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Clockwise from top left: A macassar table and a chair, upholstered in Clarence House’s Capra goatskin, are by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann; the acrylic sculpture is by Vasa. The desk in Haberman’s office is by De la Torre, and the prints are by Andy Warhol. The console, mirror, and ottomans are by De la Torre; the 1970s painting is by Roger Rice; and the lamp is vintage Paul Lazlo. In the bedroom, two works by Ross Bleckner hang above Frank Gehry’s Easy Edges shelves. Facing page: The bedroom walls are uphol- stered in Heritage velvet by Ralph Lauren Home, and the bed, upholstered in Ronda fabric from Brunschwig & Fils, is topped with a Ralph Lauren Home fox-fur blanket; the chair is by Carlo Bugatti. The photographs of Versailles and the silhouette of De la Torre are by McDermott & McGough. See Resources.

GO FOR THE GLOW A GREAT LAMP DOES MORE THAN MERELY BRIGHTEN A ROOM—IT CAN SHINE WITH PERSONALITY AND WIT, AS WELL. THINK OF IT AS MOOD LIGHTING PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLES MASTERS PRODUCED BY ANITA SARSIDI

From left: Longacre small antique-brass lamp by Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort. Radio Box fluted-brass lamp from Mecox Gardens. Togo gold-tone bronze lamp by Objet Insolite. Three-sphere Murano-glass lamp by Lorin Marsh. Glass Shade brass lamp by Ralph Lauren Home. Pagoda 23K- gold–finish lamp by Charles Fradin. Facing page: Vintage Murano-glass lamp from Chameleon Fine Lighting. See Resources. 97

From left: Double Ball Ribbon Murano- glass lamp by Barbara Barry for Baker. Twiggy French-plaster lamp by Shannon Shapiro for Moth Design. Wavy glass lamp by David Easton for Robert Abbey. Facing page, from left: Flussa glass lamp by Donghia. Small Egg glass lamp by Jamie Young Co. Whittier lacquered-resin lamp by Jonathan Adler. Painted-wood column lamp by Vaughan. See Resources.

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Facing page, from left: Dolly iron lamp by Armani Casa. Wire lamp by Intérieurs. Spun T1 metal lamp by Sebastian Wrong for Flos. Morton carved-walnut lamp by Michael S. Smith from John Rosselli. Bourgie polycarbonate lamp by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell. This page: Lorna glass lamp by Crate & Barrel. See Resources.

CORPORATE TAKEOVER DESIGNER ERIC COHLER HAS TRANSFORMED THE FORMER OFFICES OF A MANHATTAN INVESTMENT FIRM INTO HIS SOPHISTICATED AND ART-FILLED PRIVATE DOMAIN TEXT BY DAVID COLMAN · PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM WALDRON STYLED BY CARLOS MOTA 102

Facing page: Interior decorator Eric Cohler in the living room of his Upper East Side duplex; the bronze floor lamp is from Christopher Norman, and the Dwellings sofa is upholstered in Barrington wool by Andrew Martin. This page: A George II chair, circa 1750, is upholstered in David Hicks’s La Fiorentina linen, and the club chairs are covered in Eskdale Velvet, both from Lee Jofa. The rug is by Asha Carpets, and the wool curtains are by Holland & Sherry. The paintings displayed against the far window are by Randall Exon, top, and Sandra Blow. See Resources.

The stair hall displays Cohler’s collection of vintage and contemporary photographs, including iconic works by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Bert Stern. The bronze sculpture is by Anita Huffington, and the Picture Stand chair is from Profiles; the Queen Bee carpet by David Hicks is from Beauvais Carpets. Facing page, from top: The collection of artworks suspended by cables includes 18th- and 19th-century portraits and a 2003 diptych by David Salle. The lamp on the 1960s rattan bar is by Christopher Spitzmiller, and the chair, circa 1810, is by Thomas Hope. See Resources.

S tupid question: What, exactly, is comfort? You hear the word so much—applied to fashion, furniture, food, even film—that you would think you’d know it the second you sink into it. But while it’s easy to put your finger on—it feels so soft, so...comforting—the concept is awfully hard to hold onto. If there’s some aspiring novelist out there who wants to update Flaubert and pen a novel about a fruitless quest for comfort in modern society, there’s no need to fret over what trade your tragic hero should practice; he should be a decorator. Who else, after all, has the almost superhu- man ability to make an interior supremely comfortable, yet at the same time suffers the slings and arrows of perfectionism so acutely as to be personally immune to the concept? “I’m really only comfortable in hotels,” says Eric Cohler, a Manhattan decorator who has made his name with tastefully eclectic interiors that have a sense of history without seeming stodgy or forced. Yet anywhere outside of the bland neutrality of a hotel room, Cohler faces the con- stant urge to readjust, rearrange, rethink, and recalibrate. He is such an avid collector of paintings, black-and-white photography, and count- less other objets d’art, that he has to rent storage units to contain it all. As he admits, “There’s always a temptation to collect.” With that kind of compulsion, it’s probably a good thing that, after studying art history, Cohler quit law school to follow his boyhood love of design (“I was always rearranging the furniture,” he recalls). Though he clearly has the attributes of a good lawyer—he’s hardworking, neatly dressed, and carefully spoken—his impeccable taste would only have held him back in the kind of law firm where bad cherry veneers, brass lighting, and powder-blue broadloom are considered the height of chic. Instead, courses in architecture and historic preservation at Columbia have given him a sensitivity to buildings and an understanding of what can be done with them. Seeing possibilities in a space that exists, not just the space that might someday emerge once the demo crew is ELLEDECOR.COM 105

