The house that architect Roger Ferris designed for his friends Karin Dauch and Massimo Tassan-Solet features Brazilian garapa wood and aluminum louvers. The main house, at the left, is separated from the pool house/office by an outdoor living and dining area. The CB2 lounge chairs by the pool are accessorized with MissoniHome pillows.
Karin Dauch and Massimo Tassan-Solet with their daughters Sofia, Marina, and Chiara, pictured on an iroko heartwood sofa from Minotti.
A marine fantasy by Sergio Fornasetti is a fitting backdrop for the living room, which includes a striped rug from ABC Carpet & Home and a Verner Panton mother-of-pearl chandelier.
The first-floor entry hallway doubles as a pristine art gallery, with the word YES as a focal point. The series of carnival swing photographs is by Peter Gabriel.
The dining room features a raw-edged walnut table with a cast-bronze base from BDDW ; the chandelier is by Bocci. The bull painting is by Joseph Adolphe and the palm trees are by Karin Dauch.
Red Ingo Maurer soda-bottle pendants and enameled metal barstools enliven the otherwise all-white kitchen.
The TV room includes a purple Moroso sofa, a red Flight recliner from Design Within Reach, and a floral MissoniHome pouf.
Orange predominates in a guest room, with a rug from DwellStudio and Frette linens.
Bunk beds in the girls’ room are positioned on a colorful striped rug by Dauch’s friend Madeline Weinrib.
The master suite is a single open room with expansive views of the bay. A Matteograssi bed and a Le Corbusier lounge chair lie within the sleeping area.
A freestanding tub and Cosmic standing storage mirror from AF New York. The black rubber ducky is from John Derian.
This article appears in the September 2013 issue of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens).