JEWELS THAT TELL TIME

NEW YORK BEVERLY HILLS SAN FRANCISCO LAS VEGAS CHICAGO DALLAS HONOLULU SOUTH
COAST PLAZA HOUSTON RIVER OAKS DISTRICT BAL HARBOUR SHOPS MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT
800 988 4110

HARRYWINSTON.COM
© 2019 Harry Winston SA. HARRY WINSTON PREMIER KALEIDOSCOPE AUTOMATIC
JOHN KOGA AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH RALPH PUCCI INTERNATIONAL
NEW YORK MIAMI LOS ANGELES
WWW.RALPHPUCCI.COM
 E X P E R I E N C E V I S U A L C O M F O R T

SAMOS SCULPTED SCONCES

TA L L I N G I L D A N D S M A L L I N B U R N I S H E D
S I LV E R L E A F W I T H A L A B A S T E R
DESIGNER: AERIN

SHOP NOW: CIRCALIGHTING.COM

AT L A N TA AUSTIN BOSTON CHARLESTON CHARLOTTE CHICAGO DC DENVER
GREENWICH HOUSTON LA LAGUNA LONDON M A N H AT TA N MIAMI MINNEAPOLIS NASHVILLE
NORWALK SAN FRANCISCO S AVA N N A H SCOTTSDALE S E AT T L E
877.762.2323
DECEMBER 2020

CONTENTS
Form Atelier’s Avril
Nolan (left), in a
Valentino gown,
and Quy Nguyen,
in an Hermès shirt
and vintage pants,
at their Brooklyn
showroom, page 76.

MALIKE SIDIBE; ST YLIST: RYAN YOUNG

10 ELLE DECOR
CONTENTS
ABOVE: The den of Sue and Alex Glasscock’s Malibu,
California, home, designed by Steven Gambrel, page
56. The club chair (left) is a custom design by Dune in
a Romo fabric, and the custom benches by Christian
Liaigre are in a Keleen leather.
18
EDITOR’S LETTER
21
POV
A writer finds solace and
escape in her home during
the pandemic. Plus: A
Q&A with Indian architect
Balkrishna Doshi
27
WHAT’S HOT
Our annual guide to the
year’s top gifts—these will
whisk your loved ones away,
no passport required
36
TRUTH IN
DECORATING
Designers Courtney
McLeod and Krsnaa Mehta
cozy up to the season’s most
sumptuous velvet furniture
40
SHORTLIST
Multimedia artist Sarah Sze
shares the eight things she
can’t live without
42
STUDIO VISIT
At the new macaron-hued
Villa San Francisco, French
creatives can connect with
Silicon Valley thinkers.
BY LYDIA LEE
Visit service.elledecor.com to order a print subscription, pay your bill, renew your subscription, update your mailing and e-mail addresses, and more. Or write
to: Customer Service Department, ELLE DECOR, P.O. Box 37870, Boone, IA 50037. One-year subscription rate $15 for U.S. and possessions, $41 for Canada, and
$60 for other international. To purchase digital back issues, please go to backissues.elledecor.com.
12 ELLE DECOR
BUILDER
47 Amdavad Ni Gufa, an art gallery in
Ahmedabad, India, designed by Pritzker
TOOLBOX Prize laureate Balkrishna Doshi, page 24.
With a stylish home bar,
there’s no such thing as
last call.
BY KATHRYN O’SHEA- classicist is capable of some 76 BY WHITNEY ROBINSON
artfully impromptu moves. DESIGNERS
EVANS
BY LISA ABEND
COOL, COLLECTED BARRY STERNLICHT AND
98 In New York City, antiques CLINT NICHOLAS
DESIGNER
and vintage furniture are
RESOURCES AMARO SÁNCHEZ DE MOYA
resurgent thanks to a new 90
squad of digitally savvy
100
70
dealers and their fashionable A HOUSE OF
NOT FOR SALE FORTRESS OF clientele. HER OWN
A luxurious brass- SOLITUDE BY CAMILLE OKHIO After 50 years living abroad,
On Mexico’s Pacific Coast, artist Anita Calero returns
embellished trunk from
hotelier Carlos Couturier 82 to her native Cali, Colombia,
jewelry brand Foundrae
and designs a home that is
escapes to a monumental CHECKING IN?
retreat that alludes to the Hotel mogul Barry
utterly hers.
region’s ancient past. BY PAOLA SINGER
FEATURES BY ELISABETH MALKIN
Sternlicht creates a Miami
Beach sanctuary inspired by
DESIGNER ANITA CALERO
DESIGNERS YANN LE his globe-trotting lifestyle
56 COADIC AND ALESSANDRO and love of hospitality.
BACK AT THE
TOP LEFT: DOUGL AS FRIEDMAN; TOP RIGHT: FABIEN CHARUAU PHOTOGR APHY
SCOTTO
RANCH
With an unexpectedly
serene color palette, Steven
Gambrel helps two Malibu
wellness entrepreneurs
ON THE COVER
A view into the bedroom of Amaro Sánchez
rethink their storied 1930s
hacienda.
de Moya’s pied-à-terre in Seville, Spain.
BY VANESSA LAWRENCE PHOTOGR APH BY RICARDO LABOUGLE
DESIGNER
STEVEN GAMBREL
64 E-mail: elledecor@hearst.com
SURPRISE,
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @elledecor
SURPRISE
In his Seville pied-à-terre,
Amaro Sánchez de Moya Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ELLEDECORmag
proves that even an avowed Write to us: Mailbox, ELLE DECOR,
300 W. 57th St., 27th Fl., NY, NY 10019
 botanical two collection

WE EXTEND A WARM AND SINCERE WELCOME TO ELLE DECOR’S NEW EDITOR ASAD SYRKETT
 EDITOR IN CHIEF
Asad Syrkett
EXECUTIVE M ANAGING EDITOR EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Jeffrey Bauman Ingrid Abramovitch

ST YLE DIRECTOR CHIEF VISUAL CONTENT SENIOR EDITOR

Parker Bowie Larson DIRECTOR, HEARST M AGA ZINES Vanessa Lawrence
Alix Campbell

ARTICLES EDITOR VISUAL DIRECTOR

Charles Curkin David M. Murphy
SERENA &
LILY CASCAIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EDITORIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CHANDELIER Joyann King
$1,498.
serenaandlily.com CONTRIBUTING DESIGN DIRECTOR Mallory Roynon
DEPUT Y DESIGN DIRECTOR Allie Adams
M ARKET EDITOR Laurel J. Benedum
ASSISTANT M ANAGING EDITOR Lillian Dondero
COPY CHIEF Jennifer Milne
M ARKET EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Kate McGregor
DIGITAL IM AGING SPECIALIST Kevin Arnold
ASSISTANT EDITOR Lucia Tonelli

HEARST VISUAL GROUP

VISUAL EDITOR Nelida Mortensen
DEPUT Y VISUAL DIRECTOR Don Kinsella

ELLE DECOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

CONTRIBUTING SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Whitney Robinson
Melissa Feldman
CONTRIBUTING ST YLE DIRECTOR
CONTRIBUTING SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Bebe Howorth
CONTRIBUTING EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Sarah Choi

CONSULTING EDITOR Daniel Boulud

CONTRIBUTING DESIGN EDITOR Senga Mortimer

CONTRIBUTORS
Ariel Ashe, Cara Barrett, Chesie Breen, Farhad Farman, Ken Fulk,
Claudia Mata Gladish, Lori Goldstein, Genevieve Gorder, Nancy Hass, Patricia Hearst,
Kathryn M. Ireland, William Li, David Netto, Beatriz Pasquel (Mexico City),
Jana Pasquel, Sophie Pera (Europe), Stephen Pulvirent, Judi Roaman,
David Scoroposki, Estee Stanley, Bronson Van Wyck, Vanessa Von Bismarck,
JULIAN
Madeline Weinrib, Bunny Williams, Gisela Williams, Michelle Ziff
CHICHESTER
BERGAMO CHAIR
$4,436. EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
julianchichester.com Stellene Volandes
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR Monique Boniol

PRODUCTION
OPER ATIONS DIRECTOR Chris Wengiel
PRODUCTION M ANAGER David Brickey

PUBLISHED BY HEARST
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steven R. Swartz
CHAIR M ANWilliam R. Hearst III
EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR M AN Frank A. Bennack, Jr.
CHIEF OPER ATING OFFICER Mark E. Aldam

HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA, INC.

ACTING PRESIDENT, HEARST M AGA ZINES GROUP,
& TREASURER Debi Chirichella
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Kate Lewis
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Kristen M. O’Hara
SECRETARY Catherine A. Bostron

PUBLISHING CONSULTANTS Gilbert C. Maurer, Mark F. Miller

CUSTOMER SERVICE
CALL: 800-274-4687
E- MAIL:EDCcustserv@cdsfulfillment.com
VISIT: service.elledecor.com
WRITE: Customer Service Dept.,
ELLE DECOR
P.O. Box 6000, Harlan, IA 51593
Published at 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Tel: 212-649-2000. ELLE® and ELLE DECOR™ are
used under license from the trademark owner,
Hachette Filipacchi Presse.
Printed in the USA.
For information on reprints and e-prints, please contact
Brian Kolb at Wright’s Reprints,
877-652-5295 or bkolb@wrightsreprints.com.

14 ELLE DECOR
TO SOF T L A NDINGS A ND THE COMFORT OF SE T TLING IN. W ELCOME TO YOUR NE W HOME, ASA D
 VP, GROUP PUBLISHING DIRECTOR/CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Jennifer Levene Bruno
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, ADVERTISING BR AND M ARKETING DIRECTOR
William C. Pittel Esther Deming

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

BR AND PARTNERSHIPS
& DEVELOPMENT
Hillary Koota Krevlin
DESIGN ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Angela Jett Okenica
INTEGR ATED M ARKETING BR AND EXPERIENCE
Lisa A. Lachowetz Jennifer Orr
NATIONAL DIGITAL DIRECTOR GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR
Tara Weedfald Christopher J. Tosti

LUXURY & DESIGN COLLECTION NEW YORK SALES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

FASHION, JEWELRY & WATCH
Carl Kiesel
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS,
HOME FURNISHINGS
Karen Elizabeth Marx,
Jon Walker
PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL HOME
Chris Agostinelli FURNISHINGS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BEAUT Y Sarah Smith
Angela Parauda NATIONAL DIGITAL M ANAGER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JEWELRY Kristin Cassidy
Deena Schacter ADVERTISING SERVICES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, M ANAGER
TR AVEL & FINANCE Judy Braunstein
Taylor Rae Berish

LUXURY & DESIGN COLLECTION MARKETING

BRAND PARTNERSHIPS INTEGRATED MARKETING BRAND EXPERIENCE

& DEVELOPMENT SENIOR M ANAGER SENIOR DIRECTORS
DIRECTOR Laura Ives Colony Jennifer Lavoie Jennifer C. Lambros,
M ANAGER Lauren Corbin M ANAGERS Jessica Platz, Suzy Rechtermann
Kailin Villamar ASSOCIATE M ANAGER
ASSOCIATE M ANAGERS Grace Zoë McLoughlin
Karina Camargo,
Mary Kate Murray
SENIOR COORDINATOR
Elena Metzner
KELLY WEARSTLER
SMALL TRIBUTE STOOL CREATIVE DIRECTORS Glenn Maryansky, Frauke Ebinger
$2,495. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GROUP PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Caroline Filips
kellywearstler.com ADVERTISING SALES ASSISTANTS Lizzie Roswig, Lauren Siegel, Ashleigh Uzoaru, Helen Ziminsky

REGIONAL OFFICES
NEW ENGL AND Taylor Rae Berish, 212-903-5321 SOUTHEAST Jim Blazevich, Yvonne Rakes,
Whitney Otto, Jackie Orwig-Teall, Blaze, Otto & Associates, 704-321-9097; Rita Walker,
Mandel Media, 404-256-3800 SOUTHWEST Virginia Davis, Wisdom Media, 214-526-3800
MIDWEST Karen Loveland, Donna Schultz, Yvonne Villareal, 312-251-5370 WEST COAST Cynthia
McKnight, CM Media Sales, 310-291-2730; Sherri Zigman, Zigman Media, 310-663-6352
CANADA Angela Jett Okenica, 212-649-3228 ITALY Roberta Battocchio, Global General
Manager, 39-02-6619-2327, rbattocchio@hearst.it; Lavinia Cerutti, Head of Editorial
Coordination for International Editions, Via Bracco 6, 20159 Milano, 39-02-6619-2935,
lcerutti@hearst.it UNITED KINGDOM Ben Chesters, Head of Global Sales, Hearst Global,
72 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 9EP, 44-20-7439-0000, ben.chesters@hearst.co.uk

CIRCULATION
VICE PRESIDENT, STR ATEGY & BUSINESS M ANAGEMENT Rick Day

HEARST DIRECT MEDIA

VICE PRESIDENT Christine L. Hall

TRADEMARK NOTICE
ELLE ® AND ELLE DECOR ATION™ ARE USED UNDER LICENSE FROM THE TR ADEM ARK OWNER,
HACHET TE FILIPACCHI PRESSE, A SUBSIDIARY OF L AGARDÈRE SCA.