done, is a talent that too few decorators possess. And frankly, not many decorators would have even seen an apartment in the space that Cohler took on for his personal domain, the former offices of an investment firm in a not particularly residential section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The second-floor duplex once housed more than a dozen busy employees, with their multiple phone lines, coffeemakers, watercool- ers, copy machines, etc. One can perhaps imagine some renegade artist taking it over, but hardly a fancy uptown decorator. Now, after a six-month renovation, one would never know the place had ever been anything other than a lovely New York apartment, so graceful is the flow of rooms on both floors. And given the translucent shades that most days are pulled down behind a novel latticework of paintings hung over the windows in the living room, one barely real- izes that the traffic on First Avenue is an arm’s length away. While Cohler’s self-confessed impulse to fiddle and refine means the apartment will never quite be finished, there’s no mistaking that it is, as they say, done. In the soaring, 20-foot-high living room, a custom-made coral-pattern carpet lies underfoot. Gustavian oval-backed dining chairs ring a Regency pine dining table. The study and the stair hall are 106 ELLEDECOR.COM

In the dining room, 18th-century Gustavian chairs upholstered in Edelman Leather’s Royal suede and an English Regency table; the rug is by Beauvais Carpets, and the Bridge Table chandelier is from Hinson & Co. The painting, Tartarean II, 1991, is by Jacob Kainen. Facing page: The an- tique zebra-upholstered bench in the study is from Denton & Gardner, and the 1940s French limestone-and-iron cocktail table is from C.J. Peters. The kitchen cabinets are by Page1Design, the dishwasher is by Fisher & Paykel, and the tile back- splash is by Walker Zanger. See Resources. ELLEDECOR.COM 000 ELLEDECOR.COM 000

The carpet in the master bedroom is by Beauvais, the late-19th-century chinoise- rie chest is from John Rosselli, and the folding ladder is Anglo-Indian; a Qing dynasty vase is displayed above a Toshiba flat-panel television. Facing page, from top: The closet doors are hand-painted with a traditional Tree of Life pattern. Paintings from the 1920s through the 1950s surround a suede headboard designed by Cohler; the bed- ding is by Matouk, and the Tizio lamps are by Artemide; the walls are painted in Farrow & Ball’s Drab. See Resources.





lined with photographs by Diane Arbus, George Platt Lynes, Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, and Harry Callahan; a vivid David Hicks carpet runs up the stairs. The array of paintings ranges from works by George Romney to David Salle, 19th-century portraits to outsider art. The se- date palette of blacks, grays, creams, and browns is enlivened with punctuation marks of color: a red-lacquered cocktail table, a turquoise lamp, a pair of Josef Frank–pattern pillows, a Futurist painting. The extreme eclecticism of Cohler’s gentlemanly pad suggests not only a different place but a different time—when collecting was some- thing people did for passion rather than for profit or status. That pas- sion shows not only in the quantity of the possessions Cohler has acquired over 20 years, but also in their quality and curiosity. For a man who says he might have been a museum curator if he hadn’t turned to design, the apartment is an opportunity to be active rather than lie back and enjoy. Constantly shuffling, putting something away and bringing something else out, rehanging this work, changing that one, Cohler has made his sanctum a paradise of control rather than com- fort. “When I stop rearranging everything,” he says, “I’ll move.” So if you really want to relax, hire a decorator. Don’t become one. ELLEDECOR.COM 109

ARTFUL SPIRITS WHEN THEY BOUGHT A HISTORIC COTTAGE IN THE HAMPTONS, GEOFFREY ROSS AND JOHN DRANSFIELD DISCOVERED IT HAD A LIVELY PAST OF FAMOUS PAINTERS AND RAUCOUS NIGHTS TEXT BY KATHLEEN HACKETT · PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM WALDRON · STYLED BY CARLOS MOTA The library of John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross’s Amagansett, Long Island, weekend house; the biscuit- tufted chairs are from the 1920s, and the needlepoint pillows were designed by the homeowners. The walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Coastal Fog; the porcupine- quill mirrors were made by Ross, and the wood sculptures were done by a Midwest artist in the 1960s. Facing page: An 1830s chaise in the kitchen garden. See Resources.

“THIS HOUSE IS FULL of happy ghosts,” over to her kitchen to play poker into the morning. says Geoffrey Ross. The Greek Revival cottage he Though cheery isn’t the way most would describe shares with John Dransfield, his partner in life and Willis’s late-night companions (they were, after all, in Dransfield and Ross, the home-goods company nicknamed the Irascibles), Ross and Dransfield they created more than a decade ago, is one of only have clearly found the spirits of all three to be ge- a handful still standing on the verdant strip that nial long-term houseguests. stretches between the main street of Amagansett, Indeed, the continuum of the artists’ aesthetic is Long Island, and the dunes. The 2,800-square-foot evident in every room, most of which are canvases “grand farmhouse,” as Dransfield describes it, is of near-absent color “painted” with found objects, tucked behind a six-foot-high privet hedge—just outsider art, and jolts of vivid hues. The walls, mold- tall enough to blot out the sounds of passing traffic ings, window frames, and mullions throughout are and to shelter the kitchen garden and apple trees. in pale, serene shades to play up the original details It was the original Italianate details on the exte- of the rooms. “We were very sensitive about main- rior that first sold Dransfield and Ross on the house. taining the architectural integrity of the house,” notes The interior, too, was architecturally pure—though Dransfield. “And preserving its artistic soul,” adds a bit tired—when three years ago they became the Ross. In fact, the couple, whose table linens, bed- house’s third owners since it was first built in 1863. ding, and accessories are noted for their stirring The only fixtures missing were Jackson Pollock and mix of textures and colors, were attracted to the Willem de Kooning, frequent presences around the Hamptons for the same reason artists have been kitchen table of Constance C. Willis, the house’s for more than a century. “We were drawn to the beauty previous owner—since the 1920s—and a friend of of the light and the surroundings,” says Dransfield. the celebrated Abstract Expressionists. “We wanted the house to reflect that.” According to Ross, in the 1950s the painters would That sensibility explains the floor-to-ceiling collage spend boozy evenings across the street at the Elm of lilac, mustard, salmon, and black in the living room; Tree Inn, and when the barstools were put up for the bright yellow vintage curtain and ceramic coral the night, De Kooning and Pollock would saunter in the guest bath; and the centerpiece of pumpkin- 111

