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CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS

24 EDITOR’S PAGE

By Michael Boodro

26 ON THE SCENE

The people and events behind themaking of this issue

28 MAILBOX

Our readers write , Tweet, and post

32 STYLE SHEET

What we’ve seen, what we’ve heard

35 WHAT’S HOT!

Dispatches from the world of design

43 WHAT’S NEXT

A look at minimalist Japanese designerShiro Kuramata, a jewel box of a jewelry

store, surreal landscape dreams, a

hotel in Singapore that gives new mean-

ing to green building, and more

48 GREAT IDEAS

These patios, gardens, and

terraces provide stylish

respite in the heart of the city

56 TREND ALERT

On fashion runways and

in the home, designers

are embracing the moodiest

of blues—indigo

58 TRUTH IN DECORATING

Jamie Drake and Kristen

McGinnis weigh in on

the best cantilever chairs.

By Tim McKeough

64 SHORTLIST

The 12 things fashion designer

Billy Reid can’t live without

92

LEFT: The home of Bill Burback

and Peter Hofmann in Garrison,

New York. ON THE COVER:

The kitchen of a house in Dana

Point, California, decorated

by M. Elle Design. “Riding the

Waves,” page 118. Photography

by William Abranowicz;produced by Anita Sarsidi.

35

A rattan-framed

mirror by Les

Comptoirs du Sud.

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CONTENTS

67 DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Artist Deborah Buck loses her

barn in the country, but gains an idealguesthouse and painting studio.

By Michael Lassell

72 UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM

Food stylist and recipe maven

Susan Spungen on the secrets of simple,

no-sweat summer entertaining

74 DANIEL’S DISH

Fire up the grill for easy fish tacos

that put a Mexican spin on the season’sfreshest flavors. By Daniel Boulud

80 ELLE DECOR GOES TO SARATOGA

AND THE ADIRONDACKS

The storied retreat of 19th-century

grandees and vacationing socialites has

a lot more to offer than rustic lodges

and a stellar racetrack. By Sue Halpern

136 RESOURCES

Where to find it. By Hannah Martin

140 ETCETERA

Rattan and wicker, those warm-

weather favorites, are showing up in

surprising and shapely new guises

108

The view of the

Atlantic Ocean

from designer Kelly

Behun’s house

in Southampton,

New York.

The pantry of

chef Bobby

Flay’s home in

Amagansett,

New York.

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WEAVING A SPELL

Intrigued by our array of rattan and

wicker furnishings and accessories?

Get more inspiration from some stylish

spaces that incorporate the summer

favorites—like the veranda of a Beverly

Hills house designed by Kerry

Joyce, above. (elledecor.com/wicker)

CLOSE TO THE FIRE

If grill master Bobby Flay’s outdoor

kitchen has your mouth watering,

don’t miss our roundup of barbecue

accessories, from a tasty spice rub to

a thermometer that ensures the perfect

medium-rare. (elledecor.com/bbq)

WHAT’S NEW

at ELLE DECOR

ONLINE

FEATURES

91 ELLE DECOR STYLE

92 GOING WITH THE FLOW

In the hands of a pair of inveterate

collectors, an 18th-century formerferry house on the Hudson in upstate

New York becomes the ultimate

country getaway. By Marian McEvoy

102 NORTHERN STAR

Glenn and Susan Lowry bring a jolt

of clean-lined contemporary

design to a lakeside family compound

in Canada. By Ingrid Abramovitch

108 THE LONG VIEW

For her family’s retreat in Southamp-

ton, New York, designer Kelly Behun

conjures a dramatic modernist master-

piece of stone and glass. By Nancy Hass

118

The master bathof a California

home designed by

M. Elle Design.

A cantilever

chair designed

by MartStam in 1931.

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GOING GREEN

An urban terrace or backyard is a wonderful

luxury, but sometimes we all long for even

more nature. Don’t miss our guide to some

of the best parks and public gardens across

the country, including the Missouri Botan-

ical Garden, in St. Louis, above. They’re

full of ideal spots for whiling away a sunnyafternoon. (elledecor.com/gardens)

PRESENT COMPANY

Lucky enough to get invited for the

weekend? Don’t arrive empty-handed!

Our summer gift guide has a ton of clever

ideas: a bucket by Casamidy, a mortar

and pestle by La Cornue, coasters by

Aerin, napkins by Oscar de la Renta, and

more. (elledecor.com/hostess)

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118 RIDING THE WAVES

In a stunning cliff top setting over-

looking a legendary surfing spot in

coastal California , M. Elle Design

crafts a new vision of Mediterranean

style. By Julie L. Belcove

128 OPEN INVITATION

Chef Bobby Flay and actress Stephanie

March build a house in Amagansett,

New York, where entertaining is

the central focus, and the kitchens—

indoors and out—are the stars.

By Kathleen Hackett

102

The living area of

Glenn and Susan

Lowry’s lakeside

summer home

in Quebec.

WHAT’S NEW

at ELLE DECOR

ONLINE

56

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Mountains or seashore? The Adirondacks or

the Pacific coast? Where we choose to spend

the glorious, fleeting days of summer can be

as revealing as a page from our diaries, as

telling as a therapy session.

It makes no difference if your summer

retreat is a place you return to year after year,

or somewhere you escape to for a precious

week or two of vacation. What matters is notthe duration of your stay, but the deep con-

nection you feel, whether to a rustic lodge

full of twig furniture, a simple shack set amid

the dunes of Cape Cod, or a luxurious spa-

like haven. If where we live during the work-

week is the prose of our lives, our weekend

and vacation escapes are the poetry.

The homes in this issue run the gamut of

summer dreams, from a cozy, shady historic

house on a river, to a simple yet sleek cabin on

a lake in Canada, to a glass-and-stone extrava-

ganza on one of the most exclusive beaches

on the East Coast. They couldn’t be more dif-

ferent from each other, yet each of them is the

embodiment of a vision fulfilled. And isn’t that

what design is all about?

I’ve actually been told that decor has noth-

ing to do with personality or people’s private

lives. That this magazine, or any other like it,doesn’t need to tell the stories of homeown-

ers, or why they live the way they do. It would

be enough to simply show the rooms, and li st

their contents. Just the facts, ma’am.

To me this seems not only boring but a lso

downright misguided. A room is a story, and

I want all the juicy details—the desires, the

inspirations, the decisions, and the setbacks

that go into any home, whether it’s a one-

room shack or a grand Newport “cottage.”

I suppose that in this Internet-connected,

Web-savvy, and global world, it’s not cool

to care about personal detai ls and back-

PLEASURE

PALACES

Michael Boodro, Editor in Chief

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stories. But I would bet that even the young

people who are just starting out to create

the high-tech wonder homes of tomorrow—Wi-Fi–connected, remote-controlled, and

LEED-certified—have been inspired by their

father’s tools or their grandmother’s photo

albums, the TV shows they watched on Sat-

urday mornings, and yes, the places where

they spent their summers, building castles

in the sand, hiking in the woods, or floating

on a lake, fishing line in hand. And yes, I’m

interested in their stories, too.

FROM TOP: TheBreakers, a summer

“cottage” in New-

port, Rhode Island.

The living area of

a lodge in the Adiron-

dacks. A getaway

amid the dunes of

Cape Cod.

F R O M T

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KELLY

BEHUN

While shooting designer

Kelly Behun’s Hamptons

villa (see page 108), pho-

tographer William Waldron

hit on the idea to capture

her two sons underwater,

through the glass wall that

divides the swimming pool

from the gym. “It proved

tricky,” says Behun, “as the

boys were out of earshot.”

Using walkie-talkies, Wal-

dron and contributing

editor Cynthia Frank, who

styled the shoot, “directed”

the divers. “It was like

an Esther Williams movie,”

Behun jokes. “Bill would

tell them when to jump.”

This fall, she launches a

new furniture line inspired

by 1980s Italian design.

MARIANMCEVOY

Marian McEvoy’s story on

the Garrison, New York,

home of her neighbors Bill

Burback and Peter Hof-

mann, on page 92, marks

her return to writing

for ELLE DECOR, where she

served as editor in chief

from 1991 to 2000. Inter-viewing the couple has

resulted in a fruitful friend-

ship. “Our shared love

of good art and food, lively

BOBBY

FLAY

Bobby Flay always has

a lot on his plate, and

this summer is no excep-

tion. His 11th cookbook,

Bobby Flay’s Barbecue

Addiction, has just been

released. He’s appearing

on six TV shows, including

the culinary competition

Food Network Star. Plus,

he says, “I’m working

on a bunch of dishes for

my new Mediterranean

restaurant, Gato, opening

At the photo shoot, clock-

wise from top left: Waldron,

Behun, Frank, ELLE DECOR

design director Florentino

Pamintuan, Behun’s col-

laborator Alex P. White, and

photo assistant Isabel Parra.

ABOVE: Buck at her

house in upstate

New York. LEFT:

The former barn on

the site of her new

guesthouse/studio.

The chef on his Web-only

series, Bobby Flay Fit.

ABOVE: His new cookbook.

parties, and organized,

generous gardens has ben-

efited the three of us,” she

says. McEvoy recently con-

tributed the text to a book

about American decorator

Bill Willis. She also writes a

column for The Wall Street

Journal’s “Off Duty” sec-tion. “It’s called ‘Weekend

Gardener,’ ” she explains.

“Translation: the clueless

but enthusiastic gardener.”

later this year in Manhat-

tan’s NoHo.” He plans

“a ton of outdoor cook-

ing,” he adds, at the

Hamptons home he shares

with his wife, actress

Stephanie March (see page

128). “I’m thinking about

a whole roasted pig and

pimento cheeseburgers.”

DEBORAH

BUCK

Buck House, Deborah

Buck’s popular showroom

for antiques and fine art,

was a mainstay of Madison

Avenue in Manhattan for

11 years, but now, “it lives in

cyberspace, at buckhouse

.com,” she says. “We had a

great run, but I got tired

of selling stuff.” Closing shop

has allowed Buck to focus

on painting—she has had

two gallery shows in the

past year. Her artwork can

be seen on the walls of

her guest barn in upstate

New York, which appears

in Design Solutions, on

page 67. Meanwhile, she

continues her work as a

decorator with renewed

vigor. “I’ve just undertaken

a new project in the Hamp-

tons,” she says, “bringing

a 1980s beach house back

to life—inside and out.”

LEFT:McEvoy and

Burback. BELOW: The new

book on Bill Willis.

Behun’s new 84

bench.

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a wonderul eye or beautiul colors

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has the perec t canvas in her lovely Vic-

torian house. This is one woman who

truly knows how to live!

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I have been an avid reader o ELLE DECOR

or 20 years, and the recent piece on

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Susan @habletextiles—your home is

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On Susan Hable Smith’s screened porch:

Wish I could walk out there with my

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during a heavy rain. Or ater dinner with

riends and wine. Even better i someone

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On Hable Smith’s parlor: The lilac wall is

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GoGo Creations

On Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s

home: How times have changed rom

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eatured single men described in code

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Robert Sooverit

Amazing couple with an amazing ranch.

