Summertime: "On the Waterfront"

This is not a typical "Hamptons" house, all breezy and beachy with lots of overstuffed, slipcovered sofas and vases spilling over with blue hydrangeas.  This is more a shrine to luxe Modernism and important art, realized by the design team of Fox-Nahem who imbued their clients' Southampton, New York house with "their own groovy version of beachiness."  Elle Decor published this iconic house (photographed by Pieter Estersohn) prior to 2003.  Take a look:

This double height entrance hall is not filled with white-painted wainscoting, but rather with two striking photographs by Rineke Dijkstra, an equally show-stopping vintage Verner Panton shell chandelier and a pair of circa 1958 lounge chairs, in the style of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.

The living room (above and below) features more important art and furnishings.  The mixed-media work above the custom sofa by Fox-Nahem is by John Baldessari.  The ebonized arm chairs are attributed to Jean Royere and the barrel-back chairs are 1950s Italian.

The curved sofa is by Vladimir Kagan through Ralph Pucci.  The primitive wood cocktail table (below) is by Jerome Abel Seguin; the freeform cocktail table is vintage 1950s.  Three Jokes, acrylic on canvas, by Richard Prince hangs in the background (below.)  The huge rug, incidently, is goatskin -- a big ticket  item in and of itself.

A massive George Nakashima table commands center stage in the dining room.  The oak and woven leather armchairs are by Waldo Designs.  The magnificent chandelier is a 1950s Fontana Arte.  The white lacquered sideboard hints at the style of Tommi Parzinger.

The breakfast room is dominated by Ed Ruska's painting, Cold Beer Beautiful Girls.

Modernism continues in the den.

 Outdoor chairs and table from Delgreco & Co. enhance the deck overlooking Shinnecock Bay.

Pool side features more Delgreco furniture by Richard Schultz.

Did I mention the designers had 10 weeks to pull this off?  Pretty amazing, no?

Thanks for reading, everyone!