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For this issue I challenge d them to approach their e ditorials through the lens of “ living with a r t ” a n d th e re s u l t s a re s o m e o f th e i r m o s t imaginative yet Rachael and Dayle understand that what constitute s ar t ex tends well b eyond fine ar t, even when the former i s de eply influ ence d by the latter As such, you’ll find new fur niture and acce ss orie s with strong reference s to early 20th c entur y ar t movements (p. 30); innovative, De co inspire d hidden timepie ce s that dazzle with their ingenuity (p 42); s cent driven arrangements photographe d with a no d to Dutch master still life paintings (p 84); and stirring s elf p or traits by floral de signers from around the world (p 9 2) That ’ s all b e f o re you ge t to our Archite cture & De coration s e ction, w i th f o u r l o ok s a t th e i n ti m a t e re l a ti o n s h i p b e t we e n d e c o r a ti o n a n d c ol l e c ti n g f i n e a r t , plus an arre sting feature on mo dern re siden tial sk ys crap ers ’ classical reawakening (p 114) I hop e you find the i ssue as ex hilarating as I do

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2 8 V E R A N D A Obj e c t s & A r t i fac t s CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Double Check wallpaper, ottoline co uk • Be r wi ck wal lpap er, georgespencer com • S i m l a wa l l p a p e r, madeaux com • Ri b bo n wa llp a pe r, galbraithandpaul com • Ether tile, thatcher studio com • 3 Pearl candlestick , margit wittig com F I N I S H I N G S C H O O L In lie u of by th e y ard b ord e r s , l o ok to s trip e d w allpap e r s for cu s tom trim H e re , m o ti f s are cu t into l o n g graphic s trip s to cre ate trom p e l ’o e il p an e lin g on b are w all s (top le f t) ; e l ev ate d o or c a s e m e nt s an d m o l din g w i th v i v i d g r a p h i c s (top an d b o t to m right) ; a n d l e n d v i s u a l d e p t h to m a n te l s a n d o t h e r 3 D s i l h o u e t te s (b o t to m le f t)

3 0 V E R A N D A Th e b old , av ant garde spiri t of four 20 th centur y ar t movement s light s up ever y thing from tex tiles and tableware to furniture P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y B E C K Y L U I G A R T S T AY N E R • • • P R O D U C E D B Y D AY L E W O O D • • • W R I T T E N B Y E L L E N M C G A U L E Y

V E R A N D A 3 1 Gut s y Fau v i s m T h e “ w i l d b ea s t s ” of Fra n ce’s ea r l y 1 9 0 0 s a r t s ce n e d i d n ot p a i nt s of t l y, d et h ro n i n g I m p re s s i o n i s m w i t h i nte n s e co l o r a n d g e s t u ra l b r u s h s t ro ke s . N ew, ove r s i ze fl o ra l s re ca l l H e n r i M at i s s e’s p a p e r c u to u t s a n d v i v i d fo l i a g e evokes André Derain’s emotive landscapes even stripes take on an ultras aturated bravado

3 2 V E R A N D A Obje c t s & A r t i fac t s P R E V I O U S S P R E A D , C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T: Paolo urn, vancollier com • Central Park fabric, thibautdesign com • Vouts a Mar tinique Celebration wallp aper, c wstockwell com • Pas adena wallpaper, thibautdesign com • Stroheim Careema fabric, fabricut com • Lulu DK Pablo Large Scale fabric, quadrillefabrics com • Matisse pasta bowl, malaikalinens com • Spotted Tigerlily vases, bonnieandneil com au • 19422HM flatweave rug, mattcamron com • Etro Univers alia fabric (on chairs), fabricut com • Alma fabric (on table), tulutextiles com • Big Corolla fabric (on table), lis acor ti com A B O V E , C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T : Wayne Pate A ss e mbl a ge wall pap er, studiofournyc com • Cor s o fabric, elitis fr • Aventura dining table (available Januar y 2023), bernhardt com • Traver s Canopy tape, zimmer rohde com • Fas cination fabric, cas amance com • Suzanne Kasler Aix en Provence armchair, hickor ychair com • Co lo red Blo cks wal lpape r, thibautdesign com • McGuire Moya accent table, bakerfurniture com • Snakes & Ladders fabric, georgespencer com • Movement cabinet, southandenglish com • Silo side table and antique easel, designsupplyshop com C u bi s m Re c a s t Enough with the drama, s aid Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque of their early 1900s quest to restore order to art Today ’s abstract forms and mixed material furnishings elevate quotidian objects and delight in papier collé, marr ying elements like walnut and rush or cast resin and white oak

3 4 V E R A N D A Obje c t s & A r t i fac t s L i g ht , Ly r ic a l O r p h i s m T h e m e l o d i c co u s i n of Cu b i s m s aw ra d i a nt co l o r in its march toward abstraction; rainbow brights a n d c u r v i n g s i l h o u et te s a re a d o pte d a n ew i n t h e c h ro m at i c ce ra m i c s of p ot te r N i c h o l a s N ewco m b, s w i r l i n g t i l ewo r k , a n d g ra p h i c fa b r i c s C LO C KW I S E F ROM TO P L E F T: Vladimir fabric, pierrefrey com • Patrick Mele Colorfield fruit bowl, nicholasnewcomb com • Clam Shell mirror, por taromana com • Patrick Mele Colorfield plates, nicholasnewcomb com • 4123 0 1SW s wivel chair, leeindustries com • Prelude fabric, pierrefrey com • La Moderne fabric, clarencehous e com • Patrick Mele Colorfield s quare tray, nicholasnewcomb com • Rainbow table, lauragonzalez fr

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and Junit Pino lamps, stillfried com • Kelly Wear stler Costa tape, kravet com • Otto fabric, annekirktextiles com • Roc kford pendant light , gabbyhome com • Wayne Pate Saint Mar tin wallcovering, studiofournyc com • M a r fa fa b r i c , annekirktextiles com • Blow bookshelf, julianchichester com • Calcada tape, stephaniesealbrown com • Framework fabric (as tablecloth), brookperdigontextiles com • Stickle table, colvilleofficial com • Labyrinthe fabric, nobilis fr • GMG chais e, gubi com P H OTO G R A P H E D AT G E R M A N E S H O P I N B I R M I N G H A M , A L A B A M A A Wa r me r B au hau s T h e fa m e d G e r m a n a r t s c h o o l u s h e re d i n p u r i s t g e o m et r i c s a n d g r i d - l i ke p at te r n s t h at we re at o n ce n ove l a n d ex p re s s i ve Mo d e r n i n ca r n at i o n s replace cool metals with inviting walnut a n d l eat h e r a n d i g n i te n e u t ra l s w i t h d e e p l y n u a n ce d b a n d s of co l o r

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3 8 V E R A N D A In a r u s h o f g o o d o m e n s , z o d i a c j ewe l r y re t ur n s w i th ce l e s tia l g u s to in g e m s tu d d e d ch a r m s a n d p e n d a n t s . STar P OWER C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T: Diamond Cancer medallion, Ruby Bezel charm, and Lyla necklace, annesisteron com • Leo pendant , vancleefarpels com • Capricorn charm and Anchor Link Chain bracelet, jadetrau com • Gemini Coin ring, mateonewyork com • Pisces pendant necklace, verdura com P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y J E F F H A R R I S • P R O D U C E D B Y R A C H A E L B U R R O W

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4 2 V E R A N D A Inspired by the revolutionar y s t yle of the 19 20s , top jewelr y house s reimagine Deco with three enigmatic timepieces that celebrate or cunningly ma sk the moment . C i r c le o f I n ﬂ u e n c e C o co Ch an e l a dore d b u t to n s an d u s e d th e m to re f a s hion th e fe m ale f o r m . I n t r i b u t e , t h e m a i s o n ’s n e w G o l d e n P e a r l M o t i f l o n g n e c k l a c e d a n g l e s a t i m e p i e c e o f y e l l o w g o l d a n d b r i l l i a n t c u t d i a m o n d s a t t h e p l u n g e o f a s a u t o i r t h a t i n t o x i c a t i n g e m b l e m o f th e e r a (a n d C h a n e l h e r s e l f ) B u t th e tr u e s i g n a t u re o f M a d e m o i s e ll e e m e r g e s w h e n th e tim e p i e ce fl ip s to reve a l a n o h s o C o co b u t to n of g o l d p e arl . Chanel Hor s Série M ademoiselle Privé Bouton G olden Pearl Motif long necklace, 800 550 0005 P H O T O G R A P H Y B Y B E C K Y L U I G A R T S T AY N E R P R O D U C E D B Y R A C H A E L B U R R O W W R I T T E N B Y T R A C E Y M I N K I N

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Nearly a centur y after Gloria Swanson first donned her Cartier rock crystal and diamond bracelets including in Sunset Boulevard the maison’s Deco decadence returns in its shape shifting Libre Morphosis watch. A t wist of an elastic band takes it from watch to bracelet as links of brilliant cut diamonds and pyramid cut garnets command the spotlight Cartier Libre Morphosis w atch, 212 4 4 6 3419

U n lo c k i n g a n I dol W i t h m o re t ha n 1 , 300 d i a m o n d s , t h e H e r m è s ro s e g o l d Ke l l y owe s a st y l e d e bt to b ot h t h e m o d e r n i s t M a c h i n e Age d e s i g n s of t h e 1920 s a n d t h e m a i s o n’s g ro u n d b reak i n g handbag silhouette (later renamed to honor its biggest fan, Grace Kelly) Here, in a shimmering game of hide and seek , the timepiece can lock into place for a check of the hour o r h i d e t h e n ew s b e h i n d a s t u n n i n g j ewe l e d b a c k Hermè s Kelly, hermes com

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rhapsody A D VA N C E D G E O M E T R I E S S o an e B ri t ain’s Ru m i l i n e n fram e s a 19 20 s Eg y p tian k h ay a m i y a in an intric ate le af pat te rn (al s o s h ow n o n cu s hio n s , o pp o s i te) D a t e f a b ri c ’s s t y lize d h exa g o n s anim ate th e Q u i ve r K l i s m o s s t o o l .

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B E LO W: S oane Britain cofounder Lulu Ly tle (left ) with British Syrian ar tist Yasmin Hayat , who applied tenets of Middle Eastern a r t to c reate d ef t l y s y m m et r i ca l n ew p at te r n s I G H T: T h e c u r ta i n s ’ Pa py r u s St r i p e refe r e n ces the ancient form of paper; the woven Leopard Palm fabric graces sofa cushions

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Ly tle s ays she often grabs an hour at the Brit i sh Mus eum to vi sit one pie ce at a time a Coptic tex tile, a Pharaonic chair and me ditate on how it might sp eak anew to day

Egypt’s monolithic forms rise again in a stacked Pyramid stool in Thebes fabric and Crocodile Tooth mirror. R I G H T A N D B E LO W: Dr yad Rattan Apis chair with cushion in Thebes fabric;

Now she can trace thos e inspirational lineage s with ever y pie ce of S oane ’ s colle ction, from a side table’s silhoue tte drawn from furniture found in

U L U L Y T L E h a s b e e n a n E g y p t o m a n i a c a l l h e r l i f e Ye s , m a s s i v e cultural obs e ssions with the ancient civilization have come and gone, but the c ofounder of S o ane Britain has b e en having an Eg ypt moment since s h e w a s a l i t tl e g i rl c ol l e c ti n g t r ave l b ro c h u re s ab out the far flung de stination She wrangle d a trip there with her parents at age 17. “ To me it was comple tely into xicating,” she says “ The intensity of the heat and the light, the ex traordinar y relief o f th e s h a d e , th e r i p pl e s o n th e Ni l e , th e ove r whelming s cale of the archite cture I was in love ”

It ’ s no wonder Ly tle, who studie d Eg yptolog y at university, would lead the charge of what has all the markings of another revival To wit: Soane’s 42 pie c e Eg yptomania c olle ction of fabric , fur n i t u re , a n d l i gh ti n g th a t l a u n c h e s th i s s e a s o n Earlier thi s year Pierre Frey launche d Mer veille s d’Ég ypt, its monumental colle ction of 38 tex tile s, w a l l p a p e r s , a n d r u g s i n c ol l a b o r a ti o n w i th th e L o u v r e . A n d B r i t i s h b a t h a n d t i l e c o m p a n y B alineum releas e d its L oui s B ar thélemy Eg yp t o m a n i a c ol l e c ti o n 48 h a n d p a i n t e d c e r a m i c tile de signs with hieroglyphic fig ure s and motifs reimagine d by the C airo and Pari s bas e d ar ti st

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out to the maison, se eking a collab orator to mark the 20 0th anniversar y of the Ros e tta Stone translations Frey s eize d the ki sme t but knew he wante d, as Ly tle did, to draw d e s i g n s f ro m th e a n c i e n t s b u t i n wh ol ly mo dern style s He brought in B ar thélemy to de sign two wallpap ers, one rug, and one fabric. “ The s e are a celebration of Eg ypt ’ s r i c h a n d l aye re d p a s t , ” B a r th é l e my s ay s “ It ’ s a no d to the greate st civilization

