Elle Decor - April 2023: Get Jeweled in Lisbon & Waltz Back in Time with Elton John's Collaborator ️
Brace yourself for dazzling design journeys across continents! This month's Elle Decor takes you on a whirlwind trip, from a Lisbon pied-à-terre shimmering like a jewel box to an 18th-century New York gem resurrected with rockstar style. ✨
First, we're whisked away to Lisbon's sun-drenched streets, where jewelry star Matthew Harris has crafted a pied-à-terre that sparkles with personality. Get ready to be blinded by bold colors, statement pieces, and an unexpected dash of whimsy – this home is a true masterpiece of creative expression!
Next, we hop across the Atlantic to a historic New York townhouse, where renowned designer Antony Todd, collaborator extraordinaire to none other than Elton John, breathes new life into its ancient bones. Prepare to be swept away by timeless elegance, modern touches, and a whisper of rock 'n' roll magic – this is interior design with a legendary backstory!
This issue is a treasure trove of design inspiration! Get ready to:
Uncover the secrets to creating a jewel-toned oasis in Lisbon.
Discover how to infuse an 18th-century home with modern sensibilities.
Be inspired by the power of bold colors, statement decor, and unexpected twists.
Find endless ideas for injecting your own home with personality and history.
So grab your passport (and sunglasses!), flip through these pages, and let your design wanderlust take flight! ✈️
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CONTENTS
APRIL 2023
E L L E D E C O R
22
WILLIAM
JESS
L
AIRD.
FOR
DETAILS,
SEE
RESOURCES
THE
DESIGNERS
AT HOME
ISSUE
74
A REAL GEM
See how jewelry star Matthew Harris
fashioned a pearl of a pied-à-terre in
the center of Lisbon.
BY TANYA DUKES
DESIGNER MATTHEW HARRIS
80
MEET THE PARENTS
Garrett Hunter brings a light touch
and a big heart to a historic Los Angeles
renovation for his mother and father.
BY ANNA FURMAN
DESIGNER GARRETT HUNTER
88
BIG EASY ELEGANCE
At home in New Orleans, designer
Michelle R. Smith’s decorating secret
weapon is restraint.
BY CAMILLE OKHIO
DESIGNER MICHELLE R. SMITH
98
LIFE’S RICH TAPESTRY
On the eve of a new book of her mother’s
latest work, Kate Rheinstein Brodsky
reflects on being raised by legendary
designer Suzanne Rheinstein.
BY KATE RHEINSTEIN BRODSKY
102
IT’S STILL STANDING
Antony Todd—who has collaborated with
none other than Elton John—breathes new
life into his 18th-century New York home.
BY TED LOOS
DESIGNER ANTONY TODD
110
TUDO BEM!
Captivated by the allure of Lisbon, a globe-
trotting design entrepreneur puts down
roots in an aristocrat’s former residence.
BY JULIE LASKY
DESIGNER ELAD YIFRACH
In the living room of
designer Michelle R.
Smith’s New Orleans home
(page 88), the custom sofa
is upholstered in a Loro
Piana velvet, and the live-
edge cocktail table is by
Andrianna Shamaris.
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C O N T E N T S
DANIEL
SCHÄFER
32
EDITOR’S LETTER
35
WHAT’S NEXT
Objects that make the most
of recycled components. Plus:
A new Stockholm flagship for
rug brand Nordic Knots
40
FASHION +
FURNITURE
The most curvaceous outdoor
furniture you’ll find, as well as
pieces in every shade of green
44
THE AGENDA
What’s shaping our tastes and
topping our to-do lists this month
48
JEWELRY BOX
David Yurman’s Carlyle
collection brings razzle-dazzle
with a Deco twist
50
SHORTLIST
Book Club: The Next Chapter
star Candice Bergen shares eight
things she can’t live without
52
COLLAB TO
COVET
Designer Barry Dixon mines
entomology and ancient history
to craft modern heirlooms for
Arteriors
56
HOUSE CALL
For his sweetheart and her sister,
Andre Herrero creates a chic
pied-à-terre in West Hollywood
65
BUILDER
What’s the secret to gardening
more sustainably? Let Mother
Nature lead the way.
BY TIM MCKEOUGH
In the design studio of
L’Objet founder Elad
Yifrach’s Lisbon home
(page 110), the African
chair is antique, the
vase is from L’Objet,
and the 19th-century
tiles are Portuguese.
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C O N T E N T S
CHRIS
MOT
TALINI
The dining room of the
midcentury Los Angeles
home that Garrett Hunter
renovated for his parents
(page 80) features a sofa
by Archizoom Associati
for Poltronova.
118
RESOURCES
120
MY KIND
OF ROOM
Designer Harry Nuriev finds
himself enraptured with the
kitchen of a priory in France
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FURNITURE
FANTASY
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in the living room of his Lisbon apartment, wearing Saint Laurent.
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PHOTOGRAPH (RIGHT) BY MAUREEN M. EVANS
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H
ere at E L L E DECOR ,
designers and decorators
are always the stars of
our show. So you can imagine how
much the team relishes the voy-
euristic pleasure of assembling
our Designers at Home issue.
There’s the alluring opportunity
to discover insider secrets—the
specific antiques and vintage
finds, textiles, tile, and more the
experts select for themselves. And there’s also the chance to see how top
talents with diverse aesthetic sensibilities decide to rest their eyes, away
from professional mood boards and meetings.
As we worked on the issue, a theme emerged: a sense of calm. And
with chaos reigning in the outside world, what could be more seductive
at home than that? Don’t get me wrong—“calm” doesn’t equal “quiet.”
In each of the homes in this issue, there is texture and color deployed
intelligently, and at full voice, not at a whisper. (If you need another
reference point for the power and prominence of this kind of design
thinking right now, you can look to the latest fashion runways in Milan
and Paris.) Perhaps a better analogy for the lush, layered homes in these
pages isn’t auditory, but tactile: rooms that look the way cashmere or
velvet feels; rooms with true depth and an enveloping appeal—plus
details that keep you coming back for closer inspection.
Our two swoon-worthy cover stories both embody this idea—
and how. In New Orleans, interior designer Michelle R. Smith’s family
home, a Greek Revival pile in the city’s Garden District, is an eleganza
extravaganza. The Louisiana native, who studied under decorating icon
Daniel Romualdez, combines antiques and contemporary touches to
KNOCK,
KNOCK
astonishing effect. I’ll be thinking about her
vintage dining chairs, draped in smart navy-
and-cream slipcovers, for a long time.
And because jewelry design is an obses-
sion of ours at ELLE DECOR, we stopped in at
the Lisbon pied-à-terre of our second cover
star, Matthew Harris, founder of Mateo. There,
he magicked up a pared-back space that takes
inspiration from his work and—surprise!—
nods to his next endeavor: creating decorative
accessories for the home.
There’s so much to pore over in this edi-
tion of the magazine. We hope you have as
much fun peeking behind the curtain as we
did. Come on in. You’re invited. ◾
Designer and
L’Objet founder
Elad Yifrach’s
handsome
Lisbon bedroom
(page 110).
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16″ dia. x 13″ h.;
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TOP:
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MÅRDING
WHEN INTERIOR DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT GIANCARLO VALLE
first saw the space that would become the new Nordic
Knots flagship showroom—a vacant early-20th-century
movie theater in Stockholm’s design district—he felt instant
chemistry. “There was so much worth keeping, and I could
see it would take only a light touch to give it a more modern
edge,” Valle says. That feeling reminded him of his first
meeting with husband and wife Fabian Berglund and Liza
Laserow, who founded the local label along with Fabian’s
brother, Felix. Their creative synergy led to a new rug
collection by the designer, launched earlier this year, as well
as the stately new headquarters to house the brand’s cost-
conscious New Zealand–wool and jute rugs.
Valle adopted a less-is-more approach to the historic
space in an effort to let its unique architecture and
eye-catching details take center stage. Rich green marble
walls and terrazzo flooring in the lobby are now offset by a
sleek metal coffee bar and seating, a nod to the region’s
pewter traditions. Warm wood accents throughout pay
homage to the pine furnishings that were popular in the
1920s and ’30s. The approach felt only natural for Nordic
Knots, which has fused Swedish craft traditions with cozy
Scandinavian minimalism since its founding in 2016.
WEAVERTAKESITALL
A Swedish rug brand scores big
with a dramatic new Stockholm HQ
by designer Giancarlo Valle.