colored Etruscanware on the dining room table. “Every room needs a slap in the face,” says Ross. The entry is the color of a Golden Delicious apple; the guest bedroom upstairs (where Cooper, the couple’s 150-pound Harlequin Great Dane, lays his head) is the exact shade of a worn penny. Such a meticulous palette is not due to love alone. “The house is also a laboratory for our linens,” notes Ross. “We test every pattern and color combination.” But these designers clearly aren’t all business. Every room has a lighthearted touch. Porcupine quills trim a pair of mirrors in the library, a 19th-century bust wears a papier-mâché animal mask in the din- ing room, and a stuffedswan glides across the kitchen counter. “We try never to take ourselves too seriously,” Ross says, which explains why a few passengers on Noah’s ark, crafted from oyster shells, wood, nails, and papier-mâché, stroll across the dining room’s Moorish console and why an abstract painting picked up at a yard sale is set on an easel in the company of Wedgwood basalt and drabware. “We prefer in- terest over perfection,” says Ross. “We go for pieces that are slightly off or exaggerated.”

Facing page, from top: John Dransfield, left, and Geoffrey Ross in the showroom of their home- goods company. In the living room, the faux-bois screen and bull’s-eye mirror are both 1970s Zajac and Callahan designs. This page: A 19th-century Italian sofa with a Dransfield and Ross pillow; the slate-topped cocktail table is Victorian Eastlake, the stool is by RS Ceramics, and the collage is by Richard Giglio. The 1920s floor lamp was origi- nally used in an operating room. See Resources. 113

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The painted American chairs and Moorish console in the dining room are 19th century; the dining table and linens are Dransfield and Ross designs, and the an- tique plaster bust wears a papier-mâché mask from 1910. Facing page, from top: The kitchen features cabinets by Richard Ward Baxter Restorations, GE Monogram appliances, and soapstone countertops; the pendant lights are retrofitted 19th- century industrial gas lamps. The vintage iron garden furniture on the terrace is dressed with Dransfield and Ross cush- ions and table linens. See Resources.

It’s one thing to recognize objects that others might overlook, but this duo is also masterful at placing them for maximum impact. A lacquered-blue Chinese root chair is set against the apple-green wall in the front entryway. In the garret guest bedroom, formerly Willis’s studio, an aviary of Bavarian hand-carved wild birds presides. “Our work requires that we con- stantly evolve,” says Ross. “And we carry that over to this house. By swapping out just one object, the spirit of the room can change dramatically.” But the soul of it never will, not least because of a recent surprise addition to the property, spread around the beech tree out front. “We drove up one afternoon to find two women peeking in the win- dows,” says Ross with a laugh. “It turns out they were Constance Willis’s two daughters, who had hoped to scatter their mother’s ashes secretively.” The sisters couldn’t help wondering what the new owners had done to the house, and after a walk through its relaxed rooms, they declared their moth- er would have loved it. “We’d always hoped to get Constance’s approval,” Ross admits. “But we nev- er dreamed we’d get her ashes.” 116 ELLEDECOR.COM

In the master bedroom, the bed, canopy rail, European shams, and duvet cover are all by Dransfield and Ross. The nightstands are galvanized-steel American Empire pier ta- bles, and the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Kendall Charcoal. Facing page, from top: In the guest bedroom, a lit à la polonaise by Chelsea Textiles is dressed with Frette sheets and a Dransfield and Ross duvet, bedskirt, and canopy; the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Copper Mountain. The guest bath’s vanity was made from a vintage faux-bamboo chest; the curtain is vintage chintz. See Resources.

