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Creat ive Vision: Meet A rquitectonica

Creat ive Vision: Judith Liegeois’ Bespoke Touch

Depart ments Headliners

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F rom the Editor

Spaces: Behind the Scenes at T he Collect ive

O ver t ure

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Essent ials: T he Latest in D oors , Floors and Sur faces

One Last T hing DISCOVE RIES

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Essent ials: D esigner Jef f re y Fisher ’s Fa vorite Wallpapers 14 0 Makers: T he Ne x t G en at T homas Rile y A r t isan’s Guild

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Creat ives: In T he St udio with A r t uro Cor rea, Mariapia Malerba and Ran Adler 326

Object if ied : Iconic Fur nishings Reissued

“ People are so wrapped up in the fashion of design and wanting to be current, but what if you could be current now and 30 years from now? That’s good design.”

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Brands reproduce fascinating furniture designs that stand the test of time. Right: Gilda chair, in olive, Carlo Mollino, original design 1953; reissued in 2020 by Zanotta.

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For more than 30 years, architect David Corban has set the standard for sustainable building in Southwest Florida. In the Tomorrowland feature (p. 262), he shares his vision for a future with greener home design.

Renowned for her custom approach to interiors (and her chic 12th Avenue South artisan-driven galleryshowroom), Judith Liegeois (p. 118), tells what it takes to design spaces that are entirely your own. Hint: Nothing should look like “it’s come off an assembly line.”

Ben and Matthew Riley take the reins at Thomas Riley Artisan’s Guild, which celebrates 30 years in 2021. On p. 140, the brothers tell how—by fostering camaraderie and quality workmanship— their father created one of the finest craftsmen groups in the state.

In her Marco Island project (p. 226), Fort Myers designer Leili Fatemi cleverly blends rich textures, metallic accents and original art to unify the condo’s look and elevate the existing traditional and blended architectural elements to modernday standards.

Randy Kurtz is behind Naples most progressive new design project, The Collective, which houses top names in the local home industry. On. p. 74, we trace a day within the space to see how his vision for a collaborative, contemporary-driven design community plays out in real time.

Naples designer Jeffrey Fisher has a knack for working with colorful, pattern-rich wallpapers that deviate from the standard neutral palettes. In Off the Wall (p. 130), he shares his picks for luxe wallcoverings that will turn any room into a work of art.

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Naples-born landscape architect David Young’s Little Gasparilla Island project, on p. 172, is the picture of paradise. With its native and tropical vegetation, contemporary design and camouflaged environmental features, it’s a model to follow for coastal landscapes.

In the It’s All in the Details story (p. 88), interior designer and project coordinator, Audrey Healey predicts that Phantom Doors—frameless structures that seem to float in the air—will replace and surpass other door trends for contemporary homes.

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A lifelong student of modern design, Richard Geary constructed nearly every furnishing in his Logan Woods home, as recreations of modernist prototypes or pieces born of his own experimentations. On p. 154, the pioneering Naples designer gives us a rare glimpse into his laboratory-home.

Interior designer Wendy Berry has a deft touch for coastal design without the kitsch. One trick? Go for inspired decor with a touch of whimsy, like the metal-and-wool rug she selected for Fine Finds (p. 106) and the croc style at the end of this book (p. 343).

O n the Cover For contemporary homes, local designers like to pull in iconic furnishings that tell a story and have a timeless edge. This Gilda chair, originally designed by Italian architect Carlo Mollino in 1954 and rereleased by Zonotta last year, embodies the idea, with its elegant, sharp lines and innovative design. Photo courtesy Zanotta

Bernardo Fort-Brescia’s architecture firm is attached to awe-inspiring buildings around the world that are not only attractive, but also transformative for their cities. In Modern Marvels (p. 56), we learn of his background and plans for the new Gulfshore Playhouse complex.

Contractor Jose Cintron has been busy in Livingston Woods, Pine Ridge and Oakes Estates—neighborhoods that offer plenty of space and a premium location. In Room of One’s Own (p. 280), he and other architects and builders tell why these are the SWFL zip codes to watch.

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From the Editor

The well-designed life can take

And while most of us are not

designer Judith Liegeois, profiled

many forms. At the core, there’s

building our own furniture, there

on p. 118, exemplifies that. She tells

the idea of being intentional

is much to be gleaned from his

us that since she was a little girl,

with our surrounding spaces.

Logan Woods residence. See, good

she has had an affinity for imagin-

Naples designer Richard Geary

design is as transportive as it is

ing and sketching furnishings to

knows this well. His home (p. 154),

grounding. When pieces are cho-

suit the need.

serves as a livable showroom of the

sen and laid out with intent, any

Elsewhere in this book, design

modernist’s globe-trotting life and

space in the home can take you

writer Michael Korb selects the

curious mind. A handsome wood-

back to a certain place, moment or

finest objects made by local hands

and-glass display case in his living

feeling. The framed beaded neck-

(including a stellar bar cart by Jer-

room speaks to his experimenta-

lace acquired on an African safari;

emy Jones that we’re all coveting).

tions in crafting pared-down fur-

the custom replicas of Barragán

We also speak to design pros who

nishings that directly reflect their

Miguelito chairs from your first

share what they see for the future

purposes. Inside, drawers hold

trip to Mexico City; the framed

of design, and the global brands

clusters of shells the avid collec-

drawing your granddaughter, who

and trends they’re channeling.

tor has acquired from around the

lives hundreds of miles away, sent

Then, for added inspiration, we

world. His reproduction of Gerrit

you—it’s these things that make

visit artists in their studios to get

Rietveld’s Red and Blue Chair

us feel closer to the places and

a glimpse of the creative process.

(seen above) stands in a nearby

people we love, even when we

room. Nearly every furnishing in

can’t be physically present.

to be the place where we spend a

It’s also why people like Katrina

large portion of our days. But when

workshop out back, near where his

Lundmark-Kash, whose condo is

we make the home a canvas, there’s

wife also creates the pottery that

seen on p. 208, often rotate objects

really no better place to be.

fills their home.

and art to keep their homes, and their experiences in them, fresh. Every space, person and product featured in this issue speaks to the idea of intentional design. Naples

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Geary takes the notion of

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OVERTURE It’s the handcrafted, personal details that define a home as luxurious. For 30 years, Naples’ Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild has delivered that special touch through its collective of nearly 70 skilled woodworkers, finishers and other craftspeople. Read more about the family-run outfit on p. 140. Photograph by Zach Stovall

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M A DE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

MODE RN M A RV E L S

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE COLLECTI V E

A LL IN THE DE TA IL S

Inspired objects made by local ar tists and ar tisans

Meet A rquitectonica, the architecture firm behind the new Gulfshore Playhouse

Behind the scenes in Naples’ new ar t and design center

The latest trends in door s, floor s and sur faces

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OBJECTIFIE D

By Mic hael Korb

est A creative mind is a miraculous thing. And to see the power of creativit y within local artists and artisans is not only gratif ying, but enviable. These inspired pieces for the home are all designed and handcrafted right in our backyard.

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Uovo Handblown Glass Vessel After completing rare internships with Benjamin Moore and Dale Chihuly, and honing his craft while living in the West, Conrad Williams returned to his native Naples, where he now runs his glassblowing studio. Uovo is a large, handblown glass vessel, mixed with cobalt oxide and finished with a sterling silver overlay. Its sheer size (20 inches high, 11 inches wide and 7 inches deep) makes a stunning impression when the piece is placed near an entryway. $3,800; conradwilliamsglass.com

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Ginkgo Chair These Ed Koehler chairs—inspired by the famed Claude Lalanne model—are hand-sculpted, hammered, ground and welded to be similar, but one of a kind. The seats and backs are fashioned to resemble ginkgo leaves, while the legs are designed as branches, making these a natural place to sit. $3,000 per chair; edkoehlerdesigns.com

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Blac k & White & Red Rollover

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Whimsy is one of the default switches inside the mind of artist John Carroll Long, as illustrated by this side table-meets-art lamp creation. The term “conversation piece” initially comes to mind, but upon closer inspection, its sophistication and balance showcase an artist in command. $4,200; upartanddesign.com

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B lue B o ur bo n C a r t Drinking and driving may be frowned upon, but rolling booze around in this ultra-cool bar cart (48.5 inches high, 16 inches wide and 49.75 inches long), designed and created by Naples-based Jeremy Jones, makes mobile libations a thing of beauty. Made of American walnut and solid steel, it features an antique brass metal cage and an ombré crystalline back panel fitted with a touchless motion LED dimmer, which can be placed in the front of the case (to illuminate items inside) or at the back (to cast a glow and silhouette your bar collection). $18,000; jeremyjonesdesign.com

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Moment in Time Designed to capture the moment when a wave is in motion, crashing upon a shell and engulfing it, this ceramic mixed-media piece (21 inches by 15 inches by 10 inches) is made of resin, custom glazing and silver metallic. Artist Tracy Gurdian, of Tovari Designs, creates rips, tears and holes to represent the natural weathering of shells, while the black and white foam effect comes from a multifiring and glazing process. $1,990; tovaridesigns.com, judithliegeoisdesigns.com

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an a building reinvigorate, or redefine,

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Arquitectonica is known internationally for designing buildings that have a transformational effect on its cities. Fort-Brescia is designing the new, energy-efficient Gulfshore Playhouse complex to be a cultural pull for Naples.

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Miami-based firm Arquitectonica knows the impact architecture can have on a destination. Since launching the company more than 40 years ago, founders and architects, husband-wife duo Bernardo Fort-Brescia and Laurinda Spear (along with other partners), shook off their Miami Vice reputation (they were behind the Atlantis apartment building featured in the TV series). In the 1990s, they emerged as one of the more serious players on the scene, and today, the firm works with more than 900 architects from offices based on four continents. Peruvian-born Fort-Brescia received a master’s in architecture from Harvard University, where he later taught. He has chaired the architectural advisory board at the University of Miami School of Architecture, in addition to serving on the board of directors at The Wolfsonian— Florida International University museum and New World Symphony in Miami. Arquitectonica’s bold modernism (heavy on glass, steel and geometric shapes) is what’s said to have spurred a revitalization of Miami’s urban landscape. The firm continues to change the city with projects like the billion-dollar, mixeduse Brickell City Centre and 19,600-seat waterfront American Airlines Arena, which drove downtown’s revival. “Our firm thrives in the design of transformational projects that redefine cities and neighborhoods,” says Fort-Brescia, who is known for envisioning buildings that naturally integrate into their surroundings. “Part of our design DNA is to un-

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The accordion-like aluminum-and-glass facade of The Bronx Museum of the Arts’ three-story North Wing opened in 2006. Left: The interior of the museum, which features contemporary American art.

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derstand the nature of the location and react with a design fitting to the place.” The $61 million Dijon Performing Arts Center, designed in France in 1998, for example, used the opera facility as a gateway to connect the modern city to the historic district. In Shanghai, the two 50-story office towers that are part of the headquarters of the Agricultural Bank of China and Construction Bank of China frame the axis of the boulevard to the river, while in Rio de Janeiro, the glass cube-shaped BG Group Global Technology Centre is wrapped in a crisscrossed shading device designed with perforated aluminum panels that allow wind to pass through while simultaneously blocking the sun. In 2005, Spear started a sister firm, ArquitectonicaGEO (ArqGEO), dedicated solely to furthering landscape design and sustainability. It’s this seamless integration of boundary-pushing forms and environmentally sensitive design that earned the co-founders the Urban Land Institute Southeast Florida/Caribbean’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017—a first for architects to be recipients. The new Gulfshore Playhouse theater complex, which Arquitectonica is designing with its Theater, Arts and Cultural Building Design Studio, H3 (also behind projects like the Lincoln Center Theater in New York and Brooklyn Academy of Music), will be a freestanding, multidirectional building that can be seen from all angles, similar to a sculpture in a gar-

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Arquitectonica’s imposing Gate Towers on Al Reem Island, just northeast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is made up of three 64-story residential skyscrapers, topped by a bridge of penthouses overlooking the capital city.

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“Part of our design DNA is to understand the nature of the location and react with a design fitting to the place,” Fort-Brescia says. Take this rendering of Arquitectonica’s residential building Testimonio II in Monaco as an example, with its mountain-like structures protruding into the skyline and blending with the land beyond.

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den, Fort-Brescia says. “In Naples, we acknowledged the nautical and tropical identities of the area and used flowing, nautical lines often associated with coastal architecture.” The orientation of the new Gulfshore Playhouse contributes to its energy efficiency, but the floods and rise in sea level. “The building design is iconic, and as a public building, its organic form stands out in contrast to the diverse commercial, industrial and residential buildings surrounding the site,” Fort-Brescia explains. “At the same time, the lush vegetation surrounding the building makes that connection to the abundant landscape prevalent in Naples.”

