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Game, Seat, Match! Commemorating a half century of comfy cool, the modular Mah Jong sofa looks better than ever. Norma Kamali at home on her Mah Jong in a striped cotton linen. RIGHT: The artist Larry Achiampong’s “Mah Jong Re-imagined” design.

1971 Designer Hans Hopfer’s idiosyncratic sofa makes its groovy debut.

2005 Kenzo Takada is the ﬁrst fashion designer to “dress” the Mah Jong, initiating an ongoing legacy of collaborations with designers including Missoni Home, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Sonia Rykiel.

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synonymous with freedom of expression, an accommodating domestic canvas that has begotten couture collaborations with fashion designers like Sonia Rykiel and Jean Paul Gaultier and has popped up in the homes of celebrities like Norma Kamali and Gwyneth Paltrow. To celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, Roche Bobois is offering two new versions of the sofa with veteran collaborators Missoni Home and the late Kenzo Takada, as well as a reedition of Gaultier’s 2010 collection. Pull up a seat—whichever way you like. —Sean Santiago

2016 At the behest of Roche Bobois, ArtReview magazine selects eight artists, including Pio Abad, Larry Achiampong, and Patrizio Di Massimo, to create a work inspired by the sofa for the “8 x 8 Mah Jong Re-imagined” charity auction in London.

2019 Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos exhibits her take on the Mah Jong at Art Basel Miami Beach and then auctions it off for charity.

2021 Architect and Tony Award–winning set designer David Rockwell installs Mah Jong sofas on the lawn of Union Station in Los Angeles, creating an outdoor lounge for the Academy Awards.

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benign. “It’s an incredibly destructive and troubling way of Pagoda motifs, fiery dragons, and bamboo looking at the other,” she says. In the world of decor, it’s hard to escape the fact that stalks. See it in architecture, gardens, interiors, furnishings, products, graphic motifs, and chinoiserie is a perennial favorite. “It’s a really loaded at just about every scale of design. Chinoiserie, topic,” interior designer Young Huh, a first-generation a genre of reproduction design dating back to 17th- and Korean American, says. On the one hand, she notes, there 18th-century Western Europe, has had a long history. are historically based wallcoverings that respect Chinese From Louis XIV’s decor at Versailles to Ettore Sottsass’s artisans. “Then there are all the weird, fetishistic things pagoda-topped postmodern shelving, westernized versions that people make and call chinoiserie. Cultural appropriof Asian motifs have long been a mainstay of interior design. ation is also an issue.” What’s often missing in the desire These days, chinoiserie is regaining popularity as part of for this commodified “historic” aesthetic is an interest and an Instagram-friendly, “grandmillennial” lifestyle aesthetic curiosity for history itself. Ignorance breeds insensitivities, based around a mix of shabby-chic decor that harks back and offenders can often be unaware. From high-end to high street, the pervasive presence to its last craze in the 1930s. You can find vintage and of ch i noi ser ie won’t be goi ng modern mass-produced examples a ny where a ny t i me soon—a nd from retailers like One Kings Lane manufacturers are only part of the and Chairish. On the higher end, equation. Equally accountable are wallcovering f irms Gracie and the various players within the de Gournay produce historically industry ecosystem who bolster informed reproductions of chinoiserie silk brocade panels and its fashion and ultimately its sales. textiles, many of which feature East Marketers, retailers, and magazine Asian–inflected floral patterns and editors ought to be held equally to scenic landscapes—sometimes martask for steering the conversation keted as part of “exotic” collections. around cultural appropriation—but As a style of decor, chinoiserie without a diversity and inclusion is ubiquitous, even beautiful. But of voices in their decision-making ranks, that is not likely to change. it has never sat well with me— as a motif or as a word—as an Asian Speaking up against power—be American. And, to varying degrees, it a design client, a brand, or a popothers share my discomfort. “My ular trend—is never easy. As Dung reading of chinoiserie is that it’s Ngo, founder and editor in chief of MICHAEL K. CHEN ‘Asian’ in facsimile,” the architect August Editions, says: “If you had Michael K. Chen says. “The way called me [last year], it probably chinoiserie is deployed in interiors would have been a very different is something that I am a little reflexconversation.” Through the lens ively allergic to. As a component of the present—when anti-Asian prejudice and hate crimes have been of a ‘traditional’ interior, it seems reported at an all-time high, due in to highlight the question, Whose tradition are we talking about?” large part to the senseless assertion Chen’s question is one that many Asian Americans in that COVID-19 equates to a “Chinese virus”—it’s harder the design industry often wonder about, if behind closed to swallow the ridicule of a word, a misplaced motif, or a doors. Because a decorative design object is never just an slant-eyed caricature. And we shouldn’t have to. object. It is a stand-in for what is valued, what is heralded as For while a cartoonish pagoda design might rank lower on beautiful; and when staged as a prized possession in one’s the growing list of battles to fight, it’s part of the backdrop home, it becomes more than a conversation piece. It is a tacit that upholds harmful stereotypes and a status quo that often endorsement of the labor and culture that produced it—and questions the notion of cultural counterfeits from only one vantage point. It’s time to rethink our conversations around of the taste of its owner. In the West, the idea of chinoiserie has long been per- the objects we love and why—and move forward to a place ceived as benign, liberally used in popular culture to apply that welcomes all. As furniture and product designer Robert to a generic “Asian” aesthetic that freely borrows elements Sukrachand says, when done with care and respect, “design, from a range of visual cultures, not just Chinese. “Scholars whether it’s an interior, a room, a piece of furniture, or an tended to think of the term chinoiserie as a kind of ‘neutral’ object, is such a beautiful vehicle for connection.” ◾ stylistic device,” says Iris Moon, an assistant curator in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department at the Aileen Kwun is a writer and editor based in New York City. Metropolitan Museum of Art. But the imagery is hardly Go to elledecor.com to read the full version of this article. OO DOGS. GINGER JARS. YIN-YANG TABLES.

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its doors in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 2018, the showroom felt primed for social media ascendancy, stocked with choice midcentury pieces that were smartly arranged and bathed in natural light on Instagram. That was no coincidence: Founders Jared Heinrich and Aric Yeakey both have a background in photography—and great taste to boot. With an eye toward compelling juxtapositions of old and new, Love House quickly manifested as a design destination, peaking with the November 2019 launch of designer Eny Lee Parker’s “Internal-izing” collection, with a guest list stretching into the hundreds. Its new home base, open by appointment in New York City’s Greenwich Village, leans much harder into what’s contemporary, collectible, and cool. Love House’s evolved approach 56

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to curating reﬂects a sea change in both popular tastes and culture: to the trade sans pretense. “Vintage was a way for us to introduce ourselves,” says Yeakey. “But contemporary design was always where we wanted to go.” While pedigreed pieces still dance through its doors, the showroom’s focus is on emerging talents working in a range of media: Wengewood vessels by Studio Anansi; corn-based plastic seating by Kouros Maghsoudi; ceramic furniture and lighting by Sunshine Thacker. “They are such talented curators,” says Parker, who’s shown with the duo since their collaboration two years ago. “But they also work with designers who align with their values, and that can’t always be said of the gallery world.” It seems what the new space does best is realize the latent potential in its name as a platform for that perennially touted Instagram value: community. —Sean Santiago

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House in Manhattan (clockwise from left), lamp by Studio J McDonald. Photograph by Atarah Atkinson. Sculpture by Matthew Byrd. Painting by Theo Pinto. Credenza by Buket Hoscan Bazman. Vessels (pair) by Studio Anansi. Chairs by Kouros Maghsoudi. Table by Studio J McDonald. Chair by Studio Pardon Our Appearance. Mushroom Lamp by Nicholas Pourfard. Sofa by Umberto Bellardi Ricci. lovehouseny.com

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VH: These would add

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VH: I’m a fan of straw marquetry. This would be a key focal point.

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roaming bobcats. In modernizing the dome, challenges emerged quickly. Dry rot had consumed the structure’s base, so contractor Timothy McCarthy decided to rebuild the entire foundation. His team removed the original spiral staircase from the heart of the home and installed a new one connecting to the basement-level bedroom; Fouquet encased each step in aquatic-themed fabric of his own design and capped the railing with a vintage glass compass. “With the stairs gone, the light travels through space, and it becomes more magical,” McCarthy says. He and Fouquet met in 2012, when the milliner launched his eponymous brand and McCarthy built the first store for free in an underground garage; their friendship has deepened over the years, in part because of their shared membership in the ceramics

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ceiling illuminated by rice-paper la nterns, Scandinavian bent wood f u r n iture, and a palette of muted hues: The latest project from Portland, Oregon–based designer Jessica Helgerson is as breathtaking as it is lovingly detailed. But the real surprise is that the space is not a private home or destination hotel: It’s a homeless shelter. C a s t i n g a s ide a l l pre c onception s of what a shelter should look like—typically, a bare-bones space crammed with cots—Helgerson partnered with Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) to create a strikingly different, uplifting design for the nonprofit’s new Family Village shelter in a former Slavic church. After listening to the moving stories of the families that needed assistance, Helgerson says she had to jump in, pro bono. “I was sobbing,” she says. “And I was like, ‘I’ll do anything I can to help.’”

