Come aboard one of the world’s largest privately held yachts 30th Anniversary Special Sutherland’s history of design breakthroughs
Sculptural new pieces by Workshop/APD for waterfront settings
On the Go!
Ann Sutherland reveals her must-haves for getting to any destination in style and comfort.
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By the Book
What David Sutherland is reading now, including inspiring design tomes and useful volumes of practical knowledge.
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Fresh Air
Interior stylist Steve Cordony reveals his favorite practices for hosting a chic party at home.
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Paper Swoon
In its first wallcovering collection, Perennials reimagines beloved prints, patterns, and textures, giving designers exciting new possibilities for creative interiors.
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Island Time
Celebrated studio BAMO remakes the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
in Hawaii, outfitting cozy yet glamorous areas perfect for today’s luxury-conscious travelers.
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Walk Softly Perennials Rugs introduces Groundwork, the latest array of customizable carpets that combine impeccable craftsmanship and sumptuous durability.
26 Drift Away Sutherland debuts its first outdoor collection with Workshop/APD, which found inspiration in the yachting world for a curated group of plush seats and sculptural tables.
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Best in Show Step inside a few of the exquisitely transportive spaces crafted by the talented designers at this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach.
34 Pink Palace
Chicago designer Summer Thornton conjures her own tropical getaway in Sayulita, Mexico.
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House Blend
The latest assortment of Perennials textiles and rugs conceived by Timothy Corrigan draws influence from the designer’s glorious Loire Valley château.
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French Dispatch
Where to eat, explore, and shop in Paris, according to one of its most discerning denizens.
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New Wave
London studio Bannenberg & Rowell looks to a vintage sketch with sentimental connections for the bespoke interiors aboard one of the world’s largest private yachts.
60 Sutherland’s 30th Anniversary
Founder David Sutherland reflects on three decades of innovation, creativity, collaboration, and passion.
Welcome to our third edition of The Spill !
This is a time for celebration as the Sutherland brand of outdoor furniture is 30 years young. David’s vision for a beautiful collection that creates comfortable, livable spaces was brilliant, so it feels nice to be toasting something we love. The skill of many talented designers, such as John Hutton, Terry Hunziker, Vincent Van Duysen, and Eugeni Quitllet, has made this dream possible. Happy anniversary, Sutherland!
The year has also been full of transformation. The Greek philosopher Hericlitus stated, “There is nothing permanent except change.” Fearlessly, we packed 2024 with new endeavors and decided to move into other product categories to supplement our current offerings. In this fast-paced world, a one-stop shop is a benefit. In addition to our hand-knotted and flat-weave rugs, we introduced hand-tufted performance rugs to create a versatile carpet that is produced in less time and can be shaped and cut to size on-site. Hand-tufting is great for hospitality projects, so we debuted this new capability at the HD Expo show in April. Stop by our showrooms and see a sample firsthand.
June brought more than hot weather and the longest day of the year. We launched a new product category: wallcoverings! Our aim is to use Perennials textile and rug designs to guide our selections, and for the introduction, we put together a group of 17 styles (in an assortment of colors totaling almost 100 SKUs) across four categories that will complement a variety of spaces. After this initial collection, we will grow quickly as we move into new seasons. Our studio has been invigorated, building a more complete story that will be revealed over time, and it will surely excite designers and their clients. As always, we will highlight performance SKUs, but in this category, we have included interiorfocused products as well.
On a personal note, by taking a little more time off, I have become addicted to my garden. The spring weather was so cool and rainy, offering the opportunity to really work on my yard at home. Being outside with the birds, plants, and other wildlife is joyful and peaceful to me. Vine-ripened tomatoes are my goal.
Each day brings new and exciting challenges and opportunities, both at work and at home, but we remain passionate about design and the creatives who introduce beauty into the world. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you this year in all the usual spots and wish you the best. I hope you find TheSpilla fun and inspiring read.
SUTHERLAND FOUNDER, PERENNIALS AND SUTHERLAND
ONE THOUSAND DEGREES OF INTENSE HEAT. THE REST OF THE WORLD DISAPPEARS.
ANN
Hand-tufted performance rugs from the new Groundwork collection for Perennials. BELOW: Swatches of Perennials Wallcoverings.
The new Workshop/ APD collection for Sutherland. BELOW: Pillows crafted using the latest textiles for Perennials by Timothy Corrigan.
FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF STEEL.
OUT AND ABOUT IN THE WORLD OF PERENNIALS & SUTHERLAND
Thrill of the Grill
Designers, tastemakers, and friends joined Ann and David Sutherland for a celebratory backyard barbecue. Guests enjoyed mouthwatering dishes served by Grapevine, Texas–based Vaqueros Texas BBQ, whose owner and pitmaster, Arnulfo “Trey” Sánchez, was a 2024 James Beard Award “Best Chef: Texas” semifinalist. Joining in the summer festivities were Dallas designers Doniphan Moore, Laura Lee Clark Falconer, and Chad Dorsey, as well as Gonzalo Bueno, founder of Dallas studio Ten Plus Three, and his partner, Michael McCray. Also in attendance were photo stylist Jenny O’Connor and the day’s guest of honor, photographer Douglas Friedman.
Off the Hook
One of the first industry events of the year, Paris Déco Off transforms the City of Light’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood into a bustling scene as more than 120 showrooms open their doors for five days, with interior designers and editors from around the world gathering to see the upcoming spring collections. Taking place this past January 17 through 21, the fair welcomed the Perennials team, who debuted the new Wabi Sabi fabrics and rugs, including the Taki Tibetan Knot design, a dense pile carpet in watercolor-like ombré stripes, as well as the Tatami flat woven, a serene style with textural geometries. Also included in the brand’s immersive installation was the elegant Rose Tarlow collection.