Nordic Knots
cofounders
Liza Laserow
and Fabian
Berglund in the
new Stockholm
showroom
(seen above).
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The overall effect is more residential than commercial,
and that’s the point. “We wanted it to feel as if you are
entering our home,” Laserow says. “Our showroom is a
place where you can feel at ease, retreat, and hopefully
come to be inspired.” —Helena Madden
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P ER ENNI A L SFA B R I C S .C O M
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COOL
CURVES
AHEAD
Considering a springtime splurge
on a Kagan sofa or a kidney-
bean cocktail table? Good
news: You can now bring the
no-straight-lines trend out of
your living room and onto your
backyard terrace. Take the look
a step further by adding a touch
of wicker, which trended on the
spring runways, into the mix.
—Helena Madden
Ribbon curved sofa.
126″ w. x 30″ d. x 35″ h.;
price upon request.
launlosangeles.com
Temps Calme
Outdoor sunbed.
34″ w. x 61″ d. x 30″ h.;
$4,380. roche-bobois.com
Flair O’ chair by
Monica Armani.
24″ w. x 24″ d. x 29″ h.;
$2,680. bebitalia.com French Braid hanging
chair by Sasha Bikoff.
69″ w. x 53″ d. x 52″ h.;
$7,989. walterswicker.com
Balmain’s
spring/summer
2023 show
brought wicker
to the runway.
Rondo lounge chair.
26″ w. x 27″ d. x 32″ h.;
$1,398. janusetcie.com
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FAS H I O N + F U R N I T U R E
GETYOUR
POWER GREENS
Outdoor furniture that’s as lush as the leaves and trees? Yes,
please. Pair classic gray with eye-popping chartreuse, deep forest,
or zingy lime—the juicy hues du jour this season. And if you’re really
head over heels for botanicals, there’s an outfit for that. —H.M.
Contoured Chaise
by Walter Lamb.
28″ w. x 66″ d. x 32″ h.;
$1,525. brownjordan.com
Ridge lounge chair.
41″ w. x 36″ d. x 31″ h.;
$2,495. bludot.com
Daydream daybed
by Richard Frinier.
85″ w. x 54″ d. x 83″ h.;
$13,735. dedon.us
Loewe’s acclaimed
spring/summer
2023 looks include
fabricated anthur-
ium blooms.
Crosshatch lounge
chair by EOOS.
31″ w. x 30″ d. x 26″ h.;
$2,595. dwr.com
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W H AT ’S N E X T
FROM
TOP:
ANDREW
GEMMA
INGALLS;
CHRISTIAN
HARDER
THEAGENDA
What’s shaping our tastes and topping
our to-do lists this month.
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Since launching Cult Gaia—made
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with everything from dresses to shoes. A
new pair of flagship stores, in New York’s
SoHo and on Melrose Avenue in Los
Angeles, showcase her theatrical styles
in suitably dramatic backdrops. The West
Coast branch was designed by Alexis
Brown and Anno Mille. “We tried to
make it feel monumental,” says Brown,
who referenced Roman and Greek archi-
tecture. The space features onyx mosaic
flooring, silver Roberto Matta puzzle fur-
niture, and a goddess sculpture on the
roof. Adds Brown: “We really got into the
ritual references.” –Ingrid Abramovitch
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Spread across 6,500 square feet on
the third floor of the Shops at Columbus
Circle, Bad Roman is a superbly
atypical red-sauce joint from the Quality
Branded group. The space “winks at
Italian visual culture with no pretense
to correctness,” says Rustam Mehta,
founding partner of GRT Architects,
the firm behind the restaurant’s outré
interiors. Guests are greeted by a large
boar statue collared in neon, modeled
after the Uffizi gallery’s Porcellino, while
the dining room’s strigil motif is rendered
in plaster and echoed in the curving
banquettes and light fixtures. “Every
opportunity to do a little more was taken,”
Mehta says. –Sean Santiago
badromannyc.com
Cult Gaia’s
flagship store in
Los Angeles.
The Bad Roman
dining room in
New York City.
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W H AT ’S N E X T
CLOCK
WISE
FROM
TOP:
SHANIQWA
JARVIS;
DARIA
KLEPIKOVA;
FR
ANCISCO
NOGUEIR
A;
CLÉMENT
CHEVELT;
GET
T
Y
IMAGES
LISBON
MATTHEW HARRIS
“The Museum of Art,
Architecture, and
Technology [above] is an
architectural masterpiece.
I adore the art, and it’s so
lovely to sit on the terrace
for lunch and watch the sail-
boats pass by. Also, Rua de
São Bento has great stores
like Velharias de António
Azevedo for 17th- and
18th-century Portuguese
furniture.” maat.pt
We asked three
designers—two with homes
in this issue—for their
favorite spots in this
dynamic style destination.
ELAD YIFRACH
“A favorite Lisbon gallery
is Made in Situ, designer
Noé Duchaufour-
Lawrance’s exploration of
materials and Portuguese
craft [above]. For contem-
porary art, Galeria
Francisco Fino is the best;
the owner has a great
curating eye and a beautiful
roster of Portuguese artists.”
madeinsitu.com;
franciscofino.com
JOANA ASTOLFI
“As an architect, I’m always
inspired by the Calouste
Gulbenkian Museum. It cel-
ebrates 1950s architecture,
where concrete, wood, and
glass come together in per-
fect harmony. For a night
out, I love Rocco restaurant
[above]. The food is good,
and the interior design is
playful, warm, and cozy.”
–I.A.
gulbenkian.pt; rocco.pt
STAY: MILAN
HALLOWED
HALLS
Known for its iconic Italian fashion brand,
the Ferragamo family also owns the
Lungarno Collection, a group of stylish
hotels. The latest to open, Portrait
Milano, is the result of an ambitious
restoration of a 1564 building that is a
former archiepiscopal seminary. Milanese
architect Michele De Lucchi led the four-
year renovation of historic elements like
a Baroque entrance and loggia, while
Michele Bönan oversaw the decoration
of the property’s 73 rooms, which overlook
an internal piazza and garden. The mas-
sive project is opening in stages, with a
restaurant coming soon, and a spa and
a swimming pool excavated from the semi-
nary’s old basement dining hall expected
by this summer. –I.A.
lungarnocollection.com
SEE: BOSTON
IN FULL
VIEW
Fresh off her historic turn representing
the United States at last year’s Venice
Art Biennale, Simone Leigh’s first
dedicated museum survey is on view
at the Institute of Contemporary Art/
Boston through September 4. The
exhibition will encompass pieces
from almost 20 years of the New
York–based artist’s practice and
includes key examples of her ceram-
ics, bronzes, videos, and installations.
“Although this is the first survey dedi-
cated to Leigh, the work has always
been there,” said Eva Respini, ICA
deputy director for curatorial affairs,
in a statement. “Its impact and power
can no longer be denied.” –S.S.
icaboston.org
TICKET TO
Artist
Simone Leigh.
A loggia at the
Portrait Milano
hotel.
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J E W E L RY B OX
PHOTOGRAPH BY SHARON RADISCH
STYLED BY REBECCA BARTOSHESKY
Necklace, ring,
and earrings from
the David Yurman
Carlyle collection.
From $1,200.
davidyurman.com
CHAIN
REACTION
The Carlyle collection from David
Yurman takes its design cues from the
New York City hotel of the same
name—the launch campaign starred
Scarlett Johansson on location at its
iconic Bemelmans Bar—refracting
Jazz Age elegance through an archi-
tectural sensibility. A riff on Yurman’s
signature cable motif, Carlyle’s silver
and gold hexagonal links feature
knife-edge faceting and contrasting
matte finishes that subtly evolve the
brand’s history of mixing metals. Ever
practical, the links are open on the
underside, minimizing the weight of
each piece while maximizing its
aesthetic impact. It’s razzle-dazzle
with a Deco twist. —Sean Santiago
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S H O R T L I S T
AS TOLD TO SEAN SANTIAGO
PORTR
AIT:
JESSE
DIT
TMAR/REDUX;
WATCH:
COURTESY
OF
ROLEX
VIA
GOOP;
PEONIES,
VENICE:
GET
T
Y
IMAGES;
MOVIE
STILL:
AL
AMY
CANDICE
BERGEN
The star of Book Club: The Next
Chapter is no stranger to gracious
living with good friends.
Here’s what keeps her inspired,
delighted, and entertained.
1. ROLEX
The only watch
I have is my vintage
Submariner.
