Located at Palm Beach’s South End, between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Amy and John Phelan’s home is clad primarily in Portuguese Santenoy limestone from ABC Stone. Stonefox principals Christopher Stone and David Fox, who oversaw the interiors as well as the architecture, used travertine around the front door and cast concrete to create the brise-soleil and portico canopy.
Photo: Jessica GlynnStonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Stonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Stonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
In the dining room, a mirrored ceiling and silver-leaf walls cast reflections of the specially commissioned Donald Lipski light sculptures embellished with Swarovski crystals that branch out above tables custom designed by Stonefox with selenite-crystal tops. The vintage Eero Saarinen chairs have 24K-gold-plated legs, and the painting is by Jeff Koons.
Photo: Jessica Glynn. Styled by Olga NaimanStonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Abstract paintings by Christopher Wool (left) and Willem de Kooning enliven the wall surrounding the living room’s travertine-bordered fireplace; the 1960s brass chandelier with mercury-glass orbs is from John Salibello, and Stonefox created the table below it by pairing a custom-made resin top with brass bases by Mastercraft.
Photo: Jessica Glynn. Styled by Olga NaimanStonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
A triangular Damien Hirst “Butterfly” painting, vintage Versace pillows, a patterned Rug Company carpet, and vintage Murano glass lamps add chromatic punch to the bar’s sitting area; the B&B Italia sofa is joined by a 1970s Jean Claude Dresse cocktail table and vintage Milo Baughman barrel-back chairs.
Photo: Jessica Glynn. Styled by Olga NaimanStonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Stonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Flanked by Louis XVI gilt mirrors, a Matthew Barney photograph overlooks the primary suite’s custom-made bed, upholstered in a Schumacher velvet and dressed in Lori Jayne linens; the walls are clad in a Holland & Sherry silk, the bespoke TV cabinet features panels of Gracie wallpaper, and rock crystal lamps top the alabaster bedside tables by Galerie Glustin.
Photo: Jessica Glynn. Styled by Olga NaimanStonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
A Matteo Zorzenoni chandelier descends from the ipe wood ceiling in the dining room, where Asian ginger jars collected by the Phelans top a custom-made table surrounded by
Minotti chairs clad in a Jerry Pair leather; a Damien Hirst “Spin” painting overlooks the Stonefox-designed sideboard and Jonathan Adler lamps. The wall covering is a Phillip Jeffries linen.
Stonefox Constructs a Striking Modern Residence for Art-World Power Couple Amy and John Phelan
Frequent entertainers, the Phelans commissioned Stonefox to create a disco lounge, which is housed in a freestanding elliptical structure inspired by the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer. Jorge Sánchez and Brian Vertesch of SMI Landscape Architecture designed the gardens.
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