Elle Decor

A New York apartment shifts out of neutral and into a dynamic palette with the help of designer Patrick Mele. BY INGRID ABRAMOVITCH PHOTOGRAPHS BY NOE DEWITT STYLED BY FRANCES BAILEY E L L E D E C O R 89

LEFT: Patrick Mele in the hallway. icture an apartment on Manhattan’s Museum OPPOSITE: Jennifer Mile and an image comes to mind: a classic six Shorto’s Orange & in a prewar co-op, filled with antiques, plump Leaves wallpaper furniture, and blue-chip art. But when Sara covers the walls and Tayeb-Khalifa arrives at her home near Fifth ceiling of the kitchen. Avenue, she enters an environment unlike her Dining table by Egg neighbors’—or anyone else’s, for that matter. Collective; chairs by Ralph Pucci in a Her living room’s espresso hue acts as a Métaphores fabric; foil to an explosion of color—from the Vladimir sideboard by USM; Kagan sofa in an electric-blue velvet to color- chandelier by blocked silk draperies in six jewel tones, from Thaddeus Wolfe; cobalt to yellow to fuchsia. The kitchen’s artwork by Tamara ceiling and walls are covered in a pattern of de Lempicka. ripe oranges, her bedroom is done up like a fantasy garden, and art is everywhere, as are She is a strong believer in having a room of her own, so she and her intriguing objects and scores of books that husband each have their own bedroom. “We have a very happy spill off surfaces. marriage,” she says, “but I like to read my iPad in bed, and we both get up a lot, so it’s a wonderful compromise.” Wanting to make her husband’s If the apartment resembles anything, it is room as comfortable as possible, she asked Mele to decorate it. His Tayeb-Khalifa herself—the rooms are as viva- scheme, which paired sea-blue walls with an orange ceiling and a David cious as her outfits, sparkling with humor and Hicks geometric carpet, was such a hit that Mele was invited to London curiosity. “I’m a hummer, and whenever I come to rejuvenate their home there. That apartment, with its raspberry home I hum that Elvis Presley song ‘Welcome brocade walls and Iznik-tiled kitchen, was a game changer. “Patrick is a to My World,’ ” she says. “Do you know the big fan of color, and as a result I started taking more chances,” she says. lyrics? ‘Welcome to my world / Won’t you come on in? / Miracles, I guess / Still happen now The couple were in New York when the pandemic began in 2020 and then.’ It’s a very bright, very happy home. and found themselves marooned in a neutral space—Hussein’s bedroom And that’s all I’ve ever wanted for myself.” aside—that was as subdued as its London counterpart was dynamic. “There was no color,” Mele notes, “apart from the art.” Tayeb-Khalifa was born in Lebanon and raised in London, where she met her husband, The transformation of the apartment happened gradually. Tayeb- the financier Hussein Khalifa. It was the New Khalifa, a former executive at Phillips, can often be found wearing the York–based designer Patrick Mele who guided vibrant patterns of the Nigerian-born fashion designer Duro Olowu and the couple on their journey to a more colorful noticed he had a new line of home textiles out for Soane Britain. “We began lifestyle. Though based for many years in reupholstering her pieces,” says Mele, a former window and set dresser London, they had purchased the New York for Ralph Lauren and Kate Spade. Armchairs were re-covered in leopard apartment in 2006 to serve as a second home. velvet, collectible furniture was added to the mix, and their art—which Architect Nasser Nakib helped to modernize includes works by Marie Laurencin, Sally Mann, and the Turkish artist the space, which Tayeb-Khalifa decorated in an Selma Gürbüz—was strategically rehung. “I’m especially drawn to work elegant but muted style. But the more time she by women artists,” Tayeb-Khalifa says. “They’ve been so overlooked.” spent in New York, the more she found her style evolving. “There’s a richness here every- Last year the Khalifas moved out for a week; in that short time, their where you turn,” she says. contractor wallpapered the hall and kitchen and, in a late-breaking decision, painted the living room that deep brown. “It made everything pop,” she says. The result is so uplifting that she feels vindicated in her choice to make Manhattan her primary residence. “New York changed me,” she says. “It made me bolder. I’m staying. Welcome to my world.” ◾ 90 E L L E D E C O R



“Whenever I come home, I hum that Elvis Presley song ‘Welcome to My World.’” —SARA TAYEB-KHALIFA Tayeb-Khalifa wanted her bedroom to resemble a garden. Custom bed in Schumacher and Duro Olowu for Soane Britain fabrics; wallpaper by Jennifer Shorto; ceiling painted in Farrow & Ball’s Rangwali and Verdigris Green; artwork by Marie Laurencin. 92 E L L E D E C O R

RIGHT: The powder BELOW RIGHT: Two room has a color- Markus Linnenbrink blocked painted wall artworks hang above scheme. Sconces by Flos; a USM cabinet in wall paint by Benjamin Hussein’s bedroom. Moore; photograph, Lamp by Apparatus; Edwynn Houk Gallery. David Hicks carpet, Aronson’s; wallpaper by Jim Thompson.