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The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center has subtle gestures that play tribute to the performing arts. The exterior, for instance, is made up of two planes wrapped around the glass façade, almost like clapping hands. These are the kind of thoughtful details that can be expected for the Gulfshore Playhouse design.

The building is more than just an homage to the native flora, though. Fort-Brescia wants it to serve in high season. Similar to projects in Miami, like the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center and the upcoming new recital hall at the University of Miami Knight Foundation Recital Hall, Arquitectonica/H3 hopes that the new Gulfshore Playhouse won’t be just a landmark—it’ll be a cultural pull for the city. If Miami is any indication of the impact a homegrown agency can have on a major metropolis, this is a feat they’ll surely achieve.

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CONCEPT; or pop by for the community-centric gatherings. Today, there’s a planned visit from Narrative Coffee Roasters, which will be setting up an espresso cart on the central courtyard for tenants and passersby to enjoy. By 9:30 a.m., Stofft Cooney Architecture, located on the third floor

Homes Naples team begins to arrive

across the way from Kurtz Homes, is

at The Collective, the new luxury de-

buzzing. The architecture team land-

region; all were drawn by a shared vi-

sign center that Randy Kurtz recently

ed on an open-space concept for its

sion for how Naples could continue to

debuted in the Naples Design District.

offices, similar to its approach for the

blossom as a contemporary city and

rest of the building. “The layout sup-

collaborative creative community.

Their day starts early. Elizabeth Kurtz trickles in first, today. By the time Randy arrives, his daughter is already at her desk coordinating for the day ahead. She doesn’t spend much time sitting, though. As the one who handles tenant and community relations—and anything else that may come up—she’s often jetting between the two dozen or so design businesses that now operate out of the building. The concept for The Collective is simple enough: Gather some of the greatest businesses in Southwest Florida construction, architecture, development, interior design and art under the same roof. Create an environment where the teams can easily cross paths, congregate and exchange ideas. Open the doors so anyone from the community (competitors, includreserve the shared office space; shop at retailers like Casa Italia, The Luxury Bed Collection and METHOD &

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ed) can take part, too. Anyone can

The day starts early for Randy Kurtz, founder of The Collective. His dog, Bentley, accompanies him to the office daily. Previous spread: Inside METHOD & CONCEPT, a gallery and design studio on the ground floor.

It’s just before 7 a.m. when the Kurtz

ports collaborative interaction be-

Ozzie Pancaro, founder of Casa Ita-

tween all of our team members,” says

lia, hadn’t worked directly with Ran-

Bob Vayda, the senior architect who

dy before joining The Collective, but

took lead in designing The Collec-

after meeting him personally, Pan-

tive. “We find it easy to discuss ques-

caro recognized the symmetry. “Our

tions, designs and solutions.” Toward

thoughts were in sync,” he says.

the back of the office, architect John

Though Casa Italia, which recently

Cooney sits at a large table reviewing

relocated from the Miromar Design

blueprints with managing director

Center, deals in about a dozen high-

Jenny Haire. Elsewhere throughout

end Italian brands, its space in The

the space, architects and project man-

Collective functions primarily as a

agers are plugging away at the various

showroom for Minotti, the Italian

projects the team has on the boards,

furnishings brand. “We are one of

some of which are collaborations with

their 12 dealers in the United States,

Kurtz Homes (celebrating the part-

and this is one of only four dedicated

nership, in a hallway between the two

Minotti showrooms in the country,”

offices, hang large prints of residences

Pancaro explains. The pieces—with

the two groups have done together

their contemporary shapes, palettes

in Port Royal, downtown Naples and

and superior craftsmanship—dovetail

Aqualane Shores).

with The Collective’s ethos.

It wasn’t all that hard for Ran-

By now, it’s midday and the STARa-

dy Kurtz to secure the tenants for

bility Trailblazer volunteers who

The Collective. Most are people he’s

come in a couple times a week to help

worked with in more than three de-

with projects in the building are filing

cades building custom homes in the

down the hallway outside Casa Italia,

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wrapping up their shift. They pass by Unique Wood Floor Co., where Christian Rodriguez is sorting through new samples of handcrafted walnut and genuine French oak in various textures, finishes, grades and parquet patterns. At any given time, the showroom has more than 100 samples on display that a could browse. This is one of the defining features of The Collective. In addition to being home to interior designers and architects, the space also hosts niche vendors specializing in flooring, outdoor furnishings, lighting, sound, security, high-end windows and a host of other services. Between Premiere Systems, AlliKristé cabinetry, GWT Outdoors and dozens of others who have a fullfledged showroom or smaller studio in the building, one could take care of everything needed while building a dream home. At around 2 p.m.—after sorting through plans and deliberating on materials for a new Moorings residence she’s designing with Stofft Cooney—interior designer Sharon Gilkey, of Montanna Design Associates, heads across the way from her showroom to take advantage of the access available through The Studio. There, surrounding a coworking-style

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On the second floor, at The Studio, anyone can reserve the shared office space. Below: John Cooney reviews materials for an upcoming project with Stofft Cooney Architecture team members; wood samples at Unique Wood Floor Co., one of the niche vendors that operates within The Collective.

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Interior designer Sharon Gilkey, of Montanna Design, takes an artistic approach to her work. The front of her studio is a dedicated gallery space, which currently features photography and paintings by Naples’ Susan Forrest Castle.

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office space that anyone can reserve, more than a dozen vendors have studios with samples of fabrics, cabinetry, window panes and hardware, among other things. As an interior designer, Gilkey involves herself in projects from the inception to ensure a cohesive and holistic end result. She architect about the expansion his

and hardware for a new project, so she

office is currently undergoing. He’s

visits Cassina and ASI Naples, which

clear he’s not interested in growing

specializes in automated shading and

too much bigger. “I don’t want to be a

admire the current display at the stu-

ing local culture and sense of place

dio for METHOD & CONCEPT, one

through the arts. She is particularly

of the seven fellow Collective tenants

enthusiastic about the hyperperson-

she is currently collaborating with for

al nature of these upcoming exhibits.

various projects.

“It’s bringing all the people we love

METHOD & CONCEPT has its

together,” she says. Today, she’s mak-

own corner space at street level. A

ing plans for the opening, which, she

glass-encased, high-ceiling beauty,

shares, is four days after Valentine’s

which founder and CEO Chad Jensen

Day. Amy is mindful of the pandemic,

designed himself, the gallery and de-

but optimistic. Having been part of

sign studio still shows works from the

The Collective’s grand opening a few

recent Beyond Nature show. Amy Jen-

months back, she was able to pilot a

sen, Chad’s wife and the gallery direc-

system that ensures safe access, while

tor, is there preparing for two upcom-

still allowing people to interact with

ing exhibits: Family, which features

the space and art.

the works of renowned artist friends

As for everyone else, the pandemic

Chad grew up with in Detroit, along

has brought struggles to the tenants

with relationships he’s cultivated in

of The Collective, which was slated

more than a decade of dealing in con-

to open February 2020. But, it’s clear

temporary fine art; and Semi-Precious,

that fostering community between all

which focuses on Chad’s own works

those involved has helped strengthen

that he created during the pandemic.

each part of the whole.

Amy, who works with Youth Hav-

As the day nears its end, Randy

en as the arts program coordinator,

Kurtz is upstairs speaking with one

is committed to the goal of enhanc-

of his contractors and a Stofft Cooney

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smart home technology. She stops to

Collaboration lies at the heart of The Collective. Above, from left: Randy Kurtz with daughters Elizabeth Kurtz and Carolyn Gordon and granddaughters Isla and Lucy; a sketch for a home that tenants Montanna Design and Stofft Cooney are working on together.

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huge company,” he says. “We’ll grow a little more, but not much more.” Still, he’s not shy about advertising the fact that there are a few premium spaces he’d still like to lease, including a restaurant site on the ground floor. Back in his office, with his daughters Elizabeth and Carolyn Gordon and granddaughters, Isla and Lucy, and his dog, Bentley, Randy and crew set the example for the familial spirit that runs through the building. Elizabeth shares an update on The Collective Cares program, which she’s spearheading to give back to local charitable organizations. It was a natural effort for her, having worked in the nonprofit sector before relocating back to Naples from Orlando a couple years ago. The Collective Cares is her baby, but it’s also indicative of the community-first presence The Collective is cultivating with its tenants, the region and its Naples Design District neighborhood.

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Chad Jensen of METHOD & CONCEPT Brand: Luke Lamp Co. After stumbling into an abandoned railcar facility, Mamaroneck, New York-based Luke Kelly reclaimed some old light fixtures and embarked on a project to design lamps from salvaged parts that garnered instant attention. He then launched his line of flexible LED rope lighting that is a cross between a sculptural chandelier and a high-end take on classic neon signs. The Surrey Suspension IV model is outdoor-rated and comes in three sizes (4, 6 and 8 feet in length). “Luke Lamp is super progressive and interactive,” Chad Jensen says. “People absolutely love the installation in our new gallery space.” lukelampco.com

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The lifelong-friend duo behind Hellman-Chang converted a hobby into a full-time profession. The self-taught craftsmen helped establish the Brooklyn Renaissance movement in New York before relocating to a larger space down south in Georgia. Striking finishes, like the deep espresso walnut in the Tao Lounge Chair, make pieces stand out in any setting. hellmanchang.com

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The Atlanta-based company’s ethos revolves around one-of-a-kind, handcrafted pieces. “Bradley makes all their furniture in-house, which allows for endless customization,” Renée Gaddis says. Over the past 20 years, the brand has expanded to include artist-designed textiles and wall coverings, which are often combined with Bradley’s American-made furnishings. Pieces are heavy on textured materials, like antiqued mirror and reclaimed wood, and styles that teeter on the side of midcentury modern, like the Sullivan Zig-Zag Ottoman (with fabric design by Richmond, Virginia-based artist Lindsay Cowles). bradleyusa.com

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Jennifer Stevens, senior design director at Romanza, pulls from Heidi Jung’s nature-inspired art to add a dark, earthy quality to spaces. Many of Jung’s works nod to her upbringing in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, but her talent also reflects varied ecosystems, as seen in this aquatic Little Urchin. Drawing from her photography background, the texture and patterns covering her charcoal and ink-etched panels are reminiscent of a retro darkroom. heidijung.com

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With a reputation for crafting some of the world’s finest flooring, PFM produces rugs that range from historic reproductions to hand-knotted textiles influenced by weaving traditions around the globe. Part of a series of designer collabs, PFM partnered with renowned designer David Kaihoi on a collection of mixed-media tapestries woven with wool and sheet metal. All patterns—including the Breastplate design seen here—can be customized. pattersonflynnmartin.com

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Judith Liegeois is always sketching. There’s a journal next to her bed in case inspiration

The New Zealand-born interior designer is known for bringing a little something extra to projects, including sketching bespoke fixtures and furnishings to suit the specific space and her client’s aesthetic.

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strikes first thing in the morning. Even during our interview on a Monday afternoon, she’s doodling in a notepad as we discuss her custom approach to design. “Being a designer isn’t just going shopping; I mean, it’s a little bit of that— finding the right pieces that will fit,” she says. “But it’s also designing the right pieces that will fit.” The New Zealand-born owner of Judith Liegeois Designs and 20-year trustee for the Naples Winter Wine Festival has been beautifying homes on the Gulf and beyond for more than 20 years. For the past 13 years, she has operated out of her studio and 3,000-squarefoot gallery and showroom on 12th Avenue South in Naples. Though she didn’t have a formal education in interior design, the craft came naturally to her: “It’s almost like it was waiting for me; it was something I used to do as a child.” When she was 9 or 10 years old, she recalls drawing a side table that she envisioned to go next to her childhood bed. Now with her own design firm, she uses the same strategy. “Rooms don’t always present themselves perfectly for what you want to do, and you can’t always buy the furniture that’s going to fit into an awkward space, so it was a

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pen and paper drawing of what could be in the space to make it work,” she says. Take the GROWTH chandelier, she created in collaboration with CP Lighting, for instance. A few years ago, Liegeois was working with a couple who had an issue with the lighting in their bedroom. The junction box (the wiring source) was off-centered, which meant most fixtures would be awkwardly placed. Liegeois

Liegeois has an affinity for illuminations and classifies lighting as practical and artistic. Oftentimes in her work, the two sides meet, as was the case with the prototype of the GROWTH chandelier (top), which she designed with CP Lighting more than 20 years ago.