A DIVISION OF

CEO Constance Benqué

CEO ELLE INTERNATIONAL LICENSES François Coruzzi
SVP/INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF ELLE DECOR ATION Valéria Bessolo Llopiz
SVP/DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LICENSES & SYNDICATION Mickael Berret
CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ELLE DECOR ATION Linda Bergmark
M ARKETING M ANAGER OF ELLE DECOR ATION Morgane Rohée
SENIOR DIGITAL PROJECT M ANAGER OF ELLE DECOR ATION Moda Zere

SYNDICATION OF ELLE DECORATION

BEN PENTREATH
DEPUT Y SYNDICATION TEA M M ANAGER Marion Magis
X MORRIS & CO. SYNDICATION COORDINATOR Johanna Jegou COPYRIGHTS M ANAGER Séverine Laporte
MARIGOLD WALLPAPER DATABASE M ANAGER Pascal Iacono
To the trade. zoffany.com
INTERNATIONAL AD SALES HOUSE
LAGARDÈRE GLOBAL ADVERTISING
SVP/INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING Julian Daniel
JDANIEL@ L AGARDERENEWS.COM

16 ELLE DECOR
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S A N D WA R M W E LC O M E TO A S A D SY R K E T T F R O M A L L O F U S AT O C H R E

OCHRE
furniture • lighting • accesories
new yor k +I 212 414 4332
ochre.net
EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome
to the Issue
A
NY OTHER YEAR, AN ELLE DECOR ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT OF
escapes would be about getting out into the world and relish-
ing the perspective that travel gives us on our homes and our-
selves. But this is 2020. So where do you go when you can’t go
far? Quite simply, you go inward.
Our December issue is a celebration of the power of interiors—and of
design in general—to inspire, nurture, and delight. In these pages, we
explore the ideas of sanctuary and safety, and what it means to create a
“sphere of agency” at home (page 21) in a time of pandemic and protest.
As always, we’re serving up doses of fantasy, too; we need every bit of
glamour we can get in a year like the one we’ve experienced. Our annual
holiday gift guide—produced via carefully (and safely) choreographed
in-person photography sessions, plus, in true 2020 form, a bit of remote
styling—offers dozens of gorgeous, glittering ideas that are sure to
brighten your loved ones’ moods.
Speaking of mood brighteners, how’s your home bar coming along? If
18 ELLE DECOR
LE F T: A pool and stone tower at hotelier Carlos
Couturier’s retreat in Mazunte, Mexico. ABOVE:
Antiques dealer Maggie Holladay of Claude Home.
your answer is “What home bar?” it’s not too
late to assemble one: We have thoughts aplenty
(page 47) about how to gin up some fun and fes-
tivity this season. Writer Kathryn O’Shea-
Evans has the tea—a hot toddy, of course.
This month, we also visit the personal
retreats of hoteliers Carlos Couturier (page 70)
and Barry Sternlicht (page 82), whose sun-filled
lairs—one in Mexico, one in Miami Beach—
differ stylistically but are united by a common
vision of home as the ultimate getaway.
Serenity and personality were the names of
the game for designer Steven Gambrel, who
renovated a 1930s hacienda for the cofounders
of wellness boot camp the Ranch Malibu (page
56), and photographer Anita Calero, who
returned to her native Colombia after five
de c ade s l iv i ng abroad , con st r uc t i ng a
treehouse-style hideaway high above the city
of Cali (page 90) filled with the design finds
that comfort and anchor her.
Like Calero, the editors of E L L E DECOR
believe in the talismanic power of a beauti-
fully designed object, and so we’re excited to
bring you a story, written by Camille Okhio,
about some of the young, digitally savvy
dealers in New York City’s antiques and
FROM LEFT: UNDINE PRÖHL; MALIKE SIDIBE;
ON HOLL ADAY, SHIRT AND PANTS: HERMÈS
vintage-furniture vanguard (page 76). Their
thoughtfulness, enthusiasm, and cleverness is
opening up the antiques world to those who
have felt, for reasons of race or class or simple
opacity, that it wasn’t for them. Their rise is
encouraging interest for a trendsetting new
audience. What a gift. ◾
Asad Syrkett, Editor in Chief
elledecor@hearst.com
Follow me on Instagram: @as4d
Where Leisure Becomes Legend
DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURE, RESIDENCES & HOMESITES
GOLF CLUB • TENNIS • BEACH CLUB • EQUESTRIAN

WINDSORFLORIDA.COM • 772 388 8400 OR 800 233 7656

DIN E IN ST Y L E T H IS SE ASON W I T H J U L I A N CH ICH EST ER A N D L E T’S R A ISE A GL ASS TO W ELCOM E ASA D SY R K E T T!
 Lost in Space
TO EASE HER ANXIETY IN A VOLATILE TIME,
ONE WRITER FINDS SOLACE IN
DESIGN PROJECTS—AND REMEMBERS JUST
HOW LUCKY SHE IS TO FEEL SAFE AT ALL.
BY GABRIELL A FULLER ILLUSTR ATIONS BY ANGIE WANG

Produced by Charles Curkin ELLE DECOR 21

POINT OF VIEW

T
H E D AY A F T E R N E W Y O R K C I T Y
shut down due to the COVID-19
pandemic, I watched people fight
over the last roll of toilet paper at a
deli, and a guy I met on a dating
app offered me his only bottle of hand sani-
tizer. After that, I didn’t leave the house.
Our homes became our refuges—and our
panic rooms. Designing my own escape
within became a priority: I repainted my
closets; I covered my kitchen in white lami-
nate; I reupholstered my sofa in a thick
sunf lower-print cotton that my grand-
mother left behind when she moved to Flor-
ida, where she was now in a nursing home
no one was allowed to enter. I sewed pillows
in chartreuse velvet and painted large
abstract canvases in jewel tones. I waited
for seven o’clock, when the city came alive
for a few minutes to cheer frontline work-
ers, and we briefly felt less alone. When you
live alone, as I did then, that sense of unity
was especially beguiling.
In short, I had a massive anxiety attack, and
the only thing that kept it at bay was commit-
ting to an increasingly frenzied Martha Stew-
art pantomime. When I felt I could control so
little, I at least needed to control my space.
Architect and designer Leyden Lewis under-
stands. “The home is the one place we can set the standard” of our body politic began trumping the risk of infection to
to the degree we’re able, he tells me. After years in relation- our bodies, a man on a park bench offered me a mask. He
ships where I felt intermittently paralyzed, during a global was bold and kind and had taken a leave of absence from
health crisis when so many of us were completely powerless, his job to help coordinate the city’s response to the pan-
I realized that the real promise, and the hidden premise, of demic. He hasn’t left my side since. And though I’d found
making a home is creating a sphere of agency. surer footing in new companionship, nesting is a luxury
That isn’t a sanctuary all of us are allowed, however. only some of us can afford.
On March 13, police in Louisville, Kentucky, broke down “Design can seem accessory, unimportant, privileged,”
Breonna Taylor’s front door and shot her to death. A week designer Kimille Taylor says. And yet the concept of home
later, New York City went into lockdown. Stay-at-home has never been so imbricated in every aspect of our lives. As
orders, intended to protect the public, trapped victims of we spend more time there, as we’ve adapted our homes to
intimate-partner violence with their abusers. Homes are not also be our offices and our schools, our restaurants and
inviolate. “Historically, from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, massacre retreats, our campaign headquarters and sign-making cen-
to ‘drug raid’ violations like Breonna Taylor’s, homes have ters and phone-banking venues, we’ve started to think more
not been safe spaces for the Black community, or for those deeply about what home means, and how to create it, and
designated as other: brown people, gay people, women, the who is given license to do so, and why we’ve failed so miser-
trans community,” Lewis says. “One of the most challenging ably at making a country that reflects the values of safety
aspects of this time,” adds designer Danielle Colding, “is that and shelter inherent in the concept.
homes used for communion with others are spaces that now Design isn’t a magic bullet. It can’t, on its own, take away
mainly function for nuclear families. That’s particularly chal- our panic, anxiety, fear, boredom, or wanderlust. It won’t
lenging for communities of color, communities that don’t lead the Zoom meetings or entertain the kids or pay the
feel welcome in the proverbial town square.” The pandemic mortgage or fix our broken systems. But it can feed our
has reinforced important truths: inequities related to race desires and our sense of well-being. And it can, more impor-
and economic status are magnified during a crisis, and shel- tantly, especially during a time of upheaval, give us a refuge
tering in place does not grant equivalent safety to all people. to think deeply about new solutions to the age-old problems
By the end of May, protests against police brutality and that plague us. “Our homes are sanctuaries,” Colding says.
racial inequality were raging around the country. Like many, “In the face of an increasingly hostile world, they provide a
I found the only thing more necessary than staying home space to regroup and feed our battered souls.” Home itself,
was leaving it and taking to the streets. As the infection it turns out, is a cause worth fighting for. ◾

22 ELLE DECOR
www.baxter.it
POINT OF VIEW
INDIAN PRITZKER PRIZE LAUREATE BALKRISHNA DOSHI
ON DIVERSION DURING QUARANTINE, AND WHETHER
DESIGN CAN ACTUALLY HELP YOU LIVE LONGER.
Doshi sitting in
Amdavad Ni Gufa,
the iconic art gallery
he designed in
Ahmedabad, India.
How have you spent your
quarantine?
BD: I’ve been locked in the
house by my family. I’ve been
completely isolated. But I’m
enjoying the world, and there
hasn’t been much change
except that I watch a lot of
movies—Indian comedies.
They present some very
unexpected intrigue.
Have you somehow found an
escape through isolation?
BD: I turn to my subconscious.
The best way is to get lost in it.
When there is no destination,
there is a constant discovery.
It’s like going into a voluntary
dream. Whether you’re
locked in a room or outdoors,
your focus is on something
happening outside of yourself.
When that happens, you’re
free. In this pandemic, we are
constantly thinking about
things beyond our control.
I think one has to become
a child, so one can become lost
and discover something one
has never known.
At your age, 93, have you been
thinking about mortality recently?
BD: No. Luckily, I am with my
24 ELLE DECOR
Serenity Now
family, including my great-
grandchildren. They’re always
there, my gate is locked, and
I look at the TV screen. This
is all I need. When you’re
haunted by something scary,
that takes you away from
life. Having four generations
together in the house keeps
my mind where it needs to be.
I.M. Pei, Kevin Roche, and Frank
Lloyd Wright made it into their
90s and beyond. Norma Merrick
Sklarek was 85 when she died.
Frank Gehry is 91, and Denise
Scott Brown is 89. Is there a
connection between architecture
and longevity?
BD: It’s because we’re always
creating. If you’re always
finding something new for
yourself, your age increases.
Discovery is most essential
for remaining young.
Challenge yourself by asking,
“What else can I do today?”
Do you believe in karma?
BD: Yes.
In 2020, heroes of the past
had their records brought into
question. The Museum of Modern
Art’s chief architecture and
design curatorship is still named
after Philip Johnson, the first
Pritzker Prize laureate and a
known Nazi sympathizer. He once
wrote that Hitler was “better than
Roosevelt.” And Le Corbusier had
his fascist leanings. Is the world of
architecture due for a reckoning?
BD: Life itself is due for a
reckoning, and architects
must give respect to life.
You worked at Le Corbusier’s
Paris atelier, living on bread and
olives without pay. How was that?
BD: A lot of people survive
without much food. I was in a
trance and was just getting in
touch with my sensitivities.
Should architecture be an
altruistic enterprise?
BD: It should be a human
enterprise that creates a sense
of belonging.
Your Life Insurance Corporation
housing project, in Ahmedabad,
India, was a revolutionary twist
on the urban row house. Luxury
needle towers are part of a
new revolution happening in
New York City. If you built one,
what would it be like?
BD: My tower would be
40 stories—not a couple
of hundred. I would have a
place in the middle to meet
friends and have tea. This
kind of connection makes a
building more human and less
mechanical.
What does the word masterpiece
mean to you?
BD: A masterpiece is where
you go very often, and you
would miss it if it were
suddenly gone. There’s a
constant surprise and a silent,
very intimate communication.
The Pantheon in Rome is a
very simple building on the
outside, but inside is something
else completely. I could not
cross the beam of sunlight
shining through the oculus.
I honored the sun by walking
around it. That is an element of
the building you cannot touch.
The glory and skill of the
architect is in it. That is a
masterpiece.
You won the Pritzker Prize in
2018 after a 70-year career.
Better late than never?
BD: Of course!
What are your masterpieces?
BD: My buildings are not
masterpieces, but they’re
enjoyable. —Charles Curkin
CONGR AT UL ATIONS A ND WA R M W ELCOME ASA D SY R K E T T FROM A LL OF US AT OFFICINE GULLO

officinegullo.com
 ELLE DECOR GIFT GUIDE

H W H AT ’ S

Spirited
Away

CLOCK WISE FROM TOP

LE F T: Carolina Herrera
Sequined puff-sleeve crop
top, $1,790; neimanmarcus
.com. Dedar Lipstick fabric
in Pavone, to the trade;
dedar.com. Harry Winston
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,
Central Park bracelet, Sun- GIVE GIFTS THAT
flower ring, Winston Cluster
bracelet, and Berry Cluster WILL WHISK YOUR
earrings, all price upon LOVED ONES TO
request; harrywinston.com.
CB2 Amati Burl Wood cabi- UNCHARTED TERRITORIES
net, $999; cb2.com. Marie
Daâge Allée de Cyprès 5
OF LUXURY—NO
teacup and Marqueyssac 1 PASSPORT REQUIRED.
saucer, $285 for set of
two; modaoperandi.com.
Rolex Datejust 31 watch, K ATE McGREGOR
$6,600; rolex.com. PHOTOGR APHS BY ALLIE HOLLOWAY

ELLE DECOR 27
WHAT’S HOT | THE BEST DESIGN DISCOVERIES

A BRUNCH
FOR TWO
Dressing the
table with all the
accoutrements
of a favorite eatery
is one way to bring
high dining home.
We recommend
wearing jewels.
CLOCK WISE FROM TOP
LE F T: Tina Frey Designs
Pedestal cake stand,
$209; tinafreydesigns.com.
Janie Kruse Garnett Bay
Leaf Ear Climber, $3,550;
janiekrusegarnett.com.
Van Cleef & Arpels
Frivole Secrète timepiece,
$44,700; vancleefarpels
.com. Natalia Criado
Tread mini spoon, $80;
artemest.com. Tina Frey
Designs Pedestal bowl,
$239; tinafreydesigns.com.
Van Cleef & Arpels
Magic Alhambra pendant,
$6,450; vancleefarpels.com.
Match Convivio butter
dome, $140; match1995
.com. Tiffany & Co.
Schlumberger brooch,
$160,000; tiffany.com.
David Yurman Starburst
Climber earrings, $2,950;
davidyurman.com. Janie
Kruse Garnett Zodiac
Temple necklace, $3,900,
and Double Bubble
necklace (on plate),
similar from $9,950;
janiekrusegarnett.com.
CB2 Dixon vase, $13; cb2
.com. Richard Ginori
1735 Luke Edward Hall
Chariot teapot, $386;
amara.com. Natalia
Criado Jade sugar spoon,
$195; artemest.com.
Roberto Coin Obelisco
link bracelet, $8,500;
robertocoin.com.
Jonathan Adler New-
port dinner plate, $38,
and Ether salad plate, $18;
jonathanadler.com. Georg
Jensen Pyramid flatware,
$99 for five-piece set; georg
jensen.com. Van Cleef &
Arpels Frivole earrings,
$15,700; vancleefarpels
.com. Roberto Coin Love
in Verona ring, $7,500;
robertocoin.com. David
Yurman Tides ring,
$7,900; davidyurman.com.
Kim Seybert Jardin
napkin, $112 for four;
kimseybert.com. Tiffany
& Co. T1 pendant,
$6,500; tiffany.com. Saint-
Louis Les Endiablés
Tommy glass, $530; saint-
louis.com.

