ELLE DECOR - Dramatic Details and Exotic Flourishes

Clockwise from top left: A macassar table
and a chair, upholstered in Clarence House’s

Capra goatskin, are by Jacques-Émile
Ruhlmann; the acrylic sculpture is by Vasa.

The desk in Haberman’s office is by De la
Torre, and the prints are by Andy Warhol. The

console, mirror, and ottomans are by De
la Torre; the 1970s painting is by Roger Rice;

and the lamp is vintage Paul Lazlo. In the
bedroom, two works by Ross Bleckner hang

above Frank Gehry’s Easy Edges shelves.
Facing page: The bedroom walls are uphol-

stered in Heritage velvet by Ralph Lauren
Home, and the bed, upholstered in Ronda
fabric from Brunschwig & Fils, is topped with
a Ralph Lauren Home fox-fur blanket; the
chair is by Carlo Bugatti. The photographs of
Versailles and the silhouette of De la Torre are
by McDermott & McGough. See Resources.

GO FOR
THE GLOW

A GREAT LAMP DOES MORE THAN
MERELY BRIGHTEN A ROOM—IT CAN SHINE
WITH PERSONALITY AND WIT,
AS WELL. THINK OF IT AS MOOD LIGHTING

PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLES MASTERS
PRODUCED BY ANITA SARSIDI

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

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

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Facing page, from left: Dolly iron lamp
by Armani Casa. Wire lamp by Intérieurs.
Spun T1 metal lamp by Sebastian Wrong

for Flos. Morton carved-walnut lamp
by Michael S. Smith from John Rosselli.
Bourgie polycarbonate lamp by Ferruccio
Laviani for Kartell. This page: Lorna glass

lamp by Crate & Barrel. See Resources.

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

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

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

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

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done, is a talent that too few decorators possess. And frankly, not many
decorators would have even seen an apartment in the space that Cohler
took on for his personal domain, the former offices of an investment
firm in a not particularly residential section of Manhattan’s Upper East
Side. The second-floor duplex once housed more than a dozen busy
employees, with their multiple phone lines, coffeemakers, watercool-
ers, copy machines, etc. One can perhaps imagine some renegade
artist taking it over, but hardly a fancy uptown decorator.

Now, after a six-month renovation, one would never know the place
had ever been anything other than a lovely New York apartment, so
graceful is the flow of rooms on both floors. And given the translucent
shades that most days are pulled down behind a novel latticework of
paintings hung over the windows in the living room, one barely real-
izes that the traffic on First Avenue is an arm’s length away.

While Cohler’s self-confessed impulse to fiddle and refine means the
apartment will never quite be finished, there’s no mistaking that it is, as
they say, done. In the soaring, 20-foot-high living room, a custom-made
coral-pattern carpet lies underfoot. Gustavian oval-backed dining
chairs ring a Regency pine dining table. The study and the stair hall are

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In the dining room, 18th-century Gustavian
chairs upholstered in Edelman Leather’s

Royal suede and an English Regency table;
the rug is by Beauvais Carpets, and the

Bridge Table chandelier is from Hinson &
Co. The painting, Tartarean II, 1991, is
by Jacob Kainen. Facing page: The an-

tique zebra-upholstered bench in the study
is from Denton & Gardner, and the 1940s

French limestone-and-iron cocktail table
is from C.J. Peters. The kitchen cabinets

are by Page1Design, the dishwasher
is by Fisher & Paykel, and the tile back-
splash is by Walker Zanger. See Resources.

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





lined with photographs by Diane Arbus, George Platt Lynes, Richard
Avedon, Bert Stern, and Harry Callahan; a vivid David Hicks carpet
runs up the stairs. The array of paintings ranges from works by George
Romney to David Salle, 19th-century portraits to outsider art. The se-
date palette of blacks, grays, creams, and browns is enlivened with
punctuation marks of color: a red-lacquered cocktail table, a turquoise
lamp, a pair of Josef Frank–pattern pillows, a Futurist painting.

The extreme eclecticism of Cohler’s gentlemanly pad suggests not
only a different place but a different time—when collecting was some-
thing people did for passion rather than for profit or status. That pas-
sion shows not only in the quantity of the possessions Cohler has
acquired over 20 years, but also in their quality and curiosity. For a man
who says he might have been a museum curator if he hadn’t turned
to design, the apartment is an opportunity to be active rather than lie
back and enjoy. Constantly shuffling, putting something away and
bringing something else out, rehanging this work, changing that one,
Cohler has made his sanctum a paradise of control rather than com-
fort. “When I stop rearranging everything,” he says, “I’ll move.”

So if you really want to relax, hire a decorator. Don’t become one.