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mapped out a plan for the design of a chandelier that could remedy the issue and sent it to Christopher Poehlmann, owner of the designing and manufacturing studio CP Lighting. Following her sketch, Poehlmann produced the branch-like fixture that crawls across the ceiling, appearing to be centered over the bed and casting light across the room. “I can draw literally anything and Christopher creates it for me,” she says. “He’s brilliant.” Lighting is a particular point of interest for Liegeois, and she breaks it down into two categories: there’s the practical lighting over dining room tables and kitchen islands, and then there’s lighting that serves as art. “Every light to me has to be artistic and creative,” she says. “As much as I like overhead lighting and chandeliers, I don’t like to overuse them in a room because I don’t want it to look like a lighting store.” Not every piece Liegeois uses is custom. She also has an affinity for vintage and repurposed items. Around her showroom, one can find vintage lamps and pottery pieces that have been fashioned into light

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fixtures. The criteria for her design choices relies on originality—either because the piece is created new or by the way items, eras and styles are arranged and remixed in a space. “The showroom was born from my love of collecting and finding items,” she says. “I was sort of globe-trotting, like a magpie, the bird that’s always going into somebody else’s nest and saying, ‘Oh, I like that, I think I’ll take that.’”

Liegeois works out of her 12th Avenue South gallery and showroom. Her headquarters for the past 13 years, the 3,000-squarefoot space is filled with original designs, work by independent artists and vintage and global finds.

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Liegeois hesitates on the word eclectic when describing her style, finally opting against it. “I think an underlying aesthetic would be organic but glamorous. A little earthy but with beautiful silks, velvets and a little gold,” she says. “I always want to incorporate my clients and who they are into that mix. They come to me because we’re different. We certainly don’t fit the mold of what Naples typically goes after.” Given that Naples has plenty of beach houses to design, when Liegeois approaches a coastal interior, she likes to offset any pale colors with wicker furniture and baskets, “giving it a little tension to give it some guts, I like to say. I don’t want anything that looks like it’s come off an assembly line.” Not one to follow the trends, Liegeois designs for longevity, so that 20 years later, a client should only want to switch out some throw pillows. “If you really listen and look, the space will tell you what it needs,” the designer says. And when it does, you can be certain she will have her pen ready.

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seaside-inspired El Dorado by Élitis. The design comes in more than 40 shades that Fisher says deliver a high impact. Price upon request; elitis.fr/en.

El Dorado by Élitis (previous spread) Raffia fibers are woven into embossed vinyl for a textured feel and sun-bleached appearance on the

Fan Out A delicate take on the tropical motif, Arte’s Abanico is one that Jeffrey Fisher deems especially sophisticated, with its wispy brushstrokes resembling pandan leaves. Price upon request; arte-international.com/en

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company, Lee Jofa, to deliver the Graffito Salmon/Cream by Groundworks. A blend of fine art and street art, the bright peach, hand-painted print is currently on Fisher’s lineup for a future installation. Priced to the trade; kravet.com

Abstract Thought Star interior designer Kelly Wearstler partners with the centuries-old fabric and wallpaper

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Penny Lane “I’ve always been drawn to Andrew Martin’s wall coverings. They’re so well done and realistic,” the designer says. Of the London-based company’s charming designs, Fisher calls out Penny Post by Andrew Martin (in red) as one of his favorites. The print showcases a collection of vintage one penny stamps that add a touch of old-world charm to a study or bedroom. $75 per roll; andrewmartin.co.uk

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to develop its original designs. Created by the Paris-based Garance Vallée, L’ivresse, which features bold, geometric shapes evocative of the ’50s and ’60s. Fisher says the style is best used in larger spaces, such as hallways, stairwells or the many tall ceilings found in Southwest Florida homes. Price upon request; astere.fr/en

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when he took a trip down to his hometown of Naples to do an install in a new home. His father’s business, Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild, was in charge of all the cabinetry in the same space. Walking into the job, Matthew was welcomed with hug after hug. This, he realized, was his family. “That’s where I discovered what my father had created,” Matthew says. “That was the seed that was planted.” Not long after, Matthew returned to work full-time at Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild, the team of master cabinetmakers and fine finishers his father—known as Tommy around the guild—has been assembling since 1991. His brother, Ben, joined the team that year, too, and they haven’t stopped growing since. In 2018, Matthew became CEO and Ben became president and COO. “Our dad, Tommy, has been an incredible mentor,” Matthew says. “Everyone loves him, so it’s huge shoes to fill— it took two sets of shoes to fill it.” This year marks the 30th anniversary of Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild, not exactly a small milestone in the age of COVID-19 and mass manufacturing. And as the premier providers of fine interior woodwork and finishes in Naples, they aren’t slowing down any time soon.

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Any design insider knows that it’s these finer touches—the custom, hand-carved furnishings or the meticulously polished closet door—that truly make a home luxurious. When you zoom into the structure, whether it’s a stately home or an immaculate hotel building, it’s those labored pieces made by a craftsperson’s hand that speak to the quality of the design. Entering the 42,000-square-foot Naples facility provides an instant look at just how much everyone at the company, which at this point includes close to 70 artisans, loves their jobs. There are master craftspeople, who have been at the Artisans’ Guild for more than 25 years, working with young apprentices. There are those meticulously constructing cabinetry, wood shavings piled at their feet. Some use old-world techniques, such as French polishing and gilding, a small brush working its way around an ornate molding, while others add luxe modern finishes, like polished high gloss, to one-of-a-kind furnishings. It’s a job that requires not an ounce of error. “It’s very much a team mentality here,” Matthew says. “Craftsmen at this level of talent and focus can have a tendency to be more isolated. But one of the unique things Tommy created was the idea that individual talent is celebrated, but leave your ego at the door—fan the flame with the team.” In every department, from designing to fabricating to finishing, the team works collaboratively until a final product is in-

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The artisans craft cabinetry and furniture in a 42,000-square-foot facility in Naples. “Craftsmen at this level of talent and focus can have a tendency to be more isolated,” Matthew says. “But one of the unique things Tommy created was the idea that individual talent is celebrated, but leave your ego at the door—fan the flame with the team.”

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Employing old-world techniques and modern luxe finishes, the artisans build cabinetry and custom furniture. “Dad brought the passion and we are bringing the systems and improvements, making things current with the times,” Matthew says.

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stalled. Whether it’s a dignified study filled with rich, floor-to-ceiling cabinetry or a whimsical, heart-shaped desk that glistens with its pearlescent finish or some intricately devised oak paneling alongside hand-carved, mahogany built-ins, the team does it all. They are there from the inkling of a vision in the homeowners’ mind, sketching and then drafting, planning and calculating, picking out the finest materials and making sure every step of the process is done to perfection—even the delivery of the carved pieces to the homes—that’s what sets their work apart. Holding strong in their particular space in Southwest Florida, the guild has continued to be the go-to place for custom cabinetry and millwork because the artisans there aren’t willing to cut corners. The company also holds itself to the highest standards of civic responsibility from mentoring local youth to lending their talents to help meet the needs of the less fortunate. As the years go on, the business isn’t afraid to grow toward a more progressive place, invested in developing artisan talent and contemporary design in the region. In 2015, METHOD & CONCEPT, a contemporary art gallery and design studio led by Chad Jensen, launched as a division of Thomas Riley Companies. Jensen was an early 2000s employee that came aboard as a cabinet and furniture maker, and who then evolved to a point Matthew describes as “creating a branch off the mother oak.” In September 2020, the Guild acquired

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Many of the guild’s master artisans have been with the company for 25 or more years, and there’s a strong culture of apprenticeship that ensures new talent is always being cultivated.

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Acanthus International, a refinishing and restoration company in West Palm Beach headed by world-class master wood finisher and restoration specialist Mark Billane—another offshoot with those shared core values and roots. Adding to the prestige of welcoming such a supertalent to the fold, Matthew describes the serendipitous path of Billane seeing a dining table more than

Last year, the guild acquired Acanthus International, a highly regarded refinishing and restoration firm located in West Palm Beach that shares its work ethic and approach to craftsmanship.

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20 years ago and knowing he wanted to work with the people who created that project. Turns out it was a Thomas Riley piece. “It completes the circle,” Matthew says. “It’s a new beginning for all of us while we continue to work with more support and more talent. Now we have an office in Palm Beach, a shared office— the family grew, and it’s beautiful to see the teams gel like a marriage.” Matthew counts off clients across Florida, New York and Southern California, explaining the excitement the team feels with each new project. Through their discerning customers and the incredible artistry and intricacy of their work, both Naples and the business itself are joining the ranks of incredible design destinations. “Dad brought the passion and we are bringing the systems and improvements, making things current with the times,” Matthew says. Last year, the business added major improvements and renovations to their facilities, and with every move, it’s clear the team is intent on upholding Tommy’s baton of excellence.

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ver a career that spans nearly five decades, visionary interior designer Richard Geary has lived in a log cabin and a geodesic sphere, and created countless cutting-edge concepts for clients from New York City to Mexico City. But no house has sparked his imagination quite like the 2,350-square-foot structure in Logan Woods that he and his family have called home for the last 43 years. Like Geary himself, the ever-evolving residence takes an analytical approach to design, challenging conventional notions of form and function and renouncing merely fashionable choices for refreshingly original, and often exceedingly rational, ones. “There are very few stones that I’ve left unturned—everything was left for review,” Geary says. He built the house before his 30th birthday and—guided by his minimalist leanings and the work of architectural masters that came before him—has molded it into his own personal laboratory for aesthetic experimentation. Utensil drawers, interior doors, furnishings and fixtures have all been subjected to a scientific method of sorts, as the cerebral designer has explored the many ways to interpret each element, distilling them to their essence while amplifying beauty and purpose. His own house is frequently the first stop during the research and development phase of any project. “Most people don’t want to take chances,” Geary says. He, however, has no qualms about using himself as a guinea pig. “It’s always better to try out new things on yourself rather than on a client.” It’s also simpler to sell an unorthodox idea when you have a real-life case study to support it—one you’ve built yourself from the ground up. “It becomes less of a leap of faith. If you’re a little bit adventurous, you can see how easy it is to live with something that’s a little outside your comfort zone if it’s well-designed.” Fortunately for Geary, his ingenuity is as boundless as his creativity, and a lifetime of experiments have paid off both personally and professionally, coalescing into a house that is as forward-thinking as it is timeless. “People are so wrapped up in the fashion of design and wanting to be current, but what if you could be current now and 30 years from now?” he ponders. “That’s good design.” Let’s review the details ...

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Kitchen “For someone whose ambition is to build their own house, I also wanted to build everything in it,” Geary says. He constructed the figured ash veneer in the kitchen with the aim of elevating the cabinetry to the level of architecture, creating a clean aesthetic that hides two refrigerators and freezers and an appliance garage. Even the placement of the aluminum drawer pulls—at the center of each panel’s edge rather than in the middle of the panel itself—challenges conventional wisdom. “The idea is to question everything,” he says. In place of a standard seam, the kitchen island features an interlocking brass joint that unites two slabs of brass and honed Basaltina and creates an unexpected focal point. “It’s the same material as the steps in the Roman Forum,” Geary says. For the floors, the architect and his wife favor the look of poured concrete, but the material lacks the comfort they sought. The solution: prestained cork tiles mimic the neutrality without the aching joints. “It’s almost like walking on carpet,” he says. Other thoughtful details include the stainless steel hood over the stove, which Geary transformed into a shelf that now displays his wife’s pottery, and the custom utensil drawer within the island: Though the Gearys adore the Dansk Fjord flatware they’ve been using for the last 50 years, the teak-handle utensils have a unique shape that doesn’t fit standard organizers, so Geary fashioned his own inserts to hold the service for 24. 15 8 GULFSHORE LIFE H O M E

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Rebelling against the army of model homes with limited windows and claustrophobic proportions, Geary built the house on a four-foot module, with each of the 20-foot-wide rooms meeting in the middle to form a cross. The conceit’s benefits are two-fold: The shape allows cross breezes to flow through the structure for energy-efficient cooling, and it creates expansive walls of windows that direct natural light to every corner of the residence.