BY HILARIE SHEETS PHOTOGRAPHS BY FRANK FRANCES STYLED BY TESSA WATSON The main entrance of a 1980 Miami home designed by the architect Miguel Rodrigo Mazuré and renovated by the current residents, Richard and Susan Arregui. The sculpture by Clement Meadmore was installed by the original owners, Gloria and Leonard Luria. OPPOSITE: In the foyer, the console is by Piero Lissoni for Cappellini. Vintage Le Corbusier chair; artwork by Tammi Campbell. For details, see Resources. 94 E L L E D E C O R

A gallerist’s legendary Miami residence gets a second life as home to a local art couple and their family.

A room that once served as a private gallery is now used to display art and as a homework and board- game spot for the couple’s kids. 1970s live-edge dining table; vintage Hans Wegner dining chairs in a Knoll fabric; artwork (left) by Michael Wilkinson.

uring the pandemic door and echoing the movement in the architecture. lockdown, Richard In the living room, a painting by Jon Pylypchuk with Arregui spotted a dra- matic modernist home huge spiraling eyes and a grimacing mouth is hung in play- for sale on Zillow in ful juxtaposition with Casey McCafferty’s chair sculpted to the Ponce Davis area of resemble a primitive figure with a face suggested in the Miami, his hometown. grain of the wood. In the den, a Kelley Johnson table with “It was like looking at a multiple acute angles rests on a Trenton Doyle Hancock rug work of art,” said the with radiating circles, a happy marriage of geometry. former art dealer turned collector, who “Everything here is talking to each other in some man- stalked it online obses- ner,” says Richard, who had his own gallery in Coral Gables sively for weeks before from 1989 to 1999 and describes himself as “in and out of art the owner allowed an rehab” over the past couple of decades. open house. Once inside, Richard and his wife, Susan, looked past the cluttered interior painted purple and yellow “He mainly specializes in the art and I’m the furnish- and appreciated how the fluid sculptural spaces opened to ings,” says Susan, who ran her own furniture company for tropical greenery through glass expanses at every turn. designers and architects from 2005 to 2010 in Miami’s He realized he had been there before—at a 1990 cock- design district. “We pretend to accept input from each tail party hosted by Gloria Luria, a pioneer of Miami’s art other, but usually when a future acquisition comes up in scene who opened one of the first contemporary art galler- front of the committee of two, the decision has already been ies in the city. “It was an incredible home with incredible made to buy it.” art by George Segal, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Larry Riv- ers,” says Richard, who was 26 at the time and remembers The couple met in college at the University of Miami. imagining that he, too, would live in such a fantastic place Richard’s father and uncle, immigrants from Cuba, ran a when he became prominent in the art world. Miami-based ad agency that handled the Hispanic market. Long way around, his dream has come true. In 2021, the Susan’s father, James E. Fulton, was a pioneering dermatolo- Arreguis, their 12-year-old twins, Allegra and Ricardo gist who helped to develop Retin-A and topical erythromy- (Kique), and four dogs moved with their trove of contempo- cin to treat acne and with her mother founded Vivant Skin rary artworks and design objects into the house. Care in Miami. Susan took over as CEO of the company in Peruvian architect Miguel Rodrigo Mazuré designed 2014, and Richard became head of sales in 2016. “I report to the residence in 1980 specifically to showcase Gloria and her at home and at the office,” Richard says. “It’s like I Love Leonard Luria’s art collection. When the cantilevered vol- Lucy—the Cuban husband, the American wife.” umes and swooping curves in his submitted plans proved too radical for Coral Gables, where the Lurias had originally Susan credits her husband’s persistence in moving for- acquired property, they bought a new parcel of land in ward with buying the house during the difficulties of Ponce Davis rather than alter the design with cosmetic col- COVID. Their new home came with a specially designed art umns that were being demanded to receive county approval. closet (storing the overf low of their 300-plus artworks), In a 1984 Architectural Digest article about the house, 13 skylights guaranteeing beautifully indirect light on their Gloria—now in her 90s—is quoted as saying: “Good archi- collection, and three bars—indoors, outside on the patio, tecture, like good art, has to have line, form, and quality. It and by the pool. “We love to entertain, and the house was doesn’t need embellishment.” made for art and entertaining,” Susan says. Today, the house remains structurally unchanged. The walls have been restored to white as a pristine backdrop Richard, who also collects palms and bamboos, has for the Arreguis’ first-rate collection of works by artists like begun adding talipot palms to the already lush plantings Ross Bleckner, Odili Donald Odita, Robert Rauschenberg, ensconcing the house. “Waking up in the morning and look- Larry Bell, and Zanele Muholi, and renowned designers ing out at the garden,” Susan says, “it’s like Shangri-la.” ◾ including Hans Wegner, Ward Bennett, Piero Lissoni, Maarten Baas, and Josef Hoffmann. A holdover from the He realized he had been Lurias’ era is Clement Meadmore’s 1981 sculpture Upswing, there before—at a 1990 a massive, torquing black-steel volume anchoring a reflect- cocktail party hosted by ing pool framed by fan palms to the right of the front Gloria Luria, a pioneer of Miami’s art scene. E L L E D E C O R 97

ABOVE: The library has colorful touches inspired by 1980s Memphis design. Cocktail and side tables by Kelley Johnson; armchairs by B&B Italia (left), Knoll (center), and Arflex (right); rug by Trenton Doyle Hancock. LEFT: A Karin Gulbran sculpture is displayed on a marble-topped room separation that is original to the house. Chair by Casey McCafferty; artwork by Cosima von Bonin (left) and Albrecht Schnider. OPPOSITE: A sculpture by Cristina Lei Rodriguez anchors a corner of the living room. Artwork (right) by Odili Donald Odita.

