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When I joined this project, the architecture of this Aspen house was already done—and done beautifully—by Studio B, under the direction of its founder, Scott Lindenau. The crisply tailored structure has a low horizontal profile that nestles into the landscape and rooms that open onto spectacular vistas of the surrounding mountains. My role was to bring a sense of cohesion and clarity to the interiors, consolidating the clients’ estimable collection of art and furniture with pieces of my own design and important new additions.
While the overall mood is one of subdued sophistication—the setting itself provides splendor aplenty—I wanted to give the individual rooms their own sense of drama. The living room is the first space you encounter after climbing the stairs from the entry hall to the main floor. Spanning two sides of this large room, floor-to-ceiling windows offer awe-inspiring panoramas across the wooded valley to the snow-capped peaks of the Elk Mountains. Against this backdrop, I didn’t want the room to feel overly decorated or cluttered, so I decided to go with big gestures: in the main living area, a brilliant, icy-blue Sam Orlando Miller faceted mirror, a curvaceous sheepskin-upholstered armchair by Danish architect Flemming Lassen, a cocktail table seven feet in diameter, and generously scaled seating pieces by my studio; and in a second seating space, a pair of Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs.
An enormous custom carpet designed to look like rugs layered over one another helps define more intimate areas within the voluminous expanse. In the dining room, beneath a commanding multipaneled work by Tacita Dean, graceful Italian chairs from the 1950s surround a table by the contemporary French designer Martin Szekely, under a mobile-like lighting fixture by David Weeks. In the primary bedroom, a handsome platform bed by Studio B and a vintage Illum Wikkelsø lounge chair defer to the breathtaking views. A striking Alexander Calder tapestry animates a comfortable rec room. Working in tandem with the clients’ art collection— which includes large-scale works by Theaster Gates and Claudy Jongstra as well as by Dean and Calder—the decor provides a mellow backdrop to absorb the majesty of nature.
Project Notes
Press
When I joined this project, the architecture of this Aspen house was already done—and done beautifully—by Studio B, under the direction of its founder, Scott Lindenau. The crisply tailored structure has a low horizontal profile that nestles into the landscape and rooms that open onto spectacular vistas of the surrounding mountains. My role was to bring a sense of cohesion and clarity to the interiors, consolidating the clients’ estimable collection of art and furniture with pieces of my own design and important new additions. While the overall mood is one of subdued sophistication—the setting itself provides splendor aplenty—I wanted to give the individual rooms their own sense of drama. The living room is the first space you encounter after climbing the stairs from the entry hall to the main floor. Spanning two sides of this large room, floor-to-ceiling windows offer awe-inspiring panoramas across the wooded valley to the snow-capped peaks of the Elk Mountains. Against this backdrop, I didn’t want the room to feel overly decorated or cluttered, so I decided to go with big gestures:
in the main living area, a brilliant, icy-blue Sam Orlando Miller faceted mirror, a curvaceous sheepskin-upholstered armchair by Danish architect Flemming Lassen, a cocktail table seven feet in diameter, and generously scaled seating pieces by my studio; and in a second seating space, a pair of Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs. An enormous custom carpet designed to look like rugs layered over one another helps define more intimate areas within the voluminous expanse. In the dining room, beneath a commanding multipaneled work by Tacita Dean, graceful Italian chairs from the 1950s surround a table by the contemporary French designer Martin Szekely, under a mobile-like lighting fixture by David Weeks. In the primary bedroom, a handsome platform bed by Studio B and a vintage Illum Wikkelsø lounge chair defer to the breathtaking views. A striking Alexander Calder tapestry animates a comfortable rec room. Working in tandem with the clients’ art collection— which includes large-scale works by Theaster Gates and Claudy Jongstra as well as by Dean and Calder—the decor provides a mellow backdrop to absorb the majesty of nature.
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