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78 fashion starJason Wu’s stylish studio. by fred A. bernstein

86 vera Wang dresses up the bedroom. by cynthia Kling

90 An art-and-antiques show’s rare treasures. by michael boodro

92 A new home for liz o’brien’s vintage finds. by James Servin

96 design iconWilly rizzo sets up shop. by dana thomas

100chic stores opening around the world

106news flash

112the season’s best style books. by laura regensdorf

118DesignDossier

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122TrendAlert

the soft touch of velvet. by erin Swift

124Animal prints go wild. by Parker bowie

LEFT: The living room of designer Mikhail Dantes’s Denver home. BELOW: Frédéric Fekkai, Shirin von Wulffen, and their daughter, Ceci-lia, at their Manhattan duplex. ON THE COVER: The New York apart-ment of Ralph and Ricky Lauren. “Perfectly Suited,” page 206. Photography by William Abrano-wicz; produced by Anita Sarsidi.

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crowd-pleasing living rooms. by laura regensdorf

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marchesa throws an english garden party. by martha mccully

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Continued

The dose of BOTOX® Cosmetic is not the same as, or comparable to, another botulinum toxin product.

Serious and or immediate allergic reactions have been reported. These reactions include itchy rash, swelling, and shortness of breath. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you experience any such symptoms, further injection of BOTOX® Cosmetic should be discontinued.

Do not take BOTOX® Cosmetic if you: are allergic to any of the ingredients in BOTOX® Cosmetic (see Medication Guide for ingredients); had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc® or Dysport®; have a skin infection at the planned injection site.

Tell your doctor about all your muscle or nerve conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease], myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome as you may be at increased risk of serious side effects including severe dysphagia (diffi culty swallowing) and respiratory compromise (diffi culty breathing) from typical doses of BOTOX® Cosmetic.

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have: plans to have surgery; had surgery on your face; weakness of forehead muscles, such as trouble raising your eyebrows; drooping eyelids; any other abnormal facial change; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant (It is not known if BOTOX® Cosmetic can harm your unborn baby); are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed (It is not known if BOTOX® Cosmetic passes into breast milk).

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.

BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, or vision problems. If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities.

Other side effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic include: dry mouth, discomfort or pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, neck pain, and eye problems: double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids, swelling of your eyelids, and dry eyes. For more information refer to the Medication Guide or talk with your doctor.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please refer to full Medication Guide on the following page.

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BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Call your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of these problems any time (hours to weeks) after injection of BOTOX® Cosmetic:

• Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing, due to weakening of associated muscles, can be severe and result in loss of life. You are at the highest risk if these problems are pre-existing before injection. Swallowing problems may last for several months.

• Spread of toxin effects. The effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas away from the injection site and cause serious symptoms including: loss of strength and all-over muscle weakness, double vision, blurred vision and drooping eyelids, hoarseness or change or loss of voice (dysphonia), trouble saying words clearly (dysarthria), loss of bladder control, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing.

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MEDICATION GUIDE BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic (Boe-tox) (onabotulinumtoxinA) for InjectionRead the Medication Guide that comes with BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic before you start using it and each time it is given to you. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment. You should share this information with your family members and caregivers.

What is the most important information I should know about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?

BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause serious side effects that can be life threatening. Call your doctor or get medical help right away if you have any of these problems after treatment with BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic:

• Problems swallowing, speaking, or breathing. These problems can happen hours to weeks after an injection of BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic usually because the muscles that you use to breathe and swallow can become weak after the injection. Death can happen as a complication if you have severe problems with swallowing or breathing after treatment with BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic.

• People with certain breathing problems may need to use muscles in their neck to help them breathe. These patients may be at greater risk for serious breathing problems with BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic.

• Swallowing problems may last for several months. People who cannot swallow well may need a feeding tube to receive food and water. If swallowing problems are severe, food or liquids may go into your lungs. People who already have swallowing or breathing problems before receiving BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic have the highest risk of getting these problems.

• Spread of toxin effects. In some cases, the effect of botulinum toxin may affect areas of the body away from the injection site and cause symptoms of a serious condition called botulism. The symptoms of botulism include:• loss of strength and muscle weakness all over the body• double vision• blurred vision and drooping eyelids• hoarseness or change or loss of voice (dysphonia)• trouble saying words clearly (dysarthria)• loss of bladder control• trouble breathing

• trouble swallowing

These symptoms can happen hours to weeks after you receive an injection of BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic.

These problems could make it unsafe for you to drive a car or do other dangerous activities. See “What should I avoid while receiving BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic?”

There has not been a confi rmed serious case of spread of toxin effect away from the injection site when BOTOX® has been used at the recommended dose to treat severe underarm sweating, blepharospasm, or strabismus, or when BOTOX® Cosmetic has been used at the recommended dose to treat frown lines.

What are BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?

BOTOX® is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used:• to treat increased muscle stiffness in elbow, wrist, and fi nger muscles in adults with upper limb spasticity. • to treat the abnormal head position and neck pain that happens with cervical dystonia (CD) in adults. • to treat certain types of eye muscle problems (strabismus) or abnormal spasm of the eyelids (blepharospasm) in people 12 years and older.

BOTOX® is also injected into the skin to treat the symptoms of severe underarm sweating (severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis) when medicines used on the skin (topical) do not work well enough.

BOTOX® Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to improve the look of moderate to severe frown lines between the

eyebrows (glabellar lines) in adults younger than 65 years of age for a short period of time (temporary).

It is not known whether BOTOX® is safe or effective in children younger than:

• 18 years of age for treatment of spasticity

• 16 years of age for treatment of cervical dystonia

• 18 years of age for treatment of hyperhidrosis

• 12 years of age for treatment of strabismus or blepharospasm

BOTOX® Cosmetic is not recommended for use in children younger than 18 years of age.

It is not known whether BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic are safe or effective for other types of muscle spasms or for severe sweating anywhere other than your armpits.

Who should not take BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic?

Do not take BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic if you:

• are allergic to any of the ingredients in BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic. See the end of this Medication Guide for a list of ingredients in BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic.

• had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc® or Dysport®

• have a skin infection at the planned injection site

What should I tell my doctor before taking BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic?

Tell your doctor about all your medical conditions, including if you have:

• a disease that affects your muscles and nerves (such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease], myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome). See “What is the most important information I should know about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?”• allergies to any botulinum toxin product • had any side effect from any botulinum toxin product in the past• a breathing problem, such as asthma or emphysema• swallowing problems• bleeding problems• plans to have surgery • had surgery on your face• weakness of your forehead muscles, such as trouble raising your eyebrows • drooping eyelids• any other change in the way your face normally looks• are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic can harm your unborn baby.• are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. It is not known if BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic passes into breast milk.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Using BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic with certain other medicines may cause serious side effects. Do not start any new medicines until you have told your doctor that you have received BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic in the past.

Especially tell your doctor if you:

• have received any other botulinum toxin product in the last four months• have received injections of botulinum toxin, such as Myobloc® (rimabotulinumtoxinB) or Dysport® (abobotulinumtoxinA) in the past. Be sure your doctor knows exactly which product you received.• have recently received an antibiotic by injection • take muscle relaxants• take an allergy or cold medicine

• take a sleep medicineAsk your doctor if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines with you to show your doctor and pharmacist each time you get a new medicine.

How should I take BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic?

• BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic is an injection that your doctor will give you.• BOTOX® is injected into your affected muscles or skin.

• BOTOX® Cosmetic is injected into your affected muscles.

• Your doctor may change your dose of BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic, until you and your doctor fi nd the best dose for you.

What should I avoid while taking BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic?

BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, or vision problems within hours to weeks of taking BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic. If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities. See “What is the most important information I should know about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?”

What are the possible side effects of BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?

BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic can cause serious side effects. See “What is the most important information I should know about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?”Other side effects of BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic include:• dry mouth• discomfort or pain at the injection site • tiredness • headache• neck pain• eye problems: double vision, blurred vision, decreased eyesight, drooping eyelids, swelling of your eyelids, and dry eyes. • allergic reactions. Symptoms of an allergic reaction to BOTOX® or BOTOX® Cosmetic may include: itching, rash, red itchy welts, wheezing, asthma symptoms, or dizziness or feeling faint. Tell your doctor or get medical help right away if you are wheezing or have asthma symptoms, or if you become dizzy or faint.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

General information about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic:

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide.

This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic that is written for healthcare professionals. For more information about BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic call Allergan at 1-800-433-8871 or go to www.botox.com.

What are the ingredients in BOTOX® and BOTOX® Cosmetic?

Active ingredient: botulinum toxin type A Inactive ingredients: human albumin and sodium chloride

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things that catch our eye and engage and inspire us. For the past few

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know about art and design shows. but, for me, it’s our What We love

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D. Bryant Archie takes inspiration from a

host of worldly influences—including

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Known for its richly colored dinnerware,

Jars Ceramics has created the Provence

collection for Crate & Barrel. Drip glazes

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With a slim body and energy-saving technology,

the Kelvin LED lamp by Flos merges innovation

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The Cole chair by American Leather offers a con-

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exotic to any room. handmade in the Philippines

of gemelina wood, it measures 31" l. x 22" h. x

12" w. and costs $2,590 at Barneys New york;

call 888-822-7639.

2 / fired up

missoni home translates its signature flame-

stitch fashion motif onto porcelain with the

new Fiamma collection for richard Ginori

1735. the plate and bowl, which

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available at michael c. Fina;

call 800-289-3462.

3 / viennese delicacy

lobmeyr’s ethereally thin hand-

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in 1952 by hans harald rath, now come

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water tumbler, $74; flower bowl, $113; and

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tivoli audio marks its tenth anniversary with the

model 10 clock radio. the 7.8"-h. multitasker de-

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call 877-297-9479 or go to tivoliaudio.com.

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cassina has introduced the canapo rocking chair,

which was designed by architect Franco albini

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House of Style Rising fashion star—and First Lady

favorite—Jason Wu creates an atelier as refined and relaxed as

his designs

So when Wu moved to new offices in a

former industrial building in Manhattan’s

garment district, there was no way he was

going to leave the table behind. “History is

such an important part of what I do that it

had to be a part of this space,” he says. In-

deed, his clothes meld modern shapes with

stylistic references that range from the dra-

matic ball gowns of Charles James to the

neat, elegant tailoring of Coco Chanel. As

the young designer explains, his clothes

make their wearers appear “dressed up and

dressed down at the same time.”

Wu knew he had to come up with a way to

keep the long table from getting lost in the

new office/atelier/showroom, which is five

times bigger than his previous studio, locat-

ed a few blocks away. The solution, says Wu,

was to design a room around it. To do that,

The chunky wood table at the center of Jason

Wu’s studio has seen a lot of history. It’s where

the designer signed his first deal with Berg-

dorf Goodman, in 2008, making him a can-

didate for fashion-world stardom. And it’s

where he helped sew beads and fabric petals

onto the gown Michelle Obama wore to her

husband’s inaugural ball. That took Wu from

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rator who has worked for a number of fashion-

industry and media insiders. Wu had already

commissioned architect Giancarlo Valle, but

he needed someone, in Carrier’s words, “to

take the edge off” the loftlike, raw-concrete-

floored space.

The room Carrier designed around the table

is entered through a pair of 19th-century par-

lor doors, painted a shade Wu calls Geoffrey

Beene–gray, an homage to the gray-flannel

pieces of the late fashion designer, one of Wu’s

role models. A wall covering composed of

the tinted pages of The New York Observer,

created by elizabeth dow, a fabric and wall-

paper maker, gives the room a pinkish patina,

Wu observes. What he doesn’t say is that it

also suggests news is being made here.

In fact, in the next year, Wu says, he plans to

introduce a cosmetics line for Shiseido and a

full line of accessories—the start of a process

that could easily make Jason as famous a first

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wall covering made of pages from The New York Observer.

Fabric and sketches on a table in the workroom. One of the

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“I’m in the middle of a journey,” explains

the soft-spoken Wu, wearing a simple lan-

vin cardigan jacket. And designing his new

headquarters, he says, was an important

part of the trip.

leaving nothing to chance, Wu visited doz-

ens of spaces until he found one that lent itself

to the open-plan office he envisioned. (In too

many cases, the elevator was in the center,

creating a u-shaped or O-shaped layout that

felt claustrophobic.) It was also important for

him to be in the heart of the garment district.

“Across the street is one of our factories; all

around us are fabric and trim stores,” Wu

says. “everything we need to do what we do is

in this neighborhood.”

The space, previously occupied by stock

traders, was filled with cubicles; Wu want-

ed a very different arrangement. now, the

only remaining enclosure is Wu’s diminutive

private office, where he sits at a small black-

lacquer desk.

The spine of the 9,000-square-foot space

is the showroom, a long rectangle with un-

adorned walls that are painted white to

ensure they don’t compete with the vivid

colors of Wu’s clothes. Architect Valle hung

simple steel racks from the ceiling at varying

heights to display skirts, dresses, or gowns,

and added strategically placed mirrors,

which enlarge the room and mult iply

glimpses of Wu’s latest creations.

Carrier—who counts among his clients Anna

Wintour, GQ publisher peter Hunsinger, and

former Men’s Vogue editor Jay Fielden—was

the logical choice to pick up where Valle left off.

Carrier helped Wu select furniture, including

the three tables that run up the center of the

showroom—their trompe l’oeil legs, which ap-

pear to be turned wood, are actually raw steel.

The walls are decorated with Wu’s collection of

photographs by contemporary artists, as well

as prints by Italian fashion illustrator rené

Gruau, whose work once appeared in the

pages of elle, Marie Claire, Vogue, and eu-

ropean fashion magazines.

Someday Wu will have his own stores, and

now that the office is complete, he says, he

has a good idea what they’ll look like. “This

was a learning experience,” he says. He paus-

es to survey the combination of rough and

refined elements, then adds, “It’s the first time

I’ve expressed my brand in anything but the

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Sleeping Beauty Inspired by her love of fabrics, fashion designer

Vera Wang launches a new collection that dresses the bed in creations

worthy of the runway

features a duvet cover, coverlet, sheets, pil-

lowcases, shams, and decorative pillows, in a

variety of coordinating patterns. The palette

includes rich lavenders, blues, and grays, as

well as black and white. What’s striking is the

interplay of textures—jacquard juxtaposed

with velvet, cotton voile with crisp percale.

The bed linens reflect her passion for textiles.

“I am a fabric-obsessed designer and love the

layering,” Wang says. “But the surprise is in the

details.” The whipstitching, pleating, frogs, and

appliqué are more meticulously executed than

those on many runways.

Bedding is a natural progression for Wang,

who for the past decade has been design-

ing fine china, dinnerware, silverware, and

crystal—even mattresses—so she knows the

territory. The crisp blue-and-white Lotus en-

semble is her modern take on French-country

style. Her Love Knots bedding group borrows

from the bridal registry with its feminine flour-

ishes. French Paisley pairs a graphic black-

and-white floral with scalloped-edge sheets.

Wang’s favorite is the dark, sophisticated, tone-

on-tone Bouquet group. “I’m a touch more

masculine,” she says. “A little sleeker. It would

really change everything in my bedroom.”

That, of course, is the great thing about bed-

ding. And Wang’s will bring instant dressmak-

er chic to one and all. Cynthia Kling

In 1990, a recent bride named Vera Wang,

frustrated by the ordeal of shopping for her

own nuptials, designed and sold her first ro-

mantic yet sophisticated wedding dresses to

posh brides-to-be in an atelier at Manhattan’s

Carlyle hotel. Twenty years later, she’s putting

the finishing touches on their trousseaux with

a new line of bedding.

Don’t expect bright pastels, colorful florals,

or lots of sateen. This carefully edited collec-

tion is quintessential Wang and hews to her

modernist design philosophy.

She created four

ensembles: Each

A bed dressed in French Paisley linens.

Love Knots pillows, coverlet, and duvet cover.

Bouquet sheet, pillow-cases, and sham.

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Knots pillows.

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This month’s International Fine Art & Antique

Dealers Show brings the best of everything to

Manhattan

antiques-and-art fairs can be as informative as mu-

seums, but even more compelling, since they hold

out the possibility—if only theoretical—of being able

to bring something extraordinary home. and the

best ones not only stoke our desires, they tend

to inspire new ones.

the international fine art & antique dealers

show, at manhattan’s park avenue armory, is defi-

nitely one of the world’s best. the 22nd annual itera-

tion, produced by anna and brian haughton, is on

view october 22–28 (its opening-night celebration

on october 21 benefits the society of memorial

sloan-kettering Cancer Center). the fair features 62 deal-

ers from around the globe showcasing their finest treasures,

objects that range in provenance from ancient egypt to contempo-

rary paris. and the dealers often create elaborate and striking set-

tings, which only heightens the intrigue.

even a strict minimalist, for example, might develop a new apprecia-

tion for silver after spotting a pair of sleek 1930s Georg Jensen fish

dishes at the booth of the silver fund. the sumptuous yet re-

strained geometry of a louis xvi marquetry chest that ritter antik

is bringing could win over the most dedicated fan of french furni-

ture of the 1940s. it’s not hard to imagine the ceramics at kagedo

French secretary, circa 1765.

Georg Jensen silver fish dishes, 1930s.

Italian marble bust, circa 1790.

George I mirror, 1727.

Etruscan bronze horse, circa 500 B.C.

Marble Oiseau armchair by the

Lalannes.