“Everything here is talking to E L L E D E C O R 99 each other in some manner.” —RICHARD ARREGUI



ABOVE: In the son’s room, the chair is an artwork by Rafael Domenech, and an Alexander Calder pull toy sits on a Target side table. Artwork above bed by Michael Smith. LEFT: In the primary bedroom, the sculpture at the foot of the bed is by Summer Wheat. Vintage side table by McGuire; artworks above bed by Grace Weaver. OPPOSITE: The custom Plexiglas shower in the primary bathroom is original. Window coverings by Hunter Douglas; shoe sculp- ture (left) by Andrew J. Greene. E L L E D E C O R 101

ABOVE: Susan and ABOVE RIGHT: An OPPOSITE: Two vintage Richard Arregui gather overhang outside the brass koi fish decorate at the pool with their entrance of the home. the edge of the original children, Ricardo (Kique) pond. and Allegra. 102 E L L E D E C O R

“Waking up in the morning and looking out at the garden, it’s like Shangri-la.” —SUSAN ARREGUI E L L E D E C O R 103

At home and in their studios, the Los Angeles artists get the creative juices flowing. Artist couple Lari Pittman and Roy Dowell share a studio building not far from their Los Angeles home. In Dowell’s studio, his artworks include the sculpture at left and two collages above the desk. OPPOSITE: Works on paper by Pittman in his studio. For details, see Resources. 104 E L L E D E C O R

WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY MICHAEL WOLLAEGER PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROGER DAVIES

or almost two decades, artists Lari Pittman houses. “We’re near restaurants, markets, and friends,” and Roy Dowell inhabited a house in Los Dowell says. “And it has distinct rooms. We realized that we Angeles that was itself a work of art. missed the idea of rooms, not for their assigned purposes as Designed in 1952 by the famed architect much as for the individual environments they provide.” Richard Neutra, the residence was situated Adds Pittman: “It was in great condition—and it had a on a hilltop in La Crescenta, north of swimming pool!” Pasadena. The couple later commissioned the architect Michael Maltzan to design a Each space is accented by the artists’ collections of second home on the property. “There was African art, Mexican folk art and textiles, pre-Columbian an ethos of potential and projection into pieces, contemporary art and ceramics, and their own work. the future,” says Pittman of living among They have been collecting since they met in graduate school great works of architecture. at the California Institute of the Arts. “Roy has a great eye A few years ago, however, as they neared their 70th and does his research,” Pittman says. “I like scale, drama, birthdays, the artists decided to move back to the center of and a conceptual underpinning. We usually agree, but I put Los Angeles, near their studios. “We wanted a shorter my foot down on anything with human hair or teeth!” commute and more exposure to the humanity of a denser population,” Pittman says. There were other reasons, too: In the early years, Pittman worked in the Los Angeles “Though mostly enjoyable, two houses and six acres created office of designer Angelo Donghia, where he learned about a tremendous amount of work,” Dowell says. They were also “people, money, and the politics, perception, and laughable retiring from their careers as visual-arts professors gendering of colors.” He also learned about decorating. For (Pittman at UCLA; Dowell at the Otis College of Art and his own homes, and in collaboration with Dowell, he begins Design) and wanted to devote more time to their art. by choosing a muted palette for paint and furnishings as a The pair have been art-world luminaries in Los Angeles counterpoint to their collections. “Lari thinks in terms of for decades, and their acclaimed work draws from the the space and the cohesive appearance,” Dowell says. “I multicultural energy of the metropolis. Pittman, a native think about accessories and functionality. I tend to be more Angeleno, creates paintings that interweave historical, reserved, while Lari is more verbal. Those aspects of our sexual, and political imagery with intricate decorative motifs. personalities are reflected in our environments.” A 40-year retrospective of his work recently traveled from the city’s Hammer Museum to Museo Jumex in Mexico City, The artists’ home and nearby studio building, which and an exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York they bought in 2001, are inextricably linked. “Being later this year will feature nine paintings, including one that Latino—my maternal family line starts in Colombia in the is 33 feet long. New York–born Dowell also shows his paint- late 19th century, from Catalonian and Italian descent—I’m ings internationally, employing a vocabulary of signs, folk not intellectually or emotionally suspicious of decoration motifs, and pattern that suggest elusive narratives. “There are and cultural decorative impulses either in my work or in many layers, physically and conceptually,” says Dowell. the making of a home,” says Pittman. Dowell echoes the Their new home—a three-story 1930s cottage in thought: “Many of the pieces in our collections have found Los Feliz—is the antithesis of the Neutra and Maltzan their way into my paintings.” Roy Dowell in his The artists see each other’s work in process every day. studio. RIGHT: Lari “We have different ways of working and thinking about it, Pittman in front of but we have enormous respect for each other,” says Dowell. one of his paintings. “I’ve learned a tremendous amount from Lari. He often seems to understand what I’m doing far better than I do.” For Pittman, living just a short drive from his studio allows for both immersion and, paradoxi- cally, a reality check. “I love going to my studio, but I don’t drink my own Kool-Aid,” he says. “I start at that point every day and hope for the best.” ◾