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It is actually titled Hands in Lap and is

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FASHION WUNDERKINDER MAX OSTERWEIS AND

ERIN BEATTY OF SUNO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PATTERN

ADDICTS. AFTER ALL, THEIR FIRST COLLECTION, IN

2009, WAS A MASH-UP OF VINTAGE KANGAS, THE

PRINTED KENYAN WRAP DRESSES THAT OSTERWEIS

COLLECTS. THEIR PUNCHY DESIGNS ARE NOW BEING

TRANSLATED INTO FABRICS FOR KNOLL LUXE. THE

COLLECTION RANGES FROM A SHEER, INDIAN-

INSPIRED EMBROIDERY TO A PAINTERLY

TAKE ON THE REGENERATIVE POWERS

OF NATURE. TRUE TO FORM, THE LINE

INCLUDES ANOTHER ITERATION OF

THE KANGA, NAMED MATANDONI

AFTER A KENYAN FISHING VIL-

LAGE (KNOLL-LUXE.COM).

As 1960s society pulsed with revolution,

hippies—outitted in psychedelic pat-terns, ethnic prints, and thrift-shop throw-

backs—used clothing as an agent of social

change. “Hippie Chic,” opening July 16 at

Boston’s Museum o Fine Arts, traces the

look rom its inception in the late ’60s,

most memorably during San Francisco’s

Summer of Love, to its quick adaptation by

ashion designers, including the gauzy

gypsy dresses by Sant’Angelo shown on

Jean Shrimpton in a 1969 issue o Vogue,

below right (ma.org). Today’s designers

continue to rif on the aesthetic. Missoni,

an early pioneer o unky knitwear, has

opened its rst North American iteration

o MissoniHome in Southampton, New

York, stocked with groovy accents such as

the Vevey outdoor pou, below (missoni

home.com). Meanwhile, ceramic artist

Michele Quan channels the Age of Aquar-

ius by weaving stoneware “eathers” and

disks, oten with macramé details, into

wall hangings, above right (mquan.com).

MILES OF TILES

From the 1940s to the

’70s, Brazilian muralist

Paulo Werneck deco-

rated Rio de Janeiro,

Brasília, and other cities

with dazzling mosaics,

collaborating most

famously with architect

Oscar Niemeyer on

modernist structures,

such as the Church

of Saint Francis of Assisi

in Pampulha. Now

Werneck’s grandson,

New York–based

designer Gaspar Sal-

danha, is reviving seven

of Werneck’s patterns

in a collection of hand-

tufted wool rugs

for Kravet. Saldanha

selected motifs from

Werneck’s originalgouache works; the

results capture the

energy of the tropics

(kravet.com).

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Fashion designers are getting playful,

debuting stylish toys and games to

liven up the summer days. The Equa-

teur wooden jigsaw puzzle by Hermès

features a lush flora-and-fauna design

by naturalist painter Robert Dallet

(hermes.com). A sleek brass-and-

rubber jump rope by Alexander Wang

makes exercise chic (alexanderwang.com). And a teak hybrid

games table by James Perse transforms from Ping-Pong to pool—

the perfect weekend-house accessory (jamesperse.com).

FROM TOP:

Equateur puzzle

by Hermès. Jump

rope by Alexan-

der Wang. Hybrid

games table

by James Perse.

CLOCKWISE FROM

TOP LEFT: Rio Claro and

Herval rugs, both by

Kravet. A Werneck mural

in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.

FROM LEFT: SUNO dress, spring 2012.

Arber velvet and a Saarinen chair in Dia-

mond Days cotton, both for Knoll.

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New York designer Carol Fertig was inspired by

vintage prints of fish, crustaceans , and other

marine dwellers for her Sea Life collection of

colorful melamine tableware, perfect for a

picnic or dining poolside. A set of four 8.5 ″ dia.

or 8.5″ sq. plates costs $30; the 19″ dia. crab

platter and 19″ l. x 14″ w. lobster tray are $40 each.

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1 /LIGHT EFFECTSThe Milan design team Servomuto looked to

classic lampshade forms for its line of Easy

Wall sconces. Handmade of cotton with con-

trasting trims and brightly colored cords,

the shades range in price from $470 to $870.

011-44-20-7733-5304; servomuto.com

2 /ON THE WILD SIDE

Designer Eileen Johnson pays tribute to 20th-

century French master Jean-Michel Frank

with her elegantly simple JMF Petite side table.Measuring 17.5″ h. x 12.5″ w. x 10″ d., it is also

available in custom sizes. The piece can be cov-

ered in any linen or cotton, and is finished

with lacquer. Covered with Quadrille’s Zig

Zag, shown, it costs $850.

607-329-6384; johnson3llc.com

3 /PARALLEL PLAY

Christopher Farr’s Marais rug

was inspired by a photograph of rolls

of Japanese silk laid out to dry in

the snow. Made of hand-spun, hand-

tufted wool, it measures 4′ w. x

6′ l. and costs $950. Custom sizes

and colors are offered.

310-967-0064; christopherfarr.com

4 /LUCKY STAR

The French firm Les Comptoirs du Sud

tweaks the t raditional sunburst mi rror by

surrounding the glass with an asymmetri-

cal frame of raw rattan. Made in Indonesia , the

piece is available in a 39″ dia. version for $495

and a 24″ dia. version for $295. A variety of other

frame styles is also available.

800-487-4854; mecoxgardens.com

5 /JOINT EFFORT

Made of solid ash bleached to emphasize the

grain of the wood, the Diagonale dining table

by San Francisco fir m Therien Studio Work-

shops acknowledges its California Craftsman

inspirations with its prominent mortise-and-

tenon joints. It measures 92″ l. x 30″ h. x 46″ d.

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variety of shapes, including Ottocento, shown,

which measures 19″ l. x 17″ w. Pinstripe red, top,

and awning stripe grape, bottom, are cotton

and cost $36 each; wisteria with orange embroi-

dery, center, is made of coated linen and costs$31. Twenty other colors and patterns are offered.

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CTO Lighting’s Big Bulb wall sconce

provides a refined, luxu rious take on

industrial lighting. It is available in

polished brass, shown, or nickel, with

an exposed cord in either black or red.

The 14″ h. x 5″ w. x 8″ d. fixture costs $880.

212-226-1045; roomonline.com

3 /FULL CIRCLE

Kelly Wearstler’s Archizoom bowl was

inspired by the playful furnishings of the

Memphis Group, a collaborative of 1980s

Italian designers organized by architect

Ettore Sottsass. The 13″ dia. ceramic

piece costs $795 for black, shown, or

white; a gold version is $1,250.

855-295-3559; kellywearstler.com

4 /CRAFTY REPUTATION

Danish designer Viggo Boesen

brought a modernist aesthetic to

wicker furniture. Sika Design has

reintroduced his 1936 Fox lounge chair

in natura l, shown, or black. It mea-

sures 25″ h. x 32″ w. x 32″ d. and costs $775.

800-472-6431; www.grangeny.com

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Los Angeles designer Peter Dunham used a vin-

tage scarf that he purchased on a trip through

India as the model for a line of handsome bedcov-

ers. Hand-spun from pure wool with embroi-

dered details, they measure 9 ′ l. x 8.5′ w. Black

on white, left, costs $1,295; white on indigo,

right, is $1,495. Other colorways are offered.

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FAST FORWARDOne of Japan’s most important contemporary

designers, Shiro Kuramata, who died in 1991, is best

known for his poetic furniture—his angular glass

chair has achieved iconic status. But the majority

of his groundbreaking interiors, including restau-

rants, nightclubs, and retail spaces for Issey Miyakeand Esprit, have been demolished. Shiro Kuramata

(Phaidon), a two-volume monograph by Deyan

Sudjic, director of London’s Design Museum,

serves as a welcome work of cultural restoration,

collecting rare photos and sketches of such van-

ished spaces as the designer’s Tokyo showroom

for the Edward’s fashion label, with its glass-cube

elevator and shelves supported by fluorescent-lit

columns. Sudjic reveals Kuramata’s surprisingly

wide range of references—his Revolving Cabinet

was inspired by the work of Donald Judd, while hisMiss Blanche chair, with its delicate paper roses

“floating” in acrylic resin, was named for the fragile

heroine of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Revolving

Cabinet, 1970.

A design

studio, 1984.

Edward’s

showroom,

1969.

Miss Blanche

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CROWN JEWEL

For her first American boutique, French

jeweler Marie-Hélène de Taillac—who

uses such colorful gemstones a s tour-

malines and ire opals in her lavish cre-

ations—has unveiled a setting worthy of

her wares. Her boudoir-like shop on

New York’s Upper East Side was inspired

by Marie Antoinette’s private chamber at Ver-

sailles. The decor features powder-blue fabric wallpaper,

a silver-leaf ceiling, a custom hand-knotted carpet by

Madeline Weinrib, and Baguès-style sconces festoonedwith rock-crystal parrots (mariehelenedetaillac.com).

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? AT PARKROYAL ON PICKERING, A LUXURIOUS

NEW 367-ROOM HOTEL IN SINGAPORE, THE GREENERY SOARS HIGH OFF THE

GROUND. CONTOURED TERRACES PLANTED WITH SHADY TREES, PALMS, FLOWERS,

AND HANGING FOLIAGE—AND INCORPORATING WATERFALLS, REFLECTING POOLS,

AND BIRDCAGE-SHAPED CABANAS—HUG THE SIDES OF THE ULTRASTREAMLINED

TOWERS. FROM THE INTERIOR, EACH FLOOR APPEARS TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A

LUSH LANDSCAPE. WOHA ARCHITECTS HAS DESIGNED MORE THAN 160,000

SQUARE FEET OF OUTDOOR GARDEN SPACE, BUT THE VEGETATION DOESN’T

APPEAR ONLY ON THE EXTERIOR. INSIDE THE HOTEL, THE LOBBIES AND HALLWAYS

ARE STREWN WITH PLANTINGS AND STEPPING STONES THAT EVOKE THE SERENITY

OF AN EASTERN ZEN GARDEN (PARKROYALHOTELS.COM).

GREEN BELT

ot g t at s t beaut ul o use ul, a d e e co e ce

site, Ancient Industries, has earned a devoted following for

its selection of traditional, clean-lined household goods

from Europe and the British Isles. She has found an apt

space for a brick-and-mortar outpost on the airy second

floor of the barnlike post office in West Cornwall, Con-necticut. Her wide-ranging stock includes ticking table-

cloths woven in Lancashire, England, glass cruets from

Barcelona, and pastel enamelware that has been made in

the Alps or the past 200 years (ancient industries.com).

LEFT: The

Saint Louis Art

Museum’s

new East Build-

ing, designed

by Chipperfeld.

BELOW: The

new wing abuts

the original

1904 building.

In this era of aggressive architecture, the understated

modernism of British architect David Chipperfield stands

out. His career is surveyed in David Chipperfield Architects

(Walther König), and his latest project opens at Missouri’s

Saint Louis Art Museum on June 29—a new, light-filledglass wing linked to Cass Gilbert’s original 1904 Beaux-Arts

building (slam.org). It’s no wonder fashion house Valen-

tino, known for its spare romanticism, chose him to create

its just-opened Manhattan boutique (valentino.com).