Byzantine limestone roundel, 6th century.

Japanese art enticing a collector of midcentury

scandinavian pieces. and those who love stark

white rooms could succumb to the subtle opulence and curves of

a pair of George i gilt mirrors at ronald phillips.

decorator Jamie drake is a longtime fan of the event. “i always find

the fair exciting,” he says. “it has the broadest range of any of the new

york shows. last year i came across the most madly curvaceous, wild-

ly sexy rosewood armchair with brass inlay. it is french, circa 1840,

but has a rather victorian personality, a period i generally steer clear of.

but i was seduced by its romantic mien, as was my client. she

bought it on the spot!” Michael Boodro

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Liz o’Brien’s Manhattan shop thrives on delicious paradoxes. Its

contents can be as refined as a pair of 1930s scrolled sconces by

Jean-Charles Moreau, as edgy as a python-covered tea table by

karl springer, and as earthy as the contemporary glazed-gourd

sculptures of Greg kuharic. the soft-spoken and cerebral furniture

dealer mixes pieces by Frances elkins, Billy haines, samuel Marx

(about whom o’Brien has written a monograph), and other leading

names of 20th-century American decorating. then she adds her

own elegant designs, such as a tweed-upholstered Queen Anne

dining chair with a velvet back. the result appeals to both the eye

and the brain. “I like a counterpoint of classical and modern,” she

says. “Continuity is important to me. If a design is successful, it’s

always successful. It doesn’t matter when it was made.”

o’Brien recently relocated her Fifth Avenue shop to a welcoming

2,400-square-foot showroom on the ground floor of the Interior

Design Building on east 61st street. the move has been seamless.

“People never complained that the old store was out of the way, but

everyone seems happier that we’re here,” she says. “I’m able to

show more of the things I love.” o’Brien’s client roster includes cos-

metics executive Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, decorator Alex Papa-

christidis, and such recent visitors as fashion impresario Valentino

Garavani and French interior designer Jacques Grange.

the ample room and light in o’Brien’s new space have influenced

her aesthetic choices, she says: “I’m loving trompe l’oeil and fabric-

wrapped furniture, like karl springer’s tables sheathed in African

bark cloth and Indonesian batiks. seeing pattern and color on mod-

ern forms softens them, makes them more interesting, brings them

to life.” the tone and feel of her new shop, she hopes, will resonate

with her motto, drawn from the title of one of her favorite Matisse

paintings: Luxe, calme, et volupté. James Servin

An array of pieces by Maison Jansen, Parish-Hadley, and Frances

Elkins in Liz O’Brien’s new gallery.

Furniture dealer Liz O’Brien in her office.

A cabinet and desk by Maison

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A 1970s games table in the store window.

The shop’s mix of distinctive pieces spans decades.

A table by Karl Springer sits under a 1980s console.

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Scrivania desk with bronze-glass top.

The recently opened Paris gallery.

Rizzo’s Maria Callas at La

Scala, 1958.

Parallel occasional table.

Lazy Susan dining table.

Triangular Love lamp.

A 1953 Rizzo image of Yves Saint Laurent with his first collection for Christian Dior.

Wander into the new Willy rizzo gallery on

Paris’s left Bank and you just might find the

nearly 82-year-old photographer and furni-

ture designer sitting in front of his

computer with his dashing son,

Willy Jr., the two of them

tweaking sketches for a

new bar cart, cocktail table,

or vanity. “i still have a few

ideas for things i want to

design,” says rizzo, adding

with a laugh, “remember:

Work keeps you young!”

focus away from photography and spent

most of the ’70s furnishing the grand apart-

ments, Alpine chalets, and Mediterranean vil-

las of europe’s decadent chic crowd. His line

is strong, sharp, and masculine, his materials

natural and noble, his style distinctly jet-set.

in 1978 he returned to Paris and the bohe-

mian life of a photographer. Among his most

poignant recent portraits are those of some

of his dearest friends: Jack Nicholson grin-

ning his big Jack grin, sean Penn in front of

an Airstream trailer after wildfires burned

down his house in Malibu, and the late Den-

nis Hopper with his wife, Victoria. “this i shot

in Dennis’s home in Venice just after they got

married,” rizzo says wistfully a few weeks

after Hopper’s death in May. then he smiles.

“Et voilà.” Dana Thomas

rizzo’s vintage pieces have long been col-

lected by aficionados of high style, and new

editions are available at such galleries as Mal-

lett in both New york and london. But late last

year, rizzo decided with Dominique, his wife

of 30 years, to open his own space. “We were

looking for offices,” he explains, “and when

we saw this gallery for rent, we thought, Why

not take this and make it an office, studio, and

gallery? let’s just mix it all up.”

Mix it up he has. in the light, airy shop on a

tiny street, rizzo sells re-editions of his classic

1970s designs, including his iconic rotating

round cocktail table with a built-in Cham-

pagne bucket, as well as new pieces that he

creates in his back office. on the walls hang

giant framed prints of his most famous pic-

tures, many of which appeared in Paris Match,

such as a young, tousled Brigitte Bardot in

saint-tropez and Maria Callas preparing to

go onstage at la scala. these and other im-

ages are available in limited editions.

rizzo got into furniture design “by necessi-

ty,” he says: He had a pied-à-terre in rome,

and as he recalls, “i wanted to decorate it in a

modern style, so i created things for it—and

my career went from there.” He turned his

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• The Italian manufacturer Sicis features its graphic and elaborate decorative-tile mosaics—including floors inspired by the vil-las of ancient Rome—at the company’s first Japanese showroom, located in Tokyo’s Minato district. B1F 5-3-5 Minami-aoyama, 011-81-3-3406-1040; sicis.it

• Hermès has expanded its Chicago presence with a new 6,000-square-foot boutique on the Gold Coast—twice the size of its previous location nearby. A limited-edition scarf has been created to mark the occasion. 25 E. Oak St., 312-787-8175; hermes.com

KENT HOME, CHAPPAQUA, NYInspired by his favorite design boutiques in Paris and Milan, former fashion execu-tive Michael Kalesti has opened a home-furnishings shop about an hour north of Manhattan. Distinctive vintage pieces—brass cherub sconces, an ornate 19th-century Italian credenza—share space with such classics as a George Nakashi-ma chair with a woven-grass seat and midcentury American pottery.396 King St., 914-861-2690; kent-chap-paqua.com

REDEFINED HOME BOUTIQUE, ATLANTA

David D’Ambrosio’s home-decor shop specializes in rotating collections of odd but aesthetically pleasing vintage objects—manual typewriters, oilcans, and Latin apothecary bottles, to name a few. The selection is rounded out by pale-linen-upholstered seating, Gustavian-style ta-bles and chairs, and fanciful chandeliers.887 Howell Mill Rd., Ste. 200, 404-815-7250; redefinedhomeboutique.com

THE MELROSE PROJECT, WEST HOLLYWOOD

Styled with a funky industrial vibe, the capacious showroom of mother-and-son decorating team Kathleen and Tommy Clements displays antiques chosen from favorite sources in Los Angeles and around the country. Kathleen’s own line of furniture—including a Belgian-linen sofa and a lacquer dining table—is on offer, as are artworks from local galleries and hand-knotted rugs. 8674 Melrose Ave., 310-862-2327; themel-roseproject.com

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STUDIO ANISE, NEW YORK CITY

this bright duplex showroom in manhattan’s

soho neighborhood displays modern euro-

pean home design, including streamlined

sofas and armchairs by vico magistretti for

De padova, richly colored Casalis carpets,

and minimalist bathrooms by agape. studio

anise is also the only american outlet for

acheo’s sleek kitchen fixtures.

23-25 Greene St., 212-933-1406; studioanise.com

CH CAROLINA HERRERA,

NEW YORK CITY

the fashion designer has unveiled a

glamorous manhattan boutique devoted

to her Ch line of clothing and accessories

for women, men, and children. the warm,

wood-paneled salon carries herrera’s

dresses, suits, and handbags, plus swank

gear such as leather suitcases, silk sleep-

ing masks, and buckskin driving gloves.

802 Madison Ave., 212-744-2076;

carolinaherrera.com

LANvIN, NEW YORK CITY

a classic upper east side townhouse is

now home to lanvin’s manhattan flag-

ship. alber elbaz’s highly coveted ready-

to-wear, resort, and bridal collections are

displayed on three light-filled floors orna-

mented with art Deco chandeliers and vin-

tage photographs. the boutique also

features the designer’s signature jewelry

and shoes, and a playful selection of

unexpected gift items.

815 Madison Ave., 646-439-0381; lanvin.com

JON vACCARI ANTIQUES AND DESIgN,

NEW ORLEANS

Decorator Jon vaccari’s new shop, located

in a stunning 1853 greek revival building,

has all the flair of a classic new orleans resi-

dence. striking table lamps by garouste &

Bonetti, black leather marco Zanuso chairs,

and a bronze vitrine created by Jacques

grange for yves saint laurent’s paris bou-

tique are juxtaposed with contemporary

furnishings and lighting.

1912 St. Charles Ave., 504-899-7632;

jonvaccaridesign.com

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Top Chef winner Stephanie izard—whose

last name is french for a Pyrenean goat—

brings her talents to chicago’s funky, rustic-

chic girl & the goat. her inventive dishes,

many of which pair meat and fish, include

yellowtail crudo with crisp pork belly and

seared scallops with braised veal. at 809

w. randolph St. call 312-492-6262;

girlandthegoat.com.

2 / Café SoCiety

a chandelier made of 300 wineglasses

brightens La gazzetta, a cheerful café

housed in manhattan’s soon-to-be-opened

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pastries are on the menu. at 55 gansevoort

St. call 212-924-5559; villapacri.com.

3 / Southern Splendor

Located in italy’s Puglia region and overlook-

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a bold color scheme and streamlined industrial

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manhattan’s flatiron neighborhood. the space

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the moorish-inspired riads, or traditional

houses, of the lavish royal mansour mar-

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Set on eight lush acres landscaped with

gardens and fountains, the property in-

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the eco-friendly forty 1° north hotel

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Celebrating her firm’s 20

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Interior Portraits (Rizzoli,

$50) captures the decora-

tor’s signature style—

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comfort—with projects

that include Nantucket

cottages, prewar apart-

ments, and a Jackson

Hole retreat.

A keen sense of balance

and color—a legacy of her

father, Mark Hampton—

unites the 18 homes in

Alexa Hampton: The Lan-

guage of Interior Design

(Clarkson Potter, $50). As-

semblages of fabric swatch-

es, trims, and artful objects

illustrate how many of

the rooms came together.

Timeless Elegance: The

Houses of David Easton

(Stewart, Tabori & Chang,

$65) showcases the archi-

tect/designer’s seamlessly

integrated homes and

landscapes. Stately com-

missions from Montreal

to Mexico City, as well as

his own antiques-filled

residences, are on view.

More than 100 trendsetters

reveal their living spaces—

glam, minimal, exuberantly

colorful, or full of quirky

collections—in American

Fashion Designers at

Home (Assouline, $65),

proving they’re just as styl-

ish behind closed doors.

With an eye for streamlined

interiors and lively tab-

leaux, decorator and pho-

tographer Vicente Wolf

shares his process in

Lifting the Curtain on De-

sign (The Monacelli Press,

$50). Travel inspirations

and before-and-after shots

outline his work from

conception to completion.

For centuries the taste-

makers of Sweden have

championed the decorative

arts, incorporating elabo-

rate painted ceilings,

ceramic-tiled stoves, and or-

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into home decor. The

Swedish Country House

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presents 20 magnificent

examples, including

sprawling sunlit estates,

humble yet charming

farmhouses, and a royal

pavilion fit for a king.

The World of Madeleine

Castaing (Rizzoli, $65)

reflects the French de-

signer’s mantra,“Be auda-

cious, but with taste.” Her

fabric patterns, many still

in production, and her

neoclassical-inspired interi-

ors for Jean Cocteau, Fran-

cine Weisweiller, and others

are the stuff of legend.

The allure of vintage objets

d’art and the search

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their history and famous

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heroes of modernism

lush landscapes art meets design

The region that inspired

a legendary school of land-

scape painting has been

fertile ground for green-

thumbed talents too.

Gardens of the Hudson Val-

ley (The Monacelli Press,

$50) features more than

two dozen designs—some

present-day (Amy Gold-

man’s handsome vegetable

patch), others a century

old (the Vanderbilt estate’s

Italianate loggia). An

index highlights 14 gardens

open to the public.

A revealing photo essay,

Handcrafted Modern:

At Home with Mid-Century

Designers (Rizzoli, $45)

documents the private

quarters of Harry Bertoia,

Walter Gropius, Eva Zeisel,

and other key figures.

Alessi (ACC Distribution,

$75) spotlights the Italian

firm’s iconic household

staples—such as the 1945

Bombé tea-and-coffee ser-

vice and Philippe Starck’s

spiderlike juicer—which

marry whimsy and sophisti-

cation. The book chronicles

the company’s nine-decade

history and previews

not-yet-released designs.

Alvin Lustig, known for his

pioneering book jackets

with Joan Miró–esque

illustrations and graphic

type, also designed logos,

interiors, and even a

helicopter. Born Modern:

The Life and Design

of Alvin Lustig (Chronicle

Books, $50) follows his

brief but fruitful career in

two and three dimensions.

The man behind the daz-

zling Fontainebleau hotel

in Miami Beach gets his

due in Morris Lapidus: The

Architecture of Joy (Rizzoli,

$65), which examines

his theatrical designs for

department stores, syna-

gogues, and restaurants.

The first monograph de-

voted to the artist, Donald

Judd (Yale University

Press, $55) traces the de-

velopment of his work,

from wall-mounted sculp-

tures based on the Fibonacci

sequence of numbers to

his minimal masterworks

of aluminum and concrete

in Marfa, Texas.

Taking a voyeuristic look

into 28 backyards, Private

Gardens of Connecticut (The

Monacelli Press, $65) sur-

veys a mix of breathtaking

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if, for some reason, the art market were to col-

lapse, Sharon core has a number of skills to fall

back on. the fine-art photographer could be-

come a world-class pastry chef (in fact, she

made wedding cakes while living in Prague be-

fore graduate school), or a fruit grower whose

farm stand would rival that of her neighbors in

new york’s lush mid-hudson Valley. that’s be-

cause the artist, known for her luminous, me-

ticulously detailed photographs, made every

layer cake and scoop of ice cream from scratch

for her “thiebaud” series, 18 works that repli-

cate Wayne thiebaud’s food paintings of

the 1960s. and she grew nearly every fruit

and vegetable for “early american,” an on-

going series (32 works to date) inspired by

the eerily precise and refined sti l l l i fes of

19th-century painter raphaelle Peale.

for core, who trained as a painter before

earning her Mfa in photography at yale, pro-

cess is practically everything. When she saw

thiebaud’s paintings in a 2001 retrospective

at the Whitney Museum of american art, they

seemed so familiar to her that she wanted to

“construct them from the bottom up—to make

them a reality,” she says. So flour and sugar

flew in her tiny Brooklyn kitchen. then, for the

Peale series, she not only grew the produce,

she even tracked down antique serving pieces

to match the painter’s elegant props. (Because

the plates and bowls in Peale’s time were small,

she had to grow heirloom grapes and melons,

which are smaller than today’s fruit.)

obsessive? Sure. Just don’t call her a copy-

cat. rather, core compares herself to a musi-

cian who is “not copying, just playing someone

else’s notes—but it’s their own interpretation.”

and her images, which have been collected

by the hermès foundation and several mu-

seums, including the guggenheim, are very

different, bursting with color and clarity, detail

and drama, vitality and decay.

lately, core says she is “looking at flower

paintings, from fantin-latour to old dutch

works.” naturally, she now has a flourishing

rose garden—and another marketable skill.

Sharon CoreInspired by American art history, from classic still lifes to Pop Art confections, this photographer literally re-creates the past for her seductive images. By Vicky Lowry

Early American, Watermelon and Blackberries, 2009.

Candy Counter, 1969, 2003.

Early American, Apples, 2009.

Early American, Jimson Weed, 2009.

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Untitled (8-129), 2010.

Untitled (P-19), 2007.

Untitled (P-33), 2008.

Untitled (N-17), 2010.

Untitled (N-9), 2010.

Thomas NozkowskiFor more than 30 years, this champion of abstraction

has transformed fleeting visual impressions into freewheeling yet compelling canvases. By David Colman

almost as much as hollywood, the art world loves drama. artist X starts

off with a bang, zigs this way at 30, zags that way at 50, then slides into

obscurity before staging a valiant comeback. so what makes both the

career and the seductive, small-scale abstractions of Thomas Noz-

kowski unusual is the total lack of backstory. None of his works is titled,

and he politely declines to talk about their various sources, disclosing

only that each one starts from something he has glimpsed.

plus, Nozkowski has experienced no dramatic rise or fall. he began

painting in the late 1960s, when abstraction was beginning to be con-

sidered old hat. and his style has not appreciably changed. for more

than 30 years, he has been admired by cognoscenti, but never quite

had a moment. “my work is murder to sell,” he says with a chuckle.

But as demonstrated by recent retrospectives at the National gallery

of Canada in ottawa and the fisher landau Center for art in Queens,

New york, more people have come to admire the engrossing and playful

beauty of Nozkowski’s work. sometimes suggestive of sci-fi animation,

sometimes of classic gestural abstraction, Nozkowski’s paintings share

no consistent color palette or signature shapes. his latest works, on

view in a show that opens this month at the pace gallery in manhattan,

could as easily have been created in 1980 as 2010.