“I’m not intellectuallyor emotionally suspicious of decoration.” —Lari Pittman A painting by Dowell hangs in the living room of the 1930s Los Feliz cottage that he shares with Pittman. Cocktail table by Lawson-Fenning; antique Ethiopian chair; Moravian star pendant, Rejuvenation. E L L E D E C O R 107

“Many of the pieces in our collections have found their way into my paintings.” —Roy Dowell ABOVE LEFT: On a display shelf that the couple call their Wunderkammer, they have placed pieces from their extensive collection of such objects as pre- Columbian figures, 19th-century Mexican ceramics, and Nepalese ghurras. ABOVE: An Emerson Woelffer painting above an antique Korean cabinet in the living room. Yellow sculpture by Dowell. LEFT: A pair of grisaille artworks by Pittman hang on Schumacher wallpaper in the upstairs sitting room. Sofa by Design Within Reach; vintage Moroccan wedding chest.

LEFT: A vintage BELOW: A Design Ethiopian bench in Within Reach bed the primary bedroom is topped with an displays wooden embroidered Moroccan tools and straw coverlet. Nightstands trucks from Mexico. by Citizenry; artworks above bed by Dowell. E L L E D E C O R 109



On Cape Cod, a historic The living room of Terrence artist’s studio is taken apart Meck and Bret Alberti’s and lovingly reassembled. home in a former artist’s studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, which was renovated by architect Jeffery Povero and interior designer David Cafiero. Artwork by Robert Cardinal (left) and Hunt Slonem. OPPOSITE: Landscape designer Samuel Spiegel mixed foxgloves, red hot pokers, and climbing roses in the front garden. The house is clad in red cedar shingles. BY CAMILLE OKHIO PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN KENT JOHNSON STYLED BY MICHAEL REYNOLDS E L L E D E C O R 111

ransformation is par for the course in any town, and certainly in one as his- toric as Provincetown, Massachusetts. What began as a 17th-century fishing village later evolved into a retreat for artists and writers and a refuge for the LGBTQ community. Today, visitors flock to this picturesque destination at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, and the town’s charming shingled homes have become highly coveted. For Ter rence Meck a nd Bret Alberti, Provincetown has been their primary home year- round for almost a decade. The couple met 12 years ago at a flying trapeze class; Alberti was the teacher. Now he tends to their homes and life together, while Meck runs the Palette Fund—a philanthropic foundation started in honor of his late former husband. In 2018, Meck and Alberti were looking for help with a historic cottage they had purchased in town. The choice of designer was easy: David Cafiero, who is based in New York and has a home in Provincetown, had already worked with Meck on his New York apartment and several other homes. “I met David on the beach during one of my early trips to Provincetown,” Meck says. Meck and Alberti had been living in another house nearby when they learned that the cottage, the home and studio of the late painter William Maynard, was for sale. Maynard was well known in the region for his Impressionist style and maritime scenes. After he died in 2016, his neigh- bors next door, who owned the studio, rented it out before deciding to sell. They were so invested in the spirit and his- tory of the place that they asked prospective buyers to write a short note explaining why they wanted to live there. Meck and Alberti’s letter stood out. “They wanted good stewards,” says Meck. “That was our goal and will remain our goal.” Another Provincetown regular, the New York architect Jeffery Povero, was hired to work alongside Cafiero to bring the house up to code and restore its antique features. It was little more than a shack when it was first built in the mid-19th century. “It was a working shed in a fishing town,” Povero says. “All of these houses once had fish drying in the front yard.” First the house was raised 30 inches—a precarious but necessary process, as it was rotting and had a minimal foundation. For a new concrete one to be poured, the house had to come apart. Paint-splattered floorboards from the artist’s second-floor studio were raised and numbered, as well as planking (with a stain made from blueberries) removed from a downstairs bedroom. When it came time to put the pieces back together, the top f loor, once a single room, was divided into two bedrooms, with new dormer

