Incollect Magazine - Issue 11

Incollect Magazine 57 Marshall Watson, photo courtesy Traditional Home The interiors of a Hamptons stucco mansion reflects the owners desire to maintain and elevate the home’s formal elegance and showcase their extensive collection of contemporary art. Finishes and furnishings were selected to enhance the exquisite light found in this storied stretch of land, which has made it a magnet for artists from Hassam to Homer, Rothko to Pollack. The living room, with views through the sunroom to the gardens beyond, is bright and sophisticated with a restrained palette of mostly black and white, made lively through a mix of pattern and scale. A paper wall sculpture by Jacob Hashimoto is composed of intricate layers of Japanese bamboo-and-paper “kites” strung together on a grid; it hangs above a 1980s nickel console. The neoclassical marble fireplace mantel is a design by British architect Sir John Soane and is paired with a vintage Art Deco Raymond Loewy fire screen. A pair of horn veneered “Loop” side chairs in the style of visionary American interior decorator Frances Elkins’ iconic 1930s design flank the fireplace. Photo by Luke White