28 ELLE DECOR
 The Gallery at 200 Lex
THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR MODERN AND
CLASSIC INTERIOR DESIGN

200 Lex salutes Asad Syrkett as the new

Editor-in-Chief of ELLE DECOR

SHOP THE FINEST ANTIQUES AND 20TH CENTURY DEALERS WITH

OUR CONCIERGE TEAM: THEGALLERY@NYDC.COM.
VIEW OUR EXTENSIVE INVENTORY POWERED BY INCOLLECT.COM.

200 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10016 646.293.6633 NYDC.COM/ANTIQUES
WHAT’S HOT | THE BEST DESIGN DISCOVERIES

BOUTIQUE
HOTEL
BOUDOIR
Re-create resort
style at home
with crisp
percale bedding,
then cozy up
with slippers
and a good read.
CLOCK WISE FROM
TOP LE F T: Anna
French Palampore
Leaf wallpaper, to the
trade; thibautdesign
.com. Frontgate
Raleigh Canopy bed,
from $3,599; frontgate
.com. Alicia Adams
Alpaca Hudson Euro
pillows, $285 each;
aliciaadamsalpaca
.com. Matouk Essex
bedding, from $54
for a standard sham;
matouk.com.
St. Frank Cowhide
throw pillow, $315;
stfrank.com. Tamam
throw-pillow covers,
from $96 each; shop-
tamam.com. Naked
Cashmere Cable
dog sweater, $85;
nakedcashmere.com.
Roger Vivier Hotel
Vivier mules, $1,295;
rogervivier.com.
Mantas Ezcaray
Matisse throw, $350;
neimanmarcus.com.
Juniper Books Con-
temporary fiction
subscription, $60;
juniperbooks.com.
Ballard Designs
Emile side table,
$499; ballarddesigns
.com. Hermès
Animaux Camouflés
change tray, $700;
hermes.com. Bunny
Williams Home
Small Speckled lamp,
$795, and Cranborne
lampshade, $275;
bunnywilliamshome
.com. Tudor Black
Bay 58 watch, $3,375;
tudorwatch.com.
Aerin Ambrette de
Noir perfume, $240
for 1.7 oz.; aerin.com.
Fornasetti Flora
Coromandel candle,
$228; amara.com.

30 ELLE DECOR
CONGR AT UL ATIONS A ND WA R M W ELCOME ASA D SY R K E T T FROM A LL OF US AT LEE INDUSTR IES
WHAT’S HOT | THE BEST DESIGN DISCOVERIES

COCKTAIL
HOUR
ANYTIME
In 2020, the
special occasion
for elevated
drinkware is
every day.
CLOCK WISE
FROM TOP LE F T:
De Gournay Scenes
of Central Park
hand-painted wall-
paper three-panel
screen, $13,500;
degournay.com.
Serena & Lily
Parisian bar cart,
$998; serenaandlily
.com. Baccarat Mille
Nuits decanter,
$890; baccarat.com.
Waterford Short
Stories Retro Bond
decanter, $275;
waterford.com.
Ralph Lauren Home
Rhinelander Flagship
candle, $75; ralph
laurenhome.com.
Baccarat Mille Nuits
bowl, $155; baccarat
.com. Saint-Louis
Small Amethyst
Royal box, $595;
saint-louis.com.
Waterford Lismore
Connoisseur Dia-
mond tumbler, $110
for two; waterford
.com. Ralph Lauren
Home Montgomery
olive tray and picks,
$195; amara.com.

32 ELLE DECOR
CONGR AT UL ATIONS ASA D SY R K E T T FROM A LL OF US AT THIBAU T
WHAT’S HOT | THE BEST DESIGN DISCOVERIES

IN ON
THE TOWN
You don’t have
to brave the cold
when you can
keep warm on
a romantic
night indoors.
CLOCK WISE FROM
LE F T: Arteriors
Scout side table,
$1,420; arteriorshome
.com. Williams
Sonoma Ingrid table
lamp, $295; williams-
sonoma.com. Tom
Dixon Swirl Small
vase, $510; tomdixon
.net. L’Objet Safari
candle, $150; l-objet
.com. Jayson Home
Match cloche, $32;
jaysonhome.com.
Farrow & Ball Cala-
mine paint, $110 per
gallon; farrow-ball
.com. B&B Italia
Atoll sofa, $17,700;
bebitalia.com. Jayson
Home Piece Blue
pillow, $430; jayson
home.com. Élitis Gem-
mail cushion cover,
$223; elitis.fr. Reflec-
tions Copenhagen
Panama tray,
$660; reflections-
copenhagen.com.
Gucci Rouge à Lèvres
Lunaison glitter lip-
stick, $46; gucci.com.
Byredo Slow Dance
perfume, $180 for 1.7
oz.; byredo.com.
Minotti West pouf,
price upon request;
minotti.com. Paul
Smith Modern Swirl
rug, $8,532 for
6′ x 9′; therugcompany
.com. Chanel Ankle
boots in Tweed &
Calfskin, $1,425; chanel
.com. DuChateau
Golden Eye flooring,
$18 per sq. ft.; du
chateau.com. Assou-
line Marrakech Flair,
Travel by Design, and
Paris Chic books, $95
each; assouline.com.
Neuhaus Luxury
Belgian chocolate
42-piece gift box, $90;
neuhauschocolate.com.
North South Confec-
tions Fruits Both
Familiar and Curious
chocolates, $52; north
southconfections.com.
Saban Glass Twisty
wineglass, $60; saban
glassware.com.

34 ELLE DECOR
 Rubinacci Napoli

THE ONLINE DESTIN ATION FOR ITA LI A N LUXURY DESIGN WA R MLY W ELCOMES ASA D SY R K E T T

Visit Artemest to discover unique contemporary furniture, lighting, and décor by best in class Italian artisans and designers
artemest.com
TRUTH IN DECORATING

1 2

3 Soft Landings
DESIGNERS
COURTNEY M C LEOD
AND KRSNAA MEHTA
COZY UP TO VELVET,
THE SEASON’S MOST
SUMPTUOUS FABRIC.
BY K ATE M C GREGOR

4
5

1 2 3 4 5
MEHTA PORTR AIT: COURTESY OF KRSNA A MEHTA .
McLEOD PORTR AIT: RIGHT MEETS LEFT DESIGN.

CHUBBY OTTOMAN MAH JONG BED BY ROWAN CHAIR BY LILAC GEOMETRIC BLANCHE BERGÈRE
BY MODSHOP ROCHE BOBOIS INTERIOR DEFINE STRIPE POUF BY BY LUCA NICHETTO
KR SNA A ME HTA: CM: I like the mix of KM: I love the practicality LORENZA BOZZOLI KM: I want to pair this
This gives off that ’80s fabrics. It would look and the way in which this CM: A cheeky piece with my ottoman and
FOR DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES

modernist vibe with its great in a downtown loft. would make its presence tailor-made for a playfully make it a comfortable
bright pop of color. felt in any home. glamorous interior. Not work-from-home station.
KM: This would be the
COURTNE Y Mc LEOD: CM: This is perfect in for the faint of heart!
ideal thing for that CM: This chair is amazing.
I’d use it in a small space cozy feeling in a contem- a pair for a starter KM: Such interesting The fabric can take on so
as a multifunctional porary bedroom. apartment. I’m fond of colors. It would work well many personalities.
accent piece. the open arms. in a white space.
90.5″ w. x 97″ d. x 40″ h.; 32.5″ w. x 33.5″ d. x 48.5″ h.;
21″ dia. x 21″ h.; from $6,565. 28″ w. x 31″ d. x 33″ h.; 51″ w. x 16″ d. x 18″ h.; from $5,820.
$295. 1stdibs.com roche-bobois.com $995. interiordefine.com $4,395. artemest.com thefutureperfect.com

36 ELLE DECOR
CO N G R AT U L AT I O N S A N D WA R M W ELCO M E AS A D SY R K E T T FRO M A L L O F U S AT A RT E

arte-international.com | 866-943-2783 | Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest: @artewalls

TRUTH IN DECORATING

7
6

“Atheperfect execution of asymmetry,

Moving Mountains chaise is
an all-time favorite.”
COURTNEY M C LEOD

10

6 7 8 9 10
VERSO SCREEN BY IMAN CHAISE BY ALEXANDER SOFA CHAISE LOUNGER SEGMENT ARM-
PIERRE FREY MIMINAT DESIGNS BY HICKORY CHAIR BY MOVING CHAIR BY TRNK
KM: This screen is the KM: A great piece to be CM: Be still my heart! In MOUNTAINS COLLECTION
best combination placed in front of pink, the new traditional KM: This chaise lulls one CM: It’s intriguing how
of decorative and full-length windows sofa is perfection. into a feeling of calm. different this chair looks
functional. with a sunset view. from every angle.
KM: The clean design CM: An excellent exam-
CM: I love the modern CM: This is definitely and bright color is ideal ple of how simple lines KM: This is one refined
reinterpretation of that showstopper for for brainstorming in and proportions combine piece of furniture. I
early-20th-century a modern interior—the a home office. to create a statement. especially love the gaps
Viennese design. base is beautiful. between the planes.
88″ w. x 37.5″ d. x 34″ h.; 80″ w. x 38″ d. x 25″ h.;
59″ w. x 2″ d. x 65″ h.; 24.5″ w. x 67.5″ d. x 40.5″ h.; from $6,000. price upon request. 26″ w. x 26″ d. x 28″ h.;
$11,944. pierrefrey.com $8,430. miminat.com hickorychair.com mvngmtns.com $2,495. trnk-nyc.com

38 ELLE DECOR
SHORTLIST
1. Eileen Gray
E-1027 Table
Great design marries
beauty and practicality.
This is brilliant as both
a sculpture and as
something usable.
2. Jantar Mantar
When you walk into this sundial
in New Delhi, your body feels
physically very small. It’s an
incredible structure.
3. Temple of
Queen
Hatshepsut
I studied this
Egyptian temple
as a student. It
shows a union of
the human hand
and this gorgeous
architecture
dug out of the
surrounding desert.
4. Ise Grand Shrine
Every 20 years, local artisans
reconstruct these buildings in
Japan. You can see different stages
of growth and demise depending
on when you visit.
40 ELLE DECOR
Sarah Sze.
5. Louisiana Museum
At this museum outside
Copenhagen, you’re able to
contemplate nature and art
equally. And the choreography of
the spaces is always surprising.
6. Lao Gan Ma
Chili Crisp
We love spice in my
household. You can
put this on anything,
and it will make it
taste better.
Sarah Sze
THE MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
WITH A NEW PARIS SHOW
SHARES EIGHT THINGS THAT
FAN HER CREATIVE FLAME.
BY VANESSA L AWRENCE
PORTR AIT AND OFILI PAINTING: COURTESY OF SAR AH SZE; TABLE AND STOOL: 1STDIBS;
When Sarah Sze had her first solo show at the Fondation
LOUISIANA MUSEUM: EMMA MORTENSEN; TEMPLE: GET T Y IMAGES; SHRINE: AL AMY
Cartier in Paris, in 1999, she built her entire multimedia
installation, Everything That Rises Must Converge,
on-site. For “Night into Day,” her current exhibition at
the same institution, the process couldn’t have been 7. Chris Ofili
more divergent. As a result of the pandemic, Sze created This watercolor was a gift for my
50th birthday. Chris has great
her two works—a planetarium of found and pop-culture
confidence of mark and color.
images that unfolds in immersive layers, and a pendulum
There’s a real sculptural strength
that melds filmic imagery with objects—in her studio in to the way everything is depicted.
New York. She then used live digital feeds to erect them
in Paris, an approach completely in sync with the show’s
focus. “The work is about being in a state between
the digital and physical,” says Sze, who is known 8. Chinese
for her boundary-collapsing, site-specific pieces. Workers’
“I’ve always been interested in how you can create
an experience that feels very live.” She did just that
Stools
I have these all
earlier in 2020 when she unveiled Shorter than the over my house
Day, her commission for the new Terminal B at because I find them
LaGuardia Airport; also in New York, next year, Sze useful. They’re
will add an outdoor sculpture to Storm King Art simple, exquisite,
Center upstate. “The challenge is making work in a and—despite being
permanent space still play with time,” Sze says. “And small—can hold
how to be anti-monumental in a piece that, inevitably, the weight of the
has a monumentality to it.” sarahsze.com largest human.
STUDIO VISIT

In the living area at Villa San Francisco, which was designed by

Amir Mortazavi, the sofa is by Yves Béhar and the bookcase is
backed with black-and-white images by the French artist JR.

Artiste in Residence
IN SAN FRANCISCO, A MACARON-HUED NEW CULTURAL SPACE
CONNECTS FRENCH CREATIVES WITH SILICON VALLEY THINKERS.
BY LYDIA LEE PHOTOGR APHS BY NICOLE MORRISON

I
N THE 17TH CENTURY, LOUIS XIV BEGAN
funding promising young artists
so that they could study in Rome,
creating one of the earliest artist-
in-residence programs. Since then,
the French government has established
an academy at the Villa Medici in
Rome, Casa de Velázquez in Madrid,
Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto, Japan, and
smaller cultural outposts in about a
dozen other places around the globe.
In that grand tradition, Villa San
Francisco recently opened to support
French creatives in the City by the Bay.
But rather than providing a monastic
retreat, this residency—which is aimed
at everyone from visual artists to writ-
ers and photographers—uniquely
focuses on making connections, with
colorful rooms that underscore that
ambition. “The idea is to be outside the
walls and meet with the people from
many ecosystems here: the entrepre-
neurs, the university researchers, the
artists, the venture capitalists,” says
Juliette Donadieu, cultural attaché of
the French Embassy in San Francisco,
which is managing the program.
She and the nonprofit French Ameri-
can Cultural Society, which is funding
the four- to six-week-long residencies,
will help make those connections and
arrange meetings with people working
in each resident’s area of exploration.
To help them feel at home, designer
Amir Mortazavi of Studio Mortazavi
conjured a cross-cultural mélange that
enlivens the residency accommoda-
tions. “I wanted to create a thread
between artists in France and here in
San Francisco,” says Mortazavi, who,
as cofounder of the coworking com-
pany Canopy, has also collaborated on
work spaces with Yves Béhar.
The two-bedroom apartment, situ-
ated within the French consulate’s
residence in San Francisco’s Parnassus
Heights neighborhood, overlooks a
spectacula r city pa nora ma, with
Golden Gate Park in the distance
and two giant redwood trees in the

42 ELLE DECOR
CO N G R AT U L AT I O N S, AS A D. W E CA N ’ T WA I T TO SEE YO U R V I S I O N CO M E TO L I FE.
STUDIO VISIT
CLOCK WISE FROM TOP LE F T: The kitchen’s hues
were inspired by Wayne Thiebaud’s French Pastries.
San Francisco artist Yvonne Mouser made the
custom bent-ash dining set, whose curves nod to the
Arc de Triomphe. Designer Amir Mortazavi in front of
a photograph by Agnès Varda. The work of Nathalie
du Pasquier, a founding member of the Memphis
design movement, inspired the striped walls in a bed-
room. A multicolored door leads into another bed-
room, where the artwork, River, is by Paris-based duo
Mrzyk & Moriceau. For details, see Resources.
44 ELLE DECOR
foreground. The playful palette of
pink, yellow, and other pastel hues is
drawn from the American painter
Wayne Thiebaud’s French Pastries
(1963), and a visual room divider of
black and white stripes is an homage
to conceptual artist Daniel Buren.
Two French artists who have been
specifically inspired by the Bay Area
are represented here: The wallpaper
lining the bookcase and a closet com-
prises stills from street artist JR’s
2018 digital mural The Chronicles of
San Francisco. There’s also a framed
print from Agnès Varda’s 1968 docu-
mentary Black Panthers. Mortazavi
commissioned most of the natural-
wood furnishings from local design-
ers, including a pine-dowel sofa by
Béhar, Jay Nelson cedar pendants,
and a dining set by Yvonne Mouser.
The arrival of the first French art-
ist, science-f iction writer A lain
Damasio, has been postponed to next
year. But recognizing that artists
need support during the pandemic,
Villa SF opened at the end of August
(with a virtual ceremony, bien sûr)
and began hosting micro-residencies
for local artists. Multimedia artist
Summer Mei Ling Lee spent a recent
week working on a collaborative
installation that “questions Zoom as a
platform during this era of isolation”
and described the stay as akin to vis-
iting a museum. “The designer really
paid attention to the space—every
corner has some intervention,” she
says. “It’s an artwork in itself.” ◾
IMAGINE Shop the world’s largest collection of premier

DISCOVER boutiques for home building and renovation.

REFRESH
Visit Now or Make an Appointment | Open to the Public

LUXEHOME.COM

BATH • KITCHEN • TILE • STONE • CABINETRY • APPLIANCES • LIGHTING • HARDWARE • FLOORING • WINDOW TREATMENTS • PAINT

BOUTIQUES INCLUDE:
Ann Sacks DOM Interiors Paris Ceramics

Artistic Tile Ernestomeda Chicago Poggenpohl

BauTeam German Kitchen Tailors
Belwith-Keeler
Bentwood of Chicago
Brizo and Delta Chicago
Buechel Stone
45 Boutiques.
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
One Location.
The Chopping Block
theMART, Chicago Christopher Peacock
Exquisite Surfaces Porcelanosa Tile/Kitchen/Bath/Hardwood
FANTINI | THE GALLEY
Scavolini Store Chicago
Gaggenau, Thermador, Bosch Experience & Design Center
The Shade Store
GRAFF – art of bath design center
Sherwin-Williams Color Studio
House of Rohl Studio
SMEG USA
Katonah Architectural Hardware
Studio Snaidero Chicago
Middleby Residential/Viking Range/La Cornue
Miele Experience Center
Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Showroom

True Residential
Dacor Kitchen Theater Moen Design Center

de Giulio kitchen design Monogram Design Center Vicostone

Devon&Devon NEFF of Chicago Waterworks

Divine Flooring New Style Cabinets Wood-Mode Lifestyle Design Center

 Congrats and welcome, Asad!
Cheers to a vibrant future at ELLE DECOR!

Everything you need to paint a beautiful home, delivered. Discover more at Clare.com
 INSPIR ATION FOR YOUR RENOVATION

BUILDER A hand-painted wallpaper

by Paul Montgomery
depicts a scene from
The Jungle Book above
the bar at designer
Michelle Nussbaumer’s
Dallas home.
Produced by
Laurel J. Benedum

TOOLBOX

Drinks on You
DOUGL AS FRIEDMAN

COCKTAILS TASTE BETTER CHEZ TOI. AND WITH A STYLISH

HOME BAR, THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS LAST CALL.

ELLE DECOR 47
BUILDER | TOOLBOX

I
F YO U ’ V E T U R N E D TO D R I N K TO M U D D L E
through what remains of 2020, you’re
among friends. “We’re seeing clients make
space for a home bar even if one didn’t exist
before,” says Dallas designer Jean Liu,
whose friend stuck one in a coat closet as
COVID-19 descended. The standing order:
a bar with all the glitz of Bemelmans at the
Carlyle hotel in New York City, without the
socially condensed throngs.
As with a Cabernet Sauvignon, boldness
wins. “It’s the perfect place to paint something
bright or dark or moody that they wouldn’t A leafy wallpaper and Jean Royère
have had the nerve to do otherwise,” says Liu, barstools at Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s
who has had clients request cast-pewter bar home bar in West Hollywood.
tops in recent months. New Jersey designer
Beth Diana Smith concurs: “It’s important now when we’re Don’t think these bars have to be tucked just off the living
entertaining at home that you’re giving someone the feeling room, either. Dallas designer Michelle Nussbaumer has sta-
that they’re not at home,” she says. tioned them everywhere from a home spa to a dressing
According to ELLE DECOR A-List designer J. Randall room tailor-made for Champagne cocktails and playing
Powers, who is based in Houston, clients love their houses, dress-up. For her space at this year’s inaugural Kips Bay
yet they always had a life and did social things. “Now we Decorator Show House Dallas, she settled a bar in an
don’t really get to do that, so everybody seems to be focused upstairs bedroom secreted behind a Moorish arch, then
on interesting little parts of their house that maybe got over- ornamented it further with a mix of 19th-century French
looked, like a bar,” he says. Powers recently fashioned a bar glasses, American pressed glass, and her decades-in-the-
for a bourbon-obsessed client atop a 19th-century Portu- making horde of swizzle sticks. “There’s something inti-
guese table, the bottles corralled on a shagreen tray. “It used mate about inviting people to a smaller area for a drink,” she
to be, ‘Come look at my rare antique book collection.’ Now, says. “It’s almost like a vacation.”
it’s a little bit like, ‘Hey, check out my Pappy Van Winkle.’” In comparatively cramped quarters, even a classic bar
cart can suffice. “I was definitely one of the people who
jumped onto the bar-cart bandwagon during COVID when
we were sheltering in place,” Smith says. “The fact that
liquor stores were considered essential businesses was very
telling.” She offset her brass cart by flanking it with textured
pieces, including an ovoid basket to hold bottles. “This is the
time where you should be splurging on yourself. Fancy and
not casual is the way to go.”
Some clients are veering toward the British tradition of a
dry bar (sans sink for spaces that can’t be plumbed), Powers
says: “In an interesting way, people are going back to the art
of making a cocktail as opposed to just having a cocktail.”
While a simple jigger and shaker can get the job done, there
are high-tech upgrades; Nussbaumer has installed dish-
washers specifically designed for crystal barware and refrig-
erator drawers aplenty. “We’re even buying little machines
from Williams Sonoma that smoke your drink,” she says.
For a bar concealed behind jib doors in a Dallas family
room, Liu placed floating shelves painted a shamrock green
FROM TOP: DOUGL AS FRIEDMAN; SIMON UPTON

before an antiqued-mirror backsplash, which visually dou-

bles the homeowner’s crystal barware. But for Powers, such
exposed glasses can be dust traps. “I don’t need to see your
passed-down crystal collection. I’d rather drink out of a
good everyday glass. If I get smashed and drop it, I don’t
feel the need to go buy you another one,” he says. “If you’re
going to display it, it really should be behind glass doors.
A bar lined with silver Otherwise, I’m like, ‘When’s the last time that was
mosaic tiles in a London dusted?’ ” Liu, however, has a very 2020 rebuttal to that
home designed by
Haynes-Roberts.
argument: “I don’t know anyone who is letting dust accu-
mulate on their glasses right now.” ◾

48 ELLE DECOR
ELLE DECOR COLLECTION
elleboutique.com/elledecor|#parisiananywhere
BUILDER | TOOLBOX

Bottle Service
WHEN IT COMES TO ALCOHOL STORAGE,
THESE ARE STRAIGHT OFF THE TOP SHELF.
BY L AUREL J. BENEDUM

2
1
3

1 2 3 4 5
Diamante Bar Wine Column Tumbler Cart Rockstar Bar Fayette Bar
Cabinet Aside from housing an Fear no spills with this A quilted-silk backing Cabinet
True to its name, this impressive 150 bottles, this sleek marble-and-brass gives this midcentury- This Art Deco–inspired
faceted mounted bar is a LED-lit wine refrigerator is cart: Each shelf is modern silhouette a dose piece adds French flair to
piece of statement a showstopper itself in treated with a water- of glamour, while a caged any room with its fluted
jewelry for your wall. emerald green and copper. repellent oil finish. bulb illuminates barware. mango wood, Carrara
71″ w. x 18″ d. x 71″ h., 30″ w. x 24″ d. x 84″ h., 18.5″ w. x 21″ d. x 36″ h., 57″ w. x 19″ d. x 45″ h., marble, and brass details.
price upon request. $9,644. price upon request. $6,125. 36″ w. x 19″ d. x 46″ h.,
sicis.com true-residential.com baxter.it busterandpunch.com $1,299. crateandbarrel.com

50 ELLE DECOR
the great
american
outdoors
ƒ
with
BATTERY POWER.
MADE BY STIHL.
ƒ
The BGA 57 is built in the United States with domestic and foreign components.
Batteries and chargers are sourced internationally.
MANUFACTURING
AMERICA’S
WORKFORCE
ƒ
T he National Association of Manufacturers estimates
that by 2025, manufacturers in America will need to fill
more than 4.6 million high-skilled jobs. Two million of these
jobs are expected to go unfilled due to the skilled trade
gap. Creating workforce development initiatives to reskill
employees is part of the solution.

STIHL Inc., located in Virginia Beach, VA, uses a multi-

faceted approach to close the skilled trades gap. While
automation is key to remaining competitive in the global
market, at STIHL Inc. no full-time employee has ever been
replaced due to automation but is instead retrained.
In addition to reskilling employees, STIHL supports
manufacturing career training and workforce development
through several initiatives including: a Manufacturing
Technology Summer Camp, held annually at the STIHL
manufacturing facility to introduce high school students
to careers in manufacturing, a Dual Enrollment Program
through a partnership with the local public high schools and
community college, sponsorships of local STEM education
programs and the STIHL manufacturing apprenticeship
program that’s been in place for more than 35 years.

The STIHL Inc. commitment to these initiatives creates

opportunities for people like Bradley Holmes, a manufacturing
technology summer camp participant, who went on to
complete his associate’s degree in Mechatronics and graduate
from the four-year STIHL apprentice program. Bradley now
works as a full-time mechatronics technician at STIHL Inc.
ensuring the assembly line keeps running to produce more
than 80 models of products that are built in America.*

Bradley’s story is a great example of how a company can

invest in America’s workforce to bridge the skilled trade
gap in U.S. manufacturing.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS

AMERICA’S SKILLED TRADE SHORTAGE, VISIT
STIHLUSA.COM/STIHL-BUILT-IN-AMERICA.
A majority of STIHL gasoline-powered units sold in the United States are built in the United States
from domestic and foreign parts and components.
BRADLEY HOLMES - STIHL INC. MECHATRONICS TECHNICIAN
The BGA 57 featured in this ad is built in the United States with foreign and domestic parts.
Batteries and chargers are sourced internationally.

©2020 STIHL
 PROMOTION

E LLE D E C O R | LI F E

STYLE. DESIGN. CULTURE.