resources Items pictured but not listed are from private THE TEN COOLEST CLUB CHAIRS Rios wool rug by Fedora Design (for information: collections. Pages 42–44: Jay Jeffers of Jeffers Design Group 212-925-1800; fedoradesign.com). (for information: 415-934-8088; jeffersdesigngroup- Page 69: In dining room, P.B. steel table by Martin WHAT’S HOT! SHOPS .com). Katie Lydon of Katie Lydon Interiors (for infor- Szekely from Galerie Kreo (22 rue Duchefdelaville, Page 26: Demisch Danant (542 W. 22nd St., New mation: 212-226-2690). Paris, France 75013; 011-33-1-53-60-18-42; ga- York, NY 10011; 212-989-5750; demischdanant- Page 44: 1 French club chair, $3,720 c.o.m., to the leriekreo.com). Mandarin wool rug by Fedora .com). Prague Kolektiv (143-B Front St., Brooklyn, trade from Holly Hunt (for showrooms: 800-229- Design (for information: 212-925-1800; fedorade- NY 11201; 718-260-8013; praguekolektiv.com). 8559; hollyhunt.com). 2 Orsen lounge chair, #382M, sign.com). In kitchen, Zettel’z 5 light fixture by Ingo $4,165 c.o.m., by Robert Lighton Furniture (62 Maurer from Design Within Reach (for information: WHAT’S HOT! Greene St., New York, NY 10012; 212-343-2299; 800-944-2233; dwr.com). Zinc cabinetry by Page 28: The Winter Antiques Show, Jan. 20–29 britishkhaki.com). 3 Ellis chair, #243-005L, $2,100, Cicognani Kalla Architects PC (for information: 212- at The Seventh Regiment Armory (for information: by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (for information: 308-4811). Bentwood chairs, #214, by Michael 718-292-7392; winterantiquesshow.com). 800-789-5401; mitchellgold.com). 4 Harrington Thonet from ICF (for information: 800-237-1625; icf- chair, $1,495, by Jonathan Adler (for information: group.com) are similar to those pictured. TREND ALERT 877-287-1910; jonathanadler.com). 5 Thornton Pages 70–71: In media/guest room, walls uphol- Page 32: 1 Jaipur linen, in ocean/olive, #JP2, by chair, #DS229, $3,400, to the trade from Kravet stered by Cameron Prather (for information: 917-834- Peter Fasano, to the trade from John Rosselli & Assoc. Furniture (for showrooms: 888-4-KRAVET; 8711) in Grass cloth by Elizabeth Dow, to the trade Ltd. (for showrooms: 212-593-2060). 2 Marbella kravet.com). 6 Mohair chair, #L-3076-01, $2,120, from Holland & Sherry (for showrooms: 212-355- linen, in India yellow, #631N26, to the trade from from The Pine Cone Hill Home Collection by Lee 6241; hollandandsherry.com). Coral wool rug by Raoul Textiles (for showrooms: 805-965-1694; raoul- Industries (for information: 413-496-9700; pineconehill- Fedora Design (for information: 212-925-1800; fedo- textiles.com). 3 Ceylan Cotton Print cotton, in .com or leeindustries.com). 7 Capiton armchair, radesign.com). Window shades by Cameron Prather. blue, #79374-222, to the trade from Brunschwig & #FU37, $2,700 c.o.m., by Room (182 Duane St., Pages 72–73: In master bedroom, walls upholstered Fils (for showrooms: 800-538-1880; brunschwig- New York, NY 10013; 888-420-ROOM; roomonline- in Grass cloth by Elizabeth Dow, to the trade from .com). 4 Jaipur Toile cotton, in bleu, #2424-02, by .com). 8 Theatre armchair, #2292, $1,798, by Ted Holland & Sherry (for showrooms: 212-355-6241; Charles Burger, to the trade from Quadrille Wall- Boerner from Design Within Reach (for information: hollandandsherry.com). Bons wool rug by Fedora papers and Fabrics Inc. (for showrooms: 212-753- 800-944-2233; dwr.com). 9 Tabarin armchair, Design (for information: 212-925-1800; fedorade- 2995). 5 Pondicherry Lake linen-cotton, #505W80, #5165111, $5,450, by Poltrona Frau (145 Wooster sign.com). Window shades by Lilou Marquand (for to the trade from Raoul Textiles. 6 Konstantine St., New York, NY 10012; 212-777-7592; frauusa- information: 011-33-1-40-49-05-59). Garden–print dress, $325, from fall 2005, by Diane .com). 10 Armchair, #1834, $2,179, by Natuzzi (for Page 74: In Brando’s bedroom, D.L. Corian desk von Furstenberg (for information: 888-472-2DVF; information: 800-262-9063; natuzzi.com). by Martin Szekely from Galerie Kreo (22 rue dvf.com) is similar to the one pictured. 7 Amita Duchefdelaville, Paris, France 75013; 011-33-1-53- Metis linen-cotton, in prune, #1441-01, by Manuel DANIEL’S DISH 60-18-42; galeriekreo.com). Tizio lamp by Artemide Canovas, to the trade from Cowtan & Tout (for Pages 48–50: Daniel Boulud of restaurant Daniel (46 Greene St., New York, NY 10013; 212-925- showrooms: 212-647-6900). 8 Harmony rayon- (for information: danielnyc.com). 