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Breguet classique ultra-thin tourbillon (5377BR).
2013 Modern Life Concept House.
BREGUET CELEBRATES THE TOURBILLION
THE LUXURY OF SERENITY IN SOUTH BEACH
Breguet will fte its acclaimed timepieces with Breguet, the innovator.
Inventor of the Tourbillon an exhibition celebrating the works of AbrahamLouis Breguet, the father of modern watchmaking, and his most notable
innovation, the tourbillon. The event will be held in Beverly Hills, October
319, Chicago October 2429, and New York City November 717. For
more information, call 866.458.7488.
Opening on December 3, 2013, ELLE DECOR will move its highly

successful program, the MODERN LIFE CONCEPT HOUSE, to Miami just
in time to coincide with Design Miami and Art Basel. Here, within South
Beachs most exclusive residential enclaveSunset Islesa group of
acclaimed interior designers selected by the magazines editors will create
the most luxurious of waterfront residences in a showcase of great design.
E. BRAUN & CO
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After 12 years in Beverly
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moved to Robertson
Boulevard in West
Hollywood. Visit their
new store to see new
additions to their collection
of bed, table, and bath
linens, and outstanding
bathroom accessories.
For more information, call
310.273.4320 or visit
ebraunbeverlyhills.com.
Candela rug.
M COLLECTIONS INTRODUCES CANDELA

Candela rugs feature a ne ribbed weave of wool and silkcreating
a unique contrasting textureand tribal motifs that transform into a
distinctive modern design. Custom colors and sizes available. For more
information, call 310.657.4400or visit mehraban.com.
Elizabeth L. Barbatelli, President of E. Braun & Co-Beverly

Hills with their Taormina embroidery design on the bed.
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LEFT: The rear facade of

a house in New Delhi,
India, designed by JeanLouis Deniot. ON THE
COVER: The living room
of a Paris apartment
designed by Champeau
& Wilde. The Golden
Touch, page 212.
Photography by Simon
Upton; produced by
Anita Sarsidi.
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DEPARTMENTS
EDITORS PAGE
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ON THE SCENE
The people and events behind the

making of this issue
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STYLE SHEET
What weve seen, what weve heard

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WHATS HOT!
WHATS NEXT
The houses of Louis Kahn, an exhibition of mouthwatering art, a cardboard

church, an inside look at the gardens
of the Hudson Valley, lost jewelry of the
16th and 17th centuries, and more
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TALENT
SHORTLIST
The 12 things interior designer

Timothy Corrigan cant live without
Dispatches from the world of design

63
A side
table by Achille
Salvagni.
Achille Salvagni looks to centuries of

the best Italian design to inspire his
own distinctive furnishings and lighting. By Stephen Patience
MAILBOX
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TREND ALERT
Cutouts in fashion and at home prove

that absence has a compelling presence
By Michael Boodro
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IN THE SHOWROOMS
Whats new to the trade

88
UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
Architect Peter Marino on what

constitutes real luxury todayand
why he dislikes the word
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The living room of a

Southampton, New
York, home designed
by Timothy Haynes
and Kevin Roberts.
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ART SHOW
Painter Philip Smith creates hieroglyphics for today. By Julie Belcove

98
APPRAISAL
Christopher Dressers surprising

19th-century designs. By Tim McKeough
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GREAT IDEAS
Dining rooms that are certain to make

any gathering a grand affair
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147 TOOLBOX
162 ELLE DECOR RETURNS TO

SAN FRANCISCO
Smart products for stylish homes
With more culinary innovation and cultural excitement than ever, the city
by the bay is thriving. By Sylvia Brownrigg
154 PUNCH LIST
What you need to renovate now

158 DANIELS DISH
Coq au vin, a French country classic,

is more delicious than ever when
paired with an unexpected side dish.
230 RESOURCES
Where to nd it
232 ETCETERA
Carving sets with an edge on style
By Daniel Boulud
TRUTH IN DECORATING
Bernie de Le Cuona and Brian J.

McCarthy tout the versatility and style
of the best ottomans. By Tim McKeough
127 DESIGN SOLUTIONS
A young designer freshens up an

awkwardly laid-out Manhattan apartment for her family. By Michael Lassell
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Trays by
Brian Gennett.
PRACTICAL MATTERS
The best sources for the little touches

that lift any room to heights of luxury.
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THE LUXE LIFE

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178 HEADING FOR SHORE
Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts

craft a weekend house in the Hamptons that is both dress-up elegant and
barefoot easy. By Nancy Hass
188 MASTER OF THE HOUSE
He may be his own worst client, but

when Alidad is forced to update
his London apartment, the results justify the effort. By Ingrid Abramovitch
194 ON A GRAND SCALE
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In his largest project to date,

Jean-Louis Deniot enlists a bevy of
craftsmen to create a home in
New Delhi, India, thats the latest
word in luxury living. By Ian Phillips
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SWITCHED ON
Intrigued by the new lighting options
in Punch List? Check out our roundup of
other luminous innovations, including,
from left, an LED-and-Swarovski pendant, a light-up chair by Natevo,
and an LED room divider by Luceplan
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Designer Alejandra Redo transformed

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Rocky Mountian Hardware RV.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HARDWARES MOBILE

SHOWROOM TOUR
Rocky Mountain Hardware is touring the country in a 37-foot RV outtted
with a mini showroom in its stern. This unique concept was conceived as a
way to get face-to-face with clients and show them thecomplete collection
as well as introduce new products.For information about the RV and its
progress, visit rockymountainhardware.com.
Anni Albers design E in Berry colourway.
CHRISTOPHER FARR & ANNI ALBERS

This fall, Christopher Farr Cloth and the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation
are collaborating to reproduce a small selection of woven and printed
textiles from the archives of Annie Albers, perhaps the best-known
textile artist of the 20th-century. For more information, call
+44 (0) 207 349 0888.
Suzanne Felsen 18k white gold ring with 7 carat rubellite and black diamonds.
Kenzo Leopard Bedding Collection.
SUZANNE FELSEN FINE JEWELRY

Los Angeles based jewelry designer Suzanne Felsen celebrates her
love for colored gems with a new collection of 18k gold rings with
gemstone accents including tourmaline, re opal, and pink spinel. To
shop this exquisite collection, visit suzannefelsen.com or stop by the
boutiques in Los Angeles or Santa Monica, California.
KENZO: A GRACIOUS HOME EXCLUSIVE

This season, Gracious Home introduces the launch of Kenzo Bedding &
Bath. Kenzos celebration of fashion, culture, and energy are amplied
throughout their collections. Bring Kenzos contemporary and visionary
pieces into your home this fall. For more information visit, gracioushome.com.
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LUXURY
IS A LOADED
TERM
as I discovered last year when we published

our rst issue devoted to the topic. For some,
it is a word so overused as to seem virtually meaningless. Other readers considered
it almost obscene to even raise the idea at
a time of economic stagnation and high
unemployment.
But luxury isnt synonymous with money.
God knows things that cost the most arent
necessarily better. And as someone who
loves a bargain, I understand the pleasure
that paying less can bringprovided you
are paying less for the right thing. Good
design is available at every price point,
as important in an efcient and beautiful
kitchen range as it is in the latest Mercedes.
There is an old adage, quoted by virtually
every famous designer: Buy the best you
can afford. And the last three words of that
maxim are as crucial as the rst three. Luxury should never lead to debt, just as being
in debt is no luxury.
So what really distinguishes luxury today?
I would suggest that it is authenticity,
whether that is expressed via a heritage of
excellence attached to an object or a brand,
or the inherent honesty of a design itself,
one that is true to both its function and its
materials. The best retain their value. There
is, after all, no eBay market for counterfeit
Chanel or Herms bags, while the real ones
generate waiting lists for the new, and erce
bidding for the vintage.
That is why I am proud that ELLE DECOR
is part of Be Original, a new program ini-
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tiated by the international Elle Decoration

network, working with leading furniture
makers to stress the importance of buying
authentic designs produced by licensed
manufacturers. These pieces cost more than
knock-offs, yes, but when you buy a licensed
piece, whether by Le Corbusier or Isamu
Noguchi, Philippe Starck or the Bouroullec
brothers, you are not only assured of something true and well made, you are also supporting the companies that are investing in
the future of design.
Emblems of
authenticity. FROM
TOP: The Constance
Cartable bag by
Herms. A JennAir Pro Style range.
The Be Original
logo. Ronan and
Erwan Bouroullecs
Vegetal chairs.
Michael Boodro, Editor in Chief

elledecor@hearst.com
Follow me on Twitter: @MichaelBoodro

PORTRAIT: KEVIN TACHMAN; BAG: HERMS; RANGE: JENN-AIR
EDITORS PAGE
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AVA I L A B L E AT F I N E S P E C I A LT Y PA I N T S T O R E S
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ABR AMOVITCH
One of the things I love

about my job is having the
opportunity to talk to legends of design, says
Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE
DECOR s senior editor/
writer, left. They always
show a side you dont
expect. Her feature on
Alidads London apartment (page 188) reveals a
designer whose grand
interiors belie a much different personality. Hes
deliberate and neurotic
and indecisive, which is
something we can all
relate to, she says. And
he knows how to poke fun
at himself. Likewise,
architect Peter Marino, the
subject of this months
Unconventional Wisdom column (page 88):
Peter had more of a sense
of humor than I expected.
This is a guy who looks like
a Hells Angel! But hes
very funny and passionate
about what he does.
DANA THOMAS
Describing herself as a
longtime American
expat in Paris married to
a Frenchman, Dana
Thomaspictured above
in her kitchen garden

with Daisy, her Jack Russell terrierwas perfectly
suited to write about a
Paris apartment designed
IAN PHILLIPS
Before Paris-based journalist Ian Phillips visited
the palatial home of
Nasreen and Moin Qureshi
in New Delhi, India,
(page 194), he was told by
its designer, Jean-Louis
Deniot, that he would be
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treated like a prince. A

maharajah was more like it.
When I asked for scrambled eggs for breakfast the
first day, Moin insisted I
have black truffles on top,
says Phillips, shown in the
Qureshis home. Meanwhile, Nasreen organized
for a masseur to come at
the end of each day to
reduce the tensions of the
photo crew. Im always
impressed when I meet
people who have achieved
great success in life, but
who have not lost touch
with whats essential.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: LUIGI MENDUNI; HERV DHALLUIN;
STEPHAN JULLIARD; DAVID A. LAND; LARA ROBBY/STUDIO D
EUGENIA
SANTIESTEBAN
SOTO,
ORLI BEN-DOR,
AND HANNAH
MARTIN
It takes a village to put an
issue of ELLE DECOR
togetherspecifically, the
Hearst Design Groups
12-member market department. Eugenia Santiesteban Soto, above, assembles our monthly Trend
Alert column (page 74).
I put on a fashion editors
hat for a few days and
spend hours looking at
fashion shows on style
.com, she says. I look for
trends that are going to
translate to the homea
mood or a pattern. Orli
Ben-Dor, center, and Han-
by American Kelli Wilde

and her French partner,
Laurent Champeau (page
212). I loved talking
with them about how both
Paris and decor have
changed over the past 25
years, and learning from
them the cultural history
of Nouvelle Athnes, the
quartier behind the Garnier opera. A frequent
contributor to ELLE DECOR
as well as T: The New York
Times Style Magazine,
Thomas is working on a
follow-up to her bestseller, Deluxe: How Luxury
Lost Its Luster, to be
published next year by
Penguin Press.
nah Martin, right, are the

team behind Truth in Decorating (page 118). This
month, we looked at every
ottoman on the market,
says Ben-Dor. The shoot
is like a party, especially
now that I film a video at
the same time. Martin,
who also produces our
fashion-focused Style
Sheet (page 50), has the
less glamorous task of
carrying and assembling
the pieces on set. Ive
become really good with
power tools, she jokes.
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AT L A N TA
C H A R L E S T O N
C A W D O R
S TA N C H I O N
C H I C A G O
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Im a sucker for a good Sept. issue

@ ELLEDECOR s is dreamyinsane
patterns and colors to obsess over (at
least until the next issue is out).
Dani Dudeck, @danidudeck
September issue includes a French

garden chteau and Roman palazzo.
Needless to say, Im in heaven.
Heather Clawson, @habituallychic
Love the tile-inspired print on the
duvet in Yvan Mispelaeres Paris apt.
Studio Van den Akker,
@StuVanDenAkker
We are loving this indigo trend as well
[Trend Alert, July/August]. Sometimes
energetic, but generally calming.
Kishani Perera, @kishaniperera
This global chic theme in the @ ELLE
DECOR September issue is giving me so
I was moved to write by the photograph of the Chteau Royal dAmboise

on page 106 of the September issue
[ELLE DECOR Goes to the Loire Valley].
That Brian Jannsen managed to capture
both the clear Vermeer cerulean of the
surrounding sky and the gouache reflection in the river belowyielding multiple
perspectives in the East Asian manner
is a quietly stunning achievement.
Stewart Burke, Arlington, VA
TWEETS
MAIL
Your September 2013 cover photo
features one of the most ridiculous decorating ideas I have ever seen. I defy
anyone to attempt pulling a paperback
from the bottom of the stack without
having books tumble all over the room.
Thomas Olkowski, Roxborough, CO
FROM TOP: The

entry of a chteau
in the Loire Valley
with gardens
designed by Louis
Benech. The
September issue.
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Congratulations @ELLEDECOR for one of

the prettiest covers yet!
Susanna Salk, @ssalk
Im swooning over the Paris apartment in
the September issue. Gorgeous!
Mary Stephens Mitchell, @mmlaser
A room at
Russborough House.
Editors note: The stack of books on

the cover is actually a vertical shelving
system. Thin shelves hold five or six
books each, making it relatively easy
to remove a single book.
I was delighted to see the new plastic
furniture by Kartell in the Toolbox section
of the September issue. It nostalgically
reminded me of a favorite learning toy I
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Anna, @annaschork
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On Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandess
Marrakech home: I loooove the selection of the tilesthe right combination
of colors and patterns.
Manuel Luis Morales Narvaez
On Russborough House: It is not just an
estate propertyits a world to preserve
and share with future generations.
Paula Soares
On Yvan Mispelaeres living room:
Those drapes are dramatic. They make
me think of the Viceroy Hotel in Santa
Monica, designed by Kelly Wearstler.
Graybill & Downs
I love the Zanotta sectional...beautiful!
Antoinette Daniels
On Franois-Joseph Grafs living room:
This is one gorgeous spaceinteresting, complex, and filled with beautiful
objects.
Tony Mavilia
The story Oscar Worthy [October 2013] had
an incorrect credit line. The story was produced by Anita Sarsidi and styled by Robert
Rufino. We apologize for the error.
Write to us: Mailbox, ELLE DECOR ,

300 West 57th Street, 27th floor, New York, NY
10019. E-mail: elledecormail@hearst.com.
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played with in elementary school. The

bright colors and interlocking shapes of
Kartells new pieces will certainly make
them 21st-century classics.
Barry W. Myers, curator of decorative
art, Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL
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Traditional
Peruvian womens
dress, photographed
by Mario Testino.
folklore fantasy
This season, the humble and hand-stitched are stealing the stage from glitz and glamour, with folkloric patterns turning up in sophisticated settings. Embroidered tulips
bloom across Robert Allens Fenway Garden (robertallendesign.com), top left, and
Travers has created a fresh take on a traditional French crocheted blanket (zimmerrohde.com), bottom left. Even photographer Mario Testino went back to his roots,
focusing on the textiles of his native Peru for his latest project, Alta Moda, at the Queen
Sofa Spanish Institute in Manhattan. His regal portraits showcase the elegance and
color of his countrys indigenous dress (through March 29, 2014; spanishinstitute.org).
SHOE DESIGNER PIERRE HARDY GIVES AN ART HISTORY LESSON THIS FALL WITH A COLLECTION
INSPIRED BY DESIGN ICONS. THE SCALLOPED PUMP,
ABOVE, NODS TO ETTORE SOTTSASS, THE ITALIAN
POSTMODERNIST KNOWN FOR HIS CARTOONISH
MEMPHIS GROUP FURNISHINGS. THIS SCULPTURAL
HEEL COMES IN THE WILD-CARD COLOR OF THE
SEASON: BUBBLE GUM PINK (PIERREHARDY.COM).
Filigree earrings by Dolce

& Gabbana.
The Grand Salon

of Cornelius
Vanderbilt II.
STRIKING GOLD
At the turn of the 19th century, status was everything. New York
high society was coming of age. Rockefellers, Vanderbilts,
Astors, and other wealthy families fashioned their homes in
the image of European aristocracy. Balls and dinner parties dominated the scene. Gilded New York, opening
at the Museum of the City of New York (through
November 30, 2014; mcny.org), showcases the
lavish furnishings, clothing, and interiors of a
new elite whose love of over-the-top style
continues to influence our culture.
Dolce & Gabbanas fall collection
features filigree-embellished jewelry
resembling the elaborate trinkets of
the time (dolcegabbana.com). And
gleaming furniture by the Campana
Brotherscomposed of small bronze
objects welded togetherchannels
Gilded Age opulence with a modern
twist (campanas.com.br).
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Roccoc chair
by the Campana
Brothers.
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In ancient Egypt, the eye of Horus offered

protection. Sweethearts in 18th-century
Britain exchanged miniature paintings
known as Lovers Eyes to prove undying
adoration. Optics have starred in the Surrealist work of Man Ray and the Pop art of
Keith Haring. This season, designers are
also seeing eye to eye. From topcoats to
shoes, Kenzos fall ready-to-wear collection (top left) is sprinkled with eyeballs, a
take on the traditional evil eye
charm (kenzo.com). Stoneware
platters (top right) by Michele
Quan peer up at your dinner
guest (mquan.com). And Peep
Show tiles (bottom left) by Yvan
Mispelaere introduce a witty
presence to any wall (saint
honorewallcoverings.com).
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ALTA MODA: MARIO TESTINO; GILDED NEW YORK:

COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
THE EYES
HAVE IT
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HAPPENINGS
SAKS CELEBRATES LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER
On August 1, ELLE DECOR celebrated the second annual Look
Good Feel Better Beauty Editors Day at Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC.
550 guests received exclusive gifts from top beauty brands and
met with their favorite editors. The event raised $92,000 for the
LGFB Program, which supports women in cancer treatment. For
more information, visitlookgoodfeelbetter.org.
Jenn-Air New York showroom.
JENN-AIR OPENS FLAGSHIP NEW YORK