Top Prize
This spring, the design community converged on Manhattan for NYCxDesign, an annual presentation of projects and products from the top talents in architecture, interiors, and furnishings. More than 200 events took place over the festival’s eight days, which expanded this year to include purveyors from not only New York’s five boroughs but also neighboring New Jersey and Connecticut. At the culmination, on May 21, awards were presented in a diverse range of categories. Sutherland’s Wabi Sabi collection (below) took home the top honors with product designer Eugeni Quitllet’s architectural array of tables and seating winning in the Outdoor Furniture category. However, Wabi Sabi wasn’t the company’s only big winner—in June, Perennials by Rose Tarlow received a Luxe RED Award in the rugs category.
Garden Glory
While the furniture displays at David Sutherland Showrooms demonstrate various stylish ways to experience the outdoors, one eye-catching collection offers a more playful perspective. The large-scale sculptures of Orenzo now punctuate David Sutherland Showrooms in Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, and Laguna Niguel, California. Made in Marrakech, these oversize metal pieces capture the unique shapes and colors of various types of cacti. Working by hand, artisans craft hyperrealist renditions of aloe, bamboo, palms, and other types of plants, while Orenzo’s limited edition and gold designs take the natural forms in more surprising and surreal directions.
Nautical Style
Burgeoning studio Verge Yacht Design has made a name for itself by serving a very specific need—creating bespoke interiors for magnificent luxury vessels. But with Curated by Verge Yacht Design, studio founder and principal Anita Rivera Turcotte (left) lends that same inspired vision to her selection of 14 textiles from Perennials. Encompassing color-saturated neutrals to more spirited patterns of dots, dashes, and botanicals, the offerings come in a variety of colors, from soft whites and deep blues to sunny yellows and warm terra-cotta. These beautiful looks are sure to impress from boat deck to dock.
Conference Calls
For the fourth consecutive year, Perennials and Sutherland attended HD Expo + Conference, the largest presentation in the U.S. for products designed for the hospitality industry, held in May at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The team from Sutherland showcased the brand’s stunning Wabi Sabi collection alongside long-running industry favorites, like Monaco—the French Riviera–inspired assortment of dining tables and chairs with powdercoated aluminum frames and durable tops made using teak or Dekton. Meanwhile, Perennials debuted handtufted performance rugs and featured other contract-grade textiles.
On the Go!
Founder Ann Sutherland reveals her must-haves for getting to any destination in style and comfort
Susan Posnick
Mascara
“For those long days when I have to go directly from a plane into a meeting, this mascara still looks fresh hours later with no smudging.”
By the Book
David Sutherland shares his current reading list, from inspiring tomes by masters of design to useful volumes brimming with practical knowledge
Vincent Van Duysen: Private photographs by François Halard
“I love Vincent’s approach to things because it takes away all the clutter. For me, it defines what is so important in life: people, light, air, and nature.”
Susan Posnick Lipstick
“The color is rich, and the nourishing formula keeps my lips from getting chapped.”
“This
Jet-Setter Travel Pill Case
“I travel with every medication I could ever need, just in case of an emergency. This pill case holds a lot, but it doesn’t take up much room in my luggage.”
“I find that sleep aids are necessary when trying to wind down after a busy day of travel or meetings.”
Glassdrops Blurring Serum
“Hydrating my skin is a must after hours on a plane!”
Gin Rummy: A Predator’s Guide by Michael Sall
“I’m hoping this will help get me even with Ann!”
At Home in France: Inspiration and Style in Town and Country by Timothy Corrigan
“I am nothing if not a consumer of all things design. I love Tim because he is so true to French style. Ann and I spent a long weekend at his château, and it was magical.”
Jean Després: Maestro Orafo tra Art Déco e Avanguardie by Melissa Gabardi
“This French jewelry maker crafted incomparable designs for the period, and his style echoed the furniture and fashion of the era. It’s very inspiring.”
Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat by Michael Masterson
“This is a phenomenal book about entrepreneurship filled with practical advice.”
Fresh Air
Interior stylist Steve Cordony shares his secrets for orchestrating a fabulous party at home
TO VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH THE LENS of Australian interior stylist Steve Cordony is a beautiful thing. His travels carry him to the most picturesque destinations on the planet—Paris, Lake Como, London, even Alaska—while his work conceptualizing glorious gatherings aligns him with upscale brands such as Ralph Lauren, Range Rover, and Seabourn. Some of Cordony’s most breathtaking dinner parties, however, are hosted on his own bucolic property, Rosedale Farm, where he transformed a rustic outbuilding into a Tuscan-inspired terrace. There, the scene is set with large brick pavers lined with terracotta pots filled with lush foliage and Perennials fabric curtains in emerald and white stripes (the designer’s favorite palette) gently fluttering in the breeze.
A master at conjuring luxuriously relaxed settings, Cordony assembles tablescapes that beckon with expressive bouquets of blooms in every color of the rainbow, precisely laid linens and platters, and tantalizing morsels just as decorative as they are delicious. Here, the tastemaker shares his secrets for hosting an enticing event: For me there is nothing better than entertaining at home. It allows you to share your space with friends and family, as well as create lasting memories. I love being able to think about new ways to reinvigorate your space, like mixing different tableware and linens or rummaging through the garden for florals for the table. I also have music playing in the background and a scenting element for guests’ arrivals, which sets the tone for what’s to come.