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ARTFUL SPIRITS

WHEN THEY BOUGHT A HISTORIC COTTAGE IN THE HAMPTONS, GEOFFREY ROSS AND
JOHN DRANSFIELD DISCOVERED IT HAD A LIVELY PAST OF FAMOUS PAINTERS AND RAUCOUS NIGHTS

TEXT BY KATHLEEN HACKETT · PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM WALDRON · STYLED BY CARLOS MOTA

The library of John Dransfield and
Geoffrey Ross’s Amagansett, Long
Island, weekend house; the biscuit-
tufted chairs are from the 1920s,
and the needlepoint pillows were
designed by the homeowners.
The walls are painted in Benjamin
Moore’s Coastal Fog; the porcupine-
quill mirrors were made by Ross,
and the wood sculptures were done
by a Midwest artist in the 1960s.
Facing page: An 1830s chaise in the
kitchen garden. See Resources.

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

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colored Etruscanware on the dining room table.
“Every room needs a slap in the face,” says Ross.
The entry is the color of a Golden Delicious apple;
the guest bedroom upstairs (where Cooper, the
couple’s 150-pound Harlequin Great Dane, lays his
head) is the exact shade of a worn penny. Such a
meticulous palette is not due to love alone. “The
house is also a laboratory for our linens,” notes Ross.
“We test every pattern and color combination.”

But these designers clearly aren’t all business.
Every room has a lighthearted touch. Porcupine quills
trim a pair of mirrors in the library, a 19th-century
bust wears a papier-mâché animal mask in the din-
ing room, and a stuffed swan glides across the kitchen
counter. “We try never to take ourselves too seriously,”
Ross says, which explains why a few passengers
on Noah’s ark, crafted from oyster shells, wood, nails,
and papier-mâché, stroll across the dining room’s
Moorish console and why an abstract painting picked
up at a yard sale is set on an easel in the company
of Wedgwood basalt and drabware. “We prefer in-
terest over perfection,” says Ross. “We go for pieces
that are slightly off or exaggerated.”

Facing page, from top: John Dransfield, left, and
Geoffrey Ross in the showroom of their home-

goods company. In the living room, the faux-bois
screen and bull’s-eye mirror are both 1970s Zajac
and Callahan designs. This page: A 19th-century
Italian sofa with a Dransfield and Ross pillow; the

slate-topped cocktail table is Victorian Eastlake,
the stool is by RS Ceramics, and the collage is by

Richard Giglio. The 1920s floor lamp was origi-
nally used in an operating room. See Resources.

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The painted American chairs and Moorish
console in the dining room are 19th

century; the dining table and linens are
Dransfield and Ross designs, and the an-
tique plaster bust wears a papier-mâché

mask from 1910. Facing page, from top:
The kitchen features cabinets by Richard
Ward Baxter Restorations, GE Monogram

appliances, and soapstone countertops;
the pendant lights are retrofitted 19th-
century industrial gas lamps. The vintage
iron garden furniture on the terrace is
dressed with Dransfield and Ross cush-
ions and table linens. See Resources.

It’s one thing to recognize objects that others might
overlook, but this duo is also masterful at placing
them for maximum impact. A lacquered-blue Chinese
root chair is set against the apple-green wall in the
front entryway. In the garret guest bedroom, formerly
Willis’s studio, an aviary of Bavarian hand-carved
wild birds presides. “Our work requires that we con-
stantly evolve,” says Ross. “And we carry that over
to this house. By swapping out just one object, the
spirit of the room can change dramatically.”

But the soul of it never will, not least because of a
recent surprise addition to the property, spread
around the beech tree out front. “We drove up one
afternoon to find two women peeking in the win-
dows,” says Ross with a laugh. “It turns out they
were Constance Willis’s two daughters, who had
hoped to scatter their mother’s ashes secretively.”
The sisters couldn’t help wondering what the new
owners had done to the house, and after a walk
through its relaxed rooms, they declared their moth-
er would have loved it. “We’d always hoped to get
Constance’s approval,” Ross admits. “But we nev-
er dreamed we’d get her ashes.”

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In the master bedroom, the bed, canopy rail,
European shams, and duvet cover are all

by Dransfield and Ross. The nightstands are
galvanized-steel American Empire pier ta-

bles, and the walls are painted in Benjamin
Moore’s Kendall Charcoal. Facing page,
from top: In the guest bedroom, a lit à la
polonaise by Chelsea Textiles is dressed
with Frette sheets and a Dransfield and

Ross duvet, bedskirt, and canopy; the walls
are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Copper

Mountain. The guest bath’s vanity was made
from a vintage faux-bamboo chest; the

curtain is vintage chintz. See Resources.

resources

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

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













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