ON THE WING

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Throughout the 20th century, pho-

tomontage—the practice of layering

one image over another to create

a new and often startling juxtapo-sition—has been a cornerstone of

modernist art. These days, digital

programs like Photoshop make it

even easier to create disorientingly

seamless images. An exhibition at

Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner

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Photomontage and Landscape Archi-

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1 At an 18th-century row house in the French city of Perpignan,

the window gri lles and a keystone are emblazoned with the mono-

gram of the onetime owners, the family behind JOB-brand cigarette

papers. The courtyard’s rustic wood furniture provides a striking

contrast to the home’s ornate Victorian interior. 2 Limestone fini-als by Authentic Provence are the centerpieces of a small, English-

style garden created by landscape architect Kate Webster for the

San Francisco home of interior designer Courtnay Daniels Haden.

The smal l patch of lawn is enclosed by 40-year-old boxwood hedges.

3 The two-story house owned by interior designer Leslie Tung and

architect Gerard McCormack in the Mexican town of San Miguel

de Allende features a tile-floored courtyard garden. The settee is

by Casamidy, and the checkerboard stone-and-marble table wasdesigned by Lis Bisgaard for Tung’s shop, Mitu Atelier. The red walls

were inspired by the colors of China’s Forbidden City; landscape

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landscaped by Blue Angel Garden Design and is hung with birdhouses

by Adler.5 Interior and landscape designer Marcel Wolterinck framed

the secluded garden of his home in the suburbs of Amsterdam with a

pergola trained with wisteria; the sofa is by Jacques Pergay.6 Archi-

tect Ellen Honigstock designed the terrace—as well as an industrial-

style pergola inspired by the work of Jean Prouvé—for photographer

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teak armchairs are by Brown Jordan, and the tablecloth with Indian

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THE TOP 10 CANTILEVER CHAIRS Designers Kristen McGinnis and Jamie Drake spring into act ion , sizing up

these stylish variations on a contemporary classic

THE EXPERTS

JAMIE DRAKE

The Manhattan designer is

known or his use o color and

high-profle clients. His new-

est products include a collec-

tion or Boyd Lighting and

bath accessories or Labrazel.

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KRISTEN MCGINNIS

The North Carolina native

designs interiors with an

emphasis on 20th-century art.

Now based in New York,

she recently created the dining

room or this year’s Kips

Bay Decorator Show House.

kristenmcginnis.com

Compared with other modes of seating, the canti le-

ver chair is a recent invention. Less than 100 years

old, the floating chair without rear legs was an

obsession among early modernists . Although credit

for the first cantilever chair is subject to debate, a

handful of leading architects in 1920s Germany—

Mart Stam, Marcel Breuer, and Ludwig Mies van

der Rohe—produced examples that are now clas-

sics. Today, designers are pushing the piece for-ward with new materials and technology.

“They’re both modernist and contemporary,”

says designer Jamie Drake. “They can even veer

toward the space-age—they look as if they’re about

to take off.” But the feeling of sitting in one, he

adds, is decidedly down-to-earth. “A little bounce

is a wonderful thing,” he says. Designer Kristen

McGinnis agrees: “A cantilever is all about ease and

comfort.” She notes that most are simple to move

around, making them useful additions to kitchens,home offices, and other functional rooms.

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classic,” says McGinnis.

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All measu reme nts and pri ces are appro ximate .

versatile cantilever chairs

known to man.” Designed

in 1930, it works just as wellin an oce as at a dining

table, she notes. “It certainly

denes the Miesian credo

o ‘less is more,’ ” says Drake,

admiring the chair’s con-

struction. And with plenty

o spring, he says, “it’s the

ultimate in cantilever com-

ort.” Available in other

colors. 32″ h. x 23″ w. x 23″ d.;$2,438; dwr.com

3 /RIFT CHAIR BYPATRICIA URQUIOLAFOR MOROSO

“Patricia Urquiola always

delights the eye,” says Drake.

“The molded, pleated

shell o this chair begs to be

touched,” he adds, while

“the way it wraps around youensures comort.” He pic-

tures a set o them encircling

a games table in the amily

room o a country house. “It’s

very sculptural,” agrees

McGinnis. “It reminds me o a

beautiul piece o ruit.” She

imagines it in a contemporary

lot space. Available in other

colors. 32″ h. x 23″ w. x 21″ d.;$840; morosousa.com

1 / PAULISTANO CHAIR BY PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA

“There’s nothing like being held in a cradle,” Jamie Drake says o this outdoor

canvas sling chair, designed in 1957 by the Pritzker Prize–winning architect.

“It’s perect or summertime sipping.” Kristen McGinnis likes that it’s more exi-

ble than most canti lever chairs. “I love the bounce actor,” she says. “You

could hang out in this all day long, it ’s so comortable.” Also ofered in leather

and other colors. 32″ h. x 28″ w. x 28″ d.; $1,950; espasso.com

4 / LOUNGECHAIR BY TOKEN

“This chair has a masculine

eel,” says McGinnis. “You

could watch the game in it.

I don’t think you’d want to

get up.” It’s hety enough or

bachelor pads, she points

out, but it would also be anideal companion or “a really

chic Nakashima cocktail

table.” Drake sums it up: “This

is a nice, low-slung lounge

chair with warm, modernist

good looks.” And, he adds,

“the red screw is a surprising

little detail.” A matching

cantilever ottoman is avail-

able. 29″ h. x 29″ w. x28″ d.; $3,250; karkula.com

5 /VÄSMAN OUTDOORARMCHAIR BY NIELSGAMMELGAARD FOR IKEA

“I continually marvel that

IKEA can deliver incredible

design at shockingly low

price points,” says Drake,

who considers this chair

a perect example. McGinnisthinks its maintenance-ree

design is a major plus. “You

wouldn’t have any issues

with a wet bathing suit,” she

says. “I have so many clients

with kids who don’t want to

worry about things. This

chair you can simply hose

down.” Also available in

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All measu reme nts and pri ces are appro ximate .

says McGinnis. And because

you can see through it, “it’s

visually light,” she notes.

“It’s perect or a contempo-

rary eat-in kitchen.” Drake

agrees: “It’s like a jewel,” he

says. “It would add a cute

pop o color as a child’s desk

chair or around a table in a

summer house dining room.”

Available in other colors.

33″ h. x 19″ w. x 21″ d.; $306; jensen-lewis.com

8 / SAYL SIDE CHAIR

BY YVES BÉHAR

FOR HERMAN MILLER

“Herman Miller makes great

oce urniture, and this is

no exception,” says McGin-

nis. “But this piece would

work equally well in a home

oce.” She admires theperorated web back: “It

conorms to your body,

and it makes the chair light-

weight.” It’s immensely

comortable as well, notes

Drake. “The back has a vast

amount o exibility and

the perect level o support.

It catches you just right.”

34″ h. x 21″ w. x 25″ d.; $360;hermanmiller.com

6 / PK20 LOUNGE CHAIR BY POUL KJAERHOLM FOR FRITZ HANSEN

“Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous,” Drake says o this “extraordinarily comortable

and extraordinar ily chic” chair, which has become a modernist classic. “The juxta-

position o the handcrated wicker agains t the machined steel creates a great dia-

logue,” he notes, adding that its compelling curves make it perect or a living room

or a library. McGinnis concurs. “ It’s where you want to relax at the end o a long

day,” she says. Also available in leather. 35″ h. x 31″ w. x 28″ d.; $8,321; suiteny.com

9 / S 43 CHAIR BY

MART STAM

FOR GEBRÜDER T 1819

Designed in 1931, this tubular-

steel–and–molded-plywood

chair still has a place in

contemporary interiors, says

McGinnis. “It’s a multigenera-

tional chair,” she says. “Withits robust construction, it’s

going to live orever.” It would

be a good choice or entertain-

ing large groups, says Drake.

“Because it’s small, you can ft

more around a table,” he

notes, “and because it ’s stack-

able, you can store the extras

in the closet.” Available in

other colors. 32″ h. x 17″ w. x21″ d.; $398; m2l.com

10 / LOUCHE CHAIR BY

PLEXI-CRAFT

“This classic 1970s-style ‘glass

slipper’ is ideal or a smaller

space, because it disappears,”

says Drake. However, as it’s

made rom a single piece o

inch-thick acrylic, he adds,

“it has enough presence tostand on its own.” McGinnis

sees it as a dazzling accessory.

“Dressing rooms oten have

a kind o Hollywood glamour,”

she says, “and this chair would

ft right in. It would also be

a great dining chair, around

a dramatic table you want to

highlight.” The chair comes in a

variety o colors. 35″ h. x 16″ w. x16″ d.; $1,492; plexi-craft.com

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1 / MY BASEBALL GLOVE

I love playing catch. I keep t he glove in my

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2 / ARTWORK BY JAN FRANK

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3 / BENTON’S BACON

It has a smoky favor you won’t orget.

4 / THE MUSIC OF MUSCLE SHOALS

One o the greatest stories in music,

and the subject o a new documentary.

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Old Florida. Please let it never change.

6 / BUNGEE CORDS

I’m constantly moving and loading things

into, on top o, and behind my Jeep.

7 / A RED EYE COFFEE

I’m an early riser. I order this drink—regular

coee with a shot o espresso—to put a

little pep in my step.

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I love taking things that are old and using

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FOOTBALL

It’s been one o my passions since birth.

10 / KOMBUCHA TEA

It eels like you’re doing something good or

your body, and I could use that. My avorite

is Enlightened Synergy Cosmic Cranberry.

11 / MY LEVI’S CANVAS TOTE

One o my ondest memories was working

with Levi’s on a special collection. An

early-1900s work apron I ound in

their archive inspired this bag.

12 / MY 1969 GIBSON B-15

I have not been playing my guitar

nearly enough. I really need to get

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Stepping into a Billy Reid store is a

lot like walking into his cozy, curio-filled home in Florence, Alabama.

The Louisiana-born fashion designer,

who divides his time between the

South and New York City, now has 10

boutiques around the country. Each

shop features an atmospheric mix of sal-

vaged materials and flea-market finds, high-

lighting his women’s- and menswear, which

combine classic Southern tailoring with modernurban flair. This fall, the award-winning

designer will debut an accessories collection for

Coach. Inspired by Americana, it will include

a guitar case and alligator-wrapped flasks. “We’re

based in Alabama and work in New York,” he

says. “It’s the balance of those two worlds that

our aesthetic is about.” BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH

BILLY REID12 THINGS HE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

4. The poster for

Muscle Shoals,

a documentary.

8. Architectural

salvage.

2. Nixon, a 1996

painting by

Jan Frank.

9. LSU

football.

5. Cape

San Blas.

11. A Levi’s

tote designed

by Reid.

10. Kombucha

tea.

1. Reid’s base-

ball glove for

Coach.

Billy Reid at his

Manhattan shop.

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A PLACE APART At her country house in upstate New York, art ist Deborah Buck replaces a dilapidated barn

with sleek new guest quarters and a painting studio

ELLE DECOR: So how did a ramshackle sheep barn become such a styl-

ish outpost for your country house?

DEBORAH BUCK: The old red barn was great to look at. Seen from the

house, it had a lovely, pure outline: a triangle on top of a square, with a

little square window near the peak of the roof. It was iconic and such a

marker on the landscape. We found ourselves staring at it all the time,

especially after we installed the Alexander Liberman sculpture next

to it. Finally it became a question of doing something with it or justlosing the barn altogether.