You can dictate the mood and theme just by manipulating the location, color palette, and dinner service layout. If you have the space, take a table from the patio and place it under a tree or by the pool if the occasion allows.
I constantly think about still life paintings from the 18th century, which are so luxurious and warming. As a general rule, I will always include florals, fruit and vegetables, candles, and beautiful linens on the table.
Seating arrangements are an essential part of any dinner. I spend a lot of time thinking about
the guests and how they might spark conversation, whether they know each other or not. I tend to seat people who come together side by side or in the same vicinity for comfort, but I also think about like-minded people to group with them.
Creating a truly special tablescape is the best way to break the ice, because it becomes the common thread that everyone sees and instantly wants to start discussing, even before anyone has sat down.
The easiest way to go from day to night is to switch to deep-tone flowers and add candles—lots of them. Nothing creates more mood and drama than candlelight.
A spectacular tablescape ensconced within the Orangery at interior stylist Steve Cordony’s Rosedale Farm in Orange, Australia.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Curtains made of Go To Stripe fabric in Emerald by Perennials frame views into the Orangery. A robust bouquet of garden-fresh blooms. Rosedale Farm.
Paper Swoon
Perennials unveils its first collection of wallcoverings, featuring 17 exuberant designs in myriad color options
FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, Perennials has been crafting celebrated textiles for both interior and exterior projects. However, a dedicated selection of wallcoverings had been noticeably absent from its inventory—until now. This summer, the brand unveiled Perennials Wallcoverings, a curated group of 17 styles, ranging from textured neutrals to spirited prints, all in beautiful yet durable materials with various color options for a total of almost 100 SKUs. From the array, designers can discover calming options, such as Terrain, a natural handwoven example made from sustainable agave; glamorous metallics like Aura, whose shimmering surface radiates with intoxicating hues of Cyan or Sea Pearl; or vibrant prints, including Bebop, a reinterpretation of a classic fabric sure to be just as popular enveloping a room as it is transforming furniture or drapery.
“This debut wallcovering collection blends creativity, beauty, and craftsmanship,” says Ann Sutherland, Founder of Perennials, which includes a reimagining of favorite fabrics, like Bebop. “Our collection is meticulously curated and includes designs boasting clean lines, dimensional textures, and abstract motifs.”
Included in the 17 designs of Perennials Wallcoverings is a selection of patterns and murals, such as Palmetto, a vibrant palm motif perfect for adding a resort-like ambience to any home.
As Seen in Print
The patterns and murals category incorporates design gestures big and smal l
Taking cues from the Perennials fabric, the Arigato wallcovering re-creates the look of hand-stitched embroidery with an allover print.
Go To Stripe: This bold look translates the fan-favorite fabric into a statement-making surface print.
Bebop: Drawing from the best-selling textile, the dot design is rendered in an almost abstract way that evokes the look of a hand-sketched illustration.
Arigato: A reinterpretation of the same-named hand-embroidered cloth, this whimsical style is available in five colorways.
Palmetto: This exuberant botanical leaf layers various shades for a robust garden look that captures a tropical vibe.
Shine On
The metallics category from Perennials Wallcoverings blends a hint of shimmer with more grounding materials like raffia, grass cloth, and cork
Hooked on a Feeling
The selection of textured neutrals adds dimension and visual panache
with
baths, Perennials Wallcoverings includes four textured styles like Sugar Coated, a basket weave with metallic accents; and Spindrift, a calming paper with wood-grain-like striations.
Whether designers are looking for a little sparkle or a lot, the metallics category has the perfect option, including (from top) Good Natured, Celestial, Aura, Diva, and Cork.
Island Time
BY KATHLEEN HACKETT
EVEN EDEN NEEDS A REFRESH NOW AND THEN.
At the Four Seasons’ waterfront retreat in Hualalai, on the North Kona coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, a $100 million renovation retained the property’s beloved connection to Hawaiiana while elevating the luxury quotient to suit its well-traveled clients. “Our goal was to infuse the spaces with an emotive quality, one that stays with you when you return home. That, and to meet the level of luxury a Four Seasons client is accustomed to in everyday life,” says Janet Mercier, lead designer of San Francisco firm BAMO, which crafted three properties on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023 list, including the top resort, Passalacqua in Lake Como, Italy.
To that end, Mercier and her team focused on a subtle layering of rustic, tactile materials and surfaces—raffia on the walls, light fixtures reminiscent of the inside of a shell, carved cabinetry, honed floors—and looked to local artisans for sculptural elements.
“The glamour is in the glorious natural surroundings; the comfort is in the residential approach we took to the rooms,” she says. “At the end of the day, guests feel at home.”
An exterior view of the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii, where San Francisco design studio BAMO updated a number of interior spaces using Perennials and Sutherland.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Hawaii gets a major refresh
ABOVE: The recently renovated Makaloa Villa at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai includes a lanai with a private pool and Sutherland Poolside Armless chaises looking toward Waiakauhi Pond.
The Ho’onanaea Villa’s outdoor space is outfitted with Sutherland’s Franck dining table with a stone top and Franck dining armchairs. ABOVE: A new, elevated pool and lounge deck overlook the King’s Pond, a swimmable aquarium filled with vibrant marine life.
Interiors
“The glamour is in the glorious natural surroundings; the comfort is in the residential approach we took to the rooms” JANET MERCIER
The most dramatic improvements involved the addition of a second level to three villas on the property. “More and more multigenerational travelers want closer connection with each other, and they want to achieve it with ease,” says Mercier. That meant removing the dining room altogether and installing an island and counter-height seating in the space instead. “It serves as a place to sip morning coffee, to work, and to enjoy cocktails,” she says.
