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It’s not every day you see a brilliant blue stone island—and, Cristallo Blue Prime quartzite sure makes an impression in a Downtown Naples kitchen by EBL Interiors. In a brilliant stroke of ingenuity, the team backlit the quartzite, so the surfaces shine like the Gulf. “[It’s] a nod to the Florida sunshine reflecting off blue waters,” EBL’s Audrey Healey says. The kitchen’s minimalistic design—with black, handleless cabinetry—allows the cobalt to shine, while a wave-like light fixture and jellyfish-like pendants continue the aquatic theme. We love the fresh spin on infusing color into a space.
Photo by Dan Cutrona
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Naples artisan Jeremy Jones designed this media wall to end all media walls. The star of the show is the 7-inch thick, live-edge, walnut slab, which Jeremy created by epoxying, bonding, carving and fine finishing layers of wood. He carved another strip to precisely follow the curve of the live-edge with an LED installation. It all sets a sultry, modern vibe in a Naples bachelor pad. A 1/2-inch inset around the TV makes the piece look like it’s floating between the blackened, steel-like porcelain tiles. More porcelain was scored into slots for a cohesive backsplash, and Jones finished the base for the vapor fire feature (which delivers coziness without the heat) to look like patinated concrete. The bottom live-edge piece opens to reveal electrical essentials—functional art at its best.
Photo by Dan Cutrona
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Designer Dwayne Bergmann used light to create a striking moment, visible from the outside and inside of a Fort Myers home with a lofty, big-windowed foyer. All the crystals on the chrome chandelier—which resembles the Champagne bubble runner Bergmann designed for the entry—are hung by hand. “The light refraction is beautiful with daylight dancing in the facets,” he says. “At night, when electrified, the light dances on the walls.”
Photo by Venjhamin Reyes
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Nobody channels the coast into spaces quite like Chad Jensen of METHOD & CONCEPT. Never one to go with what’s expected, Jensen ran with his Midwestern client’s wish for a statement, beachy powder room for their Naples Kalea Bay abode. The result is a hand-laid Italian mosaic floor that mimics waves crashing on the shore. On walls, Jensen added a Satori finish that looks and feels like sand, and a metal toilet partition hangs from the ceiling in the shape of a native palm frond. “From the moment you step in the door, you can get washed away,” he says. “All of the materials share a language and a story. They fit together like in nature—as intended.”
Courtesy METHOD & CONCEPT/Mark Hartman
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The high-gloss, striped Macassar ebony dry bar in the living room is visible from the moment you step out of the private elevator entry of the METHOD & CONCEPT-designed Kalea Bay condo. “The flow of the space was a strong consideration,” Jensen says. The bow-front cabinet design delivers harmony and balance. Inside, the golden-laced Portoro marble-topped bar offers space for hanging glasses and storing cocktail-hour bottles. Jensen designed the furnishing with legacy in mind. “When designing a piece like this, there is an interesting question to ask, ‘built-in or freestanding?’” he says. The answer depends on whether you want to take the piece with you when you move, or if you’ll want to pass it down to kids or grandkids. “We love the idea of generational furniture, modern heirlooms and future antiquities,” Jensen says. Phillip Jeffries metallic ombré wallpaper, Luke Lamp sconces and an Ysabel LeMay commission complete the scene.
Courtesy METHOD & CONCEPT/Mark Hartman