SHOWROOM
Jenn-Air, known for the sophisticated design and innovative details of
their kitchen appliances, recently opened a dedicated showroom in
Manhattan. Housed on the entire fth oor of the Decoration & Design
(D&D) Annex, the new Jenn-Air New York showroom features three fully
outtted kitchens, complete with Christopher Peacock cabinetry. For
information visit, jennair.com/newyork.
Lapchi contemporary abstract carpet for 2014.
LAPCHI INTRODUCES NEW 2014 HANDWOVEN RUGS
Clockwise (from top left): Beauty editors at the Look Good Feel Better event; Look Good Feel
Better beauty counter; ELLE DECOR counter at the Look Good Feel Better event.
Layered feathers inspired the design of Lapchis newest handknotted

silk and wool Tibetan rug. Plume in Platinum marks the debut of a new
collection from Lapchi featuring contemporary abstract carpets based
on the ancient Japanese philosophy of space. Available in custom sizes
and colors, and certied child-labor-free by GoodWeave . For more
information, visit lapchi.com or call 503.239.0080.
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Pass system/ed.2012 Nicola Gallizia 45/tavolo table Ron Gilad Outline chair Arik Levy 505 system/ed.2011 Nicola Gallizia
New York Flagship Store 60 Greene Street, Ph. (212) 673-7106
Austin Urbanspace Interiors 512.785.4121 Chicago Luca Lanzetta 312.329.0229 Dallas Smink 214.350.0542
Los Angeles In-Ex 310.358.0500 Miami Modus Miami 786.363.9111 San Francisco Delinear 415.626.5463
San Juan Zahn+Zannier 787.728.8382 Seattle Inform 206.622.1608 Washington Contemporaria 202.338.0193
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LARA ROBBY/STUDIO D
DISPATCHES FROM THE WORLD OF DESIGN
SNAKE CHARMERS
LObjet glories the serpentine in its
new Cabinet of Curiosits collection of
desk accessories, made of Limoges
porcelain and brass and detailed with
gold. The pieces include a 15 x 6
rectangular tray, $195, a magnifying
glass, $135, and a letter opener, $135.
855-562-5388; l-objet.com
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1 / LIGHT EFFECTS
Brooklyn designer Bec Brittain was inspired to
create her Vise light xture after watching
the sunset from a Mexican beach. Measuring 23 h. x 29 dia., it costs $12,200
and is made of polished brass and
handblown glass; the Miami colorway is shown. Other sizes, colors,
and metal nishes are available.
347-889-1366; becbrittain.com
2 / HOLDING PATTERN
The elegant Shikainami basket is
handwoven by Kohchosai Kosuga,
a 115-year-old company in Kyoto, Japan,
that specializes in bamboo accessories.
The 8.5 h. x 15 dia. piece is coated in black lacquer and costs $183; it also comes in two smaller
sizes and a natural color.
310-314-8448; tortoisegeneralstore.com
3 / TRUE BLUE
Working in her Paris atelier, Marie Thurman
paints her ceramic tableware with whimsical
geometric patterns; each piece has a one-of-akind design in Blue, shown, or Orange. The line
is sold exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman and
includes, clockwise from top left, oval platters
for $125, large round serving platters for $950,
salad plates for $105, and dinner plates for $150.
212-872-8787; bergdorfgoodman.com
4 / FRESH ANGLE
With multifaceted surfaces that evoke playful
Italian design, West Elms Cassiopeia Crinkle
glassware comes in two sizes: Cooler and
Double Old Fashioned. Each glass costs $5.
888-922-4119; westelm.com
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5 / EXTENDED PLAY
The Atlantic Lowback settee by O&G Studio is
a streamlined take on classic Windsor seating.
Made of solid ash and maple, it measures 72 w. x
30.5 h. x 21 d.; two other sizes are available.
Shown in Lichen, the bench is offered in a variety of nishes as well as solid walnut. It costs
$5,700, or $6,700 with a coordinating cushion.
520-247-1820; oandgstudio.com
JEWELS
NEIMAN-MARCUS
PRECIOUS JEWELS SALONS
More info: (540) 837-3088 or www.elizabethlockejewels.com
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A selection of one-of-a-kind pendants: 19th century Japanese Satsuma porcelain buttons and 19th century Italian micromosaics. All set in 19k hand hammered gold.
AD: Matthew Klein
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Rug maestro Ben Soleimani has expanded
his collection for Restoration Hardware.
The Chunky Braided Twist rug,
handwoven in India from soft, sturdy
blended wool, comes in Charcoal,
shown, as well as Silver, Taupe, and Blue,
in ve sizes. The 8 x 10 costs $2,295.
800-910-9836; restorationhardware.com
2 / ORANGE CRUSH
Fashioned by cutting-edge Japanese designer
Hiromichi Konno, the HK+04 magazine
rack features a sculptural brass frame and one
of three different leather colors: Orange,
shown, Black, or White. It costs $625 and measures 17 w. x 12 h. x 10 d.
011-81-70-5630-2933; kanaya-t.jp
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3 / STANDING ORDER
The sleek Heritage Pedestal table by McGuire
Furniture updates a classic rattan design with
stainless steel posts bound by leather straps.
The base measures 28.5 h. x 27 dia. and costs
$1,995. An optional 48 dia. glass top, shown,
large enough to seat four, costs $595; 42 and
54 dia. glass tops are also available.
212-689-1565; mcguirefurniture.com
5 / FAIR AND SQUARE

Available in an array of classic plaids with subtle autumn hues, Tina Chens collection of linen
napkins are ideal for seasonal entertaining.
Colorways include, from left, Tartan Plaid in Red
and Taupe, Tartan Plaid in Olive, Small Check
in Navy and Natural, and Country Plaid in Rose
and Cocoa. Each napkin is 22 sq. and costs $31.
888-811-7276; suesherking.com
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4 / LIGHT FANTASTIC
As part of her debut home decor line, Aerin
Lauder collaborated with Visual Comfort
on a collection of more than 30 lighting designs
that draw inspiration from midcentury European styles. Her Hampton wall light is made of
steel and comes in two nishes: Gilt, shown,
and White. The 15 w. x 12.5 h. xture costs $375.
866-647-3330; aerin.com
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1 / SOFT TOUCHES
Inspired by the romance of vintage leather
luggage and the colors of seaside awnings, Lance
Wovens has created two new pillows of handwoven and -dyed Italian leather, Runway Pomegranate, front, and Ribbons Princess. Each
pillow measures 21 sq. and costs $655; a lumbar
version of Ribbons is offered.
855-852-6829; lancewovens.com
2 / BY THE BOOK
Leather straps that thread through its white
oak frame serve as built-in bookends for Lostines tall Market shelf, while moveable and
detatchable dividers add extra support. Measuring 30 w. x 55 h. x 15 d., the bookcase
costs $1,020; a 60 w. version is also available.
215-825-7276; minam.com
3 / CHILL FACTOR
Evoking vintage wood tubs, the Branche ice
and champagne buckets by French silversmiths
Nel Collet are made of silver-plated brass
and engraved by hand. The champagne bucket
measures 8 h. x 8 dia. and costs $1,650;
the ice bucket is 6 h. x 6 dia. and costs $960.
312-642-6574; elementschicago.com
4 / DIFFERENT STRIPES
Designer Kelly Hohla contrasts black lacquer
with brass in three new cocktail tables for
Jay Jefferss Cavalier furniture line. Custom
lacquer colors are also available. From left,
Coco measures 17 h. x 20 w. x 14 d.; Oliver
is 14 h. x 24 w. x 12 d.; and Peanut is 16 h. x
22 w. x 15.5 d. Each costs $4,200.
415-440-7300; cavaliergoods.com
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5 / SHEER ELEGANCE
Pratesis cotton China Print bed linens are as
lightweight as they are soft. Available in Red,
shown, Blue, Orange/Red, and Coral/Green, a
queen set is $2,160 and a king set is $2,330.
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The Margaret
Esherick house,
by Louis Kahn,
195962.
HOUSE PROUD
FROM TOP: GRANT MUDFORD; GOTTSCHO-SCHLEISNER COLLECTION,

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION
A new book reveals an architect of mythic stature working on an intimate scale

Since his death in 1974, alone in Pennsylvania Station, his body
unidentied for several days, the stature of architect Louis Kahn has
grown. His Yale Center for British Art, which opened later that year,
was widely acclaimed as one of the most beautiful museums in the
world. My Architect, the award-winning 2003 documentary by his
son, exposed Kahns complicated personal life, but also increased
awareness of his grand public buildings in America and Bangladesh.
And last year, his Four Freedoms Park, which he completed drawings
for shortly before his death, nally opened after a four-decade delay.
Kahn was never as eloquent as many of his peers, and his disheveled,
shambling demeanor lost him more than one commission (Jacqueline Kennedy, after paying his Philadelphia ofce a visit, proceeded
to select the dapper I.M. Pei to design the Kennedy Library in Boston). But his monumental works, including the Kimbell Art Museum
in Fort Worth, Texas, the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and the
National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, have achieved virtually mythic status. The Houses of Louis Kahn by George H. Marcus
and William Whitaker (Yale University Press) is the rst book to
Pine Ford Acres

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194142.
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focus on the nine houses, many of them quite small and most of them
in the Philadelphia suburbs, that Kahn designed throughout his career.
Whats fascinating is not only how well Kahns strengths translate to a
domestic scalehis sensitivity to and mastery of light, his innovative
use of the most basic materials, endowing them with grandeurbut
how his houses reect and foretell his larger commissions. The curved
ceilings of the 1962 Clever house foreshadow the famous vaults that
diffuse light so beautifully at the Kimbell. The double-height rooms
with inset panels of the 1973 Korman house echo those on a grander
scale at the Yale Center for British Art. These houses prove that at
whatever scale he was working, Kahn was a master.
Steven and Toby

Korman house,
197173.
Jesse and Ruth Oser

house, 1940-42.
Entry of the Samuel

and Ruth Genel house,
194851.
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A mural by Kahn for the

Morton and Lenore Weiss
house, 194750.
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IN GOOD TASTE
Call it a feast for the eyes. Art and Appetite: American
Painting, Culture, and Cuisine, a new exhibition at the Art
Institute of Chicago, takes an expansive look at the many
ways artists have represented this countrys favorite pastime: eating. A number of the more than 75 works on display are food porn, pure and simple, such as Raphaelle
Peales sumptuous Still LifeStrawberries, Nuts, &c, from
1822, left, or Wayne Thiebauds rows of colorfully frosted
cakes. Claes Oldenburgs soft sculpture of an enormous
fried egg, as well as Roy Lichtensteins comic-stripstyle
paintings of beefsteak and turkey, turn supermarket staples into Pop art icons, while antique silver serving dishes
and painted platters point to our penchant for dressing
up dinner. The most affecting pieces here cast an eye on
our dining habits, whether aloneEdward Hoppers
famous portrait of a melancholy woman under the harsh
lights of an Automator together, as in the many 19thcentury genre scenes depicting festive holiday gatherings. Chase it all down with a drink, courtesy of William
Glackenss and Gerald Murphys portrayals of the lush life
(through January 27, 2014; artic.edu).
PHILIP JOHNSON QUIPPED THAT THE SYLVAN

LANDSCAPE AROUND HIS GLASS HOUSE IN NEW
CANAAN, CONNECTICUT, MADE FOR VERY EXPENSIVE WALLPAPER. IT FOLLOWS THAT THE ITEMS
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FROM A MARITIME CLOCK BY MIDCENTURY ITALIAN
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When an earthquake toppled

the spire of the cathedral in
Christchurch, New Zealand, the
congregation turned to Japanese architect Shigeru Ban to
build them a replacement. Ban
came up with a solution appropriate to the vulnerable landscape: a church made primarily
of his signature cardboard tubes.
With a roof coated in polycarbonate and a concrete floor,
and wood beams for extra support, the resulting structure is
weatherproof and sturdy. (It also
reproduces panels from the
original stained glass window.)
Designed as a temporary solution, this cathedral just might
stick aroundit has an expected
life span of 50 years.
RED ALERT
This year, November 23rd
promises to be a red-letter
day. Industrial designers
Marc Newson and Sir Jonathan Ive have teamed up with
the Bono-helmed charity Red
for an auction to raise money for the
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Held at Sothebys New York, the sale
will feature such one-of-a-kind pieces as
a red leather Herms saddle; a pair of
Apple earphones in 18-karat solid
rose gold, left; and a Steinway piano
customized by Newson and Ive in white
and red, above (red.org).
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ALL THAT GLITTERS

In 1912, workmen digging in a cellar in Londons Cheapside
district stumbled upon a cache of highly rare jewels from
the late 16th and early 17th centuries, possibly buried by a
goldsmith during the English Civil War. The collection
which includes priceless gems from as far away as India
and South Americaended up scattered among various
museums. Now, for the first time since their discovery, all 500 pieces will be reunited for The Cheapside Hoard: Londons Lost Jewels, an exhibition
at the Museum of London sponsored by haute
jeweler Faberg and leading stone-miner Gemfields. Among the riches are, clockwise from left, a
sapphire and spinel pendant, a monkey carved
from quartz cats-eye, a one-of-a-kind emerald watch, and a salamander brooch of gold,
diamonds, and cabochon emeralds (through April
27, 2014; museumoflondon.org.uk).
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First published in 1984and in print ever sinceVirginia and Lee

McAlesters A Field Guide to American Houses (Knopf) has long
been the go-to resource for architecture spotters. Packed with hundreds of black-and-white photographs, the book catalogued every
major style of domestic architecture found across the
country, from Native American wigwams and New England frame houses to post-war split levels and the groovy
geodesic domes of the 1970s. Along the way, detailed diagrams examined cornices and columns, shingle patterns
and roof shapes. Now Virginia McAlester has given the
guidebook a much-needed update, expanding the original by nearly a third. Additional chapters explore the
explosion of styles over the past quarter-century
including the shedlike retreats of the Hamptons, anythinggoes Deconstructivism, and the ubiquitous millennium
mansionwhile a useful new section chronicles the
ways in which American neighborhoods developed.
Expect hours of pleasureful browsing.
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TOP LEFT: JESUS BANUELOS; TOP RIGHT:

COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF LONDON (4)
FOR THE INTERIOR OF GIRASOL, ABOVE, A NEW

RESTAURANT IN THE STUDIO CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
OF LOS ANGELES, ICELANDIC-BORN DESIGNER
GULLA JONSDOTTIR LOOKED FOR INSPIRATION
FROM THE VIBRANT SUNFLOWER, THE SOURCE OF
THE EATERYS SPANISH NAME. A LATTICE OF WHITE
WOOD PETALS OUTLINED IN GOLDEN LIGHTS
DANCES ACROSS THE CEILING, WHILE DARK,
TWISTING LEAVES TRAVEL ALONG THE GRAY
STONE WALLS. A MIX OF RUSTIC MATERIALSTHE
WALNUT TABLETOPS ARE INLAID WITH METAL SUNFLOWERS, THE FLOORS ARE OF WHITEWASHED
OAK, AND THE BAR IS CONCRETEAND A PALETTE
OF SOOTHING BLUE AND CHARCOAL CREATE THE
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MENU OF DISHES WITH CALIFORNIA FLAIR. A VETERAN OF NOMA IN COPENHAGEN, JACOBSON
HIGHLIGHTS THE BEST OF THE REGIONS SEASONAL CROPS IN SUCH INVENTIVE RECIPES AS
APRICOTS WITH BURRATA CHEESE AND FRIED RED
SNAPPER WITH KUMQUAT SAUCE AND FRESNO
CHILIS (GIRASOLRESTAURANT.COM).
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DIGITAL VISIONS
Barry X Balls intricate bust of
a Medusa-like allegorical figure may look like it was carved
by hand from Italian marble
instead, an 18th-century model
was digitally scanned, and a
computer-generated milling
machine cut Balls version from
a piece of golden calcite stone.
Marc Newsons Doudou necklace, made for Boucheron from
2,000 sapphires and diamonds,
was inspired by geometric fractals and designed on a computer
using rapid prototyping. And
Wim Delvoyes Twisted Dump
Truck, which looks like a mashup of Chartres cathedral and
H.R. Gigers monster from the
Alien movies, was cut from stainless steel using a high-power
laser. Gone are the days when a
work of art was necessarily a display of the hands skill. Increas-
ingly, artists and designers are

turning to new technologies
to fashion frequently mindbending objects. More than 120
computer-assisted creations by
Zaha Hadid, Anish Kapoor, Maya
Lin, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and others will be on display at Out of
Hand: Materializing the Postdigital, an exhibition at New
Yorks Museum of Arts and
Designfrom a digitally knit
outt for Lady Gaga to a 3-D
printed Frank Stella sculpture
inspired by a Scarlatti sonata.
While the subject is technology, this show is strictly
hands-on: Designersin-residence will lead
public workshops on
how to use 3-D printers
and modeling software
(through July 6, 2014; mad
museum.org).
FROM TOP: Marc

Newsons Doudou
necklace (2009).
Barry X Balls Envy
(20082010). Wim
Delvoyes Twisted
Dump Truck (2011).
VALLEY VIEWS
FROM TOP: COURTESY OF BOUCHERON; BARRY X BALL STUDIO; STUDIO

WIM DELVOYE; JOHN M. HALL/COURTESY OF THE MONACELLI PRESS
The spectacular landscape of New Yorks Hudson Valley may have

inspired its own art movement in the 19th century, but that doesnt
mean it couldnt use a little grooming. In Private Gardens of the
Hudson Valley (Monacelli), writer Jane Garmey and photographer John M. Hall document the ways homeowners have shaped
this lush area of rolling hills and dramatic vistas. Some gardens are
naturalistic; others, like a Japanese-style circle of raked stone and
boulders set amid a forested hill, shown, seem almost surreal.
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Cut Out corset
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Salvagni in his
Rome studio.
MODERN MAESTRO
The best of Italian luxury, from the
Renaissance to the 1950s, inspires the luminous
designs of Achille Salvagni
Side table
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fiberglass.
Clouds mirror.
Aggressive is an adjective that, for me, really

characterizes luxury, laments Achille
Salvagni when discussing the upper tiers
of the furniture market. I want to recover
a sense of balance. And the Rome-based
architect is a man with ample experience
in high-end decor, having designed superyachts (and, subsequently, their owners
domestic interiors) before recently launching his own line of limited-edition furniture
and lighting, available in New York through
Maison Gerard.
Santiago sofa.
Shield cabinet
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The collection is decidedly inf luenced by

Salvagnis homeland,
informed as much by
the restrained chic of
such 20th-century Italian maestros as Gio Ponti
Lens LED light
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fixture of glass
the sumptuous tastes of the High and alabaster.
Renaissance (one of Salvagnis heroes is the
15th-century printmaker Aldus Manutius,
who hailed from the architects familys
hometown of Bassiano). Throughout his
work is a concerted effort to contrast the
rough with the smooth, the precious with
the commonplace, the natural with the articial. So while the burnished aluminum
doors of his Shield cabinet have an organic
quality that suggests goldfish scales or
rock crystal, the Spider chandelier has the
sparse graphic wit of a midcentury Googie
design, its asymmetrical spokes resembling
a cartoon motif from the title sequence of
a Doris Day comedy. And although there
are undoubtedly lavish materials employed
in the objects manufacturewitness Salvagnis recurring use of patinated bronze
(his supplier also caters to all the bronze
needs of the Vatican)they are offset with
less-rareed elements: polished berglass,
say, or the LEDs used in his high-tech Lens
ceiling lamp.
The result is a measured response to the
dominant trends of industrial design, which,
as Salvagni sees it, focus too much on
branding and not enough on personality.
Youve heard of the Slow Food movement,
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ON THE ART OF LUXURY
Cross Mad Max with one of the Village People and the result would look
something like Peter Marinothe leather-clad, Mohawk-haired architect
whose clients just might be the wealthiest on the planet. Though he
dislikes the term luxuryIts overused, he saysMarino creates retail
spaces for some of the worlds most unabashedly luxurious brands.
Somehow, he juggles both Chanel and Dior as clients, a skillful trick that
last year earned him one of Frances highest honors when he was
decorated as a Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres. An avid art
collector and an artist himself, Marino says that the triple play of art,
architecture, and fashion is what most excites me. I have my nger in all
three pies. BY ING RID ABR AMOVITCH
CROSSCURRENTS
COLLECTORS CABINET
Im the only architect who is not afraid of the word

pretty. Architects shudder when you use that
word. Were supposed to be more intellectually
elevated. I think of it as a compliment.
I have OCD when it comes to collecting. I love

rare French books, American silver, photography, 18th-century French furniture, modern
paintings, and, at the moment, late-19th-century
French ceramics. I cant stop. Its so much fun.
existed in 1976, it is a failure. Even if you put just

one new piece of art in the spaceand by that
I mean something created in the past six months
youve done your job.
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CLOCKWISE FROM
RIGHT: Chanels
new London
boutique. A gilded
bronze box by
Marino. The Los
Angeles Dior store.
A rendering for
a project in Seoul,
South Korea.
More than 50 percent of my work is now in Asia.