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rooms for 16 families with simple oak beds and chests. Even by the reception desk, a mural depicting an oceanic scene by Lonesome Pictopia communicates that the space is no ordinary shelter. “When parents walk in for the ﬁrst time and they’re experiencing the stress of being homeless with their kids, the design of this space immediately instills a sense of dignity and respect,” says Emma Hoyle, development director at PHFS, adding that the organization previously ran an improvised shelter in a different church basement with folding dividers and cots that had to be collapsed and cleared out every morning. Having a permanent, attractive space that reﬂects the principles of trauma-informed design does more than merely give families a comfortable place to rest their heads, says Hoyle. It also leads to better outcomes. “It used to take a long time to build relationships and trust and to show people we were really there to support them,” she says. “Now the physical space does so much of that work for us because everything is beautiful, intentional, and calming. It makes a big difference.” —Tim McKeough

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longing to slink back into the proverbial womb, whether it’s in the form of swaddling cashmere pajamas or a weighted blanket, consider a more primeval mode of pampering that’s trending again: the built-in bed. “There is something nice about having solidity on at least three walls around you,” says designer T homas Jay ne, founder of Jay ne Desig n Studio. “I think a lot of times they get installed because the idea of a bunk room is kind of fun and romantic.” Their storied lineage is part of what appeals to Sean Scherer, an artist and designer who calls the box bed one of his signatures. “They’ve been around since medieval times for warmth and conservation of space; the Dutch call them a bedstee,” he says. “Now you see them everywhere. I’m always amazed.” Amazed, but not surprised, because they impart instant nostalgic comfort that begs to be napped in. Scherer designed one for a client with an “acidy green” interior; another is sheathed in mirrors to bounce light around, suppressing claustrophobia. He likes that they’re adaptable to all architectural styles— “It could be very midcentury as well as very 1850s.” But it must never feel like a Sheetrock box, one reason Scherer prefers to line each of his bed boxes with beadboard. Done well, each one should stand like a piece of carpenter-built furniture in order to achieve the ultimate goal:

Dress It Up Once the custom bed is installed, it’s time to cover it. Here, three designers suggest the choicest linens to use. “I go for a classic quilted Matouk coverlet or bedspread. I just like layering, and sometimes you want to have the heaviness.” —Peti Lau “For me, RH, Restoration Hardware is a no-brainer. Most brands have only one or two good fabrics—RH has more like 20 or 30.” —Ravi Patel “My go-to is E. Braun & Co., which has the most beautiful selection of embroidery and colors. Aleta in London has a wonderful selection, too, and for something a little more graphic, Les Indiennes is where I tend to look.” —William Cullum, Jayne Design Studio Four drab-green full-size bunks in a Lake Tahoe home designed by Marea Clark.

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making you feel “like you want to just jump in.” D e sig ner M a r i a Spe a ke , of t he f i r m Retrouvius (see page 128), also counts built-in beds as one of her calling cards—one that never goes out of style. Case in point: For a client’s nine-year-old son, she installed a fanciful bed edged in peeling blue reclaimed tongue-and-groove boards, with red-and-white striped curtains and an arched half–stained glass window that emits an incandescent glow. Proof that the look has staying power? The son is now 17, and “he’s still in it.” Li ke a ha m mock , t hese reprieves a re flawless dreamlands for one, and one alone, Speake says: “They feel really comfortable and generous, but it’s a bit of a squeeze for two. You’ve got to really like the person.” Lighting tucked within the box is essential. Speake has also found that “what makes for a really delicious box bed is a window to natural air. That is the key thing because you’re super cozy inside but have fresh air coming in and blowing over you—there’s nothing better.” Of course, you can get a hint of the bulwarked feeling without creating an entirely cloistered cubbyhole. Designer Peti Lau recently framed a store-bought Pottery Barn bed with anchor-gray built-in cabinets and shelving, and lined the walls in a wallpaper she designed, inspired by a Malian Bògòlanﬁni mud cloth, to create a hotel vibe. She says it’s an especially powerful tactic in guest bedrooms: “I’ve always loved built-in beds because it’s a great way to save space and also to kind of create a moment.” Then there’s the Murphy bed, being reborn by Ravi Patel, cofounder of Oclo —bra nded as the world’s f i rst

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TOOLBOX all-inclusive luxury version, complete with an integrated desk, lighting, and USB charging stations. “I grew up with a built-in bed back in India, where they don’t replace furniture for decades,” Patel says. “My parents still have my childhood bed.” When he couldn’t find a hideaway bed to suit his life as an electrical engineering student at NYU, he and his colleagues created a pop-out one that—unlike a truly built-in bed—can be removed in two hours for its next destination, leaving the floor intact. “The only things you’ll see in your room are the four holes from the screws you’d put in the wall.” Dreamers should note that a built-in bed does have some downsides. “It’s not flexible,” Jayne says. “You build a bed and you’re committed. Think about when you were a child, how many times did you reorganize your room? It’s a pretty large capital investment.” Another drawback: You may never want to get out of the thing, says Speake of Retrouvius. She notes wistfully that built-in beds are little worlds for sleeping, reading, and dreaming: “There’s something incredibly sweet about closing the curtains—not just on the world outside, but on the rest of the house.” ◾

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In the sitting room of a Connecticut home designed by Melissa Lee, the sofa is from Lulu and Georgia, the leather chairs are by France & Son, the cocktail table is by Theresa Rand, and the pendant is by Coil + Drift. For details, see Resources.

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thirtysomething couple who bought it. Yet its style seemed better suited to their grandparents’ generation, with high-contrast trim, shiny floors, and brassy neocolonial light fixtures. “It felt like what people used to think was fancy,” says designer Melissa Lee. “It was shouting, ‘Look at me! I’m luxurious!’ ” Still, its site in the Connecticut woods overlooking a lake made it a perfect access point for the outdoor activities the couple loved. Thus, they found themselves facing a dilemma familiar to many new homeowners: Live with their house’s flaws or rip everything out and start fresh. Lee, however, proposed a third way. The founder and creative director of Bespoke Only, a multidisciplinary design firm, she encouraged her clients to push the limits of what could be done with paint, fabrics, paneling, and 88

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furniture. “It pains me to see things ripped apart when they’re in good condition,” she says. “You just have to think harder about how to make it your own.” Lee sought to “quiet” the interiors, making the rooms feel cohesive with one another and aligned with their setting. For the color palette, she took cues from the forest, selecting a restrained range of grays, greens, and browns. To structurally integrate the rooms, she painted the walls and woodwork in each one the same color and matte finish, shifting the color slightly from room to room to compensate for variations in natural light. She stained all the floors in a deep ebony and painted the stair railing to match. Only window and door trims received coats of soft white to frame the views. Materials, too, converse with the environment. Stone tiles on the entry hall floor are reminiscent of the region’s old

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lithic walls, for example, and the oak planks applied to some rooms’ ceilings create a tree-hut atmosphere. Lee hung a giant Noguchi paper lantern over the dining table to evoke a full moon; a diminutive lantern in the main bedroom’s sitting area calls to mind a firefly. The simplicity of the refashioned rooms made them the perfect setting for the clean-lined, sculptural furnishings the clients loved. Lee introduced midcentury-modern finds, such as Danish armchairs in the living room, as well as contemporary pieces, including a side table and persimmon settee in the entry hall and a swooping rattan lounger, designed for outdoor use, in the sitting room. She often played with shape “repeats,” as with the conical table base that sits, almost nesting-doll-like, within the conical space of the breakfast nook. But Lee also sought opportunities to create contrast. On the lower floor, she went for an “English pub vibe,” adding a tin ceiling and beadboard walls and allowing richer colors to emerge—terra-cottas, deep blues, and moss greens. And in the primary bedroom, walls are finished in a limestone wash, making the space feel like a cave. Even within a 90

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The staircase at the entry as it looked before work began. The sofa beneath the renovated staircase is from Gubi, the side table is from Ferm Living, and the original stairs are ﬁnished in a custom ebony stain; the Circa Lighting sconce is by Thomas O’Brien, and the table lamp is by Notary Ceramics. The family room as it looked before work began. The sofa and cocktail table in the renovated family room are by RH, Restoration Hardware, the chaise is by Sika, and the lamp is from Circa Lighting; the jute rug is by Armadillo, and the shades and curtains are of a sheer linen by RH, Restoration Hardware.