This isn’t a weakness. it’s actually part of Nozkowski’s mission not to

let subtle trends mold his work or modify it. in his view, efforts in the ’50s

and ’60s to codify abstraction with rules and theory are what ruined it

in the first place. “my paintings, everything i do, come from something

in the real world—ideas, places, things, moments,” he says in his up-

state New york studio. “That’s where they’re rooted, not in some kind

of high-aesthetics idea. i think with the best paintings, words slip away.”

Then he adds, “what do you say about a watteau?”

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For the past two decades, artist katherine Bowling

has spent part of each year atop a mountain in the

Catskills, in a 19th-century farmhouse surrounded

by fields and forests. she calls what she paints

“ordinary stuff, the things in front of me—the road

I travel every day to get the paper.” Her paintings,

lushly colored and suffused with light, make these

everyday things extraordinary.

like Monet, Bowling revisits and repaints her

subjects: glittering branches of apple blossoms, a

pond on a friend’s farm, a lone miniature spruce in

a stand of birches. “I’ve painted the same tree

many times,” she says. “sometimes I look up at

the tree, sometimes at the shadows of the tree,

at reflections of the tree in water . . . but it’s the same

tree.” Her inspirations aren’t traditional landscape

paintings, but the dreamy, twilit early photographs

of edward steichen, the skewed camera angles of

aleksandr rodchenko, and the serene color fields

of agnes Martin. “katherine’s work is about a way

of seeing rather than about landscape,” says cu-

rator sue scott, who organized a show of Bowl-

ing’s work at the orlando Museum of art.

Bowling paints on wood panels she covers with

layers of vinyl spackle, which mimics the absor-

bent surface of fresco plaster. a base coat of

bright color makes the work appear lit from within.

scott describes how Bowling “turns the painting

around, letting the paint drip—the drips might

evolve into grasses or the sides of birches. the

paint becomes the thing, and the thing becomes

the paint.” In Central Park, a rare depiction of the

city where Bowling spends winters, the artist’s

focus is concentrated on a patch of land that might

easily be overlooked. “that opening scene of Blue

Velvet, where the camera pans down into the

ground, to the ants?” she says. “that’s me.”

Focusing on ordinary, overlooked details,

this New York painter builds lush visions of nature at

its most poeticBy Peter Terzian

Bird (Self Portrait), 2009.

Moon Light, 2010.

Blossom, 2004.

Slope, 2008. Central Park, 2009.

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stars, and royalty all flocked to the atelier of

this daring Italian jeweler, who merged opulence and wit

to dazzling effect By Mitchell Owens

1967 X necklace of gold, amethysts,

rubellite, and rubies, which originally

belonged to Betsey Whitney.

Lily of the Valley brooch, 1970, of gold, platinum, emeralds, diamonds, and pearls.

Maltese Cross cuffs, circa 1930,

made by Verdura for Coco Chanel.

The Duke of Verdura at work in 1961.

Crossover ring of gold, platinum, dia-monds, and enamel,

made in 2008.

1940s Lion-paw shell brooch, set with sapphires and diamonds.

Actress Anne Hathaway in Verdura diamond ear clips at the Tony Awards.

When moviegoers heard Marilyn Monroe

warbling a paean to brand-name jewelers

in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953—

“tiffany’s, cartier, talk to me, harry Winston,”

went the breathy refrain—patrons of a cer-

tain jewelry shop in Manhattan surely sup-

pressed smiles. Pear-shape gemstones of

great clarity and impressive size may have

turned the head of lorelei lee, but for a num-

ber of stylish women, as well as collectors,

the rings, brooches, and necklaces of Ver-

dura possess a little something extra.

Who else but fulco santostefano della

cerda, duke of Verdura and Marquess of

Murata la cerda—a wavy-haired sicilian who

fled provincial Palermo as soon as opportu-

nity allowed—would offer his clients plump

ruby hearts tied with diamond ribbons, vio-

lets whose petals were fashioned from ame-

thysts, a gold ear-of-corn brooch studded

with black-pearl kernels, or a tiara inspired by

american indian headdresses, its golden

feathers paved with white diamonds? as

Vogue observed, “any jewel that Verdura

touches becomes a more interesting jewel.”

from 1939 (when the immigrant aristocrat

opened his first boutique in new york city)

until 1978 (when he died, at age 79, in lon-

don), hundreds of the most celebrated

women in the world flocked to his doorstep.

they snapped up in-stock extravagances or

commissioned flights of bejeweled fancy

whose decorative wit was as unmistak-

able as the vibrant stones, colorful enam-

els, and signature use of gold rather

than platinum. Which accounts for

a coterie of devotees that still

craves anything he designed,

whether pieces conjured while in

the employ of coco chanel in the

1920s and Paul flato in the ’30s,

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who purchased the company in 1985. de-

cades ago, one writer proclaimed, “the

smartest women buy their bombazines

from Mainbocher, their sparklers from Ver-

dura . . . and syrie Maugham is called in to

decorate their flats.” Verdura is the only

tastemaker on that list still in business—and

still quickening pulses.

fashion editor diana Vreeland rarely left her

apartment without first sliding two of the jew-

eler’s big, bold Maltese-cross bracelets onto

her wrists. style icon babe Paley owned doz-

ens of Verdura baubles, including a knockout

dinner ring consisting of a walnut-size canary

diamond nestled in thickly knotted gold wire;

her sister betsey Whitney ordered the feather

tiara for her husband’s investiture as ameri-

can ambassador to great britain. confec-

tions of equal inventiveness glittered on the

bodices and earlobes of playwright clare

booth luce, hollywood wife afdera fonda,

and demi-royal Wallis Windsor. cole Porter’s

wife, linda, commissioned lavish cigarette

cases to commemorate the opening nights

of his musicals (one incorporated a re-

movable diamond brooch). Joan crawford’s

patronage made Verdura’s jewels a must-

have in silver-screen circles. her first piece, a

brooch designed in 1940, was a blue chal-

cedony heart pierced by a diamond arrow

and dripping six ruby drops of blood.

the nearly 10,000 provocative jewelry de-

signs Verdura dashed off were anything but

well mannered. sass, not subtlety, was the

name of his game, and his artful creations—

sparked by everything from italian rococo

plasterwork to fresh vegetables to sailors’

knots—caused bourgeois ladies to clutch

their perfect pearls in disbelief and women

of stronger character to place their orders.

some followed the example of spain’s duch-

ess of cadaval and entreated Verdura to up-

date their ancestral jewels. in

his hands a pink-tinged ba-

roque pearl became the belly

of a hefty, diamond-flecked

rhinoceros brooch. seashells

were drizzled with precious

gems and turned into chic

compacts or traced with

gold wire and mounted as

earrings; a pair of these became

an emblem of the duchess of Wind-

sor. the ennoblement of humble mate-

rials, high married to low, appealed to

Verdura’s mordant humor. “What i get a kick

out of is to buy a shell for $5, use half of it, and

sell it for $2,500,” he said.

today the market for Verdura jewels

remains strong. the new york city

boutique, for example, carries vin-

tage pieces alongside new and

reissued designs. auction houses

do a lively business in Verdu-

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a grand amour.

A 1951 sketch for a necklace of Ceylon sap-

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Diana Vreeland in the 1920s, wearing Maltese Cross brooches Verdura designed for Chanel.

Gold-and-zircon Leaf brooch, 1943.

Byzantine Theodora brooch, circa 1920s, reissued in 2009.

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An Aristocratic EyePauline de Rothschild, the American whose flair and idiosyncratic style had all of Europe talking, remains a potent influence on tastemakers today. By Mitchell Owens

housewife is an occupation viewed somewhat dismissively in this time of two-career couples, but decades ago, when a handful of iconic women seemed to rule the world of style, devotion to the domestic arts was deemed time well spent. con-sider, for instance, the opinion of the most refined of the 20th-century’s exalted homemakers, pauline de rothschild. “philippe always says that women and jail taught him most,” the american baroness ob-served of her vintner-poet husband, who had been briefly imprisoned during World War ii. “Well, i am the woman. But i also know i am the jail. it’s my job to make the cell comfortable.”

a top-flight Manhattan fashion designer who became hostess of the celebrated french winery château Mouton rothschild when she married its owner in 1954 at age 45, the willowy rothschild (1908–1976) electrified the international haut monde with her idiosyncratic approach. other women of her ilk embraced silk-velvet-and-ormolu interiors to complement their dior gowns. But the former pau-line fairfax potter created sublime environmental

mash-ups whose aesthetic audacity still widens eyes and inspires designers long after the editors of L’Oeil and Vogue first came calling. the paris-born bluestocking eruditely cherry-picked her way through art, literature, history, and other sourc-es. She read The Confessions of St. Augustine while she bathed, but in her public outings rocked Balen-ciaga harem pants and silk slippers or thigh-high roger Vivier boots with robin hood–style jer-kins by Yves Saint Laurent.

the couple shared a vine-embraced residence known as Grand Mouton, a few miles outside the honey-color neoclassical city of Bordeaux. origi-nally a limestone stable complex, the structure was remodeled by local architect andré conte to be a modern escape from the fussy Victorian manor, petit Mouton, that stood alongside it. under her guid-ance, the Grand pièce (great room) became a long, sunlit, multipurpose entertaining space whose blue-and-pink tile floor was adapted from one she had seen in a 16th-century italian book. it was artfully scattered with mismatched antique Venetian and

The Baroness Philippe de Rothschild, circa 1956,

in the drawing room at Petit Mouton; the portrait is of

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The vineyards at Château Mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, France.

The drawing room of the baroness’s London apart-

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chippendale chairs—chosen for their silhouettes

rather than comfort—which were offset by modern

sculptures by Brancusi, césar, and richard Lippold.

rothschild’s gesso-white bedroom recalled the mag-

ical landscapes painted on rare Japanese screens,

from the flared gilt-wood valances that emulated

thatched roofs to the elegant flock of stuffed marsh

birds that posed and postured on tabletops through-

out the room to the towering bronze bed whose se-

vere canopy was borne aloft by metal branches.

in the extraordinary London duplex apartment she

completed in the early 1970s with the help of British

tastemaker John fowler, the drawing room curtains

were scissored to echo icicles she had seen drip-

ping from window ledges in the Soviet union, and

the main corridor was strewn with dozens of over-

lapping white goatskins.

“rothschild was sampling long before any hip-hop

musician,” says blue-chip architect and designer

daniel romualdez, a member of an informal roth-

schild fan club that includes interior designers Jef-

frey Bilhuber, Suzanne Kasler, and charlotte Moss.

Kasler’s penchant for upholstery with wide, wide

stripes echoes the blue and white fabrics rothschild

whimsically pieced together to cover a Louis XVi set-

tee in the London flat. Bilhuber, for his part, cheerfully

owns up to adapting an extravagant gunmetal-leg

sofa that the baroness conjured for Grand Mouton’s

library. he remade it for several clients, including

andrea and John Stark, owners of the eponymous

textile and rug firm. “pauline de rothschild is the

gift that keeps on giving,” Bilhuber says with a

smile. “her ideas remain absolutely fresh when those

of so many style icons have gone entirely stale.”

entertaining at Mouton, for instance, was made

memorable by dinner tables decorated with every-

thing from pine boughs and peach blossoms to

cabbages and weeds, often sprouting from plump

beds of moss that spread like lava across one of the

baroness’s more than 100 tablecloths, a collection

that included bargain-basement indian printed

cottons that might seem better suited to a hash-

scented college dorm room. (the tables themselves

were collapsible banquet tables moved at whim

around the house, which had no designated din-

ing room.) a rare George ii i si lver teapot was

pressed into service as a paperweight, and the fau-

cet handles of her bath were made of gold cast in the

shape of lemons. in the baroness’s paris flat—her

husband lived across town and sometimes made

dates with his privacy-mad wife via hand-delivered

note—one plaster wall held a long shelf-cum-desk

fashioned from an unfinished plank of wood trimmed

with a band of sterling silver. in the garden outside,

the lawn was as overgrown as a meadow, though

the shrubs were meticulously pruned into topiaries.

nothing about le style Pauline, as admirers called

these domestic special effects, was even remotely

ordinary. Grand Mouton, a visitor wrote in 1963,

was “beautiful, filled with beautiful objects, a setting

for a beautiful way of living, conducive to beautiful

ideas, and producing beautiful work.” Which surely

explains why philippe de rothschild remained in

thrall to his wife, spiritually if not physically, over

more than two decades of tempestuous married

life. after all, the lady spent her days building the

most alluring of prisons.

touchstones of Le StyLe PauLine

• Reindeer-hide rugs

• Indian printed-cotton tablecloths

• Nineteenth-century Creil earthenware plates

• Eccentric floral arrangements: fruiting

branches, towering weeds, shapely twigs,

cabbages, moss

• The scent Extract of Limes by Penhaligon’s

• Boldly patterned floors—tiled or painted

• Exotic taxidermy birds

• Flowers in vases set along baseboards or on

floor-hugging tables

• D. Porthault bed linens threaded with

blue silk ribbons

• Chinese Export mirror paintings

The baroness’s bedroom in the London apartment, with curtains made of pieced satin and a paint-ed wood floor, one of her favorite decorative elements.

A guest room in the London apartment.

Pauline de Rothschild, circa 1967.

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sensibility into lavish gowns with textured fabrics and detailed embroi-

dery. they brought the same sensibility to a sunset soirée they threw in

July, importing the atmosphere of an english garden to Manhattan’s

hudson hotel. it was the perfect backdrop for the introduction of their

collection of bone china for Lenox. “we wanted to have a moment to

show family and friends what we’ve been up to,” says chapman, who

has been working on the tableware with craig for more than a year.

the hotel penthouse, designed by Philippe starck, is outfitted with an

ivied solarium; an adjoining terrace offered sweeping views of Manhat-

tan. of course, any garden party must have flower arrangements—in

this case, hydrangeas, peonies, sweet peas, and garden roses. “we

wanted to design something that felt european and feminine at the same

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spring Lark china. the pattern is one of eight that craig and

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Marchesa’s Georgina Chapman.

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reflective surfaces—whether on a cocktail table, a

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mirrored furniture out of its usual dressed-up con-

text, envisions it in a beach house with linens, ceram-

ics, and a kilim. “don’t make it so precious,” he says.

and while a roomful of reflections—Versailles’s Hall

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definitely a saturation point. “you have to be careful

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6 IsABeLLA MIrrOreD rOOM sCreeN BY ArTerIOrs hOMe With its sculptural beveled-edge panels and 1930s feel, this 76"-tall folding screen would create instant drama in a space, Stilin says. He admires the antiqued finish: “It’s artful and very natural.” $4,499; arteriorshome.com

7 ANTIQUeD MIrrOr CONsOLe TABLe BY CUrreY & CO. Well proportioned with beautifully tapered legs, this 33"-tall console table suits a formal urban foyer, says Lydon. She’s a fan of the graceful patina and pewter- color wood trim: “It takes the mirror down a notch.” $1,310; curreyandcompany.com

8 TeMpLe NesTING TABLes BY JULIAN ChIChesTer FrOM GeOrGe sMITh Silver-leaf-backed glass gives these nesting tables an ethereal quality, Stilin says. The trio (the largest is 22" tall) can be placed around a room for a party or used as tiered bedside tables. $4,995; julianchichester.com

9 reFLeCT FLOAT TABLe FrOM ABC CArpeT & hOMe “Whimsical, with a modern vibe,” says Lydon of the 22"-tall right-angled table. “It’s simple, but the floating base keeps it from being boring.” She’d set two in front of a sofa and style them differently—one with objects, the other with books. $1,595; abchome.com

10 DONNABeLLA ChesT BY MITCheLL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMs “This chest has a vintage look, but it’s crisp and fresh too,” Stilin says. “The dark wood and silver-leafed glass play nicely off each other.” In a ca-sual bedroom the spacious 30"-tall chest would add a touch of glam, he says. $2,065; mgbwhome.com

1 ChAIrsIDe TABLe BY CeNTUrY FUrNITUre A striking octagonal form and smoky patina draw Katie Lydon to this 27"- tall table: “It has tons of personality.” The aged finish would be at home in a grand or low-key setting, she says, and pairs well with leather and fabrics. $1,650; centuryfurniture.com

2 eVA LOW ChesT OF DrAWers BY OLY“Clean, linear, and functional, but with a shimmer factor,” says Robert Stilin of this 54"-wide chest. He pictures it in a bedroom with deep colors, where the mirrored body would add light and balance. There’s plenty of storage, too. $4,125; olystudio.com

3 FACeTeD MIrrOr sIDe TABLe BY WesT eLM “It’s a playful accent piece,” says Lydon of the geometric table. The triangles add points of reflection, she notes. At 12.5" wide, it’s compact enough to fit into any nook; plus, it’s well priced for those who want to give mirrored furniture a try. $199; westelm.com

4 sT. GerMAINe OVAL MIrrOreD COCKTAIL TABLe BY sChUMACher With mirrored legs and a gemlike border, this 48.5"-wide table sparkles, says Stilin. He sees it paired with a linen-upholstered sofa, mixing chic with classic. Fresh peonies would be per-fect on top, he adds. $6,395; fschumacher.com

5 INOx hIGh CONsOLe TABLes BY MAUrIZIO pereGALLI FrOM DDC To Lydon, these console tables (the larger one is 39.5" tall) are a “phenomenal base for accessories,” with a minimalist design in mirror-polished stainless steel. She’d dress these with wood pieces for contrast. $4,250; ddcnyc.com

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the macaron is the quintessential french cookie. it

doesn’t have much in common with the american

macaroon except that both contain egg whites.

i learned to make these sweet meringue treats as

an apprentice chef in the 1970s, when macarons

were still considered a delicacy offered only by

fancy restaurants and pastry shops. we didn’t

have the rainbow of shades and diversity of flavors

found today. back then, macarons were more tra-

ditional in color and taste. the sad truth is that fla-

vor has lately been sacrificed for presentation.

fortunately, it’s simple to make first-rate macarons

at home. the trick is to let the meringue dry out a

bit before you bake them, so the outside becomes

crispy while the inside remains soft and chewy.

this classic vanilla version is not too sweet and

pairs beautifully with a variety of fillings. whether

you use fresh fruits, jams, or ganache, your friends

are certain to be impressed.