I feel refreshed by the energy I see there. They
think the future is going to be better than the
present. No one in America or Europe thinks that.
For Samsung in Seoul, South Korea, I designed
two white, marble cube buildings that will take
up two entire city blocks. I think it will be the
most beautiful thing Ive ever done. Its my Guggenheim Museum commission.
We make huge efforts to develop new materialswe created a new kind of resin for Chanel
stores. Im building a hotel in China with glossy
red perforated aluminum panels that will be
constantly moving, like fish going through water.
RETAIL ZONE
Im doing seven retail projects on New Bond
Street in London, including Chanel, Dior, Vuitton,
and Graff Diamonds. The head of my office said,
Peter, I dont know if you are going down as
the greatest architect in the world, but you are
certainly going down as the greatest diplomat.
I commissioned 25 artists to create pieces
for the new Chanel store in London. Jean-Michel
Othoniel created a 60-foot-high pearl necklacean incredible engineering feat. One of my
clients saw it and wants something equally
extraordinary in her house. Thats one of my
new challenges: what to put in her staircase.
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When I was a kid, my great-aunt told me you

can touch bronzethe oil on your hands only adds
to the patina. When people come to my home,
I tell them to go ahead and touch the Renaissance
bronzes. You just want to caress a Susini.
I have been making sculptural boxes and cabinets in bronze. I exhibited some at the 2012
Biennale in Paris. Im thrilled to be finding my
voice as an artist at this stage of my life.
HOME FRONT
About 20 to 25 percent of our work is private
homes, mostly in Europe and the Middle
East. London is the center of our private work.
Im doing several commissions that are
larger than townhousesthese are homes that
are 60 feet wide and 200 feet deep.
Ive gotten calls from Silicon Valley to do houses,
but most of those people arent interested
in something visually extraordinary. They want
something comfy and whiteshabby chic.
I tell them, Im not the right person for you.
BORN TO RIDE
Since I started doing my full-on motorcycle gear
thing, I do attract attention. Karl Lagerfeld
told me, You took a page out of my book. I find
suits so uncomfortable. With black T-shirts,
a leather vest, and leather jeans, I can travel for
three weeks without luggage.
I hate when people see me at a restaurant and
point and say, Youre Peter Marino. My
daughter says, You ought to go camouflaged,
Dad. Why dont you wear a three-piece suit?
Im going to do it one Halloween.
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Magic Bowl,
oil and wax on
canvas, 2013.
PHILIP
SMITH
This Miami-based painter draws upon images both commonplace and surreal
Clocks, hands, double helices, and other pictographic motifs oat
on monotone canvases, reasserting themselves from painting to
painting like a recurring dream you cant quite decipher. Random
household itemsforks, a box of cream cheese, a coin, a ball of
stringpop up mysteriously. Their simple outlines are scratched
into the oily, waxy surface with a screwdriver, and then sometimes
rubbed out, leaving spectral erasures.
I build these funny narratives, their creator, Philip Smith, says,
then corrects himself. They build themselves. Im just the secretary.
The deeply personal symbolism of Smiths art sets it apart from
the detached approach of many of his contemporaries who appropriated images in a deadpan or ironic fashion. According to Jen Mergel,
senior curator of contemporary art at Bostons Museum of Fine Arts,
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Smith has shown how an image-saturated age doesnt just affect

our conscious, but also our subconscious.
Moving from his native Miami to New York in 1974, Smith, then in
his early 20s, found work writing for Interview and as managing editor of GQ, jobs that led to introductions to Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns,
and other well-known artists. The lessons Smith gleaned were subtle but potent. After a long night of drinking, Robert Rauschenberg
pulled out a match to light a cigarette, then changed his mind. Most
people would throw the match out, Smith says. He very slowly
tucked it back into the matchbook. The respect he showed that little
cardboard match was a lesson: Respect your materials.
Smiths own work rst gained widespread notice when his drawings
of masks and totems were shown in the seminal 1977 Pictures
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Models of
Jupiter, 2013.
Turn Around, a
1998 drawing.
Watch, 1977.
exhibition at Artists Space, along with works by Sherrie Levine, Robert Longo, Jack Goldstein, and Troy Brauntuch. The show explored
how the emerging artists were rejecting minimalism and conceptualism and embracing the power of imagery. In the years since, Smith has
not achieved the fame of some of his so-called Pictures Generation
peers, which Mergel attributes to his points of difference, including
the clear presence of his hand, even when dealing with found images,
and his leaning toward the surreal instead of the cerebral. Sometimes an artist makes an important statement, says Mergel, who
recently acquired a Smith for the MFA, and
the zeitgeist is not ready to embrace it.
In 2003, Smith returned to Miami to write a
memoir of his unorthodox childhood, Walking Through Walls. The book details with
humor and affection how his interior decorator father, Lew, went from tricking out tropical
palaces for Caribbean dictators to communing with the dead and healing the sick. (Showtime is developing a series based on the book.)
Mergel sees a connection between Smiths
writingnot just the content, but the style
and his painting. Philips paintings are not
linear, she says. There are many potential
layers continuing to unfold.
Smith spends weeks preparing his canvases with a mix of oil paint, oils, and waxes.
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I slather it on like cake batter, he says. Before

its had a chance to dry, he scratches into it as if
engraving. Its a method he developed after he
became enthralled with hieroglyphics during six
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months in Egypt in 1984. I think of the paintings
Scan the image
not as paintings but as drawings, he says.
above to view
more of the
In his new exhibition, which opens November 7
artists work
at Jason McCoy Gallery in New York, there are
ghostlike images, like memories, says Smith. It had a little to do
with growing up and having my father talk
to people I couldnt see. Contrary to what
some friends predicted, painting in Miami,
where he now spends half his time, did not
turn his canvases into riots of color. The
work really comes from inside, so it doesnt
matter whats going on around me, he says.
If anything, his palette has become more
muted, with whites and off-whites mimicking drawing paper. The surfaces and pileups of imagery have, however, become less
dense, more succinctlike haiku, he says.
Smith attributes this change in part to his
black belt in karate: My teacher said there
are no extraneous moves in karatethey
all mean something. I started to think about
I Spy, 2001.
what in my painting was extraneous.
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Silver-andglass claret
jugs, c. 1878.
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER
This 19th-century Brit was so ahead of his time that
his designs, in everything from ceramics to silver to wallpaper,
still look totally of the moment. BY TIM M KEOUG H
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Oak-andsilver bowl,
1880.
With strict geometric forms and unadorned

surfaces, Christopher Dressers silver-plated
teapots for James Dixon & Sons appear
alarmingly modern, even by todays standards. Featuring bold basic shapesa cleanlined rectangular box, a circular container,
a square set on one of its pointsthey strip
the teapot down to its essential components
and turn it into functional sculpture. A casual
observer coming across them in an antiques
store might assume they were products of
midcentury modernism, or perhaps the 1920s
Bauhaus movement. But Dresser designed
them in the late 1870s and early 1880sthe
Victorian era, when ornament was considered an essential part of the decorative arts.
His metalwork was undecorated and
relied on form, which was revolutionary,
says dealer Michael Whiteway, of Haslam &
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the book Shock of the Old: Christopher
Dressers Design Revolution. Its at
least 50 years ahead of its time. Back then,
people decorated things to make
them more important.
That isnt to say Dresser never used surface decorationin fact, at the beginning of
his career, he specialized in it. But he was
a multifaceted, prolic designer with a long
and varied career, over the course of which
he created everything from chairs to toast
racks. He was arguably the worlds rst
independent industrial designer. Dresser
embraced the work of the machine and the
industrial revolution, unlike many of his
contemporaries who prized handicraft, says
Daniel Morris, a founder of the New York gallery Historical Design. He really foreshadowed how the 20th century unveiled itself.
Dresser was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in
1834 and enrolled in Londons Government
School of Design when he was only 13 years
old. For seven years, he studied ornamental design with an emphasis on
botany, looking at how
natural forms could be
applied to interiors.
After graduation, he
delved more deeply
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A jug for
Linthorpe
Art Pottery,
c. 1880.
A Linthorpe
Art Pottery
bowl, c. 1880.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY OF HISTORICAL DESIGN, INC., NEW YORK; PORTRAIT FROM CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (PHAIDON PRESS LIMITED), WIDAR HELN,
1993; COURTESY OF HISTORICAL DESIGN, INC., NEW YORK; DORMAN MUSEUM (2); THE FINE ART SOCIETY, LONDON, UK/THE BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY
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c. 1900.
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into botanical science, earning an honorary doctorate from Germanys University

of Jena. But by the early 1860s, his focus had
turned to design. He began writing books
on the subject, including the inuential
1862 volume The Art of Decorative Design,
and applied his scientic knowledge to patterns featuring stylized owers and plants
for wallpaper, textiles, and carpet.
At the same time, Europe was experiencing a cross-cultural awakening. A number of
major exhibitions brought decorative objects
from other countries, such as Japan, Egypt,
and India, to the public eye. Their exotic patterns inuenced designers of the day, including Dresser, who began reinterpreting their
motifs. He was trying to harmonize and
embrace all the various stylistic characteristics of the world that were impacting design
of the Victorian age, says Melissa Bennie,
a senior specialist in European ceramics at
Christies auction house. He was trying to
come up with a whole new language.
By the late 1860s, Dressers reputation
had taken off, and he was running a large
studio, developing hundreds of pieces for
dozens of manufacturers across Britain.
Long fascinated by Japanese art, Dresser was
the rst European designer to tour Japans
workshops, in 1876 and 1877 (following a stop
in the United States, where 13 of his wallpaper
designs were later patented), during which
time he gathered about 8,000 decorative
objects for Tiffany & Co. Upon his return
Silver toast
rack, 1878.
WHERE TO FIND IT
Christopher Dresser developed thousands of
products, from furniture to fabrics. He was
widely imitated, so accurately identifying his
work can be a challenge. Fortunately,
Dressers metalwork and ceramics are often
(but not always) stamped with his name
or signature. Prices range from a few hundred
dollars into the tens of thousands.
1stdibs.com
Haslam & Whiteway, London, 011-44-207229-1145; haslamandwhiteway.com
Historical Design, New York City, 212593-4528; historicaldesign.com
Sam Kaufman Gallery, Los Angeles, 323857-1965; samkaufman.com
to London, he produced his most provocative works, including clean-lined

tabletop pieces for Hukin & Heath,
biomorphic ceramics for Linthorpe
Art Pottery, and bulbous copper and
brass kettles for Benham & Froud. A few
designs from this period had staying power
they are now manufactured by Alessi.
In partnership with some of his most important clients, Dresser opened a London store
named the Art Furnishers Alliance in 1881,
which offered all the furniture and accessories needed to outt a home in Dresserapproved style. Perhaps indicating that his
taste was becoming a touch too outrageous,
A majolica
cat and
mouse
teapot,
c. 1876.
Decorative pattern,
c. 18741876
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the business failed after only two years,

effectively marking the start of the designers decline. Nevertheless, Dresser continued to work until his death in 1904.
Some scholars believe Dresser still doesnt
get the attention he deserves. Earlier this
year, Teesside University and the Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough, England,
founded the Christopher Dresser Society,
to promote study of the designers oeuvre.
Considering his radical ideas, Dresser is
possibly the worlds most important underrecognized designer, says founding member Paul Denison, the principal lecturer of
design history at Teesside.
That hasnt stopped admirers like Calvin
Tsao and Zack McKown, of New Yorks
Tsao & McKown Architects, from collecting Dressers wares. We nd these great
moments in his work where you can see
the intersection of different forcesnew
methods of fabrication and the understanding and knowledge of other culturescoming together, says Tsao. We nd that very
inspiring. And even though the pieces are
collectible, he notes, theyre just as functional now as they were more than a century
ago. We dont think of them as precious, he
says. We use them every day.
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1. Perfumer Kilian Hennessy and his wife, Melonie, a photographer,
lled the dining room of their apartment in Pariss 16th arrondissement with a pair of Moroccan cabinets, antique Murano vases,
Napolon III candelabra, and a 19th-century painting by Jules Tornai; the table and chairs are by Modnature. 2. For Luigi Caiola and
Sean McGills Manhattan duplex, the rm of Fox-Nahem designed a
white-lacquer dining table and surrounded it with gilded-iron armchairs by Andr Arbus; a 1930s Line Vautrin mirror hangs between
vintage Italian glass sconces, the print is by Michal Rovner, and the
oor tiles are antique Grey Barr limestone.
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3. In the dining room of television producer Ellen Rakietens Chicago apartment, a Venetian chandelier hangs above a brass dining
table with faux-shagreen inlay custom made by Anne Coyle Interiors; the gilt chairs are 19th-century Italian, and the hand-painted
silk wallcovering is by de Gournay. 4. Renzo Mongiardino conjured
an Oriental-themed dining room for fashion designer Donatella
Versaces Milan apartment, with ornate blue-and-white tile and a
collection of Chinese and Japanese vases that is echoed in a handpainted mural; the Venetian chandelier is from the late 16th century, the chairs are early19th-century French, and the porcelain
tableware and glassware were designed by Versace for Rosenthal.
5. The Moroccan dining tables at shoe designer Christian Louboutins retreat near the banks of the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt, are
inlaid with zelige, a form of tilework. 6. For her familys duplex on
Manhattans Upper East Side, interior designer Lisa Jackson created a light xture from three vintage Bagus lanterns and covered
a set of custom-made chairs in shearling; the bronze candlesticks
are by Ted Muehling, and the rug is by Odegard.
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7. Australian-born designer Peter Mikic anked an 18th-century

Venetian mirror with prints by Grayson Perry, left, and Damien
Hirst in the dining room of his London townhouse; the table, rug,
light xture, and sconces are custom made, the walls are covered
in grass paper by Stereo, and the chairs are upholstered in a Romo
linen. 8. In the refectory-style dining room of a restored chteau in
the Le Perche region of France, Ikea lamps hang above four bistro
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tables placed end-to-end and surrounded by wood brasserie chairs;

the oor is covered in sea grass. 9. At a vacation cottage that originally belonged to Oliver Messel on the Caribbean island of Mustique,
Paris-based decorator Tristan Auer fashioned rustic columns from
old telephone poles; a custom-made dining table of oiled assamela
wood is topped with hurricanes and a platter, both by Calvin Klein
Home; slipcovered French army stools provide seating.
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Brian J. McCarthy and Bernie

de Le Cuona with ottomans by, from left, Smilow
Furniture, Dmitriy & Co.,
and John Robshaw for Cisco
Brothers. See Resources.
Designers Bernie de Le Cuona and Brian J. McCarthy get the lowdown on these
multipurpose pieces that have an impact far greater than their size
It would be a mistake to think of the ottoman as
nothing more than a lowly footstool. Produced in a
wide array of shapes, sizes, and materials, its the
ultimate go-anywhere, do-anything piece. An ottoman can serve as a side table, a cushy cocktail table,
or a playful extra seating element for parties.
Its the most usable, versatile piece of furniture, says textile designer Bernie de Le Cuona,
adding that the ottoman, which gets its name from
a deeply cushioned low seat found in Turkey, can
work in any room of the house. You could have one

bedside, to place a lamp and a cup of coffee on, she
says. I even have ottomans in my bathroom.
Designer Brian J. McCarthy sometimes uses
ottomans as improvised pedestals. I make these
little tablescapes on them, and it creates another
layer in a room, he says. Larger ottomans, he adds,
support multifaceted relaxationyes, you can put
your feet up, but you can also place a tray on it and
serve drinks.
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BERNIE DE LE CUONA
With her U.K.-based company,
the South Africanborn
designer creates fine linen
fabrics, many with opulent
paisley patterns, as well as
luxe velvets and cashmeres.
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BRIAN J. McCARTHY
Known for elegant and eclectic interiors, the New Yorkbased designer is at work on
a range of homes around the
world, from Texas to Switzerland. His first book, Luminous
Interiors, is out this month.
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1 / UPHOLSTERED BENCH
BY WEST ELM
This piece is very California
its airy, fresh, and fun, says
Bernie de Le Cuona. You
could use it in a guest room, at
the end of the bed, or in a
small living room, in front of
the sofa. Brian J. McCarthy
admires the turned wood legs
and the flame-ikatpattern
upholstery. Its handsome
and youthful, he says. It has
a great height, and its very
comfortable. 45 w. x 19 h. x
17 d.; $299; westelm.com
2 / MANDRAGUE POUF BY FERRUCCIO LAVIANI FOR MOLTENI
3 / PUCCI OTTOMAN BY CHRISTOPHER GUY
People always wonder how to work color into a room, says McCarthy. This gives
you the opportunity to punctuate a space with a color and shape that can go
with anything. For de Le Cuona, that flexibility is an invitation to buy more than
one. I would like to see it used in multiples, she says, scattered around.
Available in other fabrics and leathers. 20 w. x 15 h. x 20 d.; $1,174; molteni.it
This would be great at a dressing table, de Le Cuona says. With its ball
feet, it has an Art Deco feel. Its quite glamorous, like movie stars of old. McCarthy appreciates its unexpected form. Its ovoid shape makes it more of a sculptural piece, but the ball feet means it also has a sense of levity to it. Available in
other fabrics. 25 w. x 17 h. x 17 d.; $2,129; christopherguy.com
4 / REST POUF BY ANDERSSEN & VOLL FOR MUUTO
5 / RLO 44 WOVEN RUSH OTTOMAN BY SMILOW FURNITURE
I could see this in a lodge in the mountains, says de Le Cuona. Its a fun
pieceyou could put your ski boots on while sitting on it. McCarthy likes its no-fuss
cushioning. I love the plain texture and the lack of detailing, he says. Its
just a pillow sitting on a platform. Im a real slouch, and this is soft but firm. Other
fabrics are available. 39 w. x 17 h. x 32 d.; $1,195; designwithinreach.com
This takes me back to my childhood, to the Danish modern of the 1960s,

says McCarthy. The firm top makes an ideal seat, he adds. You dont have to work
to get out of it. De Le Cuona loves the combination of woven rush and sleek
wood. Its pretty, very stylish and urban. I could see it in New York or London.
23 w. x 15 h. x 23 d.; $1,500; regenerationfurniture.com
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Be inventive. When details are unusual, even subtly unusual, thats exciting.
The kitchen is part of
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create a visual masterpiece. And its
ways. Consider open shelving, for
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and statement pieces.
worrying about noise and fumes.
Designer Matthew Patrick Smyth