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ANATOMY OF A HOUSE single vignette, Lee juxtaposed what she calls “the raw and the rich,” as with the gilt mirror that faces industrial-steel shelves in the sitting area. Lee even managed to bring a kitchen no one loved into alignment with the house’s new aesthetic by painting the cabinets deep gray and staining the island a shade lighter than the ebonized ﬂoors. She admits that tearing the whole thing out might have been easier and credits the contractor and team for their patience and skill with the project. “They were willing to hand-sand all the grooves in the millwork,” she says. “They were real craftspeople who took pride in their work.” Although no designer has the power to alter time, with this project Lee has managed to take a contemporary house that felt decades out of date and give it a grounded, enduring calm. Not that she’d call the house complete. “We always intentionally leave negative space for the clients to grow into,” she says. “It’s about humility and how we can preserve, honor, and create relevance.” ◾

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before work began. The lighting in the gym’s striped oak ceiling is by Tech Lighting, the mirrors and shelves are custom, and the walls are painted in Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore. In the powder room, the ﬁttings in the Stone Forest limestone sink are by Kohler, the sconce is by Soren Rose Studio, the mirror is by Zara Home, and the towel ring is by RH, Restoration Hardware.

In the main bedroom, the bed and pendant are by RH, Restoration Hardware, the linen bedding is by Cultiver, and the wool rug is by Pampa.

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In the sitting room of architect Luis Fernandez’s recently renovated home in Beverly Hills, which was originally designed by architects Peter Kamnitzer and Donald Aris Peart in 1962, the custom sofa is in a performance fabric by Holly Hunt, the vintage leather chair is by Poul Kjaerholm for EKC, the swivel chair and cocktail table are by Niels Bendtsen, and the 1970s side table is from JF Chen. The artwork (center) is by Warren Isensee. The landscape design is by Jeff Lindfors. For details, see Resources.

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The late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek once lived large in this Beverly Hills home. Now, architect Luis Fernandez has moved in and is giving it a second life. BY SHE IL A YASMIN M ARIK AR PHOTOGR APHS BY TRE VOR TONDRO

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In the courtyard entry, the custom doors are painted in Railings by Farrow & Ball. BE LOW: Fernandez in the living room with a grid of his images; the artwork (left) is by Victor Vasarely.

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tiny kitchen tucked away: that was La Casa Bea in its 1970s heyday when the late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek and his first wife, Elaine Callei, lived in the three-bedroom Beverly Hills home. The kidney-shaped pool played host to had-to-be-there parties. Alizia Gur, an actual “Bond girl,” lived across the street. Indeed, she still does, and recently recalled the time that Trebek ran into her future husband at Lucille Ball’s birthday party. The game show titan had sprung into matchmaker mode. “He brought him to meet me the next day,” Gur says. And the day after that, the bachelor proposed (she said yes). By 2017, when architect and designer Luis Fernandez happened upon La Casa Bea, the house had lost its luster. Some upgrades, like the addition of central air-conditioning, had bastardized the vision of the original architects, Peter Kamnitzer and Donald Aris Peart. Fernandez saw past the cracked terrazzo and covered clerestories. He sought to turn

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the home into a paragon of contemporary indoor-outdoor living while paying homage to its 1960s roots. If the final aesthetic feels utterly now, says its new owner, it is because midcentury architecture was ahead of its time. “The proportions—low, hovering—are all about inserting into nature and being minimal,” he notes. “That’s so important as we think about sustainability. How do we insert ourselves into the landscape without taking over?” In the case of La Casa Bea, which took two years to renovate, that meant stripping it down to the studs and adding back some of what had been lost. For example, planting olive trees, agave, and cacti in what had been a carport, and hemming in the space with geometrically patterned gates. “It’s my modern take on a breeze-block wall,” Fernandez says. He poured new terrazzo floors and rid the house of its eyesore air vents. In the entryway, brass doorknobs from the 1970s mingle with vintage objects and such artworks as a Curtis Jeré sculpture, jagged as a lightning bolt. “I love geometric lines,” Fernandez says, “but I also wanted to make this home warm and livable.” Hence, the walnut wood paneling throughout the main living area, which melds into the kitchen. The latter was turned from “a tiny little thing” into a convivial space for congregation. A picture window above the sink overlooks a garden that’s visible from multiple points throughout the house. In many of the living spaces, floor-to-ceiling windows alternate with mirrored walls, making the house feel expansive beyond its 3,300 square feet. From every vantage point, the 1960s kidney-shaped pool, which is painted in a “David Hockney blue,” steals the show.

Fernandez outfitted the adjacent sitting room with a worthy supporting cast: a leather chair by Poul Kjaerholm, a swooning Arco lamp, framed photographs of other bodies of water. Sliding doors separate the space from the deck outside, as well as the dining area from the sloping backyard. When all the doors are open, the house feels as light and enveloping as a breeze. “What makes the house such a home run is that indoor-outdoor feeling,” the architect says. He lives here with his partner, a finance executive at a major media firm, and their 11-year-old son. Odes to their last hometown, New York City, are evident: One wall is adorned with framed snapshots of Manhattan’s skyline and skyscrapers, all rendered in blue. “I call it my eight-by-eight Instagram wall,” he says. Walls vary and ripple, sometimes literally—in one bathroom, barrel-cut granite “plays off the rustic, Brutalist midcentury dynamic,” says Fernandez. In the powder room, tropical Hermès wallpaper brings to mind an umbrella-laden drink. Art abounds as well, including originals by Keith Haring and Henri Matisse. Even as he sought to update the house, Fernandez wanted to know more about it. A fire had destroyed the city records; it wasn’t until the children of the previous owners came by with an old electrical plan that he was able to learn who the original architects were. “There was something about how precise everything was,” he says. “I knew it couldn’t have been a random spec build.” In the end, he not only restored the home’s glamour, but created a showpiece for what a modern home can be. “To me,” Fernandez says, “this is California living.” ◾

In the den, the sofa is by Philippe Starck for Cassina, the armchair is by Gerrit Rietveld, the pair of 1970s chairs are by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, and the 1960s chandelier is by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. The artwork is by Luis Fernandez (left), Henri Matisse (top), and Victor Vasarely (bottom and right).

In the powder room, the sink is by Porcelanosa, the ﬁttings are by Watermark, the wallcovering is by Hermès, and the tiles are by Eco Outdoor.

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In the living room, the vintage leather chairs are by Poul Kjaerholm for EKC, the walnut daybed is vintage, the marble cocktail table is by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, the chandelier is by Apparatus Studio, and the rug is by Stark. A wall sheathed in quartzite rises above the home’s original brass ﬁreplace. RIGHT, FROM TOP: The dining room’s custom concrete table is surrounded by 1960s chairs by Niels Otto Møller, the pendant is by Bec Brittain, the brass sculpture is by Curtis Jeré, and the artwork is by Barbara A. Wood. The kitchen’s walnut island and cabinets are by Henrybuilt, the ﬁttings are by Blanco, the stool is from Phase Design, and the pendants are by Benjamin Hubert for Decode.

ABOVE: The tub in the primary bathroom is by Victoria + Albert, the ﬁttings are by

Watermark, the walnut cabinets are custom, and the vintage cane stool is by Michael Taylor. The wall tiles are by Ann Sacks. BE LOW: The primary bed is by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini and is dressed in linens by Frette. The rug is by the Rug Company, the wallcovering is by Pierre Frey, and the artwork (right) is by Bruce Sargeant.

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“How do we insert ourselves into the landscape without taking over?” LUIS FERNANDEZ

A deck in concrete tile by Concrete Collaborative surrounds the original kidney-shaped pool. The chaise is by Richard Schultz, the wire-mesh chairs are by Russell Woodard, the sofa is by Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm for Design Within Reach, and the wall sculpture is by Curtis Jeré.

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BUT In the living room of a Chicago apartment designed by Summer Thornton in a 1929 building by Rosario Candela, the custom sofa (left) in a Savel mohair is back to back with a Baker settee. The English Regency–style games table is from 1stDibs, the wallcovering is by de Gournay, and the pair of pendants is by the Urban Electric Co. For details, see Resources.

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SERIOUSLY In Chicago, Summer Thornton’s irreverent approach to decor often makes her an outlier. But with her gutsy redo of a Gold Coast prewar, the boundary-pushing designer has more than proven her mettle.

