Perhaps it's the 1960s Jansen Louis XVI-style lyre-back chairs admiring their own comely reflections in the louche-glam 1970s mirrored dining table. Or the rare 1985 Philippe Starck chair a welcome reminder of the designer's early, mad genius poised nonchalantly beneath an unimpeachable Noguchi paper lantern in the primary bedroom. Or maybe it's the antique Louis XV fauteuil upholstered ever so daintily in the same Sister Parish linen that covers the walls and daybed of the sitting room. Connoisseurs of great design will have a difficult time selecting a favorite vignette among the plethora of sensational moments at the Los Angeles home of AD100 designer Oliver M. Furth and brand strategist Sean Yashar. Within a classic 1950s California canyon house perched in the hills above Hollywood, the inveterate collectors have marshaled an astonishing array of objects and materials in ensembles that highlight shared aesthetic genealogies while forging connections among disparate times, places, and styles. In short, there's an embarrassment of riches.
"This house represents the same design conversation we've been having since our very first apartment together. It's not a preconceived idea about one particular style or aesthetic. We're trying to stimulate dialogues between the artists, makers, and objects that we love and champion," says Yashar, founder of the LA-based consultancy The Culture Creative. "The house incorporates things we came to the relationship with, things we've acquired together, and things we commissioned specifically for this project. I've been buying furniture since I was 16 years old, like a crazy person," Furth adds. "But we didn't want a decorative arts museum. The focus is always on livability-creating rooms where we can live comfortably and graciously with great things."
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