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These Private Homes Double as Modern Art Galleries

These multi-purpose homes were designed with great creative concentration, much like the artwork they display.

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When design experts Ike Udechuku and Kathryn Smith moved into a neoclassical mansion in Brussels, they set out to create what Udechuku calls "a gallery of the living experience." Several times a year, they partner with European galleries to present rare and choice furniture, objects, and art in their home. The drawing room, which doubles as the couple's principal entertaining space, contains two Tonico lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues; a jacaranda bench by Alberto Reis; a leather-and-rosewood sling chair fabricated by Liceu de Artes e Oficios de São Paulo; and drawings by the contemporary Brazilian artist Paulo Climachauska.
When design experts Ike Udechuku and Kathryn Smith moved into a neoclassical mansion in Brussels, they set out to create what Udechuku calls "a gallery of the living experience." Several times a year, they partner with European galleries to present rare and choice furniture, objects, and art in their home. The drawing room, which doubles as the couple's principal entertaining space, contains two Tonico lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues; a jacaranda bench by Alberto Reis; a leather-and-rosewood sling chair fabricated by Liceu de Artes e Oficios de São Paulo; and drawings by the contemporary Brazilian artist Paulo Climachauska.
Yurika Ninomiya says good morning to busy central Nagoya from her third-floor bedroom while husband Takuya opens up the shop and gallery that they run below.
Yurika Ninomiya says good morning to busy central Nagoya from her third-floor bedroom while husband Takuya opens up the shop and gallery that they run below.
After creating a home gallery in Antwerp to display works by the artists she represents, Veerle Wenes used the structure's multi-purpose setup to encourage genre-crossing between creative mediums. She saw the gallery, Valerie Traan, as a place that would exist "to mix all these worlds, and to ask architects to make furniture and designers to break out of their own sector and do other things."
After creating a home gallery in Antwerp to display works by the artists she represents, Veerle Wenes used the structure's multi-purpose setup to encourage genre-crossing between creative mediums. She saw the gallery, Valerie Traan, as a place that would exist "to mix all these worlds, and to ask architects to make furniture and designers to break out of their own sector and do other things."
Art informs much of Steven Holl's masterful Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul. Designed to mimic a musical score by István Anhalt, and featuring skylights inspired by a musical staff, the home also includes an underground art gallery.
Art informs much of Steven Holl's masterful Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul. Designed to mimic a musical score by István Anhalt, and featuring skylights inspired by a musical staff, the home also includes an underground art gallery.
The “white cube” gallery space off the dining area displays work by contemporary Australian artists including Louise Forthun and Patricia Piccinini. Clerestory windows offer glimpses into the second-floor library and private bedrooms.
The “white cube” gallery space off the dining area displays work by contemporary Australian artists including Louise Forthun and Patricia Piccinini. Clerestory windows offer glimpses into the second-floor library and private bedrooms.