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excl a i me d a friend of the owners of this Chicago prewar apartment when he heard they had hired Summer Thornton to oversee their renovation. Fortunately, Thornton isn’t someone who’s easily offended. In fact, the interior designer took the remark as a compliment. “It’s the truth,” she says cheerfully. “In a city where designers tend to be either super traditional or extreme modernists, I’ve never really fit in.” She half-seriously describes her approach as “cultured irreverence.” A largely self-taught designer, the central Illinois native established her firm in 2007 when she was just 24, after assisting local decorators and working for the Osborne & Little showroom in Chicago. Thornton’s interiors embrace traditional forms and craftsmanship, but with a modern maximalist’s celebration of color, pattern, and whimsy. “I’m always right on the line of good taste—or a few steps over,” she jokes. “My favorite projects are ones that start with an architecturally perfect shell, which gives me the freedom to push the envelope.” This apartment is in one of the city’s most coveted co-ops—a 1929 limestone high-rise that was the sole Chicago project of the legendary New York City architect Rosario Candela. With its impeccable pedigree and unspoiled views of Lake Michigan, the two-bedroom space fit the bill for the owners, a couple who had sent four of their five children off to college and were ready to return from the suburbs to city living. Making the task easier for Thornton was the fact that the couple had already enlisted Chicago architect Joan Craig for the renovation. Craig had previously masterminded seven renovations in the landmark building and designed the co-op’s gym. With that experience, she and her team knew how to adapt the space for contemporary life. They created better flow between the public rooms, coaxed more light and lake views into the apartment’s darker regions, and nearly doubled the size of the kitchen. “The building is cream of the crop,” says Craig. “So everything we do there is with respect for the architecture.” Thornton also had a history in the building. A year earlier, she had transformed one of the units with an eye-popping Matisse-and-Miró-inspired palette, pairing cerulean blues with ruby reds. These clients had seen that space, thanks to a tip-off by the building manager. It made a big impression. “At our meeting, the wife told me she also loved color—but it turned out she had a very different palette in mind,” says Thornton. Hers was inspired by the 106 E L L E D E C O R

ABOVE: In the foyer,

the Giovanni Gariboldi table is vintage, the stainless steel and brass mirror is custom, the pendant is by the Urban Electric Co., and the striped wallcovering is by Pierre Frey. The ceiling is sheathed in a Gucci ﬂoral. LE F T: Thornton in the living room. A chair from Hickory Chair pulls up to a vintage desk by Karl Springer.

The library’s walnut desk is by Lawson-Fenning, the vintage Ward Bennett chairs are in a Lee Jofa fabric, the window shade is in a Dessin Fournir textile, and the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Jack Pine.

The custom dining table is surrounded by Century Furniture chairs, the rug is by Holland & Sherry, the vintage chandelier is Italian, and the wallcovering is by Studio BK.

Irish coastline: jewel-like shades of aqua, teal, jade, and celadon. She had even already picked out her dream stove, a five-foot-wide La Cornue range in a vivid blue, which she dubbed “the Ferrari” for its looks and firepower. And so the fun began. “Once we had the palette, I immediately thought of Kiso Mountains,” Thornton says. “It’s a wallpaper I’ve been obsessed with for years.” The sweepingly dramatic paper by de Gournay—a depiction of rolling green mountains cascading with cherry blossoms—would anchor the apartment in the colors, she says. In the living room, she paired the pattern with a lacquered, cloudlike white ceiling that reflects both the greens and pinks of the wallpaper as well as the blue of Lake Michigan outside the adjoining windows. It wasn’t even “too hard” to get the homeowners on board with the bold wallcovering, she reports. “The husband was fine with the colors as long as the public rooms felt formal enough,” she says. Keeping this in mind, Thornton balanced the room’s flights of fancy (including the pair of ’70s chrome giraffe sculptures, which she found at a local vintage store) with substantial, comfortably scaled sofas and armchairs covered in tactile fabrics like velvet, mohair, and leather. Balance is, of course, one of those things interior designers love to talk about—solids as a foil to patterns,

matte finishes mitigating shine, old as a counterpoint to new. It’s just that Thornton’s idea of balance is one where the scale remains jauntily askew. In the entry foyer, for example, the eyeball-crossing combination of floral Gucci wallpaper on the ceiling and Pierre Frey stripes on the walls outweighs the classicism of the polished terrazzo floor and graceful 1940s center hall table. True again in the den, where glossy green walls leave one with the powerful sensation of floating in a swimming pool. Then there’s what Thornton deemed the trickiest space of all: the primary bedroom suite. “It has the worst light in the apartment, and the bedroom is surrounded by built-in cabinetry, which I worried would feel like you were sleeping in a closet,” she explains. But then she was struck by inspiration. Using a cinnamon silk damask wallcovering, she went whole hog with a fanciful look inspired by Venetian palazzi. Matching woodwork, a walnut and brass poster bed, and fleshy, peach-pink cashmere curtains add up to a result that is a mood. “It’s so romantic and sexy,” she says. To be sure, the bedroom is an unexpected turn from the home’s cool scheme of peacock blue and green. But the owners love that it feels like a total departure. It’s a wild card, from the wild-card pick herself. ◾

The kitchen’s range and hood are by La Cornue, the custom cabinets are in cerused oak, and the stools are by Soane Britain. The lights over the island are by Roman and Williams Guild.

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ABOVE: A Gucci wallcovering depicting herons in the powder room, where the vanity is of Calacatta Violette marble and the sconces are by the Urban Electric Co. RIGHT: Sheathed in a de Gournay damask, the primary

bedroom features a custom Dennis Miller New York bed, a Julian Chichester vanity, and a painting by Alex Katz.

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“I’m always right on the line of good taste—or a few steps over.” SUMMER THORNTON

RAISING ARIZONA

David Netto elevates a 1980s Paradise Valley retreat with modernist moves and a sense of wit. BY DE BOR AH BE RKE S T Y LE D BY ANITA SARSIDI PHOTOGR APHS BY ROGE R DAVIES

The living room of a Paradise Valley, Arizona, vacation home, designed in 1986 by Sydor Architects and renovated by interior designer David Netto with architect Simon Templeton. The sofa is by RH, Restoration Hardware, the rattan chairs (right) are by Hati Home, and the vintage seats are by Michael Taylor. The cocktail table is by Atelier de Troupe, the rug is by Ralph Lauren Home, and the tapestry is by Burton Kopelow. Floors are painted in high-gloss White by Benjamin Moore. For details, see Resources.

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area is anchored by a CB2 table and Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen chairs from Design Within Reach. The pendant is by Isamu Noguchi. BE LOW: In the living room, the lamp is by Marcel Wanders. Cast concrete stairs, original to the house, lead to the front doors, painted in Peale Green by Benjamin Moore.

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contributing editor David Netto sat down with his friend Deborah Berke, the dean of the Yale School of Architecture and an ELLE DECOR A-List Titan, to discuss his latest project— the renovation of a contemporary house in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The home is a case study in breaking the rules of design and the fun in ﬂouting “good taste.”

We share a love of houses that are really rooted in their environment. For this project in Arizona’s Paradise Valley, I’m wondering how you speciﬁcally worked with the local landscape. DAVID NET TO: The house has many gifts, but the best is its vista of Camelback Mountain. It’s one of the most desirable sites in Paradise Valley, which is sort of the Bel-Air of Arizona—and that’s because of the view. But that isn’t visible from the “inland” side, where you arrive at the front door. It’s like a surprise desert narrative. DB: There are also more intimate views. It almost DEBORAH BERKE:

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feels like you could reach through any window of this house and prick your hand on a cactus. DN: There is a sequence of little walled gardens around the house—intimate, just as you say. I wanted to capture those moments where you have outdoor spaces with lush vegetation—in contrast to the “big” outdoors, which is just rocks. You feel that the natural world has been pulled inside the house, whether by trick of palette or materials. It’s an old Neutra trick: the illusion that modernism can make real the fantasy of living outdoors. D B : When it came to what you put inside, you clearly were working with what you saw outside. DN: In one of the guest rooms, Lily Dierkes, the designer who assisted me on this project, chose a green bed from Industry West. It does have to do with that cactus that is framed in the window. You want to make connections to context and views, and you can do that very deftly with color. Most of the rugs also relate to the palette of the landscape, which further helps to blur the distinction between outdoors and in. D B : The furniture throughout this house is

quite eclectic. It’s not today’s sort of rote midcentury modern. D N : I don’t f lout rules just to be insolent, though that approach has its place. I do it because I want to add to the story of a house. Everybody knows what orthodox modernism is supposed to look like—Eames, Mies, Saarinen, and the usual gang. All masters, but all very familiar within architecture like this. I grew up looking at Architectural Digest in the 1970s, when people weren’t intimidated to put antiques in modern environments. Michael Taylor was the master of this kind of beauty by contrast (we have two of his chairs in the living room). There was much more courageous decoration in the 1970s, and decorators better educated about design history and so better equipped to take chances. I wanted to put some of that legacy into this house. There is a pair of 17th-century Dutch ebony mirrors in the powder room, for instance, with white Formica and cork walls. DB: Any other favorite pieces? D N : Well, to honor the glorious ghosts of the desert, we bought a marvelous Frank Lloyd Wright–style desk. I was thrilled when we found that desk at Orange in Los Angeles. DB: There’s a fearlessness but also a casualness to the house. I too work with a lot of art collectors, and I’d love to hear you