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6 / CHESTERFIELD
OTTOMAN BY CANVAS
This piece does it all, says
McCarthy. It would be great
in a large seating group, with
the dual purpose of ottoman
and cocktail table. And stylistically, it can go with anything.
An ottoman this substantial
calls for a large room, says
de Le Cuona. It certainly
makes a huge statement, a
stunning focal point. Available in other sizes and fabrics.
48 w. x 14 h. x 48 d.; $1,600;
canvashomestore.com
7 / FJORD STONE BY PATRICIA URQUIOLA FOR MOROSO
8 / ALEXANDER OTTOMAN BY STUDIO VAN DEN AKKER
I love the pairing of wool boucl for the sides and leather for the top, says McCarthy. The teardrop shape is so specific, it takes on real presence. Because of its
lack of feet, he adds, it appears to float. De Le Cuona praises the construction.
It has lovely detailing, she says. It would work well in a young persons living
room, providing a shot of color in an otherwise white or neutral room. Other sizes
and fabrics are available. 30 w. x 14 h. x 22 d.; $1,220; morosousa.com
With its shaggy seat upholstered in Tibetan lamb, this piece has a sense of
humor, says de Le Cuona, noting that the open steel base keeps the
overall design look light and airy. Its free-form, its movement, its sculpture,
its tactile, says McCarthy, who praises its versatility and sex appeal. It
makes you want to sit on it, just because of the nature of the material. Also
available in a plain fabric. 24 dia. x 20 h.; $2,000; studiovandenakker.com
9 / BRUGGE MINI BY DMITRIY & CO.
10 / DIGGI OTTOMAN BY JOHN ROBSHAW FOR CISCO BROTHERS
This little guy is so elegant, isnt he? says de Le Cuona, applauding the pieces handcrafted details. I love the decorative nails and the rounded leg. McCarthy suggests
that one or two could be stowed beneath a console and piled with books or used
as extra seating for guests: The design is so simple that it allows for flexibility.
Available in other sizes and fabrics. 15 w. x 14 h. x 15 d.; $1,100; dmitriyco.com
With its exotic block-printed linen upholstery and playful scalloped edges, this
ottoman would be perfect for a casual weekend house, says de Le Cuona. I could
also see it in a breakfast room. McCarthy likes its generous size. Two people
could lounge on it and have a tte--tte, he says, or four could have a gossip fest.
Other fabrics are available. 48 w. x 18 h. x 48 d.; $2,325; johnrobshaw.com
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In the living room of Caroline Cummings

Raffertys Manhattan apartment, a
Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair and a pair
of Carolina George slipper chairs surround a cocktail table found at a Paris
flea market and vintage metal stools;
a Russian neoclassical mirror hangs over
the fireplace, and the photograph
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In renovating an apartment for her family in a historic downtown Manhattan building, a partner in
the design firm Carolina George fine-tunes the layout to make its classic details shine
ELLE DECOR: What should we know about your building?
CAROLINE CUMMINGS RAFFERTY: Its a landmark building from 1931.
We live on the 11th oor and have beautiful light. Our unit was made
up of two apartments, a one-bedroom and a two-bedroom, that had
been cobbled together, but not very well. Each apartment had a different ceiling height and different moldings.
ED: So how much construction did you have to do?
CCR: It was a complete replacement, everything but the replaces
and the windows. Our contractor was my husband Nicks cousin,
Bruce Kinlin of Kinlin Rutherfurd, so it was a family affair and
really quite a bit of fun.
ED: What were some of the changes you made?
CCR: One of the big changes was the hallway that starts in the entry
foyer. It leads from the living room to the family room and has custom cherry shelves for our book collection. The bottom storage
A vintage chair
upholstered in a Clarence House velvet and
a Madeline Weinrib
dhurrie in the kitchen;
the stools are by
Crate & Barrel, and the
hood is by Faber.
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holds dishes and china, and the units hide a lot of the mechanical and
plumbing works. The hallway was the way we really combined the
two original apartments so they actually look like one.
by the Michael Eastman photograph of Cuba next to the replace,

although we didnt own it at the time. I just love his work. My parents
gave us the photo after we moved in.
ED: Whats the nish on the ceiling beams?
ED: What guided your selection of furniture?
CCR: Theyre Venetian plaster in two colors, blue and gray. The wall
CCR: I like things pretty simple, and I didnt want it to be overdone.
between the living room and the study has the same nish. Our
painter practically moved in here while he was doing that.
The apartment is big by New York standards, but the rooms are
small, so I didnt want too much in them. I did want to use pieces Id
collected over the years, and we bought a lot of antiques in Paris, at
les puces. My grandmother, who has quite a air for interior design,
gave me the Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair for my 25th birthday. And
the big upholstered chair in the study used to be in my grandfathers
dressing room. Its where we used to sit when we were kids.
ED: Speaking of blue, what is the blue you chose for the living room?
CCR: Its something our painter mixed. Im not someone who can
look at a paint chart and pick out the right color. It was inspired
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ED: And some of it is Carolina George furniture, too, right?

CCR: A few pieces. The living room has a pair of our 5 OClock slipper
chairs. They have small tables that pull out from the frames.
ED: A lot of your furniture does little tricks like that. What was the
inspiration?
CCR: Part of it comes from my fascination with campaign furniture
of the 18th century, the way it all folds up for easy transportation.
Plus, my partner, Georgia Tapert Howe, and I had both lived in small
spaces and we were frustrated with not being able to nd furniture
that t our rooms, so a lot of our pieces are multifunctional. Originally we decided to make a few pieces we liked, and then if nobody
bought them we would just take them home.
ED: Did you consider making a bigger kitchen?
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Custom millwork bookshelves in the foyer.
The master bedroom

headboard, upholstered
in a Rogers & Goffigon
linen, was custom made,
the throw is by Sferra,
the daybed was found in
Paris, and the wallpaper
is by Farrow& Ball.
CCR: We had to work within the footprint of the original kitchen of
one apartment, but its extremely efcient. And I turned the kitchen
space of the other apartment into my bedroom closet, which worked
out nicely.
ED: How did you persuade your husband to let you have such a femi-
nine bedroom?
CCR: It wasnt easy! Its something I really wanted, and I asked him to
just trust me. I told him if it didnt work out, we could do it over. And
he already had his brown study. I made sure that room was done rst,
so he had someplace to go when all the work was going on.
Gustavian-style chairs
surround a 1960s Maison
Jansen dining table; the
print is by Frank Stella, and
the walls are covered in
custom Venetian plaster.
master bedroombut I didnt have to convince a client. Clients say

no a lot, so I just keep those rejected ideas in my basket and take
them out later. I used some of those ideas here.
ED: What is your favorite thing about your apartment?
CCR: That its so much of a reection of our lives together. We tore
it all down and built it back up, and Nick is a part of so much of the
furnishings. Before the baby came along, the apartment was like our
child. Its clean and calm. Its like an oasisand it entertains beautifully. We can t 50 people in here comfortably. Im not originally
from New York, but this place really feels like home.
ED: What is on the walls of the study?

TERRACE
CCR: Its wallpaper from SJW Studios. Its just like kraft paper that
was crumpled up and lacquered. Nick calls it cigar paper. To me it

looks like leather.
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ED: What was it like working for yourself?
FOYER
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Nick and I did talk about every single decisionexcept about the
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Who doesnt love a space that wows? But its the small touches that make a room resonate.
Here, designers go-to sources for the ultimate refinements
Four finishes
by Osmundo
Studio.
TOP RIGHT: JORGE SIMES; BOTTOM RIGHT: NOAH POST
DECOR ATIVE PAINTING

FRESCO
When architect David Mann needed
waxed Venetian plaster walls for his
design for a V.I.P. lounge at the Lanvin
store in New York, he turned to Agnes
Liptak of Fresco Decorative Painting.
Ditto Kelly Wearstler, for her elaborately
glazed and gilded interior for the restaurant BG at Bergdorf Goodman. Liptak, a graduate of Pariss Ecole des
Beaux-Arts, is herself as refined as her
finishes, Mann says. She does the
most beautiful quality work. Liptak dispatches her team of 45 artisans across
the globefrom Gstaad to Shanghaito
create such ethereal finishes as Japanese oxidized silver leaf arranged into
mosaic patterns, plaster embedded
with mother of pearl, and back-gilded
glass. Other clients include top architects and decorators like Victoria Hagan
and Robert Stilin, along with such public
institutions as the Hobby Center opera
house in Houston, where Fresco, commissioned by Robert A.M. Stern, painted
the starry night ceiling. 212-966-0676;
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THE ALPHA WORKSHOPS
A pet charity of interior designer Jamie
Drake, the New York Citybased Alpha
Workshops is a nonprofit that provides
decorative arts training to people with
HIV/AIDS. Artisans can be commissioned to create such haute finishes as
Venetian and decorative plasters, gilding, metal leafing, and verre eglomis.
212-594-7320; alphaworkshops.org.
CALLIDUS GUILD
Brooklyn-based siblings Yolande Milan
Batteau and Christian Batteau trained
a s ar t ist s and specialize in handpainted wallpaper, panels, murals, and
plastered surfaces for such clients as
Roman and Williams and Shawn Henderson. A recent commission: bas-relief
panels and wallpaper for Tiffany & Co.
in mother of pearl, sterling silver, and
gold. 718-783-0329; callidusguild.com.
The ceiling of a
home library by
Simes Studio.
A decorative
finish by Fresco.
OSMUNDO STUDIO
From elaborate painted finishes to highgloss lacquer, New Yorkbased Osmundo Echevarria transforms furniture
for high-profile decorators including
David Easton and Bunny Williams. One
specialty: stunning wall panels featuring gilded or silver-embossed designs.
718-707-9610; osmundostudio.com
SIMES STUDIOS
Since founding their studio in Chicago
25 years ago, Cindy and Jorge Simes
and their team of artisans have executed everything from elaborate murals
to hand-painted domed ceilings for
Jacques Garcia, Anthony Michael, Soucie Horner, and other designers. 773327-7101; simesstudios.com
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P. E. GUERIN
If hardware is jewelry for the home, then
P. E. Guerin is the renovators Cartier. The
New York Citybased firm hand-crafts
everything from gold-plated bath fittings studded with precious stones to
Louis XV-style doorknobs for such A-list
architects and interior designers as Peter
Marino, Robert A.M. Stern, and Howard
Slatkin. Founded in 1857 by a French
immigrant, Pierre Emmanuel Guerin,
this fourth-generation family business
has operated at its headquarters and
foundry on Jane Street in Greenwich Village since 1892. Anything you can
dream up, they will make right there,
says Slatkin, who commissioned hardware in antique ivory for his dressing
room. And the quality is higher than
anything else made anywhere in the
world. 212-243-5270; peguerin.com
E. R. BUTLER & CO.
Lenny Kravitz ordered a set of ermine
doorknobs. Architect Gil Schafer opted
for cobalt blue crystal knobs. The 23year-old custom hardware manufacturer, based in New York City (with additional showrooms in Boston and Milan),
is known for it s p e r io d hardware,
H. Theophiles
monogrammed
Barrel
knob.
Knobs and
levers by
P.E. Guerin.
including Early American and Georgian

styles, and for its collaborations with
such contemporary designers as jeweler Ted Muehling and L. A . interior
design group Commune. 212-925-3565;
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COMPAS
Based in Los Angeles, Compas is known
for its luxurious stone and marble
flooring and cast-bronze bath fixtures,
but the firm also specializes in custommade bath faucets and European-style
shower systems. One-of-a-kind commissions for such clients as Madeline
Stuart and Martyn Lawrence Bullard
have included Renaissance-style bath
faucets for a castle in Italy and semiprecious stoneencrusted handles
for a house in Bel Air. 310-854-3023;

compas stone.com
THE NANZ COMPANY
Founded in 1989, Nanz is a destination
for designers like Steven Gambrel and
Alan Wanzenberg, who count on the
New York City firm to translate their
sketches into decorative hardware in
such materials as metal, wood, leather,
and glass. From hinges to towel rods,
every piece is made by hand in the firms
50,000-square-foot factory on Long
Island. 212-367-7000; nanz.com
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HARDWARE
This Hailey, Idaho, company makes
every piece of its cast-bronze hardware
to order, using such Old World methods
as lost-wax casting. It can also create

entirely bespoke designsfrom rustic
door and window hardware for Western-style houses, to more contemporary cabinet pulls and plumbing fixtures
with an artisanal feel. 888-788-2013;
rockymountainhardware.com
H. THEOPHILE
In 2001, architect and preservationist
Erich Theophile revived his familys
century-old German hardware business
and moved it to New York City. His byappointment Manhattan showroom
specializes in 20th-century fittings and
hardware that can be personalized with
monograms, from engraved initials to
elaborate three-dimensional insignia.
212-727-0074; htheophile.com
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ANNS
Located just behind Kensington Palace,
which is one of its clients, this London
shop has operated in the same location
for more than 70 years. Holders of a
royal warrant from the queen since
1989, Anns has provided lampshades
for Buckingham Palace and Windsor
Castle, as well as luxury hotels like the
Connaught and Claridges. 011-4420-7937-5033
PAUL FERRANTE
In addition to its line of striking chandeliers and standing lamps, this venerable
Los Angeles firmwith showrooms on
Melrose Place and at the Pacific Design
Centeris equipped to make any lampshade imaginable. The company has a
coast-to-coast roster of designer clients including Hendrix Allardyce, David
Easton, and Anthony Baratta. 323-6534142; paulferrante.com
Lampshades by
Blanche P. Field.
ILLUM BESPOKE SHADES

Ronald Scinto and Mark Candidos New
York workshop creates shades in Italian
and Chinese silks and textiles from
major fabric houses. Illum maintains a
large stock of accessories, such as decorative finials, and also offers lamp
repair. 212-308-1400; illumenyc.com
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ORIENTAL LAMPSHADE COMPANY

Now in the third generation of the
Murakami family, this Manhattan firm
offers custom and ready-made shades
i n f a b r i c s , l a m i n ate s , a n d p a p e r.
Designer clients include John Barman,
Scott Sanders, and Alan Tanksley. 212832-8190; orientallampshade.com
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BLANCHE P. FIELD
In 1905, a young Rhode Island seamstress founded her own company after
making a name for herself among the
residents of Newports mansions for
her skills in making and repairing the
elaborate lampshades then in vogue.
Today, the Boston firm of Blanche P.
Field is still known for its fine Old World
craftsmanship and custom silk and linen
shadessmocked, rouched, ruffled,
even herringbonedas well as laminated, woven, parchment, and paper
shades and fixtures. The dressmaker
details are unbelievable, says Frank
Roop, a Boston-based designer with a
modernist aesthetic. Roop frequently
uses vintage lamps and employs the
company for every job. I particularly like
their string shades, each one of which
takes hundreds of yards of stringthe
lighting effect is extremely interesting.
617-423-0715; blanchefield.com
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MIGUEL CISTERNA
The Chilean-born Miguel Cisterna, now
a Paris resident, was for many years the
creative director of the legendary Atelier
Brocard, where he oversaw the restoration of Madame Recamiers salon at the
Louvre. Lately he has turned his talents
to the creation of hand-embroidered
contemporary screens, fabrics, and
lampshades using what he calls poor
mans materials like raffia. Designer
Delphine Krakoff hired him to fashion
towering draperies festooned with scarabs for her Paris apartment. Says Jamie
Drake, Miguels work is truly couture, an
often overused term. His use of straw
and raffia, juxtaposed with silk and crystals, is dynamic and surprising. 212-6747611; maisongerard.com
COMBRAY
This new company, founded by Parisbased sisters Aurlie and Laure Hug,
makes hand-embroidered textiles with
designs inspired by the Hugs backgrounds in art and their travels around
the world. While Combray hews to traditional methods, the siblings like to
experiment with contemporary designs
and materials. 646-945-4812; combray
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JEAN-FRANOIS LESAGE
Grandson of the founder of the legendary fashion-embroidery house Maison
Lesage, Jean-Franois operates his
home furnishings atelier in Chennai (formerly Madras), where 12 designers and
200 craftspeople create his sumptuous

cushions, pillows, throws, and other accessories. Lesage, who lives in India,
maintains a showroom in Paris. 917628-0466; jeanfrancoislesage.com
MACONDO SILKS
Founder Gianluca Berardi considers the
bespoke products of his firm, from historic brocades to modern designs, to be
art. Among the fabrics he has created
are chinoiserie draperies for designer
Juan Pablo Molyneux and a headboard
for Diane von Furstenberg that reproduces a favorite painting in silk. 212625-0420; macondosilks.com
PENN & FLETCHER
Designers such as Charlotte Moss and
Noel Jeffrey have turned to former theatrical designer Ernie Smiths custom
house for hand- and machine-made
pieces. The companys studio has produced work for films, plays, historical
houses, and leading museums. 212-2396868; pennandfletcher.com
PAUL RENWICK
The Scots-born Renwick, former design
director for Jasper Conran and Calvin
Klein CK, specializes in global and archival patterns in linen and cashmere,
handmade in Kathmandu. Among the
designers who have commissioned
work, which often brings a masculine
edge to the craft, are Peter Marino,
Annabelle Selldorf, and William Sofield.
212-414-0676; paulrenwick.net
Pillows,
lamps, and
a folding
screen
embroidered by
Miguel
Cisterna.
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PASSEMENTERIE
SAMUEL & SONS

This New York City institution has been
a purveyor of custom trimmings since
1945. Now offering more than 15,000
trims, the company keeps almost everything it has ever made in stock. Among
the designers currently creating collections for the company are Michael S.
Smith and Lori Weitzner, whose trims
incorporate hand-blown glass, cultured
pearls, and precious gems. A favorite
client is Chicago-based designer Alessandra Branca, who shops at the store
all the time, she says, for the instant
gratification of being able to pick up
these wonderful handmade trims. The
details are like spice in a gourmet recipe.
You miss the finishing touches when
you shop retail. 212-704-8000; samuel
andsons.com
WENDY CUSHING PASSEMENTERIE
The trimmings of this London-based
firm run from 17th-century restorations
to contemporary pieces in metal, crystal, and glass. Cushings trimmings have
found a home in the queens bedroom
at Buckingham Palace and the Vanderbilt Mansion in North Carolina. 01144-20-7351-9332; wendycushing.com
HOULS
The Parisian firm, now run by Philippe
Houls, has offered sumptuous passementerie, along with fabrics and drapery hardware, since 1928. Their luxe
trimmings include tassels, fringes,
ropes, and edgings that range from traditional silks to contemporary beads
and leather. 212-935-3900; houles.com
PASSEMENTERIE DECLERCQ
Founded in 1852, this much-lauded
French company creates trims, fringes,
and rosettes, as well as tapestries. The
quality of their work has placed them in
Versailles; the deco Manhattan line has
tassels shaped like the Chrysler Building. 011-33-1-44-76-90-70; declercq
passe mentiers.fr
PASSEMENTERIE
VERRIER PRE et FILS
Currently owned by a fourth-generation
descendant of the first Verrier, the firm
produces all its bespoke tiebacks, tassels, fringes, and braids by hand or on
early-19th-century looms. Clients have
included Alberto Pinto and major museums in France and the U.S. 212-6832081; passementerie-verrier.com
Passementerie by Houls, second from left

and far right, and Samuel & Sons.
CUSTOM LINENS
Olatzs Palermo
bedding.
E. BRAUN & CO.