Of course, that’s when gatherings aren’t taking place outside, where the BAMO team— again—put culture and comfort front and center. In Sutherland’s Poolside Elevated lounge chairs, they found the clean lines they were looking for, and in the Perennials Sunflowers fabric, an archival design re-created specifically for the project, that sumptuous quality that pervades the resort. For outdoor dining,
the Sutherland Franck dining table and chairs tick all the boxes. The teak fits in perfectly here; it’s a tropical wood, and it doesn’t overheat in the Hawaiian sun. “Sutherland furnishings strike just the right notes for the Four Seasons Hualalai,” says Mercier. “They’re luxurious, tactile, and beautiful.”
at the refreshed two-story Makaloa Villa include Franck lounge chairs on the terrace and installations of cultural artworks. BELOW: The resort’s premiere accommodation, the Hawaii Loa Presidential Villa, includes a lanai set with Sutherland’s Poolside Elevated Three Seat sofa and Armless sofa, Poolside Elevated lounge chairs, and Poolside Square coffee table.
Walk Softly
The new Groundwork collection from Perennials Rugs brings beautiful yet durable hand-tufted designs to the market
by hand in India, Perennials’
A WELL-DESIGNED RUG CAN TRANSFORM ANY ROOM, anchoring a furniture vignette and providing art underfoot. The challenge, however, is to find a floor covering that is both visually stunning and long-lasting, something that feels soft and looks chic while withstanding all facets of daily life. The newest collection from Perennials, aptly named Groundwork, offers the best of both worlds: impeccable craftsmanship and unparalleled performance. Made by artisans at the award-winning Perennials India facility, the five textured styles—Unison, Hoop, Rhythm, Sequence, and Cable—plus a multitude of border and band options, handle the hard work in perfectly polished style.
Groundwork by Perennials Rugs includes the Unison tufted rug with Outline pile border.
The Rhythm tufted rug, a loop design with pile accents, is shown with one of the collection’s nine border options.
Made using solid loops, the Hoop tufted rug with Outline loop border adorns a stair.
Drift Away
Workshop/APD’s debut collection for Sutherland channels a yacht-life aesthetic with a seamless indoor-outdoor flow
IF SUMPTUOUS INDOOR FURNITURE COULD LIVE OUTDOORS, WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE?
That was the guiding ethos New York studio Workshop/ APD considered when designing its first collection of exterior pieces for Sutherland. “We’ve always admired Sutherland’s quality and craftsmanship,” says Andrew Kline, associate principal at the architecture and design studio, which often looks to Sutherland and Perennials for its residential and hospitality commissions. “Our clients really want to incorporate soft seating and expand the living spaces of their homes to the exterior.”
Drawing on Workshop’s coastal luxury aesthetic, the team crafted a series of furnishings using Sutherland’s exquisite teak and plush fabrics from Perennials. Chamfered edges on the Drift sofa and chaise and a hidden base on the expansive Archer coffee table allude to the idea of floating. “We always like to celebrate connections between two materials, whether that’s with a cant, like we’re doing in the Drift designs, or a reveal,” says Kline. Adding to the allure of the collection is the adaptability— the arms of the sofa can be repositioned for both forward-facing or tête-à-tête options, while the oversize
chaise sports a movable, weighted wedge pillow that allows sunbathers to comfortably rest upright or lying down. Both literally and figuratively rounding out the array are the metal C-shaped table Anchor and the Archer side tables Workshop conceived using simple geometric forms, their curved edges adding softness while also abutting in a punctuating divot.
In naming some of the pieces Drift, the designers sought to evoke tranquil days lolling about by the pool; however, its inspiration has a more obvious connotation. “We were thinking about yachts,” notes Kline of the collection’s conception. “They are the epitome of bringing that living room outside. Many times, they have soft furniture on the inside, which flows into the deck, so you want the furniture to feel like it relates for a seamless transition.”
Whether designers choose to place the pieces poolside, oceanfront, or aboard a glamorous vessel, their graceful shape will fit any setting—and the vast Perennials library opens the door to creative customization. When it comes to the options, Kline remarks, “I imagine there will be no limits to what you can do.”
Also included in the new array are mixed-material Archer coffee and side tables as well as the Drift sofa with movable corner-shaped pillows.
BEST IN SHOW
Designers crafting spirited spaces for the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach looked to Perennials and Sutherland for textiles and furniture befitting the chic resort community
BY JILL SIERACKI
INITIALLY, THE FIVE-BEDROOM RESIDENCE
on West Palm Beach’s Miramar Way presented a true blank slate. There were vast snowy white exterior walls without windows and a plain recess leading to a trio of nondescript doors. But after 23 designers from around the country reimagined the 8,500 square feet of living space, the SoSo (South of Southern) address reverberated with South Florida charm. Inside, rooms were enveloped in citrus shades and botanical prints, shell motifs and textural rattan. Here, a look at some of the most captivating interiors that drew from the Perennials and Sutherland collections.
“We had a lot going on in the trellised part of our pergola with the treillage detailing, suzani textiles, and wicker, so the neutral upholstery really grounded the space and gave it a crisp, tailored feel,” says Ariel Okin.
ARIEL OKIN
The New York–based designer reupholstered cushions on Brown Jordan garden furniture in Blanca-colored Rough ’N Rowdy fabric from Perennials. Other pieces were outfitted in the brand’s Jake Stripe in Ice Blue. “Since our space was entirely outdoors, we really needed a white fabric that looked like linen but would withstand the Palm Beach elements, and Perennials does it so well,” says Okin.