talk about the art in the house. I like how unpretentious it is, but it’s still really powerful. D N : I wanted tapestries to be the signature art form here, because they’re fuzzy and warm, kind of between art and a blanket. The Burton Kopelow tapestry, inspired by the art of Jules Olitski, was the first thing we bought for the house. But my favorite tapestry is the giant Brutalist one in the primary bedroom. The scale of it is just enormous—very, very heavy and thick, like a wall. It’s as if the headboard has become a whole wall of the room. DB: One final, funny question: Vertical blinds? I mean, you’ve got to tell me. DN: Vertical blinds were invented for this house, Deborah. And I know why you’re laughing—nothing is more out of fashion. But nothing is more irresistible to me than coming to the rescue of an underdog. I love it when everybody thinks something is really over, and then you can bring it back. Anything can come back if you know what you’re doing. Remember, nobody was deader than Gucci. Look at Halston’s office in the [Netflix] show. I think in some way those blinds are a rescue message that spells out the words of the great Albert Hadley, who would have loved this house: “Give ’em what they never knew they wanted.” ◾

Pierre Koenig’s iconic Case Study House No. 21 inspired Netto to paint the home’s steel overhead beams black, like these in the primary bedroom. The pine bed is custom, the chair is by Frank Gehry, and the tapestry is by Conrad Marca-Relli.

LE F T: In the primary bedroom, the CB2 sofa is in a

Rogers & Goffigon velvet, the Charlotte Perriand cocktail table is from Cassina, and the rug is by Serena & Lily. The desk is custom, and the chair is from Harbinger. ABOVE: The vintage chair in the primary bathroom is by Josef Hoffmann, and the ceiling light is from Circa Lighting.

The primary sitting room has a vintage J.A. Muntendam desk from Orange and a Harry Bertoia for Knoll chair from Hive Modern. The vintage armchairs are by Børge Mogensen, the carpet is by Stark, and the curtains are of a Lee Jofa fabric.

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On the pool terrace, the chaises are by CB2, and the umbrella is from Teak Warehouse. LE F T, FROM TOP: The breakfast nook’s table is from Rove Concepts, the chairs are by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, the chandelier is by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Santa & Cole, and the artwork is by Indigenous artist Fritz Scholder. The kitchen’s sink and ﬁttings are by Miele, the range and hood are by Wolf, and the chair is by Frank Gehry for Vitra; the upper cabinets are in Rosemary Green and the lower cabinets are in Thundercloud Gray, both by Benjamin Moore.

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The living room of a 1920s Palm Beach vacation home, which was renovated by Mark D. Sikes with the architect Mark Marsh. The sofa is from the Mark D. Sikes collection for Chaddock, the armchairs (left) are by Mr. & Mrs. Howard, and the ottoman in a Kravet print is a 1614 English paw bench from John Rosselli. The chandelier and sconces are by Formations, the curtains are of a Soane Britain fabric, and both the mantel and hand-painted pecky cypress ceiling are original. OPPOSITE: Marsh restored the home’s Mediterranean Revival architecture, including a tower with a crenellated roof, box window with original tile inserts, and Juliet balcony. For details, see Resources.

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IS HISTORY Built for a Chicago heiress turned fake contessa, a 1920s Palm Beach villa was intact but needed romancing. Enter Mark D. Sikes, with a design narrative that both honors and improves upon the past. BY

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HEN IT COMES TO RENOVATING FINE

architecture, the lightest touch is often the best course of action. Such was the case with a historic house in Palm Beach, that luxurious resort island off Florida’s Atlantic coast. Built in the mid-1920s for a Chicago rooﬁng heiress who would marry a bogus Italian count— hence the stucco-clad structure’s erstwhile name, Villa Filipponi—the Mediterranean Revival house, which was ornamented by a crenellated tower, had a magical presence, as well as an envied position on one of the city’s most desirable palm-treed streets. Plus, it was located just three blocks from the beach. So why tinker with perfection? “To make it function for a younger family but still maintain its authenticity,” says Los Angeles–based interior designer Mark D. Sikes, who took the building in hand with Palm Beach architect Mark Marsh, known for his sensitive renovations of local houses by such icons as Maurice Fatio, Marion Sims Wyeth, and Addison Mizner. Marsh suspects that the villa’s creator, unknown to this day, must have worked for Mizner, given the plethora of signature details that surely were sourced from Mizner Industries, the late architect’s studio of architectural parts and furnishings. “The whole goal,” Marsh says, “was to respect the period. That was very important to the owners.” Sikes did an enthusiastic deep dive into researching the era in which the house was constructed, taking the measure of the decor of the day and determining how that look could be referenced for a pair of Bostonians with two children, one in college, the other in high school. “The architecture informs the interiors, and the palette is informed by Palm Beach,” Sikes says. “I really wanted to play with pastel corals and greens, pretty shades of blue, and neutrals.” Surprisingly, he did not see the house in person until the weekend he and his team installed the furnishings. Travel

restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic ruled out on-site visits, so every piece of furniture, light fixture, yard of fabric for upholstering walls, and carpet was specified long distance. “It was an eye-opening experience,” Sikes says of the challenge. “We learned that we could work differently, but without sacrificing the important things.” One such thing? Craftsmanship. The pecky cypress beams in the double-height living room still wore their romantic combination of hand-painted blue diamonds and creamy Vitruvian waves. Now, freshly restored, they proved to be a springboard for new painted details throughout the property. Arched doors, previously just bare openings, were framed with complementary stenciling—Sikes studied period engravings of the sort that had inspired the island’s Jazz Age architects—while the butler’s pantry was hand-painted too with a fool-the-eye evocation of blue-andwhite Spanish tiles that could easily have been installed a century ago. The entrance hall features a brushed design that edges the ceiling like a band of embroidery, as do the arched leaded windows on the staircase. “It creates a nice flow throughout the house,” Sikes says of the artful accents. What wasn’t painted was lavished with custom-made wallpaper and atmospheric fabrics. Paris-based Iksel Decorative Arts produced a wallcovering for the dining room that seems to bring the Florida Everglades indoors, with fruiting date palms, feathery fronds, and birds in flight. The family room is lined in a boldly striped fabric so meticulously matched that the effect recalls an exotic tent—especially when the matching window shades are lowered to the raffia-carpeted floor. “We wanted to keep everything casual: no silks, lots of cottons, wooden beams, that sort of thing,” the designer says. The day of the installation, Sikes arrived in town and went shopping for antiques and accessories to round out the rooms. “Palm Beach is great for that, furniture that is painted ivory and decked out in blue, the kind of things that look like we’d commissioned them,” he says. “I put out my feelers on Friday, everybody opened up their shops on Sunday, and in six hours I found everything we needed—mirrors, accessories, small end tables—and they were literally dropped off that evening.” The result? A getaway that’s fresh, fun, and relaxed. And if the images on these pages were recorded in black and white rather than in color, it would be difficult to tell whether the decor had been conjured within the last year or back when the faux contessa called Villa Filipponi home. Which is just what all involved with the project had desired. “Everything,” says Sikes, “just fell into place.” ◾ LE F T: A Fermoie stripe appears on furnishings,

walls, and window treatments in the en suite family room. The custom ottomans are in a Peter Dunham paisley, the lamp and sconces are by Visual Comfort, the wicker trays are from the Hive, and the seagrass rug is by Frank’s Cane and Rush Supply.

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In the breakfast nook, the table is by Hickory Chair, the designer’s Chaddock chairs are in a Schumacher check, the chandelier is by Paul Ferrante, and the artwork is from Iksel.

ABOVE: Marsh designed

the new poolside cabana with a terra-cotta tile roof and pilasters that blend with the 1920s architecture. Inside, the wall mural is by Joseph Steiert. LE F T: An original pointed-arch window inset with stained glass is the focal point of the primary sitting room, where the same Jasper fabric was used to cover the walls and upholster the custom sofa and a Chaddock chair by the designer. The sconce is by Visual Comfort. OPPOSITE: Pendants by Visual Comfort hang from the restored paneled wooden ceiling in the lower gallery hall, which is hand-painted with sun motifs. The striped runner is by Guinevere, and the plant pots and sconces are by Niermann Weeks.

