a sterile environment, or an environment so lofty that you are fearful to sit down in it.

LR: Washington is not a particularly fashionable town. What does that mean for you?

D C : My clients are very self-selecting. So when you bring me on board, you kind of have to be on board, too. My first two clients were on polar sides of the aisle. They were two highly visible people. I think I transcend politics, thankfully.

Most of my work is not even in Washington. Journeying to various homes requires fast adaptation and dexterity. For me, each one of my commissions is singular and is tailored accordingly. This is what I most enjoy about my work.

LR: How do you approach a new client?

D C : The psychology is most important. You have to be a good listener. These relationships are like a hybrid of speed dating and a long marriage when the partners have cultivated a sense of trust. The design community carries a tremendous weight, as we are entrusted to develop spaces in the context of the client’s intimate lifestyle.

LR: Where is design heading these days?

D C : It is cyclical in its nature. I fear that we are soon to all be living in the same Habitrail. The instant has been all-consuming, where things magically deliver in a day.

I worry the making of the home has become a chore; there is a tendency to default to an “add water” approach.

LR: How have you evolved as a designer?

D C: My work is still predominantly rooted in the mix of the modern and the antique, but the juxtaposition is bolder, the tension between the two more pronounced. Where I would once second-guess myself, I have necessarily become far more decisive. What has grown exponentially is my capacity to find humor in just about anything. Boy, did I used to wear myself out with unnecessary angst. ◾

You were a lawyer before switching to design.

When did you realize that the law wasn’t for you?

DA R RY L C A R TE R : Oh, from the first day. I have always been creative. When I graduated [from Georgetown], I went to work for my father’s company. He recalls that I did nothing but come in late, read the paper, disappear for long lunches, and leave early to go to the gym.

LR: How did you find ways to express yourself during this period?

DC: I renovated and flipped real estate. That was how I fed my creative side. Most of the properties I flipped went for record prices.

But it was when I renovated a co-op at the Altamont [in the Kalorama section of D.C.] that my career began. I connected four co-ops together into one and put them back into their historic footprint. The late Metropolitan Home magazine put it on the cover and set my career change in motion. I landed two blue-chip clients. Then Neiman Marcus reached out. It wasn’t overnight, but the initial reception was extraordinary in hindsight.

LR: How would you describe your style?

D C : I do high-modern. I can play in many vernaculars. It’s very crossover because I ABOVE: Carter’s living room as it appeared in the November 2009 issue of ELLE DECOR , with a 19th-century grand piano as the focal point. When he purchased the Beaux Arts embrace antiquities. Even when I’m doing townhouse in the district, the elegant space—once a single-family dwelling—had the most modern settings, I push to have a been carved into small offices with acoustical drop ceilings and gray carpeting. classical element. I just think it makes the He restored it to a single-family residence and used its rooms to explore his design ideas about combining pedigreed antiques, contemporary furnishings, and art. house more approachable, more tactile. When LOI S ROMANO:

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OPPOSITE , FROM TOP: In the main bedroom, the campaign chaise is antique, the floor

lamp is from Illuminations, and the cylindrical plaster cast was previously used to create architectural groin-vault formations; the desk is by Jesse Robinson, the antique Baltimore mantel is from Brass Knob, and the artwork (left) is by Carter. In the main bath, the vintage bathtub came out of a former Russian embassy, the 19th-century mantel is in the style of Louis XV, and the Italian gilt mirror is by Giannetti’s Studio. ABOVE: The custom bed is dressed in linens from Hines & Co., the Roman shades are of a Hines & Co. fabric, the flooring is reclaimed pine, and the cowhide rugs are by Kyle Bunting; the bronze horse sculpture was a gift, the sculpture at left is by M. Harris, and the artwork above the bed is by Julie Wolfe.

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RESOURCES Items pictured but not listed are from private collections.

CONTENTS PAGE 18: Lamp: Astier de Villatte, astierdevillatte.com. PAGE 22: Daybed fabric: Loro Piana, loropiana.com.

TRUTH IN DECORATING PAGES 42–44: Cliff Fong,

mattblackeinc.com. Alexa Hampton, alexahampton.com.

ANATOMY OF A HOUSE Interior design: Remy Renzullo, remyrenzullo.com.

PAGE 66: Table: Carlton Hobbs, carltonhobbs.com. Pendant: Jamb, jamb.co.uk. Outdoor furniture: Wicker Works, thewickerworks.com.

China: Carolina Irving & Daughters, ci-daughters.com. Rug: Doris Leslie Blau, dorisleslieblau.com.

PAGE 68: Painting: Georges Braque, georgesbraque.org. Chair and sofa fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com.

