Designer Tony Ingrao.
Photo: Courtesy of Tony Ingrao
The Collectors: Tony Ingrao
The designer known for cultivating remarkable residences for his clientele is equally as meticulous about his car collection
A 1963 Ferrari 250 GT California and a 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead Coupé from the collection of designer Tony Ingrao. Photo: Thomas Loof
Designer Tony Ingrao curates remarkable residences around the globe, organizing spectacular assortments of art and design into vibrant, layered interiors for a distinguished roster of clients. His own home and vast garden in East Hampton, New York, is an equally astounding showplace. His discerning eye, however, doesn’t stop there—he’s just as passionate about cars. His fleet of convertibles ranges from vintage marques, such as a 1962 Ferrari Spider and two Big Block 1967 Corvette Stingrays to contemporary dream machines, including a 2018 Rolls-Royce Dawn, among the many he routinely shows at The Bridge, an annual invite-only car show in Bridgehampton, New York.
Design philosophy: “What I’ve learned is people collect cars from when they lived, so if you were a kid in late ’50s, ’60s, you aspire to those, and that’s what you collect.”
Fond memory: “When I was a child, my grandfather had a nice old Mercedes. Then my father had it, but I just sold that one. My big problem is, in East Hampton I don’t have a garage. I have to take them to a storage facility.”
Forever favorite: “I’ll never sell my Ferrari. I’ve had it since 1984. I drive it every weekend out to the Montauk Lighthouse. It’s a 12-cylinder engine that’s kind of simple, so it’s easy to drive and never breaks.”
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2024 Late Fall Issue under the headline “The Collectors.” Subscribe to the magazine.
Cover: Designer Tony Ingrao.
Photo: Courtesy of Tony Ingrao
