In the family room the designers created a gravity
defying storage wall poised on chrome springs. On the
ceiling is a sculpture by Richard Artschwager intended
for the wall; the presence of Artschwager reminds us
of the fine line between fine and decorative art. (I recall
in the Whitney Museum a
wooden sculpture of his,
in pink and grey, entitled
"Mirror Mirror, Table,
Table.") A pair of sheep,
sculptures graze on the
round carpet, a concentric
array of circles.
"Our love for all things
1940s,
particularly
Italian, is expressed in
the extensive use of
Fornasetti wallpaper lining
the kitchen, breakfast
room and laundry." This
wallpaper is the engraved
black and white image, repeated yet varied, of a beautiful
woman's face, that of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri,
which Fornasetti found in a 19th century magazine. The
breakfast table has one leg that is a tree trunk, again, an
irregular, whimsical detail that informs the singularity of
the whole.
HYLAND