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RIGHT: Arched doors open onto a balcony off the primary bathroom, which has a Chaddock chair from the designer’s collection in a Jasper fabric, a marble pedestal from Kofski Antiques, and a sconce by Visual Comfort. BE LOW: In the guest bedroom, the Amanda Lindroth bed is dressed in linens by Matouk, the armoire is by Wicker Living, the Syrian inlaid mirror is from Brass Scale Antiques, and the ﬂoor lamp (left) is from the Sikes collection for Hudson Valley Lighting. The wallcovering is by Quadrille, and the curtains are of a Kravet fabric with Samuel & Sons trim. OPPOSITE: A pergola shades an outdoor dining area furnished with a table and chairs by RH, Restoration Hardware.

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’ LET EM IN A Primrose Hill townhouse shows why London’s Retrouvius has won over the British fashion crowd with its no-holds-barred approach to salvage glamour. BY

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The stairwell in Guy Hills and Natasha Good’s Georgian townhouse in London’s Primrose Hill, which was renovated by Retrouvius’s Maria Speake and Adam Hills (Guy’s brother). The stair runner is by Tim Page Carpets, the wallpaper is by Daniel Heath, and the stairs are painted in RAL’s Fern Green. The portraits of the family’s children are by Ian Bruce. OPPOSITE: The front door with restored leaded glass windows is original to the house, the ﬂoor is of salvaged Spanish tile, and the facade is painted in Elephant’s Breath by Farrow & Ball. For details, see Resources.

The kitchen’s island was made from a pair of rebuilt museum cabinets and topped with a counter in iroko, which Retrouvius harvests from government buildings. The custom cabinets (left) incorporate oak drawers from the National Museum of Scotland, the pendants

are made from vintage Czech glass funnels, and the ﬂoor tiles are by Emery & Cie. OPPOSITE: The kitchen’s console was constructed out of a salvaged museum frame. The ﬂooring is salvaged oak parquet laid in a ladder pattern, which is easier to remove and reuse.

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Georgian house in London’s Primrose Hill that backs onto Regent’s Canal—where the family’s narrow boat, Lilliput, is moored—you can hear distant roars over the knifeand-fork sounds of lunch. “It’s the lions in London Zoo,” says Guy Hills, the creative director of the cloth ier Dash i ng Tweeds, who lives here with his wife, Natasha Good, a corporate lawyer, their three teenagers, and a gray shih tzu–Westie cross called George. “Sometimes you can hear the gibbons singing, too,” Guy continues. “It’s the most wonderful part of town.” The couple bought two of the three apartments that made up this house in 2002; the third was tacked on about a decade later. Their home evolved as their family expanded, overseen by Guy’s brother, Adam Hills, and sister-inlaw, Maria Speake, who together run Retrouvius, the architectural salvage and design firm. A recent renovation saw the creation of a deep teal cinema room and cocktail bar, a crafting room with potted palms, and a soundproofed music room in the attic, where the family practices covers of AC/DC and Donovan (Guy strums the bass and sings; Natasha’s on keyboard; the kids play guitar, drums, and trombone). The teens—Amelia, 18; Hector, 16; and Rex, 13—were bumped up from their old bedrooms on the second floor to bird’s-eye-view ones on the third, where they have a couple of their own bathrooms, a fish tank full of guppies and shrimp, and more privacy from the goings-on downstairs. The second floor was reconfigured to create an oversize suite (dressing room, bedroom, and bathroom) for the parents, but really “for Natasha,” says Maria. “She works incredibly hard, and I wanted to create a space for her that is calm and beautiful and hides Guy’s clothes and clutter.” Guy pulls open a few drawers, revealing a welter of silk handkerchiefs, scuba gear, and foxed jewelry boxes, holding things like his great grandfather’s shirt studs from Koch in Frankfurt, Germany. He likes to wear them with one of the dozens of bespoke suits that hang in his closet. In keeping with the aims of Retrouvius, very few new components were used in the home’s latest metamorphosis. Adam and Maria founded their company in 1993, after graduating from the Glasgow School of Art. “It was initially just an operation about saving things,” Adam says, “but we quickly realized that in order to complete the loop of recycling, we needed to use our design backgrounds to put those salvaged materials into new homes.” To that end, they mine decommissioned churches, schools, government offices, and run-of-the-mill demolition sites for materials like tropical wood, cast iron, and marble. Here, the kitchen island is a repurposed mahogany specimen case from a museum in London’s South Kensington. The counter is a slab of iroko, a durable wood that was often used in midcentury science labs. The lights above the island were Czech chemistry funnels before Adam added the electrical elements, and the outdoor staircase that leads from the kitchen to the garden is made of cast-iron decorative

floor grilles, which once covered the radiators in a church. Throughout the first floor, salvaged floorboards have been laid in a ladder pattern, which is easier to remove and reuse than a more complex motif like a herringbone. In the primary suite, the star-shaped oak parquet floors were saved from a school assembly hall. You can still see scratches of student graffiti in the wood of a doorframe, which was made from timber once used for desks. The sliding glass doors that separate the dining room from the kitchen are grazed, too—scars from their first life in a 1950s French hotel. “Inherited pieces are something else that we need to take into account,” says Maria, sitting at the dining table (reclaimed wood, built by Retrouvius). Behind her is a diminutive ship piano made by Rogers Eungblut that belonged to Natasha’s mother, and a bench recovered in Dashing Tweeds’ Paradise check, where Amelia likes to sit and play songs by the Beach Boys. In the same room, there’s a Wei dynasty horse sculpture on the mantel, passed down from a great-aunt, and a 19th-century clock from Prague that belonged to Guy’s grandmother. “It’s great to use salvage but my favorite thing is to design with what someone already has,” Maria says. “There’s a sense of history and continuity in that, as well as being the genuinely sustainable choice.” ◾ ELLE DECOR

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TOP LE F T: In the bar area of the cinema room, the vintage chairs and pillow are upholstered in fabrics made by Guy’s brand, Dashing Tweeds. The drawers are fashioned of salvaged teak originally used for ﬂooring, the sink is onyx, and a vintage shelf repurposed as a bar was found at an antiques fair.

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LE F T: A children’s bathroom has a tub with ﬁttings by Lefroy Brooks and walls sheathed in handmade zellige tile by Emery & Cie. The cabinets are clad in leather reclaimed from shelves in the British Library, and the ceramic cockerel was made in grade school by the couple’s son Hector.

ABOVE: The sectional in the

cinema room is by Caravane, the pillows are in fabrics by Dashing Tweeds, the Biedermeier cocktail table is a family heirloom, and the mohair rug is vintage. The French tapestry (left) is from the 1950s, and the photographs above the sofa are from Guy’s series made using a pinhole camera.

Guy Hills, in a bespoke Dashing Tweeds suit, in his wife’s office. The cabinets have doors paneled in red museum folios, originally used to store drawings and prints. The partners desk belonged to his grandfather, the custom cabinetry is in reclaimed teak, the ﬂooring is cork, and the 1950s chandelier is original to the house.

“I wanted to create a space for Natasha that is calm and that hides Guy’s clutter.” MARIA SPEAKE

LE F T: In the primary

suite’s dressing room, the vintage sofa is upholstered in a fabric by Dashing Tweeds, the chair is by Arne Jacobsen, and the rolling suit stand and grooming trolley is Guy’s own. The pendant is by Pooky, the curtains are of raw silk, and salvaged oak parquet is laid in a star pattern. ABOVE: In the primary bedroom, the bed’s throw

and pillows are in fabrics by Dashing Tweeds. The bed stand and the artwork depicting the Bay of Naples are both vintage. OPPOSITE: The primary bath has a vanity and backsplash (visible in the custom octagonal mirror) of reclaimed Sienna marble. Leading to the bedroom, a custom door is ﬁtted with a salvaged Edwardian copper-light window.

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Tolo’s Branch House project in Montecito, California, is an inventive ground-up design sited in a grove of oaks untouched by construction, even during the restoration of the site’s natural slope.

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MCKINNEY YORK ARCHITECTS

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LOS ANGELES toloarchitecture.com

AUSTIN, TEXAS mckinneyyork.com

LOS ANGELES designmobile.com

With its holistic understanding of the transformative power of architecture — and humane public policy—Tolo puts people and their environments at the center of its projects, working in deference to legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s requirements for minimizing energy consumption.

Marrying its sensibility for beauty with scientific expertise, the woman-led firm McKinney York Architects’ lowego, empathetic practice is a City of Austin Platinum Level Green Business Leader. The firm has been doing pro bono work since 1995 and recently established a scholarship for female architecture students.

Jennifer Siegal is the long-established pioneer of prefab, the maestra of mobile architecture and housing. Her ﬁrm, Office of Mobile Design, has its own line of prefabricated accessory dwelling units and centers its work on modular prefab construction, including systems and industrial process research.

