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The Morning Garden PALOMA CONTRERAS PALOMA CONTRERAS DESIGN The Rotunda JEAN LIU JEAN LIU DESIGN I nspiration: This morning room begins and ends with the stunning hand-painted de Gournay wallcovering from the collection of legendary horticulturist and garden designer Bunny Mellon for de Gournay. Rendered in an exclusive pastel palette, the dreamy Hortus Medicus is based on 17th-century oil-on-canvas paintings Mellon purchased at the urging of Hubert de Givenchy. Further elevating this living bouquet are a dining table dressed in Schumacher chintz and de Gournay porcelain dinnerware from Culp Associates. Names to Know: De Gournay Hortus Medicus wallpaper. The Shade Store custom window treatments. Maison L. Drucker dining chairs. Visual Comfort chandelier. Plaster draped console from Mecox. Christopher Spitzmiller table lamp. I nspiration: A site-specific collaboration between designer Jean Liu and Florian Meisenberg, the dreamy installation transformed the classical rotunda into a grid, echoing the futuristic design of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Both austere and utopian, the surrealism of the space offers a dreamlike respite from the grandeur of the house. Names to Know: Art installation by German artist Florian Meisenberg, who screened original artworks onto paper. Truett Fine Carpets & Rugs. Photography Aimée Mazzenga Photography Lisa Petrole "I've been collecting Florian Meisenberg's work for 10 years. I thought, 'What if the whole area became an art project and we thought about the art first?'" — Jean Liu 84