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1. Louis Barthélemy for Pierre Frey Faune et Flore fabric, to the trade; pierrefrey com 2 Louis Barthélemy for Balineum Carob Tree and Anuket ll tiles, $36 each; balineum com 3 Louis Barthélemy for Balineum Kader with Lotus liner and Papyrus liner, $23 each; balineum com 4 Giseh fabric, to the trade; pierrefrey com 5. Pharaon wallpaper, to the trade; pierrefrey com 6 Amenhotep fabric, to the trade; pierrefrey com 7 Hatchepsout fabric, to the trade; pierrefrey com 8. Le Scribe wall paper, to the trade; pierre frey com 9 Sennefer wallpaper, to the trade; pierrefrey com 10. Louis Barthélemy for Balineum Ayoub tile, $55 each; balineum com 11 Louis Barthélemy for Balineum Mustafa Embellished tile, $55 each; balineum com 12 Fleurs d’eau fabric, to the trade; pierrefrey com

Tu t a n k h a m u n ’ s t o m b t o a n i t e m i n h e r c o l l e c t i o n a n e a rl y 2 0 t h c e n t u r y t e n t p a n e l t h a t w a s c e n t r a l t o h e r p a t t e r n c ol l a b o r a ti o n w i th Br i ti s h S y r i a n a r ti s t Yasmin Hayat, an ex p ert in Middle Eastern ar t and its intricate ge ome trie s

P i e r r e F r e y p r e s i d e n t a n d c r e a t i v e dire ctor Patrick Frey cite s a trip along the Nile as the origin of hi s intrig ue “Ancient Eg yptians were masters of prop or tion, of colors,” says Frey, who re turne d dreaming of a ma jor colle ction inspire d by hi s jour n e y C o i n c i d e n t a l ly th e L o u v re re a c h e d

“A n d i s n ’ t i t wh a t th e P h a ra oh s h o p e d for ? ” he p os e s “An e ternal life after their passing?”

5 4 V E R A N D A V ER A NDA contrib u tor J OY M OY L E R s tep s in side B ro ok l y n - b a s e d ar tis t Peter L an e ’ s s culptur al world , a cer amic playgro un d of light an d s c ale For a New York penthous e, La n e ( i n s et ) s c u l pte d a hand wrought piece to clad a full interior wall, inviting a dynamic interplay with light from surrounding window s WALLS W O N D E R P H O T O G R A P H S B Y ( F R O M T O P ) J O S E M A N U E L A L O R D A ; J E F F R E Y K L A P P E R I C H • • • W R I T T E N B Y J O Y M O Y L E R

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of s ome archite ct friends in Massachus e tts the first time I s aw one of Pe ter Lane’s clay installations in p e r s o n It w a s a n e i gh t f o o t h i gh c re v a s s e d w a l l s ep arating the living ro om from a smaller reading a re a It h a d s u ch o bv i o u s s o u l A s th e d ay w a n e d , i t s d i p s a n d c re s t s c re a t e d t h e m o s t i n t e re s t i n g shadows, reminding me of the Crystal C aves in B er muda I kept walking over to study th e morphing light It had thi s way of pulling you in Imagine my surpri s e when, in conversation with L a n e ye a r s l a t e r, I l e a r n e d th a t h i s g r a n d , a rc h i te ctural form of clay s culpture wall installations

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r i ch i n a r ti s ti c d e t a i l i n g s t a r t e d w i th th r i f t s t o re p otter y “ I was in thi s vintage shop in Miami, and the things that inspire d me were s o ex p ensive,” he re calls. “S o I to ok a p otter y class to tr y to re create the things I like d It grew from there ”

S oare d i s more like it : Hi s first large s cale com mi ssion was for a friend’s p o ol p avilion “ a leap of f a i t h o n t h e i r p a r t , ” h e s a y s wh e re h e d re a m e d up a matte white pie c e that fille d the walls e dge to e dge and b oaste d patterning inspire d by the mature palms, orchids, and ferns and a koi p ond that sur rounde d the hous e More commi ssions followe d, as

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did increasingly innovative finishes: A 40 fo ot wide grotto wall at Pari s ’ s Hotel de Crillon has wh a t h e c a l l s “ a c l a s s i c c e r a m i c gl a z e , a r i c h , w a x y c e l a d o n , w i th gol d l e a f e d c a b o c h o n s ”

Hi s re cent installation for C ar tier re s emble s a bleache d antique marble. S o sizable are hi s c o m m i s s i o n s th a t h e b u i l t a 1 0,0 0 0 s q u a re fo ot studio in Bro oklyn to accommo date their pro duction. “ Each i s bigger than one p ers on or s e t of hands c ould p ossibly make,” s ays the ar ti st, whos e first monograph, Clay arriving in S eptemb er, i s de dicate d to hi s wall s culpture s. They are more than obje cts, he tells me; “ they are environments ” ✦

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C r e a t e d b y p l a c i n g a s t e e l f r a m e o n t h e fl o o r a n d fi l l i n g i t w i t h c l a y, h a n d s c u l p t e d w a l l i n s t a l l a t i o n s l i k e t h i s o n e (a b o v e) a t t h e Z u r i c h a t e l i e r o f h a n d b a g d e s i g n e r P e t e r N i t z r a n g e f r o m 2 1 0 i n c h e s t h i c k , w e i g h a b o u t 2 5 p o u n d s p e r s q u a r e f o o t , a n d c a l l f o r a t e a m o f u p t o s i x a r t i s a n s A m o n g L a n e ’s s m a l l e r w o r k s , a p a i r o f 4 3 i n c h h i g h c o b a l t t r u m p e t v a s e s w i t h m e t a l l i c b r o n z e d c a b o c h o n s i n c e l e s t i a l r e l i e f ( l e f t)

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The Indian b orn te chnique of hand blo cking fabrics has b e en, in the p ost Industrial Age, alluringly rare But a re surgence i s afo ot w i th t o p t e x ti l e h o u s e s f ro m Br u n s c hw i g & Fi l s a n d Je a n Mo n ro to Hazelton Hous e and C ow tan & Tout reinve sting in the hi storic te chnique “ Hand blo ck fabrics are ar t forms, wor thy of pre s er ving for the future generations,” says Stephen Elro d, exe cutive vice pre s ident, creative dire ctor of Brunschwig & Fils “ The blocks themselves are works of engine ering,” he adds, noting the way de signers must marr y the car vings (or patterns ) with assignments of color, creating one intricate layer at a time

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V E R A S W E E P I N G S T R E T C H O F L I N E N s e c u re d t o a t a b l e e x t e n d i n g m o re t h a n 5 0 f e e t , a n a r t i s a n impre ss e s a single dye c o ate d pie c e of hardwo o d to fabric A different car ving, another dip into the dye, and a cre s c endo of colorful pattern b egins to dance across the cloth With each blo ck or stamp come s new layers, alive with hand ar ti str y.

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l a t e r re fl e c t e d En gl i sh d e m a n d a n d s e n s i b i l i ti e s a n d we re f u r th e r i g n i t e d b y th e invention of synthe tic dye s in the mid 19th c e n t u r y. I n t h e 1 9 7 0 s , t h e p o p u l a r i t y o f s cre en printing, which was le ss ex p ensive, soure d makers on the lab orious te chnique

To we r in g D eco rati o n H a z e l t o n H o u s e ’s a r c h i ve d a te s to 1 8 3 0 a n d co n t a i n s h u n d r e d s o f b l o c k s , r a n g i n g i n w e i g h t f r o m a f e w o u n c e s to r o u g h l y 1 0 p o u n d s , a rr a n g e d o n s h e l ve s by d e s i gn W h i l e s o m e s e t s a r e l i m i te d to 3 0 4 0 i n d i v i d u a l c a r v i n g s , o t h e r p a t te r n s c a l l f o r m o r e t h a n 20 0

Bu t t o d ay ’ s d e b u t s s u g ge s t a re n e we d a p p re c i a t i o n f o r a r t i s a n s h i p i n t e x t i l e s , a l o n g w i t h t h o s e w i l d E n g l i s h f l o r a l s M o d e r n m a k e r s a r e r e i m a g i n i n g t h e m i n l i gh t e r, b r i gh t e r p a l e t t e s a g a i n s t r i c h

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g r o u n d s . Fo r B r u n s c h w i g & Fi l s ’ l a t e s t c o l l e c t i o n , E l r o d r e v i v e d t w o a r c h i v a l p a t t e r n s f r o m m a i s o n C h a r l e s B u r g e r w i th o r i g i n a l 1 0 0 ye a r ol d bl o ck s , wh i c h had b e en store d in rural Normandy until r e c e n t l y “ We b l o c k e d t h e d e s i g n s o n t o l i n e n g r o u n d c l o t h s i n m o r e c u r r e n t p a l e t t e s . L u s c i o u s g re e n s , p i n k s , b l u e s , a n d gol d s re f re sh Bu r ge r ’ s d e si g n s , ” s ays E l r o d “ T h e p a t t e r n s ’ s c a l e a n d w i d t h refle ct a combination of the customs and practice s of pro ducing the s e at the time ” To d a y ’ s a r t i s a n s s t i l l p o u n d t h e b l o c k s with wo o den malle ts to stamp the cloth in pattern, creating the hallmark ble e d on the revers e “ You don’t ge t that with commer cial printing, and many de signers cho os e to us e the fabric ’ s backside for the app eal o f i t s w o r n , f a d e d i m p r e s s i o n o f p r i n t , ” says Elro d. “A go o d eye will appre ciate the difference b e twe en a reg ular pro duction tex tile and a hand blo ck style ” ✦

Jewelr y designer Nicholas Varney takes his father ’s love of color to ear thy Deco depths with semiprecious agate.

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6 6 V E R A N D A M I N E R A L A R T I S T R Y Th e d e s i gn e r h e ral d s a g ate’s “unt am e d voice , ” n atural s ur f a ce v ariation s th at gi ve i t i t s p at te rning C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P : Diamond and agate Pringle ear clips; South Sea pearl and agate necklace; Gold, diamond, banded agate, coral, and leather Roaring Gap necklace (shown in drawing); Agate and diamond Irish cuff; and Diamond and agate C bracelet

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For it’s about se n s u a lit y a n d rom a nce, pu l li ng element s f rom Fre n ch Deco, Japa n , ja zz , a nd old Hol ly wood. I love t he hy br id v igor of ma r r y i ng t h i ng s t hat a re hi stor i ca lly dive rge nt ”

My family was on a ski vacation in Switzerland, a n d m y f a t h e r t o o k m e t o a j e w e l r y s t o re t o shop for a ring for my mother He always had a n e y e f o r g l a m o u r, c o l o r, a n d n o s t a l g i a a s p r e s i d e n t o f D o r o t h y D r a p e r & C o m p a n y f o r m o re th a n 5 0 ye a r s , C a rl e t o n Va r n e y ’ s s i g n a t u re w a s th a t ro m a n ti c e l e m e n t Bu t s e e i n g my m o th e r ’ s d e l i g h t wh e n o p e n i n g t h e r i n g, t h e l o v i n g s e n s e i t e n g e n d e re d b e t w e e n m y p a re n t s , w a s a n e x p l o s i v e , p owe r f u l f e e l i n g f o r m e T h i s , w i th th e e x c i t e m e n t o f skiing and prob ably to o much Sw i ss cho c olate, made the memor y transformative And it ’ s what I ’ ve a i m e d f o r s i n c e t o re c re a t e th a t a t o m i c f e e l i n g o f p re s e n ti n g a l i t tl e ge m t o s o m e o n e yo u l ove T h a t ’ s th e d r u g f o r m e Je we l r y i s s i m ply my l a n g u a ge I b e l i e ve i t w a s G u s t av Mah l e r wh o s a i d i f a c o m p o s e r c o u l d s ay wh a t h e w a n t e d t o s ay i n wo rd s , h e’d n e ve r w r i t e m u s i c I ’ ve b e en tr ying to find my voice, my lang uage, for 20 years, constantly refining it to b e authentic When I was younger I was louder, ar ti stically s creaming at the top of my lungs, tr ying to ge t notice d and master all the stone s Now I like ke eping a lower volume, using only materials that sp eak to me, like agate and p earl, eggshell and different wo o ds. I find b eing qui e ter invite s p e ople to lean in and li sten, but truthfully agate has always captivate d me I love how it offers a range of transparency or opaquene ss dep ending on how thick or thin I carve it

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When car ved thinly, as in his diamond and agate Pringle ear clips (above left ), agate becomes semitransparent and has a beautiful way of diffusing light , s ays Varney (above right ) R I G H T: Gold, agate, and diamond cuff P H O T O G R A P H S C O U R T E S Y O F N I C H O L A S V A R N E Y

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N I C H O L A S V A R N E Y D A Z Z L I N G C O N T R A S T Marr ying the richness of diamonds with the hush of agate blends “ sweet and s avor y, striking that impor tant balance ” C LO C K W I S E F R O M TO P L E F T: Gold, agate,