Lucky for me it
keeps great time.
rolex.com
3. VENICE
We had the best time shooting the
Book Club sequel in Venice and
Rome. I’m partial to Venice, myself.
2. PEONIES
I always like to have flowers
at home, preferably from my
garden or Gelson’s market.
Peonies are my favorite.
gelsons.com
8. NANCY
MEYERS FILMS
I’m in a perfect little
1950s house in L.A.,
but Nancy always
makes me want to
play with a bigger
canvas. She does
it so well.
4. CUSTOM
FURNITURE
I have a lot from Rooms
Gardens’ former
location in Santa Monica,
California, including
upholstered chairs.
roomsandgardens.com
6. CLARIDGE’S
I love the elegance and
quality of service at this London
hotel. Also, the restaurant has
a fantastic breakfast.
claridges.co.uk
5. TIFFANY
FLOOR LAMP
My standing
lamp is one of
my most prized
possessions. The
shade is a poin-
settia pattern. It’s
magnificent.
7. AMAZON
ALEXA
I’ll ask Alexa to
play Frank Sinatra,
or Bobby Darin if
I want something
a little perky.
alexa.amazon.com
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C O L L A B TO C OV E T
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHARON RADISCH
STYLED BY REBECCA BARTOSHESKY
Mosquito chair
and desk by
Barry Dixon
for Arteriors.
arteriorshome.com.
FOR HIS SIXTH COLLECTION WITH ARTERIORS, THE
Virginia-based designer Barry Dixon looked to an
unlikely source for inspiration: the mosquito.
“It was all about the legs,” says Dixon, who
found himself particularly drawn to the look of the
insect’s limbs. “I had an epiphany: Perhaps this is
the natural form that inspired the ancient Greeks to
create the klismos chair, as that design so clearly
recalls the graceful arc of a mosquito’s legs.”
Keeping this in mind, Dixon worked with
Arteriors to craft a sinewy iron base that could be
paired with lighter materials like vellum for the
body of a desk and cocktail and side tables, as well
as linen upholstery for a chair. Released in March,
the 19-piece collection includes furniture, lighting,
and accessories. In it, Dixon further explored his
ancient inspirations by “looking back to think
forward,” using bronzed iron, antique brass, and
marble in more contemporary silhouettes.
Each piece feels vital, as Dixon approaches
every collaboration by thinking first of what is
missing in the marketplace. This time, versatility
came out on top. “I often design products that I
can’t find readily out there in the universe,” he says.
“And I’ll have an idea of something that I can use
over and over again.” The desk, for example, is
small enough to also function as a console in a
foyer, or paired up as bedside tables.
It’s a philosophy that dovetails neatly with
Arteriors’ own—necessity is the mother of inven-
tion, after all—and proof perfect that in design, the
past is ever present. —Parker Bowie Larson
ALL THE
BUZZ
Designer Barry Dixon
mines entomology and
ancient history to craft
modern heirlooms.
58.
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61. 1
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H O U S E C A L L
BY CAMILLE OKHIO
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS MOTTALINI
F
ixing up a house can be a romantic
endeavor. Andre Herrero, a founder of
the architecture and design studio
Charlap Hyman Herrero, discovered this
when designing an apartment for his girlfriend,
Paige Zollars, who works in fashion. In 2020,
Zollars and her sister, Laura, a music manager,
purchased a West Hollywood duplex that was
“ugly as sin,” Herrero says. Untouched since the
1970s, it had a dated ski-chalet aesthetic and a
suffocating layout. “I’m so grateful Andre came
with us to view it,” Paige says. “Only an archi-
tect could have seen the potential.”
Herrero took it down to the studs and built
THREE’S COMPANY
Architect Andre Herrero designs a chic West Hollywood
pied-à-terre for his sweetheart and her sister.
MAKING A LIVELY MIX
1. Playful works of art bal-
ance out serious antiques
throughout the apartment.
In the living room, an Olivia
Erlanger sculpture of a
room within an eye hangs
above the sofa. Intensely
surreal, it recalls the doll-
houses both sisters played
with as children.
2. In the convivial spirit, a
pair of 19th-century Queen
Anne–style side tables pro-
vide space to work or eat
from the sofa.
it into a modern home of muted hues and airy
spaces. Things got more layered when Herrero
introduced his favorite materials—stainless
steel and metal mesh—throughout the home,
helping to distinguish areas by use: “We hate
open floor plans for small apartments,” Herrero
says. “Everything feels smaller.”
Cheeky art enlivens the apartment, while
American antiques ground it. Everything was
done on a shoestring budget without sacrificing
quality. “We were crafty with our resources
and took advantage of architectural quirks,”
Herrero says. “Things that seem like negatives
can contribute to a more romantic narrative.”
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H O U S E C A L L
KEEPING IT HIGH-TECH
3. A series of material
interventions—like metal
mesh and stainless steel—
take cues from historic interi-
ors while remaining freshly
up to date. In front of the
kitchen, white metal mesh
folding screens inspired by
Pierre Chareau and Bernard
Bijvoet’s modernist 1932
Maison de Verre delineate
space without blocking nat-
ural light. Framed paper cut-
outs by Herrero’s business
partner, Adam Charlap
Hyman, hang easily on a
perforated panel.
4. Two significant Pierre
Legrain armchairs of the
same period as Maison de
Verre offer movable seat-
ing and visual gravity in the
living room.
5. “I try to create a bit of
drama in every space I do,”
Herrero says. “I want an
emotional look.” Flanked
by sculptural Lucky Star
candles, the striking
double-height steel fire-
place is an homage to the
Paris home of one of Yves
Saint Laurent’s muses, Betty
Catroux. Hidden behind it is
a large-screen TV.
6. “The kitchen was a disas-
ter,” Herrero says. Barely
functional before the reno-
vation, it is now rendered
spacious by the use of
under-stair storage and
smart shelving above the
stove. A 19th-century French
Directoire candelabra by
the sink is the perfect foil to
the industrial Zangra pill-
shaped ceiling lights.
“ We w a n t e d
s o m e w h e r e
t o r e l a x
a n d r e s e t .”
– L a u r a Z o l l a r s
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H O U S E C A L L
SAVING SPACE
7. To introduce some theatri-
cality into Paige’s bedroom,
linen was hung behind the
bed, which is topped by a
vintage kimono pillow and
bookended by Adirondack
twig tables: “We loved their
witchy quality,” Charlap
Hyman says.
8. “We were thinking a bit
about ‘High Tech,’ the late-
1970s and early-’80s
design moment,” says
Charlap Hyman of the steel
Anne Libby sculpture above
Laura’s bed. Its form, which
mimics a pulled blind, adds
some whimsy to the room.
The rest of the decor is firmly
functional: A Victorian
papier-mâché chair serves
as a nightstand opposite a
1972 Tizio lamp from
Artemide.
9. Herrero doubled the size
of the lofted study-cum–
dining room, where he sits
at a table made after Enzo
Mari’s Autoprogettazione
series. Paige (left) and
Laura lean on metal mesh
bookshelves. A 1950s
Murano bell-jar light hangs
above the table. ◾
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74. E L L E D E C O R 65
B U I L D E R
BY TIM McKEOUGH
JENNIFER
HUGHES
YOU CAN CREATE YOUR
OWN EDEN
Top landscape designers are gardening more sustainably
by letting Mother Nature lead the way.
At his Virginia home,
landscape architect
Thomas Woltz
placed a marble
sculpture among
hydrangeas, horn-
beam hedges, and
serviceberry trees.
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B U I L D E R
A
n immaculate flower bed bursting with lipstick-
pink peonies, exotic lilies, and elegant climbing
roses is a beautiful thing to behold. But after
spending decades feeling as though they had to conquer
nature by beating back weeds, banishing insects and
animals, and toiling to maintain verdant swaths of green,
many designers are now more focused on working hand in
hand with nature to help landscapes tell their own stories.
“The garden has gone from just a place of pleasure to
becoming the essential place of our well-being,” says
Thomas Woltz, the owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape
Architects, noting that the pandemic caused many people to
realize just how vital it is to maintain a connection with the
outdoors. At the same time, he says, the alarming effects of
climate change—droughts, floods, wildfires, and fluctua-
tions in wildlife populations—are forcing us to recalibrate
our relationship with our surroundings and recognize the
built-in genius of Mother Nature’s master plan.