ED: How long did the project take?

DB: From planning to fi nish, about th ree years. But remember, we

weren’t there all the time, and we weren’t in a rush. It wasn’t going to

be anyone’s primary residence—although my teenage son certainly

thought it would be perfect for him. I wanted to think about it, to

cogitate and get the details right.

ED: Is there anything left of the original barn?

DB: Not a stick. Our architect, Robert Rhodes, is particularly known

for his commitment to the environment and for green bui lding, but

the original barn was too far gone. We did use reclaimed local barn

wood—it just wasn’t our own.

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A table and teak

chairs by Munder-

Skiles and a

Grace Knowlton

sculpture on

the outdoor deck;

the glass ellipse

serves as a sky-

light or the stor-

age area below.

The living area includes a

Munder-Skiles soa covered in

an Edelman leather, a 1960s

cocktail table, a cowhide rom

ABC Carpet & Home, and aC. Jeré sculpture. The freplace

and opposite wall are sheathed

in lead-coated copper, and

the ooring is polished concrete.

A 1972 sculpture by

Alexander Liberman

on the property.

BELOW: The build-

ing’s oor plan.

ED: What did you want out of the project?

DB: A guesthouse and a small studio where I could paint, as well as a

family office/l ibrary and a place to store the equipment we need to

maintain the property, which is about 35 acres. The plan we came

up with consists of two buildings connected by a deck above a lowerlevel for storage and the “works” of the place—like the machinery

that runs the geothermal heating and cooling system.

ED: And stylistically?

DB: I wanted the materials to have punch and personality, but without

yelling. I wanted the new structure to have its own presence but not

be overly intrusive. I love design that looks back in time and goes

forward too. I like those dualities, that y in and yang, and you see that

a lot in the g uesthouse. We wanted to honor the original barn, so we

used all its basic shapes. The windows, for example, are square rather

than rectang ular. And I wanted the space to resonate with the Liber-

man. The curves in the design were inspired by the sculpture.

ED: How did you come up with the idea to cover the interior walls

with metal?

DB: We decided we would keep the exterior materials traditional

and make the interior more modern, like a chic industrial loft. The

architect original ly suggested the lead-coated copper as trim for the

outside doorframes, but I loved it so much that we finished the wholesofa wall with it and then wrapped the fireplace in it too. It’s sealed,

but the patina does change with age.

ED: You like the idea of materials changing, don’t you?

DB:Absolutely. I love to see how metals soften over time. I think a rug

is much nicer after the sun has had its way with it for a while. The

floors will crack; the honed marble will sta in. I’m fine with that. It’s

part of the life of the place.

ED: Why no window treatments?

DB: There just was nothing I could come up with that would be bet-

ter than the v iew. As for privacy, all the windows face into the

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property and away from the main house. The side of the bui lding that

fronts the road looks just like a barn. I call it a stealth house.

ED: I’m guessing you don’t subscribe to the notion that the sofa should

be the most neutral piece of furniture in the room?

DB: Well, I don’t really believe in any rules. I’m much more instinc-

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The kitchen counter

is made o white

statuary marble; thepainting is by Buck.

In the dining area,

a 1960s painted

metal–and-glass

table is surrounded

by Philippe Starck’s

polished-aluminum

Hudson chairs.

A 1960s desk

and chair by

Paul McCobb.

WHAT THE PROS KNOW

Buck didn’t tint the concrete in the new

foors. “I like materials to be as natural

as possible,” she says. “A material like con-

crete should look like what it is.” The

high sheen sotens the material or residen-

tial use while retaining its industrial edge.

Buck had a pair o natur al-edge wood

tables made by Miya Shoji to sit under the

living room windows. They help make

the visual connection between the polished

suraces o the interior and what she

calls the “cathedral o pine trees” that stands

outside the curtainless windows.

Buck’s go-to white paint is Benjamin

Moore’s Dove White. “I use it or everything,”

she says. “It’s very sot. Lie is hard

enough—I believe you should get the sot-

est white you can or your home.”

A 1960s C. Jeré mobilehangs in the bedroom;

the throw is by Deborah

Buck or Buck House.

tual. In fact, that sofa, which I had made by my good friend John Dan-zer from Munder-Skiles, is a dark cognac or burnt orange, a kind of

neutral color—or at least the Danish modernist designers certainly

considered it one. I knew I would only have one chance for a bold color

gesture in that room, and the sofa was it—my one broad brushstroke.

ED: Did you pick the colors in the bedroom to match your painting, or

hang the painting because it matched the sheets?

DB: Actually, as a painter, I like colors to contrast , to have a conversa-

tion and try to work things out. Here, I tried to keep the accent colors

throughout in that same earthy orange family and to leave everything

else black, white, gray, and silvery. Even the vintage C. Jeré mobile

from the 1970s has a dark orange bird. The pillow fabric is one of my

own designs, by the way, called Teardrop. The throw, called Arch

Day, is another.

ED: What was the most gratifying aspect of the project?

DB: I set out to make a whimsical and, at the same time, strong build-

ing hidden in the woods. It’s not a barn anymore, but it’s a hardwork-

ing building that serves lots of purposes. It needed to look like it hadbeen put there by someone who understood the majesty of the spot

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Susan Spungen initially set out to be an artist. “But I didn’t have what it takes,” she says, “because I don’t like to starve.” Indeed, her loveof food combined with her aesthetic flair has led to a lifelong vocationas a cook food st list and recipe de eloper Martha Ste art disco ered

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as a cook, food stylist, and recipe developer. Martha Stewart discoveredSpungen, then a young pastry chef, and h ired her as the foundingfood editor of Martha Stewart Living ; she stayed with the companyfor 12 years. She has since worked as a culinary consultant for suchfood-centric movies as Julie & Julia, It’s Complicated, and Eat Pray Love. Her new guide to entertaining, What ’s a Hostess to Do? (Artisan) ,arrives just in time to steer us through the do’s and don’ts of summer parties. But remember, Spungen says, “there is no entertaining

police. Don’t be afraid to make your own rules.” BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH

TAKE IT OUTSIDE

Be ad hoc in the summer. Invite people on Thurs-

day or Saturday dinner. In warm weather I like

to create menus I can prep in advance. I keep gazpa-

cho in the ridge and make it a meal with the addi-

tion o resh crabmeat or shrimp. Or I’ll marinate a

butteried leg o lamb in the morning, then head

to the beach. In the evening I’ll just throw it on the grill.

For dessert, I usual ly make ruit crisp; I keep a big

batch o the topping in my reezer so it’s ready to go.

My avorite summer drink right now is a twi st

on the Aperol spritz: prosecco, Aperol orange

liqueur, and club soda, on the rocks with a lit tle

citrus juice and garnished with an orange slice.

I don’t know why we’ve all become obsessed

with rosé in summer—in a blind taste test , is it reallythat diferent rom white?—but I’m right there. Or

try a Lambrusco, a dry, zzy red that is served cold.

It’s great with red meat.

HOSTESS RULES

When I rst started out in catering, there was a lot

o glitz and bottles o Cris tal. Today, ormality is

out o ashion. I tell people to host a bufet rather

than a sit-down dinner party, or to serve the meal

amily-style. Use runners and placemats insteado a tablecloth. Dial it down.

What’s out: baskets, ancy napkin olds, and any-

thing too precious or ussy. What’s in: saltcellars

with diferent kinds o salt, rom pink to Maldon; a

loa o bread wrapped in cloth or even placed

right on the table, which would have been unheard

o in our mothers’ day!

The hors d’oeuvres I make are super-simple. It’s all

in the presentation. I like to use cherry tomatoes as

a container or any lling; or instance, I stuf them with

hummus and top with olive slivers. I stockpile inter-

esting picks , such as bamboo knots, or dressing up

classic hors d’oeuvres like melon and prosciutto.

The best hostess gits don’t put any pressure on

the hostess. Some o my avorites: handmade

cloth napkins rom Les Indiennes, feur de sel in

Williams-Sonoma’s olive wood salt keeper, and

letterpress coasters rom sesameletterpress.com.

For a homemade git, I love to make honeycomb

candy (there are recipes online), which I drizzle with

chocolate and present in a tall jar.

PARTY PRINCIPLES

Go big or maximum impact. Serve ewer things,

but have more o them. Own several large platters—

at least 24 inches long. Buy a couple o ats o

strawberries and ll a l arge bowl with them. You’ll

make a grand gesture or under $40.

A bufet table should look ull and abundant.Have as little o the table showing as possible.

A mirror-image bufet, with doubles o everything,

helps trac ow.

CHEF’S TABLE

When planning a meal, consider how the plate

will look: Food in a variety o colors is most

enticing. Decorate with colorul sauces and purees;

use a squeeze bottle to create dots or an artul

drizzle. Try two sauces at once: basil oil and a lemonvinaigrette with grilled sh. Or use Thai sriracha

hot sauce, which is popular wi th ches right now.

Consider the garnish. No one does curly parsley

anymore. Microgreens look beautiul and add a

note o reshness to any dish. Chives are great, too.

One o my avorite restaurant techniques is to

shape ood with metal cylinders known as entremet

rings (I get mine rom a restaurant-supply source,

such as jbprince.com). I’ll use them to sculpt salad,

couscous, or rice into a cylindrical shape. Or put

salsa on the bottom, top with crabmeat, pull of the

ring, and drizzle basil oil on the plate. It’s easy, but

I guarantee your guests will say, “You made that?”

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WRAP STARSSpice up your summer grilling with this fresh and fiery variation on the Mexican fishtaco—as f lavorful as it is simple to prepare BY DANIEL BOULUD

Some of the best tacos I’ve ever tasted were made in the kitchen of my

New York City restaurant Daniel. My wonderful staff comes from all

over the world, and we like to challenge one another to create inter-

pretations of our native cuisines for the staff lunch we call “family

meal.” It’s a real treat when our Mexican chefs make tacos. I love the

fact that you can wrap your meal in a packet. I also love the classic

mixture of ingredients: creamy, crunchy, tart, and fresh, everything

mingling in one delicious bite. Tacos are the perfect casual food, and

they’re ideal for an outdoor summer pool or beach party.

This recipe is my own lighter take on the south-of-the-border favorite.I substitute gril led fish for fried, and, because I’m French, I use crème

fraîche in place of Mexican crema (though the latter is delicious too).

This dish features mahimahi, but you can use swordfish or any “steak”

fish that ’s firm enough to cut into strips. For crunch, I add red-cabbage

coleslaw made with white wine vinegar—the pickled flavor pairs so

well with the crème fraîche. Thinly sliced radishes add a peppery

note, while avocado contributes a rich and cooling counterpoint.

What’s fun about tacos is that you can spice them up to your per-

sonal preference. Set up the fillings—including hot sauce and fresh

herbs—buffet-style and allow your g uests to assemble their own.