Stools: RH, Restoration Hardware, rh .com. Range: Wolf, subzero-wolf.com.

Tile: Country Floors, countryfloors .com. Shades: Décors Barbares, decorsbarbares.com. Sofa fabric: Pierre Frey. Carpet: Stark Carpets, starkcarpet.com. PAGE 70: Fabric: Pierre Frey. Bedding: D. Porthault, dporthault.com. Sconces and lamp: RH, Restoration Hardware. Chaise fabric: Les Indiennes, lesindiennes.com.

Curtains: Décors Barbares. Wallpaper: Colefax and Fowler, colefax.com.

NEXT-LEVEL GLAMOUR Interior design: Gachot Studios, gachotstudios.com.

PAGES 96–97: Pillows: Alt for Living, altforliving.com. Chair and side table: Herman Miller, hermanmiller.com.

Armchairs: Modernlink, modernlink .com. PAGES 98–99: Chairs: R 20th Century, r-and-company.com. Rocking chair, sculptures, and vessels: Maison Gerard, maisongerard.com. Artwork: Tanya Merrill, tanyamerrill.com.

Coverlet and throw: RW Guild, rwguild .com. Lamp: Lightolier, signify.com.

Artwork: Nancy Lorenz, nancy-lorenz .com. Table: Blu Dot, bludot.com. Stool: Cassina, cassina.com. Dresser: Ikea, ikea.com. Pillow: Yayoi Kusama, yayoi-kusama.jp.

CALL MY DESIGNER! Interior design: Fabrizio Casiraghi, fabriziocasiraghi.com.

PAGES 100–101: Sofa fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. Cocktail table: Willy Rizzo, willyrizzo.com. Lamp: Astier de Villatte, astierdevillatte.com. Pendant: Isamu Noguchi, shop.noguchi.org.

Triptych: Roberto Ruspoli, roberto ruspoli.com. Paintings: H. Craig Hanna, hcraighanna.com. PAGES 102–103: Oven: Miele, mieleusa.com.

PAGES 104–105: Sink and fittings: Imperial, imperialbathroom.com. Wall tiles: Ceramica Vogue, ceramicavogue .com. Wallcovering: CMO Paris, cmo paris.com. Rug: Jules & Jim, julesetjim.fr.

WHERE TIME STANDS STILL Interior design: Studio Shamshiri, studioshamshiri.com.

PAGES 106–107: Sofa: George Smith, georgesmith.com. Sofa: Galerie Half, galeriehalf.com. Chair: Summer, summerclassicshome.com.

Side table: Leif Gallery, leifshop.com.

Side table: Obsolete, obsoleteinc.com.

Rug: Woven Accents, woven.is.

PAGES 108–109: Banquette fabric: BDDW, bddw.com. Table: Morentz, morentz.com. Chairs: Sawkille Co., sawkille.com. Chandelier: Trans-Luxe, trans-luxe.com. Table, chairs, credenza: BDDW. Lamp: Chris Brock, brockpottery.com. Rug: Christopher 138 E L L E D E C O R

Farr, christopherfarr.com. Stools: BDDW. Range: Wolf, subzero-wolf .com. Sink fittings: Dornbracht, dornbracht.com. Pendants: Rose Uniacke, roseuniacke.com. Cabinet paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com.

PAGES 110–111: Nightstands: BDDW. Lamps: Adam Silverman, adam silverman.net. Sconces: Lumfardo Luminaries, lumfardo.com. Rug: Christopher Farr. Sofa: Carl Malmsten, carlmalmsten.se. Tub: Bartok Design, bartokdesign.com. Sink and fittings: Waterworks, waterworks.com.

Chaises: Janus et Cie, janusetcie.com.

Sconces: Apparatus Studio, apparatus studio.com. Floors and walls: Heath Ceramics, heathceramics.com. Lounge chairs: John Williams, jwinteriors.com.

THE BIG PICTURE Interior design: Delphine Krakoff, pamplemoussedesign.com. Architecture: Anthony Minichetti, amarchitectllc.com.

PAGES 112–113: Table: Galerie Kreo, galeriekreo.com. Cocktail table: Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com. Sculpture: Dale Chihuly, chihuly.com. Tray: Hermès, hermes.com. Sculpture: Tony Cragg, tony-cragg.com. PAGES 114–115: Chairs: Hans Wegner, dwr.com. Chair fabric: Dedar, dedar.com. Sofa: Dmitriy & Co., dmitriyco.com. Side table: Minotti, minotti.com. Chandelier: Luke Lamp Co., lukelampco.com. Sculpture: John Chamberlain, johnchamberlain .co. Bench: Thomas Heatherwick, heatherwick.com. Pendants: David Trubridge, davidtrubridge.com.