1588; artemide.com). Walls upholstered in Ivory #8 polyester, in spa, #669782, $33/yd., by Waverly (for Page 48: Tramonto Tangerine oval bowl, $27; cotton by Muriel Brandolini, to the trade from information: 800-423-5881; waverly.com). Tramonto Burnt Orange salad plate, $25; and Holland & Sherry (for showrooms: 212-355-6241; Page 34: Red velvet dress, $4,095, from fall 2005, Classic pewter spoon, $185/5-piece setting; all by hollandandsherry.com). Valances covered in Ivory #7 by Roberto Cavalli (711 Madison Ave., New York, NY Vietri (for information: 800-277-5933; vietri.com). cotton by Muriel Brandolini, to the trade from 10021; 212-755-7722; robertocavalli.com). Icaria Orange Tartan linen napkin, $24, and Farmhouse Holland & Sherry. Brando wool rug by Fedora Design silk-wool, in red dahlia, #H207-301, to the trade from Orange Stripe linen napkin, $12, by ABH Design (401 (for information: 212-925-1800; fedoradesign.com). Designtex (for showrooms: 800-221-1540; dtex- E. 76th St., New York, NY 10021; 212-249-2276). Page 75: In Filippa’s bedroom, Muff Daddy foam- .com). Bergamo wool-cotton-polyester, in scarlet, and-leather chair by Jerszy Seymour from Galerie Kreo #7501/07, by De Ploeg, to the trade from Pollack (for SINGULAR SENSATION (22 rue Duchefdelaville, Paris, France 75013; 011-33- showrooms: 212-627-7766; pollackassociates.com). Pages 64–75: Interior design by Muriel Brandolini 1-53-60-18-42; galeriekreo.com). Window shades by Red-lacquer ballpoint pen, $75, by Elsa Peretti of Muriel Brandolini Inc. (for information: 212-249- Cameron Prather (for information: 917-834-8711). Bed for Tiffany & Co. (for information: 800-526-0649; 4920; murielbrandolini.com). Architecture by by City Joinery (20 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718- tiffany.com). Filumena cotton, #22031-5, by Bises, to Cicognani Kalla Architects PC (for information: 212- 596-6502; cityjoinery.com). Filippa wool rug by Fedora the trade from Bergamo Fabrics Inc. (for showrooms: 308-4811). Painting by PS Renovations LLC (for Design (for information: 212-925-1800; fedoradesign- 212-888-3333; bergamofabrics.com). Roma cotton information: 203-445-8530). Upholstery fabrica- .com). Shelving by David Jeskie of Plastic Works! (for sheet, $620/qn., and Royal cotton pillow sham, tion by Cameron Prather (for information: information: 914-576-2050; plasticworksusa.com). In $260, by Olatz Inc. (43 Clarkson St., New York, NY 917-834-8711). master bathroom, walls upholstered in White #7 10014; 212-255-8627; olatz.com). Imperial Damask Page 64: Radiant Disk cast-bronze table by cotton and ceiling upholstered in White #10 cotton, cotton-linen-viscose, in cardinal red, #LFY-29125F, Michele Oka Doner (for information: 212-334-9056; both by Muriel Brandolini, to the trade from Holland & $159/yd., by Ralph Lauren Home (for information: micheleokadoner.com). Sherry (for showrooms: 212-355-6241; holland- 888-475-7674; rlhome.polo.com). Five Side Page 65: Carved-bone train sculpture by Munnu andsherry.com). Shell chandelier by Claire Cormier- lacquered-wood boxes: business-card box, L-58, from The Gem Palace (M.I. Rd., Jaipur 302001 India; Fauvel (for information: 011-33-3-23-69-37-98). $40; 5\"-square box, L-31, $75; and 6\"x8\" box, L-21, 011-91-141-237-4175; gempalacejaipur.com). $90; all by Pacific Connections (for information: 415- Caleydo wool rug by Fedora Design (for informa- TRUE BLUE 285-2873; pacificconnectionsusa.com). Real Woven tion: 212-925-1800; fedoradesign.com). Pages 76–81: Interior design by T. Keller Donovan of calfskin, in cherry red, #RW06, to the trade from Pages 66–67: In living room, Le Bateau chande- T. Keller Donovan Inc. (for information: 212-760-0537). Edelman Leather (for showrooms: 800-886-TEDY; lier by Claire Cormier-Fauvel (for information: Pages 76–77: Custom-made mirror by T. Keller edelmanleather.com). Beekman crocodile clock, in 011-33-3-23-69-37-98). Smarties resin cocktail Donovan Inc. (for information: 212-760-0537). red, $1,450/med., by Ralph Lauren Home. table by Mattia Bonetti from Galerie Kreo (22 Pages 78–79: In living room, Billy Baldwin tuxedo rue Duchefdelaville, Paris, France 75013; 011- sofa, to the trade from Ventry Ltd. (for showrooms: DESIGNER’S DOZEN 33-1-53-60-18-42; galeriekreo.com). Window 732-872-7300; ventryltd.com). Sofa and slipper Page 40: Marcel Wanders of Marcel Wanders Studio shades by Lilou Marquand (for information: 011- chairs are upholstered in Bantu cotton-viscose, (for information: 011-31-20-422-1339; marcelwan- 33-1-40-49-05-59). #1929.549, to the trade from Zimmer + Rohde (for ders.com). Thor (107 Rivington St., New York, NY Page 68: In study, Bells copper-and-leather showrooms: 212-758-5357; zimmer-rohde.com). 10002; 646-253-6700). Photography by Erwin Olaf side tables by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec from Custom-made lacquered-wood cocktail table, to from Studio Erwin Olaf (for information: 011-31-20- Galerie Kreo (22 rue Duchefdelaville, Paris, France the trade from Urban (for information: 212-245-5011; 692-3438; erwinolaf.com). 75013; 011-33-1-53-60-18-42; galeriekreo.com). urban-nyc.com). Resin tray, to the trade from Sirmos 118 ELLEDECOR.COM