The kitchen’s design OPPOSITE, TOP: Terrence OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: In was inspired by a ship’s Meck (left) and Bret the dining room, the walls galley. Sink by Kohler; Alberti on the front porch. and ceiling are clad in fixtures by Newport Brass; Door painted in Spanish wood paneling—with its early-20th-century Tabriz Red by Benjamin Moore. original blueberry stain— runner, Cafiero Select. reclaimed from the house. Edwardian table; midcen- tury Danish chairs. E L L E D E C O R 113

windows bringing in additional light. The blueberry-stained bedroom downstairs became a dining room. Tiny windows frame a collection of small artworks, giving the space the sensation of a ship’s cabin. “I’ll always lean into a fishing aesthetic, if possible,” says Cafiero, who was a scallop fisher- man in his 20s before opening his antiques business and becoming a designer. Other nods to the sea surface throughout the house: In lieu of a banister, Cafiero used salvaged netting lashed together into a series of rings. “After 35 years of visiting Provincetown, I’m very particular about how things should look here,” he says. In the living room, art defines the narrative. “We pulled a lot of inspiration for our colors from Terrence and Bret’s art collection,” Cafiero says. Above the olive velvet sofa, a Hunt Slonem floral artwork jolts the space with its vibrant palette of yellow, purple, and green, while a landscape by Robert Cardinal plays perfectly into the room’s deep, soothing hues. Over the mantel is a coastal scene by the home’s former owner, Maynard. In the end, the house is a testament to its setting. “Here the tide comes in and goes out, and things remain the same,” Cafiero observes, “while constantly changing with the water.” ◾ 114 E L L E D E C O R

“After 35 years of visiting Provincetown, I’m very particular about how things should look here.” —DAVID CAFIERO The primary bedroom’s OPPOSITE, TOP: The OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: vintage furnishings fireplace area is modeled The primary bathroom include a Gothic on an imagined ship’s mixes a Scalamandré Revival wrought- saloon. English Art Deco floral wallpaper with iron chandelier from chairs and vintage mantel, black marble and vintage Cafiero Select. Custom Cafiero Select; artwork ship sconces. Cabinets bed by Nate McKean; above fireplace by in Smokestack Gray antique Tabriz rug. William Maynard. by Benjamin Moore.

The den of the two-story ELLE DECOR Penthouse at 53 West 53 by Fox- Nahem, in New York City. Sofas, chairs, and side tables by Atra; chaise by Ottra; rug, the Rug Company; game table by Fas Pendezza from Artemest; accessories, Maison Gerard; paint in Hopper Head by Farrow & Ball; ceiling fixture, Visual Comfort & Co.; painting by Zhang Huan, Pace Gallery. For details, see Resources.

ELLE DECOR unveils our Joe Nahem– designed penthouse, high above Manhattan. BY HELENA MADDEN PHOTOGRAPHS BY KELLY MARSHALL STYLED BY BEBE HOWORTH E L L E D E C O R 117

here’s been an inf lux of cloud-piercing New for the penthouse, recently rushed a glass table York City towers over the past 10 years, each to a project in Miami right before deadline. staking its claim to Manhattan’s increasingly Even the foyer offers its own compelling narra- crowded skyline. One standout is the 1,050-foot- tive: Reynold Rodriguez, who designed the high 53 West 53, a Museum of Modern Art mirror, console, and chairs, has developed a neighbor developed by Pontiac Land Group and practice that revolves around salvaging wood Hines and executed by the Paris-based Pritzker from fallen trees in Puerto Rico. Prize–winning architect Jean Nouvel. Its distinct diagrid facade—an exposed structural Some of the penthouse’s most unexpected system that frames the view from every unit in design flourishes appear in the bedrooms, one the building—is further elevated by a recent of which features a bed wrapped in saddle- addition: the ELLE DECOR Penthouse. brown leather from top to bottom. A favorite of ELLE DECOR A-List designer Joe Nahem, of Fox-Nahem Associates, Nahem’s, the Campana Brothers piece from based in New York, brought the space to life. Few design firms are more DDC is offset by sumptuous wallcoverings familiar with the magazine. “I’ve been a part of the ELLE DECOR family from Phillip Jeffries. A sense of play permeates for probably three decades,” says Nahem, who, alongside his late the guest rooms, from the ceramic nightstands business partner, Tom Fox, landed his first ELLE DECOR cover in his 20s. by longtime Nahem collaborator Chapter & His approach to the space centered on the work of lesser-known artisans Verse to the anemone-shaped, alpaca-f leece alongside pieces from more established brands. “ELLE DECOR is so lounge chair by Brandi Howe. The primary diverse in the people that it represents. To me, that’s always exciting.” bedroom feels softer in contrast, featuring an That artful mix is immediately felt in the living room, where soaring all-white palette and an adjacent walk-in closet 22-foot ceilings and spectacular views of Central Park provide a compel- and bathroom clad in Verona limestone. ling backdrop for seating by Vladimir Kagan for Holly Hunt, positioned opposite a monumental wall installation by the ceramist Peter Lane and The price for those interested in purchas- sculptural plaster floor lamps by John Koga from Ralph Pucci. ing the penthouse is available upon request. It For Nahem, one of the penthouse’s best features is its interior can be bought fully furnished for an additional architecture, courtesy of Thierry Despont. “A lot of other buildings don’t fee, should you want the total look. The keys have this gorgeous hardware or these lacquered 10-foot doors,” he says. come with access to 53 West 53’s full suite of “That was a great starting point. The choices weren’t bland or in the amenities, including an in-house restaurant, background.” Nowhere are those preexisting elements more prominent pool, movie theater, and MoMA membership. than in the kitchen, where white marble countertops and polished-nickel Nahem, for his part, describes the lofty listing accents create a refined environment for entertaining. Nahem brought as a sort of trifecta: “You’ve got art, architec- color into the space with a kaleidoscopic resin table and pendant lights ture, and that view—what else is there?” ◾ by designer Elyse Graham. As with many of the other more boutique names in the building, it’s not the first time Graham and Nahem have collaborated on custom work. “When we first connected on Instagram, she was doing vases and small vessels,” he says. “I asked her, ‘How would you like to do a whole bathroom?’” The rest, as they say, is history. Similar anecdotes punctuate Nahem’s vision throughout the space. He recounts how the artisan Hoon Kim, whose immense metal and resin artwork stands in the dining room facing the floor-to-ceiling vistas, previously worked with him on a bathroom wall in Robert Downey Jr.’s Hamptons abode. The designer Ian Felton, who created a custom bench ABOVE: The foyer’s con- OPPOSITE: In the living by Peter Lane; totem sole, chairs, and mirror room, the sofa and accent (in background) by are by Reynold Rodriguez. chair are by Vladimir Casey McCafferty. Wallcovering by ´Elitis; paint Kagan for Holly Hunt. in Salt by Farrow & Ball. Cocktail table, Maison Gerard; Lucite table, Lorin Marsh; rug, the Rug Company; clay installation 118 E L L E D E C O R