“Previously the conversation was always focused on
issues of color, texture, and form,” Woltz says, as many of us
sought to recreate elements of great gardens spied in
Europe and Asia. While aesthetics are as important as ever,
there is a new appreciation for gardens that are also
beneficial to the environment and reflective of their unique
place in the world.
“Eighty-five percent of our residential gardens are
exotic plants, which is wild to think about, and much of the
United States is covered by lawn,” says the landscape
designer Lily Kwong. “People are looking at these yards that
consume a ton of resources and asking, ‘Can I turn this into
a native meadow? Can I turn this into a pollinator garden?’”
For many, the answer is an emphatic yes. “It used to be
a hard sell to get people to do a natural-plant garden, but it’s
not now,” says landscape architect Janice Parker. “People
want sustainability and don’t want to use fertilizers, insecti-
cides, and chemicals. They also understand that native
plants will please our native wildlife and pollinators like
bees, butterflies, and birds.”
As Anooshey Rahim, the principal of landscape archi-
tecture firm Dune Hai, puts it: “No two gardens should look
the same if they’re in different climates.” Rahim’s focus on
sustainability extends to hardscaping too. In a recent garden
in Northern California, for instance, she used offcuts of nat-
ural stone left over from other people’s projects to build ser-
pentine walls that define planting beds stuffed with helenium
and ornamental grasses. “It doesn’t need to be expensive to
A Lily Kwong–designed
landscape at the Shou
Sugi Ban House in Water
Mill, New York, includes
a Japanese-style pebble
walkway.
“We all have ancestral connections to the land.”
—LILY KWONG
76. BY HELENA MADDEN
THIS
PAGE:
CAITLIN
ATKINSON.
OPPOSITE
PAGE:
FREDRIK
A
STJÄRNE
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GARDENING
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Dior’s stainless steel
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be beautiful, and you don’t have to ship in stone from Italy,”
she says. “You can use simple materials in exciting ways.”
Of course, it’s important to remember that humans are
garden creatures just as much as insects and animals are.
The pandemic kicked off demand for functional spaces that
allow people to get outside, Parker says, and that newfound
passion for outdoor living is not abating. People want food
production, including everything from herb and vegetable
gardens to chicken coops; spaces for open-air exercise; and
firepits and dining areas that allow family and friends to
congregate even when the weather isn’t perfect.
With the renewed interest in celebrating both people
and place, some designers are also using gardens to commu-
nicate elements of history and culture. Woltz, for instance,
recently completed Machicomoco, a state park in Virginia
dedicated to the history of the Virginia Algonquian. Kwong
dug into her ancestry and based her design of this year’s
orchid show at the New York Botanical Garden on
traditional Chinese landscape painting.
“We all have ancestral connections to the land,” Kwong
says. “And rediscovering those connections is so important
as we move forward in this incredibly precarious time.” ◾
A California estate
landscape by the
firm Dune Hai has a
path of repurposed
concrete blocks
and a boulder
retaining wall.
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F U R N I T U R E FA N TAS Y
WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY PARKER BOWIE LARSON
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DENNIS LEUPOLD
APLACE IN THESUN
As winter wanes, a family luxuriates in Palm Springs
on Janus et Cie’s latest outdoor furniture.
78. POOL PARTY
FROM LEFT: Bon Vivant poufs,
Duo round daybeds in Overland
fabric, Titan café umbrellas in
Jardin Solid fabric, Duo Mesh
chaise longues, and Drum side
tables, all by Janus et Cie.
FASHION, FROM LEFT: Cardigan
and pants by Missoni, bathing suit
by Shani Shemer; hat, jacket, shirt,
and skirt by Moschino, shoes by
Sophia Webster; bathing suit
by Mara Hoffman; shirt by
Soraya, shorts by Ralph Lauren
Men, shoes by Ron Tomson.
janusetcie.com
For details, see Resources.
PRESENTED BY
79. E L L E D E C O R
70
F U R N I T U R E FA N TAS Y
FASHION
ST
YLIST:
R
AFAEL
LINARES;
HAIR:
DARINE
SENGSEEVONG
AT
ART
DEPARTMENT;
MAKEUP
AND
GROOMING:
IRIS
MOREAU
AT
HONEY
ARTISTS;
MODELS:
MALICK
DIOUCK
AND
NICOLE
NAGEL
AT
ICONIC
FOCUS,
PARIS
NARO
AT
T
WO
MANAGEMENT
L.
A
.,
JAYDEN
ROBISON
AT
ONE
MANAGEMENT
CHAMPAGNE
FOR ONE
ABOVE: Duo Cabana
upholstered in Bandeau
fabric, throw pillow in
Overland fabric,
Bon Vivant pouf, and
Facet side table, all
by Janus et Cie.
FASHION: Cover-up
and bathing suit by
Shani Shemer, sun-
glasses by Lapima,
hat by Sense Studio.
GAME TIME
OPPOSITE, TOP RIGHT:
Tangent pool table by
Janus et Cie.
FASHION, FROM LEFT:
Shirt and skirt by Etro;
shirt and shorts by Prada;
caftan by Silvia Tcherassi,
rings by Tara; dress by
Giambattista Valli, shoes
by Sophia Webster.
CATCHING UP
OPPOSITE, TOP LEFT:
Matisse club chairs and
sofa, throw pillows in
Overland and Bandeau
fabrics, and Monsoon
Ixora vase, all by Janus et
Cie. Melamine bowl by
Thomas Fuchs Creative.
FASHION: Bathing suits,
pants, jacket, and sun-
glasses by Gucci.
AFTERNOON
APERITIF
OPPOSITE, BOTTOM:
Koko II stackable sling-arm
and side chairs, Duo round
dining tables, teak umbrel-
las in Palm Beach fabric,
and Monsoon Pandanus
vases, all by Janus et Cie.
Melamine ware and
Murano drinking glasses
by Thomas Fuchs Creative;
pink crocodile napkins by
Thomas Fuchs Creative x
the NapKing.
FASHION, FROM LEFT:
Jacket, shirt, and pants by
Ron Tomson, sunglasses
by Privé Revaux, shoes by
Cole Haan; jacket by Le
Thanh Hoa, tank top and
pants by Dior, sunglasses
by Cult Gaia, shoes by
Sophia Webster; dress by
Trina Turk, sunglasses
by Lapima, shoes by
Alevi; top and skirt by
Zimmermann, sunglasses
by Lapima, shoes by
Sophia Webster.
82. 73
E L L E D E C O R
DANIEL
SCHÄFER
The soigné guest
bedroom in the Lisbon
home of L’Objet
founder Elad Yifrach
(page 110). Ceramic
and bronze floor lamp
by Barracuda Interiors;
suede and bronze
sculpture by Stéphane
Parmentier for
Giobagnara. For
details, see Resources.
Inside the lushly layered
homes designers craft for
themselves. Plus: A jewelry
star’s gem of a lair.
83. BY TANYA DUKES
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAUREEN M. EVANS
STYLED BY TESSA WATSON
Jewelry star
Matthew Harris
fashions a pearl
of a pied-à-terre
in the center
of Lisbon.
84. E L L E D E C O R 75
Matthew Harris, wearing Saint
Laurent, in the living room of
his Lisbon apartment, which he
designed with the architect
Rui de Abreu. Chair by Jader
Almeida; cocktail table, Area
Store Lisbon; Andrew Neyer
chandelier, TRNK.
OPPOSITE: In his home office,
Harris placed a carved-wood
panther from Angola on an
18th-century Portuguese desk.
Custom sofa from El Corte
Inglés; custom wall color; art-
work by Magnus Sodamin.
For details, see Resources.
85. hen he was growing
up in Jamaica, Mat-
thew Harris can
recall his excitement
at visiting New York
City on a trip. Pass-
ing through John F.
Kennedy Interna-
tional Airport, he
was dazzled by an artwork hanging overhead: Alexander
Calder’s mobile sculpture Flight, with its 45-foot span. He
remembers being fascinated by the work, which looked to
him like a giant earring.
Years later, Harris moved to New York and became a
jewelry designer. Soon after he founded his brand, Mateo, in
2009, Rihanna was spotted wearing one of his silver zipper
necklaces. A line of chandelier earrings inspired by Calder
followed, and Mateo quickly gained a cult following with
clients including Zendaya and Oprah.
Given his longtime fascination with Calder, it makes
sense that when Harris was designing his new pied-à-terre
in Lisbon, he was determined to include a piece by the
artist. “It was always a dream to own a Calder, but most of
the prices are in the stratosphere,” he says. With the help
of art adviser Christopher Wolf, he set his sights on a
more attainable purchase: a 1975 jute tapestry made by
Guatemalan artisans from a design Calder donated to raise
money for earthquake victims. Now its organic red and blue
pattern hangs over the dining area in his Lisbon apartment.