REDMOND ALDRICH DESIGN
“Our Peony Pavilion was inspired by Sofia Coppola in the ’70s; we created a room where she’d love to lounge and play games,” says Chloe Warner, founder and principal of the Oakland, California, studio Redmond Aldrich Design.
For the pool loggia, the designers outfitted sofas in Perennials’ Dotty fabric in the Rusty colorway and crafted pillows using Jake Stripe in Black Tie. For furniture, they selected a mix of tables from Sutherland’s collection. “The rectangular Footed tables in between the chaise longues were the perfect generous size to place drinks trays or play a small card game. We also love how much character Sutherland’s small African table brings to the seating area in our pool loggia. It balances well with the rattan lounge chairs and olive tree around it.”
MELROSE “The fabrics I chose are my favorite hues of blues and greens, which complemented the scheme of the stair hall I designed,” says Charlie Collins, founder of Charleston, South Carolina, studio Melrose. “They will never stain or fade—what is not to love?”
Transforming the
NADIA WATTS INTERIOR DESIGN “My goal was to add not only color but also texture and depth,” says Denver interior designer Nadia Watts. “The Domani collection is artful and sculptural. It offers elegance that is unparalleled, using the finest European clay and craftsmanship.”
The designer enlivened the previously unremarkable entry with lemon trees set in Sutherland’s Texel large planters and other greenery in the brand’s Dala vessels. “Incorporating natural elements helped us establish a connection with the outdoors,” says Watts. “Sutherland planters created a beautiful point of interest with intriguing textures and sculptural lines.”
Pink Palace
Designer Summer Thornton conceives a stunning retreat in Sayulita, Mexico, with a discerning eye focused on upscale indoor-outdoor living
BY KATHLEEN HACKETT
The interior of Josh and Summer Thornton’s Sayulita, Mexico, home, which was made in collaboration with Enrique García, the Puerto Vallarta–based founder of Enrique García Arquitectos.
CHRISTIE GRAHAM
Summer Thornton is the kind of designer who relaxes by doing things most would consider wildly taxing.
She finds drawing floor plans, for example, calming. Which explains why the Chicago-based creative was way ahead in the planning stages when she and her husband, Josh, who is also a principal in her namesake firm, purchased a waterfront piece of property on the west coast of Mexico, in Sayulita.
The surfing mecca, dotted along the coast with serviceable shacks perfectly suited to wave worshippers, is less known for serious architecture. At first, Thornton thought she could save the house that sat on the plot.
“Ultimately, it was too depressing, just a slapped-together building that had been sitting there for 30 years,” she says. “I’m not a tear-down kind of girl, but it was clear that all that was worth saving was the house’s front door.”
Thornton had some serious ideas and opinions about the kind of home that should grace this stretch of land hugging the sea. So when it came to finding an architect, she knew she had her work cut out for her. “There aren’t very many who would appreciate a client who has floor plans already drawn up,” she says. But she found a kindred spirit in Enrique García, the Puerto Vallarta–based founder of Enrique García Arquitectos, a firm recognized for coastal modern designs that place a premium on casual, relaxed, indoor-outdoor living.
Thornton didn’t necessarily see herself living in one of García’s clean-lined designs, but she recognized something compelling in him. “His depth of passion for his work is palpable,” she says. “We connected over that.”
While the entire project required almost two years to complete, it took about six months for the pair to get into an aesthetic rhythm, one that deftly responded to Thornton’s admittedly competing desires. The living space is vertical in the Chicago Victorian she shares with her husband and two small children, so Thornton wanted a horizontal orientation for the seaside villa.
High ceilings—like those she has grown accustomed to in their primary residence—were also on her list.
“My inspirations were haciendas and colonial Mexican homes, neither of which have the proportions suited to a beachfront house,” she says with a laugh.
But García managed to create a design that is both contextually appropriate and delivered on Thornton’s
FROM TOP: The waterfront residence was designed to maximize indoor-outdoor living. The couple named the home Casa Rosada due in part to the rose-colored chukum an ancient Mayan stucco, which covers all 7,000 square feet of the structure.
Inside the Thorntons’ living room, oversize concrete sofas are topped with pillows made using Perennials’ Whippersnapper fabric in Desert Rose.
desires. He focused on negative space and large volumes— there are 14- and 12-foot ceilings on the first and second floors, respectively—and a central courtyard around which he wrapped the structure. “We had the best time working together,” says Thornton.
Indeed, the collaboration was as rosy as the naturally dyed chukum, an ancient Mayan stucco made from the sap of the same-named tree, which envelops all 7,000 square feet of the house, named Casa Rosada by the couple. Waterproof and durable, it stands up to the sun, salt, and humidity—factors Thornton took into account when making choices not only for the exterior but also the largely open-to-the-elements interior.
“The entire living room is essentially a covered porch when the doors are all open,” she says.
The designer’s go-to for indoor-outdoor fabric is Perennials, not only because it is mildew- and faderesistant but also because the color palette stands out.
“The whole house is built around fun and relaxation, and that is exactly what we experience every time we come here”
“It’s easy to find performance fabric in shades suited to the Hamptons and California and Florida, but not so much Mexico,” says Thornton. She fell in love with Perennials’ Whippersnapper in Desert Rose and used it liberally throughout the house. “The built-in concrete sofas in the living room required an enormous amount of fabric, and I wanted it to be forever fabric,” she says.
Thornton loves the texture of Sail Cloth so much that she opted to use it in Beach Glass inside, including to make drapes for the children’s rooms.