Vanilla Macarons

Makes 70 cookies or 35 sandwich cookies

1¾cupsalmondflour

3 cupspowderedsugar

7 eggwhites,divided1⁄3 cupwater

1 cupsugar

1 vanillabean,splitandseedsscraped

preheat oven to 275°f. spray a baking sheet with

nonstick cooking spray and line with a piece of

parchment paper. sift the almond flour and pow-

dered sugar into a medium bowl and set aside.

Using a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, begin to

whip three egg whites to a medium peak. Mean-

while, combine water and sugar in a small heavy-

bottomed saucepan over high heat. simmer while

monitoring with a candy thermometer; be careful not

to overbeat egg whites. remove syrup from heat

when temperature reaches 240°f. continuing to

whip the egg whites on medium speed, pour the

syrup down the side of the bowl to incorporate slow-

ly. increase speed and whip until whites form glossy,

very stiff peaks. Using a spatula, stir the remaining

egg whites and the vanilla seeds into the flour mix,

making a smooth paste. with the spatula, fold

Vanilla macarons filled with jam, fruits, and ganache are a sweet ending to any autumn meal. The plate is by William Yeoward, and the tablecloth is of a Qua-drille fabric. See Resources.

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What to Drink

To accompany this classic treat, Daniel

Johnnes, the wine director of Daniel Bou-

lud’s restaurants, suggests a classic des-

sert wine, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.

“Muscat has the perfect body and texture

to pair with these tasty confections,” he

explains. “A fine Muscat is redolent of

peach and apricot, and its honeyed aro-

mas are balanced by an underlying acidity

that keeps it from being cloying or heavy.”

A favorite is the Muscat from Domaine de

Durban ($23). He recommends the most

recent vintage, as these wines are best

when served young. As an alternative, he

proposes a Barsac from the Bordeaux re-

gion. “I especially like Château Doisy-

Daëne 2006 [$30],” he adds. “It has notes

of pineapple, peach, and honey and a rich,

smooth texture without being heavy.”

one third of whipped egg whites into the bat-

ter; then gently fold in the rest. stir until the

batter falls in a ribbon when you lift the spat-

ula. Using a soupspoon and your finger,

place round dollops onto the baking sheet,

about an inch apart. the batter should be

stiff enough that the macarons hold their

shape. (Cover batter with plastic film when

not scooping.) lightly tap the sheet to settle

the batter. let the cookies sit at room tem-

perature until a light crust forms, about 15

minutes. sprinkle with your choice of top-

pings (see below). bake for 5 minutes, then

rotate the pan 180° and bake for another 5

minutes. remove the cookies and let them

cool. repeat the process until all the batter is

used. the cookies can be stored in an air-

tight container for two days, or frozen.

Suggested toppings

Cocoa powder

Candied orange zest

Chopped pistachios or other nuts

Suggested fillings

Fresh strawberry slices

Fresh raspberries

Nutella

Fruit jam

Orange marmalade

Ganache (recipe follows)

Ganache

14 oz. dark chocolate, chopped

1½ cups heavy cream

Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. in a

small heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring the

cream to a simmer. Pour the cream over the

chocolate and stir until the chocolate is com-

pletely dissolved. refrigerate, covered, until

ready to use. assemble the cookies by plac-

ing filling of your choice on the flat side, then

topping with another cookie to make a sand-

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that entail smokestacks or endless assembly lines. Milan’s asphalt

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showrooms, and stores that carry the names, bathed in golden light, of

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will be out on the floor waving his arms with the rest of

the club kids. roberto Cavalli has a leopard-spotted

restaurant, while Miuccia Prada is building a gigantic

contemporary-art museum and design space.

Though most people are aware that Milan is one

of the four holy cities of fashion—along with Paris,

new york, and London—many don’t realize its

prominence in the design world. Famous architects

and designers from Angelo Mangiarotti and Gae Au-

lenti to Piero Lissoni, Patricia urquiola, and Fabio

novembre all call the city home. each year in April,

Milan hosts the famed salone internazionale del

Mobile, a weeklong furniture and design fair that

sees thousands of visitors with edgy haircuts and

swedish accents descending from high-speed

trains, shaking the city from its slumber, and trans-

forming it, at least temporarily, into the design mecca

of europe. “The city is just completely different,” says

rossana orlandi, whose eponymous boutique offers

a maze of rooms dedicated to art, sculpture, and

design and is one of the hottest salone spots in

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The country code is 39.

Shop till you drop. Hit Via Montenapo-

leone and its surrounding streets for

the big fashion brands, stake out the

area around San Babila for major

design, then take a spin through the

luxe boutiques of Galleria Vittorio

Emanuele II, the world’s oldest mall.

Indulge in food therapy. Milan’s gastro-

nomic shops treat olives and prosciutto

like precious jewels. Try Peck (Via

Spadari 9; 02-8023161), La Rinascente’s

Food Hall (Piazza Duomo), and Eataly

(Piazza 5 Giornate 1/A; 02-55192083).

Stand at the bar, please. Sitting at most

cafés will cost you quadruple the price

for a coffee. Stay vertical and order the

sfoglia alla mela at Cucchi (Corso Geno-

va 1; 02-89409793). Cova is pricey, but

worth it (Via Montenapoleone 8; 02-

7600-5599). Sissi has Milan’s best

brioche (Piazza Risorgimento 6; 02-

7601-4664). Zucca in Galleria (Piazza del

Duomo 21; 02-86464435) is nearly 150

years old, and Marchesi (Via S. Maria alla

Porta 11/A; 02-876-730) is even older.

Rent a city bike. Cruise the Brera area

for galleries and design and antiques

shops. Circle Parco Sempione, and

then head to Via Tortona and Via Savo-

na for charming cafés (bikemi.com).

Eat ice cream once a day. It’s all ridicu-

lously good, but try Chocolat (Via Boc-

caccio 9; 02-481-0097), with several

different versions of chocolate gelato,

or the Grom chain throughout the city.

Hop on a fast train. You can see spar-

kling Lake Como in 40 minutes or be in

sunny Portofino or the heart of Rome in

three hours flat (trenitalia.it).

What to sEE

Cenacolo Vinciano, Piazza S. Maria

delle Grazie, 02-928-003-62; cenaco-

lovinciano.org: Viewing Da Vinci’s Last

Supper takes only 15 minutes, but it

will never be forgotten. Book ahead, as

reservations are required.

Church of Santa Maria Annunciata in

Chiesa Rossa, Via Neera 24, 02-895-

00817; smacr.com: This 1932 church

designed by Giovanni Muzio houses a

light installation created by Dan Flavin

in 1996, just before he died.

Hangar Bicocca, Via Privata Chiese,

02-853-531-764; hangarbicocca.it: It’s

north of the city, but Anselm Kiefer’s in-

stallation alone makes the journey to this

contemporary-arts center worthwhile.

Il Duomo, Piazza del Duomo: A stun-

ning façade and interior, but don’t miss

the view from the gargoyle-lined roof.

The walk up will burn off your lunch.

La Scala, Via Filodrammatici 2, 02-887-

91; teatroallascala.org: Even if you can’t

get tickets to a ballet or opera, take a

tour of the opera house and its museum.

Pinacoteca di Brera, Via Brera 28,

02-722-631; brera.beniculturali.it: A

beloved small museum with a few

standouts, including Mantegna’s Dead

Christ and Bellini’s Madonna and Child.

Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni,

Piazza Castello 27, 02-805-3606; achil-

lecastiglioni.it: His studio provides re-

markably intimate insights into one of

Italy’s most beloved modern designers.

WhErE to stay

The Bulgari Hotel, Via Privata Fratelli

Gabba 7/B, 02-805-805-1; bulgariho-

tels.com: Among the city’s most luxuri-

ous accommodations; even if you

don’t stay here, come for the spa, the

brunch, or the aperitivo.

Four Seasons Hotel Milano, Via Gesù

6/8, 02-770-88; fourseasons.com/mi-

lan: Originally a 15th-century convent,

it is lovely, of course, with 118 guest

rooms and suites, and is right in the

center of things.

Grand Hotel et de Milan, Via Manzoni

29, 02-723-141; grandhoteletdemilan-

.it: Grand but not at all pompous. The

rooms are spacious; its location is ideal.

Hotel Principe di Savoia, Piazza della

Repubblica 17, 02-623-01; hotelprin-

cipedisavoia.com: Justly renowned,

and a favorite of fashion editors, but

regular folks will also like the revamped

rooms, gym, and gilded indoor pool.

Maison Moschino, Viale Monte Grappa

12, 02-290-098-58; maisonmoschino-

.com: All of the wit and irony of the fash-

ion label’s runway shows have been

poured into the 65 guest rooms of this

newly opened, wonderfully wacky hotel.

Town House 31, Via Carlo Goldoni 31,

02-701-56; townhouse.it/th31: A refined

boutique hotel. A bit east of the center,

but its lovely garden makes up for that.

WhErE to Eat

Antica Trattoria della Pesa, Viale Pasu-

bio 10, 02-655-5741: Traditional Mila-

nese dishes from cotoletta to osso buco

con risotto, all of them outstanding.

Bastianello, Via Borgogna 5, 02-76-

31-70-65; bastianello.com: A tradition-

al café that has you covered in the

morning (latte macchiato), afternoon

(delicious frozen yogurt), and evening

(a great aperitivo spread).

Bice, Via Borgospesso 12, 02-760-

02572; bicemilano.it: A never-fail

Milanese classic for 84 years, and

still perfect for a civilized lunch.

La Cantina di Manuela, Via Poerio 3

and two other locations, 02-763-18892;

lacantinadimanuela.it: Fabulously quaint

wine bars. Come for aperitivo and you

may eat enough to skip dinner.

La Granseola, Via Tortona 20, 02-581-

09381: Every item is fish-based, includ-

ing the pastas. The namesake fresh

crab salad is its signature dish.

Le Specialità, Via Pietro Calvi 29, 02-

738-8235; ristorantelespecialita.com:

The room’s not great, but the pizzas are

fantastic—try the focaccia di Recco.

Luini, Via S. Radegonda 16, 02-864-

61917; luini.it: Don’t leave Milan without

trying panzerotto, a kind of pocket pizza.

Princi, Via Speronari 6, 02-874-797;

princi.it: Truly scrumptious bread, pizza,

and focaccia by the slice in a sleek set-

ting designed by Claudio Silvestrin.

Tano Passami l’Olio,Via Villoresi 16,

02-839-4139; tanopassamilolio.it:

Understated but grand, known for its

spectacular presentation and inventive

olive-oil pairings with every dish.

WhErE to shop

10 Corso Como, Corso Como 10, 02-

290-02674; 10corsocomo.com: The

queen mother of chic multibrand

stores, with an art gallery, bookshop,

café, and top-notch fashion.

Azucena, Via della Passione 8, 02-

798-527; azucena.it: High-style Italian

furniture, lighting, and hardware, craft-

ed by a Milanese firm founded in 1947.

G. Lorenzi, Via Montenapoleone 9, 02-

760-22848; lorenzi.it: From horn ac-

cessories to shaving gear, this is a

discerning gift giver’s paradise.

L’oro dei Farlocchi, Via Madonnina 5,

02-860-589: Luxe knickknacks and un-

usual and refined tabletop items.

Marni outlet, Via Filippo Tajani 1, 02-

710-40332: It’s not convenient, but well

worth the hike if you haven’t emptied

your wallet on Via Montenapoleone.

Spazio 900, Viale Campania 51, 02-

701-25737; spazio900.net: A dazzling

assortment of midcentury furniture,

especially strong in lighting and seating.

Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Via Matteo

Bandello 14/16, 02-467-447-1; ros-

sanaorlandi.com: A design, fashion,

and art lover’s mecca; a maze of rooms

featuring exhibitions, furniture, and

tabletop items—and even a restaurant.

Understate, Via Varese 20, 02-626-

90435; understate.it: Paolo Cesana and

Raimondo Garau’s array of midcentury

treasures, plus a modern design shop

full of pieces by well-known names.

Wait and See, Via S. Marta 14, 02-72-

08-01-95; waitandsee.it: Milan’s best

new store, with cool underground fash-

ion labels and design objects, all priced

under 1,000 euros.

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den,” explains Matteo Marzotto, chairman of

fashion label Vionnet and head of italy’s tour-

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soul to it, but it requires a bit of discovery.”

behind many of the gilded doors of ivy-

covered palazzos lie lush gardens and arcad-

ed courtyards fit for royalty. some of these are

privately owned, such as Palazzo invernizzi,

where the household pets are not dogs and

cats but a flock of grazing pink flamingos

Getting a hotel room during this busy period

is about as easy as cleaning the façade of the

Duomo with a toothbrush would be. but visi-

tors can reap the rewards of the city’s design

patrimony any time. “Milan is like a volcano,”

says Fabio Novembre. “it erupts during the

salone, but the designers are creating all year

round, and there are amazing exhibits and

things to do.” specialized galleries that cod-

dle talent both new and seasoned are one

driving force behind the design scene. in ad-

dition to spazio rossana Orlandi, there are

Design Gallery Milano, Tingo, and Dilmos, as

well as Nilufar on Via della spiga, where the

furniture looks like (and costs as much as) art.

Of course, a tour of the big names in furni-

ture design is required viewing for any new

visitor and complements the indie fare. “All

the major producers of furnishings are based

here,” Novembre says. Which means central

Milan is sofa and kitchen heaven, from boffi’s

gleaming lacquered cabinetry and sculptural

bathtubs to De Padova’s warm minimalism.

With elegant furniture at b&b italia, edgy de-

signs at Cappellini, and contemporary lighting

at Flos, you really will be spoiled by choices.

but there is only so much shopping one

can do. And that’s where the psychological

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puccini 9). but others are open to the public

and give a fascinating glimpse into the Mila-

nese good life. The majestic Villa Necchi

Campiglio, designed in the 1930s by Piero

Portaluppi, is a must-see. Take in the stunning

interiors and array of decorative arts, then sit

down for lunch in the garden. That’s just the

tip of the iceberg when it comes to house mu-

seums: Others to hunt down include Museo

Poldi Pezzoli, featuring the personal art, furni-

ture, and objects of 19th-century aristocrat

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli; the Museo bag-

atti Valsecchi, a fabulous palazzo; and the

Casa-Museo boschi Di stefano, with its col-

lection of 20th-century italian art.

Nearly al l v is itors get giddy about the

Duomo—the monolithic cathedral that took

a whopping 500 years to build—and Leonar-

do da Vinci’s The Last Supper. “You could

spend a full day inside the Duomo,” Marzotto

says. “And The Last Supper alone is reason

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midst of Parco sempione. Next door is the

Triennale Design Museum, which has con-

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italian innovation, and a wonderful café con-

ceived by chef Carlo Cracco.

The first half of the 20th century saw prolific

construction in the city, but then it slowed—

until about nine years ago, when the area sur-

rounding the canals began to be colonized by

fashion companies looking for large-scale

showrooms and spaces for fashion shows.

since then the area known as Zona Tortona

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son Martin Margiela, and Zegna have all set

up shop down south within the past few

years, and the area has become a hot desti-

nation. “A few years ago there were only old

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La rinascente—Milan’s oldest department

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shoes as he bicycles to work.

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of happy hour—will always be a revered daily

ritual. Whether in the lush garden of the bulgari

Hotel, the low-lit belly of Nobu, or at any little

bar in between, the Milanese love to display

their mastery of the cocktail hour. it’s quite civil,

not at all about the alcohol (a single Aperol

spritz or glass of chilled sauvignon does the

trick for most locals) but the food that accom-

panies it. Once you’ve tasted the oozing moz-

zarella, prosciutto piadina, fluffy focaccia, and

mini-plates of risotto, any future cocktail

experience back home—with a sad dish of

peanuts or party mix—will surely be ruined.

All of this adds up to a mélange of big-city

chic and small-town charm that Milan inhabi-

tants have come to love—and that will slowly

seduce even skeptical visitors. “You’ve got all

the high-powered executives here doing major

deals, and then you have the barista who

doesn’t know your name but knows exactly

what you’ll have for breakfast,” says sartori.

“You don’t even need to order.”

“You can’t love Milan immediately,” con-

cludes Novembre. “You have to know it.”

Maybe the city’s complex, introverted person-

ality doesn’t need a doctor after all. Milan sim-

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Frédéric Fekkai enjoys a dashing mix of cultures at his Upper East Side duplex.

For more ways to shine, check out our gleaming metallic furnishings.