Artwork: Yayoi Kusama, yayoi-kusama .jp. Cabinetry: Eggersmann, eggersmannusa.com. Fittings: Dornbracht, dornbracht.com.

Chandelier: Apparatus Studio, apparatusstudio.com. Vases: RH, Restoration Hardware, rh.com.

Sculpture: Jean-Michel Othoniel, othoniel.fr. Table: Martin Szekely, martinszekely.com. Chair fabric: Knoll, knoll.com. Rug: Kyle Bunting, kylebunting.com. Wallcovering: Elitis, elitis.fr. PAGES 116–117: Club chair fabric: Rogers & Goffigon, rogersand goffigon.com. Pendant: Ingo Maurer, ingo-maurer.com. Bed and chair: Holly Hunt. Table lamp: Kelly Wearstler, kellywearstler.com.

Wallcovering: Maharam, maharam .com. Tub: Kallista, kallista.com.

Armchairs: Cassina, cassina.com.

Table: Glas Italia, artemest.com.

Chandelier: Flos, flos.com. Desk: Hervé van der Straeten, ralphpucci .com. Cocktail table: Henge, henge07 .com. Rug: Kyle Bunting. Book and stand: Taschen, taschen.com. Table lamp: Ralph Lauren, ralphlauren.com.

WELL, ALOHA Interior design: Martyn Lawrence Bullard, martynlawrencebullard.com.

PAGES 118–119: Chairs: Hollywood at Home, hollywoodathome.com. Screen paint: Benjamin Moore, benjamin moore.com. PAGES 120–121: Sofa fabric: Peter Dunham, peterdunham textiles.com. Cocktail table: Jayson Home, jaysonhome.com. Stools: Design Within Reach, dwr.com. Stove: Viking, vikingrange.com. Counters: Caesarstone, caesarstoneus.com.

Barstool fabric: Ralph Lauren, ralph lauren.com. Pendants: Cuff Studio, cuffstudio.com. PAGES 122–123: Sofa fabric: Cowtan & Tout, cowtan.com.

Armchair fabric: Christopher Farr Cloth, christopherfarrcloth.com.

Side table and stool: MLB Atelier, martynlawrencebullard.com. Lamps: Hollywood at Home. Pendants: Cuff Studio. Rug: Stark Carpet, starkcarpet .com. Grass cloth: Pierre Frey, pierre frey.com. Artwork: James Turrell, james

turrell.com. Banquette fabric: Thibaut, thibautdesign.com. Cocktail table: West Elm, westelm.com. Stool: MLB Atelier. Carpet: Marc Phillips, marc phillipsrugs.com. Dining table: Bananas & Hammocks, bananasand hammocks.com. Chair fabric: Peter Dunham. Tableware: Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com. Pendants: Paul Marra, paulmarradesign.com. Sofa fabric: Martyn Lawrence Bullard.

PAGES 124–125: Wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries, phillipjeffries.com. Bed: Thomas Hayes, thomashayesstudio .com. Linens: Scandia Home, scandia home.com. Duvet cover fabric: Christopher Farr Cloth. Bed curtains fabric: Kerry Joyce, kerryjoyce.com.

Armchair fabric: Paper Mills, paper mills.net. Rug: Marc Phillips. Canopy fabric: Coraggio, coraggio.com.

Duvet cover and pillow fabric: Quadrille, quadrillefabrics.com.

Nightstand: Thomas Hayes.

Wallcovering: Barkskin by Caba Company, barkskin.com. Fittings: California Faucets, calfaucets.com.

Ceramics: JF Chen, jfchen.com.

Sauna and tub: Dundalk Leisurecraft, dundalkleisurecraft.com. Pool: Lando Chillers, lando-chillers.com. Bed: Hollywood at Home. Linens: Frette, frette.com. Duvet cover fabric: Ralph Lauren. Curtain fabric: JAB Anstoetz, jab.de. Chair: Hollywood at Home. Chair fabric: Perennials, perennialsfabrics.com. Side table: Design Within Reach.

DARE TO DREAM Interior design: Poonam Khanna, theunionworks.com. Architecture: Architecture Plus Information, architectureplusinformation.com.

Landscaping: LaGuardia Design Group, laguardiadesigngroup.com.

PAGES 126–127: Chair fabric: Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com. Side table: TUW Designs, tuwdesigns.co.uk. Brick: Petersen Tegl, en.petersen-tegl.dk.