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Ceiling According to Geary, the house is one of the first in Naples to feature a scissors truss, a decorative element that performs multiple functions. “Back in the ‘70s, no one built scissors trusses, but it gave us a lot of rhythm in the center of the living room, and that let us put a fan up without feeling like we were cluttering the space,” he says. It also allowed him to create the star-like visual element that hovers above the kitchen area like a sculptural piece of, in his words, “folded origami.” 16 0 GULFSHORE LIFE H O M E

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With its ethereal glow and floating vanity, the master bath feels as fresh today as it did when Geary designed it 17 years ago. Its centerpiece is a mirror that helps to illuminate the space by reflecting light from a window two rooms away and diffusing the luminescence from lighting panels nestled into the wall on either side, eliminating the shadows typically cast by overhead can lighting. A subtle undulating pattern in the travertine flooring gives the appearance of extended space as it flows beneath the vanity, making the room look larger; vertical drawer pulls and hardware installed directly into the mirror achieve the same effect. Many of Geary’s examinations center on the idea that the established way of doing things can always be improved upon. Case in point: the shower stall in the master bathroom. Lined in silver travertine, the space forgoes a standard drain marring the center of the stone in favor of a discreet slit behind the threshold. There are no moldings in Geary’s home, an unusual design detail that serves to maintain the clean, pure aesthetic. Instead, walls seem to float above the flooring thanks to a stainless steel rail that discretely joins the partitions with the silver travertine tile, creating a visual illusion that adds height to the space.

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Living Room “I look at designers like Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe and try to figure out what it is about their design that makes them stand the test of time,” Geary says. “And then I say, ‘Yeah, I can use that idea and apply it to something else.’” The De Stijl movement—a Dutch style that embraced abstract, pareddown forms with geometric shapes and primary colors—has proved particularly inspiring, informing the design for the cocktail table Geary once built for a client (and reproduced with tweaks here) and the painterly rug that lies beneath it in the living room. “The blocks and glass act like extensions of the rug, so the whole thing becomes one composition,” he says. Eschewing curtains and, as he puts it, “other malarkey blowing around,” Geary designed fins to frame the windows and conceal the unfinished edges of Roman shades for a clean, simplified look. The architectural element also hides mullions to give sliding doors a more uniform, cohesive feel. 16 4 GULFSHORE LIFE H O M E

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with ornate frames to maintain a streamlined look. “I wanted the doors to feel like openings in the partitions,” he says, noting how they disappear when pushed aside. Here, he painted them in soothing blue-green hues to deliver an unexpected burst of color and combat the yellowing that occurs when the panels are hidden inside the wall for extended periods of time.

Pocket Doors A hallmark of many of Geary’s projects is a refreshing lack of wall molding. In his own home, he has opted for pocket doors instead of those

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Geary uses his home as a laboratory for creative expression, not least in the furnishings he crafts in his on-site woodshop. Among the pieces are a live-edge dining table in the main living space and headboard and cabinet in the master bedroom fabricated from a 350-year-old longleaf pine log recovered in North Florida. He built the drafting table in his office after viewing a similar one in artist Donald Judd’s home in Marfa, Texas. A thin DeStijl-inspired chair is his reproduction of the earliest version of the now-famous Red Blue Chair by Gerrit Rietveld, one of the founders of the Dutch movement. And a Jean Michel Frank piece informed the chiseled cypress table in his bedroom. “It’s like when you read, the way someone turns a phrase in a book—everyone has something to offer,” he says. “The more I find out what people have done before me, the more facility I have with experimenting with stuff.”

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In Geary’s home, every piece speaks to the designer’s curiosity. With his bookcases, the designer sought to discover how thin one could make the frame while still being functional. Two other Rietveld-inspired pieces—the Hoge Chair (left) and the Elling sideboard (right; with image by photographer Harry de Zitter above)—were also reproductions of the DeStijl master’s work, which Geary created for an exhibition while teaching furniture design and construction at the University of Florida in 1995. Meanwhile, a display cabinet in a far corner of the living room (center), was his own attempt to create an enclosed cabinet that was even more transparent—literally and figuratively. Within it, drawers slide out to reveal a fragment of Geary’s extensive collection of sea shells. “My attraction to this is the honesty of what furniture is without artifice,” he says. “The aesthetic lies in how it is made and the materials from which it is made—the function is totally clear.”

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Landscape architect David Young worked closely with the home’s architect Jim Thomas to ensure the built and natural environments complemented each other and enhanced the Little Gasparilla Island setting. Upon entering on the ground floor, the view of water from the acrylic-bottom pool above ensures an instant sense of peace.

They would be tired, Young presumed. So he wanted them to feel embraced when they finally arrived. The barren, private gravel road that After more than a decade, David Young’s

winds to all of the properties in this area

lasting image of his project on Little Gas-

is nothing special. But at one turn, an oa-

It’s that welcoming, tropical vibe that

parilla Island is the scene he created on

sis magically appears in the distance. A

Young and his design firm, DWY Land-

the private road leading to the property.

dozen coconut palm trees stretch toward

scape Architects, elicited throughout this

It’s not particularly easy to get to this

the sky, six on each side of the drive, their

unique property when they designed it in

part of Boca Grande. The Naples-born

torsos leaning into the road as if they’re

2009. Following FEMA (Federal Emer-

landscape architect knew that the Mid-

peeking down a long hallway, motion-

gency Management Agency) regulations,

western homeowners who commissioned

ing for you to come close. “It looks like

the home is elevated. Its split-level up-

the project would have to arrive at their

this respite. This spot where you want

per floor, which comprise the main living

beachside mansion via private charter,

to get to—almost like a mirage,” Young

spaces, appear as if it’s detached from the

or fly into Sarasota airport, then drive an

says. “And once you do, you feel the spa-

landscape, like a skybox.

hour and a half down to their home on

tial qualities and the tropical setting that

Little Gasparilla Island.

those palm trees provide.”

Young collaborated with the architect to ensure his landscape decisions comple-

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His original sketch of the grounds reveals sustainability considerations were key components to his design. He designed around existing vegetation, like the seagrapes and sabal palms, planted dozens of low-maintenance tropical and native plants, worked with regionally sourced limestone and grasses and installed an 8,000-gallon cistern to capture and reuse rainwater.

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The rectangular callida limestone and ribbons of grass used on the motor court mirror the spacing and look of the home’s sidings, so it’s as if the exterior is reflected in the ground. Stacked callida stone monuments flank the driveway, along with bromeliads, coconut palms and philodendron.

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Following FEMA requirements, the home is elevated, so the upper level functions as the main living areas. A spiral staircase—surrounded by air plants installed in the siding and potted tropical plants in Kornegay planters—leads to the pool deck, which is surrounded by a screened kitchen and dining area, sleeping porch, pool bath and shower and a great room with views out to the Gulf.

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The landscaping transports residents to a remote haven. “You feel rather secluded, even though you have neighbors on either side of you, literally just 15 feet away from the edge of your house,” Young says. On the eastern, lagoon side of the property, the same limestone feature from the low-maintenance motor court is used to create a stepping path leading to the mangrove-lined boardwalk.

of the house,” Young explains. “This aspect of our design serves double-duty, as a garden and as a motor court.” The feature also allows water to filter through—one of the key components in the environmenmented the home’s distinct makeup. Take

tally sustainable considerations for the

the motor court, for example. Instead of

project.

paving the entire space with hardscape,

Hidden underneath the motor court is

Young took a more progressive approach.

an 8,000-gallon cistern that captures rain-

the vertical nature of the home. Young

To mimic the home’s exterior horizontal

water, which is then reused for irrigation.

filled the property with a vast array of

rainscreen sidings, Young’s designs called

Young estimates that Boca Grande re-

palms, including areca, bottle, triangle,

for rectangular regional callida limestone,

ceives around 52 to 54 inches of rainfall a

thatch and coconut. There are salt- and

installed over sand with ribbons of grass,

year, which (under ideal conditions) could

wind-tolerant bamboo species, along

aligning the rocks in rows to make it look

feed the Florida-friendly landscape that

with native perennial clump grass, pep-

as if the sidings were being reflected in a

he designed, creating a net-zero draw on

eromias and a number of bromeliads.

sea of grass. “We even aligned that space

the municipal water system. Much of that

“It feels like you’re in a whole new world

so that it respects the structural columns

landscape includes plants of scale due to

when you’re there, almost like you’re in

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Views from the pool deck show lush foliage that surrounds the property, with coconut palms, seabreeze bamboo and bottle palms creating a natural barrier between the homeowners and their neighbors.

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The pool, designed with Aquatic Consultants from Miami, is lined with glass mosaic tile that mimics the saltwater beyond. The pool is surrounded by dwarf clusia, in oolite stone planters; bottle, triangle and coconut palms; monstera; and wart ferns. A pergola spans overhead, connecting the northern and southern wings of the home.

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Landscape Architect: David W. Young, DWY Landscape Architects

Young’s creative use of plants, environmentally sound features and unique aesthetics for this project earned him recognition from the Florida American Society of Landscape Architects and an Ultimate Outdoor Award from HGTV.

land that remained untouched from before and after his installations was the wall of seagrapes that sit along the dune. They not only act as a buffer for the gusty winds, but create quite the image when viewing the property from a resort,” Young says. “Everything’s very

the Gulf. “The house from the water

tropical, very lush. You feel rather se-

side, appears as though it just projects

cluded, even though you have neigh-

out of the seagrapes,” Young says.

Young often thinks about the work he did on this home, which won him a cou-

bors on either side of you, literally

But the Gulf view from the home’s ter-

ple honors: the award of excellence by

just 15 feet away from the edge of your

race is just as good. Glass mosaic tile on

the Florida American Society of Land-

house.”

the sides of the pool (which has an acryl-

scape Architects and an Ultimate Out-

For sustainability purposes, Young

ic panel along the bottom), spa and out-

door Award by HGTV. More than a de-

and his team removed a large ficus

door shower mimics the salty water be-

cade later, the entryway scene remains

tree—a non-native aggressive species—

yond. There’s also a pergola, which spans

one of his favorites: “When you see those

that occupied a significant footprint

across the pool, connecting the two sides

coconut palms on the drive, you know

of the property. But one aspect of the

of the home.

you’re almost there—you’ve arrived.”

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“Tudor Eclectic” may not be a formally recognized architectural style but it’s the description that architect Mitch Lehde and his team at MHK Architecture & Planning hit on to help sell their design to the architectural board in the Augusta Road community of Greenville, South Carolina (a city of about 70,000 people in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains). It’s one of the city’s oldest and most desirable neighborhoods, the sort of place where homes rarely come on the market, and real estate transactions are often the result of a note left in a mailbox or private, so-called pocket listings. Several years ago, when a prominent local family decided to sell their homestead, creating a 22-lot development in the area, just a stone’s throw from downtown, it created both headlines and a rare opportunity to build new in an old neighborhood, albeit with restrictions. MHK, the well-known architecture firm founded 12 years ago by Naples architect Matthew Kragh, was tapped by

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a couple, who had recently moved back to the area after living in various cities around the country, to create what they

While headquartered in Naples, MHK has offices throughout Florida, as well as Aspen, Colorado, and, conveniently, Greenville. When this couple approached Lehde, the firm had already designed two homes in the neighborhood, which is so close to the zoo that residents can hear lions roar at night. Their Augusta Road roster now has six homes in styles ranging from rustic mountain cottage to Romanesque Revival, French country to French manor, a French Tudor and this one, bearing the aforementioned Tudor Eclectic moniker. “The challenge was that the clients wanted to do something very contemporary, but the first concept design we did was too contemporary for the architectural board, so we went back to the drawing board,” says Lehde, who is director of the Carolinas for MHK. “We painted the

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The outdoor area is an extension of the interior living space, which has 18-foot windows flanking a steel fireplace and a ceiling crafted from the same oak used for the floors.

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A whimsical installation of tiles marks the transition from the mudroom to the kitchen; colorful art lines the wall alongside the floating staircase.

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brick, we added two corbel details on the gable faces and put in those long vertical Pendant lamps of different lengths make for a creative installation above the bookmatched quartz kitchen island. A Pitt cooktop system is set into the porcelain slab counter behind it; the refrigerator is camouflaged behind black cabinetry.

slits.” It was approved, but the challenges didn’t end there. “The houses here sit relatively close together, lots aren’t large, and we were only allowed 60% coverage on the lot,” Lehde notes. “So how do we create the illusion of a house that is wide open and feels wide open to the outdoors, when you have a relatively small footprint, and have houses on either side?” The solution for the resulting approximately 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home included open communal spaces that flow into one another, and strategic usage and placement of glass that would flood these spaces with natural light. Visitors enter through a steel and glass door and are almost immediately afforded views straight through the home to the pool area beyond. The ground floor houses the master bedroom, study and open-plan living, dining and kitchen areas. The kid’s bedrooms, craft area and media room are all upstairs, with the potentially noisiest space (the media room)

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The second floor of the home is the domain of the couple’s four children. It includes each of their bedrooms, a craft area and a media room, which, as the potentially noisiest room, is strategically located above the kitchen. The green boards protect the wall from swinging chairs.