BAXTER
Located in the heart of New York
City, Baxter brings to life the ‘World
of McIntosh Townhouse’ with its
signature furnishings. Designed as
an immersive space to provide the
full McIntosh experience, the
townhouse brings McIntosh Group’s
music history to life with Baxter’s
signature pieces outfitting the
space—music and style seamlessly
merged. newyork.baxter.it &
instagram.com/baxter_ny/

LUXEHOME
Located on the first floor
of the MART in downtown
Chicago, LuxeHome is the
world’s largest collection of
premier boutiques for home
building and renovation.
LuxeHome offers
homeowners and trade
professionals one-stop-
shopping convenience with
over 45 boutiques featuring
access to the finest kitchen,
bath, tile, appliances,
flooring, paint, hardware
and more. Boutiques are
open. Visit now or make an
FLEXFORM
appointment. Learn more at The Gatsby armchair designed by Antonio Citterio for Flexform
luxehome.com or call the blends elegance and comfort. The structure is made of
LuxeHome Concierge at structural polyurethane foam, while the goose down seat
312-527-7939. cushion ensures effortless comfort. flexform.it
The pergola outside the Malibu, California,
home of Sue and Alex Glasscock, whose well-
ness retreat, the Ranch, is also part of their
nearly 200-acre property. Built in 1932, the
hacienda-style house was recently renovated
by Steven Gambrel with landscape design by
Scott Shrader. The Bielecky Brothers wicker
chairs have cushions in a Janus et Cie fabric,
and the vintage French stone table and pots
are from Inner Gardens. The plants in the
foreground are dwarf olive shrubs.

56 ELLE DECOR
 BACK AT
THE RANCH
STEVEN GAMBREL HELPS TWO MALIBU WELLNESS
ENTREPRENEURS RETHINK THEIR STORIED 1930S HACIENDA.
I
N 1929, T H E A M ER I C A N M OV I E S TA R W I L L I A M B OYD
began building a hacienda-style home on almost 150
acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountains in Califor-
nia. Boyd, who would soon become famous for playing
the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy, had recently been
on location in Spain shooting a movie. There, he fell in
love with the local architecture and realized that the
style would work equally well in the dry Malibu climate.
He envisioned his house, which was completed in 1932
and overlooks Boney Mountain and the Pacific Ocean,
as a place where he could detox from his Hollywood life.
Nearly 50 years after Boyd’s death, the property now
belongs to Alex and Sue Glasscock, who, incidentally, are
continuing the actor’s vision for the site as a place to unwind
from the stresses of modern existence. The Glasscocks are
the founders and owners of the Ranch, a wellness and fit-
ness retreat touting rigorous regimes (think 5 A.M. wake-ups,
four-hour daily hikes, and a caffeine- and gluten-free vegan
diet) and a celebrity clientele (actresses Mandy Moore,
Rebel Wilson, and Brooke Shields have all been guests).
When the couple purchased Boyd’s former land in 2009,
they also bought an adjacent parcel that was being used as a
children’s camp. The Glasscocks transformed its cabins and
grounds into the Ranch Malibu (they have since opened an
additional location at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village).
They decided to live next door in Boyd’s U-shaped house,
which retained its original tapestries, Spanish Colonial fur-
niture, and 90-year-old carpets.
Initially, they reconfigured the main bedroom suite and
upgraded the finishes, but otherwise kept the spaces intact.
LE F T: A reclaimed-wood
gate leads to a garden
path lined with terra-cotta
pavers. The bench and
vintage plant pots are
from Inner Gardens, and
the teak bowl filled with
lemons is by Andrianna
Shamaris. BE LOW LE F T:
Alex and Sue Glasscock
and their dogs (from left)
Clara, Max, and Pip.
BE LOW: The breakfast
area’s custom furnishings
include a banquette in a
Janus et Cie fabric, chairs
in a Perennials textile, and
a table by Groundwork.
OPPOSITE: In the great
room, the custom sofa by
Dune is in a Cowtan &
Tout fabric, and the vin-
tage Spanish chair (left)
and armchair are in Ara-
bel fabrics. The cocktail
table is topped with a tray
by Robert Kuo, and the
artworks include pieces
by Lukas Machnik and
Claude Lawrence.

ELLE DECOR 59
In the kitchen, custom
stools with cushions in a
Dualoy leather pull up to
an island topped with
French limestone. The
range is by Lacanche, the
refrigerator is paneled in
reclaimed oak, and the
industrial pendants are
vintage. The copper table
lamp is from JF Chen.
OPPOSITE: In the den,
the arched bar is original
to the house. The tray is
by Made Goods, and the
star pendant is vintage.
The walls were reclad in
two shades of custom
mixed plaster, and the
artwork is by David Silka.
“We had all these dark, heavy carved pieces of furniture,”
Sue explains. “In the spirit of the moment, we felt we should
keep a lot of it.” As time passed, the decor seemed at odds
with their more relaxed, outdoorsy lifestyle. A year and a
half ago, they sought help from their friend of two decades,
New York–based interior designer Steven Gambrel, though
who exactly initiated the intervention is up for debate.
“‘Maybe your house is a bit dark and monastic,’ ” Alex
recalls Gambrel saying to them.
“Sue said to me, ‘I think the house is a bit gloomy, and the
ceiling is so dark,’ ” says Gambrel. “And I was like, ‘God, I
never thought about it.’ Honestly. The coolest thing about
this project is that it was so beautiful before.”
He certainly made the most of the house’s stellar bones.
With an eye toward adding lightness and serenity, Gambrel
replastered the walls and painted the exposed ceiling
beams white. The couple loves entertaining and hosting
dinner parties, so in concert with the landscape designer
Scott Shrader, Gambrel revamped the outdoor spaces, add-
ing vintage stone garden furniture and wicker seating to
facilitate social gatherings.
Indoors, he continued this theme, transforming the great
room from an underutilized space into a central hub. Now,
vintage and custom sofas and ottomans mix with antique
marble tables and contemporary Japanese ink drawings.
Glass bell-jar lanterns add expansiveness. In a breakfast
nook off the k itchen, Ga mbrel desig ned a custom
17-inch-high banquette in a Janus et Cie fabric. It clocks in

ELLE DECOR 61
In Sue’s bathroom, the lime-
stone shower has fittings by
Zucchetti and a powder
coated–steel enclosure. The
table is topped with a lamp
made from an Eric Roinestad
vessel, a 19th-century footed
bowl from Balsamo, and a
Fratelli Mannelli travertine
bowl from JF Chen. OPPOSITE ,
FROM TOP: In the main bed-
room, the custom bed is by
Dune, the vintage Giacometti
bench has a cushion in a Janus
et Cie fabric, and the night-
stand is by Kathy Kuo Home;
the large painting is by Richard
Serra, and the three smaller
artworks are by Claude Law-
rence. The guest bedroom’s
19th-century Spanish bed is
topped with an Annie Selke
coverlet, and the rug is from
J&D Oriental Rugs Co. For
details, see Resources.
at two inches lower than the standard, giving the entire
corner a laid-back, easier feel.
Perhaps the most noteworthy changes come from what
Gambrel did without: color. The Glasscocks prefer a neutral
palette, the better to keep the focus on the natural bounty
outside. Gambrel, whose New York projects often feature
bold and artful hues, obliged, limewashing walls and layer-
ing in shades of taupe, putty, and gray for an aged finish that
still exudes the sophistication for which he is known.
“When you can rely on texture and patina, then color is
not as relevant,” the designer explains. “I’m not sure that I’m
the first name that comes to mind when you think of Cali-
fornia, but I love the vernacular and the freshness.”
For the Glasscocks, Gambrel’s work on their home is not
entirely dissimilar from the wellness goals they set for their
human clients at the Ranch. “When you look at something
that’s beautifully sited and has the right scale,” says Alex,
“then it’s fun to make it its best self.” ◾

ELLE DECOR 63
S U R P R I S E, S U R P R I S E
IN HIS SEVILLE PIED-À-TERRE, AMARO SÁNCHEZ DE MOYA PROVES THAT EVEN
AN AVOWED CLASSICIST IS CAPABLE OF SOME ARTFULLY IMPROMPTU MOVES.
BY LISA ABEND PHOTOGR APHS BY RICARDO L ABOUGLE PRODUCED BY CYNTHIA FR ANK

In the salon of Amaro

Sánchez de Moya’s
apartment in Seville,
Spain, the 19th-
century French sofa
is in a Nobilis fabric,
the wicker chairs are
American, and the
cocktail table is cus-
tom. The Napoleon III
screen is in a Pierre
Frey fabric, the
Makrana wallcover-
ing is by Matthew
Williamson, and the
18th-century artwork
is French.

ELLE DECOR 65
The kitchen’s vintage garden
table and chairs are Spanish,
the pendant is Napoleon III,
and the custom hood is
flanked by 19th-century
Spanish vases. The antique
backsplash tiles are from
Manises, Spain, and the
checkered floor is in Carrara
and Nero Marquina marbles.
C
AP R I CE I S N OT A WO R D U S UA L LY AS S O CI AT E D W I T H A M A RO SÁ N CH E Z D E M OYA . W H E T H E R H E’S
transforming an Andalusian palacio or a chic Portuguese eco-resort, the Spanish architect and designer is
known for a maximalist classicism that embraces symmetry, ordered lines, and enough sumptuous textiles
to outfit a royal court or two. But when it came time to design his own pied-à-terre in the ancient city of
Seville, his normal rigor was tempered with a bit of spontaneity and even whimsy. “It’s true that a taste for
the classical, a certain historicism, underlines almost all of my work,” he says. “But because it was my
home, I could make it a little more capricious.”
It helped that he had a relatively blank slate with which to begin. After moving to Madrid, Sánchez de Moya bought the
apartment in the Andalusian capital, where he was born, with the intention of using it as a second home. Built in the early
20th century, its 1,000 square feet held little architectural interest, and except for a few interior doors, none of its original
features were worth keeping. The building’s wonky layout—all odd angles and unevenly shaped rooms—posed a chal-
lenge, but they eventually gave Sánchez de Moya his point of creative entry. “I wanted to try to make all the rooms geo-
metrically perfect,” he says. “Despite the irregular footprint.”

Inspired by the small apart- Once I had that fireplace, for

ments of Haussm a n n- era example, I had to make sure
P a r i s , S á nc he z de Moya t h at t he mold i n g s were
indulged in some sleight of coherent with it, so they
hand. After remaking the floor became Regency instead of
plan to fit his symmetrical Louis XVI.”
ideals, he enclosed the “left- Yet with the architectural
over” spaces behind what elements i n place, t he
appear to be doors to passage- desig ner sudden ly found
ways. The trick not only hid himself worrying that fate
the newly generated storage, had led him too far astray.
but also altered the apart- “All the walls had moldings.
ment’s proportions. “In one The etched glass, the fire-
room you’ll find four or five place, the doors—I had found
doors, but not all of them lead them all in Paris. So now,
somewhere,” he says. “Some even with those marble floors
of them open into a wardrobe from Seville, I thought it was
or a bookcase, and some of turning out too refined, too
them don’t open onto any- Parisian,” he recalls with a
thing at all. They’re there to chuck le. “ T h at ’s when I
balance the room, but they decided to make the decora-
also make the apartment seem tive elements a bit more folk.”
much bigger than it is.” He chose what he calls
The f looring in the salon “less pretentious” wicker for
and bedroom also fosters illu- the salon’s seating and opted
sions. The black and white for a lea f y ha nd-pa i nted
marbles are a nod to Seville’s Zuber wa l lpaper for t he
history—it’s an inland river- ABOVE: Amaro Sánchez de Moya in the salon, where the red and bed room , wh ich added a
port city that has served as a white–checked curtains are in an Alessandro Bini fabric. garden ambience. Instead of
hub for materials from Genoa, h idi ng the coffeepot a nd
Italy—but the erratic patterns create dynamism. “It’s as if other household items behind cabinets, he keeps them on
the rhombuses are turning concentrically around the display in the kitchen to give it a country feel.
squares,” Sánchez de Moya says. “I like that kind of geomet- Brightly colored fabrics—including striking red checked
ric game, where you can bring a sense of motion to some- curtains in the salon—injected more lightness. “Because it’s
thing that is normally fixed and heavy.” a second home, I didn’t want it to be too serious,” he says. “I
If his choice for the floors was intentional, other early ele- wanted it to have that sense of pleasure and recreation. So
ments were more serendipitous. The designer hadn’t consid- even though the architecture itself was very sedate and
ered installing etched glass, for example, but when he classical, the decor is united by a kind of freshness.”
stumbled across some old windows from the Hôtel Lutetia Perhaps nowhere is that freshness—some might even call
at an antiques shop in Paris, he realized they would add it capriciousness—more evident than behind the kitchen
interest and coherence to the apartment’s two bathrooms. doors that were the sole components repurposed from the
Equally exciting was the moment he came across the mas- original apartment. “I like an element of surprise,” the clas-
sive French Regency fireplace that now anchors the salon. sicist admits. “So I create a door that looks banal from the
“I wasn’t even sure that I wanted a fireplace,” he says. “But outside but opens onto an interior that is entirely hot pink or
you find something like that, and one thing leads to the next. lime green. It gives you a tiny moment of joy.” ◾

ELLE DECOR 67
ABOVE: In the bedroom, the bed is dressed in linens from Matarranz Ropa de Casa and
the curtains and upholstery on the early-20th-century French settee are in a Zuber fab-
ric; the wallpaper panels are in the same Zuber pattern. The gilded 19th-century table
and chair are Italian, the 1940s crystal La Granja chandelier is Spanish, and the engraving
is by Pierre Paul Prud’hon.

68 ELLE DECOR
ABOVE: The main bathroom’s tub and fittings are by Cifial, the 1950s
boat-shaped chandelier is Spanish, and the antique sconce is French.
A collection of 19th-century Italian cameos flank a window originally
from the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris. BE LOW: In the powder room, a
Louis XIV–style mirror hangs above a Ceramica Althea sink, and the
antique wallcovering is French. For details, see Resources.
The taller of two stone towers at hotelier Carlos Couturier’s vaca-
tion home in Mazunte, Mexico. The architecture is by Mauricio
Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo, and the home’s interior design is by
Yann Le Coadic and Alessandro Scotto. Atop the roof, daybeds
have custom cushions in handmade textiles from Khadi Oaxaca.

FORTRESS
OF

ON MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST, HOTELIER CARLOS COUTURIER ESCAPES

BY ELISABETH M ALKIN PHOTOGR APHS BY UNDINE PRÖHL PRODUCED BY INGRID ABR A MOVITCH

70 ELLE DECOR
 SOLITUDE

TO A MONUMENTAL RETREAT THAT ALLUDES TO THE REGION’S ANCIENT PAST.