This venerable company originated in
Vienna in 1893. With showrooms in
Manhattan and Beverly Hills, Braun
crafts modern and traditional embroidery in many colors, but its signature
product is crisp, white linen. 800-3727286; ebraunandco.com.
JULIA B. COUTURE LINENS
Launched in 2002 by Julia Berger, who
grew up in Tokyo and San Francisco, this
Greenwich, Connecticut, company
merges Western traditions, Asian simplicity, and a modern attitude. We
think young, Berger says. Her towels
come in boldly bright red, fuchsia, and
chartreuse as well as neutral tones.
203-329-8248; juliab.com
LEONTINE LINENS
The focus of Jane Scott Hodgess New
Orleans business is couture service and
producteven her sheets are cut and
sewn to order. She offers a full line
of bedding, towels, and table linens
with embroidered, appliqud, and
quilted embellishments, all made in the
United States. 800-876-4799; leontine
linens.com
PRATESI
This family-owned luxury
brand, now more than 100
years old, is well known for its
fine Italian linens, all of them handembroidered in Tuscany. Pratesi, which
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Pillow shams
by Julia B.
Linens.
once created sheets inspired by Liz Taylors violet eyes, has added 21st-century
modern designs to the firms catalog of
classics. 212-288-2315; pratesi.com
DEBORAH SHARPE LINENS
This Los Angeles company, founded 13
years ago by Deborah Sharpea former
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Self maga zineof fers sheet s with
thread counts up to 1,020 in 100 different embroidery patterns, as well as
towels, tablecloths, and handkercheifs.
Fans of the brand include Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington. 323-9339869; deborahsharpelinens.com.
OLATZ
Olatz Schnabel found herself with a
problem that few people face: There
were no commercially available sheets
that fit the bed her then-husband, artist
Julian Schnabel, had designed for
them. Her search for custom linens led
her to start her own company, which
offers Italian linen, Egyptian cotton,
and silk sheets with appliqud borders,
embroidery, and lace in both modern
and retro modes. Designers with a fondness for the Olatz line range from Nate
Berkus to Dakota Jackson (he uses the
linens in his showrooms) to Martha
Angus in San Francisco. We love Olatz
linens, Angus says, especially the Palermo collection. The colors are insanely
beautiful, the hand is heavenly, and our
clients are thrilled. 212-255-8627;
olatz.com
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This year, world-famous Danish furniture designer Hans J. Wegners

Shell Chair celebrates its 50th anniversary and to honor this special
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Julius Lowy
showroom.
A 20th-century
American gilt frame
from Lowy.
FR AMING
Barks Skeleton Arms mirror.
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A nickelplated brass
mirror frame
by Bark.
VANDEUREN ARCHIVAL FRAMING

Originally from Belgium, Bernard Vandeuren brings European craftsmanship
to the frames he creates and restores in
his workshop in Los Angeles. His handbuilt framessome ornately carved and
gilded in 24-karat gold leafare a favorite of interior designer Timothy Corrigan, who calls Vandeuren a true treasure. 323-874-0008; vandeuren.com
BARK FRAMEWORKS
In the late 1960s, Jared Bark started
framing artwork by Donald Judd, Brice
Marden, and Jasper Johns in his Soho
loft. Now based in a 27,000-squarefoot building in Long Island City, his firm
is a resource for collectors, museum
curators, and designers such as William
Sofield. Bark created custom 12-karat
white-gold frames for the recent Richard Avedon exhibit at the Gagosian
ELI WILNER & COMPANY

New Yorkbased Eli Wilner specializes in
American and European frames from the
15th century to the present. His team of
skilled artisans executed one of the most
important frames in recent history: the
hand-carved gilded beautymeasuring
12 by 21 feetfor Emanuel Leutzes iconic
Washington Crossing the Delaware at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 212744-6521; eliwilner.com
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THE HOUSE OF HEYDENRYK
Decorators David Easton and Brian J.
McCarthy are fans of this venerable New
York frame firm founded in Amsterdam
in 1845. The company has enhanced
works by van Gogh and Robert Motherwelland Edward Hopper was a loyal
client. 212-206-9611; heydenryk.com
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RESTORING CO.
This 106-year-old framing showroom
and workshoplocated in a 14,000square-foot townhouse on New Yorks
Upper East Sideis hardly a trade secret.
For curators at the nations top museumsand heavyweight collectors like
Ralph Lauren and David Rockefeller
Lowy is renowned for its skill in creating
custom frames for some of the worlds
most priceless artworks. We also have
more than 5,000 antique frames, says
Lowys president, Larry Shar, so that
if the Met calls and asks us to find a
17th-century frame for a Rembrandt, we
usually can. For private collectors, the
team at Lowy will often make house
calls to ensure that a frame is not only a
match for a work of art, but also a good
fit for a homes interior. 212-861-8585;
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LARA ROBBY/STUDIO D
Starting overor just refining

what youve got? These inspiring ideas and terrific products
will improve any room in the house
BOLD AS BRASS
Blending burnished and polished brass
with woods such as mahogany, walnut, and African blackwood, the Nanz company has expanded
its Studio Line of door hardware with handles,
pulls, and knobs that evoke the California handmade house movement of the 1960s and 70s.
Each piece is custom made in a range of sizes and
nishes and is priced between $300 and $1,200.
212-367-7000; nanz.com
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BUBBLING UP
Yves Bhars handsome,
clean-lined wood frame
and sleek new bottle
design give a stylish update
to the SodaStream line
of soda makers. Available
in light and dark nishes,
the Source Wood measures 18 h. x 12 d. x 6 w.
and costs $199. The sustainable design uses no
electricity, but works by a
manual pumping action.
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OUT OF THE BOX

When her daughter left home, French designer Isabelle
Mathez was inspired to create for her a veritable kitchen
in a box. The Malle W. Trousseau set costs $5,800 and
comprises 43 high-grade, internationally sourced items,
from Japanese Shun knives to a Mauviel frying pan and
stock pot to chopping boards made by an Alpine craftsman.
800-851-4509; momastore.com
SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Ann Sacks augments its line
of Versailles hand-silvered
tiles with Versailles Mesh,
embedding a grid of thin
wire under the mirrored surface. A variety of sizes
and nishes are offered; from
left, 6 and 12 squares in
Mercury and a 6 x 12 tile in
Dark Bronze are shown.
Prices range from $114 to
$153 per square foot.
800-278-8453; annsacks.com
REINVENTING THE WHEEL

For the Italian rm Ofcinanove, designer
Francesco Faccin has remade a tried-andtrue garden tool in bright, punchy colors.
The Carry On wheelbarrow comes in
Orange, Light Green, Grey, and Red, shown.
The wood-and-steel barrow measures
49 l. x 24 w. x 27 h. and costs $595.
011-39-02-467-4471; rossanaorlandi.com
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DOUBLE TAKE
Made of bamboo and
coated with an acrylic
lacquer, Ikeas threerung Rgrund towel
rack is a boon for small
bathrooms: It doubles
as a chair thats also
ideal for stacking clean
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The latest lighting designs are as stylish as they
are illuminating
KARA MANN / INTERIOR DESIGNER
For renovations, I like to use fixtures that speak
to the history of the house yet feel current.
The Urban Electric Company designs this type
of lighting beautifully. My go-to exterior
fixture is the Lyford, a perfect blend of traditional and new. For indoors, I love their
Dover Bell pendant and Garrison sconce. Lyford
hanging lamp, left; urbanelectricco.com.
WALDO FERNANDEZ / INTERIOR DESIGNER
For ceilings, I like recessed lighting that doesnt
detract from the decor. My favorite functional
light is Fusions three-inch-square, low-voltage
downlight. Its modern and subtle, and can
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without standing out. Best of all, its affordable.
Fusion ES3 IC Luminaire, left; iusefusion.com.
Lighting by Sean
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room designed by
Marguerite Rodgers.
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Gabriel Scotts Welles is a flexible lighting
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It lets you be the auteur: You can arrange the
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Lighting designer Sean OConnor shares

the best new technologies for shedding light
on your home, inside and out
Q: Lighting technology keeps advancing. Whats the latest buzz?
A: LED lighting systems that create zones and preset scenes,
such as cocktail or dinner hour. They can be operated by a switch or
a keypad, or even wirelessly, using your smartphone or tablet.
The most interesting of these systems can actually adjust the color
of the light, becoming warmer as they dim, like an incandescent.
Most high-efficacy bulbs, like fluorescents and CFLs, cant do this.
PETER PAWLAK / ARCHITECT
Q: Is the incandescent lightbulb dead?

A: Not yet. But manufacturers have been discontinuing many
shapes, sizes, and wattages. I recommend stocking up on your
favorites now and having a backup plan using new technology.
Incandescent light has warmth that newer technologies still frequently lack.
Q: Whats the best approach for layering light in a room?
A: You need both architectural lighting, which is built in, and decorative lighting, such as table and floor lamps, sconces, pendants,
and chandeliers. Architectural lighting should be aimed at a target,
such as artwork on the walls, or task surfaces, like a kitchen counter. Dont aim downlights from ceiling to floor; it creates too much
contrast. Unless a room is ultramodern, you can do a lot with decorative lighting. Have lamps for reading, and more glowy lighting for
atmosphere. I incorporate dimmers into every living space.
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Q: Whats the best lighting for outdoors?

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to 50,000 hours, compared with less than 6,000 for the best MR16
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The ultimate French comfort food, coq au vin, gets a dash of international f lair when
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Classic coq au vin gets
an update when paired
with spaetzle. The
flatware is by Arte Italica.
See Resources.
My grandmother used to make a coq au vin

in which she braised pieces of rooster or
chicken with wine, shallots, mushrooms,
and pancetta. Her version was delicious, but
it wasnt until I was working alongside the
great chef Georges Blanc that I truly understood just how sublime this French country
classic could be. This was early in Blancs
career, before he transformed his familys
inn, La Mre Blanc, located in the village
of Vonnas in the foothills of Burgundy,
into one of Frances most beautiful restaurants. At the time I worked there, the local
farmers market and slaughterhouse were
directly across the street. Very fresh!
At 10 a.m. the farmers would march in, take
their seats at the bar, and order plates of coq
au vin. For them it was a snack, or a cassecroute, as we called it. Blancs variation of
the dish had an intensity of avor and color
that resulted from reducing the wine before
using it to marinate the poultry. In France,
the recipe calls for a rooster, as per its name,
but I often substitute a good- quality farmraised chicken. Pasta is the usual accompaniment, but at DB Bistro Moderne our
former chef Olivier Muller, who is from
the Alsace region of France, liked to pair it
with spaetzle. Saut the pasta dumplings
in a nonstick pan; theyll take on a crunchiness that marries perfectly with the rich and
concentrated red wine sauce.
COQ AU VIN
Serves 6
2
750-ml. bottles dry, full-bodied red wine
3 1 2 -lb. chickens, cut into 4 breasts, 4 thighs,

and 4 legs
celery stalks, peeled and cut into 2 batons
2 heads garlic, sliced in half

2 lbs. button mushrooms, cleaned and trimmed
1
1 2
lb. pearl onions, peeled

lb. slab bacon, cut into 1 4 batons
sachet of 8 sprigs thyme, 1 fresh bay leaf,
2 tsp. coriander seed, and 1 tsp. cracked white
pepper, tied in cheesecloth with twine
T flour
4 cups unsalted chicken stock

1 2
bunch fresh parsley, leaves picked
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
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In a large saucepan, reduce the wine by half,
then set aside to cool. Place the chicken in
A MI L L I ON
a large container with the celery, garlic,
mushrooms, onions, bacon, and sachet.
NE W I D E A S .
Cover all ingredients with the reduced wine
Bacon, fresh
vegetables,
and herbs add
savor to a hearty
autumn dish.
and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

Preheat the oven to 325F. Drain the marinated ingredients; reserve the wine. Pat the
ingredients dry, and season the chicken with
salt and pepper. Place a large Dutch oven
over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook,
stirring until crisp, and then remove with a
slotted spoon and reserve. Sear the chicken
on all sides in the bacon fat (you may need to
do this in batches). Remove the chicken; add
the vegetables and sachet, and cook, stirring
occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the our
and cook, stirring, for another 4 minutes.
Add the wine, crisped bacon, chicken, and
chicken stock. Bring to a simmer, cover with
a round of parchment, and transfer to the
oven. Cook, stirring and basting the chicken
at least three times, until the chicken is tender at the bone, 1 to 1 12 hours.
If the sauce seems too thin, remove the
chicken and vegetables, return the sauce
to the heat, and reduce until it reaches the
desired consistency (it should coat the back
of a spoon). Incorporate all the ingredients
back together, season to taste, and serve, garnished with the parsley.
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3
1 2
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eggs plus 1 yolk
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1 8
tsp. ground white pepper, plus more to taste
1 8
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tsp. olive oil
T butter
3 T chopped parsley
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

In a small bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, yolk,
and crme frache until smooth. In a large
bowl, whisk to combine the flour, 12 teaspoon salt, 18 tsp. pepper, and nutmeg,
and make a well in the center. Pour the
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fully incorporated, stir for a few seconds
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ter should be fairly wet, but with a consistency thick enough to sit on top of a spaetzle
maker, food mill, or colander. Press the batter
through the spaetzle maker or colander into
the boiling water. Once all the spaetzle rise to
the surface, strain them, rinse in cold water,
and toss in the olive oil to prevent sticking.
Brown half of the butter in a large nonstick saut pan. Add half of the spaetzle, toss
until lightly browned, and
then toss in half of the parsley. Transfer the browned
spaetzle to a bowl, and repeat the process with the
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remaining ingredients. If
above for more
needed, season to taste with
recipes from
more salt and pepper.
Daniel Boulud
WHAT TO DRINK
For this Burgundian dish, theres no better
pairing than a Burgundian wine, says
Daniel Johnnes, wine director of Daniel
Bouluds restaurants. Johnnes recommends David Duband Ctes de Nuits Village 2011 ($30). The bright flavor of
cherry, the wonderful spice aroma, and the
silky texture of this Pinot Noir cut through
the rich, wine-based sauce, he says. As an
alternative, he suggests the fuller-bodied
Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuve Tardive
2011 ($25), which he describes as a cru
Beaujolais with a dark fruit taste and a crystalline mineral quality.
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The sheer physical beauty of San Francisco remains constant, from

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veiled by the regions cool, distinctive fogs. But these days, the spirit
of the city is in an exciting state of ux. Briey chastened by the dotcom boom and bust of the last decade, San Francisco has regained
its self-condence, thanks to a newly recharged tech industry and
the younger, hipper members of its workforce who are changing the
citys borders, tastes, and self-denition.
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Whether in architecture, art, food, or fashion,
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feels like a city awakening from a long slumber.
It may not be surprising that so much creative
change is happening away from the city center.
The traditionally Latino Mission District, with
its colorful buildings and markets, is still a great
place for a burrito. But its becoming equally well
known for such punchy restaurants as Mission
Chinese Food, where chef Danny Bowien serves
his amped-up take on classic Chinese dishes
behind a nondescript facade (the awning still
bears the name of the former occupant, a takeout joint). Boutiques like Mira Mira, which specializes in pixie-chic fashions by international
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The NWBLK gallery

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A room at the
Hotel Des Arts.
The Museum of
Craft and Design.
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D. Zelen, a design
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building.
The Cavalier, a
restaurant designed
by Ken Fulk.
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this neighborhood feel a little bit like Brooklyns