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purposely situated above the kitchen. A placed at the second-floor terminus of a floating staircase, serves the dual purpose of allowing for easy communication between those above and below, as well as allowing for some of the natural light streaming in through the 18-foot windows in the living room to flow into the upstairs space as well. Lehde worked closely with Nate Fowler of Fowler Interiors in the planning of the interior spaces. Fowler, with his brother Dustin, now runs the interior design firm founded by their parents, and has a long-standing relationship with the clients, having designed multiple homes from Key Biscayne to Laguna Beach. But this project was different from the others. While he says the clients usually move every few years for professional reasons, they decided to make a decade-long commitment to Greenville for the sake of their children, who range in ages from 9 to 17 and, for the first

Several areas of the home showcase inventive uses of tile. In one of the kids’ bathrooms, trapezoid-like white porcelain tiles were set in a geometric pattern with dark grout that closely matches the wall color.

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Designer Nate Fowler designed the master bedroom to be warm and cozy, while delivering a strong visual impact. Hanging above the Ray Booth Collection Hickory Chair bed is one of the homeowner’s favorite works of art, which she describes as “haunting and sexy.”

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Though plots aren’t large in this neighborhood and the design team was only allowed 60% coverage of the lot, Lehde and crew made the most of the space by employing high-contrast schemes and an open layout, and creating plenty of distinct areas for the family of six (plus two dogs and two cats) to play.

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time, would each have their own room. Fowler was tasked with creating “functional, livable and clean” spaces with “great art and great light fixtures” for the family of six, plus two dogs and two cats. “One theme through the house is having strong contrasts to keep things interesting,” Fowler says. Rooms on the front of the home—most notably the master bedroom and study—were purposely painted dark colors, whereas the rest of the main floor was left light. Furnishings were kept neutral and clad whenever possible in performance fabrics, with sculptural light fixtures designed by the likes of Kelly Wearstler, Thomas O’Brien and Ralph Lauren scattered throughout. And, despite the original architectural setbacks, it was all done in about a year, with Lehde’s design achieving 59.9% coverage of the allowed 60%. Even with the close proximity to downtown, animal sounds at night and neighbors on both sides, in the end the happy client used the words “Zen, spa-like and peaceful” to describe her home.

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Homeowner Katrina Lundmark-Kash, a designer by trade, spent months turning her 5,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath condo in the Trieste at Bay Colony into a showcase for her and her husband’s collection of art.

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most of the condos we looked at were not that,” she says. Then the Kashes toured the very last location on the list: Trieste at Bay Colony, a full-service luxury building designed by Miami-based firm Swedroe Architecture. “As soon as we stepped off Naples was far from a lock when

the elevator into the space and saw

Katrina Lundmark-Kash and her

the expanse of white marble floors,

husband, Rick Kash (who are

floor-to-ceiling

both from the Chicago area) be-

amazing views, we both knew the

gan looking for a beachside re-

place was perfect,” she says. Short-

Attention to the latter was par-

treat six years ago. “I was lean-

ly after closing the deal, she got

amount. Both Katrina and Rick

ing toward Sarasota because my

down to business. Formerly a

had been avid collectors for years

dearest friend lived there and it

designer by trade, she spent

before they married, and their

has a diversity of interesting peo-

the next few months remov-

joint collections came with needs

ple,” Lundmark-Kash says. Still,

ing walls and transforming the

that went well beyond a little wall

she agreed to check out what the

nearly 5,000-square-foot, four-

space. “My whole background is

area had to offer, patiently riding

bedroom and four-and-a-half-

visual arts. I used to create movie

up and down elevators in almost

bath space into a place where

sets, and I have always been into

every single building in Bay Colo-

they could comfortably live and

paintings and more two-dimen-

ny. “I had a vision of what I want-

properly showcase their im-

sional art,” Lundmark-Kash ex-

ed—a modern, clean look—and

pressive art collection.

plains. “When we met, Rick was

windows,

and

Over the last year, the couple has come to enjoy the simpler pleasures their condo offers. One of the Kashes’ favorite spots to read is on the Ligne Roset sofa that sits beneath a Marc Chagall painting, not far from the dining area.

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The apartment is filled with a mix of modern paintings, metal sculptures, glasswork and Italian furnishings that all come together as a cohesive whole. “I wanted to make this apartment feel like a high-end art gallery,” Lundmark-Kash says.

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Real fauna coexists in the condo with its glass counterparts. The couple’s striking Dale Chihuly’s 2013 Indigo Trumpet (seen in far right) flowers from the artist’s Fiori series provide a delicate focal point against the white walls of the main living space. Right: French chair Lundmark-Kash found at the Clignancourt market in Paris and had recovered in Armani fabric; behind it is Sheba Sharrow’s Chrysanthemi (1989).

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that holds five Dale Chihuly flowers from the artist’s Fiori series, all in teal blue. “People always say, ‘This feels like an art gallery’ as soon as they get off the elevator,” she says, with a laugh. “But we always say that if we have just starting to collect glass. So

grandkids, we’re going to have to

we started traveling to Prague,

move some things up.”

and we began acquiring some in-

When it comes to acquiring

teresting pieces. We eventually

and arranging furnishings, the

fabrics, warmer colors, and some

became very involved in the glass

designer applies the same dis-

gold brass,” she says. “But get-

community.”

cerning eye she uses when buy-

ting a new chair or a rug—all of

Pieces from the couple’s past

ing art. Now that this apartment

that takes time. I don’t want to

and present come together thro-

has become the couple’s primary

just order furniture off the floor

ughout the apartment—modern

residence, she has become even

of some store. I like to find the

paintings mix with metal sculp-

more obsessed about getting ev-

treasures on our travels and then

tures and an assortment of del-

ery detail just right. “The more

have them shipped back.”

icate glassworks perched atop

time we spent here, I really began

That steady stream of new

pedestals. The living area fea-

to see things I wanted to change.

furniture and changing artwork

tures a wall with a custom-built,

We have a lot of Italian furniture,

keep the setting from ever feeling

4-foot-tall,

but I wanted to bring in warmer

static. “We talk about our art all

cantilevered

shelf

Lundmark-Kash was meticulous about getting even the littlest details just right. The blues of the painting in the bedroom are accented by the hues of the pillows and bed coverings and matched by the color of the vase perched near the window.

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The home is alive with a steady stream of changing artwork and new furnishings, such as the ebonized burnt-maple bench with a steel base, by Chicago design duo Aaron Bladon, seen in the center of the room, and Jim Dine’s The Black and Red Heart woodcut (2013), on the far right wall.

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The couple has always loved entertaining. Pre-pandemic, they often hosted large gatherings and offered their home for fundraising dinners. Lundmark-Kash, who previously co-chaired the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s Magic Under the Mangroves event, brings the same attention to detail and eye for design to the virtual fundraiser, on March 4, which she leads as the event chair this year. Right, on the wall, from top: Patrick Hughes’ Shutters (2003) and Retrospective (2000); Yoshiyuki Miura’s Ellipsoid gelb (2016); standing: Albert Paley’s Silver Fold (2012).

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For this year’s Magic event, she chose the theme The Magic Hour as an ode to Naples’ sunsets. “With all the global challenges we are facing now, I thought, ‘there is one consistency that is always pure and beautiful—the magic hour, the time before the sun rises and the time before the sun sets. I have watched hundreds of glorious sunsets from our beach.” Above: Custom black walnut and stainless steel console by Aaron Bladon; hanging: Pablo Picasso’s Jacqueline (1956).

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come to appreciate some of the quieter moments the home offers, too. Lundmark-Kash can often be found reading on a Ligne Roset sofa—with a Chagall looking over her shoulder—in a seating area off the dining space.

that enchantment that prompt-

Then there’s the lanai, which

ed their involvement in protect-

provides spectacular views of

ing Southwest Florida’s distinct

the time. At the moment, we’re

the Gulf. “Rick and I spend a lot

beauty through organizations

in the process of moving some of

of time out there,” she says. “It

such as the Conservancy of

our big pieces around,” she says.

really is our favorite spot. It has

Southwest Florida. This month,

And it’s not just acquisitions that

amazing views, and I’ve made it

Lundmark-Kash, who is on the

have kept the apartment lively.

my garden. We even have real

Conservancy’s board, is chairing

The Kashes love opening their

palm trees out there.”

the nonprofit’s annual fundrais-

elevator doors to vacationing

The couple can’t imagine wat-

ing gala, which is taking place on

friends and family, and never shy

ching the sun set anywhere else.

March 4, as a virtual event. The

away from entertaining. They’ve

“The one thing in our complicat-

theme, Magic Under the Man-

played host to as many as 70 peo-

ed, changing world is that we can

groves, is right on point. “The

ple at (pre-COVID-19) cocktail

always count on Mother Nature

mission of this organization is to

parties, and they’ve even donat-

to cast a beautiful glow every

take care of the land, wildlife, and

ed dinners in their home for var-

day, and create ‘the magic hour’,

waters,” she notes. “We are all

ious causes.

that we’re fortunate enough to

fortunate to live in this glorious

But because of the events of

see from up there,” she says. It

place, and I feel a responsibility

the last year, the couple has also

was the couple’s appreciation for

to help take care of it.”

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Designer Leili Fatemi transforms a transitional water front condo on Marco Island into a glam space suited for the entire family to lounge in style.

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“ O u r p r i m a r y g o a l w a s t o c re a t e a s o p h i s t i c a t e d , y e t f u n c t i o n a l , look for our home,” homeowner Robert Bull says. Towering 25-foot ceilings greet guests in the foyer, while a flock of 72 brass sea birds in various sizes hang on the wall, diving from the ceiling toward the floor. Overhead, a delicate Slim LED chandelier illuminates the entryway with pinpoints of light.

When you have beautiful views of the tran-

did not want the space to be off-putting or

and kitchen cabinetry, were chosen prior to

quil waters surrounding Marco Island, it’s

too formal. Homeowner Lora Bull says they

Fatemi coming onboard. “We have a blend

easy to ignore the interior design of your

wanted a place where you would be equally

of styles, not contemporary or chic, but still

home. You could just go on autopilot and

comfortable having an elegant dinner party

modern and functional,” Robert says. “We

pull together a Tommy Bahama look or ac-

or lounging around in beachwear.

know that it’s not easy to achieve a cohesive

cept some matching sets from a national

The couple called upon Fort Myers-based

furniture chain and be content to stare out

interior designer Leili Fatemi, of Leili De-

To meld the family’s wants and needs,

the window.

sign Studio, who created spaces that fit the

Fatemi chose to go dramatic in some areas,

This condo was designed to be a romantic

Bulls’ style, while working within the tran-

using dark tones to add power and elegance,

retreat for the former high school sweet-

sitional bones of the newly-built structure.

while helping to blend in the dark wood

hearts. While elegance and style was a priori-

The task was made more challenging, due

flooring. A perfect example is in the dining

ty, the couple, who has numerous grandkids,

to the fact that surfaces, such as the flooring

room where a graphic deep gray wallpaper

and seamless look.”

The three-dimensional media wall, custom designed by designer Leili Fatemi, is made from American walnut patterned to mimic the waves outside and surrounded by recessed LED lighting.

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The Bulls’ Marco Island condo may have an overarching glamorous tone, but it also carries a certain whimsy. In the living room, for instance, a large acrylic painting commissioned specifically for the space—with vibrant blues, greens and gold—makes an electrifying statement as it offsets the more subtle tones of the room and pulls in colors from the pool and natural surroundings.

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“The overall look of the dining space—the table, the lighting, the wallpaper—is just breathtaking,” homeowner Lora Bull says. Graphic gray-and-brown tinted wallpaper anchors the feature wall behind the dining table, which is highlighted by a gold Christopher Guy mirror. The views here open to the home’s pool, outdoor living space and the canal beyond.

(with hints of brown) anchors the feature

ceilings greet guests in the foyer, while a

Once inside the home, the glamorous

wall, which is highlighted by a gold circular

flock of brass sea birds (72 of them to be ex-

living room sets the tone for the rest of the

Christopher Guy mirror. The dining table,

act) in various sizes dive their way from top

open-concept space, thanks in large part to

made of American walnut, works beautifully

to bottom. “We hung them with a special

the three-dimensional media wall that was

with the dark gray table accents and the al-

glue because I wanted to create a unique pat-

custom designed by Fatemi and made from

abaster chandelier hanging overhead. Views

tern,” Fatemi explains. A delicate Slim LED

American walnut surrounded by recessed

open to the canal, the pool and outdoor living

chandelier, designed by Jordi Vilardell, is

LED lighting. The wood is patterned in a

area. “The overall look of the dining space—

suspended above the entry, thin enough to

way to mimic the waves of the water right

the table, the lighting, the wallpaper—is just

allow for birdwatching while climbing the

outside. Floating white cabinetry houses the

breathtaking,” Lora says.

stairs, from the landing (which features an-

electronics. Seating is a mix of white leather

other Christopher Guy mirror) or from the

and white upholstery over a hexagon-pat-

upstairs balcony.

terned cowhide rug. An original acrylic

Architecturally, the drama starts as soon as you enter the home. Towering 25-foot

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Fatemi created the master bath to reflect the Bulls’ appreciation for unexpected design, installing a whimsical assemblage of hexagonal mirrors above the tub.