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Welcome to EARTH, an ELLE DECOR celebration of accountability, renewal, transformation, and humanity in design. Here, we survey 15 firms and brands working across interiors, architecture, and urban planning, each of which has inspired us to live better—and more sustainably—in our spaces and places. BY

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LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a green building certification program used worldwide.

MINNA HUDSON, N.Y. minna-goods.com

The team at Minna works in close collaboration with the craftspeople who create its wares, and the shop’s commitment to humanity is evident in its candid annual impact reports: In 2020, the business implemented more equitable hiring practices and workshops around antiracism and is now working toward B Corporation certiﬁcation.

GOODEE MONTREAL goodeeworld.com

Founded in 2019 by brothers Byron and Dexter Peart, Goodee creates its own sustainable home goods and partners with like-minded makers, all while maintaining rigorous operational standards, in accordance with its founding mission for holistic good and status as a B Corporation. Its site is even navigable by cause, from a circular economy to carbon reduction.

ARMADILLO LOS ANGELES armadillo-co.com

Armadillo rugs are handcrafted with traditional processes by artisan dye masters and weavers across India. For each rug purchased, Armadillo, a newly certified B Corporation, donates 10 percent of net profits to its four-year-old Armadillo Foundation, the nonprofit it founded to improve lives in underprivileged communities through educational, health-care, and environmental initiatives.

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bedding set. ACdO’s Eperara Siapidara PET Lamps, available from Goodee. A dye master at work on Armadillo rugs in Agra, India.

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SASAKI: MAT THEW ARIELLY; OPPOSITE: MINNA: K ATE SEARS; ARMADILLO: DARREN CENTOFANTI

gardens in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, designed by Hood Design Studio. Sasaki’s Gulf State Park Interpretive Center in Gulf Shores, Alabama. A rendering of Studio Zewde’s Camden Prep campus for Uncommon Schools, in Camden, New Jersey, a collaboration with the architecture ﬁrm Digsau.

HOOD DESIGN STUDIO OAKLAND, CALIF. hooddesignstudio.com

Hood Design Studio is a hybrid cultural practice that traverses art, urbanism, and landscape. Its work centers on extensive community research, uncovering complex histories and narrative layers to create transformative spaces for both institutions and underserved communities.

SASAKI

STUDIO ZEWDE

WATERTOWN, MASS. sasaki.com

NEW YORK CITY studio-zewde.com

Drawing on its expertise in cross-disciplinary collaboration, the 65-yearold award-winning ﬁrm Sasaki employs a suite of complementary strategies—from net-zero building to storm water management and even native and droughtresistant plantings—to design sustainable spaces that inspire.

Based in Harlem, Sara Zewde’s landscape architecture, urban planning, and public-art studio employs its multidisciplinary expertise to uncover and celebrate localized cultural narratives around the world, positioning itself within the larger timeline of human history and civic engagement.

U RBA N P L A N N I N G

Forest Stewardship Council certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests.

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B Corp certification is administered by the nonprofit B Lab to businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance.

UHURU DESIGN BROOKLYN uhurudesign.com

Uhuru made a name for itself by using reclaimed and sustainably harvested wood and metals in idiosyncratic new ways. Today, its pieces are a ﬁxture in commercial spaces like restaurants and office buildings. In April of this year, it co-launched Heirloom Design, a digital platform for “handing down” (reﬁnishing and reselling) its longlasting office furniture.

CISCO HOME LOS ANGELES ciscohome.net

One of the nation’s ﬁrst companies to use only reclaimed, natural, and organic materials for its furniture, Cisco Home is also a founding member of the Sustainable Furnishing Council. It works alongside two nonproﬁts that owner Cisco Pinedo cofounded, including Refoundry, which trains formerly incarcerated people to create home furnishings from reclaimed materials and become community leaders and job creators.

EMECO HANOVER, PA. emeco.net

One of the most enduring American chairs, Emeco’s aluminum 1006 Navy chair (the “ten oh six”) was designed to withstand sea air, torpedo blasts, and 150 years of use. That ethos of longevity carries on in its products and practices: The company has been based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, since 1944 and still employs both the iconic chair’s 77-step production process and the community’s craftspeople.

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CLOC K WISE FROM TOP LE F T: Uhuru’s

Split Base Slab dining table features a handcharred live edge and brass butterﬂies. Cisco Home’s 90″ Grace Sofa in Brevard Espresso. Emeco’s Navy Wood Chair.

“Net zero” refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases that are produced and removed from the atmosphere.

L AUR A HODGES: JENNIFER HUGHES; GREEN RIVER PROJECT: ADRIANNA GL AVIANO; SHAPELESS STUDIO: K ATE SEARS; OPPOSITE: CISCO: DUNJA DUMANSKI FROM SMALL GREEN DOOR

A Baltimore residence by Laura Hodges Studio. RIGHT: The Manhattan restaurant Dr. Clark, with interior design by Green River Project. BE LOW RIGHT: A bedroom design by Shapeless Studio.

LAURA HODGES STUDIO

GREEN RIVER PROJECT

BALTIMORE, MD. laurahodgesstudio.com

NEW YORK CITY greenriverprojectllc.com

Laura Hodges’s interiors are ﬁnely tuned to her clients’ needs—and those of the planet. A LEEDaccredited interior designer, Hodges urges clients to buy local and fairtrade and to recycle their old furniture and building materials. An ambassador for the Sustainable Furnishings Council, Hodges also owns Domain, a home goods shop featuring fairtrade and sustainable home decor.

Green River Project’s full-bodied interiors revolve around conceptions of domestic space, memory, and shared histories. The studio crafts furniture and interiors by hand, leveraging the founders’ backgrounds in the arts and drawing from a love of rich materials and tactility. Its work rejects materialism, embracing the beauty of mistakes and the friction of collaboration.

SHAPELESS STUDIO BROOKLYN shapelessstudio.com

Trained in the Passive House method of building, Shapeless Studio designs with long-term energy consumption in mind and avoids synthetic and petroleum-based materials whenever possible. Fond of thoughtful details and well-crafted, highly functional ﬁxtures and ﬁttings, the studio emphasizes natural materials, making for warm spaces that are healthier for residents and age better with time.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS IN SUSTAINABILITY: Arhaus, arhaus.com; Beko, beko.com; the Container Store, containerstore.com; Flor, ﬂor.com; Herman Miller, hermanmiller .com; 1 Hotels, 1hotels.com; and Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.

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matouk.com; RH, Restoration Hardware, rh.com; E. Braun & Co., ebraunnewyork.com; Aleta, aletaonline.com; Les Indiennes, lesindiennes.com.

cocktail table: Niels Bendtsen, bensen.com. Side table: JF Chen, jfchen.com. PAGES 98–99: Door paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball .com. Sofa: Cassina, cassina.com. Chairs: Castelli, castelli1877.com. Artwork: Luis Fernandez. Sink: Porcelanosa, porcelanosausa.com. Fittings: Watermark, watermark-designs.com. Wallpaper: Hermès, hermes.com. Tiles: Eco Outdoor, ecooutdoorusa .com. PAGES 100–101: Cocktail table: B&B Italia, bebitalia.com. Chandelier: Apparatus Studio, apparatusstudio.com. Rug: Stark, starkcarpet.com. Pendant: Bec Brittain, becbrittain.com. Island and cabinets: Henrybuilt, henry built.com. Fittings: Blanco, blanco .com. Stool: Phase Design, phase designonline.com. Pendants: Decode, decode.london. PAGES 102–103: Tub: Victoria + Albert, vandabaths.com. Fittings: Watermark. Stool: Michael Taylor, michaeltaylordesigns.com. Wall tiles: Ann Sacks, annsacks.com. Bed: Cappellini, cappellini.com. Bed linens: Frette, frette.com. Throw: Society Limonta, society limonta.com. Rug: The Rug Company, therugcompany.com. Wallpaper: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey .com. Tile: Concrete Collaborative, concrete-collaborative.com. Sofa: Design Within Reach, dwr.com.

ANATOMY OF A HOUSE

BUT SERIOUSLY

Items pictured but not listed are from private collections. SHOWCASE PAGE 66: Lamps: Bradley L. Bowers, bradleylbowers.com.

CASE STUDY

Interior design: Nick Fouquet, nick fouquet.com. Contractor: Timothy McCarthy, formadesigngroup.com. PAGE 70: Counters: Caesarstone, caesarstoneus.com. Oven: Bertazzoni, bertazzoni.com. Dishwasher: Bosch, bosch-home .com. Sink and ﬁttings: Duravit, duravit.us. Backsplash: Heath Ceramics, heathceramics.com. Rug: Armadillo, armadillo-co.com. Bed: Saatva, saatva.com. Bedding: John Robshaw, john robshaw.com. Artwork: Jim Krantz, jimkrantz.com. GIVING BACK PAGE 74: Interior design: Jessica Helgerson, jhinteriordesign.com.