Casa Rosada was completed just in time for Thornton’s birthday last fall. For the celebration, she and 20 friends put García’s design to the test. “The whole house is built around fun and relaxation, and that is exactly what we experience every time we come here,” she says. Indeed, the designer wants others to visit Sayulita in the same luxurious way and rents out Casa Rosada as a full-service retreat. “It’s like staying with a friend who has a great house in a quaint town and she knows exactly how to indulge you.”
Summer Thornton (shown) used Perennials fabric throughout the home, including the outdoor bath (below), which features a chaise outfitted in the company’s Canvas Weave fabric in Spruce.
A tranquil garden-facing bedroom features dreamy curtains made using Perennials’ Canvas Weave fabric in Rosemary.
House Blend
Designer Timothy Corrigan channels the look of his Loire Valley home, Château de la Chevallerie, into a new collection of textiles for Perennials
BY JILL SIERACKI
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADRIAN GAUT
Drawing inspiration from his distinguished estate, Château de la Chevallerie, located in France’s Loire Valley, designer Timothy Corrigan devised a fantastical new collection of textiles and rugs for Perennials. Situated on the Cloudscape Tibetan knot rug in Sea Salt is a chair upholstered in Go To Stripe in Seafoam with a Feel the Heat pillow; the sofa is dressed in Leaping Leopards with Go For Baroque pillows.
Referred to as the Versailles of the French countryside,
Château de la Chevallerie was born out of a grand estate originally constructed in 1640. Renovated and reimagined in both the 18th and 19th centuries, the property was home to advisers of King Louis XV and Louis XVI over its prestigious history. Its 90 acres of grounds boast gardens conceived by the landscape architect of both the Tuileries Gardens and Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris, Édouard André, as well as a picturesque canal, scenic follies, and outdoor sculptures. Now the home of designer Timothy Corrigan, the château has been returned to its magnificent past with rooms adorned with original marble fireplaces, antique furniture, handpainted wallcoverings, and treillage. A sweeping threestory stair is decorated with hundreds of portraits from the designer’s extensive personal collection and an ornate wrought-iron banister sporting the château’s coat of arms. It’s a true labor of love for the designer, who earned recognition from the French Heritage Society for its restoration.
But more than just a place of respite and celebration, the château also serves as muse, informing Corrigan’s latest collection of textiles and rugs for Perennials. “Even in the fanciest of locations, practicality plays a big role in the way that I approach interiors because no one is really comfortable in a room if they are constantly worried about ruining something because they have spilled,” says Corrigan. “The château is all about comfort, and I have been able to use both fabrics and rugs from the new collection there. This way my guests are surrounded by beauty and still live fearlessly.”
Although both the château and the designer’s first Perennials collection, which launched in 2019, are filled with grand gestures, the newest array encapsulates a quiet luxury. “My first collection for Perennials had several larger-scale patterns that are terrific for statement pieces, so I decided that this new one should have more of an emphasis on use for upholstery inside the house,” he says. “We use Perennials for so many of our indoor projects that I wanted this collection to address those situations where quieter patterns and textures are required.”
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Perennials’ Arabesque Tibetan knot rug in Ice Blue.
OPPOSITE: A pillow in the Ice Blue colorway and another in Homespun in Ice Blue pop against a wall panel made using the collection’s Feel the Heat textile.
The rug is the Arabesque Tibetan knot in Ice Blue.
Leaping Leopards
Ice Blue Tobacco
Camel Rosemary
Sunshine Outta the Blue
The Chateau rug by Timothy Corrigan for Perennials animates a sitting area where skirted chairs are upholstered in Feel the Heat fabric in the Sunshine colorway. RIGHT: The collection’s Arabesque rug with pillows and cushions in Leaping Leopards and Homespun, each in the Ice Blue colorway, as well as Feel the Heat in Cool Flame.
Sunshine Cool Flame Spring Fever Stardust
Feel the Heat
Champagne
Chateau Ice Blue Chalk Arabesque
a mix of softer shades with pops of more expressive hues.
“Because blue is the world’s favorite color, I made sure that we have some great light blue options,” says Corrigan. “I see yellow becoming increasingly popular, so we are introducing some terrific options that will mix well with other colors. Finally, the other color that is coming back in a big way is green, and we have developed some fun colorways in that range.”
For 2024, Corrigan updated his previous patterns Feel the Heat and Go For Baroque in these trending shades, including a sunny version he avows is “certain to make people smile.” New styles like the velvet
Stripe Du Jour and Les Fleurs, a reversible chenille, render traditional motifs in sumptuous earthy tones while Leaping Leopards adds vitality with an exuberant design. All are meant to be mixed to create a lively, individual interior.
“I’m a big proponent of mixing prints—both large and small scale—with textures and stripes to achieve a rich, layered look that fully reveals itself only after you spend some time in the room,” says Corrigan.
“A roomful of solid fabrics lacks imagination and becomes boring very quickly.”
Without question, by implementing these latest Corrigan creations and blending in past examples, interior designers everywhere are certain to face a glorious future—just like his beloved château.
A reversible fabric, Leaping Leopards’ many color options brighten chairs, screens, and other soft goods. On the floor is the Arabesque Tibetan knot rug in Chalk. LEFT: The latest designs for the collection include the settee’s Les Fleurs in Sea Salt, Feel the Heat in Stardust (pillow), and Cloudscape Tibetan knot rug in Sea Salt.