This makes for an entertaining, interact ive, and convivial meal. As

a special treat, before the gri ll cools, you could throw on some pine-apple and serve it for dessert with dulce de leche ice cream. What

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Johnnes suggests a German Riesling, such

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the lime juice in the tacos, emphasizing

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GRILLED MAHIMAHI TACOS

Serves 4 (makes 12 tacos)

1⁄4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced

1⁄3 cup white wine vinegar

1 T sugar

1 tsp. salt, plus more to taste

3 lb. resh mahimahi fllet

1⁄2 cup olive oil

7 limes, 4 juiced and 3 cut into wedges

1 T plus 1 tsp. ground cumin1

1⁄2 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 cup crème raîche

2 ripe avocados2 T chopped cilantro, plus leaves or garnishing

1 jalapeño (seeds and ribs removed), minced

Vegetable oil, or the grill

12 6″ corn tortillas

1 bunch red radishes, thinly sliced

Hot sauce

Pepper

Special equipment: Twelve 8″wooden skewers

In a medium bowl, toss the cabbage with

the vinegar, sugar, and 1 tsp. sa lt. Cover and

refrigerate for at least 3 hours, but preferably

overnight.

Cut the mahimahi into 12 strips, each about

1½″ by 5″, and place in a shallow container,

such as a glass baking dish. In a small bowl,

whisk together the olive oil, half the lime

juice, 1 tsp. cumin, and ½ tsp. cayenne. Pourthe mixture over the fish, turning the pieces

to coat fully. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a smal l bowl, whisk the crème fraîche

with the remaining 1 T cumin and 1 tsp. cay-

enne. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Halve the avocados and scoop the flesh into

a bowl. Add the chopped cilantro, the jala-peño, the remaining lime juice, and salt and

pepper to taste.

Preheat a grill or cast-iron grill pan to

medium-high; brush with vegetable oil. Gri ll

the tortillas for 10 seconds on each side, trans-

fer to a plate, and cover to keep warm. Skewer

the fish and season on both sides with salt and

pepper, then grill until cooked through, about

2 minutes per side.To assemble the tacos, remove the fish from

the skewers, then place a portion inside each

tortilla. Add a spoonful each of the cabbage,

crème fraîche, and avocado mixtures. Gar-

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Serve with the l ime wedges and hot sauce. ◾

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Since the middle of the 19th century, Saratoga Springs has been the

northern outpost of cultured and sophisticated New York. Once the

summer haunt of well-heeled families drawn to its legendary min-

eral springs—as well as sportsmen eager to try their luck at its race-

track—the city retains its aura of elegance to this day, with charming

shopping streets, handsome Victorian and Queen Anne architecture,

and a multitude of cultural institutions. But Saratoga’s tradition of

urbanity doesn’t stop at the edge of town. The hamlets that dot vast

Adirondack Park, which begins a few miles to the north and continues

almost to the Canadian border, have long provided a different kind of

resort experience. Here, Rockefellers, Posts, and other industrial istsbuilt their “great camps,” where luxury mixed with rustic style. (Deer

antlers and birch furniture are still very much in evidence.)

The welcome sign at the edge of Saratoga, a short distance from

the site of one of the key batt les of the Revolutionary War, sums up

the city in three short words: “Health, history, horses.” The town has

been attracting visitors since the Mohawk Indians were drawn to

its seemingly numinous mineral water. George Washington made a

detour here in 1783, when he was still a general, to imbibe; convinced

of the water’s restorative power, he attempted to buy one of Saratoga’s

17 naturally carbonated springs.

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ing out a small paper cup that she has fil led from what looks like an

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Built in 1935 and modernized in 2004, the Roosevelt Baths are set

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from the city center. The park is also home to the Saratoga Perform-

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On Broadway, Saratoga’s main street, you can score a wedge of mar-

bled Cahill Porter cheddar from the temperature-controlled cheese

room at Putnam Market and Ricard-flavored gâteau Basque from Mrs.

London’s Bakery and Café for a picnic in picturesque Congress Park—

but you might want to take a spin on the park’s wood carousel first.

Then head over to Lyrical Ballad Bookstore, where the rarest treasures

are inside the bank vault that owners John and Janice DeMarco foundwhen they broke through a wall to fit their trove of 135,000 antiquarian

books. “We’re a destination,” Janice says. “We have customers who

come to Saratoga specifically to spend two or three days with us.”

Chances are those book lovers don’t come in late July and August,

when the locals make way for the incoming crowds of horse lovers

and every room in town is booked. Three dollars will get you inside

the stately Saratoga Race Course, and its turreted grandstand, topped

by golden finials, affords perfectly adequate viewing. Book breakfast

at the clubhouse, and you’ll have a ringside seat as the horses work out

along the track before the first race.

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were making the Adirondack Forest Preserve, protected by law in1895, the country’s first wilderness playground. There are 46 Adiron-

dack mountains over 4,000 feet, known as the “high peaks,” and

almost all of them have well-maintained trails. For the uninitiated, an

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oramic payof at the top.

Jump around. I a hike sounds too

ambitious, ride an elevator to the deck

o the 395-oot ski jump built or the

1980 Olympics (whiteace.com), and

still used or training and practice,

even during the summer months. On

Wednesdays and Saturdays, you can

see the best jumpers and aerialists in

the world ying through the air.

WHAT TO SEE

Adirondack Museum, 9097 State Rte.

30, Blue Mountain Lake; 352-7311;

adkmuseum.org: Open rom May to

October, this is consistently voted

one o the best regional museums in

the country. The boat collection

alone is worth the price o admission.

The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St.,

Glens Falls; 792-1761; hydecollection

.org: Works by Picasso, Rembrandt,

Renoir, and Rubens, all tucked away

in a 1912 mansion.

National Museum o Dance and Hall

o Fame, 99 S. Broadway, Saratoga

Springs; 584-2225; dancemuseum

.org: Even i you don’t love dance,

there’s plenty that ascinates at this

museum, such as the videos

o bees doing the waggle dance.

Roosevelt Baths & Spa, 39 Roosevelt

Dr., Saratoga Springs; 226-4790;

rooseveltbathsandspa.com: Book a

40-minute soak and make sure to take

a swig o the bubbly, mineral-rich

water beorehand to get the ull efect.

The Wild Center, 45 Museum Dr.,

Tupper Lake; 359-7800; wildcenter .org:

The only natural history museum in

Adirondack Park eatures otters

and osprey up close, and the oppor tu-

nity to paddle the Raquette River.

Yaddo, 312 Union Ave., Saratoga

Springs; 584-0746; yaddo.org: The

lush ormal gardens at this renowned

artists’ retreat are open to the public.

WHERE TO STAY

The Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa,

24 Gideon Putnam Rd., Saratoga

Springs; 866-890-1171; gideonputnam

.com: Quiet, elegant, and ar enough

rom the center o town to make you

eel like you’re really on vacation.

The Haus, 2439 Main St., Lake

Placid; 523-3005; thehauslake

placid .com : I you’re looking or

an architecturally smart and comort-

able apartment suite (designer

kitchens, lakeside balconies, jetted

tubs), this is the nonpareil choice.

Lake Placid Lodge, 144 Lodge

Way, Lake Placid; 523-2700; lake

placidlodge.com: The denition

o luxe rustic, with birch urniture,

stone replaces, and Oriental rugs.

The Point, 222 Beaverwood Rd., Sara-

nac Lake; 891-5674; the pointresort

.com: A secluded lakeside camp housed

in log cabins once owned by the Rocke-

ellers, with 11 antiques-lled rooms.

The Sagamore Resort, 110 Sagamore

Rd., Bolton Landing; 866-385-6221;

thesagamore.com:This sprawling resort

hotel, built in 1883 on the shores o

serene Lake George, has six restaurants

and its own gol course.

Saratoga Arms, 497 Broadway, Sara-

toga Springs; 584-1775; saratoga

arms.com: Set in the center o town,

this historic 30-room inn boasts a mag-

nicent winding staircase. The base-

ment suites have replaces and patios.

hattiesrestaurant.com:Superlative

ried chicken, catsh, jambalaya,

and other Southern classics.

Let Bank Caé, 36 Broadway, Sara-

nac Lake; 354-8166; leftbankcafe36

.com: A rustic French bistro with an

exquisite wine list.

Max London’s, 466 Broadway,

Saratoga Springs; 587-3535;

max londons.com: Packed at brunch,

and with good reason.

Mrs. London’s Bakery and Caé, 464

Broadway, Saratoga Springs; 581-

1652; mrslondons.com: A bakery where

the French pastries are as good as you

can nd without boarding an airplane.

WHERE TO SHOP

The Adirondack Store, 2024 S ara-

nac Ave., Lake Plac id; 800-392-

3972; theadirondack store.com: A

ull panoply o Adirondack-style

urnishings and accessories, rom

birch switch plates to antler steak

knives to a locally orged iron chan-

delier.Hoss’s Country Corner, 1133

Deerland Rd., Long Lake; 624-2481;

hossscountrycorner.com: The ulti-

mate rural department store, with

everything you need or an outing

in the woods, to urnish a cabin, or

to hole up or weeks on end.

Lyrical Ballad Bookstore, 7 Phila St.,

Saratoga Springs; 584-8779; lyrical

balladbooks.com:A reader’s para-

dise, with eight rooms o used and rare

books and prints—many with an

emphasis on the city’s horsey history.

Oscar’s Adirondack Smoke House,

22 Raym ond Ln., Warrensburg;

623-3431; oscarsadk smokehouse.com:

Smoked meats, sh, and the best

spicy-sweet mustard on the planet.

Putnam Market, 435 Broadway,

Saratoga Springs; 587-3663; putnam

market.com: Sandwiches, antipasti,

and dessert s. Create your own picnic

basket, or let them do it or you.

The Shirt Factory Gallery, Lawrence

and Cooper Sts., Glens Falls; 907-

4478; shirt factory gf.com : A warren

o artists, artisans, and healers in a

repurposed shir t actory. Make sure

to check out Barry Gregson’s rustic

urniture at the Gregson Moss showcase.

Twigs, 5730 Cascade Rd., Lake

Placid; 523-5361: Antiques, collect-

ibles, urniture, and an assortment

o 10-point deer mounts.

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New York’s Hudson River Valley may not have the swank of the

Hamptons, but it’s got no dearth of rich, colorful residents, history,

and properties. True, certain stretches feature derelict factories and

hills smothered in flimsy condos, but the banks of the river have been

considered prime real estate ever since Henry Hudson maneuvered

his ship, Half Moon, up the scenic estuary in 1609. The mega man-

sions of the Hamptons are nouveau bling compared with the stately,

centuries-old homes along the Hudson.Bill Burback and Peter Hofmann own such a house, a 1793 Federal

manse perched on two and a half acres of pretty, gently sloping land

in the hamlet of Garrison, directly across the river from the United

States Military Academy. In the 1800s, the handsome two-story, gray-

green building was a commercial ferry house and landing; several

decades later, it morphed into the headquarters of a coal and fuel

business. In 1974, the descendants of the area’s founder and one of its

most respected preservationists, Henry White Belcher, transformed

the building into a private home. Tucked into an enclave of charm-

ing Carpenter Gothic structures, Burback and Hofmann’s place has aquaint, patrician look and feel. And it’s practical too: The post office,

train station, art center, theater, and bookshop are all minutes away.