(for showrooms: 212-371-0910; sirmos.com). Ontario, M5A 1L1 Canada; 416-366-9540; italinteri- showrooms: 800-DONGHIA; donghia.com). Small Palmer hurricane lantern, #136174, by Crate & ors.com). Zig-Zag chair by Gerrit Rietveld from Egg glass lamp, in white, $120, by Jamie Young Co. Barrel (for information: 800-996-9960; crateandbar- Cassina USA (for information: 800-770-3568; cassina- (for information: 888-671-5883; jamieyoung.com). rel.com). Window blinds by Hunter Douglas (for usa.com). Charles bed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Whittier lacquered-resin lamp, $425, by Jonathan information: 800-274-2985; hunterdouglas.com). In Italia (for information: 800-872-1697; bebitalia.it). Bed Adler (for information: 877-287-1910; jonathanadler- kitchen, walls painted in Stunning, #826, by linens by Calvin Klein Home (for information: 800- .com). Painted-wood column lamp, #W038, to the Benjamin Moore & Co. (for information: 800-6- 294-7978). Plain Fringed cashmere throw by trade from Vaughan (for showrooms: 212-319-7070; PAINT6; benjaminmoore.com). In living room, wicker Hermès (for information: 800-441-4488; hermes.com). vaughandesigns.com). basket, to the trade from Bielecky Bros. (for show- Page 100: Dolly iron lamp, $350, by Armani Casa (for rooms: 212-753-2355; bieleckybrothers.com). In DOWNTOWN REVIVAL information: 212-334-1271; armanicasa.com). Wire entry, Wrapped-cane table, #C8110, and Wrapped- Pages 92–95: Interior design by Ernest de la Torre lamp, $1,490, by Intérieurs (149–151 Franklin St., cane armchair, #C7651, to the trade from Bielecky of De la Torre Design Studio (for information: 212- New York, NY 10013; 212-343-0800; interieurs.com). Bros. In breakfast room, Catifa stacking chair, to 243-5202; delatorredesign.com). Wall upholstery by Spun T1 metal lamp, $945, by Sebastian Wrong for the trade from Gordon International (for showrooms: Interiors by J.C. Landa LLC (for information: 718- Flos USA (for information: 800-939-3567; flos.net). 800-446-9872; gordoninternational.com). Frames 932-6160). Wallpaper installation by Brian Kehoe of Morton carved-walnut lamp by Michael S. Smith, to by Metro Framart (2459 Broadway, New York, NY BK Wallcovering (for information: 212-629-3040; bfk- the trade from John Rosselli & Assoc. Ltd. (for show- 10024; 212-595-1615; framart.com). inc.com). rooms: 212-593-2060). Bourgie polycarbonate Pages 80–81: In master bedroom, custom-made Page 93: Vintage glass chandelier from Troy (138 lamp, $287, by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell US Inc. (for bed linens by Casa Del Bianco (866 Lexington Greene St., New York, NY 10012; 888-941-4777; information: 866-854-8823; kartellus.com). Ave., New York, NY 10021; 212-249-9224; casadel- troysoho.com). Page 101: Lorna glass lamp, $199, by Crate & Barrel bianco.com). Curtain and bedskirt of Lascaux Page 94: Walls upholstered in Heritage velvet, in har- (for information: 800-996-9960; crateandbarrel.com). linen-cotton, #AC204-CUSTNA, by China Seas, ness, #LFY21538, by Ralph Lauren Home (for to the trade from Quadrille Wallpapers and Fabrics information: 888-475-7674; rlhome.polo.com). Bed by CORPORATE TAKEOVER Inc. (for showrooms: 212-753-2995). Cubana De la Torre Design Studio (for information: 212-243- Pages 102–09: Interior design by Eric Cohler of wicker occasional chair, #70013, to the trade from 5202; delatorredesign.com), upholstered in Ronda Eric Cohler Inc. (for information: 212-737-8600; Donghia Furniture/Textiles Ltd. (for showrooms: Woven Texture cotton-polyester, in crema, #83519- ericcohler.com). General contracting by Stephen 800-DONGHIA; donghia.com). 015, by Gaston y Daniela, to the trade from Fanuka of Fanuka Custom Cabinets Inc. (for informa- Brunschwig & Fils (for showrooms: 800-538-1880; tion: 718-353-4518; fanuka.com). Curtains and SPLIT PERSONALITY brunschwig.com). Fox-fur blanket by Ralph Lauren upholstery by Windows, Walls and More (for infor- Pages 82–91: Interior design by George Yabu and Home is discontinued, but similar blankets are available. mation: 212-472-4800). Motorized sunscreen Glenn Pushelberg of Yabu Pushelberg (for informa- Page 95: In living room, chair upholstered in Capra window shades by Mitchell Schulman of Manhattan tion: 212-226-0808). Windows by Bliss Nor-Am goatskin, to the trade from Clarence House (for Shade & Glass Co. Inc. (for information: 212-288- Doors & Windows Ltd. (for information: 416-755- showrooms: clarencehouse.com). Curtains by Mimi 5616; manhattanshade.com). 