Williamsburg these days.
The neighborhoods in the southern part of the
city are exploding for a very practical reason
their proximity to the freeways that lead to Silicon
Valley. The trendiest at the moment is Dogpatch,
a residential area a stones throw from AT&T ballpark. At rst sight, this enclave near the shipyards
looks sleepy and relatively plain. But the imposing American Industrial Center buildingsformerly a can factoryhouse nearly 300 small
businesses, from Olivier, a ne French butcher, to
Dodocase, makers of chic containers for various
electronic devices, as well as the Museum of Craft
and Design, which recently reopened in Dogpatch
three years after losing its lease downtown. The
creative energy around here was palpable, says
the museums executive director, JoAnn Edwards.
Behind each roll-up door there was something
wonderful happening.
Closer to the heart of the city, the struggling
Western Addition neighborhood is the unlikely
home of San Franciscos most talked-about culinary experience. The husband-and-wife chef
team of Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski have
won plauditsincluding last years James Beard
Award for best new restaurantfor their State
Bird Provisions and its surprising dishes and
dim sumstyle service. Customers begin lining
up on the sidewalk hours before the doors open
for gently fried quail (the state bird of the restaurants name) and such creations as a sourdough,
sauerkraut, and pecorino pancake. Despite all of
the hoopla, the vibe is warm and unpretentious.
Were on a mission to have the most hospitable
kitchen in the country, Brioza says.
More familiar neighborhoods are undergoing
face-lifts, thanks in part to forward-thinking
architectural projects. The SoMa, or South of
Market Street, area will soon be transformed by
the newly expanded San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, which has hired of-the-moment Norwegian rm Snhetta to triple the gallery space
of Mario Bottas original design. The result, set
to open in 2016, will resemble a dazzling, 10-story
white iceberg in the heart of the city.
But its the less sky-high ventures that truly
capture the citys creative mojo. Local interior
designer and events planner Ken Fulk, known for
his quirky update of Victorian style, has recently
outtted the Battery, a social club housed in a
brick warehouse in the Financial District, with
a library tricked out in maritime-themed decor,
a card room, and a wine cellar. (Though the club
is members-only, guests at its 14-room hotel are
granted access to private rooms during their
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In Hayes Valley, local architectural rm
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intriguing architecture isnt necessarily the
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and retail vendors, with art installations
and an outdoor movie theater planned for
the future. In the Mission, designer Ste-
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shop housed in a cavernous warehouse that
showcases everything from leather jackets
to bicycles to handmade furniture.
The best of these offbeat endeavours feel
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Beat poets, its hippies, and its gay pride. San
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WHERE TO STAY
The Battery, 717 Battery St.;
thebatterysf.com: This Ken Fulk
designed members-only club is a fun
house of color and whimsy. Staying
in one of its 14 hotel suites gives you
access to many of the private spaces.
Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray
Cir., Sausalito; 415-339-4700;
cavallopoint.com: A former army
base at the foot of the Golden Gate
Bridge has been turned into a luxurious
hotel, with spacious suites in new and
historic buildings.
Hotel Des Arts, 447 Bush St.; 415956-3232; sfhoteldesarts.com: Each
of the 51 rooms in this funky downtown hotel was painted by a local artistyou might find yourself sleeping
under a Rousseau-like landscape or
a pair of Mexican wrestlers.
Hotel Vitale, 8 Mission St.; 415-2783700; hotelvitale.com: This hotels
minimalist aesthetic and soothing, spalike atmosphere counterbalance
the rush of nearby Market Street.
Hotel Zetta, 55 Fifth St.; 415-543-8555;
viceroyhotelgroup.com: A newcomer
to the chic SoMa area, with 116
ultra-contemporary rooms offering
high-tech amenities.
ESSENTIAL SAN FRANCISCO

See the lights. To celebrate the Bay
Bridges 75th anniversary, artist Leo
Villareal has festooned its cables with
25,000 LED lights. From dusk until
2 a.m. nightly, the bridge becomes a
dazzling light show, with neverrepeating patterns dancing across its
western span (thebaylights.org).
Stroll along the bay. Take in views of
the Golden Gate Bridge at Crissy Field,
a public park hugging San Francisco
Bay. Its currently home to eight sculptures by Mark di Suvero, on loan from
SFMOMA while the museum is under
renovation (parksconservancy.org).
Stock your larder. Located on the
Embarcadero, the Ferry Building is a
spacious Beaux Arts hall where vendors peddle local olive oils, cheeses,
chocolates, and fresh produce (ferry
buildingmarketplace.com).
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WHAT TO SEE
California Academy of Sciences, 55
Music Concourse Dr.; 415-379-8000;
calacademy.org: This natural history
museums stunning reconstruction by
Renzo Piano includes a roof made of
local plantings that blends in with surrounding Golden Gate Park.
De Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea
Garden Dr.; 415-750-3600; deyoung
.famsf.org: Housed in a striking Herzog
& de Meuron building, this museum
has extensive collections of American
painting and decorative arts.
Museum of Craft and Design, 2569
Third St.; 415-773-0303; sfmcd.org:
The neighborhood of Dogpatch is the
new home of this decade-old gallery.
Its roster of rotating exhibitions pays
tribute to iconic artists, sculptors, and
industrial designers, and showcases
the best of new West Coast design.
WHERE TO EAT
Bar Jules, 609 Hayes St.; 415-6215482; barjules.com: The menu at
Jessica Boncutters cozy Hayes Valley
restaurant changes daily, but count
on fresh American standards.
The Cavalier, 55 Fifth St.; 415-3216000; thecavaliersf.com: Ken Fulk
designed this restaurant at the
Hotel Zetta that wittily cribs from
English pub style.
Coqueta, The Embarcadero, Pier 5;
415-704-8866; coquetasf.com:
Michael Chiarellos Spanish tapas restaurant has a paella so tasty, it may
distract you from the view of the bay.
Cotogna, 490 Pacific Ave.; 415-7758508; cotognasf.com: Michael Tusk
won a James Beard award for his menu
of superlative Italian dishes, served
in a romantic Jackson Square space.
Craftsman and Wolves, 746 Valencia
St.; 415-913-7713; craftsman-wolves.
com: Dont look for cupcakes at this
postmodern patisserie. Instead,
try the Rebel Within: a sausage-andcheese muffin wrapped around a
soft-cooked egg.
Foreign Cinema, 2534 Mission St.;
415-648-7600; foreigncinema.com:
This Mediterranean-themed restaurant serves a stellar selection of oysters.
Independent and foreign films are
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screened each night in the courtyard.

Mission Chinese Food, 2234 Mission
St.; 415-863-2800; missionchinese
food.com: Chef Danny Bowien
serves such whacked-out versions of
Chinese as stir-fried pork jowl
and radishes, and salt-cod fried rice.
Rich Table, 199 Gough St.; 415-3559085; richtablesf.com: Locally
sourced, inventive cuisine (peach-leaf
cured halibut, garganelli pasta
with squab) from the husband-andwife team of Evan and Sarah Rich.
The Slanted Door, Ferry Building;
415-861-8032; slanteddoor.com:
Charles Phans flagship restaurant is
the place to go for original, highly
addictive Vietnamese fusion dishes.
State Bird Provisions, 1529 Fillmore
St.; 415-795-1272; statebirdsf.com:
The menu at Stuart Brioza and Nicole
Krasinskis sensational restaurant is
a cross between dim sum and tapas
look for creations like smoked trout,
egg, and potato porridge.
Sweet Woodruff, 798 Sutter St.; 415292-9090; sweetwoodruffsf.com:
A charming all-day restaurant, with
a long lunch counter overlooking the
kitchen. Salads, sandwiches, and
American classics prepared simply.
WHERE TO SHOP
Carrots, 843 Montgomery St.; 415834-9040; sfcarrots.com: High-style
clothing, jewelry, and homewares.
Casa Acanto, 1101 Clay St.; 415-5676632; casaacanto.com: Andrew
Fisher and Jeffry Weismans adventurous shop was inspired by the
renovation of their Mexican home.
Cavalier, 1035 Post St.; 415-4407300; cavaliergoods.com: Designer
Jay Jeffers thoughtfully mixes his
own furniture designs with vintage
pieces and one-of-a-kind artwork.
Coup DEtat, 111 Rhode Island St.; 415241-9300; coupdetatsf.com: Antiques
dealer Darin Geises shop stocks an
always-surprising assortment of furniture, lighting, and curiosities.
D. Zelen, 1228 Sutter St.; 415-5830461; danzelen.com: Specializing in
garden ornaments and containers,
Dan Zelens design shop is housed in a
striking 1910 Moorish-style building.
Little Nibs, 807 22nd St.; 415-4892882; recchiuti.com: Artisanal
confections by Michael Recchiuti,
in a petite Dogpatch shop.
Mira Mira, 3292 22nd St.; 415-6486513; miramirasf.com: A standout
among the Mission Districts boutiques, with hip fashions and jewelry.
The NWBLK, 1999 Bryant St.; 415621-2344; thenwblk.com: Innovative
designs, from furniture to bicycles.
Reliquary, 537 Octavia St.; 415-4314000; reliquarysanfrancisco.com:
Intriguing fashions, jewelry, and
global folk art in Hayes Valley.
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In the living room of a Southampton, New York,

home designed by Timothy Haynes and Kevin
Roberts, the custom-made sofa is upholstered
in an Edelman leather, the 1960s steel chairs
by Franois Monnet are covered in a Knoll Luxe
mohair, the 1940s finger chair is by Maurice
Pre, and the stools are by Charlotte Perriand;
the 1960s light fixture is by Arredoluce, the wall
sculpture is by Aldo Chaparro, and the custommade rug is by Beauvais Carpets. In the library
beyond, a painting by Donald Moffett hangs
above the fireplace. See Resources.
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HEADING
FOR
SHORE
A young family enlists
Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts
to craft a stylish new
take on the traditional beach house, one that
reects both a rened
sensibility and barefoot ease
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A sitting area features a Perriand daybed, 1950s

chairs by Pierre Jeanneret, a petrified-woodandbronze cocktail table, and a 1960s Sputnik chandelier by Stilnovo; the steel, oak, and glass staircase is
custom made, and Haynes-Roberts designed the rug.
FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: In the family room, the sofa
by Milo Baughman is covered in a Holland & Sherry
linen-wool, and the chandelier is by Lightolier; the
ceiling and floors are oak, and the rug is by Stark.
Boxwood shrubs and a 1991 sculpture by Sol LeWitt
at the entry; the house is clad in cedar shingles, and
the steps are bluestone. See Resources.
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WHEN ARCHITECT Timothy Haynes and his partner, designer

Kevin Roberts, were asked to create a home in the Hamptons for a
Wall Streeter and his young family, they understood that the job
would loom large for them, not just while they were in the midst
of it, but forever. The two designers are known for high-end residences throughout the world, but this project, a vast enclave set on
the ocean, was, by denition, unique.
We knew that it was likely to be the last opportunity of its kind,
Haynes recalls. There simply arent going to be any more new
estates built on the beach in Southampton. There just isnt any more
room. The designers understood that the property would be a focal
point of the areas landscapeand the clients familyfor generations to come. We felt like we had a special responsibility to get it
right, says Roberts.
Luckily for the pair, the heft of the task was leavened by the clients exuberance and creative intelligence. The couple, who have
ve children between the ages of three and 15, wanted a home that
would be both rugged and rened. Most of all, they wanted to enjoy
the process, not just check in from time to time. They were total
partners in this, enjoying every moment and decision, says Roberts.
They knew what the best clients knowthat you should make the
process part of the house itself.
As processes go, this was not a simple one. The couple had to
gather up enough parcels of beachfront to give themselves the privacy and sheer square footage they longed for. And Haynes had to
make certain that the grand dimensions of the main house would
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still have human proportions. Tims genius is that he knows how to

take a regular house and blow it up bigger, says the wife, who also
worked with the pair on a Park Avenue apartment. He made sure we
understood how big the windows had to be, that we didnt want it to
look like a conference hotel. Scale is a kind of magic.
The homeowners were sure of one thing going in: The house would
have to have a split personality. They wanted it to be formal on the
street side and entirely beachy at the back. The idea was to seem
like Fire Island out the back doors, says the wife, referring to the
legendary barefoot, car-free beach community some 50 miles away.
She wanted the kids to be able to run wild in an environment decked
with textured surfaces and sturdy structures. I wanted it to be a
little camp-like, as though they had been in a bunk for the summer.
But she and her husband, who are collectors of contemporary art
and love to entertain, wanted to have a grown-up house too. They
had lived for a time in Europe, and they sought to inject some Continental air, details like the black-trimmed windows so prevalent in
Amsterdam. They appreciated how the Europeans had less fear of
combining the historic with the modern.
Thus, from the street, the house has a minimalist, linear feel, with
boxwoods and a white Sol LeWitt sculpture. Its a bit manicured,
she says, which I think is how it should be, because youre coming
from town. The home grows increasingly, if subtly, more casual
as it moves toward the ocean, with lots of brushed oak and exotic
woods. The property includes a guesthouse and poolhouse, as well
as two pools lined in marble-dustcovered gunite.
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The other side of the family room holds

a games table by Perriand and Jeanneret,
a cabinet by Perriand, and French caneand-teak armchairs, all from the 1950s; the
painting is by Damien Hirst, and the walls
and staircase are white oak. FACING PAGE,
FROM TOP: The sofa and club chairs in
the sunroom are by Janus et Cie, and the
high-back chair is by Patricia Urquiola. In the
entrance hall, the 1960 light fixtures are by
Stilnovo, and the 1940s armchair is covered
in a Larsen wool fleece. See Resources.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: One of the couples daughters under a painting by Damien
Hirst in the living room; the circa-1950 cocktail
table is by Royre, and the chairs are by Ren
Gabriel. A set of 1950s rush-and-bronze chairs
by Colette Gueden surround the custommade Corian dining table; the light fixture is
by Royre. The kitchen island and cabinets
are custom made, the sink fittings are by Dornbracht, the 1940s light fixtures are French, and
the floor is paved with Thassos mosaic tiles.
See Resources.
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Each room of the main house has a distinct ambiancea challenge

in a structure of lofty spaces that tend to ow into one anotherwith
various amounts of light and shade carefully calibrated throughout.
The living room, with 11-foot-high windows overlooking the dunes,
is airy, in pale blues and beiges; the library, with its ebonized-oak
paneling, seems ready for an autumn night warmed by the re. The
dining room can easily seat 30 at the custom Corian dining table
beneath an enormous black Jean Royre chandelier.
Unlike some large homes where the magnicence of the space
takes precedence over the furnishings, this one pays great attention
to some of the masters of mid-20th-century French design, including
Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouv, and Royre. Set off by large-scale
artworks by Damien Hirst and Donald Moffett, the pieces create a
spare but warm geometry. The clients accompanied the designers to
France to shop and had a riotous good time. It was one of the greatest treats ever, she recalls.
As she looks from her gleaming white kitchen to the family room
beyond, and out onto the Atlantic Ocean, she remembers the time
spent huddling with Roberts and Haynes, discovering unexpected
treasures, debating design, each of them pushing the others toward
a unied vision of a project they knew would be truly signicant.
How often do you get to do something like this? she asks. It gives
pleasure every day, and I hope it will forever.
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Teak ottomans by Sutherland with cushions

in a Perennials fabric and a cement side table
by CB2 beside the lap pool; the decking is
ipe. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: In the master
bedroom, Haynes-Roberts designed the headboard and bedding; the circa-1950s table is by
Valentine Schlegel, the midcentury stools are
American, and the carpet is by Stark. The nurserys sofa is by Jonathan Adler, the 1980s table
is by Milo Baughman, the 1960s fiberglass
chairs are Italian, and the carpet is by Missoni;
the ceiling is painted in Benjamin Moore Aura
in Rhododendron and Peachy Keen, and the
wood blinds are painted in Benjamin Moore
Satin Impervo in Onyx. See Resources.
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MASTER of the HOUSE

In the London apartment of the renowned decorator Alidad,
there is not a square inch that hasnt been carefully considered and lovingly embellished
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Adele, Beyonc, Bono, Cher, Madonna: In the

realm of celebrity, a rareed few are so widely
recognized and acclaimed that a surname would
feel superuous. The decorating world, too, has
its share of stars, but only one is known by a single
moniker: Alidad, the Tehran-born, London-based
interior designer who crafts opulent interiors for
some of the worlds wealthiest individuals, including several members of the Kuwaiti royal family.
A home designed by Alidad is as sumptuous
as it is singularwhich is all the more impressive given the vast scale of many of his projects.
We do enormous jobs in Europe and the Middle
East, including 40,000-square-foot villas built
from scratch, says the designer, whose work is
featured in the recently published book Alidad:
The Timeless Home (Rizzoli). Things are not
bought, they are made. Everything is designed to
the minutest detail so that when a client moves in,

its like a glove that ts.
One might expect the creator of such extravagant interiors to be equally grand, but in person
Alidad is refreshingly self-deprecating. Dont
get him started on the renovation of his own
apartment in Londons Mayfair neighborhood.
I am my own worst kind of nightmarish client,
he admits. When I recently redid my at, the
thought of it just horried me. People in my ofce
went insane. I wouldnt give them answers. I
ABOVE: In the hallway of interior designer Alidads London
apartment, the brass lantern is antique, the neo-Gothic chair

is English, and the carpet is by Roger Oates; the walls are
lined with suede and braid work. FACING PAGE: A 17th-century
Flemish tapestry above a sofa covered in a Pierre Frey linen
in the drawing room, a cocktail table by Paula Swinnen, and a
Louis XV walnut armchair upholstered in a Pierre Frey velvet;
the watercolor on the door is by Natalia Goncharova, and the
vertical moldings are inset with mirror. See Resources.
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couldnt decide. I cant think that way for myself.