LET THE LIGHT IN PAGES 76–77: Hunter Douglas, hunterdouglas.com.

TOOLBOX PAGE 80: Bedding: Matouk,

Interior design: Melissa Lee, bespokeonly.com. PAGE 88: Sofa: Lulu and Georgia, luluandgeorgia.com. Chairs: France & Son, franceandson.com. Cocktail table: Theresa Rand, cargocollective.com. Pendant: Coil + Drift, coilanddrift.com. PAGE 90: Dining table: Ferm Living, fermliving.us. Chairs: Norm Architects, normcph.com. Lantern: Isamu Noguchi, noguchi .org. Rug: Loloi, loloirugs.com. Wall paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. Sofa: Gubi, gubi.com. Side table: Ferm Living. Sconce: Circa Lighting, circa lighting.com. Lamp: Notary Ceramics, notaryceramics.com. Sofa and cocktail table: RH, Restoration Hardware, rh.com. Chaise: Sika, sika-design.com. Lamp: Circa Lighting. Rug: Armadillo, armadillo-co.com. Shades and curtains: RH, Restoration Hardware. PAGE 92: Bed and pendant: RH, Restoration Hardware. Bedding: Cultiver, cultiver.com. Rug: Pampa, pampa .com.au. Lighting: Tech Lighting, techlighting.com. Wall paint: Benjamin Moore. Sink: Stone Forest, stoneforest.com. Sink ﬁttings: Kohler, kohler.com. Sconce: Soren Rose Studio, sorenrose.com. Mirror: Zara Home, zarahome.com. Towel ring: RH, Restoration Hardware. I’LL TAKE MIDCENTURY MODERN

Interior design: Luis Fernandez, luisfern5.com. Landscape designer: Jeff Lindfors, lpo-inc.com. PAGES 96–97: Sofa fabric: Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com. Chair and

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Interior design: Summer Thornton, summerthorntondesign.com. PAGES 104–105: Sofa fabric: Savel Inc., savelinc.com. Settee: Baker, bakerfurniture.com. Games table: 1st Dibs, 1stdibs.com. Pendants: Urban Electric Co., urbanelectric .com. Wallcovering: De Gournay, degournay.com. PAGES 106–107: Pendant: Urban Electric Co. Wallcovering: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com. Ceiling wallpaper: Gucci, gucci.com. Chair: Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com. Desk: Lawson-Fenning, lawsonfenning .com. Chair fabric: Lee Jofa, kravet .com. Shade fabric: Dessin Fournir, dessinfournir.com. Wall paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore .com. PAGES 108–109: Chairs: Century Furniture, century furniture.com. Rug: Holland & Sherry, hollandandsherry.com. Wallcovering: Studio BK, studio bkinc.com. Range and hood: La Cornue, lacornueusa.com. Stools: Soane Britain, soane.co.uk. Lights: Roman and Williams Guild, rw guild.com. PAGES 110–111: Wallcovering: Gucci. Sconces: Urban Electric Co. Damask: De Gournay. Bed: Dennis Miller New York, dennismiller.com. Vanity: Julian Chichester, julian chichester.com. Painting: Alex Katz, alexkatz.com. RAISING ARIZONA

Interior design: David Netto, davidnettodesign.com. PAGES 112–113: Sofa: RH Restoration Hardware, rh.com. Chairs: Hati Home, hatihome.com. Seats: Michael Taylor, michaeltaylor designs.com. Cocktail table:

Atelier de Troupe, atelierdetroupe .com. Rug: Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com. Tapestry: Burton Kopelow, burtonkopelow .carbonmade.com. PAGES 114–115: Table: CB2, cb2.com. Chairs: Design Within Reach, dwr.com. Pendant: Isamu Noguchi, noguchi .org. Lamp: Marcel Wanders, marcelwanders.com. Door paint: Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore .com. PAGE 117: Sofa: CB2. Sofa fabric: Rogers & Goffigon, rogers andgoffigon.com. Cocktail table: Cassina, cassina.com. Rug: Serena & Lily, serenaandlily.com. Chair: Harbinger, harbingerla.com. Ceiling light: Circa Lighting, circa lighting.com. Desk: Orange, orangefurniture.com. Chair: Hive Modern, hivemodern.com. Carpet: Stark, starkcarpet.com. Curtain fabric: Lee Jofa, kravet .com. PAGES 118–119: Chaises: CB2. Umbrella: Teak Warehouse, teak warehouse.com. Table: Rove Concepts, roveconcepts.com. Chairs: Knoll, knoll.com. Chandelier: Santa & Cole, santacole.com. Artwork: Fritz Scholder, fritzscholder.com. Sink and ﬁttings: Miele, mieleusa.com. Range and hood: Wolf, subzerowolf.com. Chair: Vitra, vitra.com. Cabinet paints: Benjamin Moore. THE REST IS HISTORY

Interior design: Mark D. Sikes, markdsikes.com. Architecture: Mark Marsh, bridgesmarsharchitects.com. PAGES 120–121: Sofa: Chaddock, chaddockhome.com. Armchairs: Mr. & Mrs. Howard, mrandmrs howard.sherrillfurniture.com. Ottoman: John Rosselli & Associates, johnrosselli.com. Ottoman fabric: Kravet, kravet .com. Chandelier and sconces: Formations, formationsusa.com. Curtain fabric: Soane Britain, soane.co.uk. PAGES 122–123: Furnishings, walls, and window treatment fabric: Fermoie, fermoie.com. Ottoman fabric: Peter Dunham, peterdunham textiles.com. Lamp and sconces: Visual Comfort,

visualcomfort.com. Trays: Hive, hivepalmbeach.com. Rug: Frank’s Cane and Rush Supply, franksupply .com. Table: Hickory Chair, hickory chair.com. Chairs: Chaddock. Chair fabric: Schumacher, fschumacher .com. Chandelier: Paul Ferrante, paulferrante.com. Artwork: Iksel, iksel.com. PAGES 124–125: Wall mural: Joseph Steiert, josephsteiert .com. Chair: Chaddock. Sofa, chair, and wall fabric: Jasper, michael smithinc.com. Sconce and pendants: Visual Comfort. Runner: Guinevere, guinevere.co .uk. Plant pots and sconces: Niermann Weeks, niermannweeks .com. PAGES 126–127: Chair: Chaddock. Chair fabric: Jasper. Pedestal: Kofski Antiques, kofski .com. Sconce: Visual Comfort. Bed: Amanda Lindroth, amanda lindroth.com. Linens: Matouk, matouk.com. Armoire: Wicker Living, wickerliving.com. Floor lamp: Hudson Valley Lighting, hvlgroup.com. Wallcovering: Quadrille, quadrillefabrics.com. Curtain fabric: Kravet. Curtain trim: Samuel & Sons, samueland sons.com. Table and chairs: RH, Restoration Hardware, rh.com. LET ’EM IN

Interior design: Retrouvius, retrouvius.com. PAGES 128–129: Stair runner: Tim Page Carpets, timpagecarpets .com. Wallpaper: Daniel Heath, danielheath.co.uk. Stair paint: RAL, ralcolorchart.com. Portraits: Ian Bruce, ianbruce.net. Facade paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. PAGES 130–131: Floor tiles: Emery & Cie, emeryetcie.com. PAGES 132–133: Chair and pillow fabrics: Dashing Tweeds, dashingtweeds.co.uk. Tub ﬁttings: Lefroy Brooks, lefroy brooks.com. Wall tiles: Emery & Cie. Sectional: Caravane, caravane .co.uk. Pillow fabrics: Dashing Tweeds. Suit: Dashing Tweeds. PAGES 134–135: Sofa fabric: Dashing Tweeds. Pendant: Pooky, pooky .com. Throw blanket and pillow fabrics: Dashing Tweeds.

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DESIGN FOR GOOD

The Golden Rule When Katja Hirche, the gallery director and owner of New York design dealer Bernd Goeckler, approached artist Yolande Milan Batteau of Callidus Guild and asked her to translate her handpainted wallcoverings into a series of objects, Batteau relished the challenge. “I’ve developed a visual language that lends itself to everything from ﬁne art to furniture,” she says. “And screens have so much potential. They’re a blank canvas as much as an architectural element.” Her Mu//Katsura screen, named for the Japanese palace that inspired it, is a fully realized focal point, composed of emotive gold-lacquer brushstrokes on panels of pigmented plaster and inlaid with glittering mother-of-pearl accents. —Parker Bowie Larson berndgoeckler.com

DON PENNY

Each month, ELLE DECOR asks 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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