The table base and chairs in the dining room are by Patrick Naggar for Ralph Pucci. Tabletop by Ralph Pucci; chandelier by John Koga for Ralph Pucci; console by Chapter & Verse using Peter Lane tiles; lamp, Maison Gerard; pottery by Humble Matter; rug, the Rug Company; paint in Ammonite by Farrow & Ball; art installation by Hoon Kim.

LEFT: The media room’s sofa, chairs, and tables are by Molteni&C. Sconces, Visual Comfort & Co.; scallop-base console, Tuleste Factory; table light by Eny Lee Parker; wallcovering, ´Elitis; rug, the Rug Company; artworks by Tony Smith, Pace Gallery. BELOW LEFT: The bed in the guest room is by the Campana Brothers for Edra from DDC. Nightstand and sconces, Maison Gerard; wall- covering by Phillip Jeffries; photographs by Robert Longo, Pace Gallery. BELOW: In the children’s room, the custom beds and headboard are by Savoir, upholstered in Dedar velvet and dressed in linens by Yves Delorme. Nightstands by Chapter & Verse; lamps by Saint-Louis; artworks by Thomas Nozkowski, Pace Gallery. E L L E D E C O R 121

The custom closet in the primary bedroom is by Scavolini. Chandelier by Saint-Louis; bench by Alfonso Marina; vintage rug, Mansour; clothing and accessories by Christian Siriano.

In the primary bed- room, the mattress and bed are by Savoir with trimming by Samuel & Sons. Dresser by Ironies; nightstands by Ottra; bedside lamps and ceiling fixture, Visual Comfort & Co.; vintage floor lamps, Maison Gerard; paints in Strong White and Skimming Stone by Farrow & Ball; artwork (above bed) by Maya Lin, Pace Gallery. The vintage chair in the primary bathroom is from Rago/Wright. Side table by Lorna Lee for Holly Hunt; pedestal, Maison Gerard; paint in Tailor Tack by Farrow & Ball; rug, Mansour. E L L E D E C O R 123

PROMOTION A CLOSER LOOK FOR THE ELLE DECOR PENTHOUSE AT 53 WEST 53 BY FOX-NAHEM, THE FIRM TAPPED VISIONARY ARTISANS & MAKERS TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON THE HANDMADE. THE RESULT? NEXT LEVEL. Bookcase by Poltrona Frau, books from Assouline, Stiffkey Blue paint by Farrow & Ball, wallcovering from Phillip Jeffries, chair by Brandi Howe and purple dew drop by Ian Alistair Cochran from Tuleste Factory. Custom bar and shelving by Amuneal, Ammonite paint by Farrow & Ball, vase by Lorin Marsh, pottery by Humble Matter, vintage pottery from Maison Gerard, art by Tara Donovan from Pace Gallery. Eddy paint by Farrow & Ball, table by Elyse Graham, chairs by Julian Chichester, art by Lucas Samaras from Pace Gallery.

Dresser from Alfonso Chairs from DDC, otto- Marina, pottery from man from Made Goods, Humble Matter. blue sculpture from Humble Matter, rug from The Rug Company. Custom bar from Scavolini, glassware from Saint-Louis, tray from Made Goods, art by Thomas Nozkowski and Peter Alexander from Pace Gallery, wallcovering from Elitis, Hopper Head paint by Farrow & Ball, light from Visual Comfort & Co. Panels by Casey Wood- ard, Ammonite paint by Farrow & Ball. Totems from Casey McCafferty. Demilune by Caleb Custom wall, shelves Woodard, vase from and built-in desk by Maison Gerard, light Chapter & Verse, chair from Saint-Louis, Beverly by Casey Johnson, pottery paint by Farrow & Ball. from Maison Gerard.

