{"id":66453,"date":"2016-04-27T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=66453"},"modified":"2021-12-15T01:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:02:01","slug":"rooms-contemporary-art-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/rooms-contemporary-art-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting-Edge Cool: 15 Rooms Filled with Contemporary Art and Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ManoloYllera-FrancisSultana-03-1-e1461705587634.jpg\" alt=\"ManoloYllera-FrancisSultana-03 (1)\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ManoloYllera-FrancisSultana-03-1-e1461705587634.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ManoloYllera-FrancisSultana-03-1-e1461705587634-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/ManoloYllera-FrancisSultana-03-1-e1461705587634-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/francis-sultana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francis Sultana<\/a> describes his own Georgian home in London as a \u201ccanvas\u201d for experimenting with innovative art and design arrangements. The candlesticks and dining room table are both by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/garouste-and-bonetti\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garouste &amp; Bonetti<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Manolo Yllera.<\/h5>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11h.jpg\" alt=\"11h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/11h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The home reflects Sultana\u2019s maxim that each room must be \u201ccolorful and interesting,\u201d but also well-edited. In the drawing room, works by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/richard-prince-1949-american\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Prince<\/a> and Paul McCarthy hang above a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/mattia-bonetti\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mattia Bonetti<\/a> console table and an Emilio Terry armchair. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Ricardo Labougle.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1h.jpg\" alt=\"1h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/1h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a West Village town house, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/shawn-henderson-interior-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shawn Henderson<\/a> mixed two contemporary artworks \u2014 including Mark Titchner&#8217;s resin-and-jesponite <i>Memory as a Bayonet,<\/i> 2006, at right, and an homage to Jasper Johns by Tom Keyes, at left<i> \u2014 <\/i>with mid-century pieces by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/paul-evans\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Evans<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/silas-seandel\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silas Seandel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Steven Freihon.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-4.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-4-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-4-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-4-417x500.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/pierre-yovanovitch-architecture-dinterieur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Yovanovitch&#8217;s<\/a> Paris apartment, a large oil painting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/marc-quinn-1964-british\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marc Quinn<\/a> takes center stage above an acid-washed iron fireplace surround. The sofa and armchairs are Yovanovitch&#8217;s own designs and the four cocktail tables are by Rasmus Fenhann.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Jaussaud\/LUXPRODUCTIONS.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-417x500.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/maddux-creative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maddux Creative<\/a> used the client\u2019s large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/mat-collishaw-1966-british\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mat Collishaw<\/a> photograph to dictate the palette of this London drawing room. The yellow silk-upholstered sofa is by Oytun Berktan, the thread-wrapped stools are by Anton Alvarez from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/salon-94\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salon 94<\/a> and the wall sconce is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/herve-van-der-straeten\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herv\u00e9 van der Straeten<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo courtesy of Maddux Creative.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4h.jpg\" alt=\"4h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/4h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a Miami client\u2019s bedroom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/jennifer-post-design-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Post<\/a> placed a contemporary styrofoam and epoxy work by Thilo Heinzmann opposite a 1932 bronze sculpture by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jean-lambert-rucki\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean Lambert-Rucki<\/a>. The birch lounge chair is a contemporary Scandinavian piece.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo courtesy of Jennifer Post Design.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-417x500.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mural-like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alexkatz\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex Katz<\/a> print anchors this New York City bedroom by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/stephen-shadley-designs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Shadley<\/a>. Shadley offset the contemporary work with a vintage bench by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/dunbar-furniture\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dunbar<\/a> and a mid-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/search\/?q=lytegem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lytegem<\/a> desk lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Scott Frances.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5h.jpg\" alt=\"5h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/5h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Greenwich, Connecticut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/fox-nahem-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox-Nahem Associates<\/a> used a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/locations\/sweden-europe\/furniture\/?per=18th-century-and-earlier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18th-century Swedish consoles<\/a> to balance their client&#8217;s blue-chip postwar and contemporary art collection, which boasts pieces by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/andy-warhol\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Warhol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jeff-koons\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Koons<\/a> and Gerhard Richter. The silver love seat is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/ron-arad\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Arad<\/a> and the curvilinear white sofa is a custom design by the firm.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Peter Murdock.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-2.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-2-292x350.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-2-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-2-417x500.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/ash-nyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASH NYC<\/a> sought out \u201ccontemporary statement pieces of grand scale\u201d by local artists and designers for this Greenwich Village townhouse. The curated dining room mix includes a molecule-like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/chandeliers-pendant-lights\/welles-long-gabriel-scott\/id-f_859063\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welles chandelier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Gabriel-Scott and angular chairs by Maximilian Eicke.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Christian Harder.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7h.jpg\" alt=\"7h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/7h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/bismutandbismut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bismut &amp; Bismut<\/a> highlight a more serene aspect of contemporary design in this cocoon-like Parisian <em>salon de lecture<\/em>. The white marble Curial armchair is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/rick-owens\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Owens<\/a>, and the cocktail table is a custom work by the design firm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Claire Israel.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8h.jpg\" alt=\"8h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/8h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A 1971 work by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/alexander-calder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Calder<\/a> takes center stage in this New York City games room by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/sandra-nunnerley-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandra Nunnerly<\/a>, featuring custom furniture by the designer. The sage-colored leather wall panels are a modern-day riff on the traditional men&#8217;s club room decor.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Peter Estersohn.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9h.jpg\" alt=\"9h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/9h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this Manhattan living room by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/juan-montoya-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juan Montoya<\/a>, a custom sofa by the designer and 3000-pound basalt table by Korean designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/byung-hoon-choi\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Byung Hoon Choi<\/a> add contemporary polish to the grandly proportioned space. The red painting by Christopher le Brun was purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/friedman-benda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friedman Benda<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Eric Piasecki.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10h.jpg\" alt=\"10h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/10h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In a Gramercy Park apartment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/alexandra-loew-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandra Loew<\/a> used sculptural, chromatic pieces as counterpoints to the space\u2019s classical architectural details.The contemporary photos are by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/donald-sultan\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Sultan<\/a> and Matthew Pillsbury, the yellow Tato stools are by Denis Santachiara and the 1970s cocktail table is by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/massimo-and-lella-vignelli\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lella and Massimo Vegnelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Justin Bernhaut.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6h.jpg\" alt=\"6h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/6h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In a mid-century Beverly Hills home designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/trip-haenisch-and-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip Haenisch<\/a>, a 21st-century <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/tom-dixon\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Dixon<\/a> chandelier echoes the spherical forms of a sofa and armchair by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jean-royere\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean Roy\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Beryln Photography.<\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3h.jpg\" alt=\"3h\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3h.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3h-508x350.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/3h-120x83.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a collector&#8217;s home \u2014 &#8220;the client&#8217;s motivation wasn&#8217;t about function, it was about provenance&#8221; \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/design-firms\/woodson-and-rummerfields-house-of-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodson and Rummerfield<\/a> created a living space that doubles as a well-edited gallery featuring works by Andy Warhol and Ha Jung-Woo. 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