Incollect Magazine - Issue 10

Incollect Magazine 49 On a Georgica Pond site in East Hampton, New York, Ashe Leandro designed a ground-up “tropical modernist” getaway for their collector clients. Channeling inspiration from modernist architectural icons in Mexico City, São Paulo, and Leandro’s birthplace in Caracas, Venezuela, the interior spaces play with light and shadow amidst stretches of glass, stone, and light-hued wood. In the double-height living room, the vintage 1950s Brazilian Modernist sofa and armchair are by Joaquim Tenreiro; the yellow and green “Diablo” floor lamp is by Le Corbusier, circa 1960. Ariel Ashe sourced a pair of very special 1920s armchairs by French architect Pierre Chareau. Designed for his early modern masterpiece the Maison de Verre in Paris, they retain their original tapestry upholstery by Jean Lurçat. Art plays a key role in the design of this collector’s home, and perfecting installation positions was a collaboration much enjoyed by Ashe and the homeowner. Behind the sofa is the glazed ceramic and wood sculpture Touching Summer, 2020 by Arlene Shechet. On the wall, upper right is a 2019 abstract geometric painting by Eamon Ore-Giron, Infinite Regress LXIX, and below, seen through the doorway, is a 2012 bronze casting of Jean Arp’s 1957 Knospe/Bourgeon. Photo: Jason Schmidt