A Federal-era building on the Hudson River that has

served many funct ions over the past two centuries now proves to be the perfect weekend

getaway for a pair of inveterate collectors

GOING W I TH THEFLOW

TEXT BY MAR IAN McEVOY · PHOTOGRAPH Y BY MIKKEL VANG

PR OD UC ED B Y A N I TA SA RSI DI

In the dining “tavern” o Bill Burback and

Peter Homann’s home in Garrison, New York,

the Windsor chair and love seat are 19th

century, and the tilt-top table is 18th century;

the aux-wood ceramic plates are by Paul

Nelsen, the bird photographs are by Mary

Frey, and the oors are reclaimed pine. FAC-

ING PAGE: On a terrace of the living room, a

Brown Jordan chaise has a cushion covered in

a Sunbrella abric, and a garden stool is rom

Treillage; the açade is painted in a custom

color by Benjamin Moore. See Resources.








A 2004 collage by Ivan Chermayef

hangs above the living room’s re-

place; the Audubon squirrel prints

were bought at auction, the Pembroke

table was a git rom Burback’s mother,

and the soa was a git rom riends;

French doors lead to a terrace with a

view o the Hudson. See Resources.









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The walnut dining table belonged to Burback’s

grandmother, the painted work table is vintage,

and the artworks above it include, rom let,

a collage by Mike Miller, a painting by Stephen

Spaccarelli, a wall sculpture by Rune Olsen, and

a photograph o David Hockney by Dmitri Kaster-

ine; the sisal rug is rom Pottery Barn. FACING

PAGE, FROM TOP: On a covered porch, the chair

is by Munder-Skiles, and the ooring is blue-

stone. The second-oor landing holds a twig

table bought at the Brimfeld antiques air in

Massachusetts, a Northwest Coast Indian mask,

and photographs by Edward S. Curtis; the wool

sisal is by ABC Carpet & Home. See Resources.












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Hofmann, an internist a ffiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hos-

pital, and Burback, an art curator and collector, bought the property

from the Belcher family in 1997. For some 17 years prior to that, they

had been spending weekends in a log cabin in Garrison, commut-

ing back and forth from their Upper East Side Manhattan apartment.

“We loved the area, and were on the lookout for a bigger place near

the river,” Burback recalls. “In the middle of my birthday party at a

local inn, a friend mentioned that the Belcher family was selling their

property. We left our guests, ran to the real estate office, then ran to

the house, and bought it on the spot.”

Over the next 15 years, the house became an all-consuming project

for the couple. They loved the footprint and genera l layout, but there

was much to improve. They opened up the landscape (views of the

river and West Point were completely obscured by scrubby brush andtrees), replaced the windows, added French doors, and renovated the

kitchen and baths. They built stone terraces and a poolhouse, and

installed 350 feet of steel bulkhead to stave off flooding.

The decor is resolutely rustic deluxe. “When we bought the place,

we realized that the style of our interiors in the log cabin wouldn’t

mesh with a Federal house,” says Burback. “We needed to learn a

new vocabulary, so we immediately went down to Colonial Will iams-

burg and stayed there for a week. But we didn’t want to be slaves to

any historical period or style. We wanted a place that is not about

strict architecture and design, but rather one that is comfortable and

homey. And we really like found objects.”

In the oyer, the convex mirror and game table

were amily gits, and the chairs in the dining

area beyond are rom Zona. FACING PAGE, FROM

TOP: A rug rom Ruby Beets covers a daybed in

the library; the cocktail table is a ea-market

fnd, and the bookcase is painted in Caliornia

Paints’ Milkweed. The oyer’s walls are painted

in Ralph Lauren Paints’ Balsam, the light fxture

is by Urban Archaeology, and the oors are

ipe decking. See Resources.












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And how. Almost every surface—from the entryway and the living

room to the dining “tavern,” master bedroom, and two guest suites,

as well as all along the landings and staircases—is packed with

pieces from the Adirondacks, nautical souvenirs, ta xidermy, Audu-

bon prints, and eclectic furniture ranging from crude twig tables to

a modernist chair by Robert Venturi. “Doing this house up was like

creating a collage,” Burback explains. “Things move around from

place to place. This house is our canvas.”

Chairs and consoles found at the Brimfield antiques fair blend easily

with lamps and pottery from artisan friends and from the shelves of

Bergdorf Goodman. Drawings, sculptures, and bits of nature gleaned

from the couple’s frequent travels (to China , India, Morocco, Cam-

bodia, the Baltics, and Egypt) sidle up to family-heirloom tables and

rugs, as well as accessories from Ralph Lauren and John Derian.

The place looks great year-round: Covered in snow or purple wiste-

ria, it lends itself both to stay-home dinners for two and cocktai ls for75. Burback has become an avid gardener, favoring generous clumps

of white hydrangeas, Japanese anemones, Iceberg roses, Shasta

daisies, and a phalanx of potted white geraniums framing the front

door. The plantings are romantic and unfussy. “When the Garden

Conservancy asked us to put our garden on one of their tours, I was

surprised,” says Burback. “I told them that we don’t have a garden,

we have a yard. There’s nothing precious here. I prefer our big old

willows and plain mowed lawn to rare-specimen planting.”

“Me too,” Hofmann chimes in. “Outside and inside, this place suits

us. It’s such a pleasure a nd privilege to live here. We’re completely

happy—we want for nothing else.” ◾

The wallpaper in the master bedroomis by Sandberg, the sconce is by Urban

Archaeology, the lamp is rom Pottery

Barn, and the carpet is by ABC Carpet

& Home. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: In

a guest room, the archival print o the

Hudson River over the bed is by James

Renwick rom the Highland Studio. The

table and chair in the guest bath are

ea-market fnds. See Resources.





The living area o Glenn and Susan Lowry’sQuebec lakeside home, designed by archi-

tects Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutclife o

Shim-Sutclife. The banquette is covered in

a Nuno cotton, the cocktail table was made

by the contractor’s son Michael Ethier, and

the replace base is Caesarstone; Shim-

Sutclife designed the HAB chair rom Nien-

kämper, the bench is by George Nelson, and

the Navajo rug is vintage. FACING PAGE:

The Lowrys at the boat dock, which is origi-

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northern star When Glenn and Susan Lowry build a new house

as part of a lakeside family compound in Canada, they add a jolt of contemporary design

energy—but the vibe remains as sporty and laid-back as ever

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PH OT OG R APH Y B Y W I LL I A M WA LDR ON

A wall o sandblasted glass backed by stacked cedarlogs in the living area; the Montauk soa is upholstered

in a cotton duck, the stool is by Alvar Aalto, and the rat-

tan lamp is by Michael Sodeau. FACING PAGE, CLOCK-

WISE FROM TOP: The ront açade with the wall o cedar

logs; under it is a reecting pool. In the dining area,

which has a view o Lake Memphremagog, the 19th-

century reectory table and bench are Canadian, and

the pendant lights are by Shim-Sutclife. On the lower

terrace, the wall is aced with rusted blue steel, and the

trunk was built by Michael Ethier. See Resources.








As the director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Glenn Lowry

enjoys a weekday commute that takes less than three minutes. Every

morning he leaves his apartment in Museum Tower, descends by

elevator to 53rd Street, walks a few steps to the east, and heads to

his office in the world-famous institution next door. But on summer

weekends, this avid cyclist and outdoorsman cashes in on the com-

muting time he banks during the week, traveling 350 miles north to

Quebec’s Eastern Townships to join his wife, Susan, at the family

camp where she has summered since the late 1950s.

Her mother, Gretta Chambers, a former chancellor of Montreal’s

McGill University, discovered the property one summer while boat-

ing with her children on Lake Memphremagog, a 27-mile-long gla-

cial lake that straddles the Vermont border. “There was a ‘For Sale’

sign on a dock, and my mother said, ‘Oh, let’s stop and look,’ ” recalls

Susan, a landscape architect, who was about six years old at the time.

They clambered onto shore and discovered a rambling log cabin

that was fully furnished but appeared to be uninhabited. They

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passed away, and his wife had no interest in maintain ing the dilapi-

dated house, which dated from the 1920s . “She sold it to our family for

a song,” Susan says, “with everything included—a beautiful old boat,

clothing, blankets, and the dishes that my mother still uses today.”

Summers at the lake were like a scene out of Moonrise Kingdom:

Gretta and her husband, Egan Chambers, a member of Canada’s par-

liament, had five children who invited their many cousins over to play

board games, race canoes, and bob in the bracing waters of the lake.

What the house lacked in creature comforts it more than made up

for in water views and space. It could comfortably sleep 14—and fre-

quently did. “It’s an amazing thing how in Susan’s family everybody

gets on with everybody else,” Glenn marvels.

But as the siblings grew up, the cabin reached its limits. By 2006, the

clan encompassed eight grandchildren, including the Lowrys’ three

children. “We were getting jammed in, and one night after dinner we

started think ing, ‘Maybe we’ll build our own house,’” Susan recalls.

Her family had graciously offered them a plot of land on the property

in case they ever wanted to have their own residence.

Local cratsmen made the chairs, modeled aterthose used at the New York garden Wave Hill;

the lower terrace is paved with locally quarried

stone, and rusted-steel planters hold clipped

balls o cedar. BELOW, FROM LEFT: In the master

bath, the tub is by Kohler, and the fttings are

by Grohe; the walls are lacquered oak veneer,

and the ceiling is natural pine. An upper terrace

overlooks the lake. FACING PAGE: A pair o pho-

tographs by John Wool hang in the master bed-

room; the bed was built by Larry Ethier, the wall

behind it is painted in Farrow & Ball’s Churlish

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western façade of sandblasted glass covered with circles of sliced logs.

At night, the log wall would function like a screen, glowing from within,

they told the Lowrys. “We were not trying to be a glass box,” says Shim,

“but not a log cabin, either.”

Shim and Sutcliffe took advantage of the sloping site to create two

discrete levels, each with its own ground-floor entrance. The upper

level encompasses the open kitchen and living area, along with theLowrys’ private quarters. Downstairs is a bedroom for each of their

children, along with a family room for watching television. Through-

out, the architects used local materials, such as larch and maple, that

would age gracefully and weather well.

Light, more than anyth ing, was the essential tool in the architects’

paint box—from the shafts that pour in upstairs through the sky-

light that runs the length of the house, to the clerestory windows that

brighten the hallway on the lower level. Meanwhile, in the kitchen,

Shim and Sutcliffe’s charming Bug lamps glow like fireflies thanks to

the magic of phosphorescent powder. It’s a lyrical nod to the home’s

setting and to the enchantment of a summer spent outdoors. ◾

That night, Glenn e-mailed Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe,

partners at one of Toronto’s top architecture firms. The architects,

who are a marr ied couple, were enthusiastic about the project but

informed the Lowrys that they were fully booked and could not begin

work on the house for two years. The Lowrys decided it was worth the

wait and spent the time getting to know the architects, inviting them

for holidays in the Townships and even traveling together to China.“They were good acquaintances when we started,” Glenn says. “They

were very good friends by the time we finished.”

For Shim and Sutcliffe, no two projects are a like. These modern-

ist architects thrive on experimentation: For a mathematician in

Toronto, for instance, they designed a 15,000 -square-foot residence

whose undulating shapes were based on calculus theory. In their vis-

its to the Eastern Townships, they took note of the region’s farm cul-

ture and how the locals heat their homes largely with firewood. “You

see miles of stacked firewood,” Shim says.