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manHattan WitH His Wife, ricky, ralPH lauren oPts for all-american glamour in its Purest form

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Minimalism is not a term often associated with Ralph Lauren, whose

densely propped flagship store in Manhattan’s Rhinelander mansion

has inspired legions. But when he first commissioned the late decorator

Angelo Donghia to design the Fifth Avenue duplex where he and his

wife, Ricky, raised their family, Lauren said he was motivated by the

“simple, almost primitive desire for clean, open space.”

Now, more than 30 years later, he’s finished a renovation that has

made the place even more clean and open. Three bedrooms that be-

longed to his now-grown children have been repurposed; spatial variety

was added by incorporating steps to create different levels, making the

space seem even larger. “The changes were subtle, but important,” he

says. “They really modernize the apartment.” They also involved gutting

it and starting over. “There was more than one moment when I asked,

Oh, God, what did I do?” he says, laughing. But this wasn’t the first

time. During the initial renovation, things got so fraught, he says, he

“ended up going to the hospital for a day of rest.”

The original space had been a warren of rooms spread out on two

floors overlooking Central Park. “It was beautiful, but not me,” the de-

signer says. “I wanted a Fifth Avenue loft. I’m too casual to live in a stuffy

apartment.” After trying to do the renovation on his own, he hired

Donghia, who was known for simple lines and sensual textures and

shapes, and who became one of Lauren’s closest friends.

Facing page: Ralph and Ricky Lauren in the entrance hall of their Manhattan duplex.

THiS page: The library’s wall of lacquer shelv-ing serves as a backdrop for a custom-made sofa, armchairs, and cocktail table by Ralph

Lauren Home; the binoculars are antique, the vintage floor lamps are from Wyeth, and

the silk rug is by Stark Carpet. See Resources.

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Then, as now, the overarching feeling of the apartment was of phe-

nomenal openness, with even more phenomenal views, augmented

by predominantly white furniture and fittings. “I deal with color all the

time when I’m working,” Lauren says. “This is a way I feel like I can live

in New York and be comfortable and simple. When I’m at home, I need

to feel like I’m floating on a cloud.” That floating feeling has been en-

hanced by raising the level of the living room so that you step up into it

and by removing Donghia’s matchstick blinds from the windows, which

wrap around the apartment and seem to bring the outdoors inside.

“There’s a flow and a comfort I like better now,” he says. “It’s about the

windows, and the light that comes in from the park. In the evening, with

candles lit, it’s almost like an event.”

Further streamlining was achieved by replacing the original herring-

bone floors, which were stained a medium-brown, with darker wood

in a simpler pattern. A structural beam that had been expanded by

Donghia into a round, sculptural presence was taken down to its studs;

the kitchen and bathrooms are now symphonies of clean lines and

glossy surfaces. The tropical bamboo tones and textures that accent-

ed the white in the apartment’s previous incarnation have been sup-

planted by black and chrome. The banana plants that once abounded

in the dining room are gone; the accessories now tend to be reflec-

tive vases full of red roses, for example, while gleaming vintage lan-

terns hang overhead. Both the table and the dining chairs (which have

taken the place of earlier rattan-and-canvas versions) are Lauren’s own

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In the living room, a sculpture by Rem-brandt Bugatti is displayed behind a

custom-made sectional, cocktail table, and leather-upholstered carbon-fiber chairs, all by Ralph Lauren Home; the

side table is by Juan and Paloma Garri-do, and the rug is by Stark Carpet.

Facing page: An original Star Wars storm trooper and a painting by Joseph Stash-

kevetch in the entrance hall; the floors are of polished cherry. See Resources.


Vintage light fixtures hang above a din-ing table and leather-upholstered chairs

by Ralph Lauren Home; the custom-made zebra-skin mirror is by Richomme.

Facing page, cLOcKWiSe FROM TOp LeFT: A photo of the Chrysler Building by Sheila Metzner and a custom-made mirror by

Mark Albrecht in the entrance hall. In the living room alcove, the television stand is

a copy of an easel found in Paris and the desk is by Ralph Lauren Home. The painting in the library, Hero, is by the

couple’s nephew Greg Lauren, and the clock is by Jaeger-LeCoultre. A 1930s

figure stands beside the living room fire-place; the cashmere throw on the sofa is

by Ralph Lauren Home. See Resources.

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carbon-fiber pieces, inspired by the sleek race cars he drives and col-

lects. “Like the cars, they are built for comfort and durability,” he notes.

The one thing there is more of in the new space is art. “I love the ar-

chitecture of the blank walls, so the art had to be personally important

to me,” he says. “I’m not about status paintings—they have to be

important to me or Ricky.” The Star Wars figure that now occupies

the spacious entrance gallery was a Father’s Day gift from his family.

“I have always liked toys—my office is filled with small toys and char-

acters,” he says, “and we saw all the Star Wars movies with our kids.”

He likes the piece—“so stark and so white and graphic”—paired with

a gutsy motorcycle painting that previously resided in his office. Other

artworks include a Batman painting by his nephew Greg Lauren and

a Bugatti sculpture of an elephant that appealed because, he says, “I

have Bugatti cars.” Another favorite piece is a figure in a top hat and

tails straight out of a Ralph Lauren ad that stands guard by the living

room fireplace. “It’s just a unique sort of Fred Astaire character,” he

says. “Like everything else, it’s very personal. All of them have a con-

nection to my life or point of view.”

Asked if he gazes at the heavens through one of the apartment’s two

telescopes, he laughs and says he hasn’t had the time—and besides,

who needs to look further than the spectacular views? His routine, he

says, is to come home, have dinner, and watch TV. In the mornings he

works out in his “nice playroom,” the gym located off the kitchen. “This

apartment was not made for entertaining—though we certainly have

entertained here,” he says. “It was made for a more private life.”

His life with Ricky and his family plays out in a number of homes: the

country estate in Bedford, New York, a sort of tweedy stone house set

on a beautiful piece of property; the low-slung Frank Lloyd Wright–ish

complex on the beach in Long Island; the ranch out West; and the tropi-

cal fantasy of Round Hill, Jamaica. “They are all uniquely wonderful,” he

tells me, but it’s his urban aerie that he finds the most soothing. “It’s

exactly what we needed as an escape from our hectic lives.”

The master bath, which overlooks the Central Park reservoir, features mir-rored and white-lacquer cabinetry, and a countertop and floor of Thassos mar-ble. Facing page: The kitchen has ovens and a cooktop by Wolf, a custom-made vent hood, and cabinetry of white lac-quer and stainless steel; the island is sheathed in Celador, and the Bertoia barstools are by Knoll. See Resources.

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Facing page: Patricia Lansing with her children (from left), Carolina, Gerrit, and Magnus, at their week-end house in Long Island, New York. This page: In the living room, a pair of sofas by Mecox Gardens and win-dow shades and pillows in a Clar-ence House linen; the painting above the mantel is by Alexis Rock-man, and the framed photograph is by Chema Madoz. See Resources.

All About EAsEshE mAy bE A dAughtEr of fAshion, but At hEr fAmily’s wEEkEnd rEtrEAt on

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oncE uPon A timE, New York City businessmen would park

their wives and children in the far-off Hamptons for the summer, only

making occasional visits. That was then, however; this is now. When

fashion consultant Patricia Lansing and her husband, Gerrity, a hedge-

fund manager, started to look for a second home, a key consideration

was that it be an easy drive from their Manhattan loft, so the couple

could have a country place yet still see each other on a daily basis. The

pair soon came across an old but renovated coach house barely 30

miles away, in Locust Valley on Long Island’s fabled North Shore. A

storybook brick structure swathed in ivy and sporting a wing topped

with a jaunty cupola, the building was originally the stable of a property

designed circa 1914 by Guy Lowell, one of America’s great gentle-

man architects. The Lansings quickly snapped it up, settled down,

and began commuting back and forth.

“I honestly like seeing Gerrity every day,” Patricia says with a laugh

about the man she married eight years ago, while wearing a white

crepe-satin dress designed by her mother, Carolina Herrera. Gossip

columnist Aileen Mehle breathlessly dubbed the couple’s gardenia-

bedecked cathedral wedding “a union of beauty and bloodlines.” (Patri-

cia and Gerrity’s family trees include early settlers of Venezuela and the

U.S., and her father is Vanity Fair contributor Reinaldo Herrera.)

But Caracas-born Patricia doesn’t desire an overly refined existence.

The five-bedroom house overflows with children year-round. The cou-

ple’s daughter, Carolina, and two sons, Gerrit and Magnus, are all

under the age of six. Guests appear practically every weekend, from

friends eager to avail themselves of the Lansings’ relaxed hospitality to

relatives from abroad; Patricia’s sister, Carolina Herrera Báez, and her

pint-size offspring jet in from Spain every summer for a month’s stay.

And when the sisters’ stylish mother makes her way to Long Island,

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In the library, an armchair found at a Paris flea market is upholstered in a Travers zebra print from Zimmer + Rohde; the large photograph is by Roe Ethridge, and the painting in front of the bookcase is by Alexis Rockman. Facing

page, From Top: The ivy-covered brick house. Patricia Lansing and her sister, Carolina Her-rera Báez, with their children; the teak seat-ing is by Gloster. A garden path leads to the pool and poolhouse. See Resources.

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the senior Herrera lays claim to a sunny guest room that extends from

one end of the building like a tree house.

Life at Coach House, as the place was christened by a previous

owner, is sometimes a three-ring circus, but that’s how the Lansings

prefer it. “I love having everybody around me,” Patricia explains. “Kids,

dinner parties, people hanging out. How hard is it to throw another

chicken in the oven and break out another bottle of wine?”

Hosting hordes with ease, however, means creating an environment

where no room is off-limits. Upstairs and downstairs, the look is a

clean-cut, low-fuss version of East Coast tradition with sparks of mo-

dernity. The bright rooms of Coach House are at their most glorious in

summer and fall, when the windows are flung open to capture breezes

and children chase one another indoors and out. But Patricia wanted

her home to feel just as inviting in winter too. She carefully juggled such

traditional elements as antique furniture, tailored sofas, and floral fab-

rics with up-to-the-minute accents. The library’s stately blue walls

may recall an old-fashioned book-lined study, but the blue-and-white

zebra-stripe upholstery dressing a plump armchair from a Paris flea

market is chic rather than sober. Other rooms are painted with soft

colors—sea-foam green in the master bedroom, blush-pink in the liv-

ing room—and furnished with everything from Crate & Barrel sofas to

charming tables from local shops.

Artworks put a quirky spin on the proceedings. “My husband does

most of the collecting, and luckily I haven’t objected to any of his choices,”

Patricia says. “Gerrity doesn’t really care about decoration, as long as

it’s comfortable enough that his buddies can hang out. But he does

care about what’s on the walls.” Which means pictures where nature

and fantasy intersect rather than the family portraits one might expect.

Over the fireplace in the living room hangs a funky Alexis Rockman

painting of a bulge-eyed frog resting in the shade of a colorful blossom;

in the library, an oversize Roe Ethridge C-print depicts a larger-than-life

pigeon fluttering across a cloudless turquoise sky.

Gerrity may hold the art-collecting reins in the family, but the natural-

world scenes he brings home reflect one of his wife’s passions. “I love

to garden,” she says, adding with a wry grin, “but I don’t mow the

lawn.” Near the pool, which is guarded by a split-rail fence and a thick

hedge of spiny roses, stand masses of hydrangeas and apple trees

heavy with fruit. Outside the kitchen, vegetables flourish in a pair of six-

by-12-foot beds, including the family’s inaugural attempt at growing

corn—a toothsome success. To Patricia’s delight, Coach House offers

a verdant experience even when nothing’s in bloom or ready to harvest,

thanks to the property’s plethora of evergreen trees and ivy. “There

aren’t many bare branches in winter,” she happily observes, “so we can

pull into the drive and everything is still so green.”

From Top: David Hockney paintings and lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller in the master bedroom; the bedding, shams, and coverlet are by Matouk, and the cotton quilt is by Roberta Freymann. In Carolina’s room, the artwork was a gift from grand-parents Caro lina and Reinaldo Herrera. Facing page: The sofa and armchair in the sunroom are by Crate & Barrel, the stool is from John Rosselli Antiques & Decora-tions, and the tablecloth is of a Lulu DK fabric; the low side table is made of wood from a tree Gerrity Lansing chopped down in the yard. See Resources.

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Drew Aaron figured he knew almost everything there

was to know about the luxurious midtown Manhattan

high rise he’d been living in for nearly a decade. Aaron

bought his first apartment in the 90-story Trump World

Tower, across the street from the United Nations,

when it was still on the drawing board. He spent his

single, club-hopping years trading up from one apart-

ment to another in the bronze-glass skyscraper, which

was the tallest residential tower in the city when it was

built. He knew its quirks, every square inch of the

health club, all the layouts. “I considered myself an ex-

pert on what was possible here,” he says.

Then, in 2005, Aaron, who is president of a family-

owned paper-distribution company headquartered

in Philadelphia, met the young Czech model Hana

Soukupova. “It took me over three months to get a first

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Facing page: Drew Aaron and his wife, model Hana Soukupova, in their Manhattan apartment, which was

designed by Mark Cunningham; the architecture is by Michael Gilmore. This page: In the living room,

a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat hangs above a custom-made sofa by Cunningham, which is flanked

by Willy Rizzo lamps; the cocktail table is by Michel Boyer, the red leather-top side table is by André Sor-nay, the rug is by Sacco Carpet, and the prints in the

library and entry are by Andy Warhol. See Resources.


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Cactus Wind, a 1983 metal sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, is displayed on an André Sornay table in the living room. Facing page:

The entry’s Italian light fixture by Barovier e Toso and console by André Sornay both date from the 1930s; the steel stools are midcentury, and the tar-and-spackle paint-ing is by Donald Sultan. See Resources.


Andy Warhol’s 1985 images of iconic cor-porate logos are displayed in the mahogany-paneled media room; the sectional is upholstered in a Rogers & Goffigon fabric, the throw is by Hermès, the 1970s cocktail table is by Paul Legeard, and the 1964 molded-fiberglass Half and Half chair is by Christian Germanaz. Facing page: Ruth Smoking, a light installation by Julian Opie, hangs next to a pair of World War II binocu-lars mounted on a tripod. See Resources.

date,” he recalls. “But after our first dinner together—

which lasted more than four hours—we both knew it

was meant to be.” A year later the couple were mar-

ried, and soon thereafter they bought a three-bedroom

apartment on the 77th floor, with unfettered views of

the East River and most of the city. And that sparked a

journey of discovery for both of them.

“This will probably be our last apartment before we

start a family, so we wanted to push the boundaries—

ours and the apartment’s,” Aaron says. “We wanted

to go outside of what was just comfortable.” They in-

formed the designer they chose, Mark Cunningham,

they craved an elegant yet informal space that would

set off their art collection, which includes works by

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Soukupova

spends much of her time on fashion shoots around the

world or on catwalks for such labels as Gucci and Dior.

She’s hardly a homebody, but she did want a big kitch-

en. Neither of them knew much about furnishings, but

they were eager to learn.

The first thing Cunningham and project manager

Alex Gaston did, working with architect Michael Gil-

more, was reclaim space in the 3,000-square-foot

apartment. Gaston, who has worked in real estate,

knew that developers of new buildings tend to empha-

size sellable floor space, which means they sometimes

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The light fixture in the library is by Maison Charles, and the red painted-steel sculpture is by

Alexander Liberman. Facing page, FROM LeFT: The living room has views of the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, the East and Hudson riv-

ers, and the Statue of Liberty; the print is by Andy Warhol. Aaron and Soukupova in the kitchen

with Lily, their French bulldog puppy; Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans are displayed over painted-

wood cabinets with hardware by the Nanz Company, the refrigerator is by Sub-Zero, and

the pendant lights are vintage. See Resources.

“ThiS Will prObably be Our laST

aparTmenT befOre We STarT a family,” SayS dreW aarOn.

“SO We WanTed TO puSh The bOundarieS—

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drop ceilings and conceal useful corners. The team

discovered space above the ceiling and was able to

raise the height of most rooms from eight and a half

feet to 12. The demolition also uncovered places for

artful, near-invisible storage. “That was awesome,”

says Aaron, “because my wife and I are control freaks

and don’t like to have anything lying around.”

The layout was reconfigured to better suit a young

couple. One bedroom was turned into a spacious li-

brary. The dining room became a media room. The

kitchen, once standard issue, is now lofty and gleam-

ing. The master bedroom was combined with another

bedroom to make a grand suite. Soukupova is “the

least materialistic person I know,” Aaron says, but he

wanted her to have a closet “like the one in the first Sex

and the City movie,” so Cunningham made her a hide-

away with suede-lined cubbies for her designer bags.

Though Aaron and Soukupova were neophytes,

they had long been tearing images out of maga-

zines. They handed these over to Cunningham,

along with DVDs of the movies A Perfect Murder

and The Game, whose sets they admired, and pho-

tos of favorite hotel rooms. “I stay in a lot of hotels,”

Soukupova says, “and they are nice, but it’s not the

same as a real home.”

“They were comfortable learning a new vocabulary,”

says Cunningham, “and open to the underlying mes-

sage.” At first the couple didn’t want gray hues, but

after the designer created a series of inspiration

boards, they gravitated to exactly that palette—soft

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The sitting area of the master bedroom includes a painting by Christopher Wool and a metal-and-acrylic

armchair by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier. Facing page, FROM TOp: A Damien Hirst painting hangs above a custom-made leather bed by Mark Cunning-ham; the 1930s desk of Bakelite and stainless steel is

by Donald Deskey, the walls are covered in a Romo fabric, and the photograph is by David LaChapelle. In the master bath, a vintage ’40s chair, a lacquered-

glass stool from DDC, and sconces by Ralph Lauren Home; the print is by Andy Warhol. See Resources.

tones that let their bold artworks speak, energized by

shots of red and orange.