O
N THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO, THERE
is a rocky headland where you can watch
the sun both rise and set over the ocean.
The phenomenon gives a mystical aura to
Punta Cometa, the bluff at the western
edge of the beach town of Mazunte. Hote-
lier Carlos Couturier fell under the site’s spell during a trip
there some 15 years ago. “I thought, This place is magic,”
says Couturier, who bought land here next to a nature pre-
serve. “It almost feels a bit spiritual.”
As a founding partner of Grupo Habita, a boutique-hotel
firm in Mexico known for innovative design, he was con-
stantly on the move. Six years ago, he was finally ready to
plan his ocean-view retreat. “I wanted a place a bit like a
monastery and where I could feel safe, so a bit like a for-
tress,” he says. “I also wanted it to feel pre-Hispanic.”
Mazunte is in the state of Oaxaca, where the strata of
Mexico’s ancient civilizations lie exposed against those of
their Spanish colonizers and where Indigenous culture res-
onates strongly. Couturier looked for an architect who
“understood Oaxaca.” He hired Mauricio Rocha, who with
his partner at the time, Gabriela Carrillo, had turned an
ancient Dominican monastery in the city of Oaxaca into a
light-flooded cultural center.
The design of the house had to be integrated into the site’s
72 ELLE DECOR
steep topography and tropical vegetation. The solution was
a series of platforms framed by two stone towers. The plat-
forms evoke the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Albán. Rocha
also looked at a more recent reference, Casa Malaparte, a
modernist house on the island of Capri in Italy. “We wanted
to create something that was timeless,” Rocha says.
Couturier brought in the Parisian interior design firm
LeCoadic-Scotto almost from the start. The project offered
a chance to work in a “very minimalistic, very pure” way,
says Yann Le Coadic.
To learn more about Oaxacan culture, Le Coadic and his
partner, Alessandro Scotto, explored local villages with
Couturier, drawing inspiration from the daily life of those
communities. That trip persuaded Le Coadic that the house
should have an open kitchen, like Mexican rural homes, so
that guests can watch their food being prepared.
The kitchen is situated at the base of the upper tower
below a reading room and opens onto the focal point of the
house: a giant open-sided, thatch-roofed structure known as
a palapa. The design is the distinct vernacular of Mexico’s
Pacific Coast villages, casting shade and stirring a breeze in
the heat. Below and parallel to it lies an 82-foot-long swim-
ming pool. A terra-cotta deck links the upper tower to the
middle of the lower tower, which houses the main bedroom
and overlooks a spa and plunge pool.
OPPOSITE: A massive
palapa, characterized by
open sides and a thatched
roof, shelters areas for
lounging and dining. The
sofas are custom, and the
dining table and chairs
were made by a local
carpenter. The counter is
terra-cotta. RIGHT: In the
reading room, the sec-
tional, in a Pierre Frey
fabric, cocktail tables, and
lamps are all custom, and
the handmade rug is from
Andalusia. BE LOW: The
home’s second tower,
which houses Couturier’s
bedroom, overlooks a
sundeck. The daybeds are
custom, and the basket is
from Oaxaca.
 In an alcove at the base of the second tower, a cabinet by
the French modernist architect Charlotte Perriand is on
display—even before starting work on the project, Couturier
told the designers that he wanted that precious piece on the
property. Below the pool, in a suspended wooden structure,
are three guest bedrooms; like every room in the house, they
look out onto the Pacific.
Although Couturier built the house to enjoy Mazunte’s
laid-back beach vibe, it is also a place where he retreats to be
alone. “I wanted him to feel very peaceful in this huge space,”
Le Coadic says. He divided the palapa into zones, creating
intimacy around each activity with a plainspoken vocabu-
lary. A terra-cotta counter centers one end. There is a section
for dining, another with inviting, casual sofas, and at the
other end, an outdoor stove and bar in volcanic rock,
arranged to suggest what Le Coadic describes as “an antique
sculpture of a god.” To furnish the palapa, the designers
went no further than Mazunte’s beaches, where fishing fam-
ilies serve the catch of the day on wooden tables set out on
the sand. Spotting a table and chair that could serve as a
model, they began working with a local carpenter, ordering
several prototypes before arriving at the final design.
To complete the house, Couturier took Scotto and
Le Coadic on a journey in search of fabrics and ceramics.
They traveled to the Zapotec town of San Sebastián Río
Hondo, where a cooperative of artisans produces organic
cotton using natural dyes and handlooms. On that trip, the
hotelier and European designers slept on the floor of a village
house, wrapped in woolen blankets against the highland
cold—and ordered all the upholstery, sheets, and towels. In
Los Reyes Metzontla, a desert town in the neighboring state
of Puebla, they bought simple clay dishes for the kitchen.
After six years of construction, Couturier finally spent his
first New Year’s Eve at his Mazunte home last December.
Over that time, his partnership with the Parisians has grown.
They are finishing the renovation of his house on the Spanish
Balearic island of Minorca. They are also redoing a 12-room
hotel for Grupo Habita in San Agustinillo, the village less
than a mile down the road from Mazunte. For a hotelier who
craves a monastic peace, it’s exactly the right distance. ◾

74 ELLE DECOR
The main bedroom’s walls
are in local stone and
concrete. The bed, atop a
custom platform, is
dressed with linens from
Coco-Mat and Khadi
Oaxaca, and the rug is
from Andalusia. OPPO -
SITE , CLOCK WISE FROM
TOP LE F T: Next to the
kitchen island, a butcher
block sits on a volcanic
stone base; the sink is by
Alia, the backsplash and
open cabinets are clad in
Portuguese tiles, and the
handmade glassware is
Mexican. The main bath-
room has a sink carved
from local stone with
walls to match; the cop-
per plumbing was made
by a local artisan. A guest
room has a beamed ceil-
ing, columns, and floors in
guapinol, a local wood,
and a custom bed and
nightstand. For details,
see Resources.
A 19th-century
French plaster bust
of the Greek mytho-
logical character
Niobe is silhouetted
against a Japanese
Art Deco gold-leaf
screen at Form
Atelier’s showroom.
OPPOSITE: A 1970s
Vico Magistretti
chair for Artemide
at Lichen.

C O O L,
C O L L E C T E D
IN NEW YORK CITY, ANTIQUES AND VINTAGE FURNITURE ARE
RESURGENT THANKS TO A NEW SQUAD OF DIGITALLY SAVVY
DEALERS AND THEIR FASHIONABLE CLIENTELE.

BY CA MILLE OKHIO
PHOTOGR APHS BY M ALIKE SIDIBE
ST YLED BY RYAN YOUNG

ELLE DECOR 77
A
T A MOMENT WHEN THE
present is so complicated,
many people are discover-
ing joy and beauty in arti-
facts from the past. As technology
creeps further into our lives, design
buffs are finding themselves drawn
to the analog opposite: antiques and
vintage furnishings that reflect the
craftsmanship and quality of earlier
times. Joining the many trusted and
veteran dealers who have long made
our homes beautiful is a bright new
crop of design purveyors who com-
bine a sophisticated eye with a fash-
ionable flair and an approach that
speaks to a new generation.
Whether they specialize in Geor-
gian furniture, Bauhaus objects, or
Japanese ceramics, the new van-
guard is putting antiques in a fresh
context. In a world where informa-
tion used to be jealously guarded,
today’s dealers know that compari-
son prices are just a Google search
away. Transparency and technology
are often their keys to success, along
with a knack for storytelling and
marketing strategies that incorpo-
rate social media. Narratives are
built around every piece, helping
buyers to better understand and
appreciate each treasure.
As important as the objects them-
selves are, the spaces in which they
are presented are increasingly found
in the neighborhoods where their
diverse clientele lives—from Lon-
don’s Dalston to Paris’s Haut-Marais.
In New York City, dealers are pop-
ping up in neighborhoods from the
East Village, in Manhattan, to Bush-
wick and Greenpoint, in Brooklyn.
In the pages that follow, we visit
t h ree up -a nd- comer s: L ichen ,
Claude Home, and Form Atelier, and
recommend a few others as well.
Each gallery has a distinct aesthetic
and design philosophy. And with
their well-curated digital presences,
they’ve extended their reach and
engaged a discerning and enthusias-
tic new customer base.

LICHEN
ED BE AND JARED BL AKE TEA MED UP
after meeting on a Craigslist furni-
ture pickup. The two had a lot in com-
mon. Both were self-taught in design
and, as men of color, had struggled to
find antiques and vintage shops
where they felt at home. So in 2017,
they founded Lichen, specializing in
vintage furniture. At first, their
inventory was entirely online; today
they have two thriving showrooms
in Brooklyn. They specialize in
well-priced 20th-century pieces by
such design greats as Gaetano Pesce,
Charles and Ray Eames, and Achille
and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. The
duo also design their own furniture,
including a Donald Judd–esque cock-
tail table. In addition, they recently
exhibited pieces by emerging artists
and designers (James “RONG” Wil-
Ed Be (left) and Jared
liams III and Soft Studio, to name
Blake inside their
98 Moore Street show- two) in collaboration with the
room, one of Lichen’s digital-design platform Pink Essay.
two locations in Be and Blake have worked hard to
Brooklyn. Blake wears a
Pyer Moss shirt, and create a welcoming space within a
both he and Be are historically exclusive world. Their
dressed in Dickies pants customers include Lichen’s neighbors:
and shoes. The vintage
young Brooklynites who work in cre-
Eames shelving unit
is by Herman Miller, ative fields such as music, fashion, and
the cocktail table is by art. “Empathy has always been an
Stefan Ayon, and important part of what we do,” Blake
the custom side table
is by Lichen. ABOVE
says. “We don’t want someone to walk
RIGHT: A custom metal into our store and leave with a com-
side table from Lichen. plex because everything is out of
reach.” lichennyc.com
DEAL
WITH IT
Don’t miss these trend-
setting New York City
galleries for vintage
furniture, antiques,
and new designs.
BI-RITE STUDIO
From her gallery in
Brooklyn’s Greenpoint,
Cat Snodgrass special-
izes in punchy, Pop-
inspired 20th-century
furniture and objects.
Her boldly hued aes-
thetic is well priced and
fun, like a 1980s post-
modern cocktail table
in pink, gray, and aqua.
This year, Snodgrass also
launched a colorful line
of furniture and book-
ends. biritestudio.com
MDFG
Brooklyn’s MDFG
(Modern Design Furni-
ture Gallery) specializes
in rare 20th-century
design, from Pierre Jean-
neret to Isamu Noguchi,
sought after by high-end
collectors. Founders Jef-
frey Graetsch and Ashley
Booth Klein recently
moved from a smaller
space to a 3,200-square-
foot storefront in
Williamsburg on the
ground floor of a Morris
Adjmi–designed town-
house. The building’s
elegant curved facade
sets a perfect tone for
the masterworks found
within. mdfg.nyc
OBJECTS IN GENERAL
Marlon Orr, the former
head of midcentury
furniture at ABC Carpet
& Home, now focuses on
one-of-a-kind Bauhaus
pieces, like a 1930s table
designed by Le Corbusier
for a Swiss university.
Orr and fashion photog-
rapher Ellinor Stigle, his
wife and business part-
ner, curate exhibitions,
often highlighting just
one item at a time, at
their loft on the Bowery.
For the latest news,
follow their Instagram,
@objectsingeneral.
ELLE DECOR 79
CLAUDE HOME
M AGGIE HOLL ADAY WAS AN 20th-century interiors. She does not
editorial assistant at a fashion maga- offer appointments: Purchases are LE F T: A wooden
zine when she started collecting made via her website (or direct mes- sculpture by Chan-
design. There was no turning back. sage), aided by the detailed informa- dler McLellan from
The San Diego native, who operates tion she provides. Claude Home.
BE LOW: Claude
out of her apartment in New York’s This month, Holladay is expanding Home’s Maggie
East Village, quickly settled into a her own furniture collection, which Holladay, in a dress
chic, minimalist aesthetic. “I buy what already includes a channel-back sofa and boots by Khaite,
is seated on a cus-
I like,” she says. “If I wouldn’t put it in in a creamy Italian bouclé, a dining tom sofa of her own
my apartment, I’m not going to buy it.” table, and a marble chaise. For Holla- design. The vintage
Her business model is thoroughly day, though, a beautiful home is not marble cocktail
modern: She posts images of her just about standout design—it’s also table by Gae Aulenti
is topped with a
offerings—anything from a Gerrit about a personal touch. “People hide clay sculpture by
Rietveld Utrecht chair to a 1970s family photos because they want Le Minou Studio,
Vladimir Kagan sectional—on her their spaces to be Instagram-friendly, the vase behind the
sofa is by Simone
Instagram account, while keeping but to me, those memories are the
Bodmer-Turner,
almost 100,000 followers engaged most important thing of all,” she says. and the rug is by
with archival images of peaceful claudehome.com Nordic Knots.

