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LEFT MARCO ZANUSO ARMCHAIRS FACE THE CURVED SOFA IN THE
LIVING ROOM. ON TABLE, 19TH-CENTURY PARROTS, HAND-BLOWN
MURANO GLASS VASE, AND VINTAGE CERAMIC VASE. ABOVE A 1970s
LIGHT FIXTURE HANGS IN THE KITCHEN. SICILIAN CERAMIC VASES.

contains a guest room, a hobby/art room, and utility from the owners’ collection; warm-toned recycled
rooms) and walk into a spacious living room that wood lines the wall that faces the street. Beyond
opens onto a terrace and swimming pool. On a De the lounge, a skylit dining area is furnished with a
Cotiis–designed rug, a pair of Marco Zanuso’s iconic custom table and wood chairs, designed by De Cotiis,
Lady chairs, designed in 1951, face a vintage curved that are covered in Hermès velvet. Outside, the
sofa. These are flanked on one side by a pair of De layout mimics the varied levels of the interior, with
Cotiis–designed floor lamps, and on the other by one the pool terrace leading up to an open-air dining
of his custom tables; its irregularly shaped marble area off the kitchen.
top, set on brass legs, manages to look simultane- From the living room, two flights of stairs—the first
ously tough and glamorous. A custom-designed covered in iron and the second a series of cantilevered
shelving system, made of steel, brass, and recycled concrete treads—ascend to the bedroom level. The
wood, stands in the center of the room and includes lower stairs are adorned with items from the owners’
a built-in desk. At the other end of the room, steps collection of ceramics as well as a cast-brass bowl
rise to a mezzanine lounge area with custom modular by De Cotiis, which sits atop a stack of books, on one
seating and a vintage pole-mounted light fixture of a series of movable, painted wood plinths.

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