Paintings by Hans Hofmann (left) and Robert Motherwell highlight one end of the living room of a Beverly Hills home updated by designers James Magni and Jason Kalman. A Magni Home Collection sofa and side tables, paired with vintage Daum lamps, face a table made by Denise A. Tuite in the style of Diego Giacometti, who created the ostrich sculpture. A Poltrona Frau bench stands in front of the fireplace.

In the entry, marble wall tiles designed by Zaha Hadid for Citco wrap around the Caesarstone and plaster staircase, which is overlooked by an Alexander Calder work on paper. A 1970s Paul Evans center table greets visitors near the door, while artworks by Joan Miró (left) and Sandra Blow are displayed in the hallway beyond.

A Roberto Matta painting is mounted over the living room fireplace, with pedestals displaying sculptures by Auguste Rodin (left) and Georges Braque on either side. The midcentury Gianfranco Frattini armchairs are clad in a blue de Le Cuona velvet, and the sofa’s accent pillows are covered in Loro Piana and Jim Thompson fabrics.

In the dining room, a William Turnbull painting adds a chromatic splash above a circa-1969 Paul Evans wall-mounted cabinet that hosts a Tang dynasty horse, with a Salvador Dali sculpture standing nearby. Vintage Edward Wormley chairs surround the custom-made table, topped by a Lalique vase.

In the dining room, a floating sideboard by Paul Evans and a bold red artwork by William Turnbull are coupled with Vénus de Milo aux Tiroirs by Salvador Dalí, which offers a Surrealist take on the famous statue housed in the Louvre. According to the artist, the drawers inserted into the sculpture offer a look inside the body to the soul of the Greek goddess. 

Architect Richard Landry devised the original architecture for the house, which includes expansive terraces and a pool area outfitted with Tribù furniture.

To play up the indoor-outdoor lifestyle for their British client, the designers maximized the comfort
of the terrace by adding bleached teak planks to the ceiling, layering rugs, and even reupholstering a sofa and Magni Home Collection chairs meant for interiors in performance fabrics by Perennials and Holly Hunt. “The program was to make this outdoor room an extension of the living room,” says principal Jason Kalman.

Walls upholstered in leather with stainless-steel inlays line the primary bedroom, with a Magni Home Collection bed is flanked by Fendi Casa lights installed behind bespoke nightstands with Lalique lamps. The chaise lounges are by Minotti, the curtains are of a Zimmer + Rohde fabric, and the custom carpet is by Sahrai.

In the wife’s en suite bath, Magni Kalman orchestrated a dynamic mix of materials, including quartz countertops and floors by Caesarstone, silver-leaf-fronted cabinetry, and a chaise by Fendi Casa. “Our female clients often request a neutral background for where they get ready,” explains Magni. “If they’re looking in the mirror to check their appearance, a lot of color or pattern can be distracting.”

In the living room of a Los Angeles home conceived by Magni Kalman Design, a Man Ray sculpture joins a pair of vintage Paul Evans lounge chairs, while a bold tapestry after Alexander Calder punctuates the entryway.

Bold juxtapositions abound throughout this Beverly Hills home. For example, a Brutalist vintage Paul Evans chair swathed in a tufted pink fabric by Chivasso sits before a canvas by William Scott titled Opposite and Equal (1961). “There’s this very masculine chair that completely changes with the subtle fabric, and then it creates this dialogue with the very dark and saturated color of the painting that frames it,” says James Magni of Magni Kalman Design. “That’s really exciting to me.”