Prior to that, Alidad, a notorious stickler about
each and every element, had spent more than a quarter-century painstakingly decorating his Victorian
apartment. When he moved in three decades ago, he
worked at Sothebys, in the department devoted to
Islamic art, carpets, and textiles. At most auction
houses you hand the objects to porters to place in
cases before a sale, he says. Not me. I would lock
the room for three days and turn everything into an
amazing display. Thats when I realized I was more
interested in design than in objects.
Decorating his own apartment became his
training ground as a designer, starting with his
bold scheme for the library, where he covered
the walls and ceiling in a dramatic red-and-gold
pattern inspired by traditional Islamic architecture. He next envisioned a dining room with
decor straight out of an 18th-century palazzo, and
found artisans to craft a faux-coffered ceiling and
stamped-leather wallcoverings hand painted with
a Tree of Life pattern. The room was lit strictly
with candles. It looked magical at night with the
sheen of the leather, he says.
With time, Alidad slowly furnished a dayroom,
painting it a vibrant yellow, and at last created a
handsome bedroom for himself. The bottle-green
shade was so striking that, he says, my friends
made me promise never to change it. But then
catastrophe struck in the form of plumbing leaks
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The drawing rooms Louis XV chair is covered in a

Zimmer + Rohde fabric, a circa-1930 French gilded
mirror is flanked by 1950s sconces, and the nesting
tables are by Chelsea Textiles. FACING PAGE, FROM
TOP: Alidad in his Baroque-inspired dining room;
the walls are covered in stamped leather, and the
shutters are by the New England Shutter Company.
The hand-painted walls of the library are stenciled
with an Islamic pattern, the cocktail table is from
the 1970s, and the Venetian painting dates from the
17th century. See Resources.
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emanating from neighbors apartments above. He

coped for months, but when water damage caused
his handcrafted ceilings to come down, there was
no choice but to move out temporarily.
For most decorators, a renovation is an opportunity for a major change. But Alidads design philosophy is predicated on creating intricately layered
spaces that feel ageless. Im not really after whats
current, he says. If my work looks good in 20
years time, that means Ive been successful.
He agonized over what to do with his apartment
and nally realized just how attached he was to his
original scheme. Rather than repaint his beloved
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red library, or redo the dining room that had been

the glamorous setting for so many wonderful parties, he decided to restore the elements he loved
to perfection while replacing or reupholstering
some of the furnishings. He added subtle tweaks:
gold beads to further enhance the dining rooms
leather walls, and new white wall moldings tted
with tiny mirrors in the yellow drawing room.
The renovation did afford the opportunity to
make a few larger changes. The hallway, a meandering corridor, was transformed into a dramatic
gallery with a coat of red paint, gold braid work
applied to the walls to give the illusion of paneling,
and an assortment of objects and art. Most of it is
rubbish, he admits. Im not a huge snob myself,
vis--vis what I have.
Alidads friends were patient throughout the
renovation, but some were horried when he
announced his intent to redo his bedroom in a hue
that had never before appeared in his repertoire:
beige. He labored over every inch, from the luxurious wall treatment in suede and linen to the design
of the fanciful tufted headboard. The rened and
meticulously detailed resultsas close to couture
as decorating getswon over
his most skeptical companions. Best of all, says this fretfully perfectionistic designer,
when it was nally done the
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In the master bedroom, circa-1880 bronze sconces

flank a reeded-brass mirror, a bust of Augustus, and
Victorian bronzes; Alidad designed the fabric on
the footstool, which is fashioned from an antique
box, the chest of drawers is Charles X, and the 19thcentury chair beside it is upholstered with antique
needlework. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: The bedding
and faux-fur blanket in the master bedroom are by
the Monogrammed Linen Shop, the headboard is
a custom design, and the lamps are by Vaughan;
panels of cotton-linen and suede, separated by
studded braid work, line the walls. The bath off
the hall is fitted with a custom sink and an antique
wood-frame mirror. See Resources.
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ON A GR AND SCALE
For French designer Jean-Louis Deniot, the assignment
to create an estate in New Delhi from the
ground up was the commission of his dreams. All it took to transform it into reality
were ingenuity, patience, and a cadre of Indian craftsmen
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In the drawing room

of Moin and Nasreen
Qureshis New Delhi
house, which was
designed by Jean-Louis
Deniot, the fireplace,
mirror, sofas, and stool
covered in a Pierre Frey
velvet are all custom
made; the cocktail table
is by Collection Pierre,
the chandelier was found
on 1stdibs, and Deniot
designed the 18thcentury-style paneling
and Andr Arbusinspired
rug. FACING PAGE: Bronzeand-glass hurricane
lamps surround the pool;
the umbrellas are Indonesian. See Resources.
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FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: Nasreen Qureshi

outside her home. The sofa in the drawing
room was inspired by Jean-Charles Moreux,
the cocktail table is from the 1940s, and the
cabinets are clad in black mother-of-pearl;
the urns were carved in Jaipur from a block
of alabaster. THIS PAGE: The Empire-style
table, Venetian-glass pendants, gold-leaf
mirror, and bench are all custom made; the
railing was inspired by an 18th-century French
design, the 17th-century urns are Italian, and
the flooring is local marble. See Resources.
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THE CONSTRUCTION of this grand house
in New Delhi required a colossal leap of faith. In

2002, when Nasreen Qureshi and her husband,
Moin, acquired the ve-acre plot on which it now
stands, she immediately suggested they hire JeanLouis Deniot to design the home. Today, the Parisbased decorator is a global interiors star. But back
then he was just starting out and had never built
a home from the ground upnot even in Europe.
Whats his style? Moin recalls asking his wife.
I dont know, Nasreen told him. Shed never
actually seen any of Deniots work; shed simply
sat next to him at a dinner party in New York and
found him charming. I just liked him, she says.
But my husband was very upset. He said, Hes
a French guy and hes never been to India. What
kind of house can he make?
Moin had every reason to be concerned. He and
his wife are a dynamic, self-made couple with
exceptional taste to spare. He made his fortune
as one of Indias largest meat exporters. She is a
woman of style, known for her love of couture (her
favorite designers include Giorgio Armani and
Raf Simons for Dior). The couple have known each
other since childhood and had been looking for
the right property for more than ve years when
they came across this piece of land in a district
south of the city called Chattarpur Farms. As the
name suggests, the area was formerly agricultural.
Today, it is a sought-after enclave that contains
some of New Delhis most exclusive residences.
When the Qureshis found the lot of their dreams,
it was far from promisingsimply a eld of wheat
with a small pond and a dozen century-old trees.
For Nasreen, however, it was very much love at
rst sight. I walked onto it and thought, This
is mine, she says. I dont know why. Just like I
didnt know why I wanted to call Jean-Louis. My
instincts! It just gave me a feeling of calmness.
With amusement, she recalls Deniots rst trip
to India, on which he was accompanied by his
sister, Virginie. They wanted to stop every ve
yards to take a photo of the cows on the road,
Nasreen says, laughing. I told them, You dont
have to stop. In India, the cows are everywhere.
The Qureshis themselves keep three for milking
behind one of their pool pavilions.
The starting point for the design of the
25,000-square-foot, ve-bedroom home was a
photo of Picassos 19th-century Villa California
in Cannes. I wanted a house that looks 100 years
old, Nasreen explains. She also wanted to step
through the front door and be able to see the pool
and gardens beyond.
Deniot, however, was keen to avoid the impression of a French house transplanted to India.
Instead, he took inspiration from the architecture
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In the winter garden, Deniot designed

the armchairs, cocktail table, chandelier,
urn, and borne, which is upholstered
in a Romo velvet; the mirror-and-trellis
wall is custom made, the curtains are of
Indian linen, and the marble flooring was
inspired by the dining room floor at the
Chteau de Groussay. See Resources.
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The daybed in the sitting area between

the master bedroom suites was bought
at auction in England, the armchair
is 19th century, and the 1880 French
chandelier was originally designed for
a church; the cocktail table, chair, and
secretary are all custom made, and the
curtain embroidery is by Jean-Franois
Lesage. FACING PAGE: Indian limestone
steps lead to the poolhouse, which
is surrounded by rose bushes; Deniot
designed the limestone benches and
teak stools. See Resources.
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of the legendary British architect Edwin Lutyens

in New Delhi. The stately portico on the front
facade and the colonnades that wrap around the
side wings are particularly characteristic.
Inside, however, French inuences abound. In
the drawing room, a sofa recalls the designs of the
acclaimed 20th-century designer Jean-Charles
Moreux, and the dining room is home to Empirestyle wall paneling. Deniot says his goal was to
create a neoclassical feel.
Moins bedroom suite on the second oor is an
exception, being Art Deco in spirit. The design of
the walls was triggered by a fragment of a Se et
Mare cornice the decorator found at a Paris ea
market. The black-and-white marble bathroom,
meanwhile, pays homage to the legendary palace
of the Maharajah of Indore constructed in the
early 1930s by German architect Eckart Muthesius. The houses highlight is equally palatial
the double-height central staircase foyer, with its
38-foot-high ceiling, sweeping balustrade, and
geometrically patterned oors and walls, was created with local marbles.
Most of the furniture and lighting, meanwhile,

was custom made in Delhi. For Deniot, working
in India required a certain amount of adaptation.
For instance, the local craftsmen were challenged
when it came to painting human or animal forms.
All of a sudden, youd nd yourself with a cows
head in place of a rams, he says, laughing. On the
other hand, developing prototypes was extremely
swift: Id draw something, and a sample would be
ready in 15 minutes because the carpenter had set
up his studio on the property. Acquiring fabrics
also required alacrity. Its not like in the West,
where you can pick a textile, order it, and have it in
hand six weeks later, he says. In India, you have
to buy it immediately because theres a limited
amount and they wont print any more.
Some of Deniots fondest memories of the
ve-year construction process were the on-site
lunches, during which the worktable would be
covered with a tablecloth and set with ne porcelain and silver. There was a huge fan, women in
saris, and bamboo scaffolding, Deniot recalls. It
was fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.
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Klismos chairs surround a custom-made

table in the dining room, the Directoire-style
chandelier was made in India, and Deniot
designed the pattern for the hand-painted
ceiling. FACING PAGE: The librarys sofa is
covered in a Pierre Frey cotton velvet trimmed
with Mokuba ribbons, and the armchairs
flanking the sofa, the Andr Arbusstyle
cocktail table, and the rug are custom made;
the chandelier is 19th century, and the painting is by K Jagjit Singh. See Resources.
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house. Deniot also took over the design of the garden after being presented with an initial scheme
drawn up by a local rm, which proposed box
hedges in the form of waves and multicolor gravel.
It looked like Waikiki Beach, he says and laughs.
In its place, Deniot conceived an elegant layout
that features a black-marble pool surrounded by
balustrades, alleyways, beds of jasmine and roses,
and the odd palm tree.
The result is so idyllic that Nasreen says she
never wants to leave. In the summers, I think Im
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the only person who stays in Delhi, she declares.

I love my trees, I love my house. I dont go out
unless I have to. Darling, tell me: Who would?
Instead, she prefers to entertain at home, regularly inviting guests that include shoe maestro
Christian Louboutin, singer Katy Perry, and artist Subodh Gupta. Shes also more than happy
for a visit from Deniot, who jokes he has become
half-Indian.
Hes part of my family. I love him to death, she
says. And today, the biggest compliment is that
my husband loves him the most!
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In the husbands bedroom, the headboard,

mahogany canopy, and hanging fixture are
custom designs, the mirror is in the style of
Line Vautrin, and the daybed and rug were
inspired by Andr Arbus. FACING PAGE: A
1940s-style sofa covered in a Pierre Frey
suede, an Art Deco cocktail table, and a chair
by Deniot in the husbands bedroom; the
painting is by Brinda Miller, and the custommade paneling was inspired by the work of
Louis Sue and Andr Mare. See Resources.
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STROKE of LUCK
A schoolgirl fantasy comes true when designer Alejandra Redo

moves into a house she had long coveted, transforming it with her own bold vision
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Half a century ago, Alejandra Redo used to wonder about the house
hidden behind ivy-clad walls that she passed every day on her way to
Catholic school. I thought it was a secret garden, she recalls.
Years later, when she met the man who would become her husband,
he introduced her to his aunt Paz Cuesta Moreno, a socialite known
for her beauty. In one of those serendipitous events that might have
been just a little too tidy if it had occurred in a lm, Redos anc
brought her to the very place she had mused over as a girl. In that
house, Cuesta Moreno had entertained actors who were the luminaries of Mexicos golden age of cinema. She loved to have people
here in the house, says Redo.
It has been more than three decades since the house passed to
Redo, an interior designer, who remodeled it and moved in with her
two young sons after she was divorced. Its always been the house
of my dreams, she says. Like the hostess who preceded her, Redo
lls her home with guests and invites friends and other visitors
nice ones, the simpticosto an open-house lunch every Tuesday.
Sitting on the terrace of cantera stone that she installed, it seems
almost impossible that giant, rumbling, chaotic Mexico City could
stretch out for untold miles on the other side of the ivy. Redos neighborhood, Polanco, is an oasis of sorts, where residents can walk a
block or two to meet friends for a meal at a sidewalk restaurant.
Redo made one important change to the house, designed in a
French country style by Mexican architect Jos Parada in the 1950s.
She added a library, copying the original paneled windows and
curved cornices outside. Inside, its a family room in all senses of the
word, painted a deep red and decorated with antiques, old Mexican
silver, books, and photos of relatives and friends, including Ronald
and Nancy Reagan and the Colombian painter Fernando Botero.
Redos sense of design is as varied as her friendships. You can have
modern, old, some expensive and not expensive thingseverything
is important, she says, sitting in a living room centered around a
text painting by Canadian artist Graham Gillmore and accented by
an antique Persian rug that has been passed down in her family.
My aunt is the most creatively elegant person I know, says her
nephew Jorge Almada, cofounder of Casamidy, a design company
that reimagines traditional Mexican forms and craftsmanship to
create innovative contemporary furniture and accessories.
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FACING PAGE: Alejandra Redo in the court-
yard of her Mexico City home, which was

designed by Jos Parada in the 1950s. THIS
PAGE: A marquetry cocktail table and a pair
of 19th-century Mexican armchairs in the
library; the painting is by Hunt Slonem, and
the rug is by Mary Stuart. See Resources.
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Redo designed the pillows in the living room using

old Mexican shawls; the letter painting is by Graham
Gillmore, the portrait of Redo is by Johan Falkman, the
sculpture on the cocktail table is by Laura Hernndez,
and the floor sculpture is by Javier Marn. FACING
PAGE, FROM TOP: A Louis XV commode and a runner
designed by Redo in the entry; the floors are Carrara
marble. The dining room features a painting by
Jos Bedia and a 19th-century mahogany table; the
floor is paved with marble tiles. See Resources.
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the Louis XV bench is upholstered with Mexican
textiles, the chair is a Mexican antique, and
the rug was designed by Mary Stuart. FACING
PAGE: A Casamidy chair in the master bath is
upholstered with a fabric designed by Redo, the
mirror and French sink are both 19th century,
and the floor is Carrara marble. See Resources.
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As children, Redo and her three siblings lived in a large house in

central Mexico City with their grandparents while their parents ran
a sugar plantation in the northern state of Sinaloa. When we were
young, we were surrounded by old things and we were ashamed,
Redo says. When we grew up, we realized how lucky we were.
Many of those old things, like an 18th-century traveling desk with
bone inlay, have found their way into her house, where she gives
them new life in vivid combinations. As she tells her clients: You
can be really eclectic. So eclectic that Redo is not afraid to push
boundaries. That means putting a vintage ceramic pig in the living
room or nding a spot on an antique console in the entry hall for a
green ceramic sh that caught her eye in Paris. Such touches of irreverence are everywhere. Two large Chinese porcelain Famille Rose
vases inherited from her grandmother stand guard at the entrance to
the dining room, and above one of them Redo has hung a geometric
painting by the cheeky Mexico Citybased artist Pedro Friedeberg.
Redos other great passion is textiles. She buys traditional fabrics
from all over Mexico and Colombia, turning them into cushions or
shawls that she drapes over furniture. Many of her rugs are designed
by her or her friend Mary Stuart, an American artist who lives in
Mexico, and woven in traditional workshops in Oaxaca.
Redo sees possibilities everywhere. A blue-and-white oral design
on the upholstery of a Casamidy chair in her dressing room was
embroidered by her grandchildrens nanny, following a traditional
pattern from her village in Mexico.
The house is constantly a work in progress. Ive had it green,
peach, yellow, white, and now its like a taupe, she says of her living
room wall. I mix the colors myself. But what always stays the same
is her fearless, deeply personal decorative mix. A little Mexican
altar at the top of the staircase is populated by religious gurines
and candles ickering in tin holdersmy kitsch, she saysaround
a photo of her father who died a decade ago. It does not seem incongruous at all in a house lled with antiques and striking contemporary art. You can always nd a place for things you love , she says.
Nothing is impossible.
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In the living room of a Paris apartment designed by

Champeau & Wilde, the daybed by Armand-Albert Rateau is
upholstered in a Lelievre velvet, the side table is by Donghia,
and the 1930s cocktail table was found at the Drouot auction
house; the sconces are by Gilles & Boissier, and the gilt-wood
mirror and marble fireplace are original to the apartment.
FACING PAGE: The circa-1950 Danish sofa is covered in
mohair-cotton, the cocktail table is by Mattia Bonetti, and
the chairs are circa 1970; the wall sculpture is by Katja Strunz,
and the floor lamp is by Porta Romana. See Resources.
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T H E GOLDEN TOUCH
A young French-American design rm brings
a fresh vision of luxury to a grand 19th-century apartment in Paris,
infusing it with light and air,
and just enough gilded glamour
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The Jean-Michel Frankstyle armchairs in the

living room were purchased at the Clignancourt
flea market, the rugs were custom made in Belgium, and the drawing is a 2005 untitled work by
Richard Serra; the original paneling was restored
and painted in Farrow & Ball Estate Emulsion in
Skimming Stone. See Resources.
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hree years ago, a leader in the French

art scene and his life partner, who works in the
fragrance industry, decided it was time to move
out of their Paris townhouse rental and buy their
own place. They came across a 2,600-square-foot
Haussmanian apartment in Nouvelle Athnesor
New Athensa section in the north of the city
named for its interesting architecture, constructed
in the early 19th century. Back then, Nouvelle
Athnes was the epicenter of Paris cultureamong
its residents were Victor Hugo, Camille Pissarro,
George Sand, Frdric Chopin, and Paul Gauguin.
The owner liked that idea as much as the at, which
was on the second oor and retained its original
herringbone oak parquet and soaring 11-foot-high
ceilings. But he wanted a second opinion. He rang
the designer duo Kelli Wilde and Laurent Champeau, who had just left Tino Zervudachi to start
their own rm. They liked it too, and had loads of
ideas on how to refashion it. He agreed, bought the
place, and became their rst client.
The strength of the Champeau-Wilde partnership is their bicultural point of view: Wilde is a
Seattle-born American who arrived in Paris in 1987
as a student and worked in art galleries before joining Zervudachis renowned rm; Champeau is a
born-and-raised Parisian who studied at LInstitut
Suprieur des Arts Appliqus. This New World
Old World mix comes through in their work, and
particularly shines in the Nouvelle Athnes at.
The apartments major charm was the double
sjour, two salons connected by French doors. One
originally may have served as a music room; the
ornate plaster moldings include shapes of musical instruments. The designers decided to restore
these two gems, redoing the wiring and repairing
the moldings. The parquet, however, was in such
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The table and velvet-upholstered chairs in the

kitchen are from Knoll, the photograph is by Jeff
Wall, and the Louis XVIstyle side chair from
Onsite Antiques is covered in a Lizzo velvet; the
existing herringbone parquet was stained in a
custom color. FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM
TOP: A 2006 mixed-media work by Anselm
Reyle hangs in the entrance hall; the stone floor
is bordered in marble. Patrick Hills sculpture
Mirror Mirror (2008) in the living room. A
papier-mch mirror by Les Farfelus Farfadets
hangs above a console by Nicolas Aubagnac, the
sculpture is by Xavier Veilhan, and the painting
is by Mark Hagen. See Resources.
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In the dining room, an Olafur Eliasson sculpture sits on a table by Herv Van der Straeten,
the chandelier is by Robert Lemariey, and the
photo work is by Gilbert & George; the lamp
is by Porta Romana, and the rug is by Parsua.
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A photograph by Hedi Slimane hangs on a dining room wall painted in Farrow & Ball Estate
Emulsion in Skimming Stone. The desk and
chairs in the office are by Christian Liaigre, and
the print is by Guyton/Walker. The walnutveneer kitchen island and cabinetry are custom
made, the stools are by Mater Design, and the
pendant lights are by Tom Dixon; the ovens
and refrigerator are by Gaggenau, and the sink
fittings are by Franke. See Resources.
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bad shape they stained it gunmetal gray to create

a modern feel and hide its aws.
The rest of the apartment needed a total overhaul. They entertain a lot and wanted guests to
be able to ow easily from room to room, says
Wilde. To make that work, the designers moved
the kitchen from the far end of the apartment
the traditional location back when there were
staff and servant stairwellsto the front, next to
the public rooms, in what was a dumpy old bedroom, says Wilde. They added a jib door to connect it to the entrance hall so caterers could slip
in and out discreetly, then recongured the old
kitchen, which faced the courtyard, into a quiet
guest room suite. They removed all the moldings
in the entrance, dining room, and bedrooms, and
painted the walls neutral tones, such as Farrow &
Balls Skimming Stone, to make spare surfaces for
the couples contemporary art collection.
For furnishings, they started nearly from scratch:
The residence had been, as Wilde put it, stuck in
the early 1990s, clean and sharp with white walls
and black oors, and furnishings to match. We
wanted to be subtle and calm, to have some depth
but not be in your face, she says. Champeau adds:
We felt they needed something more sophisticated and wanted to bring them to colors gently.
The palette leans to soft grays, punctuated with
purple and gold. A 1950s curved sofa from the
Porte de Clignancourt ea market was re-covered
in a dove-gray mohair-cotton, topped off with purple satin pillows. To complement it, they chose a
Mattia Bonetti oval table and, as luck would have it,
when they called Bonettis representative in Paris,
Galerie Kreo, the only one in stock was purple.
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To make the salons more socially engaging,