0880; blissnoram.com). Fery (for information: 212-371-9771). In office, Pages 102–03: Lady bronzed-metal floor lamp, Pages 84–85: Swan Back sofa by Vladimir Kagan, sisal rug, to the trade from Misha Carpet (for informa- to the trade from Christopher Norman Inc. (for show- to the trade from Dennis Miller Associates (for show- tion: 212-688-5912; mishacarpet.com). Ottomans, rooms: 212-647-0303; christophernorman.com). rooms: 212-684-0070; dennismiller.com). The Beuys table, and mirror by De la Torre Design Studio (for in- Dorset sofa by Dwellings (30 E. 67th St., New York, Room, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Version No. 3, formation: 212-243-5202; delatorredesign.com). NY 10021; 800-95-DECOR; dwellingshome.com), acrylic and cellulose on canvas, 1999, by Martin upholstered in Barrington wool, in delphinium, by McGinn from Houldsworth (124–128 Barlby Rd., GO FOR THE GLOW Andrew Martin, to the trade from Lee Jofa (for show- London, W10 6BL England; 011-44-208-969-6166; Page 96: Vintage Murano-glass lamp, $4,200/pair, rooms: 888-533-5632; leejofa.com). George II chair houldsworth.co.uk). from Chameleon Fine Lighting (223 E. 59th St., New upholstered in La Fiorentina linen, in ivory/bark, Pages 86–87: In kitchen, custom-made bog-oak York, NY 10022; 212-355-6300; chameleon59.com). #2430-GWF-68, by David Hicks by Ashley Hicks for cabinetry by Erik Cabinets Ltd. (for information: 905- Page 97: Longacre small antique-brass lamp, Groundworks, to the trade from Lee Jofa. Club 318-8733; erikcabinets.com). Walls and counters $325, by Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort (for in- chairs upholstered in Eskdale Velvet cotton-viscose, covered in Mountain Gray marble by Marble Trend formation: 877-271-2716; visualcomfort.com). in olive, #2005146-30, to the trade from Lee Jofa. (for information: 416-783-9911; marbletrend.com). Radio Box fluted-brass lamp, $295, from Mecox Coral wool carpet by Asha Carpets, to the trade In dining room, vintage Danish leather-and-wood Gardens (257 County Rd. 39A, Southampton, NY from Beauvais Carpets (for showrooms: 212-688- dining chairs from Troy (138 Greene St., New York, 11968; 631-287-5015; mecoxgardens.com). Togo 2265; beauvaiscarpets.com). Curtains of wool felt, NY 10012; 888-941-4777; troysoho.com). Vintage gold-tone bronze lamp, $1,200, by Objet Insolite to the trade from Holland & Sherry (for showrooms: ebonized-walnut console by Edward Wormley for (for information: 860-873-8603; objetinsolite.com) 212-355-6241; hollandandsherry.com). Dunbar from Wyeth (315 Spring St., New York, NY from Distant Origin (153 Mercer St., New York, NY Pages 104–05: In stair hall, Picture Stand 10013; 212-243-3661). Vintage Austrian chande- 10012; 212-941-0024; distantorigin.com). Three- mahogany chair by Dick Dumas, to the trade from lier, attributed to Josef Hoffmann, from Navarro sphere Murano-glass lamp, to the trade from Lorin Profiles (for information: 212-689-6903; profiles- Gallery (613 King St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5V 1M5 Marsh (for showrooms: 212-759-8700; lorinmarsh- ny.com). Queen Bee wool carpet by David Hicks Canada; 416-504-3956). G2, digital painting, 1998, .com). Glass Shade brass lamp, $900, by Ralph by Ashley Hicks, to the trade from Beauvais Carpets by Eelco Brand from Torch Gallery (Lauriergracht Lauren Home (for information: 888-475-7674; rlhome- (for showrooms: 212-688-2265; beauvaiscarpets- 94, Amsterdam, RN-1016 Netherlands; 011-31-20- .polo.com). Pagoda 23K-gold–finish lamp by .com). In living room, sofa, to the trade from Artistic 626-0284; torchgallery.com). Charles Fradin (for information: 310-433-5376), to Frame (for information: 212-289-2100; artistic- Pages 88–89: In master bath, Spoon tub by G.P. the trade from John Rosselli & Assoc. Ltd. (for frame.com), upholstered in Mohair wool-polyester, Benedini for Agape (for information: 011-39- showrooms: 212-593-2060). in écureuil, #M70043-09, by Metaphores, to 0376-250-311; agapedesign.it). Tara wall-mounted Page 98: Double Ball Ribbon Murano-glass the trade from Donghia (continues on page 122) sink fixtures and Tara floor-mounted bathtub lamp, $2,240, by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture fixtures by Dornbracht USA (for information: 800- Co. (for information: 800-592-2537; bakerfur- 774-1181; dornbracht.com). niture.com). Twiggy French-plaster lamp, $1,525, Publications Mail Agreement No. 40052054 Canadian Registration Number 126018209RT Pages 90–91: Pee and Pee–Dead of Night, acrylic by Shannon Shapiro for Moth Design (for informa- on cotton, 2001, by Yoshitomo Nara from Tomio tion: 818-906-9992; mothdesign.com). Wavy glass Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Koyama Gallery (1-3-2-7F, Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo lamp by David Easton for Robert Abbey (for infor- P.O. Box 503, RPO West Beaver Creek 135-0024 Japan; 011-81-3-3642-4090; tomiokoya- mation: 828-322-3480; robertabbey.com). Richmond Hill ON L4B 4R6 magallery.com). Model No. 400 armchair by Alvar Page 99: Flussa glass lamp, in blue/gray, to the E-mail: [email protected] Aalto from Italinteriors (359 King St. E., East Toronto, trade from Donghia Furniture/Textiles Ltd. (for