Because the apartment is relatively spare, each

piece the couple chose would have huge import. They

initially balked at incorporating vintage furnishings.

Aaron shakes his head at the memory: “I thought,

People have used this furniture—why would I want

it? And my idea of antiques was a lot of ornate, old-

fashioned stuff.” But Cunningham introduced them to

French midcentury style and industrial design. “I told

them I didn’t want the place to look like a showroom,”

he explains. A glass-and-steel cocktail table by Michel

Boyer converted them. “I had always thought a cocktail

table was a slab with four legs, period,” Aaron says.

“That table was a revelation.” And thanks to Gaston,

the couple discovered André Sornay; more than a

dozen of his pieces now punctuate the apartment.

“I’m pretty intense, and I tend to get fixated on things,”

Aaron says. “So for a while it was all Sornay, all the

time.” The light fixtures are also crucial. They include

a ten-foot-long crystal design in the entry and a 400-

pound steel fixture above Aaron’s desk.

“This has been more than just a project, more than

just making an apartment,” Aaron says. “It opened us

up to a whole new world, a new way of thinking.”

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Brazilian fashion designer Carlos Miele returns to the Beloved BeaChes of

his youth to Build a glass house open to nature

above: fashion designer Carlos Miele on the beach in florianópolis, Brazil, where he built a midcentury-inspired glass house. Facing Page: in the living area, an antique sofa made of eucalyptus and a brass daybed upholstered in suede are grouped with a cocktail table of native pequi wood, a patchwork-leather ottoman, a woven-leather chair, and a hand-made wool rug; the doors open to the garden. see resources.

Growing up in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, Carlos

Miele dreamed of becoming an architect. He read

books about architecture, and later came to meet

and befriend professionals—“an informal education,”

he says. As an adult, he found his true calling in fash-

ion, and his sweeping gowns in bright, painterly col-

ors reflect his lifelong interest in the fine arts. But even

as his fashion career flourished (his clothing is now

sold in more than 20 countries) and he developed an

alternate career as a multimedia artist (his videos and

installations have been shown at museums in Brazil

and the United States), Miele never abandoned

the desire to build his own home.

A few years ago he realized that wish by designing a

house—a sanctuary, he calls it—in Florianópolis, a

cosmopolitan city on an island in the state of Santa

Catarina, off Brazil’s southern coast and a short flight

from his apartment in São Paulo. Miele has surfed

along the island’s beaches since he was 17. “The na-

ture in this part of Brazil is still very strong,” he says.

“I wanted a place surrounded by landscape, where

I wouldn’t see my neighbors.” He chose a site in the

Lagoa da Conceição district, facing the wide lagoon

from which the neighborhood takes its name.

Miele’s primary inspiration was the rectangular glass

houses of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip John-

son, which are mostly located in colder northern re-

gions such as New England and the Midwestern U.S.

Oddly, while modernism thrives in Brazil, glass houses

are rare, he says, even though the tropical climate

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above: the pool is lined in blue mo-saic tiles, and the deck is made of Brazilian pinus wood. Facing Page,

cLocKWiSe From toP LeFt: the wall in the living area is made of stacked são tomé stone, a traditional Bra-zilian building material. Miele de-signed the pequi-wood sectional in the living area; the cowhide rug is handmade, and the floor is paved in Brazilian stone. the pool extends into the living area; the chaise longue is by le Corbusier, and the hanging chair is by armando Cerello.

would seem to suit such open structures. (The tem-

perature in Florianópolis fluctuates between the

50s and 80s year round.) “People are very classic

here,” Miele says. “They like to copy Miami houses.”

The enormous glass panes of Miele’s home turn

the meticulously cultivated natural environment

outside the windows into grand decor. Every wall

becomes, in effect, a mural of abundant trees and

flowering plants. “On nights with a full moon, you

don’t need light inside,” he says. Rainstorms trans-

form the house into a theater.

To further connect the two realms, Miele designed

an 82-foot-long swimming pool, with one end in the

garden and the other in the middle of the living area,

framed by a deck made from pinus, a Brazilian wood.

During the day the pool serves as a mirror, reflecting

the light from outside; at night, underwater lamps put

on a colorful light show.

Miele believes the surrounding environment is as

important as the house itself, a philosophy he adopted

from the parks and gardens designed by the great

Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

Miele’s house is raised nearly five feet off the ground,

so that it seems to float on a sea of green. He has en-

circled the glass box with indigenous rainforest trees

and plants. Mango, pineapple, papaya, and guava

all grow here. Monkeys live in the trees, and toucans

and falcons nest in the garden. The designer’s 11

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the dining table is from southeastern Brazil, the bamboo chairs are hand-crafted, and the bench on the terrace is carved out of pequi wood; the clay vase and bowl were made by members of an indigenous tribe, and the large photographs are from a performance Miele staged at the Kennedy Center. Facing Page, From toP: the pool and rear façade at night. the kitchen cabinetry mixes stainless steel with nogueira wood from the country’s southeast region; the floor is Brazilian stone.

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From LeFt: the master bath’s zig-zag chair is made of nogueira

wood; the open shower and tub are sheathed in Brazilian granite. in

Miele’s bedroom, the portuguese bed is 18th century, the wool cover-

let is handmade, and the bench is from Brazil’s southeast region;

the floor of peroba wood, a tree commonly found in Brazil, is topped

with a cowhide, and the print is by the são paulo artist alberto simon.

German shepherds live in a kennel on the property,

but are occasionally given full run of the grounds.

Brazil, Miele points out, is a mixture of nationalities—

Europeans, Americans, indigenous tribes, and

Africans—and the interior of his Florianópolis home

reflects that mélange. “I don’t like a house that looks

very ‘decorated,’” he says. “I don’t see boundaries

between styles, such as modern or contemporary.

I’ve collected each piece from a different experience

or period of my life.” Many of the furnishings are con-

structed from Brazilian woods: pequi, nogueira, euca-

lyptus. An interior dividing wall is made of imperfectly

aligned stacks of São Tomé, a blond-and-russet Bra-

zilian stone. Antiques, among them a massive 18th-

century engraved wood bed from Portugal, mix with

a Le Corbusier chaise longue and a podlike chair com-

posed of woven wattles that hangs from the ceiling

beside the pool. The dining area is dominated by over-

size photographs from a performance piece staged

by Miele at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-

forming Arts in Washington, D.C.

Miele also has an apartment in New York and plans

to build another house in the mountains of Brazil. (“My

other home is airports,” he says; he and his girlfriend,

Ana Gequelin, a model and swimsuit designer, are

inveterate travelers.) But he hopes someday to retire

to his place in Florianópolis, which he thinks of as an

extension of himself. “It feels like a part of me—

everything open and integrated,” he says. “The only

things I don’t like are walls.”

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FROM TOP:

Gio pendant lamp from Room.

Gino S. lamp by José Esteves for Intérieurs.

Troia bowl by Pampaloni from Bergdorf Goodman.

Leather credenza by BDDW.

Background constructed by John Novajosky of ceiling tiles by Architectural Products by Outwater, painted in Witching Hour by Benjamin Moore.

FACING PAGE:

Jewel Votive table lamp by Baker.

Kalup side table by Moura Starr.

See Resources.

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FROM TOP:

Lawrence box by Ralph Lauren Home.

Chrysanthemum candleholder by Ted Muehling.

Metallic Kyoto tray by Calvin Klein Home.

FROM LEFT:

Stanley pendant lamp by Original BTC.

Armand Riviera pendant lamp by Arteriors Home.

FROM TOP:

Solar bowl by Calvin Klein Home.

Silver nautilus shell by Verdura.

Treasure bowl by Sieger by Fürstenberg.

Arcane bracelet by Hermès.

The Fool on the Hill stool by Moroso.

Couronne mirror by Bisazza Home.

FROM TOP:

Tower shelving unit by Tom Dixon for Dune.

Matroschka egg cup by Sieger by Fürstenberg.

Caneva vase by Armani/Casa.

Hammer Tone bowl by Surevolution.

Asymmetrical bowl by Oly.

Cosmopolitan hardwood flooring by Shaw Floors.

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Bronze Copper Shade lamp by Tom Dixon from Property.

Biomorphic console by Baker.

FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE

FROM TOP:

Bamboo Leaf bowl by Devi for Surevolution.

Lotus candle stand by Odegard.

Bowl from ABC Carpet & Home.

Bermuda Black Bead necklace by Roost.

Cairo bracelet by Marco Bicego.

See Resources.

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In the living room of the Manhattan apartment of cosmetics executive Jeanine Lobell and actor Anthony Edwards, which was decorated by Rafael de Cárdenas, the sectional sofa and cocktail table are by Cárdenas, and the 1940s sleigh chairs are from High Style Deco; the curtains are of a Stark fabric, and the framed wallpaper panel is by de Gournay. Facing page: The games area features an artwork by Jean-François Debongnie, the chairs are upholstered in a Designers Guild fabric, and the tree sculpture is a C. Jeré piece; the vases are by Robert Kuo, and the rugs are Chinese Art Deco. See Resources.

Colorful CharaCters

CosmetiCs maven Jeanine lobell

and her husband, aCtor

anthony edwards, Create a manhattan apartment

as Cheerful and eCleCtiC as

their family life

Text by Kathleen Hackett · Photography by William Waldron

Styled by Carlos Mota

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Jeanine Lobell traces her success to a day

out with her father in her native Sweden

when she was a teenager. “We were walking

together on the street, and he pointed to this

little hot-dog vendor,” she says of her father,

who supported her artistic endeavors from

an early age. “He explained that nobody was

telling the man to spread the mustard just so

for maximum productivity, that he owned that

hot-dog stand,” she says. “He said, ‘Honey,

you need to get your own hot-dog stand.’”

Ownership seems to come naturally to the

gregarious Lobell, a makeup artist whose un-

apologetically bold color sense rattled the

beauty industry when she created Stila, her

cosmetics line, 17 years ago. Never one to

follow the rules, the free-spirited Lobell shot

shimmer and sparkle through her flirty lip, eye,

and face products and branded them with

sprightly, stylish cartoon women. This was at

a time when most companies were putting

out low-key brown and beige palettes in se-

date and elegant packaging.

Fast-forward to today, and Lobell is still at

it, spinning the color wheel fearlessly,

though this time the subject happens to be

the Park Avenue apartment she shares

with her husband, actor Anthony Edwards,

their four children, two Chihuahuas, and a

pair of parakeets. The family decamped

to Manhattan from Los Angeles several

years ago. “We lived in a rambling Spanish-

style house in L.A.,” says Lobell, “and

serene shades seemed to suit it. But I

wanted this place to reflect our current life,

which is hardly quiet.”

She found a kindred spirit in architect and

designer Rafael de Cárdenas, a former fash-

ion and production designer whose interiors,

not to mention personality, effect a gravita-

tional pull on the creative (read: risk-taking)

crowd. “I rarely need to get formal approval

for my choices from my clients,” the designer

says, “which says a lot about the kind of

people they are. They’re brave, and they don’t

want anything expected.”

From leFt: The dining room walls are covered in a vintage wallpaper from Secondhand Rose, the Gustavian-style table, cabinet, and mirror were found in Sweden, and the rug is by Madeline Weinrib. In the foyer, fashion photographs by Melvin Sokolsky are dis-played above a 1960s Brazilian credenza; the walls are Venetian plaster. See Resources.


But Cárdenas admits that when it came to

choosing a palette for the 5,000-square-foot

space, a ful l f loor in a prewar bui lding

achieved by his deft marriage of two apart-

ments, he deferred to the queen of color.

“Jeanine is very exacting on that subject, as

one might imagine—don’t call it lavender if

it’s lilac!” he warns. Indeed, it got to the point

where Cárdenas found himself suggest-

ing that Lobell might want to exercise a little

color restraint, atypical advice from such an

audacious designer.

Then again, Lobell and Edwards are noth-

ing if not gutsy. They married in Reno—on the

drive back to California from a getaway

weekend—on impulse. He runs the New York

City marathon every year to raise money for

his favorite charity, Shoe4Africa, which is

funding the first children’s hospital to be built

in sub-Saharan Africa. Having sold Stila, Lo-

bell is now Creative Director of Kevyn Aucoin

Beauty, filling the very big shoes left behind

by the beloved founder of the brand. She is

also overseeing a line of cosmetics for the

über-hip boutique Opening Ceremony.

This is a couple who, not long ago, trekked

around the world with their son and three

daughters—ages five to 13 at the time—for a

full year. Along the way, they purchased a

painting of poppies, and the living room’s color

scheme was born. “That gorgeous fuchsia? I

just had to live with it,” exclaims Lobell. And

her husband? “I like what Jeanine likes,” Ed-

wards says wryly. Not that the actor doesn’t

have his own design genes—his maternal

grandfather was the architect of the original

Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.

That flamboyant fuchsia shows up again

in the generous foyer, a room that hints at

both what Lobell calls her split personality

and what lies beyond. The supersaturated

Venetian-plaster walls express her penchant

for glamour, a pair of simple lamps her lack of

pretension, the 1960s wall-spanning cre-

denza her love for midcentury design, and

an oil painting brought back from India her

informal approach and passion for the exot-

ic. For every space with eye-popping vertical

surfaces—the moody purply-blue bedroom,

the kitchen’s acid-green cabinets, the

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From top: Lobell and Edwards with their daughter Esme, 13, and Miss-es, a Chihuahua, in the breakfast room. The collection of artworks in Edwards’s office includes render-ings by his grandfather Kem Weber, who also designed the lounge chair; the desk, lamp, and console are from Visiona in Miami, and the bead necklace is from Kenya. Facing

page, From top: The kitchen fea-tures stainless-steel countertops, a sink by Franke, and cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore’s Bright Lime. The wallpaper in the hallway is by Sum Design. See Resources.


exuberant chinoiserie wallpaper in the dining

room, the hallway’s playful field of green—

there is another in which the walls recede so

that the furnishings and art can dazzle. A pair

of bottle-green chandeliers pops against the

petal-pink walls of the living room. In the cou-

ple’s adjoining offices, paintings, drawings,

collages, and photos—male portraits in his,

females in hers—are hung salon style. A

heavy cherry-red Samburu bead necklace

brought back from Africa holds pride of place

in Edwards’s office. “In every room there are

one or two pieces that don’t really go in the

conventional sense,” says Cárdenas, “but

that’s why the place is so exciting—because

it’s just harmonious enough.”

Weaving together such a broad range of

passions might throw a less intrepid designer

off, but for Cárdenas, it’s as it should be.

“A home should be a distillation of your inter-

ests, of who you really are. If you’re happy

with your life, your space will reflect that,” he

says. Looks like the Lobell-Edwards clan is

positively exuberant.

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In the master bedroom, Rafael de Cárde-nas designed the bed, which is uphol-

stered in a Stark fabric; Palumbo’s Tommi Parzinger recamier is covered in a Design-

ers Guild silk, and the walls are painted in Grappa by Benjamin Moore. Facing

page, From top: Poppy, 8, and Wallis, 10, in their bedroom, which features cano-

pies from ABC Carpet & Home and a faux-fur pouf. The powder room is sheathed

in a Stark wallpaper. See Resources.


Foreign exchangeStar hairStyliSt Frédéric Fekkai and hiS wiFe, Shirin von wulFFen, take a

continental approach in their Manhattan duplex, Mixing FaMily hiStory with perSonal Flair

Text by Ingrid Abramovitch · Photography by William Abranowicz · Portrait by Rebecca Greenfield · Produced by Anita Sarsidi

Facing page: Celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai and his wife, Shirin von Wulffen, with their daughter, Cecilia, at their Manhattan apartment, which was designed by Robert Couturier. This page: The living room’s vintage armchairs are by Milo Baughman, and the 18th-century daybed is covered in a graphic print by Chapas Textiles; the tripod table is by Hervé Van der Straeten, the window shades are of a Zimmer + Rohde silk, and the rug is a 19th-century Oushak. See Resources.

long beFore she married celebrity hairstylist

Frédéric Fekkai, Shirin von Wulffen spent her child-

hood in prerevolutionary Iran. Her parents, Germans

who owned and worked on an Iranian farm, left the

country after the 1979 revolution and moved to

Virginia—but not before buying several Persian rugs

from a family of venerable rug merchants, the Yaraghis.

The last her parents had heard, the Yaraghi brothers

had also fled Iran that year for New York City, where

they opened a carpet business on Madison Avenue.

Later, when Von Wulffen moved to New York, her

parents asked her to keep an eye out for the broth-

ers’ rug shop. One day she noticed Safavieh, a large

home-furnishings store that deals in antique Persian

rugs, and went inside to ask if anyone had heard of

the Yaraghis. The man behind the desk looked up

and addressed her without skipping a beat. “You

must be Shirin,” said Ahmad Yaraghi, one of Safa-

vieh’s owners, who recognized in the grown woman

the four-year-old she once had been. “We still have

a rug that belongs to your parents,” he told her.