Rug: Mourne Textiles, mournetextiles .com. PAGES 128–129: Artwork: Alex Katz, alexkatz.com. Sofa: TUW Designs.

Sofa fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com.

Chair: Eclectic-20, eclectic-20.com.

Cocktail table: McCollin Bryan, mccollinbryan.com. Side table: Neri & Hu, neriandhu.com. Sculpture: Derek Weisberg, derekweisberg.com. Rug: Vanderhurd, studiofournyc.com.

Artwork: Robert Longo, robertlongo .com. Sculpture: Maria Moyer, maria moyer.com. Flooring: The Hudson Company, thehudsonco.com.

Sectional: Ludovica + Roberto

Palomba, palombaserafini.com. Sofa fabric: Calvin Fabrics, calvinfabrics .com. Throw pillows: Maison de Vacances, maisondevacances.com.

Cocktail tables: Campbell & Strasser, campbellandstrasser.com.

PAGES 130–131: Table: TUW Designs.

Chairs: Formstelle, formstelle.de. Chair fabric: Osborne & Little, osborneand little.com. Chair fabric: Pierre Frey.

Chandelier: Bec Brittain, becbrittain .com. Backsplash: Unico Design Lab, unicodesignlab.com. Barstools: Cain Modern, cainmoderne.com. Clement Brazille, clementbrazille.com. Sink and fittings: Grohe, grohe.us. Pendant: Apparatus, apparatusstudio.com.

Bed fabric: Pierre Frey. Sheets: Matteo, matteola.com. Blanket: Coyuchi, coyuchi.com. Nightstands: BDDW, bddw.com. Sconces: Apparatus.

Pendant: Ay Illuminate, ayilluminate .com. Carpet: Vanderhurd. Sculpture: Camille Henrot, camillehenrot.fr.

Barstools: Pierre Paulin, ralphpucci .com. Stool fabric: Maharam, maharam .com. Countertops: DuPont, dupont .com. Cabinet paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Light fixture: Lumfardo Luminaries, lumfardo.com.

Mirror: Studio Matter Made, matter made.us. Tiles: Heath Ceramics, heath ceramics.com. Sink and fittings: Piet Boon, pietboon.com.

Hand towel: Coyuchi.

THEORY OF EVOLUTION Interior design: Darryl Carter, darrylcarter.com.

PAGES 132–133: Chair fabric: Loro Piana, us.loropiana.com. Chandelier: Remains Lighting, remains.com. Rug: Stark, starkcarpet.com. PAGES 134–135: Wall paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball .com. Hood and range: Viking, viking range.com. Wine storage: Sub-Zero, subzero-wolf.com. Sink and fittings: Waterworks, waterworks.com. Cabinet paint: Benjamin Moore, benjamin moore.com. PAGES 136–137: Floor lamp: Illuminations, illuminationslighting.com. Bed linens and Roman shades: Hines & Co., hinescompany .com. Rugs: Kyle Bunting, kylebunting .com. Sculpture: M. Harris, mharris sculpture.com. Artwork: Julie Wolfe, juliewolfe.net. Mirror: Giannetti’s Studio, giannettistudio.com.

CORRECTION In the Furniture Fantasy story in our May issue, the maker of the terrazzo (page 53) was misidentified. The flooring is by TileBar.

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“Gem Ring Chandelier is a clean, edgy light fixture that would work really well in a funky powder room.

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SCAVOLINI > The Formalia kitchen by Scavolini—in partnership with designer Vittore Niolu — gives a home character and elegance.

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DESIGN FOR GOOD

Get It in Ink A lifelong wood craftsman plays with permanence and form in his latest work—a tattooed chair.

PH OTOGR APH BY

DON PE NNY

Each month,

For Jonah Meyer, founder of the Hudson Valley, New York–based furniture company Sawkille Co. (sawkille.com), the line between fine art and design grows fuzzier every day. That blurring is apparent in this steam-bent chair crafted of leather and bleached walnut. When asked why he works primarily with wood, Meyer’s answer is simple: “I think you’re born that way. It’s an obvious choice—it’s warm and natural, and it feels good to the touch.” With this ergonomic piece, Meyer approached the chair’s leather seat the way a tattoo artist treats skin: He applied a dappling of weather-inspired symbols with a permanent tanning ink that oxidizes the leather, changing the material itself rather than sitting on its surface like paint on a canvas. “It’s always fun to make pieces that stand out from the pack,” says Meyer. “Plus, who doesn’t love a good storm?” —Kate McGregor

an artisan to create a unique item for us.

At the end of the year, these pieces will be auctioned off to benefit Housing Works. housingworks.org

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