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The View From Up Here • Indoors and out, the Montauk home of fashion designer Ulla Johnson is pure summer bliss (page 64). But the crowning achievement might just be the roof deck, a casual but functional space to gather for morning coffee, alfresco meals, and late-night stargazing. (Her family has two telescopes there.) We’re seeing some bright ideas ourselves….

editor’s letter

On Deck • The mysterious history of America’s favorite outdoor chair

Weekend Attire • Renovating a Bauhaus-inflected house for her family, celebrity stylist Kate Young pivots nimbly from fashion to furniture

Alternative History • From contemporary Miami to ancient Rome, Germane Barnes mines the nexus of race and design

Open-Air Invitation • Comfy and upbeat, our fave outdoor sofas are ready to catch some sun

Turning Up the Heat • Montana-based ceramic artist Casey Zablocki fires up his most ambitious work yet

Ciao, Bella

THE GARDEN BECKONS

New American Voices • Coast to coast, today’s rising stars of interior design are reinventing tradition, challenging staid rules of good taste, and leaving their mark, one room at a time…

CALM AND COLLECTED • At fashion designer Ulla Johnson’s eclectic Montauk retreat, nature sets the tone

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

wild card • Interior designer Jamie Bush and architect William Hefner reimagine a 1960s Los Angeles home for a client with a dazzlingly eccentric point of view

PICTURE PERFECT • For artist Vaughn Spann and his young family, home is an art-filled midcentury house in New Jersey

HAPPY ENDING • Having undergone a refresh at the hands of designer Mark D. Sikes, the longtime L.A. home of beloved filmmaker Nancy Meyers is ready for its close-up

A NEW LEAF • Designer Frank de Biasi updates a grand Palm Beach manse for Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler and her family

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

AMERICAN SPIRIT • Designer Nick Olsen’s Dutchess County farmhouse possesses all the optimism of the young republic—plus some revolutionary detours

Sarita Jaccard