Three years later Safavieh’s exquisite antique Per-

sians anchor the decor in Von Wulffen and Fekkai’s

duplex apartment overlooking Central Park. Just as

Von Wulffen has brought her past into their home,

her husband has contributed an aesthetic shaped

by growing up in antiques-filled houses in the South

of France. Newly married, the couple turned to the

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A Jean Dubuffet painting is displayed above the living room sofa; the 18th-century chair is by Georges Jacob, and the cloisonné lamp is from the 1950s. Facing page, clockwise From Top: A set of polyhedral cocktail tables by Mattia Bonetti and a French side table in the living room. In the hallway, the console is by Hervé Van der Straeten and the herringbone mirror is by Tommi Parzinger. The library’s ’60s boomerang desk is by Maurice Calka, the vintage armchair and ottoman are by Walter & Moretti, and the rug is an 18th-century Agra. See Resources.

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doesn’t look good in a certain color, then they won’t

be happy in their space,” Couturier says.

The apartment is one of seven two-story units in a

small Upper East Side building. The manageable

scale appealed to the couple, who have a one-year-

old daughter, Cecilia (Fekkai also has a teenage son,

Alexandre, from a previous marriage), and who also

own a farm in Millbrook, New York, a house in Tus-

cany, and a 17th-century bastide in Provence. “We

were looking for a townhouse but were concerned

about the amount of time we spend traveling,” Fek-

kai says. “So we found an amazing compromise: a

duplex apartment with a townhouse feel.”

Inspired by the layered look of Parisian apartments,

the couple went on several trips to France to buy

furniture and art. There Couturier and his team led

them to a Jean Dubuffet painting for the living room

(in Franco-American red, white, and blue), a modern

Hervé Van der Straeten steel console for the hallway,

and a 1960s Maurice Calka “boomerang” desk for

French-born, New York–based interior designer

Robert Couturier for help in fusing their tastes while

giving their home a modern touch.

From the ruby silk-velvet wall covering above the

library’s fireplace to the Louis XVI–style dining chairs

in citrine suede, the interior decoration is based on

a color scheme of jewel tones that radiate warmth

and glamour throughout the space. “There is such

a tendency to do beige in New York,” Fekkai says.

“It’s safe and beautiful. But growing up in France, we

always had color. I wanted that same rich, cozy feel.”

For Couturier, a home’s palette is arrived at through

a process of deduction. Here he sought out colors

that would work with the urban architecture and

bring life to the rooms in both winter and summer.

He candidly admits he also searches for hues that

will flatter a room’s occupants—which posed a

challenge in this case, since Von Wulffen’s pale

blond good looks are the yin to her husband’s olive-

skinned, dark-haired yang. “I believe that if a person

From leFT: The artwork in the kitchen is by Von Wulffen’s cousin Julia von

Eichel. The wall of custom-made cabi-netry is Shaker-inspired. Facing page:

An Hervé Van der Straeten chandelier is suspended above a 1988 Italian

table in the dining room; the Maison Jansen chairs are upholstered in an

Edelman suede, and the photograph is by Candida Höfer. See Resources.

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18th-century French furniture,” Couturier says.

“Mind you, ’70s furniture does not!”

In the master bedroom, with its upholstered walls,

mirrored pieces, and fanciful bed, a contemporary

painting pops over the mantel. Meanwhile, a soft

red antique Persian rug from Safavieh forms an el-

egant backdrop. For Von Wulffen it’s this last de-

tail, resonant with her family history, that makes

the room speak so eloquently. “To me,” she says,

“it’s a beautiful illustration of the invisible threads

that bring people together.”

the library, which doubles as Fekkai’s home office.

“Robert made the whole process fun,” Fekkai says.

“He invited us to collaborate and take part in creating

the decor. And while he has a great sense of culture,

he doesn’t take himself too seriously.”

Back in New York, Couturier mixed playful Pop Art–

inspired furnishings with Louis XVI shapes. In the

living room, an 18th-century daybed upholstered

in a graphic black-and-white fabric faces a pair of

steel-backed 1960s chairs recovered in orange silk

velvet. “I think ’60s furniture goes incredibly well with

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The master bedroom features a Robert Couturier–designed bed with hand em-broidery by Marquise de Laborde; the sconces are by Urban Archaeology, the curtains are of a Clarence House silk, and the rug is an antique Tabriz from Safa-vieh. Facing page: The artwork on the mantel is by Ian Davenport, and the gild-ed 1948 mirror is French. See Resources.


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ELLE DECOR: I always admire people who

take their time before building a new house.

You spent four years planning every detail

before breaking ground.

MIKHAIL DANTES: I bought the property for

the land. The house was a 1950s ranch that

wasn’t worth reworking, but I lived in it any-

way. That four years gave me time to collabo-

rate with Scott Parker of Nest Architectural

Design, who came up with the perfect re-

placement house for the lot, which is on a

hilltop overlooking Denver.

ED: The house you built is so serene. It’s

almost like a temple.

MD: I go to Greece every year, but I swear the

house wasn’t inspired by the Parthenon! I just

wanted something clean and modern that

wasn’t cold. I’m a big fan of the Bauhaus era

and love International Style. Basically I want-

ed a home with few rooms, high ceilings, lots

of light, and numerous outdoor spaces.

ED: You didn’t tear the original house down

completely, though.

MD: There were some details of the previous

house I wanted to retain, such as the size of

the entrance hall and the size of the living

room. I saved the original fireplace and chim-

ney, too, because you can’t build open wood-

burning fireplaces in Denver anymore. I just

gave it a new limestone surround to bring

it up to date.

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The loggia and lap pool at the rear of the house.

The living and dining rooms.

A large window in the kitchen looks onto

the front courtyard.

MD: many modern houses have open floor

plans that offer no surprises. I like the for-

mality of having separate rooms that flow

into each other—which is great when you

have big parties. I was careful about creat-

ing a spatial experience, from the ceilings,

which are between 13 and 17 feet high, to

the tall, narrow, rectangular shape of the

doors and windows.

ED: There are very few windows, which is a

striking departure.

MD: I prefer glass doors to windows. opening

doors when the weather is nice creates a

whole different atmosphere than just opening

windows. I didn’t use many moldings either.

That’s the key to minimal design: Keep it ex-

tremely simple, but mix hard and soft elements

together to keep it from seeming chilly.

ED: What are some of the materials you used

throughout the house?

MD: White stucco for the exterior walls, poured

concrete for the exterior columns, and rift-

cut oak for the floors and to frame the inte-

rior doorways. Being a designer, I’m sensitive

to materials that have a tactile quality. So

I chose all-natural fabrics and coverings, in-

cluding leather, silk, cotton, wool, and linen.

ED: The use of mosaics and marble in the

bathrooms feels both modern and ancient,

especially when the materials are married to

creamy plaster walls.

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• Dantes uses glass doors rather than

windows to give rooms a sense of

airiness. Doors designed with openings that

almost reach the ceiling make any room

seem larger.

• High ceilings and enfilades that line up

doors and windows make a house feel

spacious.

• A limited palette needs varying textures

to keep the decor scheme intriguing, so

play hard surfaces against soft fabrics, metal

against wood, marble against plaster.

Poured concrete, when polished to a subtle

sheen, can be as elegant as rare marble—

and is more affordable.

• Establish dining areas inside and out

to create different moods when entertain-

ing. Terraces and porches broaden the

possibilities while adding friendliness and

ease to the architecture.

The spacious entrance hall.

Clean-lined furnishings in the master bedroom.

The master bath has a mo saic-tile floor

and walls sheathed in stat uary marble.

MD: I’m a big fan of mosaic floors in bath-

rooms, and of the way the material feels un-

derfoot. And I love veined statuary marble.

In the master bathroom, the alcove that

contains the shower and sunken tub is lined

with slabs of marble whose edges project

about an inch from the plaster wall, which

gives the space a natural frame. It’s a subtle

detail that provides a lot of impact, similar to

how the windows throughout the house

meet the ceilings. I hadn’t planned on using

any window coverings. The house is very

secluded, so I could get away with that.

ED: The restrained palette of the house

seems to defer to the landscape. Did you

plan it that way?

MD: Black, gray, and white is a combina-

tion I never tire of. White walls with dark

floors make me happy. We have great light

in Denver. You want to make the most of it

by keeping the rooms restrained.

ED: my favorite spot in the house is the

loggia overlooking the pool.

MD: I have large dinner parties there in the

summer, with a dozen people around the 14-

foot-long table. But there’s a dining room

indoors, too, for more formal evenings, and

a big table in the kitchen, which I use most of

the time. All my friends cook, so they take

over the kitchen. my job is easy—arranging

the flowers and setting the table.

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DESIGN SOLUTIONS


Kazak linen-cotton, in orange/pink on white,

#302830C-06W, to the trade from Quadrille (for showrooms:

212-753-2995; quadrillefabrics.com). Clarabelle faceted

cordial glasses, #1097891, $80/sm.; and #1097893, $85/

med.; all by Astier de Villatte from ABC Carpet & Home (for

information: 212-473-3000; abchome.com).

Page 180: Half-sheet pan, #1984343, $19, by USA Pan for

Williams-Sonoma (for information: 800-541-1262;

williams-sonoma.com). Rose-quartz 4"-dia. crystal bowl,

#SR4, $150; Rock-crystal 5"-dia. bowl, #SRC5,

$250; and Rock-crystal 4"-dia. bowl, #SRC4, $150; all by

Ruzzetti and Gow (for information: 212-327-4281;

ruzzettiandgow.com). Mitra stainless-steel dinner spoons,

#3300011, $27 ea., by Gundorph Albertus for Georg

Jensen (for information: 800-546-5253; georgjensen.com).

PeRFeCTLY SUITeD

PageS 206–13: Ralph Lauren (for information: ralphlauren-

.com). Architecture by Michael Neumann Architecture (for

information: 212-675-2285; mnarch.com).

PageS 206–07: In library, custom-made lacquer shelving by

Daniel DeMarco and Assoc. Inc. (for information: 631-598-

7000; danieldemarco.com). Custom-made sofa and

armchairs, all upholstered in Stonewashed linen, in

sunbleached white, #LFY50300F; and custom-made

high-gloss-polyester cocktail table; all by Ralph Lauren

Home (for information: 888-475-7674; ralphlaurenhome-

.com). Vintage steel floor lamps from Wyeth (for information:

212-243-3661; wyethome.com). Custom-made silk rug, to

the trade from Stark Carpet (for showrooms: 212-752-9000;

starkcarpet.com). Custom-made stainless-steel lamps, to

the trade from Mark Albrecht (for information: 718-786-9860;

markalbrechtstudio.com), with crocodile-skin covering by

Richomme Inc. (for information: 212-226-4706; richommeinc-

.com). Custom-made stainless-steel-and-glass side table,

to the trade from Mark Albrecht.

PageS 208–09: In entrance hall, Motorcycle #1 by Joseph

Stashkevetch from Von Lintel Gallery (for information:

212-242-0599; vonlintel.com). In living room, custom-made

sectional, upholstered in Stonewashed linen, in

sunbleached white, #LFY50300F; custom-made

high-gloss-polyester cocktail table; and RL-CF1

carbon-fiber dining chairs, #PRC802; upholstered in

Burnley Capri leather, #RL1145-30; all by Ralph Lauren


.com). Cilindros silver-plate side table by Juan and Paloma

Garrido from Barry Friedman Ltd. (for information: 212-239-

8600; barryfriedmanltd.com). Custom-made silk rug, to the

trade from Stark Carpet (for showrooms: 212-752-9000;

starkcarpet.com). Vintage aluminum-and-brass binoculars

from Nicholas Brawer Gallery (for information: 212-772-

2664; nicholasbrawer.com). Custom-made stainless-steel

sculpture pedestal, to the trade from Mark Albrecht (for

information: 718-786-9860; markalbrechtstudio.com).

Page 210: In entrance hall, custom-made stainless-steel

mirror, to the trade from Mark Albrecht (for information:

718-786-9860; markalbrechtstudio.com). In living room

alcove, custom-made television stand by Daniel DeMarco

and Assoc. Inc. (for information: 631-598-7000;

danieldemarco.com). Langham stainless-steel desk,

#PRC707, by Ralph Lauren Home (for information:

888-475-7674; ralphlaurenhome.com). In library, Hero by

Greg Lauren (for information: greglauren.com). Atmos 561

clock, #5165101, by Marc Newson for Jaeger-LeCoultre

from London Jewelers (for information: 516-627-7475;

londonjewelers.com). In living room, Classic cashmere

throw, in black, by Ralph Lauren Home.

Page 211: Vintage industrial-steel light fixtures from Wyeth

(for information: 212-243-3661; wyethome.com). Strand

stainless-steel-and-rosewood dining table; and RL-CF1

carbon-fiber dining chairs, #PRC802; upholstered in

Burnley Capri leather, #RL1145-30; all by Ralph Lauren


.com). Custom-made zebra-skin mirror by Richomme Inc.

(for information: 212-226-4706; richommeinc.com).

Page 212: 30" double oven, DO30-2U-S; and 48" cooktop,

#SRT486G; both by Wolf (for information: 800-332-9513;

wolfappliance.com). Bertoia barstools, in chrome finish, by

Knoll (for information: knoll.com).

clarencehouse.com). Hugo iron-and-cowhide X-base

bench, #2194, $1,350, by Arteriors Home (for information:

877-488-8866; arteriorshome.com).

SHORTLIST

Page 128: Natalie Massenet of Net-a-Porter (for

information: net-a-porter.com). Rosette-detailed

wool-crepe dress by Valentino; shoes, similar styles

available, by Givenchy; and aviator-style sunglasses by

Cutler and Gross; all available at Net-a-Porter. Ballon

Bleu stainless-steel watch by Cartier (for information:

800-227-8437; cartier.com). Boys' non-iron Supima

oxford shirt by Brooks Brothers (for information:

800-274-1815; brooksbrothers.com). Original Musk

oil by Kiehl's Since 1851 (for information: kiehls.com).

iPod and iPad by Apple (for information: apple.com).

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Gallery (for information: 646-230-9610; yanceyrichardson.com).

Page 134: Thomas Nozkowski is represented by The Pace

Gallery (for information: 212-421-3292; thepacegallery.com).

Page 136: Katherine Bowling is represented by DC Moore

Gallery (for information: 212-247-2111; dcmooregallery.com).

RSVP

Page 164: China tableware by Marchesa by Lenox from

Bloomingdale's (for information: bloomingdales.com).

Floral arrangements by Belle Fleur NYC (for information:

212-254-8703; bellefleurny.com). Tablecloths, pillows,

and quilt, all by John Robshaw Textiles (for information:

212-594-6006; johnrobshaw.com). Cupcakes by Two

Little Red Hens (for information: 212-452-0476;

twolittleredhens.com). Cookies by Eleni's New York (for

information: 888-435-3647; elenis.com).

Page 166: New York Parties: Private Views, $55, by Jamee

Gregory, published by Rizzoli (for information: rizzoliusa.com).

THe TOP 10 MIRROReD FURNISHINgS

PageS 170–72: Robert Stilin of Robert Stilin LLC (for

information: 631-329-7141; robertstilin.com). Katie Lydon

of Katie Lydon Interiors (for information: 212-334-7107;

katielydoninteriors.com).

Page 172: 1 Chairside antiqued-mirror table, 26.75" h. x

24.25" dia., #SF5042, $1,650, by Pride Sasser for Century

Furniture (for information: 212-479-0107; centuryfurniture-

.com). 2 Eva Low hardwood-and-mirror chest of drawers,

30" h. x 54" w. x 20" d., $4,125, by Oly (for information:

775-336-2100; olystudio.com). 3 Faceted Mirror side

table, 20.5" h. x 12.5" w. x 12.5" d., #5946553, $199, by

West Elm (for information: 888-922-4119; westelm.com).

4 St. Germaine Oval Mirrored hardwood table, in antique

mirror, 19" h. x 48.5" w. x 30.5" d., $6,395, to the trade

from Schumacher (for showrooms: 800-523-1200;

fschumacher.com). 5 Inox High stainless-steel console

tables, in mirror, 39.5" h. x. 39.5" w. x 11" d., $4,250, by

Maurizio Peregalli from DDC (for information: 212-685-0800;

ddcnyc.com). 6 Isabella Mirrored Room screen, 76" h. x

54" w., #6406, $4,499, by Arteriors Home (for information:

arteriorshome.com). 7 Antiqued Mirror hardwood console

table, 33" h. x 41" w. x 17" d., #4201, $1,310, by Currey &

Co. (for information: 877-768-6428; curreyandcompany-

.com). 8 Temple églomisé nesting tables, in antiqued silver

leaf, 22" h. x 24" w. x 20" d., $4,995, by Julian Chichester

(for information: 336-886-2454; julianchichester.com) from

George Smith (for information: 212-226-4747; georgesmith-

.com). 9 Reflect Float brass-and-glass table, 22" h. x

22" w. x 18" d., #1180421, $1,595, from ABC Carpet &

Home (for information: 212-473-3000; abchome.com).

10 Donnabella acacia-and-mirror chest, 30" h. x 36" w. x

18" d., #10307-CST, $2,065, by Mitchell Gold + Bob

Williams (for information: 800-789-5401; mgbwhome.com).

DaNIeL'S DISH

PageS 178–80: Daniel Boulud of restaurant Daniel (for

information: danielnyc.com).

Page 178: Avington Magenta bone-china charger,

#809031, $395, by William Yeoward Crystal (for information:

800-818-8484; williamyeowardcrystal.com). Tablecloth of

Items pictured but not listed are from private collections.

WHaT'S HOT! PeOPLe

PageS 78–80: Jason Wu (for information: jasonwustudio-

.com). Interior design by Jesse Carrier of Carrier and Co.

(for information: 212-706-1025; carrierandcompany.com).