PROMOTION Custom light by Yonathan Moore from Tuleste Factory. Digital art by Jacco Olivier, console from Scavolini, Table from Chapter & Verse, books from Assouline, rug from The Rug Company, custom light from Lorin Marsh, chair and tables from Molteni&C, wallcovering from vase by Humble Matter, painting by Joseph Conrad-Ferm from Elitis, pottery from Maison Gerard. Tuleste Factory, Selvedge paint by Farrow & Ball. Bench by Ian Felton, fabric from Dedar, rug from The Rug Company, drapes from Holly Hunt. Shapeshifter from Casey Bookcase from Poltrona Frau, Johnson, lamp from throw from Yves Delorme, Visual Comfort & Co., chair from Artemest, wallcover- bookend from Maison Gerard. ing from Phillip Jeffries, shade from Conrad Shades. Thank you to our sponsors and partners: 53 West 53, Alfonso Marina, Amuneal, Artemest, Assouline, Atra, Caleb Woodard, Casey Johnson, Casey McCafferty, Chapter & Verse, Christian Siriano, Conrad Shades, DDC, Dedar, Elitis, Elyse Graham, Farrow & Ball, Holly Hunt, Humble Matter, Ian Felton, Ironies, Jacco Olivier, Julian Chichester, Lorin Marsh, Made Goods, Maison Gerard, Mansour, Marks & Tavano, Molteni&C, Ottra, Pace Gallery, Peter Lane, Phillip Jeffries, Poltrona Frau, Pontiac Land Group, Ralph Pucci International, Reynold Rodriguez, Saint-Louis, Samuel & Sons, Savoir Beds, Scavolini, Studio Hoon Kim, Rago/Wright, The Rug Company, The Mini Rose, Tuleste Factory, Visual Comfort & Co., Yves Delorme.

