Incollect Magazine - Issue 4

Incollect Magazine 19 2023 The entrance gallery of this contemporary Southern California house blurs the line between interior and exterior spaces, creating a seamless arrival experience. A pivoting door and glass walls allow visual and transitional flow, you can almost feel you’re floating in. A dramatic work of art in the entryway, Hung Liu’s powerful Manchu Bride— Buddha’s Hand creates a spark of anticipation, with an antique Sultanabad rug a softening element, echoing a muted version of the painting’s palette. The minimalist architecture requires a deft balance of color and texture in furnishings and accessories, both are modulated to a fine degree with a carved console, vintage rock crystal lamps, Murano glass mirror, perforated bronze ceiling fixture and custom tufted bench. The black olive tree’s wispy foliage stands in contrast to its rough-hewn container. Positioned just inside the entrance and surrounded by glass walls, it brings and element of the outdoors in. Photos: Roger Davies