Architecture by Giancarlo Valle (for information: 646-926-

2224; giancarlovalle.com). Wall covering by Elizabeth Dow

Ltd. (for information: 631-267-3401; elizabethdow.com).

Page 86: Bed linens by Vera Wang from Bloomingdale's

(for information: bloomingdales.com).

WHaT'S HOT!

Page 90: International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show

(for information: 212-642-8572; haughton.com), at the

Park Avenue Armory (for information: 212-616-3930;

armoryonpark.org).

WHaT'S HOT! SHOPS

Page 92: Liz O'Brien (for information: 212-755-3800;

lizobrien.com).

Page 96: Willy Rizzo of Studio Willy Rizzo (for information:

011-33-1-42-86-07-31; willyrizzo.com). Lazy Susan

lacquered-wood dining table; Scrivania sequoia-wood,

stainless-steel, and bronze-glass desk; Parallel stainless-

steel-and-lacquer occasional table; and Triangular Love

stainless-steel-and-copper lamp; all by Willy Rizzo from

Mallett (for information: 212-249-8783; mallettantiques.com).

TReND aLeRT

Page 122: 1 #14987-658 cotton-rayon, in pink satin, to the

trade from Duralee (for showrooms: 800-275-3872; duralee-

.com). 2 Palace silk velvet, in gilt, #LFY50753F, $429/yd.,

by Ralph Lauren Home (for information: 888-475-7674;

ralphlaurenhome.com). 3 Despina viscose blend, in apple,

#F1544-06, by Designers Guild, to the trade from Osborne &

Little (for showrooms: 877-322-7420; osborneandlittle.com).

4 Cabochon cotton, in sapphire, #5060-09, to the trade

from Pollack (for showrooms: 212-627-7766;

pollackassociates.com). 5 Rondine viscose blend, in

cyclamen, #F1543-05, by Designers Guild, to the trade from

Osborne & Little. 6 Polidoro silk blend, in nattier, #4234-58,

by Manuel Canovas, to the trade from Cowtan & Tout (for

showrooms: 212-647-6900; cowtan.com). 7 Vague viscose,

#19410-388, by Etamine, to the trade from Zimmer + Rohde

(for showrooms: 866-627-6899; zimmer-rohde.com).

8 Lucien cotton, in chartreuse, #7288-03, to the trade from

Romo (for showrooms: 800-338-2783; romo.com). 9 Bach

mohair, in admiral, $139/yd., from Calico Corners (for

information: 800-213-6366; calicocorners.com). 10 Velluto

Sforza cotton blend, in rust, by Bevilacqua, to the trade

from Fortuny (for showrooms: 212-753-7153; fortuny.com).

11 Alpaca-and-Mongolian-fur top, $3,900; and

cotton-velvet skirt, $785; both from fall 2010, by Marc

Jacobs (for information: 212-343-1490).

Page 124: Hutchinson porcelain charger, $195, by Ralph

Lauren Home (for information: 888-475-7674;

ralphlaurenhome.com). Zebra polyester, #2640330, to the

trade from Schumacher (for showrooms: 800-523-1200;

fschumacher.com). Leopard Print cotton-rayon, in sand,

#LCF25560F, $69/yd., by Ralph Lauren Home. Leopard

glass-mosaic tiles, #060044275L, $568/10 sq. ft., by

Bisazza (for information: 212-334-7130; bisazza.com).

Fauve Sheer linen, #N-444-01, to the trade from

Christopher Norman Collection (for showrooms: 212-644-

5301; christophernormancollection.com). Animal-print

pony-skin handbag, $2,400/lg., by Cartier (for information:

800-227-8437; cartier.com). Leopard-print silk dress,

$1,750, from fall/winter 2010, by Dolce & Gabbana (for

information: 877-703-4872; dolcegabbana.com). Spotted

Print High leather console table, #188791-VEEM1,

$17,800, by Bottega Veneta (for information: 877-362-1715;

bottegaveneta.com). Snow Leopard cotton bath towels,

in pearl/multi and anthracite/multi, $38 ea., by Natori, from

Bloomingdale's (for information: bloomingdales.com).

Giraffe polyester-viscose, in teak, #190034H-409, to the

trade from Highland Court (for showrooms: 800-275-3872;

duralee.com). Tigre Velours Soie silk velvet, to the trade

from Clarence House (for showrooms: 800-221-4704;

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PageS 214–15: In living room, Melrose sofas, in white, by

Mecox Gardens (for information: 800-487-4854;

mecoxgardens.com). Window shades and throw pillows

of Flowering Quince linen, in green, #33944-2, to the

trade from Clarence House (for showrooms: 800-221-

4704; clarencehouse.com).

PageS 216–17: In library, armchair upholstered in Grammont

Print linen, #107132, by Travers, to the trade from Zimmer +

Rohde (for showrooms: 203-327-1400; zimmer-rohde.com).

On terrace, Ventura teak sofas, #222, by Povl Eskildsen for

Gloster (for information: 888-456-7837; gloster.com).

Page 218: Bayside Apartment sofa, #428205; and Bayside

armchair, #428310; both in snow, by Crate & Barrel (for

information: 800-967-6696; crateandbarrel.com). Tufted

Hoof wood stool, #1623, to the trade from John Rosselli

Antiques & Decorations (for showrooms: 212-750-0060;

johnrosselliantiques.com). Tablecloth of Paradiso

cotton-linen, in honeydew, #11113-3, to the trade from

Lulu DK (for showrooms: 212-223-4234; luludk.com).

Page 219: In master bedroom, Delft ceramic lamps, in

blush pink, by Christopher Spitzmiller Inc. (for information:

212-563-1144; christopherspitzmiller.com). Meridian

cotton-percale sheets and shams, #S320; and Pearl

cotton-matelassé coverlet, #091; both in hydrangea, by

Matouk (for information: 508-997-3444; matouk.com).

Cotton quilt, in blue parakeet, by Roberta Roller Rabbit

(for information: robertarollerrabbit.com).

TaLL ORDeR

PageS 220–29: Hana Soukupova (for information:

hanasoukupova.com). Drew Aaron (for information:

aaronpaper.com). Interior design by Mark Cunningham Inc.

(for information: 212-752-8484; markcunninghaminc.com).

Architecture by Michael Gilmore of Weddle Gilmore Architects

(for information: 480-517-5055; weddlegilmore.com).

PageS 220–21: In living room, custom-made sofa by Mark

Cunningham, produced by Anthony Lawrence-Belfair (for

information: 212-206-8820; anthonylawrence.com),

upholstered in Rive Gauche mohair velvet, in baluga,

#DE10329, to the trade from Holland & Sherry (for

showrooms: 212-355-6241; hollandandsherry.com). Vintage

nickel-plate-and-glass cocktail table by Michel Boyer from

Bernd Goeckler Antiques (for information: 212-777-8209;

bgoecklerantiques.com). Vintage red leather-and-wood

side table by André Sornay from Magen H Gallery (for

information: 212-777-8670; magenxxcentury.com). Egret

Collection II silk-blend rug, in grey, #M3734KS, by Mark

Cunningham, to the trade from Sacco Carpet (for

showrooms: 212-226-4344; saccocarpet.com). Custom

Club chairs, to the trade from C. J. Peters (for showrooms:

212-752-1198; cjpeters.net), upholstered in Huddersfield

wool, in grey, #752001, to the trade from Holland & Sherry

(for showrooms: 212-355-6241; hollandandsherry.com).

Page 222: Vintage mahogany table by André Sornay

from Bernd Goeckler Antiques (for information:

212-777-8209; bgoecklerantiques.com).

Page 223: Vintage Italian light fixture by Barovier e Toso;

and vintage mahogany console by André Sornay; both

from Bernd Goeckler Antiques (for information: 212-777-

8209; bgoecklerantiques.com). Vintage Danish lacquered-

steel stools from Amy Perlin Antiques (for information:

212-593-5756; amyperlinantiques.com). Tar and Spackle

Flowers by Donald Sultan from Mary Ryan Gallery (for

information: 212-397-0669; maryryangallery.com).

PageS 224–25: Custom-made sectional by Mark

Cunningham, produced by Anthony Lawrence-Belfair (for

information: 212-206-8820; anthonylawrence.com),

upholstered in Biarritz cotton-cashmere, in sapphire,

#92705-09, to the trade from Rogers & Goffigon (for

showrooms: 203-532-8068). Plaid Pistes cashmere

blanket, in orange, #101881M03, by Hermès (for information:

800-441-4488; hermes.com). 1970s glass-and-steel

cocktail table by Paul Legeard from L'Art de Vivre (for

information: 212-734-3510). Egret Collection IV wool-and-

silk rug, in grey, #M3733KS, by Mark Cunningham, to the

trade from Sacco Carpet (for showrooms: 212-226-4344;

saccocarpet.com). World War II mirror-polished-aluminum

binoculars from Nicholas Brawer Gallery (for information:

212-772-2664; nicholasbrawer.com).

Page 226: Vintage metal-and-Lucite chandelier by Maison

Charles from Bernd Goeckler Antiques (for information:

212-777-8209; bgoecklerantiques.com). Vintage oak desk

chairs by André Sornay from Bernd Goeckler Antiques,

upholstered in Paso horsehair-cotton, #BY528, to the trade

from Christopher Hyland Inc. (for showrooms: 212-688-6121;

christopherhyland.com). Egret Collection I wool rug, in grey,

#M3735KS, by Mark Cunningham, to the trade from Sacco

Carpet (for showrooms: 212-226-4344; saccocarpet.com).

Page 227: In kitchen, custom-made cabinetry by Michael

Gilmore (for information: 480-517-5055; weddlegilmore.com),

with fixed brass pulls, in satin nickel, #8324, to the trade

from The Nanz Company (for information: 212-367-7000;

nanz.com). Refrigerator/freezer, #736TCI, by Sub-Zero (for

information: 800-222-7820; subzero.com), with fixed brass

pull, in satin nickel, #6810, to the trade from The Nanz

Company. Vintage glass-and-nickel pendant lights by

Sergio Mazza for Artemide from Bernd Goeckler Antiques (for

information: 212-777-8209; bgoecklerantiques.com).

Page 228: Custom-made sofa by Mark Cunningham,

produced by Anthony Lawrence-Belfair (for information:

212-206-8820; anthonylawrence.com). Vintage wood-and-

glass cocktail table by Jacques Adnet from Bernd Goeckler

Antiques (for information: 212-777-8209; bgoecklerantiques-

.com). Egret Collection III silk-and-viscose rug, in grey, by

Mark Cunningham, to the trade from Sacco Carpet (for

showrooms: 212-226-4344; saccocarpet.com).

Page 229: In master bedroom, walls covered in Merino wool,

in light grey heather, #943039, by Arte, to the trade from

Romo (for showrooms: 800-338-2783; romofabrics.com). In

master bath, vintage French oak chair from L'Art de Vivre

(for information: 212-734-3510), upholstered in Lyrical

Legends leather, in diamond, by Keleen Leathers Inc. (for

information: 708-409-9800; keleenleathers.com). Domino

lacquered-glass stool by Piero Lissoni from DDC (for

information: 212-685-0800; ddcnyc.com). Berling Triple

polished-nickel sconces, #RL19021PN, by Ralph Lauren

Home (for information: 888-475-7674; ralphlaurenhome.com).

NaTURaL INSTINCT

PageS 230–37: Carlos Miele (for information: 646-336-

6642; carlosmiele.com).

SHOPPINg: PReCIOUS MeTaLS

Page 238: Gio bronze pendant lamp, #LI131, $4,490/med.,

from Room (for information: 888-420-7666; roomonline-

.com). Gino S. steel lamp, #7629, $1,050, by José Esteves

for Intérieurs (for information: 212-343-0800; interieurs-

.com). Troia gold-plate bowl, $8,225, by Pampaloni from

Bergdorf Goodman (for information: 800-558-1855;

bergdorfgoodman.com). Leather-and-bronze credenza, in

dark mulled, 78" l. x 22" w. x 29" h., $16,800, by BDDW (for

information: 212-625-1230; bddw.com). Background

constructed by John Novajosky (for information: e-mail

[email protected]), of polyurethane ceiling tiles,

#CP10-WH-SP, $24 ea., by Architectural Products by

Outwater (for information: 800-835-4400; outwater.com),

painted in Witching Hour, #2120-30, starting at $41/gal.,

by Benjamin Moore (for information: 800-672-4686;

benjaminmoore.com).

Page 239: Jewel Votive cast-bronze table lamp, in gold

plate, #TDQ101, $6,290, from The Selected Works of Tony

Duquette Collection by Baker (for information: 800-592-

2537; bakerfurniture.com). Kalup lacquer-and-crystal side

table, in black, $10,915, by Moura Starr (for information:

212-888-9058; mourastarr.com).

Page 240: Stanley hammered-brass pendant, $465/sm., by

Original BTC from Horne (for information: 877-404-6763;

shophorne.com). Armand Riviera iron pendant, #42467,

$450, by Arteriors Home (for information: 877-488-8866;

arteriorshome.com). Lawrence silver-plate box, $395, by

Ralph Lauren Home (for information: 888-475-7674;

ralphlaurenhome.com). Chrysanthemum sterling-silver

candleholder, $2,800, by Ted Muehling (for information:

212-431-3825; tedmuehling.com). Metallic Kyoto lacquer

tray, in anvil/silver, #76501005, $325/lg., by Calvin Klein

Home (for information: 212-292-9000; calvinklein.com).

Couronne gold-and-glass-mosaic mirror, in yellow gold,

25.5" dia., #1050000077, $4,500, by Bisazza Home (for

information: 212-334-7130; bisazza.com). Solar metal bowl,

in platinum, #76059103, $100/sm., by Calvin Klein Home.

Silver nautilus shell, $600/lg., by Verdura (for information:

212-758-3388; verdura.com). Treasure gold-plate bowl,

#KO20078-5703, $118, by Sieger by Fürstenberg from

Michael C. Fina (for information: 800-289-3462; michaelcfina-

.com). Arcane silver bracelet, #105628B, $1,500, by

Hermès (for information: 800-441-4488; hermes.com). The

Fool on the Hill ceramic stool, in silver, $3,247, by Moroso

(for information: 800-705-6863; morosousa.com).

Page 241: Tower aluminum shelving unit, in satin gold,

$8,225, by Tom Dixon for Dune (for information: 212-925-

6171; dune-ny.com). Matroschka porcelain egg cup, in

gold, $566, by Sieger by Fürstenberg from Michael C. Fina

(for information: 800-289-3462; michaelcfina.com). Caneva

brass vase, in matte gold, $505/med., by Armani/Casa (for

information: 212-334-1271; armanicasa.com). Hammer

Tone brass bowl, #120211697, $230, by Surevolution (for

information: 212-255-6928; surevolution.com).

Asymmetrical copper bowl, $150, by Oly (for information:

775-336-2100; olystudio.com). Cosmopolitan hardwood

flooring, in black tie, #SW264, $13/sq. ft., by Shaw Floors

(for information: 800-441-7429; shawfloors.com).

Page 242: Bamboo Leaf brass bowl, #120511701, $215,

by Devi for Surevolution (for information: 212-255-6928;

surevolution.com). Lotus gold-plate candle stand, $405/

lg., by Odegard Inc. (for information: 800-670-8836;

odegardinc.com). Brass bowl, #1094381, $125/med., from

ABC Carpet & Home (for information: 212-473-3000;

abchome.com). Bermuda Black Bead horn-and-ribbon

necklace, #15425, $65, by Roost from Dovecote (for

information: 203-222-7714; dovecote-westport.com). Cairo

18K-yellow-gold bracelet, $9,405, by Marco Bicego from

Neiman Marcus (for information: neimanmarcus.com).

Page 243: Bronze Copper Shade polycarbonate lamp,

#MSS4501, $560, by Tom Dixon from Property (for

information: 917-237-0123; propertyfurniture.com).

Biomorphic resin console, #1666, $17,136, from The

Selected Works of Tony Duqette Collection by Baker (for

information: 800-592-2537; bakerfurniture.com).

COLORFUL CHaRaCTeRS

PageS 244–51: Interior design by Rafael de Cárdenas of

Rafael de Cárdenas Ltd. (for information: 212-965-8755;

architectureatlarge.com).

PageS 244–45: In living room, custom-made sectional by

Rafael de Cárdenas, produced by Classic Sofa (for

information: 212-620-0485; classicsofa.com). Vintage

Hollywood high-back ebonized-walnut sleigh chairs

from High Style Deco (for information: 212-647-0035;

highstyledeco.com). Curtains of Smock polyester-cotton,

in fumée, #H0-0006-0464, by Lelievre, to the trade from

Stark (for showrooms: 212-752-9000; starkcarpet.com).

Chelsea gilded-paper wall panel by de Gournay (for

information: 212-564-9750; degournay.com). In games

area, vintage mahogany chairs by Modernage from

Pascal Boyer Gallery (for information: 212-242-5594;

pascalboyergallery.com), upholstered in Morskaya

viscose blend, in magenta, #F1068-03, by Designers

Guild, to the trade from Osborne & Little (for showrooms:

877-322-7420; osborneandlittle.com). Tian Chiu vase, in

merlot; Gourd vase, in red bean; and Ten Facet vase, in

red bean; all of Peking glass by Robert Kuo (for

information: 212-229-2020; robertkuo.com). Antique

Chinese Art Deco wool rugs from ABC Carpet & Home

(for information: 212-473-3000; abchome.com).

PageS 246–47: In dining room, vintage wallpaper from

Secondhand Rose (for information: 212-393-9002;

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