Harris lived in New York for 12 years before making
Houston his home base in 2020. His house there has a gal-
lery feel, with a black and white palette. “It’s a wow, but it’s
hard,” he says. “People don’t know where to sit—is it art or a
chair?” Feeling restless during the pandemic, he thought
about buying a second home in Europe, where he spends a
good chunk of the year working. He remembered how much
he enjoyed Lisbon when he visited a decade earlier for busi-
ness. “It had the best of everything: amazing food, it’s so
multicultural, and the people are actually nice,” he says.
From a distance, he researched the local real estate
scene and purchased an apartment sight unseen on the top
floor of a 19th-century building at the heart of the city near
the bustling Avenida da Liberdade. “It’s like Lisbon’s Fifth
Avenue,” Harris says. “Just less manic.”
The move also allowed him to flex yet another artistic
muscle. “It’s always been a dream of mine to work in inte-
rior design,” says Harris, who is currently designing a line
of decorative objects. He enlisted the Portuguese architect
Rui de Abreu and spent a year renovating the residence
with the goal of retaining its historic character.
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In contrast to his house in Houston, Harris wanted his
1,000-square-foot Lisbon flat to feel immediately approach-
able—“like it almost hugs you.” The living area captures
that ethos with its vintage Togo lounge seating, which he
unexpectedly combined with a stout Brutalist side chair and
a mobilelike chandelier by Andrew Neyer. The dining area
is furnished minimally with a glass table and filament-slim
sconces—supporting players chosen so as not to compete
with the star attraction: the Calder tapestry. Harris meticu-
lously designed the grooved-oak wall and floating night
tables in his tailored bedroom.
The primary bath nods to its setting: The walls are
tiled in traditional Portuguese blue-and-white azulejos,
some depicting a nearly life-size 18th-century gentleman. In
A 1975 jute tapestry
of Alexander Calder’s
“Moon” design anchors
the dining area. Vintage
glass table; chairs by
Rune Krøjgaard; sconces,
Area Store Lisbon.
OPPOSITE: An artwork by
Jean Cocteau on a custom
shelf in Portuguese Rosa
marble in the kitchen.
Vase by Vista Alegre.
many Portuguese homes, Harris explains, “there would
have been a tile figure at the entry with an outstretched
hand to signify hospitality.”
Thoughts of his primary occupation are never far from
his mind, and the serene office reflects that. “In every home
I own, I want a room dedicated to jewelry, and it was time
for an emerald room,” says Harris, who achieved the rich
hue with 11 coats of paint.
Now that his Lisbon apartment is complete, Harris’s
urge to devise new spaces has only intensified. He is already
designing a villa for himself in Jamaica. After that, he has a
more ambitious target. “I’d love to design a hotel from
scratch,” Harris says. And wouldn’t a Calder mobile be just
the thing for the lobby? ◾
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78
In the primary bathroom,
hand-painted Portuguese
tiles depict a man in
18th-century garb.
Bathtub, rain shower,
and fixtures by Roca.
88. ABOVE: Custom oak wall
paneling and a Gubi
pendant in the primary
bedroom. Bedcovering
by Matteo.
ABOVE RIGHT: A vintage
Portuguese birthing
chair in the bedroom.
Vintage grain-silo
plaque.
RIGHT: A vintage
sculpture on a custom
floating nightstand.
“It’s always been a dream
of mine to work in
interior design.”
—MATTHEW HARRIS
90. BY ANNA FURMAN
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS MOTTALINI
Designer Garrett Hunter brings
a light touch and a big heart to a
historic Los Angeles renovation
for his mother and father.
The dining room of Rhonda
and David Hunter’s home
in Los Angeles, which was
designed in the 1960s by
architect Josef Van der Kar
and recently renovated by the
couple’s son, Garrett Hunter.
Table by Ettore Sottsass;
chairs by Afra Tobia
Scarpa; pendant by Jeffrey
Cheung; artwork by Nadine
Schemmann.
OPPOSITE: Garrett Hunter
(far left) with his parents,
David and Rhonda Hunter,
in the backyard, with plants
chosen by David. For details,
see Resources.
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rowing up in the Houston
suburbs, the designer Garrett
Hunter would take architectural
tours while on vacation with his
parents, artists Rhonda and
David Hunter. The trips left a
deep impression, inspiring
Garrett to pursue a degree in interior architecture at the
University of Houston before going on to work for local
designer and furniture dealer Pam Kuhl-Linscomb. He
launched his eponymous studio in 2009, working across
interiors, architecture, furniture, lighting, and product
design for private clients including art collectors, tech
titans, and the odd celebrity. And, now, Mom and Dad.
When Garrett decamped from Houston for Los Angeles
in 2020, his parents followed suit two years later, happily
downsizing to a three-bedroom house abutting Runyon
Canyon in the Hollywood Hills. Rhonda, now the director of
operations for her son’s studio, found the property with the
help of an architecturally focused real estate agent. “It felt
familiar, albeit with a distinct Los Angeles vibe,” she says.
“And—perhaps most important—it was perfectly situated to
take equal advantage of nature and city views. It has a nest-
like feeling, being up in the trees.”
Garrett and his team were given full creative latitude,
provided the design stayed “casual” and sidestepped stereo-
typical interpretations of modernism. The goal was to
respect the property’s history while avoiding a formulaic or
prescribed look. “We didn’t want to take it too seriously,” he
says. “When people choose to embrace midcentury purism,
it can read a little stale and uncomfortable.”
Designed in the 1960s by architect Josef Van der Kar,
the home retains much of its midcentury charm. Working
within the original floor plan, the former primary bedroom,
situated immediately off the entrance and featuring the
most expansive views, was converted into the living room.
The travertine and exposed-brick fireplaces are original, as
are the wood-paneled walls and beams in the living room.
“We didn’t move walls, so our focus was really to enhance
the existing architecture,” Garrett says. “It was an exercise
in decoration.”
The small galley kitchen teems with unusual color and
texture combinations, a patchwork approach that pays
homage to the Philip Johnson–designed de Menil House,
built in 1950 in Houston, with interiors outfitted by
couturier Charles James. Irreverent accents like the custom
hanging lantern, painted by local artist Jeffrey Cheung, and
an anachronistic ketchup-colored sofa in the dining room
keep things cool. “While my parents are interested in being
comfortable, they’re also charmed by whimsy,” Garrett says.
In the living room, the
sofa and chairs are
vintage. Steel cock-
tail table by Michael
T. Landrum; resin and
fiberglass Ginkgo
chair, Tienda X
Gallery; floor lamp
by Marni; vessel (on
pedestal) by Roger
Herman; painting
(over mantel) by
Robert De Niro Sr.
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“It has a nestlike feeling,
being up in the trees.”
—RHONDA HUNTER
The living room was updated with wall-to-wall jute
carpet tiles in a nod to archival Julius Shulman photographs,
while the kitchen, den, and hallways were taken from white
to Van Dyke Brown, a muted Sherwin-Williams hue that
Van der Kar’s mentor, acclaimed architect Rudolph
Schindler, often used to draw residents’ attention to their
home’s natural surroundings. To that end, the warm interior
tones pull in natural light from the jalousie and floor-to-
ceiling windows, which look out onto the balcony and a
garden landscaped by David himself, not to mention the
sweeping views of central Los Angeles below. “We expressed
the architecture while really rewarding the view,” Garrett
says. And with just four miles separating the designer from
his parents, that’s a reward the whole family can reap. ◾
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84
The kitchen is painted in
Sherwin-Williams Van Dyke
Brown and features custom
cabinetry. Ming dynasty
table; Sergio Rodrigues
chairs, JF Chen; Skye
Chamberlain copper
sconces, Tiwa Select;
Spanish majolica pendant.
94. In the family room, the
chairs are by Francis
Jourdain. Rug by J. James
Akston; artwork by
Irmgard Arvin.
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86
The custom sofa in the
family room is uphol-
stered in denim.
Cocktail table by
Barry Jelinski; side
table by Hammer and
Spear; pendant by
Erik Höglund;
19th-century Chinese
coromandel screen.
ABOVE: A vintage textile
covers the table on the
terrace. Chairs by Michael
Tracy; Addison Woolsey
vase, Tiwa Select.