At last, they presented the Lowrys with an architectural model the size

of a matchbox: a house nestled on a hil lside with a reflecting pool and a

the long view For designer Kelly Behun, creating a weekend house in

Long Island for her family was no small matter. The result is a stunning series of glass-and-stone pavilions by the sea that mixes the austere with the playful

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A protégé of Philippe Starck when he was collaborating with hotelier

Ian Schrager, designer Kelly Behun knows all about creating comfort

amid splendor. She is a master of materials and scale, crafting sleek

yet inviting spaces for projects ranging from the Delano in Miami to

the Manhattan apartment of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

But midway through building a weekend getaway for her own fam-

ily in the Hamptons, an ultramodern house nearly as large and ambi-

tious as a five-star boutique hotel, she began to quest ion her sanity.

“I looked at the construction, at all those steel beams shooting up

through the ground,” she says, shuddering slightly at the memory,

“and I thought, What have I done?”

Several years later, the answer to that rhetorical question is this:

Behun has created one of the East End’s most admired dwellings, agraceful, low-slung, nearly endless expanse of limestone and glass

that elegantly mirrors the ocean it faces. “People tell me it’s surpris-

ingly warm and peaceful,” she says, standing in one of the huge, sun-

soaked living areas. The floor-to-ceiling glass walls open, turning the

space into a loggia with the Atla ntic spread beyond the dunes. “You

think it will be overwhelming, but it’s really calming instead.”

The challenge was molding the luxurious minimal ism that she and

her financier husband love into a family home. The couple, who have

known each other since high school and have two sons and a dog,

relish having guests and multigenerational gatherings. When they

bought the property, there was another modern house on the site, but

it just didn’t work for them. They decided to build from scratch and

went all in. With a project of such scope, it made sense to create a sig-

nificant addition to Southampton’s architectural landscape, not just

another big edifice on the beach. So they turned to architects Brian

Sawyer and John Berson, of the firm Sawyer Berson.

The elongated site dictated a long, narrow structure, but the couple

didn’t want it to feel like a giant , glass-sided pencil box. Sawyer and

Berson would have to be clever with elevations and radically varythe scale of the rooms to break up the vast space. And, of course, the

couple wanted to maximize the incomparable views. “They really

were comfortable and confident with their plan,” says Berson. “Her

husband knew exactly what elevation he wanted from his study, and

the angle from which he wanted to see all the way down the beach.”

The house is a series of connected pavilions, expla ins Sawyer, influ-

enced by the designs of Paul Rudolph and Philip Johnson. To maintain

serenity, the palette was limited; much of the interior is sheathed

in French Luget limestone, which has a warm glow like beach sand.

The windows and movable glass panels seamlessly meld inside with

outside. In addition to the array of living areas, the house contains

The Southampton, New York, homeof designer Kelly Behun and her

family; the architecture is by Brian

Sawyer and John Berson of Sawyer

Berson. The façade is stucco, the

pool is lined with Indiana limestone,

and the boulders on the lawn are

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Behun designed the loggia’s table, which has

a base o hand-cut ceramic mosaic tiles anda Macassar ebony top; the Living Divani soas

are upholstered in a Holly Hunt linen, the

wicker stools are by IKEA, the rope stool and

blue chair are by Christian Astuguevieille,

and the custom rugs are made rom Arican

rafa ceremonial cloths. See Resources.

CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM RIG HT: Behun,outside her home. In the entry, the pl as-

ter staircase and the sculpture are custom

designs, and the oors are walnut. A view o

the house rom the rear lawn. FACING PAGE,

FROM TOP: Rope-wrapped stools and an

Oggetti chair surround a Behun-designed

walnut table in the k itchen, the walnut-slab

bar is custom made, the 1930s stools are

French, and the “hand” barstools came rom

West Palm Beach; the French metal-and-

wicker light fxture is vintage, and the rugs are

Moroccan. Indiana limestone steps lead down

to a lawn behind the dunes. See Resources.








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A 2007 bronze sculpture by Joel Shapiro

in a refecting pool outside the entry.

FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP

LEFT: In the pool cabana, the teak table

and chairs were designed by Bonetti

Kozerski Studio; Zambian baskets and

staghorn erns hang on the wall, and the

rug is Moroccan. Sons Miles (let) andArno in the pool, which is visible rom the

gym. The cabana’s limestone seating

has cushions covered in a Sunbrella

abric, and the whirlpool is lined with

mosaic tiles by Sicis. See Resources.





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Behun designed the library’s sofa,upholstered in a Rose Tarlow leather,

and the desk, whose stainless steel

top was the prototype for the prop-

erty’s retaining walls; the sculpture is

by Mario Dal Fabbro, the stool is by

Robert Brou, the vintage chair is by

Arne Jacobsen, and the rug is Moroc-

can. FACING PAGE, FROM TOP: The cus-

tom-made bed and side tables in the

master bedroom are bleached walnut,

the artwork is by Derrick Velasquez,

and the rug is goatskin. In Behun’s bath,

the tub is French limestone, the stool is

by Marc Bankowsky, and the rug is by

ABC Carpet & Home. See Resources.









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seven bedrooms (including a three-bedroom guest wing), a screening

room, a gym, and an infinity pool. The couple insisted that the whole

space be profoundly livable, full of deft , whimsical touches and sly

humor. “In the end,” says Behun, “a home has to reflect who you are.

I think you can have airiness and still a huge amount of character.”

As the decor makes clear, Behun is a pro at mixing high and low. The

first thing that greets visitors as they sweep up the long, low stonesteps through the front door is a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, in

front of which sit half a dozen colorful wicker stools from IKEA. “They

cost me $69 each,” she says. “No one does wicker better than IKEA.”

In the crook of a curving white plaster staircase is a 10-foot sculp-

ture that is also pure Behun. “I found this five-foot rattan vase at a

local store,” she explains. “I painted it black, figur ing I’d like it against

the white of the stai rcase. But it didn’t work, so I got another one and

stacked it upside down on the first one. And t hen I coiled rope around

it and painted the whole thing white.”

Behun’s aesthetic relies more on visual appeal than provenance.

She loves almost anything rope-wrapped, as well as the neutral geo-

metrics of African decoration. Two favorite pieces are the Campana

brothers–inspired chair she created for one son’s room (made from

hundreds of smal l plush toy sharks), and her husband’s desk in the

library, the top of which was origina lly the prototype for the prop-

erty’s metal retaining walls.

“When it works, there’s this great balance between space and

objects,” Behun says. “I wish I had a formula. I know I can stand here

in this room and see how everything works together, see the sand andthe ocean beyond, and it’s just right.” ◾





RIDING

the WAVESTo make the most of a stunning sett ing high above

the Pacific Ocean, a couple put a fresh California spin on

the ideal of Mediterranean seaside living

TEXT BY JULIE L . BELCOVE · PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM ABRANOWICZ

PR OD UC ED B Y A N I TA SA RSI DI

In the great room o a Dana Point, Caliornia,home, which was designed by Bob White o

ForestStudio and decorated by M. Elle D esign,

the chandelier and wing chair upholstered

in Belgian linen are by Lucca Studio, and the

cocktail table and soa in a Loro Piana linen

are custom made; the walls and freplace are

o marmorino plaster, the painting is by Victor

Hugo Zayas, the abaca-fber rug is rom FJ

Hakimian, and the ooring is French white oak

by Exquisite Suraces. FACING PAGE: The terrace,

which is shielded by canopies o woven willow

and canvas panels, overlooks Salt Creek B each

and the Pacifc Ocean. See Resources.








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It all started with a good day at the office. The way the wife tells it,her husband came home from work one day in 2006 in a particularly

buoyant mood. The epitome of a self-made man, he had started asa box boy at a major supermarket chain, worked his way up to vicepresident in charge of its largest div ision, and then left to form hisown sales and marketing company. Soon, with the help of his wife,the firm grew to employ 30,000 people. Now, having just sealed anespecially big deal, he blurted out, “Do you want to move?” “No,” was

her quick reply, before she surprised hersel f by adding, “Unless it ’s on

the water.” He told her to go ahead and look .

She is a native Californian, and he had moved west as a child. For30 years they lived happily about a mile inland from Monarch Bay,in Laguna Niguel, a hilly town in California’s Orange County. Still,the Pacific had always beckoned. When she started house hunting,it wasn’t hard for her to find, if not her dream house, her dream loca-tion: a sheer bluff directly above Salt Creek Beach, a legendary surf-ing haven in nearby Dana Point. The view was jaw-dropping, which,in effect, was why the property a nd the gutted house on it were forsale in the first place: With scenery this stunning at stake, neighbors

can get prickly about construction projects and preserving their ownexpensive views, and local review boards have been known to drag out

the approval process in the hopes of wearing down would-be builders.That’s exactly what had happened with this property. The exhausted

owners finally surrendered and put the place on the market.

When the couple bought it, they “inherited” the sellers’ architect,Bob White of ForestStudio. White had also designed decorator Mary

Lynn Turner’s house in Ketchum, Idaho, which appeared on the cover

of ELLE DECOR in December 2010. Coincidentally, the couple owneda vacation home in Sun Valley. They went to see Turner’s place, fellin love with it, and hired Turner and her daughter/partner at M. ElleDesign, Marie Turner Carson, to handle the decor of the new house.

But first came three years of haggling about the height of the roof.Even White, whose mellow designs reflect his personality, was reach-

ing his limit. At one review-board meeting, he recalls, “I wanted somuch to stand up and say, ‘Unless you pay a front-row price, you don’t

get a front-row view.’”

The couple were drawn to Mediterranean architecture—their trav-

els have taken them from Dubrovnik to the cli fftop village of Èze onthe French Riviera—and after what seemed like umpteen trips back to

the drawing board, White’s eureka moment came when he saw photos

of a flat-roofed house in yet another Mediterranean locale: Ibiza. Hepersuaded the clients to abandon their quest for a pitched red-tile roof,





In the study, the custom-made club chairs

and ottoman are upholstered in an Ash-

bury Hides leather, the side table is by

Jayson Home, and the copper lanterns are

rom Lucca Antiques; a fea-market arm-

chair covered in a Holly Hunt leather sits

beside a circa-1840 gueridon, and the vin-

tage rug is Turkish. FACING PAGE: A pair o

1950s chests by Baker fank a custom-made

cedar door in the entry. See Resources.





The kitchen banquette is covered in a Holly

Hunt linen, the table is custom made, and the

armchairs are by Lucca Studio; the chandelier

is rom Kristen Buckingham, the shades are o

a linen by Raoul Textiles, and the beams and

ceiling are reclaimed barn wood. FACING PAGE,

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The ront steps are lime-

stone, and the plantings include aeonium, laven-

der, and clipped mounds o westringia ruticosa

and pittosporum. Custom-made light fxtures,

a runner by Ruby Beets, and a work by Robert

Motherwell in the entry. The kitchen cabinetry

and island are custom made, and the antique

light fxtures are Belgian. See Resources.








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An iron pergola with retractable

canvas shades provides protection

rom the sun on a terrace acing the

ocean; armchairs by Michael Taylor

Designs have cushions covered in

a Perennials abric, and the foor-

ing is reclaimed terra-cotta pavers.

