Lambert & Fils lights are suspended over the island.
Located on New York’s Fire Island, the 1,425-square-foot Lambert House features an open floor plan that embraces ocean views.
When illustrator and artist Saul Lambert approached Richard Meier with a budget of about $10,000, the architect turned to a Michigan prefabricated log cabin manufacturer: “I figured, if they could do it for a log cabin, they could do it for a modern home!” Photo courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Architects.
Onsite assembly of the structure was finished in a mere nine days. Photo courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Architects.
The wall of windows and simple floor plan appealed to Lambert so much that he kept a snapshot of the house on his studio’s bulletin board for years after selling it. Photo courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Architects.
Lambert pours wine in the kitchen, which is defined by a low concrete-block wall and serves as the home’s central core. The seating-area chairs are from Herman Miller.
The couple added curved cabinetry and a window seat to form a breakfast nook, painted in Farrow & Ball Red Earth. The table is discontinued from Anthropologie, where Kara previously worked as a display coordinator, and the overhead light is the Lambert & Fils Waldorf Double.
Lambert House on Fire Island, 1961. (Copyright Richard Meier & Partners)
"I think it has been modified quite a bit—I haven’t been there in many years but I don’t know if one would recognize it." Any architecture hunters willing to take up the challenge?
In the dining room, Guillerme et Chambron armchairs from Maison Gerard surround a CB2 table. The ceiling light is by Lambert & Fils. In the kitchen, rich blue cabinetry with wood details from GD Arredamenti is topped with a Caesarstone “Aire Concrete” counter. The gold artwork is by Joyce Billet.
This pendant light fixture is from Lambert & Fils.
Lambert & Fils' Dot Line Suspension lamp hangs over an Allais Table by The Gaspé.
In the dining room, a Lambert et Fils chandelier hangs above a black-stained, live-edge ash table.
A linear suspension light from the Mile Collection by Lambert & Fils hangs above the nine-foot-long black granite island.
The master bedroom includes an armoire by Kastella and a chandelier by Lambert & Fils. A portion of the ceiling was pared back to expose the underside of the original roof.
Lambert's widow, Joanna Underwood, sent Dwell a photo of the house ("now old and faded") that the artist kept on the wall of his studio until his death in 2009.
The home's living room, adjacent to the three-story "void", enjoys plentiful natural light. A Beaubien Wall Double Shade Light by Lambert & Fils, and Arancini Floor Lamp by
In the dining area, Mantis chairs by Les Ateliers Courbet and a banquette upholstered in Holly Hunt fabric surround a live-edge maple table by Camilla House. The custom pendant is by Lambert & Fils and the Pivot sconces are by Apparatus.
Katherine Lambert, a partner at Metropolitan Architectural Practice (MAP), and her business associate Christiane Robbins, painstakingly restored a 1950s redwood-and-glass house in Napa, California, originally designed by Jack Hillmer of Telesis.
A mix of vintage and modern pieces furnish the home, including a table by Arne Vodder for George Tanier, an IKEA rug, and a Lambert & Fils chandelier in the dining room. A bar cart from her grandmother is one of Sarah’s most prized possessions. The ceiling color is Benjamin Moore Marine Blue.
From the compact quarters downstairs, you emerge into a bright, open second floor. It feels more expansive than its square footage thanks to a steel moment frame that eliminates the need for interior structural walls. In the dining room, a Lambert et Fils chandelier hangs above a black-stained, live-edge ash table.
The cabinets were custom designed by Síol Studios and painted Deep Jungle—a bold shade of green from Pratt & Lambert. The backsplash features hand-painted terra cotta tiles by Walker Zanger. The oven range is from AGA Countertops. The floor is finished with hand-painted arabesque terra cotta tiles from Tabarka Studios.
The original layout had a tiny living area in the front that wasn’t spacious enough to accommodate entertaining. To create more space, Tang converted the second floor into a larger living room. Here, chairs and sofa from All Modern; drapery and rug from West Elm; fireplace custom-finished in Venetian plaster; light fixture from Lambert et Fils.
The kitchen, which was moved to the sunny side of the house, embraces Anyeley’s taste for simple, modern forms. Cabinetry painted in Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball surrounds a central island fitted with Nerd bar stools by Muuto and a Dot Line Suspension pendant by Lambert & Fils. Completing the kitchen is a Litze faucet by Brizo and a Crosstown sink by Elkay, along with rangetop and wall ovens by Dacor and a Benchmark refrigerator from Bosch.
Found at Lambert et Fils
Found at Lambert et Fils
Lambert & Fils Dot Line Suspension ($780)
Richard Meier, architect. Lambert beach house 1961
Lighting by Lambert & Fils and Juniper Design Group
Lambert & Fils Cliff Floor Lamp ($1,040)
Price: $28,000,000
Agents: Alexa Lambert and Marc Achilles
The eat-in kitchen includes a banquette upholstered in Holly Hunt fabric. The custom pendant is by Lambert & Fils.
“The new floor plan is considerably more open than the original plan, and the interior and exterior details have been simplified and made consistent,” Schultz said. A Lambert & Fils light fixture illuminates a dining set by Ligne Roset.
The pendant light here is Lambert and Fils, a special piece from the company’s 15th anniversary sale. The Vitsoe 606 storage system displays inspiring books and reference materials.
Adjacent the kitchen, the dining area features EQ3 chairs and a Dot Suspension light by Lambert et Fils.
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