16 DIGS.NET | 8.7.2020
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P R O F I L E | W A L K E R W A R N E R
INTERIOR
DESIGNER MARION
PHILPOTTS-MILLER
OF PHILPOTTS
INTERIORS SOUGHT
TO CAPTURE THE
ADVENTUROUS
NATURE OF THE
CLIENTS THROUGH
THE USE OF COLOR
IN A PLAYFUL AND
DYNAMIC WAY.
Drawing references from the work of late
modernist Vladimir Ossipoff, best known for
his work in Hawaii, and seeking to capture
the "adventurous nature" of the owners, the
interior design team used color in a playful and
dynamic way. "Because the architecture is so
thoughtfully put together and there's so much
natural texture, we didn't need to load up the
interiors," Marion Philpotts-Miller says. In the
living room, the Christian Liaigre lounge chairs
and table lamp combine with Poltrona Frau
armchairs, a Mike Riley Woodworks custom
coffee table and De Sousa Hughes custom
bench. Fabric, an Indich Collection rug and
Lee Kelly wall painting add pops of bright color
throughout, while floor-to-ceiling glass windows
and sliding doors open up to the terrace, offering
a constant invitation to admire the surrounding
natural landscape. "The living room unfurls to
become porch-like," notes Warner.
In this home, everything was made to create
a seamless flow between inside and out, to
balance modernity and tradition, and to provide
the perfect space to host friends and family
while providing privacy—in the bedrooms, in
particular, which open to concrete-walled private
courts. "We execute enduring architecture—in
the sense of material quality but also livability,"
Warner says. "We have high hopes for the legacy
of this project." walkerwarner.com