Champeau designed a second, low-slung sofa,
which he and Wilde bookended with 1930s glassand-bronze tables bought at the Drouot auction
house, and a pair of lamps commissioned from Los
Angeles ceramic artist Peter Lane. They added
Jean-Michel Frankstyle chairs from Clignancourt to round out the modernist feel of the room.
The kitchen was designed to highlight two major
artworks by Vincent Beaurin and Jeff Wall
museum-quality pieces, says Champeau. The
designers chose walnut paneling, which acts like
frames for the artworks and creates a warm atmosphere. The kitchen has since become the heart
of the apartment, Wilde says, where the owners
spend their time talking and cooking.
The master bedroom and new adjoining bath
which was built in the old butlers pantryare
light and airy, with plenty of windows and doors,
which give the suite a greater sensation of space,
Wilde explains.
The result is contemporary with a slightly 1930s
air. If you look at design today, you can see that it
is rooted in the 30s, says Champeau. During that
period, designers went from curved to straight
lines, less froufrou and more function. Wilde
concurs: It was an era of really brilliant design.
One that has been beautifully reinterpreted.
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The headboard in the master

bedroom is custom made, the
linen rug is based on a David
Hicks design, and the drawing
is by Shirazeh Houshiary.
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The master baths custommade sink and cabinet are

of Carrara marble, and the
collage is by Aaron Curry.
The side tables and bench
in the master bedroom are
by Robert Lemariey, and the
photograph is by Wolfgang
Tillmans. See Resources.
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PAGE 74: Gown, $2,195, from fall 2013, by Cushnie et Ochs from
Bergdorf Goodman (800-558-1855; bergdorfgoodman.com).
Ring, $15,263, by Solange Azagury-Partridge (011-44-20-77920197; solange.co.uk). Kago polyester-viscose, to the trade from
Clarence House (800-803-2850; clarencehouse.com). Pendant
light, $450, by David Trubridge from Horne (877-404-6763;
shophorne.com). Rosalie wool blend, to the trade from Cration
Baumann (212-906-0106; creationbaumann.com). Chair,
$679, by Konstantin Grcic for Magis from YLiving (800-2369100; yliving.com). Trellis bowl, $175, by Alessi (212-941-7300;
alessi-shop.com). Console, $7,990, by William Yeoward
(011-44-20-7349-7828; williamyeoward.com). Corset, $670,
by Fleet Ilya (207-923-4034; fleetilya.com). Wall panel, to the trade
from Weitzner Limited (888-609-5551; weitznerlimited.com).
Handle, $190, by DND (011-39-03-6589-9113; dndhandles.com).
Bag, $1,795, by Bally (212-751-9082; bally.com). Ribbon
polyester, by Harlequin, to the trade from Zoffany (212-3197220; harlequin.uk.com). Bracelet, $690, by Pierre Hardy
(646-449-0070; pierrehardy.com). Table, $581, by Nendo for
Cappellini (212-966-0669; cappellini.it).
TALENT
PAGE 76: Achille Salvagni (011-39-06-6992-5726;
salvagniarchitetti.net). Maison Gerard (212-674-7611;
maisongerard.com).
SHORTLIST
PAGE 80: Timothy Corrigan (323-525-1802;
timothy-corrigan.com). An Invitation to Chteau du GrandLuc by Timothy Corrigan from Rizzoli (rizzoliusa.com).
Rolling Greens Nursery (rollinggreensnursery.com). Koontz
Hardware Store (310-652-0123; koontz.com). Muse de
la Chasse et de la Nature (chassenature.org). Vert de Terre
by Farrow & Ball (888-511-1121; farrow-ball.com). DuValAlexander settee, to the trade from McKinnon and Harris
(804-358-2385; mckinnonharris.com). Bruun Rasmussen
Auctioneers (bruun-rasmussen.dk). The Tower Bar at Sunset
Tower Hotel (323-654-7100; sunsettowerhotel.com).
UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM
PAGE 88: Peter Marino Architect (212-752-5444;
petermarinoarchitect.com).
ART SHOW
PAGES 9294: Philip Smith is represented by Jason McCoy
Gallery (212-319-1996; jasonmccoyinc.com).
TRUTH IN DECORATING
PAGES 11822: Bernie de Le Cuona of de Le Cuona (212-7020800; delecuona.co.uk). Brian J. McCarthy (212-308-7600;
bjminc.com).
DESIGN SOLUTIONS
PAGES 12730: Caroline Cummings Rafferty of Carolina
George (212-242-2414; carolinageorge.com).
PAGE 127: In living room, Hand chair by Pedro Friedeberg
(917-470-9884; friedebergarts.com). Slipper chairs by Carolina
George. Photograph by Michael Eastman from Barry Friedman
Ltd. (212-239-8600; barryfriedmanltd.com). Rug by West Elm
(888-922-4119; westelm.com). In the kitchen, chair upholstered
in Velours Olympia cotton velvet, to the trade from Clarence
House (800-803-2850; clarencehouse.com). Dhurrie by
Madeline Weinrib (646-602-3780; madelineweinrib.com).
Stools by Crate & Barrel (800-967-6696; crateandbarrel.com).
Hood by Faber (508-358-5353; faberonline.com).
PAGE 128: In library, wallpaper, to the trade from SJW
Studios (360-509-1110; sjwstudios.com). Dining chair by
Carolina George. Sconces by Urban Archaeology (212-4314646; urbanarchaeology.com). In nursery, daybed by Ballard
Designs (800-367-2775; ballarddesigns.com). Chair and
ottoman by Dwell Studio (877-993-9355; dwellstudio.com),
upholstered in Fleur linen-cotton by Carolina George. Walls
painted in Aura, in Balboa Mist and White, by Benjamin
Moore (800-672-4686; benjaminmoore.com).
PAGE 130: In master bedroom, headboard upholstered in Billy
linen, to the trade from Rogers & Goffigon (203-532-8068).
Throw by Sferra (877-336-2003; sferra.com). Lotus wallpaper
by Farrow & Ball (888-511-1121; farrow-ball.com). Linens by
D. Porthault (212-688-1660; dporthaultparis.com). In dining
room, chairs upholstered in Ghent linen, to the trade from
Pindler & Pindler (800-669-6002; pindler.com). Vintage dining
table by Maison Jansen from David Duncan Antiques (212688-0666; davidduncanantiques.com).
DANIEL'S DISH
PAGES 15860: Daniel Boulud of restaurant Daniel (212-2880033; danielnyc.com).
PAGE 158: Bella Bianca flatware, $284/5-pc. setting, by
Arte Italica (888-336-4535; arteitalica.com).
HEADING FOR SHORE
PAGES 17887: Architecture and interior design by HaynesRoberts, Inc. (212-989-1901; haynesroberts.com). Landscape
architecture by Edmund Hollander Landscape Architects
(212-473-0620; hollanderdesign.com).
PAGES 17879: Sofa upholstered in Cavallini leather, to the
trade from Edelman (800-886-8339; edelmanleather.com).
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Vintage steel club chairs by Franois Monnet from Van

den Akker (646-912-9992; vandenakkerantiques.com),
upholstered in Mohair Prima mohair blend, to the trade from
Knoll Luxe (646-783-1930; knoll.com). Vintage "Finger chair"
from R.E. Steele (631-324-7812; resteele.1stdibs.com). Vintage
light fixture by Arredoluce from John Salibello (212-8385767; johnsalibello.com). Wall sculpture by Aldo Chaparro
from OMR (011-52-55-5511-1179; galeriaomr.com). Custom
rug, to the trade from Beauvais Carpets (212-688-2229;
beauvaiscarpets.com). Custom plaster wall finish, to the trade
from Lillian Heard Studio (917-690-1221; lillianheard.com).
PAGE 180: Vintage daybed by Charlotte Perriand from
Magen H Gallery (212-777-8670; magenxxcentury.com). Vintage
chairs by Pierre Jeanneret from DeLorenzo Gallery (212
249-7575; delorenzogallery.com). Cocktail table by Eric Appel
(212-605-9960; ericappel.com). Vintage Sputnik chandelier
by Stilnovo from John Salibello. Custom rug, to the trade from
Beauvais Carpets.
PAGE 181: In family room, vintage sofa by Milo Baughman
from Converso (312-493-5366; conversomod.com),
upholstered in Madiera linen-wool, to the trade from Holland
& Sherry (212-355-6241; hollandandsherry.com). Vintage
chandelier by Lightolier from Retro Modern (212-674-0530;
retromodernlighting.com). Rug, to the trade from Stark
(212-752-9000; starkcarpet.com). At the entry, sculpture by
Sol LeWitt from Perry Rubenstein Gallery (323-464-1097;
perryrubenstein.com).
PAGE 182: In sunroom, sofa and club chairs by Janus et Cie
(800-245-2687; janusetcie.com). High-back chair by
Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia (800-872-1697; bebitalia.com).
In entrance hall, vintage light fixtures by Stilnovo from Bernd
Goeckler Antiques (212-777-8209; bgoecklerantiques.com).
Armchair covered in Aran wool by Larsen, to the trade from
Cowtan & Tout (212-647-6900; cowtan.com).
PAGE 183: Vintage cabinet by Charlotte Perriand from
Sebastian + Barquet (212-488-2245; sebastianbarquet.com).
Vintage armchairs from Magen H Gallery.
PAGES 18485: In living room, painting by Damien Hirst from
Gagosian Gallery (212-744-2313; gagosian.com). Chairs by Ren
Gabriel from Magen H Gallery. In dining room, vintage chairs by
Colette Gueden from Alan Moss (212-473-1310; alanmossny.com).
In kitchen, fittings by Sieger Design for Dornbracht (800-7741181; dornbracht.com). Vintage light fixtures from Blend Interiors
(310-360-7500; blendinteriors.com).
PAGE 186: In master bedroom, bedding by Legacy Home
(703-830-6818; legacylinens.com). Vintage table by
Valentine Schlegel from Magen H Gallery. Vintage stools from
Van den Akker. Carpet, to the trade from Stark. In nursery, sofa
by Jonathan Adler (800-963-0891; jonathanadler.com).
Table by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin from Jon Howell
Antiques (646-330-0529; jonhowellantiques.com). Vintage
fiberglass chairs from R.E. Steele. Carpet by Missoni, to the
trade from Beauvais Carpets. Ceiling painted in Aura, in
Rhododendron and Peachy Keen; and blinds painted in Satin
Impervo, in Onyx; all by Benjamin Moore (800-672-4686;
benjaminmoore.com). Stools by Jasper Morrison for Vitra
(212-463-5750; vitra.com).
PAGE 187: Ottomans by Sutherland (800-717-8325;
sutherlandfurniture.com), with cushions of Hopsack acrylic,
to the trade from Perennials (888-322-4773;
perennials fabrics.com). Side table by CB2 (800-6066252; cb2.com).
MASTER OF THE HOUSE
PAGES 18893: Alidad Design (011-44-20-7384-0121;
alidad.com).
PAGES 18889: Antique tapestry from Peta Smyth Antiques
(petasmyth.com). Stratford sofa by Kingcome Sofas (011-4420-7244-7747; kingcomesofas.co.uk), upholstered in Crosse
Collobrieres viscose-linen, to the trade from Pierre Frey (212-4210534; pierrefrey.com). Cocktail table by Paula Swinnen from
Guinevere Antiques (011-44-20-7736-2917; guinevere.co.uk).
Armchair upholstered in Sforza cotton-bemberg by Fadini
Borghi, to the trade from Pierre Frey. In hallway, wool carpet by
Roger Oates (011-44-20-7351-2288; rogeroates.com).
PAGE 190: In dining room, shutters by The New
England Shutter Company (011-44-20-8675-1099;
thenewenglandshuttercompany.com).
PAGE 191: Antique chair from Guinevere Antiques, upholstered
in Golden Estate cotton-viscose, to the trade from Zimmer +
Rohde (212-758-7925; zimmer-rohde.com). Nesting tables by
Chelsea Textiles (207-584-5544; chelseatextiles.com).
PAGES 19293: In master bedroom, bedding and faux-fur
blanket from Monogrammed Linen Shop (011-44-20-75894033; monogrammedlinenshop.com). Lamps by Vaughan
(212-319-7070; vaughandesigns.com). Antique sconces from
Guinevere Antiques. Footstool upholstered in Sevilla viscosecotton and Grenada viscose-cotton by Alidad for Pierre Frey.
ON A GRAND SCALE
PAGES 194205: Interior design by Jean-Louis Deniot (011-331-45-44-04-65; deniot.com).
PAGE 195: Stool covered in Dune polyester-cotton, to
the trade from Pierre Frey (212-421-0534; pierrefrey.com).
Cocktail table by Collection Pierre (305-476-1200;
collectionpierre.com). Chandelier from 1stdibs (1stdibs.com).
PAGE 197: In drawing room, vintage cocktail table from Onsite
Antiques (011-33-1-53-63-10-45; onsiteantiques.com).
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to the trade from Romo (800-338-2783; romo.com). Antique
sofa from Onsite Antiques.
PAGE 200: Curtain embroidery by Jean-Franois Lesage
(917-628-0466; jeanfrancoislesage.com).
PAGE 203: Sofa upholstered in Velours Opera cotton, to the
trade from Pierre Frey. Antique armchair from Onsite Antiques,
upholstered in Milani viscose-linen, to the trade from Romo.
PAGE 204: Sofa upholstered in Taiga polyester, to the trade
from Pierre Frey. Armchair by Jean-Louis Deniot, to the
trade from Jean de Merry (877-336-3779; jeandemerry.com).
STROKE OF LUCK
PAGES 20611: Alejandra Redo of AR Diseo de Interiores
(011-52-1-55-5404-5244; alejandraredo.com).
PAGE 207: Rug by Mary Stuart (marystuart.com.mx).
PAGE 208: In entry, runner by Alejandra Redo.
PAGES 21011: In master bedroom, rug by Mary Stuart. In
master bath, armchair by Casamidy (011-52-415-1520403; casamidy.com), upholstered in custom fabric by
Alejandra Redo.
THE GOLDEN TOUCH
PAGES 21221: Interior design by Champeau & Wilde (011-33-145-50-46-77; champeau-wilde.com).
PAGE 212: Daybed upholstered in Berry Velvet acrylic
blend by Lelievre, to the trade from Stark (212-752-9000;
starkfabric.com). Side table, to the trade from Donghia
(800-366-4442; donghia.com). Vintage cocktail table from
Drouot (drouot.com). Sconces by Gilles & Boissier (011-33-145-41-74-96; gillesetboissier.com).
PAGE 213: Sofa upholstered in Musco mohair-cotton by
Bisson Bruneel (011-33-1-40-29-05-28; bisson-bruneel.com).
Cocktail table by Mattia Bonetti from Galerie Kreo (011-33-153-10-23-00; galeriekreo.com). Chairs from Chahan Galerie
(011-33-1-42-96-88-88; chahan.com). Wall sculpture by
Katja Strunz from Almine Rech Gallery (011-32-2-648-5684;
alminerech.com). Floor lamp by Porta Romana (011-44-207352-0440; portaromana.com).
PAGES 21415: Drawing by Richard Serra from
Gagosian Gallery (212-744-2313; gagosian.com). Paneling
painted in Estate Emulsion, in Skimming Stone, by
Farrow & Ball (888-511-1121; farrow-ball.com).
PAGE 216: Table and chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
(212-343-4190; knoll.com).
PAGE 217: In entrance hall, artwork by Anselm Reyle from
Almine Rech Gallery. In living room, sculpture by
Patrick Hill from David Kordansky Gallery (310-558-3030;
davidkordanskygallery.com). In entrance, mirror by Les Farfelus
Farfadets from La Galerie Mougin (011-33-1-40-20-08-33;
galeriemougin.com). Sculpture by Xavier Veilhan from Galerie
Perrotin (011-33-1-42-16-79-79; perrotin.com). Painting by
Mark Hagen from Almine Rech Gallery.
PAGE 218: Sculpture by Olafur Eliasson from
Neugerriemschneider (011-49-30-2887-7277;
neugerriemschneider.com). Table by Herv Van der Straeten,
to the trade from Ralph Pucci International (212-633-0452;
ralphpucci.net). Chandelier by Robert Lemariey
(robertlemariey.com). Artwork by Gilbert & George from
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (011-33-1-42-72-99-00;
ropac.net). Lamp by Porta Romana. Rug by Parsua
(011-33-1-42-86-51-00; cbparsua.com).
PAGE 219: In dining room, wall painted in Estate Emulsion,
in Skimming Stone, by Farrow & Ball. Antique chair from
Onsite Antiques (011-33-1-53-63-10-45; onsiteantiques.com),
upholstered in Cubic viscose-polyester by Lizzo, to the
trade from Kravet (516-290-2000; kravet.com). In office,
desk and chair by Christian Liaigre (212-201-2338;
christian-liaigre.us). In kitchen, ovens and refrigerator by
Gaggenau (877-442-4436; gaggenau-usa.com).
Fittings by Franke (800-626-5771; frankeksd.com).
PAGE 220: In master bath, collage by Aaron Curry from David
Kordansky Gallery. In master bedroom, side tables and bench
by Robert Lemariey. Photograph by Wolfgang Tillmans from
Galerie Chantal Crousel (011-33-1-42-77-38-87; crousel.com).
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