Les Fleurs
Sea Salt Ash
Go For Baroque
Sunshine Rosemary
Ice Blue Chalk
Sea Salt
Cloudscape
Go To Stripe
Seafoam Sunshine Tobacco Raspberry Saffron
A mélange of slipper chairs and ottomans, dressed in the collection’s Go To Stripe in the Seafoam, Sunshine, and Raspberry colorways, sit on a handtufted rug by Perennials. OPPOSITE A settee upholstered Stripe Du Jour in Shell is set atop a Cloudscape Tibetan knot rug in Sea Salt.
Stripe Du Jour
Soapstone Shell Nickel Sailor
French Dispatch
Designer Timothy Corrigan offers an aesthete’s guide to Paris
It’s good to go to the various monuments before the crowds of tourists descend. Start early with a visit to SainteChapelle, the 13th-century chapel that was the king’s place of worship on the Île de la Cité. I particularly like some of the smaller house museums—the Musée Carnavalet has some gems of paneled period rooms. A walk in the Luxembourg Gardens is a must, and I always stop at my very favorite place in Paris: the Medici Fountain.
HAVING RESTORED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES
in France, designer Timothy Corrigan understands the nuances of European design—an aesthetic he channels into his stunning interiors and collections. Perhaps the best examples of his savoir faire are his Loire Valley château and Paris apartment, both of which are featured in his upcoming tome, At Home in France: Inspiration and Style in Town and Country (Rizzoli), available in September. “It is not just the beauty of the city that I love, but the way that there is a very innate appreciation of the rich culture that is found in France,” says the designer. “A person who is bored with Paris is a person who is bored with life.”
Here, Corrigan highlights his favorite design-forward destinations in the City of Light: There are amazing restaurants in Paris. Le Voltaire is a Parisian landmark; you are likely to see French movie stars, famous designers, and aristocrats. It has incredible chocolate mousse. For a fun time and a great view, try Gigi’s on the famed Avenue Montaigne; the music is wonderful, and there are gorgeous views of the Eiffel Tower. Finally, for a true French bistro experience, don’t miss Le Bistrot d’à Côté. It’s tiny, but the food is terrific.
I like to explore antique stores on the Left Bank as well as the handful that are scattered around the ninth arrondissement in the area that is called La Nouvelle Athènes. For lovely tableware, I go to Au Bain Marie on Boulevard Raspail.
If it is a person’s first visit to Paris, I suggest ending the day with a Bateaux Mouches open-deck boat ride along the Seine. I do it at sunset so that you can see all the beautiful buildings that have been built along the river. It is a perfect introduction to the city. My ideal day would start early at the famed Marché aux Puces flea market at Clignancourt. From there, I would go to the Drouot auction house, where you will find everything from Old Masters to antique books. I like to end such a day visiting one of my favorite museums, either the Musée des Arts Décoratifs or the Nissim de Camondo, which is a small jewel box of a house museum that has been perfectly preserved from the early 20th century. The best new museum to visit is the Hôtel de la Marine. It is a spectacular building right on the Place de la Concorde. You get to experience the way the aristocrats of the 18th century lived in splendor. The audio guide provides a wonderful understanding of what an important role this building has played in the life of Paris. Before a traveler leaves Paris, they absolutely must take the time to be a flâneur, which is a fancy French word meaning to simply walk about the town without any real purpose or agenda. Stop at a café for a coffee. Look at the passersby, study the buildings, and imagine how many people have done the same thing on these streets for hundreds of years. Do all of this, and you will understand why Paris is the most special city in the world.
Digital panels inside the Hôtel de la Marine offer insight into the history of this remarkable building on the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. BELOW: Some of the 1,113 stained-glass panels inside Sainte-Chapelle.
New Wave
London studio
Bannenberg & Rowell reinterprets a legacy design for one of the world’s largest private vessels
BY KATHLEEN HACKETT
The story of Renaissance, one of the largest private yachts in the world, dates from what Dickie Bannenberg calls “the last century.”
To put a finer point on it, Bannenberg, one half of Londonbased yacht design firm Bannenberg & Rowell, is referring to the conversations his late father, Jon, founder of Bannenberg Designs and the mastermind behind some of the world’s finest yachts (including the QE2 ), started decades ago with the ship’s owners. “Our client still has the drawings of the boat my dad prepared all those years ago,” says Bannenberg. “They were an inspiration for a ‘someday’ boat.”
Someday turned out to be 2023, when the 112-meter Renaissance was delivered from its shipyard in Spain. “It is considerably larger than the design my dad did, which meant we were working with enormous volumes,” says Bannenberg, who today oversees the design studio alongside creative director Simon Rowell. “The challenge was to approach this seemingly unlimited space smartly to avoid those cruise ship vibes.”
In the hands of Bannenberg & Rowell, Renaissance ’s 74,000 gross registered tons—that’s roughly 740,000 cubic feet—manage to feel personal, familial, and in the case of the 20-seat jazz bar, downright intimate. Adding to the difficult task was the yacht’s dual purpose: It had to be designed for client enjoyment as well as private charters. “It is perhaps the most unusual brief we’ve ever worked with,” says Bannenberg.
The clients’ extended family is not large, so the goal was to avoid cavernous cubes that can feel lonely and cold. “It had to be a completely personal boat but also accommodate 36 people. And when those people leave, it has to feel like home again,” says Bannenberg.
The designers had an excellent resource in their clients, who had chartered yachts dozens of times in the past. They preferred eating in smaller spaces →
A massive Sutherland Furniture dining table is surrounded by a suite of Oceana Dining armchairs. BELOW: A sofa upholstered in Perennials’ Whippersnapper in Sea Salt is topped with Tribal Trellis pillows.