RIGHT: In Rhonda’s dress-
ing room, the pine daybed
is an homage to Donald
Judd. Daybed covered in
a Holland Sherry linen;
pillows in a Larsen wool;
Pierre Frey linen curtains.
96. In the primary bed-
room, a custom bed is
upholstered in a Pierre
Frey linen with bedding
to match. Antique
tapestry (behind bed),
Tienda X Gallery;
vintage artwork.
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BY CAMILLE OKHIO PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM JESS LAIRD STYLED BY BEBE HOWORTH
At home in New Orleans, interior
designer Michelle R. Smith’s decorating
secret weapon is restraint.
98. Michelle R. Smith, dressed
in Attersee, her son, Bash,
and their dog, Ingy, in the
living room of their 1865
home in New Orleans’s
Garden District. Custom
chair in a Pierre Frey fabric;
custom sconces by MRS
Studio; Persian Agra rug;
artwork by John Rosis.
OPPOSITE: The front porch
of the Greek Revival house.
For details, see Resources.
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90
uilt in 1865, the Greek Revival house in New Orleans that
interior designer Michelle R. Smith calls home is a beacon
of ease and refinement. Designed by the society architect
Myrlin McCullar, the home’s well-preserved period rooms
were a draw for Smith when she decided to relocate from
New York City with her young family. And when it comes
to impressive architecture, she’s in good company. “All the
houses on this street are different,” Smith observes of her
neighbors in the city’s Garden District. “Every time I take a
walk, I notice a new detail.”
Smith grew up in Berwick, Louisiana, where her
parents still live, about an hour and a half outside New
Orleans. She moved to New York City 15 years ago for law
school, then, after a year as a practicing litigator, pursued a
graduate degree in tax law. “It was really just an excuse to
come to New York,” she says of that period in her life. “I
worked long enough at a law firm to understand what that
future looked like, and I couldn’t see it for me.”
So Smith went in an entirely new direction. Deter-
mined to pursue her growing interest in interiors, she
interned with Daniel Romualdez, learning everything
she could before starting her own design firm, Studio MRS,
in Brooklyn in 2013. Since then, she has built a reputation
for timeless interiors that are as livable as they are interest-
ing. “Her work is comfortable and approachable, but in
nearly every space there is something curious, something
RIGHT: The entry to the home,
where the front door is
painted in Benjamin Moore’s
Limestone.
OPPOSITE: In the dining
room, the chandelier is origi-
nal to the house. Vintage
chairs and tablecloth in Pierre
Frey fabrics; curtains of a
Fortuny sheer; photograph
above mantel by Hong Lei.
remarkable,” says Shane Robuck, the Atlanta antiques dealer
who is one of Smith’s go-tos.
In November 2020, Smith and her partner, the docu-
mentary filmmaker Sebastiano Tomada, made the move to
New Orleans with their son, Bash, now four years old. The
idea was for Smith to commute to her office in New York
City, allowing Bash to spend more time with his extended
family down South. “I grew up near New Orleans and went
to Tulane,” Smith says. “With my parents close by and a big
friend group with kids my son’s age, it was easy to make the
switch from New York to New Orleans.”
Smith wasted no time in drawing up plans for a reno-
vation. Wanting to preserve as much of the historic house as
possible, she kept alterations to a minimum. A few walls
were moved, some bathrooms were redone, and a dark,
paneled study leading to the garden became a bright and
airy kitchen. Six months after she closed on the house,
Smith and her family moved in.
Everything had gone so smoothly that surely some-
thing would go wrong—and it did. When the moving truck
arrived from New York with her furniture and possessions,
“every single thing was either broken or covered in what
looked like animal fur,” says Smith. “Every chair had three
legs. It was madness!”
She salvaged and repaired everything she could and
was able to save most of her cherished belongings. Today,
the house is filled with memories: A guest room’s vintage
brass bed has been in her possession since she found it soon
100.
101. Smith transformed a dark
wood-paneled den into a
light-filled kitchen that
opens onto the back patio.
Custom island; fittings by
Dornbracht; Mario Bellini
stools by Cassina; vintage
pendants.
OPPOSITE, LEFT: Vitsoe
wall shelving holds table-
ware in the dining room.
OPPOSITE, RIGHT: The
powder room’s walls are
covered in a textured tile
by Quemere Designs.
Custom vanity in Nero
Marquina marble with fix-
tures by Barber Wilsons.
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after moving to New York. “My mother and I carried that
bed frame for blocks,” she recalls. The Baker chairs in the
primary bedroom have been with her since she was in law
school. An ornate Italian center table from the 1940s draws
attention in the corner of the family room, just as it did in
her Brooklyn townhouse.
Both she and Tomada favor a mix of old and new.
“Growing up in Italy in a house filled with 16th-century
furniture, I’ve always had a need to add modern accents,”
he says. “Michelle knows how to incorporate that classic
European style with the comforts of modern living.”
To that end, the couple acquired a few strategic new
pieces for the house, the most dramatic of which is the
living room’s nine-foot-long sofa. And if its size isn’t
“You can’t have
a whole room be
new. You need
things with
character.”
—MICHELLE R. SMITH
impressive enough, the sofa’s striped Loro Piana upholstery
adds even more drama. But in Smith’s magical hands it all
works; even a boldly striped giant can live in harmony amid
the subtle charm that old objects bring. “You can’t have a
whole room be new,” Smith says. “You want things you
won’t see everywhere. You need things with character.” ◾
103. LEFT: Garnet Hill quilts
cover twin beds in
Bash’s room. Vintage
cabinet by Carl
Malmsten; pendant by
Artemide; curtains
of a Fortuny linen; rug
by Patterson Flynn.
BELOW: In Bash’s
bathroom, the oil
painting is by his
paternal grandfather.
Custom tiles by
Quemere Designs;
fixtures by Barber
Wilsons.
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E L L E D E C O R
In the main hall, the
under-stair cabinet was
updated with a Nero
Marquina marble top.
Macramé light fixture
from Wyeth; stair runner
by Woodard
Greenstein.
OPPOSITE, BOTTOM: A
guest room is sheathed in a
striped wallpaper by Lewis
Wood. Vintage Master-
craft bed topped by a Bella
Notte velvet quilt; vintage
side tables, lamps, and
artworks.
106. A four-poster bed by
Ironware International in
the primary bedroom con-
trasts with skirted slipper
chairs covered in a Rose
Tarlow linen. Quilt by
Garnet Hill; curtains,
Kravet linen; vintage lamps;
vintage May Company
Wilshire ceiling pendant.
OPPOSITE: The corner
tub by Albion Bath
was custom painted in
Farrow Ball’s Orange
Coloured White. Fixtures
by Barber Wilsons.
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98
MASSIMO
GAMMACURTA
.
ST
YLED
BY
BEBE
HOWORTH.
FOR
DETAILS,
SEE
RESOURCES
Ontheeveofanewbookof
hermother’slatestwork,
KateRheinsteinBrodskyreflects
onbeingraisedbylegendary
designerSuzanneRheinstein.
MINE WAS NOT THE TYPICAL 1980S CHILDHOOD. BEING THE
daughter of Suzanne Rheinstein, is it any wonder? While
other children played in soccer leagues on weekends, I was
taken to San Juan Capistrano, California, to see antiquarian
Gep Durenberger and the Decorative Arts Study Center. I
had been to cocktails at Dawnridge, Tony Duquette’s house,
by the time I was 10. I carpeted my dollhouse (a Georgian
townhouse, naturally) in fabric samples pilfered from my
mother’s desk. My childhood bedroom was pale pink and
sage, with cream quatrefoil-painted floors and glazed-chintz
balloon shades—a glorious Colefax and Fowler fever dream.
Self-expression was encouraged, but posters and collages
could be hung only on the inside of the closet door. I was
an only child of older parents and, luckily, I was perfectly
content to be an anomaly.
We did “Interesting Things” on trips. School breaks
were spent touring important gardens, house museums, and
antiques stores. I knew to ask politely which chair was OK
to sit in, and from the time I learned to read, I carried a
book with me wherever I went. My mother consistently
108. Suzanne Rheinstein
serves cake at an
early birthday party
for her daughter, Kate
Rheinstein Brodsky.
The miniature watering
cans are from Kate’s
personal collection.
Fabric by Suzanne
Rheinstein for Lee Jofa.
