The country house in Amagansett of former model and stylist Tiina Laakonen and her husband Jon Rosen is a light, airy and minimalistic space. Buying a derelict mid 20th Century house in an area surrounded by large working farms, they rebuilt what looks like two large barns with weathered clapboard facades, connected by a contemporary building with steel and glass walkways. Laakonen’s Finnish touch is seen in the interiors, with Finnish textiles and furniture and the grey on the floors that are typical of Finnish country houses.
All images from The New York Times T Magazine.
What a lovely house! One comment: The butterfly wall paper is designed by Rut Bryk, wonderful ceramist and wife of an another famous Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala.
Rut Bryk’s wall papers are made by Tapettitalo (“Tapestry house”):
http://www.tapettitalo.fi/mallit/64819.html
Just to mention, Rut Bryk was born in Stockholm:
https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rut_Bryk
Best regards,
Maija Toppila
Editor-in-chief
Antiikki & Design
Thank you for pointing that out Maija. I shall correct that. How interesting, I shall look up Rut Bryk.