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Va r n ey (f a r r i g h t) w i t h h i s b r o t h e r S e b a s t i a n a n d f a t h e r, t h e l a te d e co r a to r C a r l e to n Va r n ey, i n 198 3 B R A C E L E T P O R T R A I T, A N D R I N G C O U R T E S Y O F N I C H O L A S V A R N E Y S K E T C H A N D E A R R N G S J E F F H A R R I S

Romance i s what I most want to communicate, and to me that ’ s a cur ve d line, sp e cifically a Japane s e cur ve d line The Japanese were never afraid to take their time, steaming and b ending wo o d over and over in a gradual cur ve until it felt right My pro c e ss i s similar, s ome time s als o steaming and b ending wo o d or referencing that arc when car ving eb ony I us e old te chnique s and work by hand as much a s p o s si bl e I d o n ’ t th i n k I re al ly d e si g n ; I j u s t go f o r w al k s i n C e n t ral Pa rk o r wo rk o n o u r f a r m i n Mi l l b ro ok , Ne w Yo rk , a n d w a k e u p th e nex t morning and an idea i s there It hits you when it hits you I ’ ve got a million ske tche s on airplane napkins The Flamingo earrings came ab out after a s erie s of nine drawings. I was camping in S e dona, Ari zona, so those desert colors came into play, the o chre and earth tones

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I was always talking with my father about color He was the master He loved sugary colors pinks and tangerine, like Howard Johnson (which he designed) but I need savory I crave sea salt on my dark cho c olate For me it ’ s ab out s ensuality and romance, pulling elements from French De co, Japan, jazz, and old Holly wo o d. I love the hybrid vigor of marr ying things that are historically divergent and having them say something new I’m just saying it in the language of stones nicholas var neyje wels com

When I wa s you nger I wa s louder, a r t ist ic a l ly screa m i ng at t he top of my lu ng s....Now I li ke keepi ng a lowe r volum e, u si ng on ly mater ia ls t hat spea k to me, li ke a ga te a n d pearl , eg gshell a n d diffe re nt wood s. ” diamond and leather bracelet; Mother of pearl and diamond Snake ear clips; Gold, paraíba tourmaline, diamond, and ebony ring; and Diamond and agate Square ear clips

For instance, my Potato Chips earrings are s o name d b e caus e the agate has a s emitransparent, diffus e d light, while the eb ony i s opaque It ’ s a range you don’t often s e e in jewelr y. Agate has the confluence of nature b eing nature, an untame d voice saying things I couldn’t say ar tificially, s o I leave agate ex p os e d and tr y not to ge t in the way

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I t s s e d u c t i v e m é l a n g e s p r i n g s f r o m a n inspire d melding of 18th centur y Lyon silk b r o c a d e s f r o m P r e l l e , a n t i q u e g i l t w o o d armchairs John Vardy de signe d for Sp encer Hous e in L ondon, and a colle ction of circa 175 0 L o u i s X V o r m ol u m o u n t e d C h i n e s e p orcelain fig ures from the estate of Consuelo Vanderbilt B alsan, among others.

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A l i f e l o n g s t u d e n t , t h e p h i l a n t h r o p i s t d i d h e r r e s e a r c h , consulte d with ex p er ts and craftsmen, and s ought out the ver y finest to fill this ro om with a layere d sumptuousness that sp eaks of varie d p erio ds and style s The ar t and furniture within are among the nearly 1, 50 0 pie c e s b eing offere d at auction thi s Octob er by Chri stie’s, and as Jonathan Rendell, deputy chair man and senior advisor of Christie’s Americas, ex plains: “ The primar y sitting ro om succe ssfully capture s her fearle ssne ss

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G L O B A L T H E A T R E P R E V I O U S PA G E : “ I h a d j u s t co m e b a ck f ro m I n d i a a n d w a s i n s p i re d to t r y to d o s o m e t h i n g d i ff e r e n t , ” r e c a l l s G o o d i n g o f h e r g r a p h i c , m a n d a l a i n s p i r e d a r r a n g e m e n t S h e h a d o n l y t h re e b i g d a h l i a s o n h a n d , s o s h e i m p rov i s e d w i t h m u m s , s n i p p e d b ox wo o d f ro m h e r y a rd , a n d fi g s f ro m t h e re f r i g e r a to r “A n d i t to o k o n l y 20 m i n u te s I f yo u d o n’ t t r y s o m e t h i n g n e w, yo u ’l l n e ve r cre a te t h e n e x t n e w cl a s s i c ” L E F T: Th e s un s e t p ale t te of thi s comm an din g arran gem ent aro s e from a s oire e’s glob e trot tin g th e m e , b u t i t s gro un d in g force w a s an arr ay of fruit s an d fragran ce s at i t s b a s e , in cludin g ear thy s we e t c a r d a m o m , fi e r y ra m b u t a n , an d tropic al m i n i a t u r e p i n e a p p l e s .

i s wh a t I a d o re m o s t , ” s a y s c o n s u m m a t e h o s t e s s a n d Ju l i s k a c o f o u n d e r C a p u c i n e D e Wu l f G o o d i n g “ I think of b eautifully s e t table s as tableaus, moments that m a k e g u e s t s re a l i z e h ow m u c h th e y a re a p p re c i a t e d ” T h e t a bl e w a re c o m p a ny s h e a n d h e r h u s b a n d , D av i d , d re a m e d u p d u r i n g a t r i p t o Fr a n c e w a s l a u n c h e d o n th i s ve r y p r i n c i pl e : “ t o c re a t e t o ge th e r n e s s , ” s h e s ay s Twenty one years later o ccasions at their home are alight

i n t r a d i ti o n , b u t a n e ve r e volv i n g d a n c e o f gl a s s w a re , s i lv e r, l i n e n s , a n d p e rh a p s m o s t c o l o r f u l l y f l o w e r s ke eps each table ro ote d firmly in the pre s ent . “ I always ex pre ss s eas onality with flowers,” she note s “ They may not last long, but they bring such sp ontaneity to table s ” Go o ding’s new b o ok, Together at the Table , is alive with flowers anchoring her tablescapes (arranged in collabora tion with stylist Stephen Pappas), a lean in to nature that is

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A B O V E L E F T: “ B lue , pink , an d w hi te i s an everla s tin g combin ation Thi s arr an gem ent i s fille d w i th big , b old blo om s like p e o n ie s an d d a h li a s , b u t th e s we e t p e a an d li s i an t h u s gi ve i t s uch lightn e s s I c all i t ‘ w ild , fre e , an d f ab ulo u s , ’ ” G o o din g s ay s A B O V E R I G H T A N D B E L O W L E F T: “ Ever y garden ha s a go o d s had y s p ot w h ere ever yon e w ant s to b e , ” s ay s G o o din g , w h o m ove d h er in do or s e t te e s un der th e w i s te ri a for a lun ch e on Rath er than comp e te w i th th e blo omin g v in e , s h e opte d for thre e dozen C h i n e s e l a n t e rn s arr an ge d in a t all v a s e for th e t able “ It ’s p er fe c tl y O K to p u s h th em o ff center s o gue s t s c an s e e each oth er,” s h e n ote s B E L O W R I G H T: Ta ll r a t t a n t ulip i e re s by A m a n d a Lin dro th a re fi ll e d w i th p u rp l e l i s i a n t h u s e s , Dav i d Au s tin r o s e s , a n d p i n k r a n u n cu l u s to p p e d w i th a p e o ny b l o o m

orchids and garden roses. It was over the top, but it made g uests fe el less inhibite d, more op en ” An invitation, inde e d, to linger longer around the table ✦ M O N O C H R O M A T I C M A G I C N o t o n e to s hy aw ay f ro m e x t r av a g a n t g e s t u re s , G o o d i n g m a x i m ize d t h e i m p a c t o f a s i n g l e co l o r b l u e w i t h a to n a l p l u m e o f d e l p h i n i u m r a n g i n g f ro m co b a l t to l i l a c a n d d u s t y d e n i m “ I t ’s a s i m p l e , ye t e l e g a n t , s t a te m e n t ” P H O T O G R A P H B Y T H E I N G A L L S S T Y L I N G B Y S T E P H E N P A P P A S

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right in her whe elhouse She grew u p s u r ro u n d e d b y b e a u ti f u l g a r dens, with the legendary Southern gardener Ryan Gainey de signing t h e l u s h g r o u n d s a r o u n d h e r Atlanta childho o d home “ In the garden nothing is off limits It can even b e a lichen covere d stick or we e ds, but b ouque ts should have provenance, ” she n o t e s G o o d i n g b re a k s f ro m c o n v e n ti o n , t u r n i n g florals into an ar ti stic me dium. Blo oms once ro ote d i n s o i l b u i l d t o d r a m a ti c , vol u m i n o u s c re s c e n d o s o r d e c o n s t r u c t c o m pl e t e ly, c o m p o s e d d i re c tly o n

tables They b e come cohostesses o f s o r t s , p u t t i n g g u e s t s a t e a s e w i th a s s u re d , o f t e n i m p rov i s e d b eauty “ Try new ideas You either g row o r w i l t , ” G o o d i n g a d v i s e s .

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“ C i n n a m o n i s t h e r o c k s t a r o f t h e s p i ce wo r l d , a r e m i n d e r o f t h e e xo t i c a n d f a r aw ay, ” s ay s A f te l , w h o r e co m m e n d s p a i r i n g i t w i t h o r a n g e s o r l e m o n s , “ w h i c h a r e b r i g h te r a n d f r e s h e r b u t s h a r e a s h a r p n e s s ” Ro s e s a n d e a r t hy f r a n k i n ce n s e a r e p o te n t b a l a n ci n g a g e n t s “ T h e r e ’s n o t h i n g r o s e s d o n ’ t w o r k w i t h b e c a u s e t h e y ’r e c o m p l e x b u t s o f t a n d s m o o t h ”

“slow fo o d” shift of the last 30 years “S cent will always b e conne cte d to our culinar y traditions,” she says, citing ri sing fatig ue with synthe tic ingre dients ( in the olfactor y “fast fo o d” world, it ’ s the ubiquity of chemical laden can dles and p erfumes, even cleaners). “ Pe ople really long for real ingre dients, the s ensuality of elements like florals and wo o d and citrus ”

C O M P L E M E N T A R Y F L O R A L S J a s m i n e ’s s t r o n g f r a g r a n c e i s “ a t o n c e s u l t r y a n d d i r t y ” a n d e m b o d i e s a y i n a n d y a n g d u a l i t y o f b e a u t y a n d d e c ay, n o t e s A f t e l . B y c o n t r a s t , g e r a n i u m s ’ l i g h t , r o s y t o n e s c a n l i f t j a s m i n e . P e a c h e s a c c e n t u a t e t h e fl o r a l n o t e s , w h i l e g u a i a c w o o d l e n d s d e p t h . “ Wo o d a n d r e s i n s b r i n g a d e e p c o n n e c t i o n t o o u r p a s t . ”

But s cent i s als o innately tie d to conne ction. Imagine the smell of rip e orange s within reach at a dinner par ty and, wafting in from the kitchen, the warm, peppery scent of cinnamon. “ Ex p eriences and emotions [ b e come] pri mally attache d to smells,” she says in her b o ok Frag rant: Th e S e c re t L i f e o f S c e n t ( R ive rh e a d B o ok s , 2 0 14 ) T h e

H E N W E S M E L L s ome thing real, something that comes from nature, i t ’ s l i k e e a ti n g a go o d t o m a t o It ’ s j u s t d i f f e r e n t , ” s a y s B e r k e l e y, C a l i f o r n i a b a s e d p e r f u m e r a n d author Mandy Aftel “ It ’ s alive; you can fe el the intensity ” The former psychotherapi st has sp ent nearly 30 years s ourcing and archiving ever y thing from exotic spice s to animal b orne oils in her study and cultivation of fragrance and to day observes something of a scent awakening. The COVID 19 pandemic , she says, drove a thirst for nature’s inherent s ti m u l a ti o n , b u t th e re ’ s a l s o a n a t u r a l s p i l l ove r o f th e

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a “ proje ctor ” (a floral like jasmine, for instance, that fills the air and gre e ts you) with more sub due d s c ents like citrus and wo o d that forc e clos er interaction “ The s e n a t u r a l m a t e r i a l s c a n k e e p u s i n t h e m o m e n t , a n d they can take us all the way back to who we have b e en They ’ re a small s ensual pleasure ” ✦