80 ELLE DECOR
 FORM
ATE LI E R
A TANG DYNAST Y SCULPTURE.
A Japanese Art Deco screen. An
18th-century black basalt Wedgwood
vase. For Form Atelier’s owners,
Quy Nguyen and Avril Nolan, the
common thread is that every object
in their showroom must resonate
within the context of contemporary
life. “Modernity is a state of mind,”
Nguyen says. Until recently, the pair,
who are partners in life as well as
work, operated out of a closet-sized
showroom in Manhattan’s SoHo
neighborhood. Their business
thrived, but the tiny space was limit-
ing. Putting a lot on the line in the
CLOCK WISE FROM midst of a pandemic, they moved in
ABOVE: Form Atelier’s September into a sizable loft space in
Avril Nolan (left), in a East Williamsburg. The risk paid off,
Valentino gown, and
Quy Nguyen, in an Her- with their loyal clientele following
mès shirt and vintage them out to Brooklyn (where many
pants, are seated on of them lived). “Just like the pieces
1980s Italian chairs in we collect, our customers are pretty
their Brooklyn show-
room; the Art Deco diverse,” Nolan observes.
silver-leaf screen is The pair like to foster an element
Japanese, the mounted of discovery. They research every-
vintage Grebo mask is
from the Ivory Coast,
thing that passes through their doors,
and the faience rabbit is from Scandinavian ceramics to West
French. A circa-1960 African objects, unearthing histori-
Jacques Quinet table cal depth and buying only from repu-
and Chinese neolithic bi
sculpture at Form Ate- table sources. “We see ourselves as
lier. Nolan and Nguyen custodians,” Nguyen says. “We look
set a ceremonial spoon after things we love in the same way
from the Ivory Coast in
you would tend a communal garden.
front of an antique
Amish quilt. For details, Everyone reaps the benefits.”
see Resources. form-atelier.com ◾

ELLE DECOR 81
CHEC
KING
IN ?
 N L I C HT
Y STE R I NG
A R R R O T T
M O G UL B S G L O B E -T
H OTE L I
BY H TA L I T Y.
C H , P I R E D
M I A M I BEA UA RY I N S O F H O SPI NA HA
LE
NCT LOV E
N
IN A S A D GR APH
S BY A L A
S A N
C R E AT E LE T O
L I F ES T Y
P H O
R O B I NSON
EY ITN
C E D BY W H
DP RO D U
EN A N
WRIT T

The living room of

Barry Sternlicht’s
home in Miami
Beach, which he
designed with Clint
Nicholas of Haus of
Design. The custom
sofas are in a Loro
Piana fabric, the Kim-
berly Denman arm-
chair is from Jean de
Merry, the cocktail
table is by (Wh)ore
Haüs Studios, and the
side tables are from
MS Ceramic Design
(left) and Galerie Half.
The artwork above
the staircase is by
Andreas Gursky.

ELLE DECOR 83
T
H E WO R L D O F H O S P I TA L I T Y I S
often divided into two camps:
the developers and the design-
ers. And then there is the hotel
magnate Barry Sternlicht, who
straddles both categories. Stern-
licht created W Hotels (the
international “boutique” chain),
1 Hotels (an eco concept known
for its residential feel), and the Baccarat Hotel
(the decor incorporates crystal from the famed
French brand). He is also chairman and CEO of
Starwood Capital Group, a private investment
firm with a focus on global real estate. But for
all of Sternlicht’s entrepreneurial prowess, one
of his biggest strengths has always been his
superior design eye.
He is an unabashed architecture and design
buff, and his eye for detail is the key to his
much-lauded projects. Witness the Instagram-
perfect beveled-glass wall he installed in the
Grand Salon of New York’s Baccarat Hotel or the
equally photogenic reclaimed wood
and plant–filled atrium he placed “It’s a big house, but it’s not an in-your-face house,” Sternlicht says. “I had never
inside the 1 Hotel in Brooklyn. before owned a modern house, and I really wanted to try living in a home of this
If it’s true that future home style, but I didn’t want it to feel cold.”
trends are often found in the hotels That sense of warmth extends to the light hues, a mix of whites, creams, and
of today, then there’s no better lab- beiges, and natural materials, including quartz, limestone, and bronze, used through-
oratory than Sternlicht’s own out. Sternlicht collaborated on the interior design with Clint Nicholas of the Los
showcase houses. His latest is a Angeles–based firm Haus of Design.
glass-and-steel gem in a residential The palette was partly inspired by a project that Sternlicht had seen in Malibu by
Miami Beach neighborhood. After the architect Scott Mitchell. But he adds that his hand was also forced, rather comi-
purchasing the spec house, Stern- cally, by none other than his yellow Labrador retriever, Tucker. “I knew that if every-
licht totally transformed it with his thing was light, his hair wouldn’t show,” he says.
deft touch. “I bought the shell and A sweeping staircase of Sternlicht’s own design leads to an immense living room
then I said, ‘OK, I’m taking over,’” anchored by a triple-height fireplace, a space he refers to as his home’s “lobby.” (Hote-
he says via Zoom from his office at liers definitely know something about making an entrance.)
Starwood’s headquarters in Miami Much of his extensive collection of art and decorative objects was purchased at a
Beach, not far from his home. handful of global art fairs. Sternlicht acquired a monumental Andreas Gursky photo-
He started with the exterior, graph recently at Art Basel and borrowed a sterling collection of African art from his
replacing window mullions on other residences in Nantucket and New York City. As studied as the final product
the 14,000 -square-foot manse appears, however, Sternlicht isn’t precious about it. “I just brought the pieces down,
and reworking the hardscape. and we found places for them,” he says. Many furnishings were custom made for the
The eaves under the roof line home, including the living room’s cream sofas and a giant quartz counter in front of
were covered in a pekoe-wood the bar. The main bedroom’s dramatic floating bed, which faces a view of Biscayne
veneer, which helps to soften the Bay through a large plate-glass window, was based on a similar design he saw at the
angular facade of the home. Upper House hotel in Hong Kong.

84 ELLE DECOR
 LE F T: The home’s courtyard centers on a pool with
a Hydrazzo finish in Mediterranean Blue. The chaise
longues, in a Sunbrella fabric, and umbrellas are from
Teak Warehouse. ABOVE: Sternlicht and his yellow
Labrador retriever, Tucker, in the library. The custom
sofa is from Wabi, the vintage cocktail table is by
Vladimir Kagan, and the rug is by Stark. A collection of
trilobite fossils is displayed on custom walnut shelves.

RIGHT: Polished-concrete
steps lead to the front
door of the home, which
is fitted with Fleetwood
windows. The artworks
include geese from Erin
Martin Design. FAR
RIGHT: In the living
room, the custom chairs
and ottoman are uphol-
stered in a Holly Hunt
fabric, the Senufo stools
are from Africa, and the
rug is by Woven Accents.
The ceiling is clad in
pecky cypress, and the
artwork is by Andreas
Gursky.

ELLE DECOR 85
86 ELLE DECOR

ABOVE: The billiard table in the bar and
games room is from RH, Restoration Hard-
ware. The (Wh)ore Haüs Studios stools are
upholstered in a Rogers & Goffigon alpaca
bouclé, the bar’s countertop is white quartz,
the mobile is from Rewire, and the framed
artwork on the wall is by Michele Oka
Doner. OPPOSITE: In the breakfast room,
the custom dining table is surrounded by
chairs from RH, Restoration Hardware, the
curtains are of a Holland & Sherry fabric,
and the antique wooden bust was pur-
chased in Argentina.
As much as Sternlicht put his handprint on the interiors of his Miami Beach
home, it’s when talking about his property’s landscaping that he really lights up. “I
grew up in the Northeast as one of three boys who loved to be in the garden with
my mom,” he says with a hint of nostalgia. “I know my impatiens from my pachy-
sandra.” But gardening in a tropical climate like Florida is something else alto-
gether. “It’s totally different in Miami Beach: Did you know there are more than 50
kinds of palm trees? Picking the correct one and getting the scale right is the
tricky part, because they grow like weeds. So now I have a jungle on my hands.”
Which is not to say that Sternlicht is playing Howard Hughes in some Henri
Rousseau tropical fantasy. He is planning for the day, post-COVID, when his home
will be “an amazing party house.” “All the doors open, and the rooms spill onto the
lawn,” he says. “I also furnished the roof deck, which has a really pretty view.”
About that, says the hotelier, he has no reservations. ◾
ELLE DECOR 87
 ABOVE: The main bed-
room’s chairs and cocktail
table are from L’Artigiano
Studio, and the 1940s
Swedish floor lamp is from
Galerie Half. The curtains
are of a Holland & Sherry
sheer and a Coraggio
alpaca, and the walls are
clad in a Great Plains fab-
ric from Holly Hunt. LE F T:
In the library, a backgam-
mon table from Orange
Furniture is surrounded
by vintage chairs from
the Brimfield Flea Market.
RIGHT: Custom steel-
and-glass doors in the
main bathroom lead into
the shower. OPPOSITE :
A custom staircase with a
bronze railing extends
from the central court-
yard in front of the home.
For details, see Resources.

88 ELLE DECOR
 A HOUSE OF
HER OWN
AFTER 50 YEARS LIVING ABROAD, ARTIST
ANITA CALERO RETURNS TO HER NATIVE COLOMBIA
AND DESIGNS A HOME THAT IS UTTERLY HERS.
BY PAOL A SINGER PHOTOGR APHS BY ANITA CALERO
PRODUCED BY INGRID ABR A MOVITCH
The exterior of photogra-
pher Anita Calero’s home,
which she designed
herself, in the mountains
of Cali, Colombia. The
roof is made from asphalt,
the decking’s achapo
wood is native to Colom-
bia, and the urn was pur-
chased in Sag Harbor,
New York. Calero’s dog,
Lulow, can be seen
through the window.

ELLE DECOR 91
 In the home’s kitchen, the cabinetry
and countertops are custom, the
stove and dishwasher are by Bosch,
the sink is from Blanco, the water
pitcher is from Turpan, and the art-
work is by Calero. The living room
chairs in the foreground are mid-
century Danish, the white sofa is
Finnish, the coffee table is by George
Nakashima, and the rug is by Dolma.
OPPOSITE , FROM TOP: Calero,
wearing a vintage Susie Tompkins
dress, stands on the deck. A down-
stairs area of the home features
wood pieces left over from con-
struction that were placed to mimic
the New York City skyline; the ham-
mock is from Anuiki, and the bird-
cage (center) is from Bloom.
 Virgo, which means I’m very organized. When I turned 60,
I started to think about coming back,” says the artist, who is
now 68. “I wanted to build a house where I could ease into
old age, and I wanted to be the one to design it.”
Instead of looking for an urban property, she went up
into the mountains that surround Cali, which is in the
Cauca Valley of western Colombia, and found a hillside plot
with sweeping city views. She tore down an existing struc-
ture and began to dream up a home that suited her sensibil-
ities. Her concept was both simple and masterful: a
pitched-roof house with tall ceilings, big windows, and lots
of wood, built perpendicular to the downslope of the hill,
almost as if suspended in the air.
“It’s so special and beautifully situated,” says creative
director Peggy Bennett, a longtime friend of Calero’s who
visited the artist in Cali last year. “The mountain rises up in
the back, and in the front it just disappears from view; all
you see is a huge avocado tree that grows from below the
railing of the deck.”
As a lover of the natural world, Calero wanted the sub-
tropical foliage of the Cauca Valley to have a starring role in
her design. The exterior of the house was painted black to
make the greenery stand out. Inside, glass panes with thick
wooden frames display vibrant views of overgrown ferns

A
NITA CALERO HAS NEVER REALLY CARED FOR and lanky palms and blooming trees, backed by Cali’s
conventions. In her teens, she said goodbye to sprawl in the distance.
a cosseted life in her hometown of Cali, The main living area, a large, open space surrounded by
Colombia, to study in Europe, where she a cantilevered deck made of local achapo wood, is fur-
immersed herself in both the hippie and punk nished with cherished pieces from Calero’s previous homes
countercultures of the late 1960s. In her 20s, in Ma n hatta n a nd the Ha mptons: a round George
she left the stability of her marriage to a man to explore her Nakashima table with matching chairs in walnut and
feelings for a woman, then moved to New York City in pur- woven grass, a set of Hans Wegner lounge chairs with pil-
suit of her artistic dreams. “I’m the only one of my siblings lows upholstered in linen, and a Carl-Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs
who didn’t finish college,” she says. “Everyone else is mar- armless sofa. Throughout the home, there is a balance
ried with children and grandchildren. They followed the between strength and softness, between the sharp lines of
rules. I just wanted to be Anita.”
Shortly after arriving in Man-
hattan in the late ’70s, Calero
found her calling as a prop stylist
and still-life photographer. She
gained notoriety for her sublime
images that show painstakingly
arranged, highly evocative compo-
sitions: a delicate flower that bends
just so against the wind, or a piece
of fruit that comes alive under a
ray of sunshine. Over the past four
decades, she has risen through the
creative ranks, collaborating with
top magazines and luxury brands
such as Bergdorf Goodman and
Costume National, all while being
PORTR AIT: HAROLD VALENCIA

resolutely herself.
So her decision to return to Cali,
a place that in her youth repre-
sented staidness, may have come
as a surprise to friends and col-
leagues. But like everything else,
Calero did this on her terms: “I’m a

ELLE DECOR 93
 In the upstairs dining room,
the dining table, chairs, and
stools (right) are by George
Nakashima, the floor lamp is
from OK, the pendant light
(left) is from the Conran Shop,
the deer head is German, the
broom is made from palm
fronds and is traditionally used
by street sweepers, and the rug
was purchased in Munich.

ELLE DECOR 95
ABOVE: The primary bedroom ABOVE: The guest office
features nightstands made by features a recycled-plastic
Calero’s mother. The midcentury desk from the Netherlands
lamps are German, and the small
Tibetan rug is vintage. A vintage
Japanese fabric hangs above the
bed. BE LOW: In a guest bath-
“ It’s like the
showroom of my soul.”
and a vintage chair from an
ice cream parlor; the storage
boxes (left) are from the Con-
tainer Store, the midcentury
room, the Thai sink and fittings, lamp is from Paris, and the
bought in the Hamptons, sit atop rug is by West Elm. The wall
a custom cement countertop. The
ANITA CALERO (left) is covered in panels by
Agape mirror is from Moss, and artist Richard Wood.
the stool is from Bloom.

the interiors and the fluidity of the rustling leaves right

outside, between the rusticity of the wood floors and ceil-
ings and the delicacy of carefully arranged objets d’art.
“A person can walk into this space and know exactly who
I am, even if I don’t say a word,” Calero says. “It’s like the
showroom of my soul.”
Calero has succeeded in building the house of her dreams,
yet she never intended for her homecoming to be perma-
nent. For the past few years, she has been splitting her time
between Cali and Barcelona, where her photographer part-
ner, Gemma Comas, is based. When the pandemic hit,
Calero was in Colombia getting ready to fly to Spain. As of
October, she had not yet been able to leave the country,
which has imposed strict lockdowns.
“This house is perfect and I can’t complain, but there are
so many things I miss,” she says with a sigh.
In true Anita fashion, she has made the most of the situa-
tion. In June, she was asked to photograph the home of Latin
music superstar J Balvin, and since she wasn’t allowed to
travel to Medellín (domestic Colombian travel was limited
at the time), Calero directed the entire shoot via FaceTime.
“I don’t like taking ‘no’ for an answer, so I had to find a
way to make it work,” she says. “Life goes on. Nothing is
going to stop my creativity.” ◾
In Calero’s office, the cus-
tom daybed is topped with
vintage linens, the desk
chair is vintage, the sculp-
ture is a store-mannequin
arm, the lamp is from ABC
Carpet & Home, and the
rug is French. For details,
see Resources.