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Although surfaces, such as the flooring and kitchen cabinetry, were already chosen before the designer was hired, Fatemi pulled everything together into a cohesive look through the smart use of lighting, metallic hardware and pops of blue to bring in the colors of the surrounding water.

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A hint of color, a splash of white, the glimmer of chrome, a touch of brass—these details are all the more striking when considered in the context of their surroundings. Such small, but significant, touches add to the home’s sophistication.

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“When my wife and I first saw the space after Leili completed the work, we were blown away,” Robert says. Shades of gray set the tone in the master suite, with its textured wallpaper and upholstered bed that is framed in a high-gloss chrome. Cascading pendants over the nightstands offer a soft glow.

painting in blues, greens, white and gold

“They thought it would be too dark for

communicating your vision properly and

pulls in the colors from the pool and natu-

them, but they really love it,” Fatemi says.

fully and then trusting in the expert you

ral surroundings.

The master bath finds more wall art with a

hired to make your vision come true,”

sporadic series of small hexagon mirrors

Robert says. “When my wife and I first

hanging over a standalone tub.

saw the space after Leili completed the

In the master suite, a unique wallpaper is made up of silver rods over a light gray backing. It shimmers in the light and

Like the birds in the foyer and the 3D

work, we were blown away. Lora had no

works perfectly with the upholstered bed

walnut wood walls, it speaks to the Bulls’

words. She had tears in her eyes, which

that’s framed in high-gloss chrome. Oppo-

appreciation of art and unexpected de-

was all the confirmation anyone needed

site the bed is another walnut media wall,

sign. “The hardest part for some people

as to how great of a job Leili did to achieve

but in a more subdued shiplap layout.

when they work with a designer is not

our desired vision.”

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For the homeowners, Wisconsin natives who have been visiting the area for 30 years, this inviting 8,800-square-foot beachfront cottage on Sanibel is more than just a getaway or a place to commune with nature—it’s their legacy.

For a place to unwind and soak up nature’s positive energy, it’s hard to imagine a more perfect getaway than this 8,800-square-foot beachfront cottage on Sanibel Island. Every element of the home—which is charmingly adorned with balconies and window seats—was carefully thought out to create a slice of heaven for its owners, who are originally from the Midwest and currently live in Maryland most of the year. Consider the details at first glance when you look at the exterior, where the shutters, soffits, corbels and all trim work are made of sturdy mahogany and the sconces are shaped like pineapples, the nearly universal symbol of hospitality. It’s a welcoming space through and through, and sure to be one of the standard-bearers of the barrier island for decades to come. Longevity is what the homeowners had in mind when they hired New Jersey architect Paul Kiss, of OSK Designs. “In one of the initial meetings with Paul, he asked us how we envisioned living in the house in five, 10, 15 years,” the homeowner, who wishes to remain anonymous, says. That question got them thinking long-term. The couple thought about their three grown children, their grandchild and the other grandkids on the way. They decided they wanted to create a legacy property on the island, which they’d been visiting on and off for 30 years—a place they hold so dear, they even named their black lab Sanibel. For the interior design, the couple hired designer Renée Gaddis, after seeing her work on Pinterest. One of the primary desires for the family—in addition to having the home fit in with the area’s aesthetic—was they wanted to pay homage to their Midwest roots, brick-by-brick. In Milwaukee, where the couple is originally from, many of the buildings are made of Cream City brick, which was produced in the 1800s and early 1930s. Made of clay found in the city’s riverbanks, the brick gets its distinct color from a high concentration of dolomite and magnesium. “It has become so popular that when they take a building down, they save (the bricks),” the homeowner adds. “We found some and ended

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Functionality and durability were must-haves for the homeowners, who have a large family and train Labrador retrievers to be service animals. That’s why interior designer Renée Gaddis used indoor-outdoor Perennials Fabrics that are super-soft, but can also be easily cleaned. “Knowing that we were going to have baby butts and wet dogs, I didn’t want it to be a ‘You can’t sit there’ fabric on the family sofa,” the homeowner says. “I didn’t want to be afraid to sit anywhere in the house.”

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The generous kitchen features a Dacor WineStation, a hidden pantry and two large islands. Details such as the jute and Capiz shell pendants, a 36-inch shell-beaded chandelier and the mother-of-pearl backsplash nod to the coastal locale.

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The master bed and bath have barreled ceilings that were inspired by a family member’s 15th century home in Spain. Left: Various wood and wood-like materials lend warmth to the home. Throughout the main living spaces, Gaddis used Porcelanosa tile that is rectified (with mechanically shaped, precise edges) to give the look of European white oak, but in a material that is kid-and-pup-friendly.

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Soffits of softly stained mahogany hint at the meticulous attention to detail that is evidenced in every inch of the house, including the numerous balconies and window seats.

up buying 45 pallets to be shipped down. It is very true to Milwaukee.” The brick works perfectly when set against the exterior bisque paint and the swaths of softly stained mahogany. Inside, the homeowners wanted to continue with the feeling of warmth, combined with comfort, style and real-world durability, since they train Labrador retrievers to be service animals for wounded veterans. “The No. 1 biggest concern might have been for the labs,” Gaddis says. “Not only do they have their own labs, they always have new pups coming in—everything had to be dog-proof.” For the flooring, Gaddis chose rectified (with edges mechanically finished for precise, uniformed sizing) Porcelanosa tile throughout the main living areas of the home, which has five bedrooms, a den, five full bathrooms and two half-baths. Since it has no visible grout, the tile looks like European white oak, while being dog-friendly and kid-friendly—even when they are wet and sandy, coming in straight from the surf. The flooring also works beautifully against the real whitewashed oak seen in the ceiling beams, range hood, custom-built banquet table and the interior window trim. Interior furnishings are covered in indoor-outdoor Perennials Fabrics that are soft and cozy, according to the designer, and yet can be removed and cleaned. “Knowing that we were going to have baby butts and wet dogs, I didn’t want it to be a ‘You can’t sit there’ fabric on the family sofa,” the homeowner adds. “I didn’t want to be afraid to sit anywhere in the house.” The waterfront compound may look like it is pulled right out of the pages of a magazine, but every inch of it is livable and durable. With its mix of natural elements, such as various woods, textured bone-colored upholsteries and jute raffia on furnishings, the space looks clean, inviting and natural. Functionality was also top of mind for the design team. The large kitchen features a Dacor WineStation, a hidden pantry and two generous islands, one of which is built into a custom banquet. Counter surfaces

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As a tribute to the homeowner’s roots, the outdoor kitchen features some of the 45 pallets’ worth of Cream City brick that they had shipped from Milwaukee, where the yellow-tinted building blocks were produced from the mid-1800s to early 1900s. “It has become so popular that when they tear a building down, they save (the bricks),” the homeowner says.

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The master suite serves as its own little oasis, with a large porch that has its own cantilevered spa.

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Nearly every room has a front-row seat to the view, which includes lush greenery maintained by R.S. Walsh Landscaping, a pool and a wooden walkway leading to the beach.

are Pompeii quartz in Valley Sand, over a mix of stained rift-sawn white oak and crisp white cabinets, while the backsplash is mother-of-pearl. A nearby wet bar features a custom insulated sink. Jute and Capiz shell pendants hang over the island, and a 36-inch shell-beaded chandelier reigns over the banquet. Guest bedrooms (each with their own en suites) had input from each family member. Some wanted shiplap, others beamed ceilings, another asked for navy cabinets—and Gaddis pulled it all together. A terrific bunkroom foreshadows many happy grandkids, with six beds and plenty of built-in storage (even the steps are drawers). Its bathroom includes a drop sink with three faucets, meaning there’ll never be a traffic jam in the mornings. An ombre fish scale tile in the shower ties in the mix of blue and teal shades. Not surprisingly, the master suite is an oasis unto itself. “We have a porch right off the master and it is spectacular,” the homeowner says. “Just to be able to open the blinds and have this view. All you want to do is go out there and sit and see what the water looks like that day. You can never get tired of that.” You can also never get tired of having a custom spa cantilevered over that same porch. In the bedroom, a barreled ceiling detail in whitewashed oak was inspired by the homeowner’s sister. She used to live in a house in Spain that was built in the 1400s and had the same aesthetic. “I remember thinking how beautiful it was,” the homeowner adds. The ceiling detail continues into the large master bath, which is adorned with encaustic cement floor tiles, a sculptural standalone tub under a functioning porthole, and an indoor-outdoor shower from which you can watch the waves gently lap upon the beach. “We’re grateful to have the opportunity to live in a house like this,” the homeowner says.

Architect: Paul A. Kiss, OSK Design Partners Builder: The Wolter Group Interior designer: Renée Gaddis Interiors Landscape: R.S. Walsh Landscaping Photography: Mali Azima

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There are many factors impacting home design now beyond aesthetic preferences. Sustainability concerns, climate, tech and—in the past year—factors regarding cleanliness, safety and space have become major drivers, too. The COVID-19 tions for how our homes will look and function in the next five to 10 years.

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Office life changed radically in 2020. Now, after a year of interrupted Zoom calls and long days that blurred into long nights, many people are tired of working from a makeshift desk at home. But, Andrea Clark Brown and her husband, artist John Carroll Long, turn the idea of the home office on its head with this live-at-work space. The architect imagined this 950-square-foot loft that can sit atop the gallery or office below, allowing easy access to the business without sacrificing the much-needed distance after hours. “This allows for a comforting distinction of living domain from the work domain,” she says. “However, due to the immediate adjacency, the ‘commute’ back and forth is only a minute’s duration, and the address is the same.”

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Cool + Collected

Fort Myers architect Joyce Owens says Florida’s unique geology and climate will be even more top-of-mind for homeowners. “As the need increases to address rising sea levels, buildings will be elevated,” she says. The Sanibel Island home in this rendering can be propped between 7 and 13 feet off the ground with concrete pilings to avoid flooding damage during a storm surge. The raised position provides another perk: adding cool, shaded exterior areas below the house, which creates additional livable outdoor space. “It’s like free real estate,” she says. The design also utilizes deep overhangs to minimize direct sunlight and lower cooling costs.

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Inspired Living Privacy and a strong indoor-outdoor connection are top priorities for Florida residents who move here for the paradisiacal setting. This sculptural compound, by Nathan Moore of MHK Architecture & Planning, overdelivers on that goal. It’s plenty secluded, while looking and feeling completely open. “This case study is focused on being a sanctuary for art and the stay-at-home lifestyle,” Moore says. A glass-enclosed bridge that spans the top of the great room allows for easy movement between the two wings of the home (the left consists of bedrooms; the right holds a studio space for creative ventures or an office for working from home). Soaring ceilings in the central space yield ample room for large-scale artworks, while the floor-to-ceiling windows show off the resort-style backyard.

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Serenity Now

“Sustainability and personal wellness will be a key factor moving forward,” says Brandt Henning, who runs HLevel Architecture with his wife, Michaela Reiterer Henning. This outdoor sanctuary can function either as an alfresco yoga hut or an enclosed office, with its retractable glass partitions and doors. Recently, the Hennings have been designing more homes with these types of modular, dual-function components, and he expects the trend to take off. “With the intensification of technology and artificial intelligence managing our lives, there will be an increased need to also completely cut off the grid sometimes,” he says.

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Work-Life Balance “I think the commercial office space as we know it will be dramatically reduced,” Naples-based interior designer Pamela Durkin says.

“In its place, will be home office spaces that allow employees to be super-efficient with their time and talents.” Durkin configured this space to perfectly suit all workfrom-home needs, including a chic wall of storage; a mobile desk that nests into the wall; and a massive projection screen to serve as an inspiring backdrop, to stream virtual meetings or watch movies with the family. After the 9-to-5 day is done, simply put away the desk, and you have a stylish lounge area to unwind.

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Compound Interest In a post-pandemic world, families will look for ways to be together, but with the option to split safely apart when needed. Centered around a common area and surrounded by water, this David Poorman-designed home consists of multiple freestanding pavilions (one for the garage, master, kids’ area) that are all close and connected by walkways for easy access, yet far enough if someone needed to quarantine. “Separate mechanical systems for each island and doors on either side of the bridges allow environmental control and isolation,” the Naples-based architect explains.