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on the primar y b e dro om walls To ke ep the blue s from fe eling staid, he intro duc e d a “ wonk y ” jumble of other c olors: luminous apple gre ens, s oft straw golds, cinna b a r re d s A n d h a n d s o m e b row n s b r i n g s e re n i t y t o th e librar y, where the walls are clad in c amel c olore d wo ol felt trimme d at the e dge s “ like thos e b eautiful little b o xe s you ge t at b outique s, ” says Ols en Ols en like s using such outline s to intro duce “ line and relief ” to b oth ro oms and furni shings. He de signe d fau x p a n e l i n g i n t h e e n t r y h a l l u s i n g s t r i p s o f m a r b l e i z e d p a p e r t r a c e d b y u l t r a th i n p a i n t e d l i n e s , “ l i k e Fre n c h mats on an antique picture frame.” He adde d silver p e tite bullion fringe to the primary b e dro om curtains, “ b e cause in thi s ultramas culine ro om, I like that kind of push and pull.” In the dining ro om, Olsen painte d Dire ctoire chairs white, then upholstere d them in cognac leather to create a crisp, bright moment of articulation amid the “ big blue glaze d envelop e. ” Says the de signer, “ Unle ss furniture i s mus eum quality, I ’ m c er tainly not s c are d of p ainting it white to fre shen it and make the upholster y p op ”

V E R A N D A 1 1 3 A rch ite c t u re & Decorat ion

I n d e e d , I ’ m N o t S c a r e d c o u l d b e O l s e n ’ s m o t t o “ I l i k e g u t s y f u r n i t u r e , ” h e s a y s c i t i n g t h e f l a m b o y a n t G e o r g i a n c o n s ol e ( al s o p a i n t e d wh i t e ) a n d th e f a b 1 970 s t ro m p e l ’ o e i l al u m i n u m sk i r t e d si d e t a bl e i n th e l iv i n g r o o m G u t s y g e s t u r e s t o o : H e g r o u p e d t h e Wa r h o l w i t h u n p ro v e n a n c e d a r t i n t h e b re a k f a s t n o o k ( “ k i n d o f a fl e x , ” h e a d m i t s ) a n d c re a t e d a s i m i l a r s m a l l c l u s t e r w i th th e L i ch t e n s t e i n o n a l iv i n g ro o m w al l , b e c a u s e a g i a n t s al o n s t yl e i n s t al l a ti o n wo u l d h ave c o n c e al e d t o o m u c h w a l l p a p e r

T h r o u g h o u t a r e l i t t l e n o d s t o L o r b e r ’ s l i f e o u t o n th e t ow n . “ W h e n I e a t o u t , I a lw ay s w a n t t o s i t i n th e b a n q u e t t e , ” h e s ay s , s o h i s d i m i n u tive k i t c h e n h a s i t s ve r y ow n A n d e ve n h i s d i n n e r p a r ti e s a re a c h a n c e t o celebrate the wonderful high low spirit of the city. “On Sundays, I have friends over and we sit around my fancy dining ro om table set with great linens and fine china and silver and we eat take out Chinese fo o d.” A noble hot sp ot if ever there was, inviting the city ’ s richest gifts inside and giving ri s e to a fre sh p or tal of di s cover y ✦

A B O V E : I n L o r b e r ’s b e d r o o m , t h e h e a d b o a r d ’s c l a s s i c c h e c k i s by H o ll an d & S h e rr y an d th e n av y a n d b l a c k g r a s s c l o t h w a l l cove r i n g i s by Ro m o To p l e f t a r t wo r k , D onkey by J e ff Ko o n s O P P O S I T E : Fl owe r s by A n d y Warh o l mingle s w i th co nte m p o rar y work s an d a Pic a s s o li th o graph .

A R E A M E R I C A N R E S I D E N T I A L H I G H R I S E S E X P E R I E N C I N G A P I V OTA L R E S E T ? W R I T E R A N D N E W YO R K E R S T E P H E N WA L L I S E X P LO R E S A N E A R LY C E N T U R Y S W I N G TO WA R D T R A D I T I O N A L I S M , P R E WA R D E TA I L I N G, A N D A L L O U T R O M A N C E I N TO M O R R O W ’ S L A N D M A R K S .

Steven Harris, William Sofield, Lucien Lagrange, and, most prominently, Rob ert A M Stern

H R O U G H O U T T H E P A S T D E C A D E A N D A H A L F , N e w Yo r k C i t y ’ s s k yl i n e a l t e r i n g l u x u r y b u i l d i n g b o o m h a s p ro d u c e d n o s h o r t a g e o f e y e c a t c h i n g, u n m i s t a k a b l y c o n t e m p o ra r y l a n d m a rk s S o m e a re t w i s ti n g o r g r i d d e d o r s t a c k e d l i k e Je n g a b l o c k s , o t h e r s a re s l e e k a n d s u p e r t a l l , a n d n e a rly a l l a re c l a d i n s h i m m e r i n g e x p a n s e s o f gl a s s ( s e e Hu d s o n Ya rd s ) Bu t th e re i s a n o th e r s i d e t o th i s s t o r y

P H O T O G R A P H S B Y P E T E R A A R O N / O T T O ( P R E V I O U S S P R E A D B U I L D I N G S F R O M L E F T ) F R A N C I S D Z I K O W S K I / O T T O E R I C P I A S E C K I C O U R T E S Y O F L U C I E N L A G R A N G E S T U D I O , C O U R T E S Y O F D A V I D S U N D B E R G P E T E R A A R O N / O T T O S K Y G E T T Y I M A G E S

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Fo r a c e r t a i n c l a s s o f b uye r, th o s e ve n e r a bl e buildings, with their elegant lime stone or lime stone and brick façade s informe d by Italianate, G e o r g i a n , o r A r t D e c o i n f l u e n c e s , h a v e l o n g b e e n Ma n h a t t a n ’ s u l ti m a t e p re s ti ge a d d re s s e s Bu t wh i l e t o d ay ’ s b uye r s a p p re c i a t e th e ge n e r ous ceiling heights and gracefully prop or tione d l iv i n g s p a c e s o f th e h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s ’ o r i g i n al fl o o r pl a n s , th e y h ave n o n e e d f o r m u l ti pl e s er vants’ ro oms and ex p e ct larger b aths and op en, ac c e ssible kitchens where they c an gather with family and casually enter tain Renovating the s e old apartments, even ones that have b e en up date d over the years, can b e a headache

W h a t St e r n a n d o th e r s wo rk i n g i n a s i m i l a r ve i n b r i n g i s a l e ve l o f a e s th e ti c s o ph i s ti c a ti o n and lu x ur y on par with the b e st classic apar tment hous e s, only ever y thing i s new Not to mention,

“Some p e ople ex plicitly want to b e in the newfangle d thing, but a lot of others just fe el more comfortable in a more traditional setting. Pe ople value character and a sense of place,” says Peter Pennoyer, one of the leading archite cts who has designed historically inspired, high end residential buildings That list also includes

Amid the futuristic never seen that before, stretching into the clouds pyrote chnics, s ome of the city ’ s most pre stigious new apartment high rises are being designed by architects who unabashedly look to the past . While far from dyed in the wool classicists, these archite cts are embracing and reinterpreting traditional de sign lang uage, materials, and craftsmanship in pursuit of a stronger ex pression of character and a distinctive sense of home in urban buildings Though it would b e an over statement to de clare a full blown movement, there’s no doubt these typ es of proje cts have momentum in New York and are beginning to gain traction, selectively, in other American cities

Ro b e r t A M Ste r n’s 1 5 C e n t r a l P a rk We s t , co m p l e te d i n 20 0 8 , i s a n i n fl u e n t i a l m o d e l o f r a p p o r t b e t we e n co n te m p o r a r y h i g h r i s e l i v i n g a n d p rew a r re fi n e m e n t , i n s p i re d by t h e wo r k o f g i a n t s l i ke Em e r y Ro t h a n d Ro s a r i o C a n d e l a

I n d e e d n o o n e h a s b e e n m o re i n f l u e n ti a l o r bankable in the lu x ur y condo sphere than Stern, t h e f o r m e r d e a n o f Ya l e ’ s a rc h i t e c t u re s c h o o l whose mantra, as he likes to say, is “ Lo oking to the past to move forward ” Buildings by his firm, Rob er t A M Stern Archite cts (commonly shor tene d t o R A M SA ), h ave s e t th e s t a n d a rd a n d i n re al e state terms, b e come the mo del of succe ss for a new kind of urban classici sm that draws heavily o n th e a rc h i t e c t u r a l h i s t o r y o f h i s n a tive Ne w York, e sp e cially the apar tment hous e s de signe d by J E R C arp enter, Rosario C andela, and Emery Roth during the inter war p erio d.

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there’s no co op b oard to deal with Stern has even adapte d hi s approach to towers 6 0, 70, 80 storie s high, affording sup er tall calib er views

“ There’s a r i s ing e x pecta t i on of what a n apa r t ment shou ld be....People va lue ch ara cte r a nd a se n se of pl a ce. ”

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1 1 8 V E R A N D A A rch ite c t u re & Decorat ion T H E N E W T I T A N S Pe te r Pe n n oye r ’s re ce n t l y co m p l e te d B e n s o n (right), featurin g re s plen dent A r t D e co s t y l e i ro nwo r k , j o i n s h i s 17 s to r y l u x u r y towe r a t 1 51 E a s t 78t h St re e t in his p or t folio o f t r a d i t i o n a ll y i n s p i re d U p p e r E a s t S i d e b u i l d i n g s T h e l a t te r w a s aw a rd e d t h e i ll u s t r i o u s St a n fo rd W h i te Aw a rd i n 2016 by t h e I n s t i t u te o f C l a s s i c a l A rch i te c t u re & A r t

Initial sale s in the building approache d $3 billion, including what has b e en rep or te d a s th e m o s t e x p e n s ive h o m e e ve r s ol d i n th e U S , a 24 ,0 0 0 s q u a re f o o t , f o u r fl o o r s p re a d a c q u i re d b y h e d ge f u n d m a n a ge r Ke n Gr i ffi n f o r n e a rly $ 24 0 m i l l i o n . T h e addre ss has b e en a magne t for high profile fig ure s from the worlds of enter tainment a n d fi n a n c e , a s h ave m a ny o f St e r n ’ s b u i l d i n g s si n c e h i s w a t e r sh e d 1 5 C e n t ral Pa rk We s t o p e n e d i n 2 0 0 8 , e s t a bl i s h i n g s t yl i s ti c a n d m a t e r i a l s i g n a t u re s R A M SA h a s continue d to refine and ex pand up on “ We cut a new dire ction, e stabli she d a re turn to a new s e t of pre ce dents, the 1910s to 1930s residential buildings, mostly on Manhattan Island, which were among the glories of that p erio d of archite cture in the Unite d State s, ” s ays Stern “ The intelligenc e of the New York apar tment hous e as it evolve d was thrown out the window to a sho cking

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N T H E P O S T W A R D E C A D E S even mo dern high rises billed as luxury whether white b r i c k , c o n c r e t e , o r g l a s s a n d s t e e l t o o often fell into co okie cutter monotony and plainness Apartments tended to be standard built, one stacked on top of another with little variation, linked by long internal corridors that took up space and undermine d any s ens e of homey intimacy Pennoyer, whos e firm has de signe d a c ouple of Up p e r E a s t Si d e b u i l d i n g s a n d i s wo rk i n g o n a third, s e e s a shift “ There’s a ri sing ex p e ctation of what an apartment should b e, ” he says “ I don’t think people will any longer accept the low ceiling heights, cramp e d dimensions, and lack of de tail that we saw in the ’70s, ’80s, and even the ’90s ” Pe n n o y e r i s s p e a k i n g, o f c o u r s e , a b o u t t h e u p p e r e c h e l o n s o f t h e r e a l e s t a t e m a rk e t a n d the kind of buyers he was catering to with hi s 151 East 78th Stre e t , a 17 stor y lime stone and brick b u i l d i n g r i ch w i th n e o cl a s si c al d e t a i l s , a n d th e just comple te d B ens on, an 18 stor y high ri s e at

The grande st of RAMSA’s New York proje cts, 220 Central Park S outh, comple te d a few years ago, i s one of s everal ultralu x ur y re sidence s that anchors s o calle d Billion aire s ’ Row Comp os e d of an 18 stor y, park facing “ villa” and an adjoining 950 fo ot tall t owe r b e h i n d , 2 2 0 f e a t u re s f a ç a d e s o f s i lve r y A l a b a m a l i m e s t o n e , p u n c t u a t e d b y a rhy thmic varie ty of windows, Julie t balconie s, and s e tback terrace s The archite cture’s understate d classici sm fe els comfor tingly familiar, almost from an earlier era, ye t als o fre sh, mo dern even. And it has re s onate d with buyers.

e x t e n t a f t e r th e S e c o n d Wo rl d Wa r. Now we ’ re bringing it b ack, and there i s a real audience for that kind of approach ”

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O M E D E V E L O P E R S , no doubt aiming to give their building another s elling p oint, opt to bring in a marque e de signer to put hi s or her creative stamp on the interior space s Kelly B ehun worke d on the interiors of Stern’s 1228 Mad i s on Avenue, for ex ample, and Lauren Rotte t i s doing 20 0 East 83rd Stre e t At The B ens on, Achille Salvagni was enli ste d to amp up the lobby ’ s mo dern glamour, ex plains Elizab e th Graziolo, who left her p osition as a p ar tner in Pennoyer ’ s firm in 20 20 to launch her own practice, Yellow Hous e Archite cts, though she continue d to s e e The B ens on through to comple tion

