Carpinteria

Set on sixteen ocean-view acres in the foothills of Carpinteria is a rare 1930s estate designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann, known for the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles Times building. This Tuscan-inspired retreat, loosely based on the Villa Gamberaia and other Italian Renaissance villas, reflects the confluence of the classical world and southern California. Arched thresholds, balanced proportions, painted coffered ceilings and terracotta tile floors all contribute to a quiet Mediterranean elegance. Seating by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, an Art Deco leopard print upholstered chair that once belonged to Andy Warhol, custom silk rugs from Tibet, lighting by Tobias Grau, and art by Gerhard Richter, Takashi Murakami and Peter Shelton are elements that combine to create a space inhabited through time and by time.