ELLE DECOR 97
RESOURCES

Items pictured but not listed are Bench cushion: Janus et Cie. fabric: Sunbrella, sunbrella STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,
from private collections. Nightstand: Kathy Kuo Home, .com. Umbrellas: Teak MANAGEMENT & CIRCULATION
kathykuohome.com. Coverlet: Warehouse, teakwarehouse 1. Publication Title: ELLE DECOR

Annie Selke, annieselke.com. .com. Rug: Stark, starkcarpet 2. Publication Number: 0005-5830
CONTENTS
Rug: J&D Oriental Rugs Co., .com. Windows: Fleetwood 3. Filing Date: October 1, 2020
PAGES 10–12: Dress: Valentino,
jdorientalrugs.com. Windows & Doors, fleetwood 4. Issue Frequency: Monthly; except combined in January/February and
valentino.com. Shirt: Hermès,
usa.com. Artwork: Erin Martin Summer
hermes.com. Club chair: Dune, SURPRISE, SURPRISE
Design, erinmartin.com. Chairs 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 9
dune-ny.com. Club chair fabric: Interior design: Amaro Sánchez
and ottoman fabric: Holly 6. Annual Subscription Price: $15.00
Romo, romo.com. Benches: de Moya, amarosanchezdemoya
Hunt, hollyhunt.com. Rug: 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication:
Christian Liaigre, liaigre.com. .com. 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
Woven Accents, woven.is.
Benches leather: Keleen PAGES 64–65: Sofa fabric:
Artwork: Andreas Gursky. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office
Leathers, keleenleathers.com. Nobilis, nobilis.fr. Screen of Publisher: 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
PAGES 86–87: Billiard table: RH,
fabric: Pierre Frey, pierrefrey 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor,
TRUTH IN DECORATING Restoration Hardware, rh.com.
.com. Wallcovering: Matthew and Managing Editor:
PAGES 36–38: Courtney McLeod, Stools: (Wh)ore Haüs Studios. Publisher: Jennifer Levene-Bruno, 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
Williamson, matthew
rightmeetsleftdesign.com. Stools fabric: Rogers & Editor: Asad Syrkett, 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
williamson.com. PAGES 66–67:
Krsnaa Mehta, indiacircus.com. Goffigon, rogersandgoffigon Managing Editor: Jeffrey Bauman, 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
Curtain fabric: Alessandro Bini,
.com. Mobile: Rewire, rewirela 10. Owner: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.,
STUDIO VISIT alessandrobini.com.
.com. Artwork: Michele Oka 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019
Amir Mortazavi, studio PAGES 68–69: Bed linens: Stockholder of Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., is:
Doner, micheleokadoner.com.
mortazavi.com. Villa San Matarranz Ropa de Casa, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
Dining chairs: RH, Restoration
Francisco, villasanfrancisco.org. matarranz1911.com. 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning
Hardware. Curtains fabric:
PAGES 42–44: Sofa: Yves Béhar, Wallcovering, curtains, and or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages,
Holland & Sherry, hollandand or Other Securities: None.
fuseproject.com. Artworks: settee fabric: Zuber, zuber.fr.
sherry.com. PAGES 88–89: Chairs 12. Tax Status: Not applicable.
JR, jr-art.net; Mrzyk & Bathtub and fittings: Cifial,
and cocktail table: L’Artigiano 13. Publication Title: ELLE DECOR
Moriceau, 1000dessins.com. cifial.co.uk. Sink: Ceramica
Studio, lartigianostudio.com. 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data: September 2020
Althea, en.altheaceramica.com.
BACK AT THE RANCH Lamp: Galerie Half. Curtains 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation:
Interior design: Steven Gambrel, FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE fabrics: Holland & Sherry; Average No. No. Copies of
srgambrel.com. Landscape Interior design: Yann Le Coadic Coraggio, coraggio.com. Copies Each Single Issue
design: Scott Shrader, shrader and Alessandro Scotto, lecoadic- Wallcovering: Holly Hunt. Issue During Published
Preceding Nearest to
design.com. scotto.com. Architecture: Taller, Backgammon table: 12 Months: Filing Date:
PAGES 56–57: Chairs: Bielecky tallerdearquitectura.com.mx. Orange Furniture, orange a. Total no. of copies (net press run): 601,508 607,351
Brothers, bieleckybrothers PAGES 70–71: Daybed cushions: furniture.com. b. 1. Mailed outside-county paid
.com. Chair cushions fabric: Khadi Oaxaca, khadioaxaca subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541
A HOUSE OF HER OWN
Janus et Cie, janusetcie.com. .com. PAGES 72–73: Sofa fabric: (include paid distribution above
Interior design: Anita Calero, nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies,
Table and pots: Inner Gardens, Pierre Frey, pierrefrey.com.
anitacalero.com. and exchange copies): 411,324 420,283
innergardens.com. PAGES 58–59: PAGES 74–75: Bed linens:
PAGES 92–93: Stove and 2. Mailed in-county paid subscriptions
Bench and plant pots: Inner Coco-Mat, coco-mat.com. stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid
dishwasher: Bosch, bosch.us.
Gardens. Teak bowl: Andrianna Bed linens: Khadi Oaxaca. distribution above nominal rate,
Sink: Blanco, blanco.com. advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange
Shamaris, andriannashamaris Sink: Allia, houseofrohl.com.
Water pitcher: Turpan, copies): n/a n/a
inc.com. Banquette fabric:
COOL, COLLECTED turpanonline.com. Coffee 3. Paid distribution outside the mails
Janus et Cie. Chairs fabric: including sales through dealers and
PAGES 78–79: Shirt: Pyer Moss, table: George Nakashima,
Perennials, perennialsfabrics carriers, street vendors, counter sales,
pyermoss.com. Pants and nakashimawoodworkers.com. and other paid distribution outside
.com. Table: Groundwork,
shoes: Dickies, dickies.com. Rug: Dolma, dolmarugs.com. USPS®: 22,799 12,600
groundworkhome.com. Sofa:
PAGES 80–81: Dress and boots: Hammock: Anuiki, anuiki.com. 4. Paid distribution by other classes
Dune, dune-ny.com. Sofa of mail through the USPS®
Khaite, khaite.com. Gown: PAGES 94–95: Table, chairs,
fabric: Cowtan & Tout, cowtan (e.g., First-Class Mail): n/a n/a
Valentino, valentino.com. and stools: George Nakashima.
.com. Chairs fabrics: Arabel, c. Total paid distribution [sum
Shirt: Hermès, hermes.com. Floor lamp: OK, okthestore
arabelfabrics.com. Tray: Robert of 15b (1), (2), (3), and (4)]: 434,123 432,883
.com. Pendant light: The
Kuo, robertkuo.com. Artwork: CHECKING IN? d. 1. Free or nominal rate outside-county
Conran Shop, conranshop.co copies included on PS Form 3541: 94,610 96,864
Lukas Machnik, lukasmachnik Interior design: Clint Nicholas,
.uk. PAGES 96–97: Boxes: The 2. Free or nominal rate in-county copies
.com. PAGES 60–61: Stools instagram.com/hausofdesignla.
Container Store, containerstore included on PS Form 3541: n/a n/a
cushion fabric: Dualoy Leather, PAGES 82–83: Sofas fabric:
.com. Rug: West Elm, westelm 3. Free or nominal rate copies mailed
dualoy.com. Range: Lacanche, Loro Piana, loropiana.com. at other classes through the USPS®
.com. Lamp: ABC Carpet &
frenchranges.com. Table lamp: Armchair: Jean de Merry, (e.g., First-Class Mail): n/a n/a
Home, abchome.com.
JF Chen, jfchen.com. Tray: jeandemerry.com. Cocktail 4. Free or nominal rate distribution outside
the mail (carriers or other means): 12,802 13,410
Made Goods, madegoods.com. table: (Wh)ore Haüs Studios, NOT FOR SALE
PAGES 62–63: Shower fittings: whorehausstudios.com. PAGE 100: Fabric: Thibaut, e. Total free or nominal rate distribution
[sum of 15d (1), (2), (3), and (4)]: 107,412 110,274
Zucchetti, zucchettikos.it. Side tables: MS Ceramic thibautdesign.com. Rug: Solo
f. Total distribution (sum of 15c and 15e): 541,535 543,157
Lamp base: Eric Roinestad, Design, mscdinc.com; Galerie Rugs, solorugs.com. Books:
g. Copies not distributed: 59,973 64,193
erstudiola.com. Bowls: Half, galeriehalf.com. Artwork: Juniper Books, juniperbooks
h. Total (sum of 15f and 15g): 601,508 607,351
Balsamo, balsamoantiques Andreas Gursky, andreasgursky .com. Backdrop: Society6,
i. Percent paid (15c divided by 15f times 100) 80.17% 79.70%
.com; JF Chen. Bed: Dune. .com. PAGES 84–85: Chaises society6.com.
16. a. Requested and paid electronic copies 28,995 43,500
b. Total requested and paid print copies and
ELLE DECOR (ISSN 1046-1957) Volume 31, Number 9, December 2020, is published monthly except for combined issues in January/ requested/paid electronic copies (15c) 463,118 476,383
February and Summer, by Hearst, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 U.S.A. Steven R. Swartz, President & Chief Executive c. Total requested copy distribution (15f)
Officer; William R. Hearst III, Chairman; Frank A. Bennack, Jr., Executive Vice Chairman; Mark E. Aldam, Chief Operating Officer. Hearst and requested/paid electronic copies 570,530 586,657
Magazine Media, Inc.: Debi Chirichella, Acting President, Hearst Magazines Group & Treasurer; Kate Lewis, Chief Content Officer;
Kristen M. O’Hara, Chief Business Officer; Catherine A. Bostron, Secretary. © 2020 by Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All rights reserved. d. Percent paid and/or requested circulation
ELLE and ELLE DECOR are used under license from the trademark owner, Hachette Filipacchi Presse. Periodicals postage paid at (both print & electronic copies) 81.17% 81.20%
N.Y., N.Y., and additional mailing offices. Canada Post International Publications mail product (Canadian distribution) sales agreement 17. Publication Statement of Ownership
No. 40012499. Editorial and Advertising Offices: 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. Subscription prices: United States and pos- If the publication is a general publication, publication of this statement
sessions: $15 for one year. Canada: $41 for one year. All other countries: $60 for one year. Subscription Services: ELLE DECOR will, is required. Will be printed in the December 2020 issue of this publication.
upon receipt of a complete subscription order, undertake fulfillment of that order so as to provide the first copy for delivery by the
18. Signature and Title of Publisher
Postal Service or alternate carrier within 4–6 weeks. For customer service, changes of address, and subscription orders, log on to
I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete.
service.elledecor.com or write to Customer Service Department, ELLE DECOR, P.O. Box 37870, Boone, IA 50037. From time to time, we
I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information
make our subscriber list available to companies who sell goods and services by mail that we believe would interest our readers. If you
on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form
would rather not receive such offers via postal mail, please send your current mailing label or exact copy to Mail Preference Service,
may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment)
P.O. Box 37870, Boone, IA 50037. You can also visit preferences.hearstmags.com to manage your preferences and opt out of receiving
and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).
marketing offers by e-mail. ELLE DECOR is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or art. None will be returned unless accompa-
nied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Canadian registration number 126018209RT0001. POSTMASTER: Please send address Jennifer Levene-Bruno
changes to ELLE DECOR, P.O. Box 37870, Boone, IA 50037. Printed in the U.S.A. Publisher

98 ELLE DECOR
We may be keeping our distance,
but we are in this together.

Stay Calm.
Stay Connected.
Stay Active.

Go to AloneTogether.com for ways

to take care of yourself and others.
NOT FOR SALE

Completely Charmed
A LUXURIOUS TRUNK EMBELLISHED WITH BRASS
SYMBOLS ASKS US TO LOOK INWARD FOR MEANING.
PHOTOGR APH BY PHILIP FRIEDM AN

Each month,
ELLE DECOR asks
an artisan to create
a unique item for us.
At the end of the
year, these pieces
will be auctioned off
to benefit the charity
of ED’s choice.

Across its collection, the jewelry brand Foundrae employs a lexicon of symbols ranging from numbers to the classical elements of nature,
rendered in gold, enamel, and various stones. Clients choose icons that represent the qualities they hope to embody: A lion is meant
to impart strength, for example, while metal bestows tenacity. Despite not being wearable, this trunk offers a similar talismanic power.
Handmade from lacquered wood, covered in leather, and finished with brass symbols from the brand’s full array, it was inspired by a
quilt-filled chest that Foundrae cofounder and creative director Beth Bugdaycay saw at the foot of her parents’ bed in her childhood home,
as well as by Moroccan wedding trunks with brass designs. As Bugdaycay explains: “I wanted this trunk to be a private retreat,
containing cherished items and plenty of storage for our most treasured heirlooms.” —Kate McGregor
foundrae.com
Produced by Parker Bowie Larson Styled by Laurel J. Benedum

100 E L L E D E C O R
 Cindy Crawford on New Silestone Eternal Noir

Find inspiration at cosentino.com | Follow Us F T @CosentinoUSA

COSENTINO NORTH AMERICA

355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1000 | Coral Gables, FL 33134 | 786.686.5060