109. MASSIMO
GAMMACURTA
worked hard to engage me wherever we traveled. I remem-
ber a trip when I was about 12 to Paris, where my mother
found someone to give us a walking architectural tour of
ancien régime Paris. She prefaced this by handing me an
abridged volume of the letters of Madame de Sévigné and
telling me I needed to read it as preparation.
Sometimes it felt like Suzanne thought she could
single-handedly convince Europe that not all Americans
were tacky. We were always well dressed. My mother wore
slacks and a cashmere sweater with a scarf and lots of
19th-century gold jewelry. My father, Fred, habitually
sported a checked shirt, a blazer, and a bow tie, and, unfail-
ingly, an ancient khaki trench coat. I would be dutifully
turned out in smocked dresses and pale-blue tweed coats
with velvet collars, tights, and the dreaded button shoes.
Antiques fairs, flea markets, and small shops were a
staple of my childhood. Suzanne’s clever way of making
these outings complaint-free was to encourage me to form
my own collection. I am not sure how we hit upon minia-
ture watering cans, but we did. I would spend hours going
through the aisles, scouring for tiny watering cans. As I
outgrew miniatures, Suzanne pulled me in by letting me
shop alongside her, and I would discover a little aqua blown-
glass vase at a market in London or 19th-century fashion
prints at a Paris flea market.
My mother has always had the ability to take things to
a higher level, to bring the magic. This is evident in the
parties she has been throwing for decades, gathering dispa-
rate people together in a delightful way. Most famously her
magic is palpable in the rooms she puts together. For me,
that magic was ever-present at her shop. I was eight when
my mother opened Hollyhock in Los Angeles, her antiques
and furnishings store that quickly became iconic. From the
start, I loved going there, enamored of the plump cushions,
“Mymotherhas
alwayshadthe
abilitytotakethings
toahigherlevel,to
bringthemagic.”
110. E L L E D E C O R 101
the fragrance of Kenneth Turner candles, the lush colors,
even the crisp, glossy dark green of her wrapping paper, tied
up with ivory grosgrain ribbon. After school, the carpool or
bus dropped me at the shop, and I would sit in the back
doing my homework or placing labels on postcards. When I
was a little older, I worked there in the summer and on
school breaks wrapping presents and Windexing endless
amounts of William Yeoward crystal under the watchful
eye of Joe Nye, the famously acerbic manager of Hollyhock
who went on to become a prominent decorator in his own
right, as well as a very dear friend.
Somewhere along the way I fell in love with retail.
Specifically, retail the way my mother did it: mixing
antiques with new furniture and creating vignettes and
moments in her shop that showed how a piece might look
at home. She loved glorifying the quirky, combining the
rustic with the refined and at all times featuring an inordi-
nate number of little tables. Her other career, interior
design (which hap-
pened contemporaneously
and for which she is perhaps
even more celebrated), gave her great
insight into what was lacking in the mar-
ket. Anything she wanted that she couldn’t find,
she simply had made. That ensured Hollyhock always
had a loyal decorator clientele.
Watching my mother create beautiful rooms never
tempted me into design, but watching her keep shop had
me following her footsteps right into retail. All the stores
visited, books read, trips taken, and gardens wandered with
my mother as a child left an imprint on me and gave me a
point of view that I try to bring to my own shop, KRB. I aim
for unique pieces—both antique and new—informed by
history, brought together in unusual ways, hopefully with
curiosity and a touch of humor—in so many ways, a love
letter to my mother. ◾
Suzanne’s new book,
A Welcoming Elegance
(Rizzoli, March 2023),
at far left; rooms from
a lifetime of designing
homes, including
several featured in
ELLE DECOR; a vintage
photograph of Suzanne
and Kate.
111.
112. E L L E D E C O R 103
BY TED LOOS PHOTOGRAPHS BY PERNILLE LOOF STYLED BY TESSA WATSON
A 19th-century English
sideboard in the down-
stairs hall of Antony Todd’s
1758 Georgian house in
Millbrook, New York.
Runner by Double Knot.
OPPOSITE: Todd on the
dining terrace. Table by
RH, Restoration Hardware;
chairs by CB2; umbrella
from AuthenTeak. For
details, see Resources.
A designer and Elton John
collaborator breathes new life into
his 18th-century New York home.
113. E L L E D E C O R
104
ny good home design is a balancing
act between the strategic and the
sentimental. Too much of the for-
mer is more admired than loved,
and too much of the latter can cloy.
At his stately Georgian house
in New York’s Hudson Valley, the
designer and shop owner Antony
Todd made structural moves right away, replacing all the
decrepit windows, adding central air, and raising the
heights of the exterior doors. And then he softened it all by
painting the exterior pink and filling it with items he has
been collecting since he was a teenager.
Todd wanted to establish a place where those memories
could be shown to good advantage, but he left enough room
for making new ones with his partner, Lautaro Tambutto.
“Form and shape can breathe here,” says Todd, a native of
Melbourne, Australia, who has been living in the New York
area for the past 30 years.
Todd got his start designing events, and he still creates
Elton John’s Oscar-viewing party every year in Los Angeles.
“With events, it’s all about the impact when you first walk
into a party,” he says. “Take people’s breath away and trans-
port them. That’s been useful for me.” Notably, though,
there’s a more relaxed sense of pacing in his domestic inte-
rior work; he does not rush to unveil all the goodies at once.
First, he needed the right upstate canvas upon which to
apply such artistry. He found the house, set on a wooded
two-acre lot, five years ago. “I was looking for a weekender,”
Todd says of the sprawling 5,000-square-foot, 18th-century
house, which also has an adjacent one-bedroom cottage that
dates to the 1920s. But “I quickly fell in love,” he adds.
Part of the appeal was that the old house hadn’t had its
integrity sullied with too many additions over the centuries,
which is the case for many homes in the area. “Too many of
them are a labyrinth,” Todd says. “This has the wonderful
layout of 35-foot-long, 10-foot-wide corridors, and good,
square rooms off the halls.”
He moved his eponymous shop, which offers a mix of
pieces from his thriving custom furniture line and other
objects, from New York City to the charming town of Mill-
brook, around the corner from home. Todd’s own designs
populate the living room, including a cozy armless sofa in
blue linen and slipper chairs in cinnamon suede. He is open
to quirky inspirations, part of his overall eclectic taste. “The
finials on the slipper chairs are based on the top of a tequila
bottle someone sent me,” he says. A dark, dramatic oil paint-
ing by Thomas Fougeirol provides extra depth and texture.
The approach Todd takes is to design something himself
if the perfect piece doesn’t exist. For the dining room, both
the ebony-stained oak table and the Louis XVI–style chairs
are from his custom line. But in the kitchen, around the
simpler dining table that he created in oak, he placed 1950s
German school chairs with a retro-modern curved splat.
The impulse to acquire began early. As a teenager on a
collecting outing with his father in Melbourne, he picked up
an 18th-century English mahogany hall chair, which now
resides by the front entrance and the charming Dutch-style
door, painted apple green. A more recent purchase, an elab-
orate 17th-century gilt Italian console, stands nearby in the
114. E L L E D E C O R 105
The dining area
of the kitchen is
anchored by a
custom solid oak
table and side-
board. Pendant
by FontanaArte;
19th-century
Japanese glass
hibachi.
living room, with a contemporary painting hung above it.
Tambutto says that the constellation of collected pieces
creates a “beautiful energy.” He adds: “As you move around
the house, there’s always something beautiful to look at.”
In the wide upstairs hallway, Todd placed an 1815 Portu-
guese daybed, made of rosewood and rattan, and covered it
in raw silk. “It’s a great spot for a nap,” he says. Sleep is just
as easy in the bedrooms, which have original fireplaces for
an extra cozy factor. The headboard in the primary bedroom
is a green raw silk affair of Todd’s own design; to enrich it,
he had some vintage ikat fabric stitched along each side.
Throughout the house is evidence of Todd’s ability to
give an object new life with the right context: His entry
rug is actually a Persian rice dryer, and his dining room
curtains are made from a repurposed Indian tablecloth.
Uncrowded and thoughtful combinations of new and
old make for a decorating scheme that feels like it has
always been there, folding the best of the 1750s into 2023.
“I like to honor a timeless point of view,” Todd says. “One
that doesn’t date itself.” ◾
115. “Form and shape can breathe here.”
—ANTONY TODD
The living room’s key
feature is a pair of custom
armless sofas. Curtains
by Holland Sherry; side
table by La Roue Vallauris;
rug by Merida; decorative
pillows by Pat McGann; art-
work by Thomas Fougeirol.