Sofas are set with pillows in Rough n Rowdy fabric in Zephr and Cornflower, Snazzy in Zephr, Wild Child in Ice Queen, and Crepe Du Jour in Chalk.
and placed a premium on wellness. And for charter clients? A workout room was key. “I think the gym on Renaissance is the largest one afloat,” says Rowell. A pizza oven, cinema, multiple plunge pools, and an extensive array of options for water sports are just a few of the amenities on board. “The idea was that large numbers of people would never really exhaust the facilities,” says Bannenberg.
Among the designers’ clever solutions are the double-height main salon—a rarity on a yacht—and a bridge, or spacious mezzanine filled with sofas and chairs, that floats above it, serving as another, more intimate gathering place. Indeed, furnishing such large spaces required custom pieces, including circular sofas by Sutherland as well as custom teak and stainless-steel furniture by the brand situated
“It had to be a completely personal boat but also accommodate 36 people. And when those people leave, it has to feel like home again”
DICKIE BANNENBERG
throughout the yacht. Bannenberg & Rowell, in fact, created a capsule collection of fabrics for Perennials to upholster its bespoke designs and a Sutherland collection called Oceana. “Much of the boat is indoor-outdoor and these fabrics and furnishings are perfect for their multipurpose nature,” says Bannenberg. “They’re robust yet work incredibly well in a domestic interior.”
The connection to Sutherland is just one more aspect of the project that can trace its ties back to Jon Bannenberg. “We unearthed some correspondence between my dad and Sutherland, and then we started a conversation with the company about a decade ago,” says Bannenberg. Today, the studio’s range of furnishings and fabrics is a vital part of the brand story with a sentimental nod to Bannenberg’s dad and his own beloved yacht, Oceana.
ABOVE A lounge area is outfitted
cushions made using Perennials’ Slubby textile in White Sands and topped with pillows crafted from Tribal Trellis in Chambray.
Oceana chairs by Bannenberg & Rowell for Sutherland.
30th Anniversary Sutherland’s
As the company marks this major milestone, founder David Sutherland reflects on the events and collaborations that got the brand to where it is today
BY JILL SIERACKI
Franck modular collection by Vincent Van Duysen. RIGHT: Wabi Sabi pieces by product designer Eugeni Quitllet.
Sutherland’s Plateau dining collection by Bonetti/ Kozerski. LEFT: An armchair from the Classic collection.
David and Ann Sutherland with John Hutton. RIGHT: Hutton and David Sutherland.
Growing up in Dallas,
David Sutherland remembers the little workshop his father, Buford, had in the family’s garage. “I had no idea the impact that had on me in terms of appreciation for handmade things,” reflects Sutherland, who launched his career in a Dallas showroom before opening his own retail space in Houston in 1978. “I realized what a love I had for architecture, art, and furniture.”
Sutherland put his business on the map by introducing high-end designs he found in New York and Los Angeles to the Southwest market. “I took more enjoyment out of selling high-quality pieces rather than selling volume,” he recalls. “I was looking for new and different things I knew the design trade would respond to.”
Building his own furniture collection was the logical next step. For that, Sutherland reached out to the late John Hutton, who served as Donghia’s design director. “He wanted to do indoor furniture for the outdoors,” says Sutherland. “Pieces that were stylish, well designed, well constructed, that were cooperative with exterior environments. There was very little on the market when we started, and I really do think that we had a great influence on the idea that the outdoor area was another room for designers.”
Those early pieces, introduced in San Francisco in 1994, were crafted to sit low, specifically not to obstruct nature, and helped define a sophisticated style still prevalent in Sutherland’s myriad collections. Hutton’s groundbreaking sofas, chairs, and loungers also featured a multitude of cushions, but at that time outdoor fabrics were produced to function as barriers to the elements and generally only in primary colors. “We wanted bouclés, we wanted chenilles, we wanted velvets,” says Sutherland of the company’s next game-changing concept. “When we combined Perennials, which carried our new, soft fabrics in garden-appropriate colors, like moss and pistachio, and textures, with Sutherland, that’s when I felt we had arrived.”
Over the years, the brand expanded its network of collaborators, debuting trendsetting collections by designers such as Terry Hunziker, Vincent Van Duysen, Rose Tarlow, and Eugeni Quitllet. “Everything in our collection, be it rugs or fabrics or furniture, came about as an evolutionary process,” says Sutherland, highlighting the addition of new materials and Perennials’ move to utilize performance fabrics in floor coverings. “We’ve taken classic designs, great quality, and customer service and continued with those things that got us here.”
“We’re so passionate and curious about what we do that it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey” DAVID SUTHERLAND
The Archival Conservatory collection. RIGHT: Eugeni Quitllet and David Sutherland with the Monaco chair.
The Cat’s Cradle chaise by Rose Tarlow. ABOVE: Franck modular collection by Vincent Van Duysen.
The Peninsula Rectangular dining table, designed by Terry Hunziker, along with Cat’s Cradle dining side chairs and armchair by Rose Tarlow.
David Sutherland, Philippe Starck, and Eugeni Quitllet at work on the circa-2008 Robinwood collection. BELOW: Sutherland’s Plateau collection by Bonetti/Kozerski.
Peninsula Bar chairs.
String Theory
Designer Timothy Corrigan’s château-inspired collection of textiles finds a perfect pairing in Perennials’ assortment of trim
“One of the things I love about Perennials is the ability to use white and light colors inside without worrying about stains,” says designer Timothy Corrigan, whose second collection of textiles includes playful patterns such as Feel the Heat in Cool Flame and Leaping Leopards in Sunshine, seen here with Fringe Benefit in Red Coral.
