Futuristic sportif

Eccentric fashion meets classic sporting references in this seasonal mountain retreat.

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Location

Northern California

Year

2023

Eclectic vintage designs—Giovanni Banci, Jean Perzel, Angelo Lelii, Pierre Chapo, Wendell Castle—with painterly post-conceptual foils—à la Wade Guyton—synthesize tactile contemporary materials for a far-out twist on the historic alpine chalet.

Bold volumes, mischievous textures, and vibrant hues course “off-piste,” effusing futuristic sportif. Thick, lush appointments pursue the obscure, escalating brisk pastimes into steamy après-skis.

Left: BLEND Lamp by Ward Wijnant. Right: Void by Charlotte Ham’s label I C E.
Left: BLEND Lamp by Ward Wijnant. Right: Void by Charlotte Ham’s label I C E.
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Left: Wrapped residence, unknown. Right: Photo from Mandy Roos’s Invasion Of The Foot Carrier.
Left: Wrapped residence, unknown. Right: Photo from Mandy Roos’s Invasion Of The Foot Carrier.
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Sterling Ruby, SPECTER, 2019. Courtesy of Sterling Ruby and Desert X. Photo © Lance Gerber.
Sterling Ruby, SPECTER, 2019. Courtesy of Sterling Ruby and Desert X. Photo © Lance Gerber.
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Left: Maison Margiela Autumn/Winter 2020. Right: Gucci Spring/Summer 2016.
Left: Maison Margiela Autumn/Winter 2020. Right: Gucci Spring/Summer 2016.
Angela Bulloch, Night Sky Blue: Jupiter & Saturn in Capricorn.12, 2020. LEDs, felt, aluminum profiles, and cables. 78 3/4 x 104 3/4 in. (200 x 266 cm).
Angela Bulloch, Night Sky Blue: Jupiter & Saturn in Capricorn.12, 2020. LEDs, felt, aluminum profiles, and cables. 78 ¾ × 104 ¾ in. (200 × 266 cm).
Left: Table Lamp by Valenti, c. 1970s. Center: Moro Armchair by Sebastian Herkner, produced by La Manufacture-Paris. Right: Rouge du Roi marble slab.
Left: Table Lamp by Valenti, c. 1970s. Center: Moro Armchair by Sebastian Herkner, produced by La Manufacture-Paris. Right: Rouge du Roi marble slab.
Wendell Castle, Caligari’s Mistress’s Desk and Chair, 1990. Oak, mahogany, ebony and mahogany veneer, aniline-dyed and acrylic-painted gesso, and leather.
Wendell Castle, Caligari’s Mistress’s Desk and Chair, 1990. Oak, mahogany, ebony and mahogany veneer, aniline-dyed and acrylic-painted gesso, and leather.
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