Elsewhere in the living room, there\u2019s a deep-\u00adburgundy velvet sofa, a set of vintage Swedish chairs with boxy wooden frames inlaid with harlequin patterns, and a Carlo Mollino \u201cSuora\u201d floor lamp. Walls were covered in a creamy white limewash, providing a serene backdrop for the room\u2019s important artworks. One corner, near the street-facing windows, is anchored by a nude metal sculpture by Tal R, and the wall across from the fireplace has a nearly mural-size abstract painting by Martha Jungwirth. Every piece was selected by Fr\u00f6ss\u00e9n, whose parents are the artists Gunnar Fr\u00f6ss\u00e9n and Yvonne Bengtsson.<\/p>\n
Throughout the 8,000-square-foot home, the style is refined, measured, and ever-so-slightly midcentury, with a combination of bespoke and vintage pieces. While Sauzay and de Tonnac say they tend to look to the \u201920s, \u201930s and \u201940s for inspiration, their ultimate goal is to transcend time periods\u2014and stay away from trends. \u201cOur job is to create a place people will hopefully stay\u2014and maybe even give to the next generation,\u201d says Sauzay. \u201cSo we want to have the best bones, and that means good materials that will patinate over time.\u201d<\/p>\n
An artwork by Jean Arp hangs above a 1970s Brutalist sideboard on which stand two vintage Travertine lamps.<\/p>\n
Art: Jean Arp \u00a9 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn<\/p>\n
Aflalo\u2019s curved office features a commanding oak desk designed by Festen. The artwork is by Picasso.<\/p>\n
Art: \u00a9 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/p>\n
In the girls\u2019 room, an assemblage of Akari lanterns by Isamu Noguchi<\/a> dangles from the ceiling, and a child-size riff on a classic chair design stands before the window. Sing-Thing<\/a> table and chairs.<\/p>\n Using enduring materials such as travertine, oak, bronze, and brass, everything was designed to reflect the family\u2019s lifestyle, from his-and-hers offices (his: navy blue everywhere; hers: natural fibers and neutrals) to an entire floor awash in peachy tones for the girls. A few things remained in place, such as the garden-facing kitchen on the lower level, which after some thought they decided not to move up to the parlor floor, where the living and dining rooms are.<\/p>\n Studio Giancarlo Valle<\/a> stools slide under the silver Travertine-clad kitchen island. A banquette upholstered in a Pierre Frey<\/a> fabric curves around a Pierre Chapo<\/a> table with Laurens Groen chairs. An artwork by Picasso hangs on the wall.<\/p>\n Art: \u00a9 2025 Estate of Pablo Picasso \/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/p>\n The house has a backyard pool, a rarity in New York City. Landscape Design by Harrison Green.<\/p>\n A sculpture by Tal R stands in a corner of the living room.<\/p>\n Art: Tal R.<\/p>\n While Aflalo has an unquestionably strong sense of style\u2014she\u2019s launched several womenswear lines, and was a fashion model before that\u2014her approach to decorating her home was rather light-handed. \u201cI spent a lot of time in the beginning picking the right partners, but I was determined not to agonize during the process,\u201d she says. \u201cBuilding a house from scratch is a gift, and I was focused on being grateful. It was such a pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elsewhere in the living room, there\u2019s a deep-\u00adburgundy velvet sofa, a set of vintage Swedish chairs with boxy…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":144089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[25667,648,1032,1033,171,4180,37928,5096,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-144088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-_syndication_noshow","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-magazine","14":"tag-storytypedeep-dive","15":"tag-textbelowcenterfullbleed","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115025042940057161","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}