D o u b l e s t o r y D o r i c c o l u m n s c o m m a n d t h e e n t r a n ce o f C h i c a g o’s L i n co l n P a rk 2 5 5 0 (a b ove) b y L u c i e n L a g r a n g e S t u d i o C e t r a R u d d y ’s 4 5 s to r y Ro s e H i l l (b e l ow), a d d e d to N ew Yo r k ’s N o M a d D i s t r i c t i n 20 2 1 , r e c a l l s R a y m o n d H o o d ’s Ro c k e f e l l e r C e n t e r w i t h k i n d r e d v e r t i c a l g l a s s r i b b o n s i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h b a n d s o f c h e v r o n p a t t e r n e d s t e e l

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The Haitian b orn archite ct is in the early stages of designing her firm’s first Upp er East Side re sidential building, while adding to her p or tfolio of hi storic renovations, including apartments in a pair of early 20th century Financial District landmarks: The Wo olworth Tower and One Wall Stre et . “ In these iconic buildings, p e ople fe el like they are living a lifestyle of glamorous New York at its height,” says Graziolo, noting that con juring a sense of romance and nostalgia is pre cisely what many new buildings aim to do Ex p erience with renovations at disting uishe d old New York addresses is one of the reasons Harris says archite cts like him have b e en tapp e d by develop ers to design apart ment buildings in a similar spirit “Also we work for a lot of the typ es of clients who are their p otential buyers, so we have a sense of how they actually live and use spaces, ” says Harris Presently he is finishing a 20 story high rise at 109 East 79th Stre et that ’ s clad in flute d limestone, pale Roman brick, and panels of exquisitely patterne d Pietra di Torre stone that surround the double height entrance featuring an abstract glass mural by Mig Perkins The design was influence d, in part, by Harris’s love for the Villa Ne cchi C ampiglio and the “ kind of stripp e d classicism of 1930s Milan

1045 Madison Avenue with its Art De co infle cte d f a ç a d e o f l i m e s t o n e a n d e l e g a n t i ro nwo rk th a t evoke s prewar Pari s and New York in e qual mea sure. When it comes to the interiors of Pennoyer ’ s buildings as with most of Stern’s the residences a re a th o u gh t f u l ly c al i b r a t e d b al a n c e o f c l a s s i c and contemp orary. “ You’re trying to bring various influence s toge ther and not just say, I ’ m going to t r y t o re pl i c a t e a p re w a r ap a r t m e n t , ” Pe n n o ye r ex plains. “ You’re making s ome thing that ’ s abs o lutely contemp orar y but has thos e prop or tions and space and op enne ss that we all prefer now ”

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S F I R S T I M P R E S S I O N S G O the searing landscap e and ethe r e a l w a r n i n g i s s u e d b y a r t i s t W h i t n e y B e d f o rd i s a s t i r r i n g w e l c o m e I n t h e Ve r o B e a c h entry where her work hangs, the message is clear: The art and art ists within are fellow inhabitants, or close to it “ Whitney has b e en quie tly doing strong work for a long time and is some one I’ve colle cte d for probably 20 years, but thi s was the first time she’s gone to thi s s cale s o I got ver y excite d,” says the home owner, who b ought the trio of ink and oil panels sp e cifically for the floating entry wall in her family ’ s se cond home “ This pie ce is ab out grow th and de cay It sp eaks to climate change it ’ s got incredible punch and interest . I kind of love that it ’ s the first thing you se e when you come in ” Past the entr y into the living ro om, B e dford’s p otent intro d u c t o r y re m a rk s s h i f t i n t o h e a dy c o nve r s a ti o n , th a n k s t o a shimmering bindi s mirror in the living ro om by India bas e d a r t i s t B h a r t i K h e r A n i m p o s i n g R a s h i d Jo h n s o n c o l l a g e sp eaks assure dly from a char treus e dining ro om wall, and in fact , at e ver y turn, the home’s fluid living sp ac e s puls e with r a d i a n t , u n a b a s h e d e x p re s s i o n Fo r th i s Ne w Yo rk b a s e d

P R E V I O U S S P R E A D , L E F T: A r t i s t M i c h e l l e G r a b n e r ’s 1 0 b y 70 f o o t g l a z e d c e r a m i c a n d l a v a s to n e t i l e m u r a l a l o n g a p o o l s i d e w a l l i s d e s i g n e d t o s t i m u l a t e c r e a t i v e a n d a b s t r a c t t h o u g h t “ We w a n t e d s o m e t h i n g t o a n i m a te t h e s p a ce , a n d t h e co l o r co n t r a s t h e r e i s b o l d , ” s ay s th e ow n e r Ch air s , D e d o n P R E V I O U S P A G E A N D O P P O S I T E : I n t h e e n t r y, a v i v i d p a i n t i n g f r o m L . A . a r t i s t W h i t n e y B e d f o r d ’s “ Ve d u t a ” s e r i e s ( V i e l m e t t e r L o s A n g e l e s) r e i n t e r p r e t s t h e c l a s s i c A m e r i c a n a n d E u r o p e a n l a n d s c a p e F l o o r l a m p , P a u l M a t h i e u

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“ The s e pie ce s sp eak to me, ” she says of their colle ction f o c u s e d l a r ge ly o n c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d a b s t r a c t wo rk s b y wo m e n a n d a r ti s t s o f c ol o r. “ We’ re b i g b e l i e ve r s i n s o cial justice and s o cial change, and living with thi s ar t reinforce s thos e ideas ”

A b i n d i s m i r r o r by N e w D e l h i a r t i s t B h a r t i K h e r i nv i te s a d y n a m i c d a n ce o f s u n l i g h t i n th e li v in g ro o m Painte d g r e e n s to o l s (w i t h s c u l p t u r e) a n d s i d e t a b l e , Re i n a l d o S a n g u i n o L E F T: O n t h e p o o l s i d e l aw n , Fr a n co A l b i n i a r m c h a i r s a n d P a o l a L e n t i co c k t a i l t a b l e s

First, though, they had to reinforce, or rather, reimagine, th e h o m e ’ s l ayo u t t o b e t t e r m e e t th e i r d e s i re f o r o p e n space s for enter taining, ample walls for ar t, and an easy, livable re treat where their four adult children, s o on to b e s t a r ti n g f a m i l i e s o f th e i r ow n , wo u l d h ave pl e n t y o f privacy “ We were drawn to thi s hous e for its big double l o t , ” s h e s ay s o f th e h o m e i n th e Wi n d s o r c o m m u n i t y, b u t a n o d d l y a n g l e d p o o l a n d c a t a w a m p u s w i n g s o f f th e re a r o f th e h o u s e s w al l owe d m u c h o f th e p ro p e r t y, obfus cating the flow Archite ct Hop e Dana of Platt Dana

A rc h i t e c t s re c o n fi g u re d th e p o ol a re a i n t o a n i nv i ti n g courtyard and a stage for a monumental tile commission by Wi s consin based artist Michelle Grabner and added new g ue st quar ters ab ove the garage. Dana op ene d the flo or plan and built loggias to ex tend outdo or living space on ever y flo or The overhaul give s “ a s ens e of the outside even when you ’ re inside....The flow i s ver y p orous, ” says the archite ct “ The house do esn’t fe el grand, even though it i s It fe els intimate ”

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colle ctor and her husband she, an ar t s cho ol traine d f o r m e r g r a p h i c d e s i g n e r a n d l o n g t i m e t r u s t e e o f t h e B ro o k l y n M u s e u m , wh o a l s o s e r v e s o n t h e b o a rd s o f ar ts nonprofits Creative Time and Pione er Works; he, a busine ssman and ar t lover; and toge ther, s erious colle c tors for the last two de cade s it ’ s all ab out “ the creative a s p e c t t h a t c o n v e r s a t i o n b e t w e e n a r t , d e s i g n , a n d space, ” says the home owner.

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“T h e Fl o r i d a l i g h t i s s o d i f fe r e nt f r o m a ny w h e r e e l s e ; i t b e g s t o h ave h i g h i m p a c t a r t a n d c o l o r.”

1 2 8 V E R A N D A A rch ite c t u re & Decorat ion “ I d o n ’ t t h i n k o f a r t a s d e c o r. . . .We b u y p i e c e s t h a t m ove u s , a n d t h e n i t ’s f u n t o f i g u r e o u t h ow i t a l l w o r k s t o g e t h e r.” H O M E O W N E R

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A B O V E L E F T: I n a g u e s t r o o m , l a m i n a t e d w a l l p a p e r ( K i n g d o m H o m e) e m b e l l i s h e s c u s t o m g l a s s p a n e l e d w a r d r o b e s i n g r a p h i c g r e e n f o l i a g e Tr i a n g u l a t e t o T i t u l a t e b y R o b Ly o n , A d a m s a n d O l l m a n . A B O V E R I G H T A N D B E L O W L E F T: I n t h e o w n e r s ’ b a t h , a n o i l a n d c h a r c o a l p a i n t i n g b y G e r m a n a r t i s t M a g n u s P l e s s e n ( W h i t e C u b e) h a n g s a b o v e a f r e e s t a n d i n g t u b T h e m a r b l e d c l a y M i l a n e s e t i l e i s b y F o r n a c e B r i o n i (C l é) , a n d t h e m i r r o r s a r e b y F o n t a n a A r t e . C a b i n e t r y h a r d w a r e , P. E . G u e r i n . B E L O W R I G H T: S t u c c o e d w a l l s t h r o u g h o u t , i n c l u d i n g i n t h i s r o s e g u e s t r o o m , b y J o s e A b u d l e n d a g e n t l y a g e d p a t i n a , l i k e o l d p a l a z z o w a l l s D i m o r e m i l a n o s c o n c e , T h e F u t u r e P e r f e c t O P P O S I T E : A p a i r o f p o r t r a i t s b y M o r o c c a n b o r n H a s s a n H a j j a j b r i n g s P o p A r t e x u b e r a n c e t o t h e s i t t i n g r o o m . B a m b o o l e a f s e c t i o n a l f a b r i c , É l i t i s

What Hamilton didn’t know, however, throughout the two year pro c e ss of de signing the home, was which ar t p i e c e s h e r c l i e n t w a s s e l e c ti n g a n d wh e re th o s e wo rk s might end up The owner didn’t ex actly know either the l a r ge Joh n s o n ( th e o n e p i e c e Ha m i l t o n s aw p r i o r ) a n d the B e dford pie c e were the only one s she’d prep egge d, b e caus e of their size Others she pulle d from storage or other place s b e caus e they would come alive in Florida’s light . “ It ’ s s o different from New York or any where els e; it b egs to have high impact ar t and color,” says the owner “ I love the creative asp e ct of curating the ar t we live with, but I don’t think of ar t as de cor or ne e ding to go with the de cor We buy pie ce s that move us, and then it ’ s fun to fig ure out how it all works toge ther ”

It a l i a n h e r i t a ge “ b u t w i th a 2 1 s t c e n t u r y f l a i r ” To w i t : Italian walnut cabinetry and terrazzo flo ors, with custom stucco e d walls that suggest a gently age d patina Fornace Brioni tile in the kitchen and the owners ’ bathro om adds artful graphic dimension, as do es Gucci laminate d wall paper on a guest room wardrobe “ That was Ellen pushing the envelop e Instead of traditional clos e ts she said le t ’ s do something co ol, and she knows I have the app etite for that,” the home owner says

Interior designer Ellen Hamilton of New York base d Hamilton De sign Ass o ciate s built on that s ens e of inti macy to further prep a fluid canvas for contemp orary art “ We’ve worke d together on previous proje cts and devel op e d a shorthand,” says the home owner. Hamilton drew h e r Fl o r i d a m e e t s Mi l a n i n s p i ra ti o n f ro m h e r cl i e n t s ’

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L E F T: I n t h e o w n e r s ’ b e d r o o m , a 19 30 s j a p a n n e d a n d g i l t b e d a n d c u s to m ce r a m i c l a m p s a r e b o t h S i ci l i a n (S u d) T h e Co n fi d a n t by H a n n a h v a n B a r t , M a r i a n n e B o e s k y G a l l e r y P i l l ow a n d c h a i s e f a b r i c s , F o r t u ny B E L O W : T h e e x t e r i o r ’s d e l i c a t e p i n k l i m e p a i n t m a t c h e s Fa r r o w & B a l l ’s C a l a m i n e N e w l y a d d e d p o r c h e s a n d l o g g i a s e x t e n d l i v i n g s p a c e s o u t d o o r s , s pillin g into a reim a g in e d pri v ate co ur t y ard

Which made installation day fun, esp e cially when the owners ’ art delivery truck arrive d concurrently with Hamilton’s furniture s ele ctions “ We were abs olutely bl ow n aw ay a s we w a t c h e d th o s e p i e c e s c o m e o f f th e t r u c k , ” s ay s Ha m i l t o n . A Ha s s a n Ha j j a j p o r t r a i t w a s h u n g i n t h e b re a k f a s t n o o k , wh e re i t s e e m s t o have inspire d the kitchen’s yellow and black tile, but no The dining area salon wall a collage of p or traiture and other “smalls” came toge ther s eamle ssly and harmoniously with Hamilton’s sle ek banque tte and Ulivi Salotti chairs A Svenja Deininger abstract was hung in a g uest b e dro om, where it sings against Hamilton’s hushe d ros e pale tte. “ The surface s of her paintings are s o amazing, and I love her us e of color,” says the home owner “ It felt made to go in that ro om ”

Well, p erhaps, but not by over t de sign or simple luck C all it fate by c onver sation, by b eing intuitively in sync with one ’ s co collab orator. “ The ar t i s such a s elf ex pre ssion of my client, our mus e, ” says Hamilton “ It ’ s only fitting that the de sign mirrors that simultane ous ex pre ssion ” ✦

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In France’s Oise department, id imenez fills a centuries old manor house apartment with antiques and art gathered across the countryside.