RESOURCES Items pictured but not listed are fabric: Soane Britain, soane.co.uk. An outdoor seating from private collections. PAGE 91: Wallpaper: Jennifer Shorto, area at the Spiller jennifershorto.com. Dining table: House, an early CONTENTS Egg Collective, eggcollective.com. Frank Gehry design Chairs: Ralph Pucci. Chair fabric: in Venice, California PAGE 24: Breakfast table: Elyse Métaphores, metaphores.com. (page 82). Graham, elysegraham.com. Dining Sideboard: USM, us.usm.com. chairs: Julian Chichester, us.julian Chandelier: Thaddeus Wolfe, A SHORE THING Maison Gerard. Pottery: Humble chichester.com. Chairs fabric: thaddeuswolfe.com. Artwork: Matter, humblematter.com. Rug: The E´litis, elitis.fr. Paint: Farrow & Ball, Tamara de Lempicka, delempicka Interior design: David Cafiero, Rug Company. Paint: Farrow & Ball. farrow-ball.com. Artwork: Lucas .org. PAGE 92: Bed fabrics: cafieroselect.com. Art installation: Hoon Kim, studio Samaras, pacegallery.com. Schumacher; Soane Britain. PAGE 113: Sink: Kohler, kohler.com. hoonkim.com. PAGE 121: Sofa, chairs, Wallpaper: Jennifer Shorto. Fixtures: Newport Brass, newport and tables: Molteni&C, molteni.it. HOUSE CALL Paint: Farrow & Ball, farrow-ball.com. brass.com. Runner: Cafiero Select, Sconces: Visual Comfort & Co. PAGE 93: Sconces: Flos, usa.flos.com. cafieroselect.com. Door paint: Console: Tuleste Factory, tuleste Interior design: BoND, Wall paint: Benjamin Moore, Benjamin Moore, benjaminmoore.com. factory.com. Table lamp: Eny Lee bureaund.com. benjaminmoore.com. Photograph: PAGE 115: Chandelier, chairs, and Parker, enyleeparker.com. Wall- PAGE 62: Sofa: Vipp, vipp.com. Edwynn Houk Gallery, houkgallery mantel: Cafiero Select. Wallpaper: covering: E´litis. Rug: The Rug Cocktail table: Thomas Barger, .com. Cabinet: USM. Lamp: Scalamandré, scalamandre.com. Company. Artwork: Tony Smith, pace salon94design.com. Side table: Apparatus, apparatusstudio.com. Cabinet paint: Benjamin Moore. gallery.com. Bed: Edra, ddcnyc.com. Artek, artek.fi. Artworks: Sam Carpet: David Hicks, Nightstand and sconces: Maison McKinniss, sammckinniss.com; Doron starkcarpet.com. Wallpaper: ON CLOUD NINE Gerard. Wallcovering: Phillip Jeffries, Langberg, doronlangberg.com; Oren Jim Thompson, jimthompson.com. phillipjeffries.com. Artwork: Robert Pinhassi, orenpinhassi.com. PAGE 66: Interior design: Joe Nahem, Longo, pacegallery.com. Bed: Savoir, Headboard fabric: Dedar, dedar FROM HER HOUSE Fox-Nahem Associates, savoirbeds.com. Headboard fabric: .com. Shelving: Zuerlein Furniture, TO OUR HOUSE foxnahem.com. Dedar, dedar.com. Bedding: Yves 347-628-8883. Kitchen: Vipp. PAGES 116–117: Sofa, chairs, and side Delorme, usa.yvesdelorme.com. Artworks: Wolfgang Tillmans, PAGE 94: Console: Cappellini, tables: Atra, atraform.com. Chaise: Nightstands: Chapter & Verse. Table tillmans.co.uk; Doron Langberg; cappellini.com. Sculpture: Ottra, ot-tra.com. Game table: Fas lamps: Saint-Louis, saint-louis.com. Alex Olson, altmansiegel.com; Alison Clement Meadmore, meadmore.com. Pendezza, artemest.com. Pendant: Artwork: Thomas Nozkowski, pace Rossiter, alisonrossiter.com; Lisa PAGE 96: Chair fabric: Knoll, knoll Visual Comfort & Co., visualcomfort gallery.com. PAGE 122: Closet: Williamson, lisawilliamsonart.com. .com. PAGE 98: Armchairs: B&B .com. Rug: The Rug Company, therug Scavolini, scavolini.com. Chandelier: PAGE 68: Bench: Thomas Barger. Italia, bebitalia.com; Arflex, arflex.it; company.com. Paint: Farrow & Ball, Saint-Louis. Bench: Alfonso Marina, Rug: Nordic Knots, nordicknots.com. Knoll. Chair: Casey McCafferty, farrow-ball.com. Artwork: Zhang alfonsomarina.com. Rug: Mansour, Artwork: TM Davy, tmdavy.com. casey-mccafferty.com. Artworks: Huan, pacegallery.com. PAGE 118: mansour.com. Clothing and accesso- Cristina Lei Rodriguez, cristinalei Console, chairs, and mirror: ries: Christian Siriano, christiansiriano FRANKLY ICONIC rodriguez.com; Odili Donald Odita, Reynold Rodriguez, reynoldrodriguez .com. PAGE 123: Bed and mattress: odilidonaldodita.com. PAGE 101: .com. Wallcovering: E´litis, elitis.fr. Savoir. Trimming: Samuel & Sons, Interior design: Florian Marquardt, Chair: Rafael Domenech, rafael Paint: Farrow & Ball. PAGE 119: samuelandsons.com. Bedding: Yves flomarquardt.com. domenech.net. Side table: Target, Sofa and accent chair: Vladimir Delorme. Sofa: Rago/Wright, rago PAGES 82–83: Cocktail table: Mike target.com. Toy: Alexander Calder, Kagan, hollyhunt.com. Cocktail arts.com. Dresser: Ironies, ironies Ruiz Serra, mikeruizserra.com. Rug: calder.org. Window coverings: table: Maison Gerard, maisongerard .com. Nightstands: Ottra. Table Nordic Knots, nordicknots.com. Hunter Douglas, hunterdouglas.com. .com. Lucite table: Lorin Marsh, lorin lamps and ceiling fixture: Visual PAGE 84: Trousers: Issey Miyake, Artworks: Michael Smith, michael marsh.com. Rug: The Rug Company. Comfort & Co. Floor lamps: Maison isseymiyake.com. Chair: Minjae Kim, smithinc.com; Summer Wheat, Clay installation: Peter Lane, maison Gerard. Artwork: Maya Lin, pace minjae.kim. Artwork: Aythamy summerwheat.com; Andrew J. gerard.com. Artwork: Casey gallery.com. Paint: Farrow & Ball. Armas, aythamyarmas.com. Greene, andrewjgreene. McCafferty, casey-mccafferty.com. Chair: Rago/Wright. Pedestal: PAGES 86–87: Bed: EQ3, eq3.com. PAGE 120: Table base and chairs: Maison Gerard. Side table: Lorna Lee Chair fabric: Ligne Roset, ligne-roset INSIDE THE WIDE WORLD Patrick Naggar, ralphpucci.com. John Muller Designs, hollyhunt.com. .com. Artwork: Carsten Beck, OF LARI PITTMAN & Tabletop: Ralph Pucci, ralphpucci.com. Paint: Farrow & Ball. Rug: Mansour. carstenbeck.com. ROY DOWELL Chandelier: John Koga, ralphpucci .com. 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MY KIND OF ROOM AARON MAPP SUNNY SIDE UP Gallerist Nina Johnson on finding inspiration in a literary icon’s Florida home. “Ernest Hemingway was a tragic figure, totally lost within his own myth. That’s what I find most interesting about him. I grew up in South Florida, near the home in Key West where he lived in the 1930s. The property is architec- turally brilliant, one of the first with plumbing in the area and a huge bathroom for the time. I love the floor tiles—a mashup of clean Art Deco lines with indulgent patterning. Hemingway was a hunter and a fisherman, so some of the decor incorporates ducks and fish. It’s hypermasculine but nods to a feminine side.” —As told to Camille Okhio The author’s former bathroom at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West, Florida. hemingwayhome.com 128 E L L E D E C O R