resources Furniture/Textiles Ltd. (for showrooms: 800- 212-663-5607; rsceramics.com). Collage by Richard DONGHIA; donghia.com). Large Hann ceramic Giglio (for information: 212-724-8118). lamp, in espresso, by Christopher Spitzmiller Inc. (for Pages 114–15: In kitchen, cabinetry by Richard information: 212-563-1144; christopherspitzmiller- Ward Baxter Restorations Inc. (for information: 631- .com). Vintage rattan bar, to the trade from McGuire 267-3790). Monogram kitchen appliances by (for showrooms: 800-662-4847; mcguirefurni- GE Consumer Products (for information: 800-626- ture.com). G.I. patinated-bronze sconce, #0505, 2000; geappliances.com). On terrace, cushions by Carole Gratale, to the trade from John Rosselli & and table linens by Dransfield and Ross Ltd. (for in- Assoc. Ltd. (for showrooms: 212-593-2060). formation: 212-741-7278; dransfieldandross.biz). Pages 106–07: In study, antique zebra-upholstered In dining room, steel dining table and linen table- bench from Denton & Gardner Ltd. (2491 Main St., cloth by Dransfield and Ross Ltd. Bridgehampton, NY 11932; 631-537-4796; den- Pages 116–17: In guest bedroom, lit à la polon- tongardner.com). Vintage French limestone-and- aise, to the trade from Chelsea Textiles (for show- iron cocktail table, to the trade from C.J. Peters (for rooms: 908-233-5645; chelseatextiles.com). Bed information: 212-752-1198). In kitchen, Luxor linens by Frette (for information: 800-35-FRETTE; custom cabinetry by Malorie Currier of Page1Design frette.com). Duvet, bedskirt, and canopy by (for information: 212-772-7007). Dishwasher by Dransfield and Ross Ltd. (for information: 212-741- Fisher & Paykel (for information: 888-936-7872; 7278; dransfieldandross.biz). Walls painted in fisherpaykel.com). Gramercy Park ceramic tiles, Copper Mountain, #AC-12, by Benjamin Moore & in pipe smoke, by Walker Zanger (for information: Co. (for information: 800-6-PAINT6; benjamin- 877-611-0199; walkerzanger.com). In dining room, moore.com). In master bedroom, bed, canopy rail, antique Gustavian pine dining chairs from Lief duvet, and Euro shams by Dransfield and Ross Ltd. (646 N. Almont Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90069; 310- Park Slope bed linens by Matouk (for information: 492-0033), upholstered in Royal suede, in pitch matouk.com). Walls painted in Kendall Charcoal, brown, to the trade from Edelman Leather (for #HC-166, by Benjamin Moore & Co. showrooms: 800-886-TEDY; edelmanleather.com). Kaleidoscope wool carpet, to the trade from ETCETERA Beauvais Carpets (for showrooms: 212-688-2265; Page 124: Oval handblown glass doorknob, in beauvaiscarpets.com). Bridge Table bronze multicolored swirl/celadon, $310, by Carl Martinez chandelier by George Hansen, to the trade from Hardware (shown by appointment: 212-941-8142; Hinson & Co. (for showrooms: 212-475-4100). carlmartinezhardware.com). Lotus Shell brass Tartarean II, oil on canvas, 1991, by Jacob Kainen doorknob, in gold-plated finish, #1082DOR-GP, from Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery (41 E. 57th St., $280, by Sherle Wagner (for information: 212-758- New York, NY 10022; 212-644-7171). 3300; sherlewagner.com). Luna white-bronze Pages 108–09: In master bedroom, antique English doorknob, in light-patina finish, $616/full set, by chinoiserie chest, to the trade from John Rosselli Rocky Mountain Hardware (for information: 888-788- International (for showrooms: 212-772-2137). Flat- 2013; rockymountainhardware.com). Hammered- panel television by Toshiba (for information: brass knob, in polished-nickel finish, #1007H, to the 800-316-0920; toshiba.com). Shadow Grove wool trade from Nanz Custom Hardware (for showrooms: carpet, to the trade from Beauvais Carpets (for 212-367-7000; nanz.com). Butler GI Series cobalt- showrooms: 212-688-2265; beauvaiscarpets.com). crystal doorknob, to the trade from E.R. Butler & Closet doors painted in Tree of Life pattern de- Co. (for showrooms: 212-925-3565; erbutler.com). signed by Eric Cohler of Eric Cohler Inc. (for Black & White bone doorknob, #57021, $32, information: 212-737-8600; ericcohler.com), and by Anthropologie (for information: 800-309-2500; painted by Wren Bynoe (for information: 718-476- anthropologie.com). Estate Collection brass door- 8877). In master bedroom, headboard upholstered knob, in lifetime brass finish, #5073.030, $65, by in Royal suede, in cinnamon, to the trade from Baldwin Hardware (for information: 800-566-1986; Edelman Leather (for showrooms: 800-886-TEDY; baldwinhardware.com). Brass knob, in old-gold fin- edelmanleather.com) and fabricated by Windows, ish, #871, $475, from P.E. Guerin (23 Jane St., New Walls and More (for information: 212-472-4800). Provi- York, NY 10014; 212-243-5270; peguerin.com). dence cotton bed linens by Matouk from Hudson Brass doorknob, #K330, $314, by Andrée Putman Home (356 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534; 518-822- for Valli & Valli (for information: 877-326-2565; val- 8120; hudson-home.com). Tizio lamps by Artemide lievalli.com). Rope brass doorknob, in black-bronze (46 Greene St., New York, NY 10013; 212-925-1588; finish, #1423BB, $90, by Turnstyle Designs (for infor- artemide.com). Walls painted in Drab by Farrow & Ball mation: 011-44-127-132-5325; turnstyle-designs- (for information: 888-511-1121; farrow-ball.com). .com). Pegasus Sumter dark-bronzed brass knob, $42.99, by Home Depot (for information: 800-553- ARTFUL SPIRITS 3199; homedepot.com). Pages 110–17: John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross of Dransfield and Ross Ltd. 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