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J i m e n e z l o o k s o u t f r o m o n e o f f o u r t a l l w i n d ow s i n t h e s a l o n (o p p o s i te), w h e r e a n 1 8 t h ce n t u r y s i l k a n d l i n e n A u b u s s o n t a p e s t r y h a n g s o n t h e b a c k w a l l T h e r o o m i s a r r a n g e d to e a s i l y a cco m m o d a te g u e s t s , w i t h l i g h t we i g h t d r i n k s t a b l e s a n d f o o t s to o l s c l o s e a t h a n d .

The s e cond flo or space i s ble ss e d with graceful symme tr y and parque t flo ors One ro om leads elegantly to the nex t in a logic al and grac eful enfilade, a flow Jimenez empha s i z e d b y p a i n ti n g th e a p a r t m e n t a w a r m o ff wh i t e ( b l a n c cassé) Once the painting was done, he move d in and quickly b egan s couting the lively lo cal ar t and culinar y worlds, di s covering excellent antiquarie s, ar t gallerie s, and farmers’ markets “ My intention from the outset was to create spaces that fe el comfor table but that als o fe el tie d to the b eauty of France, the s e village s, to the French joie de vivre.”

After moving to Paris six years ago, the New York City native b egan lo oking for a stylish country house for we ekend getaways The criteria: a generations old re sidence with hands ome archite cture that was no more than an hour from the city. Lovely private grounds with fields and forests for long walks accompanied by birdsong were also a must He searched for two years and triumphed when he found his dream retreat an expansive eight room private apartment in a centuries old manor house on the grounds of a dramatic 16th c entur y château Thi s glamorous bolt hole is located near the charming village of Saintines, an hour north of Paris by train and 30 minutes from Chantilly The house is surrounded by ancient oaks, fragrant pines, and open fields. Sparrows and larks greet the dawn.

R O M T H E S T A R T , I was swept away by this romantic apartment in the country,” re calls interior de signer David Jimenez “

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court hunte d and where pilgrims made their way from Paris to the holy springs in Saintines. The past is inde e d inherent, whi sp ering along the river that winds through the prop er ty a n d i n t o Ji m e n e z ’ s v i s i o n f o r th e ro o m s “ D e s i g n i n g th e a p a r t m e n t I w a s i n s p i re d b y c l a s s i c Fre n c h d e c o r a t o r s , ” he says “ I lo oke d at the work of Henri Samuel and how he enter taine d I studie d hi s flo or plans, how he made ro oms versatile and elegant That was my goal ”

There’s a cer tain stillne ss here The region i s surrounde d by the me dieval Compiègne fore st, where the king and hi s

And the countr yside i s rip e with it Saturdays found him sp e e ding along remote roads on hi s s co oter to find dealers of b oth ar t and antique s. He found them in the neighb oring village s of Verb erie and Pierrefonds, in shops “ that made my hear t race, where there wasn’t a dire ction I could lo ok

W h e n I f i r s t w a l k e d u p t h e d r i v e w a y toward the manor hous e, with its towers and classic al harmony of de sign, I fell in love with France all over again ”

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T h e co b a l t b l u e L o u i s X V I s t y l e c h a i r s a n d m a h o g a ny b o o kc a s e a r e fi n d s f r o m n e a r by Pi e r r e f o n d s A n t i q u i té s

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A rch ite c t u re & Decorat ion 1 3 7 “ There’s a sense of ca lm a n d jo y a nd wel l b ei ng that come s f rom bei ng he re in the count r y. ” I N T E R I O R D E S I G N E R A N D H O M E O W N E R D A V I D J I M E N E Z

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O P P O S I T E : J i m e n e z ’s n i n e f o o t , e b o ny fi n i s h c a n o py b e d i s a c u s to m d e s i g n B r a s s s c o n c e s (G a l e r i e d e s L a m p e s) a r e fi t te d w i t h g r e e n p l e a te d s i l k s h a d e s

“My i n t e n t i o n f r om t he out s et w a s to c r e a t e s p a ce s t hat fe el c om for t a ble but t hat a l s o fe el t ie d to t he b e a u t y o f F r a n c e . ”

A B O V E : O ff t h e p r i m a r y b e d r o o m , a s m a l l s i t t i n g r o o m o cc u p i e s a t u r r e t . Ye l l ow ve l ve t c h a u ff e u s e , M a i s o n J a m e s a t M a r c h é P a u l B e r t S e r p e t te L E F T: A c u s to m a l a b a s te r p e n d a n t ligh t (Pie rre fo n d s A ntiq uité s), cu s to m to i l e d e j u te d r a p e r i e s , a n d a v i n t a g e V i l l e r oy & B o c h p e d e s t a l s i n k

From the tall windows of the salon, Jimenez can gaze out at apple orchards and fern fille d fore st glade s He c an hear th e f a r o ff s o u n d s o f h o r s e s o n th e c h â t e a u ’ s g ro u n d s a n d a b eautiful symphony of birds. “ It ’ s so well p ositione d in nature,” Jimenez says “ There’s a s ens e of calm and joy and well b eing that come s from b eing here in the countr y ” ✦

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F i n d m o re o f J i m e n ez ’s p ro j e c t s i n h i s n e w b o o k , P a r i s i a n by D e s i g n (Riz zo l i , 202 2) by D i a n e D o r r a n s S a e k s

where there wasn’t s ome thing that touche d me, ” he re calls In came bronze chandeliers and b e vele d mirrors sp otte d in an e state sale antique s shop and a drap er table and a s e t of cobalt blue leather chairs from a c orner shop that sits at the fo ot of Château de Pierrefonds “ The shop owners could se e my curi osity and they appre ciate d thi s, and many of the s e conversa tions turne d into strong friendships ” The camaraderie of the region als o le d Jimenez to relationships with lo cal craftsp e o ple. An astute antiques dealer re commende d an upholsterer; a couture le vel cur tain maker sugge ste d the b e st ele ctrician; hi s te ch ex p er t knew of an ar ti st who did exqui site gilding

The apar tment refle cts a similar conviviality, par ticularly i n th e s a l o n , wh e re Ji m e n e z pl a c e d a ti c k i n g u ph ol s t e re d re camier in the center in front of the fire “ I could have easily d o n e t wo ch a i r s , b u t th e b a ck s wo u l d b e t o th e fi re pl a c e I love using dayb e ds b e caus e they invite conversation without blo cking any thing,” s ays the de signer, who dotte d the ro om with sto ols as ex tra co cktail s eating. “ The pair of L oui s X V I style chairs near the tap estry have a strong presence They can b e pulle d into any conversation group ”

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In a London apar tment , Philip Vergeylen builds a lively repar tee bet ween a client ’ s ar t collec tion and a charismatic cas t of global antiques and daring pat terns

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“A f t e r l iv i n g i n a f o u r s t o r y L o n d o n h o u s e , wh i ch I h a d d e si g n e d a b o u t 1 0 ye a r s a go, sh e d e c i d e d t o s w i t c h t o o n e l e ve l l iv i n g, ” s ay s Ve r ge yl e n . “ Sh e w a s c o n s i d e r i n g a n a p a r t m e n t re d o n e b y a d e ve l o p e r th a t h a d z e ro p e r s o n a l i t y a n d I w a s ve r y d i s c o u r a ge d I c o u l d n ’ t i m a g i n e my f r i e n d b e i n g h ap p y th e re ” O n th e th i rd v i s i t , a f t e r s o m e p re s si n g, th e re al e s t a t e a ge n t o ff e re d u p o n e m o re p ro p e r t y a h i s t o r i c g ro u n d fl o o r, d o u bl e f ro n t e d ap a r t m e n t w i th t wo c o u r t y a rd s , a p r iva t e e n t r a n c e , a n d h i gh c e i l i n g s T h o u gh i t w a s s o m e wh a t d a t e d , th e t wo “ w a l k e d i n , l o oke d a t e a c h

S o u l f u l n e u t r a l s s e t a s e r e n e to n e i n t h e d r aw i n g r o o m , w h e r e a p a i r o f f o n d o o r o (g o l d l e a f ) p a i n t i n g s fl a n k s a L u c i o F o n t a n a c a nv a s O n m i r r o r e d p a n e l s (o p p o s i te), a co l l e c t i o n o f G r e e k te r r a co t t a fi g u r e s

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i s n o t a g ive n f o r a n i n t e r i o r d e s i g n e r a n d a c l i e n t , n o r i s t a l k i n g a l m o s t d a i l y a n d a f t e r y e a r s c o m i n g c l o s e t o re a d i n g e a c h o t h e r ’ s minds L ondon bas e d interior de signer Philip Vergeylen and hi s ar t colle ctor client have that c o n n e c t i o n , s o wh e n s h e d e c i d e d t o m o v e , naturally she aske d Vergeylen to weigh in

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The laye re d ro oms brimming with creativity and b e sp oke fini she s offer no hint of a compre ss e d timeline “ The s e are not weak ro oms; we made s ome ver y b old de ci sions,” s ays Ve r ge yl e n , n o ti n g th a t h e c o u l d n ’ t h ave n e c e s s a r i ly p u l l e d th i s o ff w i th a ny o th e r c l i e n t . “ We h a v e s h a re d f e e l i n g s a n d s i m i l a r t a s t e s , ” s a y s t h e h o m e o w n e r, “ s o w e u n d e r s t a n d e a c h o th e r r i gh t aw ay ”

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While her impressive art colle ction lo ome d large in the choices, it did not play a dicta torial role, as the de signer ex plains: “ When working with a notable colle ction, you can’t ignore it, of cours e, but it must work toge ther with the interiors I was ver y de termine d not to have thi s apar tment fe el like a galler y It had to b e a home with b eautiful ar t ”

A B O V E R I G H T: A co n te m p o r a r A m e ric an ab s tra c t by J o s h S m i t a p p e a r s to fl o a t f r o m t h e ce i l i n g i n a d i n i n g r o o m co r r i d o r T h e m e d i ev a l M a d o n n a s t a t u e i s I t a l i a n M u g h a l m o t i f w a l l cove r i n g , I d a r i c a G a z zo n i

other, and it was done !” he s ays with a laugh “ It had a fe eling and a grandeur that I felt b e fi t t e d my f r i e n d a n d , o f c o u r s e , th e a r t th a t s h e l ove s . ”

W h e n C OV I D 1 9 h i t i n f u l l f o rc e , h i s c l i e n t d e c a m p e d t o h e r c o u n t r y h o m e i n I t a l y b e f o re m a k i n g a n y fi r m d e c i s i o n s a b o u t t h e i n t e r i o r s T h a t ’ s wh e n t h e p a i r ’ s s y n e r ge ti c d e c o r a ti n g s p a rk i g n i t e d , a l l ow i n g e ve r y l a s t d e t a i l o f th e p ro j e c t t o pl ay o u t a l m o s t e n ti re ly ove r th e ph o n e T h e wh ol e p ro c e s s d ow n t o h a n g i n g th e a r t wo rk w a s a c c o m pl i s h e d i n a b o u t 1 0 m o n th s ( l i gh t n i n g s p e e d i n d e c o ra ti n g c i rc l e s )

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And it ’ s a b eautiful home in ever y re sp e ct Each sp ac e re veals a unique signature written by Vergeylen, and s ome almost ne e d a cipher, given cer tain subtle app oint m e n t s . I n th e d i n i n g ro o m , f o r e x a m pl e , th e w a l l s a re c ove re d i n gol d l e a f n o t a straightforward application but rather crafte d by de corative artist Henry van der Vijver “ The shiny gold i s kno cke d back with s o many layers of glaze to temp er it, making it glow at night,” ex plains Vergeylen. Van der Vijver als o brought new life to the original kitchen flo ors by sanding and staining them in a s erie s of circle s and s quare s

O n th e o p p o s i t e w a l l h a n g s a n o th e r c o n t e m p o r a r y p a i n ti n g b y Lu c i o Fo n t a n a flanke d by religious iconography “ I like that typ e of contrast; religious works could fe el to o pre cious if not paire d with s ome thing e dg y, ” says the de signer. While calmer in pale tte, the ro om still fully engage s The de signer mirrore d a large archway and adde d acr ylic p e de stals to hold antique Gre ek terra cotta fig ure s lit by fib er optics that b oth

Meanwhile the drawing ro om ’ s neutral di stre ss e d walls accompli she d by layering and scraping paint over and over allow the significant art pie ces to play host, including the client ’ s e ternal favorite Alb er to Burri against a patinae d canvas over the fireplace “ I fell in love with thi s painting the minute I saw it, and it came from the depth of my hear t . Thi s happ ene d almost 50 years ago, and it ’ s still the cas e to day,” she says.