FACING PAGE: The table and cabi-

net in the dining room are custom

made, the chairs are by Berkshire

Home & Antiques, and the 18th-

century Italian chandelier is rom

Lucca Antiques. See Resources.









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and the design final ly passed muster. The result blends old-world rus-

tic charm—a whitewash-and-stone exterior, wood beams, shutters—

with California beach house cool. “The home is long and linear, so it

embraces the coastline,” says Carson. “We wanted to make sure the

house embraced you as well. We wanted it to be calming.”

Set just 12 feet from the cliff ’s edge, the one-story house feels, Turner

says, like it is floating on the sea’s waves, and the decorators capital-

ized on that sensation with a palette of serene blues, greens, grays, and

creams. For the living room sofa, they turned a Loro Piana stripe inside

out to subdue the vibrant hues. This is SoCal, after all, so the decorators

also took their cue from the wife’s favorite “house movies”: The ebon-

ized dining chairs are a nod to Meryl Streep’s in It’s Complicated, while

a striped runner down the long central hall echoes Diane Keaton’s liv-ing room rug in Something’s Gotta Give.

The couple are doting grandparents, and making the house wel-

coming to their four grown children and nine grandchildren—who

range in age from two to 20—was of paramount importance. “She

wanted this casual California elegance. She didn’t want anything to

be too precious,” says Carson of the wife, adding that there were also

practical concerns. “She was like, ‘We need more beds!’ ” Amazingly,

Carson and Turner managed to configure one of the bedrooms to

sleep six, fitting in a queen-size bed and two sets of custom bunks.

Still, sophistication was never sacrificed. The floors are elegant

French white oak and limestone, and the restrained modern art is

by the likes of Robert Motherwell and Andy Warhol. The decorators

took a playful route in the master bath, selecting four color lots of

marble and then laying them in a random pattern, what Carson callsa “non-checkerboard checkerboard.” The walls throughout the house





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are hand-troweled plaster, emphasis on the “hand.” “Those old build-

ings in Provence aren’t perfect,” White says, and it was those t iny

imperfections he was after. “I would go to the guys doing the work

and say, ‘I want to see your hands.’ ”

The wife loves to cook for her big family, and the team warmed upthe large kitchen with a buttery limestone wall and a ceiling covered

in reclaimed barn wood. The island is topped with an enormous slab

of Calacatta marble. The client says she had to let go of her fear of

staining it and come to terms with the fact that “ these are old materi-

als out of the earth . I don’t think we should be too worried about it.”

The landscaping reflects the interior’s palette, with olive trees, lav-

ender, and succulents. “ It’s soothing, like the inside,” says the client.

Concerned that the flip side of having a lot of big windows to grab

the views would mean a hot, glary interior, White designed two

shady spots. Outside the master bedroom, a trellis of woven wil-

low branches filters the light into graceful shadows. A pergola with

retractable canvas panels softens the sun pouring into the living

room. “When the wind is moving, you get a slight clattering of canvas

and all the fittings,” White says. “It sounds like you’re on a sailboat.”

The clients are so happy with the outcome that the wife is even nos-

talgic for the weekly design meetings. It’s no wonder that the once-

obstructionist neighbors now leave notes telling the couple theirs is the

most beautiful house around. The most important critics are on board,

too: Awed by the setting, one granddaughter asked if it was even legalto live there. “I wonder sometimes if it is,” admits her grandmother. ◾





Armchairs by Gloster surround a wrought-iron table

by C.J. Peters on the dining terrace; the pergola is

made o iron and willow-branch panels. FACING

PAGE, FROM TOP: In the master bedroom, the head-

board is custom made, the linens are by Frette, and

the 17th-century bench is Swedish, as are the circa-1880 bedside tables; the armchair is by Holly Hunt,

and the rug is by Country Swedish. The bunk room’s

beds and cabinetry are custom made, and the oak

foors are by Exquisite Suraces. See Resources.





OPEN INVITATION In devising the recipe for their dream house in the

Hamptons, celebrity chef Bobby Flay and actress Stephanie March make certain that

summer entertaining is the primary ingredient

TEXT BY KATHLEEN HACKETT · PHOTOGRAPH Y BY WILL IAM WALDRON

STYLED BY GREGORY BISSONNETTE

FACING PAGE: Chef Bobby Flay and his

wife, actress Stephanie March, in the

outdoor kitchen of their house in Amagan-

sett, New York, which was decorated by

Tom Delavan. The stools are by Tolix, the

stovetop grill and refrigerator are by Viking,

and the oven is by Wood Stone; behind

them is a wood-burning oven. THIS PAGE:

In the outdoor dining area, teak chairs by

Restoration Hardware surround a custom-

made teak dining table under a pergola of

wisteria-wrapped cedar. See Resources.






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The kitchen’s custom-made cabinets and

island are painted in Benjamin Moore’sMajestic Blue, the brass pendants are by

Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort, and the

French bistro chairs are by Beaufurn. The

wall-mounted oven is by Viking. FACING

PAGE: On the screened porch, a pair of iron

daybeds have mattresses covered in an

outdoor fabric by Holly Hunt, the cocktail

table is by Pottery Barn, the teak stool is

from Design Within Reach, and the outdoor

rug is by Fab Habitat. See Resources.









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WHEN ACTRESS Stephanie March met celeb-

rity chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay more

than 10 years ago, he was routinely spending week-

ends at his house in Southampton on Long Island.

“There was an enormous white leather sofa in the

living room and four flat-screen TVs,” recalls the

Texas-born actress, who grew up in a gracious

home memorable for its butler’s pantry, cedar-lined

closets, and a living room appointed for leisurely

visiting. “His place smelled like golf,” she says.But it wasn’t just Flay’s far-from-perfect aesthet-

ics that turned off the elegant March, whose most

familiar role as the unsmiling assistant district

attorney Alexandra Cabot on Law & Order : Spe-

cial Victims Unit belies her geniality. A passion-

ate world traveler, she found regular visits to the

East End confining. “Why are we here when there’s

a whole world out there?” she says she often won-

dered. “And I didn’t know a soul,” she adds.

It wasn’t until the couple attended a friend’s wed-

ding in East Hampton years later that March had

a change of heart . “We stayed in a cheap hotel and

had a blast with a great group of people,” she says.

But there was still the matter of Flay’s beloved

bachelor pad, which, it turns out, he didn’t love as

much as he did Ms. March. “I had to make a choice,

so I picked Stephanie,” he says. The house, it was

decided, would have to go.

March wasted little time ridding their lives of Flay’s unpalatable possessions. She put an ad in the

East Hampton Star and staged what turned out to

be one of the island’s most storied tag sales . “She

sold all of my furniture for lunch money!” Flay says

with a laugh. Indeed, March prides herself on the

sales technique she used that day. “If a customer

wanted a chair, I insisted that a set of plates went

with it,” she says.

In the two years following the sa le of the home,

the couple found three houses they loved, but were

outbid on all of them. Others appealed but wouldrequire major overhauls. “We had renovated our

apartment in the city, and it was tough even though

we had the best possible scenario: My business

partner was the general contractor, and the guys

who built my restaurants did the renovation,” says

Flay, referring to his six high-end restaurants and 15

burger bars. When the couple learned that a single

builder was behind the trio of houses they liked,

they surprised themselves by giving him a ca ll.

March’s wanderlust has never waned—she’s an

Italophile and regular contributor to the travel

website fathomaway.com—but she is rarely hap-

pier than when she and Flay flee the city to their

custom-built shingle-style home (a Gold LEED–

certified one to boot) in the woods of Amagansett,

a quiet East Hampton hamlet.

By starting from scratch, Flay and March got

exactly what they wanted. Flay presided over the

designs of his dream indoor and outdoor kitchensbut left the rest to his wife. “I ’ve spent my life work-





guest bedrooms and baths, lots of outdoor fabrics

covering indoor furnishings, and floors and carpets

that could stand up to wet bathing suits, sand, and

red wine. And because you can’t take the Texas out

of the girl, she designed the screened porch as if

it were a living room, so that she and her friends

could hang out there. “I spend almost all of my time

in it—or in the pool , which is long enough for me to

do laps,” she adds.

There was only one major design debate, but it

lasted just a day. When Flay lobbied hard to hang a

flat-screen television over the fireplace in the liv-

ing room, March turned to interior designer Tom

Delavan—who helped her incorporate the textiles,

furnishings, and lighting she has collected from her

far-flung travels—to cast the deciding vote. On his

urging, she ultimately conceded.

“He reminded me that everyone likes to watch

TV,” says the actress. There’s that, and perhapssome truth to the idiom that old habits die hard. ◾

ing a gri ll, and I never had one at home until now,”

says Flay. “It took 30 years.” Make that a commer-

cial 10-burner stove, two ovens, a fryer, a griddle,

and a salamander, along with seating that includes

two café tables and a farm table. “I love that my

kitchen is technically a restaurant,” says Flay, who

broke it to city friends last year that he would no

longer host his annual Thanksgiving dinner in the

couple’s Manhattan apartment. “We had 50 people

show up for turkey in Amagansett this past holiday

anyway. They followed us out here! I prepared two

30-pound turkeys and cooked sides for days. I stand

at my kitchen island from the minute I get out here

to the minute I leave.”

Which is just the way March imagined it would

be. “I was very careful about the floor plan,” she

says. “I didn’t want one that involved a living room

cut off from the rest of the house—the kind that you

put the Christmas t ree in and use only once a year.”Instead, March insisted on open spaces, plenty of

ABOVE: A vintage suzani covers

the bed in the master bedroom.

The headboard is custom made,

the nightstand is by Restoration

Hardware, and the side chairs

were ound in Morocco; the Ber-

ber reed-and-leather oor mats

are rom Relaxo Designs. FACING

PAGE: The master bath is paved

with handmade cement tiles,

and the shower fttings are by

Leroy Brooks. See Resources.





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Fluidity custom-colored wall covering, to the trade

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Brushstroke dinner plate, $46, by Oscar de la Renta

THE LONG VIEW

PAGES 108–17: Kelly Behun of Kelly Behun Studio

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by Brian Sawyer and John B erson of Sawyer

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Ilor stool and Moiste chair; both by Christian

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French light fixture from Van den Akker Antiques

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Moroccan rugs from Hannoun Rugs (773-227-

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UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM

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DANIEL'S DISH

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PAGE 76:Tribeca tiles, $69/tile, by Mosaic House.

GOING WITH THE FLOW

PAGE 92: On terrace, Positano chaise by Brown

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Cushions covered in Canvas acrylic, in natural,

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PAGE 93: Antique tilt-top table from Stair Galleries

(518-751-1000; stairgalleries.com).

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Brush Stroke lamp, $950, by Bunny Williams

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TRUTH IN DECORATING

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SHORTLIST

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DESIGN SOLUTIONS

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Cowhide from ABC Carpet & Home (646-602-3400;

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In bedroom, Arch Day twill throw by Deborah Buck for Buck House.

g yEstablissements Nicolle from Bourgeois Bohème

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Sofa upholstered in Cabiria leather, in caramel,

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In bath, Pieds de Bouc stool by Marc Bankowsky

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RIDING THE WAVES

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Sofa upholstered in Millwood linen, in malachite,

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Manoir Gray oak flooring by Exquisite Surfaces

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NORTHERN STAR

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