117. LEFT: A painting by
Lautaro Tambutto makes
a statement in the studio
of the guest cottage.
Vintage French country
table; mirror (on table)
by Eve Kaplan.
BELOW: The bedding
in the main bedroom is
by Cultiver Linen. Rug by
Merida; curtains by
Holland Sherry.
OPPOSITE: The guest
room features a pair of
Early American beds.
Rug by Merida; lamp
by Lisa Conway; raffia
wall decor by Javier
Sánchez Medina.
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Elad Yifrach outside his
apartment in a former
mansion in Lisbon’s Principe
Real neighborhood.
OPPOSITE: In the living
room, the custom sectional
is in a Dedar silk velvet and
topped with Fortuny pil-
lows. Terra-cotta side table
by Barracuda Interiors;
artwork by Roger Lersy.
For details, see Resources.
120. BY JULIE LASKY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANIEL SCHÄFER
Captivated by the
allure of Lisbon, a
globe-trotting design
entrepreneur puts
down roots in a former
aristocrat’s residence.
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112
hen, in 2019, pandemic was still
mostly a word in science fiction
novels, Elad Yifrach picked up
and moved to Portugal.
He had lost patience with
New York’s intensity, he says, speaking from his home in a
former mansion on a hilltop in downtown Lisbon. Having
grown up in the Mediterranean sunshine of Israel and later
the mellow embrace of Los Angeles, he was attracted to the
country, whose easy climate and lifestyle have led it to be
called the California of Europe.
Yifrach is the founder and creative director of the lux-
ury design company L’Objet. It is his habit to roam the
world, collaborating with the artisans who make L’Objet’s
refined tableware and expressive furnishings. After growing
fond of Portugal over many visits, he decided to move there,
especially since he’d found the home of his dreams.
“You know that kind of place,” he says. “It’s the one you
pass every day, always wondering who lives there.” Located
on the Avenida da Liberdade, the Champs-Élysées of Lisbon,
the building that sparked his imagination dates from the
early 19th century and has a massive arched entry of volca-
nic stone inset with an iron-studded wood door that could
admit a team of oxen. An aristocratic family had occupied
the mansion for 140 years before it was divided in the 1990s
into two apartments, plus ground-level commercial space.
When Yifrach learned that the Swiss tenants in the
upstairs unit were vacating, he swooped in. The apartment,
comprising about 2,700 square feet, had authentic grandeur
but was far from perfect. He set about introducing the
things he loves and is known for: exquisite materials, details
that can be wrought only by hand, and tributes to Art Deco
and its close relation, 1970s style.
The first uh-oh moment in renovating his new home
was what to do with the entrance gallery, a white space that
wasn’t “wide enough to be a room or narrow enough to be
a hallway.” He made it a jewel box, with walls painted in a
high-gloss terra-cotta and a white travertine dining table
that sweeps down the space like a contrail. Voilà, he had a
room after all, where guests can gather around the table, set
with dishware by L’Objet designers like the Haas brothers,
along with his collection of 1930s Puiforcat silver.
In the jumbo-size living room, the tone shifts from fire
to ice, with pale blue walls and soft, lavish seating. Yifrach
designed the nearly 15-foot silk-velvet modular sectional,
which can be split to create conversational areas. The larger
of two cocktail tables in the space is eight feet long and
made of Portuguese cedar, with a curved top to diminish its
ABOVE: The kitchen
retains marble details
from when the space was
the mansion’s principal
bathroom. Christian Haas
stools by Favius; shell
bowl by L’Objet.
RIGHT: A vintage Danish
mirror and a 1970s vase
rest on an antique shelf in
the entry hall. Paint in
Picture Gallery Red by
Farrow Ball.
OPPOSITE: The hallway
doubles as a dining area,
with a white travertine
table designed by Yifrach.
Vintage chairs by Bruno
Rey; vintage pendant by
Tony Duquette; custom
rug by Holland Sherry;
artwork by Vasco Araújo.
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A custom velvet bed pairs
with a vintage Berber rug
in the guest room. Vintage
Mexican rocking chair;
pendant by Apparatus
Studio; artwork by Lynn
Umlauf.
OPPOSITE, LEFT: The bath-
room is painted in Skylight
by Farrow Ball. Artwork
by Sebastião Lobo.
OPPOSITE, RIGHT:
Yifrach with his son, Levi,
in the nursery. Custom
armchair; throw by the
Elder Statesman; chest
by Oliver Furniture;
wallpaper by Fornasetti.
124. bulk. “I didn’t want one rectangular piece that looked like a
tomb,” he explains.
For all the ways the living room tempts you to fling
yourself onto a sofa, the primary bedroom is even more of a
master class in relaxation. It is meant to be an ocular “palate
cleanser” after a long day of visual stimulation. The walls
are covered in a neutral grass cloth that scatters light like an
overexposed photo, and the bed is topped with sage green
linen that had been acid washed to “kill the vibrant tones.”
“I’m a big bath person,” says Yifrach of the claw-foot
tub in his bathroom. This is where he retreats to soak off
the aches of frequent yoga sessions. The kitchen, carved out
of the mansion’s former main bathroom, marble and all,
overlooks Lisbon’s botanical gardens: “A really nice back-
drop to washing dishes,” he says.
Among the apartment’s dozens of striking objects—
including a Ghanaian fertility goddess, a palm tree picked
up in the Azores, and L’Objet’s delicate Neptune bowl made
of fused porcelain seashells—a standout is a pair of 1940s
Portuguese iron sconces that resemble kelp. With the
encouragement of Alexandre Neimann, of Barracuda Inte-
riors in Lisbon, who designed and supplied several pieces for
the home, Yifrach said he set the sconces close together on
the living room wall so that their “fronds are kissing.”
Speaking of love, soon after he moved into his new
home, Yifrach enlisted the help of a surrogate and is now
the father of a baby boy. The room he designed for his son,
Levi, is made for dreaming: Clouds float along the Forna-
setti wallpaper, and a white bouclé armchair spreads its
welcoming arms. “Levi is a gift I got from the pandemic,
when we were all forced to stop and reflect,” Yifrach says.
“I realized, What was I waiting for?” ◾
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After a long day of visual stimulation, the
primary bedroom is meant to be an ocular
“palate cleanser,” Yifrach says.
126. Yifrach’s friend, designer
Robert Passal, collabo-
rated on the design of the
main bedroom’s sofa,
which is in a Fortuny cash-
mere velvet. 1970s Italian
cocktail table; sea-grass
wallcovering by Mark
Alexander; artworks by
Vasco Araújo.
128. DESIGN. FASHION. CULTURE.
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with goose down. The perfect seating to relax.
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JANUS ET CIE
On the eve of Art Basel, JANUS et Cie celebrated
exquisite design and inventive fare in Coral Gables
with an exclusive dinner event at TUR Kitchen in
partnership with ELLE DECOR. Guests enjoyed a
five-course tasting menu, concluding with drinks
and desserts at the nearby JANUS et Cie showroom.
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TODD MERRILL STUDIO
The Sarcomere Console by Joseph Cleghorn and Connor
Moxam uses a proprietary technique that manipulates
woven strands of cardboard encased in a series of resin
pours into complex patterns. The new material is durable,
sustainable, with endless possibilities for both construction
and design. Glazes, lacquers and applied metals, give the
surface a metal-like look and feel. The cabinet features
doored compartments lined in bronze, and a hidden side
cabinet with shelves for barware.
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From left: Bill Pittel, Alexis Contant, Parker Larson, and Ingrid Abramovitch
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MY K I N D O F RO OM
ANNA
AND
EUGENI
BACH
“I had always wanted to see
Sainte-Marie de la Tourette,
the priory Le Corbusier built
between 1953 and 1960 outside
Lyon, France. In 2011, I took a
train down from Paris—almost
300 miles away—only to dis-
cover that it was closed. A priest
on the grounds took pity on me,
offered me food and water, and
allowed me to spend the night.
I remember following him into
the kitchen for bread, and the
feeling of never wanting to leave
coming over me. The space is
delicate yet powerful, and for-
ever inspiring for its use of color
and the austerity of its lines.”
—As told to Camille Okhio
The kitchen at
Sainte-Marie de la
Tourette priory
in Éveux, France.
couventdelatourette.fr
LIKE APRAYER
Designer Harry Nuriev finds himself enraptured
with architectural asceticism.
130. Mastering the art of outdoor living since 1945.
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