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A n a n t i q u e c h i n o i s e r i e mirror an d N ap o l e o n III ce r a m i c v a s e s a b ove a p a i n te d I t a l i a n c h e s t i n t h e c l o a k r o o m

R I G H T: C u s to m r e d c a b i n e t r y a n d t r i m , s t a i n e d wo o d fl o o r i n g g e o m e t r i c s , a n d I t a l i a n c h a i r s w a r m t h e k i tc h e n

A B O V E : I n t h e g u e s t b e d r o o m , a n e a r l y 20 t h ce n t u r y d r a g o n r u g a n d 1 8 t h c e n t u r y o i l l a y e r o v e r a c u s t o m s t r i p e d w a l l c o v e r i n g (S a n P a t r i g n a n o D e s i g n L a b)

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A u n i o n o f n o v e l t y a n d h a r m o n y d a n c e s t h ro u g h o u t t h e h o m e A n d t h o u g h t h e o w n e r admits many of the combinations e dge d outside of her comfor t zone, as a s eas one d colle ctor, she’s hardly a stranger to ri sk and re ward The latter, in thi s cas e, i s richly de corate d ro oms animate d by ar t an environment, says Vergeylen, where a client ’ s deare st pie ce s lo ok their ver y b e st ✦

a n d c re a t e a b e a u t i f u l refle ction throughout

“ T H E S E A R E N O T W E A K R O O M S ; W E M A D E S O M E V E R Y B O L D D E C I S I O N S . ”

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A m a j e s t i c s i l k t a ff e t a a n d c o t t o n c a n o p y ( P i e r r e Fr e y a n d C l a r e m o n t , r e s p e c t i ve l y) c r o w n s t h e ow n e r ’s b e d T h e r u g i s v i n t a g e C h i n e s e

The library is notably d i f f e r e n t . “ I t ’ s a l m o s t th e c o m pl e t e o p p o s i t e t o t h e e d i t e d w i t h i n an inch of its life drawing ro om, ” note s Vergey len “ Thi s i s where my client sits most often, and it ’ s the ro om that no one wants to leave it ’ s ver y w e l c o m i n g ; h o n e s t l y i t h u g s y o u ” T h e r a t h e r mad mash up include s le opard print wallpap er by Italian ar ti st Idarica Gazzoni, Mai s on Jans en c h a i r s i n a Ma d e l e i n e C a s t a i n g f a b r i c , a r i c h ly h u e d Pe r s i a n r u g, 1 9 th c e n t u r y En gl i s h b o ok c a s e s , a n d e v e n a M i c k e y Mo u s e s i d e t a b l e “ I k e p t t e l l i n g my c l i e n t , ‘ Buy wh a t e ve r yo u l i k e ; you c an throw any thing at thi s ro om; it c an take it ’ It ’ s true b e caus e there are s o many layers and colors,” ex plains the de signer

None of thi s i s rote classici sm, of cours e, though there are conne cting threads in the re f e re n c e s a n d d e s i g n l a n g u a ge It ’ s re a l ly ab out the aspiration to create s ome thing of quality that i s di stinctive not entirely new but worthy of standing alongside the historic pre ce dents that s er ve as inspiration ✦

“One of the things I love ab out old apar t m e n t b u i l d i n g s i s h o w p e o p l e o v e r t h e years have s crewe d them up, ” says S ofield, a s elf de s crib e d mo derni st by temp erament and hi storici st by training “S ome rich p er s on s aid, ‘ Damn it , I want a bigger window,’ a n d th e y p u t i n a b i g ge r w i n d ow c re a ti n g all the s e what for an archite ct would b e con sidere d mi stake s. In b oth buildings, I kind of built in intentional idiosyncrasie s, which I think make s them fe el more authentic ”

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N e a r i n g co m p l e t i o n i s Steve n H a r r i s ’s 20 s to r y a p a r t m e n t h o u s e a t 1 0 9 E a s t 7 9 t h St r e e t , i n s p i re d , i n p a r t , by I t a l y ’s V i l l a N e cch i C a m p i g l i o a n d co nve y i n g a “s t r i p p e d cl a s s i ci s m” t h a t b r i d g e s A r t D e co a n d n e o cl a s s i ci s m

LT I M A T E LY T H E D I S C U S S I O N around archite cts lo oking to the p a s t h a s e v e r y t h i n g t o d o w i t h a re n e we d e m ph a s i s o n q u a l i t y, re fi n e m e n t , a n d th o u gh t f u l n e s s , a s we l l a s creating a conne ction to hi stor y and place “Archite cture i s really emotional we want

least at the top end ? It ’ s intere sting to note th e cl a s si c al d e si g n e l e m e n t s i n a n u m b e r o f h i g h p ro f i l e n e w a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g s that no one i s going to mi stake as any thing but c ontemp orar y Take SHoP Archite cts’ 1 ,4 2 8 f o o t , d r a m a ti c a l ly t a p e r i n g 1 1 1 We s t 57th Stre e t heralde d as the world’s skinni e st sk ys crap er which ri s e s out of hi storic S t e i n w a y H a l l w i t h t w o o f i t s f o u r s i d e s c l a d i n a l t e r n a t i n g b a n d s o f u n d u l a t i n g cream colore d terra cotta tile s and graceful bronze s crollwork, no dding to an earlier era of New York archite cture

p e ople to react emotionally to what we do,” s a y s L a g r a n g e , wh o i s b a s e d i n C h i c a g o H e r e c o u n t s t h e s t o r y o f a w o m a n w h o a p p ro a c h e d h i m a t a p a r t y t o t e l l h i m s h e m ake s a p o i n t e a ch m o r n i n g o f w al k i n g b y h i s b u i l d i n g 6 5 E a s t G o e t h e , f e a t u r i n g a m a n s a rd ro o f a n d o th e r Pa r i s i a n i n s p i re d ne o classical de tails “ It ’ s amazing,” he says “Just walking by the building make s her fe el go o d b e caus e of the de tail, the ironwork, the do ors, the fini she s ”

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archite cture,” he says, “ what you’d call some where b etwe en ne o classical and Art De co ” Harri s emphasize s that, as with the great p re w a r a p a r t m e n t h o u s e s , th e d e s i g n w a s dictate d by the flo or plans “ There are quite a f e w d i f f e re n t a p a r t m e n t c o n f i g u r a ti o n s that interlo ck almost like a Chinese puzzle,” he s ays That c omplex ity i s refle cte d in the building ’ s varie d fene stration and massing, which achieves a kind of balance d asymme tr y, a characteri stic common to the work of Stern, Pennoyer, and others that adds charac ter to the silhouette and an appealing sense of idiosyncrasy It can b e se en in Sofield’s latest Ne w York re sidential de velopment proje ct a s we l l , th e 3 0 s t o r y B e c k f o rd Towe r a n d 19 stor y B e ckford Hous e, a pair of comple mentar y buildings that stand a blo ck ap ar t on Se cond Avenue, at 80th and 81st stre ets.

Could the p endulum of taste in the urban r e a l e s t a t e m a r k e t b e s w i n g i n g t o w a r d more traditionally inspire d archite cture, at

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T h e f a ç a d e s o f b o t h t h e h o u s e a n d t h e tower mix gray brick and limestone with buff brownstone, all hand laid in subtly asymmet rical patterns with varying color and tex ture, wh i l e w i n d ow s t yl e s a n d d i m e n s i o n s s h i f t with an unpre dictable elegance For S ofield, who i s well known for de signing b outique s f o r l u x u r y b r a n d s l i k e To m Fo r d , G u c c i , a n d B o t t e g a Ve n e t a , d i s t i n c t i v e n e s s a n d c r a f t s m a n s h i p a n d c h a n n e l i n g “ e m o ti o n a l ex p eriences” are paramount . He b elieves any re vival of classic ally informe d archite cture i s foremost a re sp ons e to “ the erosion of the ch a ra c t e r o f n e i gh b o rh o o d s , ” re s u l ti n g, i n par t, from “develop ers who saw an opp or tu nity to throw s ome thing up quickly and with ver y little thought to craft . ”

I t ’ s a s e n t i m e n t e c h o e d b y o t h e r a rc h i t e c t s , i n c l u d i n g Ha r r i s , wh o s a y s h e h a s s e e n a m o n g h i s c l i e n t s “ a d e s i r e t h a t a n apartment b e, if not refuge, at least an escap e in s ome way. ” Pe ter Lyden, pre sident of the I n s t i t u t e o f C l a s s i c a l A rc h i t e c t u re & A r t , s e e s a C OV I D 1 9 c o n n e c ti o n “ I th i n k th e p a n d e m i c h a s p u s h e d s o m e p e o p l e i n t o w a n ti n g t o l ive l i ke wh e re th e i r g ra n d p a r ents did I know that s ounds kind of funny, but they want familiar surroundings, private and really coz y ro oms It ’ s going back to thi s b eautiful, gracious kind of living ”

S o m e 2 0 b l o c k s a w a y, i n t h e N o M a d neighb orho o d, Ce traRuddy ’ s 45 stor y Ros e Hi l l t owe r h a s a gl a s s f a ç a d e o r n a m e n t e d w i t h c h e v r o n p a t t e r n e d m e t a l r i b b o n s a n d a sh ap e d c row n th a t e ch o e s A r t D e c o l a n d m a rk s l i ke Ro cke f e l l e r C e n t e r I n th e Fi n a n c i al D i s t r i c t Dav i d Ad j aye ’ s 6 6 s t o r y 130 William adopts as its primar y motif one of classical archite cture’s most fundamental f o r m s , f e a t u r i n g a rc h e d w i n d ow s i n g r i d d e d row s a c ro s s i t s w a l l s o f d a rk t e x t u re d c o n c re t e . A n d i n B o s t o n , Höwe l e r + Yo o n de signe d the 20 stor y 212 Stuar t Stre e t with a façade of glass and flute d pre cast panels of var ying size s arrange d in a rhy thmic pattern of variation and rep e tition

L a g r a n g e ’ s c u r re n t p ro j e c t s i n c l u d e a n 18 story high rise in Dallas calle d One Turtle Cre ek and a 34 stor y lime stone and granite tower in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighb orho o d that will re call, he says, the pre eminent Ar t D e c o e r a a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g s o n A s t o r S t re e t Ha v i n g w o rk e d o n p l e n t y o f g l a s s buildings over the years, Lagrange notes that buildings with mas onr y walls and punche d w i n d o w s c a n p r o v i d e a g r e a t e r s e n s e o f dome sticity. “ When you go home, you want to b e sheltere d, in a co co on almost,” he says “ I n a gl a s s t owe r, i t c a n b e a l i t tl e s c a r y o r uncomfor table at the e dge and you los e pri vacy To me I want a wall, to contain the ro om and to have ar twork and lighting ”

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Pages 38 and 40 Vintage velvet necklace case: Chairish; chairish com Mid Centur y Malayer rug: Mansour; mansour com Ethereal Visions tarot card desk: The Huntress; thehuntressny com Moxie mohair: S Harris; fabricut com

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Pages 140 141 Wallpaper: Idarica Gazzoni; arjumandsworld com Drapery fabric: Alton Brooke; alton brooke co uk Roman shade fabric: Pierre Frey; pierrefrey com Sofa, sofa fabric, and floor lamps: Paolo Moschino Ltd ; paolomoschino com Sofa throw pillow fabric: Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Company; claremontfurnishing com Throw pillow fabric: Braquenié; pierrefrey com Metal flowers: Tommy Mitchell; tommymitchellcompany com Desk chair fabric: Nobilis; nobilis fr Artwork: Frame by Lucio Fontana Page 142 Wall finish: Henry van der Vijver; hvart co uk Ceiling paint color: Pure Brilliant White by Dulux; dulux co uk Drapery fabric: Turnell & Gigon; turnell andgigon com Roman shade fabric: Ian Mankin; ianmankin co uk Armchair fabric: Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Company End tables: Paolo Moschino Ltd Page 144 Wall finish: Henry van der Vijver Jute rug: Alton Brooke Dining chair cushion fabric: Paolo Moschino Ltd Page 145 Wallcovering: Idarica Gazzoni Rug: Alton Brooke Page 146 (top) Wallcovering, door and trim paint color, black lamp, and red sconce: Paolo Moschino Ltd Bed linens: Peter Re e d; p eterre e d com Throw blanket: Loro Piana; loropiana com Page 146 (bottom) Wallcovering: Schumacher; fschumacher com Floating brackets: Paolo Moschino Ltd Page 147 Flooring design: Henry van der Vijver Dining chair cushion fabric: Paolo Moschino Ltd Pages 148 149 Jute rug: Alton Brooke Interior canopy fabric: Pierre Frey Fabric for exterior of canopy, headboard, bed skirt, and sconce shade fabric: Claremont Furnishing Fabrics C o m p a ny Throw pillow fabric: For tuny; for tuny com Bedside tables, lamps, and s conces: Paolo Mos chino Ltd

