White walls create a gallery-style backdrop for the Ferris family’s eclectic collection, which includes the sun room’s silver Moon System couch by Zaha Hadid for B&B Italia; the living room’s much more usable orange Charles sectional sofa (also for B&B Italia); and, centrally located, the Campana Brothers’ ethereal Anemone chair. The brothers’ Brasilia table perches underneath 3 (Three)’s 65V—Manga PVC Figures artwork.
Ferris incorporated a sunny addition complete with a relaxing terrace to the house’s original Tudor footprint. Arched doors offer a nod to traditional detailing, while the dark materials are a typical Ferris whim.
Edward Ruscha’s Bloated Empire anchors the bright sunroom with a touch of heavy darkness in both form and subject matter, while Hadid’s cleanly swooping couch contrasts with the handcrafted look (and reality) of the Campana Brothers’ woven-rope Vermelha chair, produced by Edra.
The architect turned the dining room into an aeronautically themed space, complete with Airplane Prints by Jeffrey Milstein, which line what in a typical iteration of a Tudor house would be the plate rail; a fuselage-inspired light fixture, Titania by Luceplan; and a Croma dining table that picks up that same swooping shape. Jenette “broom” chairs provide a touch of whimsical humanity to the slickness of the room, reminding everyone that this is a usable space.
The house’s historically appropriate-seeming Tudor exterior hides Ferris’ playful modernistic interiors.
Bright laser-cut tree silhouettes become art pieces whose colors are echoed in glassware behind glass-fronted cabinets.
A long marble countertop and high-tech range bring this crisp white kitchen into the modern era.
In the foyer, Xavier Veilhan’s Yves, a cubistic and updated version of a typical Tudor knight, stands watch over the family’s house. A third Campana Brothers’ chair, the Favela, is made out of tiny pieces of teak that are perfectly fitted together.
Ferris punched out Breuer-like pockets of modernity into the airy master bedroom and replaced wooden beams with high-tech stainless steel trusses. Tim Ayres’ Parenthesis painting anchors the sleekly neutral room outfitted with a Design Within Reach Reve bed and Landare bedside tables. The space is illuminated by Fontana Arte table lamps.