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Easy, Breezy In the past, real estate may have been all about location, location, location, but in balmy Florida today, it’s also about ventilation. By breaking this home up into various sections (connected by a centralized outdoor area), architect David Corban created natural breezeways that keep things cool and light. Spanning windows take full advantage of the stellar views and ample daylight, while the flat roof design takes up less mass, with no attic to cool. “In sustainability, less is always best,” he says.

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If the kitchen was the heart of the home before the pandemic, now it’s the whole head-to-toe system. Since people are cooking and entertaining at home more, there are higher demands for the kitchen to be even more beautiful and functional, with clever storage solutions and design-forward facades like those seen in this space imagined by Fort Myers-based interior designer Dwayne Bergmann. “As the backdrop of the kitchen opens, it reveals the functional components,” says the designer, who recently launched a custom cabinetry line. In this kitchen, the custom doors conceal the sink, shelves and electronics, with minimal mess or clutter (read: less stress). “This is the kitchen of the future: beautiful, artistic, peaceful and functional,” he says.

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Secret Garden

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Like other Gulf-centric design pros, landscape architect Koby Kirwin envisions a future with elevated living. But in his version, it’s not just the house that is on higher ground, but the whole property. “I am seeing the day not too far off when the exterior of the homes will be suspended decks above the property,” he says. In this layout, the residents enter through a ramp to get to where the pool, structures and landscaping are all on the same plane. Beneath, there’s additional space for parking, storage and maintenance needs—all accessed through a service driveway and hidden by foliage so as not to sacrifice curb appeal.

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If space has always been important in real estate, in the last year since the onset of COVID-19, it has become everything and more. Nowhere is this truer than in Collier County, where access to downtown Naples competes with elbow room—private elbow room, meaning that there has been a turning away from gated communities, where things can get a little close. Jose Cintron, president of Cintron Custom Builders, has seen the shift firsthand. “For my tastes, there are three places: Pine Ridge, Livingston Woods and the Oakes Estates,” he says. This trio of non-gated luxury communities— which Cintron notes in descending order of location desirability—are hotter than ever due to their high acreage and lack of shared space. At the highest level—Pine Ridge—one acre of land sells for $1 million, maybe $1.2 million; at Livingston Woods, 2.5 acres for $500,000 to $800,000. Oakes Estates brings up the rear: under $500,000 for 2.5 acres. Cintron is happy to break it down further: A Pine Ridge home can command nearly $900 per square foot; Livingston Woods, $666 per square foot; and Oakes Estates, $550 per square foot. These communities represent the new Collier paradise. Cintron’s wife Flower, who is involved in the business, says high-acreage communities. “A lot of people are leaving the gated communities because of all the restrictions,” adds Cintron, who has completed homes in Livingston Woods and Oakes

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that vacant land is growing scarce in these

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In Naples’ Pine Ridge neighborhood, lots provide plenty of space to build big and private, while still being close to all the city has to offer—as is the case with this McGarvey Custom Homes multigenerational compound. Previous page: the lanai of a home in Naples’ Livingston Woods section, which has also seen an influx of high-end home buyers.

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Estates. He notes that Oakes Estates is close to everything—“10 minutes from Vanderbilt Beach, malls, shopping areas. And here you can build a nice massive home with a workshop, or a guest house. There’s so much you can do on this acreage. People are getting tired of the HOA fees.” What he doesn’t say are what those association fees help to fund: amenities—in many

COVID-19 pandemic, when features like pools and gyms have been shuttered at times anyway. In the last several months, discussions about South Florida real estate have been inseparable from discussions about COVID-19. The pandemic was top of mind for a family who bought a $4 million Cintron home in Oakes Estates. If no one has yet coined the phrase “pandemic architecture,” they likely will due to properties like this. On a 2.5-acre, perfectly squared lot, Cintron Custom Builders not only constructed a four-bedroom main house, but also a guest cabana—with its own bedroom and kitchen—on the opposite side of the property, so guests can be safely separated. There’s also a fitness room and lap pool. “Our clients, professionals with a family, wanted to be self-sufficient with everything on their premises,” Cintron explains. The master bedroom’s French doors open up to a private garden for yoga, privacy and peace. The new homeowners moved in in November and haven’t been heard from since. Cintron Custom Builders set a record for building and selling the highest-priced home

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To many, that’s not appealing during the

The back of a Costantini Construction home on Bottlebrush Lane in Livingston Woods. Lots in this area can accommodate guest houses, workshops, home gyms, large pools, lush landscaping and even a 3,000-square-foot man cave, if you are so inclined.

cases, quite nice amenities—that are shared.

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In Pine Ridge, Livingston Woods and Oakes Estates, homeowners have enough room to be nearly self-sufficient in a post-COVID-19 world, and there’s no need to pay fees for amenities. “There’s so much you can do on this acreage,” Jose Cintron, president of Cintron Custom Builders, says. “People are getting tired of the HOA fees.” Left and right: Inside two Pine Ridge projects from McGarvey Custom Homes; center: a Herscoe Hajjar residence in Pine Ridge.

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in Livingston Woods for a family that was particularly COVID-19-focused. “The husband requested a 3,000-square-foot man cave so he doesn’t have to leave his home,” Cintron says. “There’s a little guesthouse in there as well, and a workshop with a gym on the second floor— and a golf simulator.” The clients felt that COVID-19 isn’t going to be the last pandemWithout the construction guidelines normally found within gated communities, homeowners building in Pine Ridge—where this house by Naples-based BUILD is located—have the liberty to construct whatever they like, however they like it. Since homes in the neighborhood don’t abut each other, there are no worries about clashing with the style of a neighbor.

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ic and they want to be prepared. In total, the home sprawls over 8,500 square feet, with five bedrooms, a wine room, and a custom laundry room with two washers and two dryers. “The house is pretty much a resort,” Cintron says, adding that the property has a $400,000 pool and $200,000 invested in lush landscaping topped by royal and coconut palms. He notes that families tend to gravitate toward Livingston Woods because the Community School of Naples is right across the street. Likewise, Domenic Costantini of Costantini Construction, Inc. built a stunner on a 2.5acre Livingston Woods property. “We took that backyard, had a landscape architect come in and create a water feature, where we licensed people to go into the Everglades to source plants,” he says. “We created something like an estuary.” The ultramodern home, which was designed by architect David Poorman and is augmented by solar panels, also features an elaborate pool with a spa, an outdoor kitchen and an air-conditioned garage outfitted with Tesla charger packs. The experience of Matt Sellick, president of Stock Custom Homes, cleanly illustrates the ways in which different communities gentrify

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Architect Rob Herscoe, whose firm Herscoe Hajjar Architects designed this house on Myrtle Road in Pine Ridge, remembers a time when North Naples was considered too far from the city center. But what once seemed too remote is now enticing to prospective owners looking for lots that can accommodate larger houses, he explains.

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as they are positioned further from downtown Naples and the beaches. “Pine Ridge, the closest to the water, is where everyone wants to be, just east of 41,” he says. He’s built nine houses there, from $3 million and up, with four others under construction in the $4 million range. Due to COVID-19, clients want larger floor plans with bigger kitchens and interior bar spaces—and semi-detached casitas. “If one of

But he’s sitting on property in Livingston Woods, 10 minutes away—he calls the community “a little bit of a sleeper”—waiting for interest to build. “It’s going to come around as the prices in Pine Ridge keep going up,” he says. Livingston Woods, he observes, still contains raw land, compared to Pine Ridge’s teardown market, where 1,800-squarefoot ranches are razed to make way for 4,000-square-foot

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West Indies, transitional and contemporary homes. “They’re getting bigger by the day,” he adds. Rob Herscoe, who created the award-winning firm Herscoe Hajjar Architects with his partner Michael Hajjar in 2003, has watched the stigma of North Naples evaporate over the last 20 years. Once upon a time, the area was considered too far from the city center, with little more than The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, hotel to recommend it. He says the homes were small and the area undeveloped. Even clients who required large homes were hesitant of “going out there.” But in recent years the remoteness has proved desirable. Closer to

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can stay isolated,” he explains.

The pandemic has amplified the desire for the type of elbow room available in these areas. “Clients are planning for home schooling and tennis courts ... Kids have playrooms and ample outdoor space to build treehouses,” Herscoe says. “And people are building home gyms, knowing they’re not going to use their memberships.”

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town, for the most part, large homes have to be accommodated into small lots, but in Pine Ridge, where his firm is working on its seventh project in 15 years, home sites have the room to become carefully planned estates. He says that it was about eight years ago that renovations of modest Pine Ridge homes gave way People concerned that COVID-19 may not be the last pandemic they face are looking for “do-everything” homes that will accommodate different aspects of their lifestyle. Additionally, design-minded homeseekers may be attracted to the architectural freedom afforded in places—like Pine Ridge, where this contemporary BUILD residence is located—that lack the regulations present in gated communities.

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to teardowns. “People wanted to start from scratch,” he says, building large homes without worrying about the property value of the small home next door. The value, they understood, was in the generous acreage itself. And Herscoe, like the Cintrons and Sellick, sees home design requests and purchasing trends as pandemic-related: “Clients are planning for home schooling and tennis courts and basketball courts—a lot of things where people would go somewhere to use are now on the property. Kids have playrooms and ample outdoor space to build treehouses. And people are building home gyms, knowing they’re not going to use their memberships.” Pools have grown bigger, and pool houses have been added. Lacking the architectural guidelines of gated communities, Pine Ridge homeowners enjoy considerable aesthetic freedom. Herscoe notes that because the homes are not abutting each other in low-density Pine Ridge, there are no jarring juxtapositions in facade style—and no disapproving neighbors peering over the hedges. That encapsulates the pandemic-era of homebuilding, where location, location, location meets distance, distance, distance.

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I have never sold valuable items before; it seems daunting! Appraisals, dealers, consignment, jewelry stores, resale shops, auction galleries, philanthropic organizations, my head is spinning. What do I need to do to navigate this market and ensure a fair price? One of the most important considerations when letting go of important pieces of furniture, family heirlooms, jewelry, or fine art is to take your time. You cannot un-sell things. A good next step would be interviewing at least three professional businesses. Research before you go. Take images or an example item with you. Visit and observe how customers are treated. Introduce yourself and ask questions. Lots of questions. Consignment means the company works for you in a fiduciary capacity. What are their consignment terms? Does the business have an online presence, and what type of marketing do they do? Ask for a general idea of the value of an item and why. Check references and licenses. The company you ultimately chose to work with should be professional with established cliental, and eager to earn your business. A point of caution; If someone wants to buy your item and pushes you hard for a price, walk away until you know what the item is worth. Our company, Dovetails llc, has concentrated on serving Naples and other South Florida communities for over 25 years. We know our local market well and have thoroughly embraced technology to reach our national and International audiences. We have been selling on the Internet since 1997 and were among the first to offer Live Online Auction technology. We are full service and have many ways of selling on the secondary market. Our facility has a consignment shop, auction house, and even a thrift / clearance center. We also utilize various online platforms, social media, and our websites.

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WHAT’S A TYPICAL “DAY IN THE LIFE” OF AN INTERIOR DESIGNER? My typical day, is never really typical. For instance, today I am meeting a client at my off-site office to pick up a piece of artwork and try it in their home. Then, I will be working to create the best solution for a client looking to perfect a window treatment in their living room. The afternoon will be back to my home office to answer emails and do a bit of research. I’m sure if you asked the same question tomorrow, I’d be instead on a job site meeting with clients’ contractors to discuss lighting placement, where to start and stop wall coverings… the works! A morning like that could be followed by a furniture delivery, new client appointment or meeting with a general contractor to discuss a build-out. And yes, I’ve done all three in the same day!

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Everything in Arturo Correa’s work can be traced back to a moment in time: Various flower-printed canvases point back to 2001, when the Twin Towers fell in New York. At the time, Correa was poised to present at an illustrious gallery in the city, when “everything came crashing down,” he says. He thought he’d stop painting then. Feeling discouraged, he started throwing paint at the leftover canvases and noticed outlines of flowers began to appear. He traced the floral forms in black charcoal and titled the new works From Chaos to Flowers. “Every time you see flowers in my work, it goes back to that—I remember there are flowers in the chaos.” Most of the wall space in his studio—a lofty space in the budding Causeway Commerce Park, an industrial complex off Old U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs, which he moved into last year—is taken up by paintings from his lat-

est series, Twisted Vines, which were born from an image of the bougainvillea vines outside his grandmother’s house. A deeply analytical person, Correa is often-erratic nature of human thought and behavior. Pieces from Twisted Vines, with its snaky lines, is Correa’s attempt to capture the unwieldy nature of human thought. Beneath the hung works— most of which are stapled to the wall—stacks of large-scale paintings trace Correa’s life and career. Tienditas Bridge and Not Only the Walls are Talking are bright with stencils and sticker-like images depicting pop culture characters, like the Gerber baby and Yosemite Sam. The cartoons remind him of when his son was born. “Life is a collage of things. As we go in life, we fill our lives with stickers. The experiences, the people we meet— they are all stickers, and we give them the place. The only mastery we have in life is where we place things and how we react.”