Interior design: David Jimenez; djimenez com Page 135 Tapestr y: Maison James; paul bert serpette com Urn: Ralph Lauren Home; ralphlaurenhome com Sofa fabric: Mitchell Gold + B ob Williams; mgbwhome com Sofa pillows: Scalamandré; scalamandre com Louis XVI style armchairs and coffee table: Galerie des Minimes; galerie desminimes com

com Solid throw pillow fabrics: Le Studio Anthost; lestudioanthost com Patterned throw pillow fabric: Alt for Living; altforliving com Lamp: Maison Gerard; maisongerard com Lampshade: Abat Jour Paris; abatjour paris com Coffee table: Cristina Grajales; cristinagrajales com Armchair: Molteni&C; molteni it Armchair fabric: Pierre Frey; pierrefrey com Cocktail tables, stool, and sculpture: The Future Perfect; thefutureperfect com Woven chair: Sputnik Modern; sputnikmodern com Wooden armchair cushion fabric: Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Company; claremontfurnishing com Dome lamp: Nickey Kehoe; nickeykehoe com Painting: Bharti Kher; bhartikher com Page 128 Wall color to match Spring Dust by B enjamin Moore Rug: B eauvais C arpets Sofa: Ritz Upholstery; ritzupholstery com Sofa and sofa pillow fabric: Élitis Coffee table: Démiurge New York; demiurgenew york com Lamp: The Future Perfect Ball pillows: Le Studio Anthost Photographs: “ My Rockstars” series by Hassan Hajjaj; laracheshop co uk Page 129 (top left ) Wall color to match Deep Celadon Green by Ressource Paints Wallpaper panels: Kingdom Home; miltonandking com Headboard and bed linen fabric: Pierre Frey Sconce: Blackman Cruz; blackmancruz com Artwork: Tr iangulate to Titulate by Rob Lyon; adamsandollman com Page 129 (top r ight and bottom left ) Flooring: Clé Stone for shower: Sigma Marble, Tile & Terrazzo Tub and fixtures: Waterworks; waterworks com Chair: Anglo Raj Antiques; anglorajantiques com Artwork: Unt itled 2019 by Magnus Plessen; whitecube com Cabinetry pulls: P E Guerin Countertop material: ABC Stone Sink fixtures: Waterworks Page 129 (bottom r ight ) Headboard and bed linen fabric: Dedar; dedar com Light fixture: The Future Perfect Page 130 (top left ) Flooring: The Hudson Company; thehudsonco com Bed and lamps: Sud Bedding: Society Limonta; societylimonta com Fabric for bed throw pillows, chaise, and chaise pillows: Fortuny Nightstands: Roman Thomas; romanthomas com Chaise: Anglo Raj Antiques Artwork: The Confidant by Hannah van Bart; marianneboesky gallery com Page 130 (bottom left ) Exterior paint color to match C alamine by Farrow & Ball; farrow ball com Page 131 Ceiling paint color: Strong White by Farrow & Ball Fireplace color to match C alamine by Farrow & Ball Ceiling light fixtures: B over; bover es Drapery fabric: Perennials; perennialsandsutherland com Planters: Landscape Forms; landscapeforms com Chair s: Janus e t Cie; janus e tcie com S ofas, sofa fabric, and sofa pillow fabric: Gervasoni; gervasoni1882 com Coffee table: Metal by David DeSantis LLC / Forged Artistry LLC; mbydd com

annmorrislighting com Sconce shades: Broome Lampshades; lampshadesny com Pages 108 109 Sofa: Luther Quintana Upholstery, Inc; lqupholstery com Sofa fabric: Lenox Hill Interior Fabrics; lenoxhillfabrics com Fabric for window treatments: Kravet; kravet com Trim for window treatments: East Coast Trimming; eastcoasttrimming com Slipper chairs: Todd Alex ander Romano Slipper chair fabric: Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Company; claremontfurnishing com Lamps: Christopher Spitzmiller, Inc Page 110 Wallcovering: Blatt Billiards; blattbilliards com Sofa: Dune; dune ny com Sofa fabric: Kravet Fabric for sofa pillows: Schumacher; fschumacher com Ottoman: Bunny Williams Home; bunny williamshome com Sconces: Visual Comfort; visualcomfort com Artwork (from left): John Wesley; Fernand Léger; Pablo Picasso lithograph; Blue B unny by Hunt Slonem, huntslonem com Page 111 Console tables: Ballard Designs; ballarddesigns com Page 112 Wall paint color: Parma Gray by Farrow & Ball; farrow ball com Floor finish: Chris Pearson Artwork above shelving unit: Gabriel Godard Cocktail table: Bunny Williams Home Artwork above banquette: Roy Lichtenstein lithograph; photograph by Peter Coffin (petercoffinstudio com); Epnalk by B enjamin Degen ( benjamin degen com); Pablo Picasso lithograph Page 113 Wallcovering: Romo Mirror and lamps: Christopher Spitzmiller, Inc Artwork: John Wesley lithographs Bed: Luther Quintana Upholstery, Inc Nightstand (on right): Lee C alicchio; incollect com Bedding: Schweitzer Linen; schweitzerlinen com Throw blanket: Aero Studios; aerostudios com Pillow fabric: Colefax and Fowler; cow tan com

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Interior design: Ellen Hamilton; hamilton designassociates com Architectural design: Hope Dana; plattdana com Landscape architects: Tom Hoos, hoosarch com, and Aiello Landscape, aiellolandscape com Contractor: John Huryn; hurynconstruction com Stucco artist: Jose Abud of Techniques Through the Ages; 561 523 6 429 Window treatments: Laufersweiler Inc Page 122 Tile mural: Michelle Grabner; jamescohan com Chairs: Dedon; dedon de Chair fabric: Kettal; kettal com Page 123 Wall color to match Corail Rose by Ressource Paints; ressourcepaints us Landscape: Veduta (Bonnard Mediter ranean) with Floor by Whitney B edford; vielmetter com Flooring: Sigma Marble, Tile & Terrazzo; sigmamarble com Stool cushion fabric: Fortuny; fortuny com Floating console: New Day Woodwork; newday woodwork com Floor lamp: Ralph Pucci; ralphpucci com Sconce and sofa: Artemest; artemest com Sofa fabric: Élitis; elitis fr Page 124(top left ) Wall color to match Spring Dust by B enjamin Moore; benjaminmoore com Dining table and chairs: Artemest Dining chair cushion fabric: Élitis Candlestick holders: Sud; sudneworleans com Credenzas: Lief; liefalmont com Sconces: Galerie Negropontes; negropontes galerie com Artwork: Unt itled Escape Collage by Rashid Johnson; davidkordanskygallery com Page 124 (bottom left ) Backsplash: Clé; cletile com Range and vent hood: Gaggenau; gaggenau com Island countertop material: ABC Stone; abcworldwide stone com Perimeter countertop material: Cosentino; cosentino com Sink fixtures: P E Guerin; peguerin com Stools and cushion fabric: DD C; ddcnyc com Light fixture: Codor Design; codordesign com Dishware: Sud Page 126 (top left ) Chairs: B onacina 1889; bonacina1889 it Cocktail tables: DD C Pages 126 127 Wall color to match Corail Rose and ceiling color to match Grège Cimint by Ressource Paints Rug: B eauvais C arpets; beauvaiscarpets com Chandelier: Hudson Furniture Inc , New York; hudsonfurnitureinc com Sconce: Artemest Floating bookcases: New Day Woodwork Sofa: Ralph Pucci Sofa fabric: Atelier Tex tiles de Prestige; ateliertdp

Large smoky quartz cr ystal point: Jia Jia; jiajiajewelry com Mohair velvet: Rose Uniacke; roseuniacke com

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V E R A N DA Vo l um e 3 6 N um b e r 5 (I S SN 10 4 0 81 5 0) s p ub li s h e d b im o nth l y by H E A R S T, 30 0 W 57 th St N ew Yo r k N Y 10 019 Steve n R Sw a r t z Pre s i d e nt & Ch i e f E xe cu ti ve O ffi ce r W illia m R H e a r s t III , Ch a ir m a n; Fr a n k A B e n n a ck , J r E xe cu ti ve V ice Ch a ir m a n V E R A N DA P U B L I C AT I O N S I N C : D e b i C h i r i ch e ll a Pre s i d e nt H e a r s t M a g a z n e s G ro up; Re gin a B u ck ey Chief Fin a n cia l a n d Str ate g y O ffi ce r Tre a s ure r C ath e rin

Pages 20 21 Metro Montage wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries; phillipjeffries com St Pete Large Burl cocktail table: Highland House; highlandhousefurniture com Obj 1 02: Orior; oriorfurniture com Kelly Wearstler for Visual Comfort Melange lamp: Circa; circainteriors com Nilo candleholder: Maison Gerard; maisongerard com Box tray: Anastasio Home; anastasiohome com Sebastiao Lobo for Amy Meier Grace tray and Geometric Stone Objects: Amy Meier; amymeier com

Interior design: Nick Olsen; nickolsenstyle com Architectural design: Lee Stahl; therenovatedhome com

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s olely on pric e or status; I buy what I love ) There was a time when quality Danish furni ture was quite accessible and yet so b eautiful. Now we ’ re se eing Ge orgian furniture as such a bargain out there Colle ct b eautiful brown wo o d furniture; throw in s ome c ontemp o rar y pie ce s It ’ s s o styli sh!

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Imagine: The pie ce s you are buying to day w i l l b e t h e a n t i q u e s o f t o m o r ro w W h a t a thrilling idea, to fe el the hands of time and taste reach backward and for ward in s earch of b eauty And to witne ss the conversations, o n go i n g a n d e volv i n g, a m i d th o s e p i e c e s Stingel include d! A S T O L D T O T R A C E Y M I N K I N

I am here to s ay th i s i s the greate st mi stake a c olle ctor c an make It ’ s vital to view your entire home not only the ar t but als o the furniture and the obje cts, from the she e ts on your b e d to the teasp o on you us e to stir your coffe e as de s er ving of b eauty The thoughtful eye; the lang uage of form, prop or tion, and s cale; and the ex plorer ’ s spirit bring these pie ces into a lively conversation from ro om to ro om that is not only luxurious but also comfortable and utterly p ersonal to those living there. And it has nothing to do with p erio d You might colle ct contemp orar y ar t and want your furniture to b e 20th centur y as well, and I would say le t ’ s go shopping! We would buy Gabriella Cre spi, Hiquily, L oui s C ane, Karl Springer, Arbus. And that would b e f a b u l o u s Bu t a h o m e d o e s n ’ t n e e d t o m a t c h i t s a r t , o f c o u r s e , a n d u l ti m a t e ly wh a t should go into a ro om do e sn’t even ne e d to b e ne ce ssarily ab out money ( I never buy

A B O V E : I n N e w Yo r k C i t y, wo r k s b y G e o r g e C o n d o (ab ove s of a) an d Ru do l f fire : T h e re i s n o c o nve r s a ti o n b e t we e n a Sti n ge l p a i n ti n g and a Crate & B arrel s ofa None But many time s I ’ ve had clients who are passionate ab out their ar t colle ction think we can turn to ordinar y choice s to pull toge ther the re st of their home.

Sh uld we colle c t f urnishin g s w i th th e s am e gu s to a s we colle c t ar t? A lex Pa p a ch ri s tidi s on th e e s s ential re lation ship b et we en th e t wo

p la ce) m i n g l e w i t h c o ff e e t a b l e s b y K a r l S p r i n g e r a n d A d o C h a l e , a s s e e n i n T h e E l e g a n t L i f e b y A l e x P a p a c h r i s t i d i s (R i z zo l i , 20 2 2) E T ’ S B E F R A N K

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Then the conversation b e come s s o much fun. B e caus e here’s the s e cre t : I could hang a contemp orar y Eve Kaplan chandelier over an 18th centur y hall table Or flank an Her vé Va n d e r St r a e t e n c a b i n e t w i th a b e a u ti f u l pair of 19th centur y, gilde d chairs And 10 0, 20 0 years in the future ? Thos e contemp o rar y pie ce s will still b e relevant they refle ct i n c re d i bl e q u a l i t y a n d th e a r ti s a n a l h a n d . T h e y ’l l j u s t b e f ro m d i ff e re n t p e r i o d s th a n the older pie ce s in the ro om