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Arturo Correa moved into a new studio in an industrial complex in Bonita Springs last year. There, you’ll see paintings that span his career. Many of these are collage-like works that he considers to be reflections of experiences collected throughout his life.

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Lately, Correa has been splitting his time between Muzyka Art Space, the new contempohis wife, Jennifer, in the Naples Design District, and his Bonita studio. In Bonita, comforted by scent of coffee roasting at the locale to his right, and the buzz of a wine-tasting shop taking shape next door, he dips into his paints (always acrylic, not oil, as he is allergic to the latter) and continues working on Twisted Vines, using colors, varying techniques and patterns to convey varying thought processes. Everything in the space is orderly, but the vibrant colors, stacks of canvases and carts dripping with paint reveal the explosion of passion, vitality and curiosity that fuels Correa’s work. When things get sticky or he encounters conflict in life, he returns to his flowers. “Painting for me is like therapy,” he says. “It’s cheaper than a psychologist.”

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The artist works with acrylic paint, as well as found materials. He is currently working on his latest Twisted Vines series, which he describes as an attempt to capture the erratic nature of human thought.

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Mariapia Malerba’s latest project, so she created her own. Back in October, the Fort Myers artist moved into her dream studio and home, a property that sits along the Caloosahatchee River, surrounded by tropical flowers and lush trees, with a two-story studio rooted in the back. The space has floor-toceiling windows, wood-paneled walls and 1,200 square feet of plywood floor space. For someone like Malerba, all of that open floor space begged for creativity. So she’s invited her artist friends over to paint it. “The finished product will be like a mural, but it’s on the floor, so I call it a Flural,” Malerba says with a laugh. There are no rules for her artist friends as they paint the floor. No necessary sketching or talking

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In her new space, Malerba allows her creativity to soar. Here she is seen with a piece from her recent Shodopia series, inspired by Japanese calligraphy.

through how their contribution

whale and an astronaut. One

will fit into the grand design. Just

of Malerba’s friends painted a

come over, pick a spot, drink a

purple and burnt orange fish —

glass of wine, if you’d like, and

an homage to the home’s first

paint. It fits Malerba’s creative

tenant, a local fishing captain

process, facilitating a free-flow-

who built the property in the

ing environment where spurts

1920s. After Malerba saw it, she

of creativity and inspiration can

added to the story. “I painted a

come and go as they please. “I

little fairy that’s riding the fish,

don’t ask what the meaning of

and my friend loved it when she

their artwork is. I’m interested

saw it,” Malerba says. “This is the

in how they use the time to ex-

fun that we’re having.”

press themselves, in that mo-

Malerba guesses that it will

ment,” Malerba says. “Because

take roughly a year to finish

the meaning will disappear over

painting the floor. Once it’s com-

time as the floor shapes into

plete, it may become an art exhi-

something else. Different art-

bition itself. But the Italian artist

ists will work and layer onto the

has already settled on the name

same painting. It’s not about the

for her new dream studio. “I’m

ego, it’s about the experiment.

thinking of calling it Moi,” she

The story will evolve and lead us

says. “Where I’m from in Puglia,

to who knows where.”

southern Italy, we have a dialect

So far, artists have painted blooming purple flowers, an orca

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that is very unique. Moi means happening, at this moment.”

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With only the amount of space he needs to work and live, Ran Adler maintains a minimalist, uncomplicated approach to life and art, with nature as the focal point.

Ran Adler rises before the

this as the opportunity, maybe

sun every morning so he can see

the last opportunity, to become

how the natural light hits his

who I really wanted to be, who I

work as it trickles in through

saw myself being,” he says.

the windows. The 67-year-old,

As this version of himself, he

Naples-based assemblage artist,

listens to meditative music in his

known for the way he repurpos-

living room while plucking those

es his findings in nature, doesn’t

local seagrapes from a wicker

consider a piece completed until

basket, stripping them of their

he’s seen the patterned shadows

stems, puncturing them with a

it casts along the wall. “Nature

needle and stringing them onto

has always been my real teach-

a wire to join thousands of oth-

er, and even as a kid, I would go

ers, creating a hanging structure

down to the river and find stuff

that’s larger than Adler himself.

along the banks,” he says.

A long distressed console stores

What most would

consider

books that inspire him to etch

to be debris—like the seagrapes

Japanese poetry into firewood

and mahogany pods he collects

after it’s been burned or sanded

here in Naples—is Adler’s most

out on the lanai, where he takes

sought-after material.

his dirtier projects.

When the artist moved to Na-

It’s hard to tell where Adler

ples 15 years ago, he intended to

ends and his art begins. Dressed

create a new identity for him-

in his daily uniform of white lin-

self—much like how he catches

en shirts and pants, he coexists

materials at a time when they’re

with his craft in a light-filled in-

decomposing and gives them

dustrial house at a 55-and-older

purpose again. “I wanted to take

community in Collier County.

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He gathers organic materials, like mahogany pods and seagrapes, which he then chisels and weaves together as installations.

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Play It Again ARTISTIC VISION

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By Stephanie Granada

Design brands rerelease timeless furnishings that look as fresh today as when they were first created decades ago.

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.01 Kyoto Table, Gianfranco Frattini, original design 1974, poltronafrau.com .02 816 Pa’ 1947, Ico Parisi, original design 1947, cassina.com (previous page)

Courtesy Poltrona Frau; Cassina (previous page)

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The Eames Lounge Chair, The

Among the latest, is Milan-based Cassina’s

famed architect started exper-

Tulip Table, Arne Jacobsen’s Egg

rerelease of the Pa’ 1947 walnut console, by

imenting with more complex

Chair—these furnishings remain

famed Sicilian designer Domenico “Ico” Pa-

designs. In its second reissue of

essential in the encyclopedia of

risi, which hit the market last fall, as part of

Taliesin 1, Cassina has updated

design, but for some, they’re a

the brand’s Masters series. What started as a

it with a more reclined backrest

tad overexposed. Aficionados of

sketch of one horizontal and two oblique lines,

and thicker padding for added

collectible design can get excited

as the designer attempted to create a precise

comfort. The front feet were

about the range of reissues that

yet organic-looking table, resulted in the sleek

also removed to accentuate the

have emerged as brands dig into

console, with brushed metal accents and skin-

chair’s folds.

the archives to bring back trea-

ny, wood-carved legs that make it suitable for

Master craftsmanship is a driv-

sures that stand the test of time.

various settings and purposes (the coolest of-

ing force for all reissues, and that’s

fice desk possible, perhaps?).

clear in Poltrona Frau’s Kyoto

The market of reissues is nothing new, but in recent years

Cassina is also behind the reissue of vari-

Table by Gianfranco Frattini. Fol-

the hunger for them has am-

ous Frank Lloyd Wright designs, including his

lowing a trip to Japan in the 1970s,

plified. The range is wider, too,

Taliesin 1. Produced in collaboration with

the Italian designer returned with

ensuring you’ll find something

the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the chair

a refined appreciation for the

to suit your taste and space. Ev-

retains the original origami-inspired shape

country’s process and aesthetic,

ery collection is defined by a

(made from a single piece of plywood) Wright

which resulted in the creation of

last-forever quality, chic aes-

employed when he created it in 1948 for his

this understated beauty. Thanks

thetic and intricate design de-

Scottsdale, Arizona, home-studio-laboratory.

tails.

The piece reflects a turning point when the

(dovetail joints, carefully worked

its

exacting

construction

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.01 Cavour desk CM, Carlo Mollino, original design 1949, zanotta.it .02 Gilda lounger chair CM, Carlo Mollino, original design 1953, zanotta.it

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Plico folding trolley, Richard Sapper, original design 1976, alessi.com

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Taliesin 1 chair, Frank Lloyd Wright, original design 1949, cassina.com

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solid wood, slide-off counterpoise legs that can be positioned anywhere you wish), the original Kyoto Table forms part of the permanent collection of the Design Museum at the Milan Triennale. The relaunch–crafted by Italian artisans with beech wood and Canaletto walnut inserts for added strength—is available in square or rectangular versions. Among the most exciting reproduction projects of the past year is Zanotta’s Mollino Collection CM 2020. Mollino, a Turin-born architect, photographer, designer and genuine renaissance man, was known for his flamboyant, beauty-seeking lifestyle. The polymath’s varied skills and interests converge in his sensuous, otherworldly furnishings—mostly oneoff commissions, created with the input of the craftspeople who produced them. Due to the collaborative and innovative nature of Mollino’s designs, Zanotta still refers to the collections as a tribute, rather than a true rerelease. Still, it’s the truest representation of the Italian master’s work yet. This collection of eight of his iconic furnishings came when the brand gained access to the University of Turin’s extensive Mollino archives, including original drawings, letters and other documents, with a level of detail not accessed before. Objects include the aerodynamic Cavour desk, the anthropomorphic Milo mirror, shaped like Venus de Milo, and the Fenis chair. The former, with its backrest made of two carved slats, exemplifies why architect Gio Ponti classified G61 table lamp, Pierre Guariche, original design 1959, studio.sammode.com

Mollino’s designs as “bizzare beings.” Meanwhile, Italian design brand Alessi takes us to 1970s Germany with industrial engineer Richard Sapper. The brand’s reproduc-

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tion of the influential designer’s Plico Trolley is representative of his solutions-oriented approach to design, which melds technical innovation and European flair. Reminiscent of Sapper’s popular Tizio Lamp, with its black steel frame, the trolley functions as a bar or food cart, it can be flipped to become a working desk, left out to display family photos and objects (the brakes on its hind wheels ensures it won’t budge—even when standing upright) or folded into a compact, flat unit to be stored in between uses. For a brighter outlook in 2021, consider the Pierre Guariche luminaries reissued by Sammode Studio. Honoring the French designer’s affinity for innovative lighting solutions, the range of floor lamps, desk lamps, wall lamps and pendants benefit from modern technologies, while retaining the clever, minimalist style of its originator. Guariche—a big name in French industrial design—was prolific in the 1950s with his ingenious lighting. Using a lot of metal and smart mechanical details, such as cantilevers and perforated metal, the fixtures show no visible source of light, while offering the right amount of illumination for the intended space and situation. Take the 1958-designed G30 standing lamp (a.k.a. the Kite), for example. It has a perforated steel sheet shade, resembling the sail of a boat, and mast-like brass poles that fit elegantly in a living room reading nook. Meanwhile, the G61 table lamp appears as a cube of light with a nice diffused glow shining through its perforated metal grille.

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Sofa Camaleonda, Mario Bellini, original design 1970, bebitalia.com

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For plush pursuits, there’s B&B Italia’s Sofa Camaleonda, which architect Mario Bellini first presented in 1970. Collaborating with the 86-year-old architect himself, B&B Italia used the original cutting pattern to create the new edition, which still features a modular design that can be reconfigured in myriad ways. The design has been brought to modern-day, conscious-consumer standards with recycled and recyclable materials that are creatively arranged for maximum comfort. While many reissues focus on midcentury design, in Denmark, Brdr Krüger looks to the 1980s Danish creativity with na Ditzel first developed with Niels Krüger, a descendant of the company’s founders. Though Ditzel created several well-known

Arkade Chair, Nanna Ditzel, original design 1983, brdr-kruger.com

pieces for the brand, the Arkade Chair hadn’t been released

Courtesy Brdr Krüger

its reissue of the Arkade Chair, which the late architect Nan-

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since it was designed in 1983. Its soft shapes and repetition of circular and arched forms (the legs are turned and steam-bent wood) showcases Ditzel’s enduring trademark. The materials can be customized with various finishes, and the seating can be covered with Hallingdal 65—a textile Ditzel created for the Danish brand Kvadrat in 1965. A seeming simplicity characterizes the furnishings that most often get pulled out of the archives and into production. That couldn’t be truer than with Vitra’s rerelease of Chaise Tout Bois chair. Developed by the French architect and designer Jean Prouvé during World War II, the chair was born of the scarcity of metal at the time and made entirely out of wood. It may look plain, but its engineering—with no screws and special

Chaise Tout Bois, Jean Prouvé, original design 1941, vitra.com Courtesy Vitra

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