The Art of Modern Design: The Interiors of James Magni & Jason Kalman
Monacelli, June 2025

Pages 10-11
Home in Pacific Palisades. Hand-carved treads, their cadence echoed in a nearby painting by Sean Scully, add a sculptural quality to the stair.
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Pages 38-39
Lakefront home in Folsom, outside Sacramento. In the great room, blue accents such as the Warren Platner chairs and throw pillows on the contemporary sofa pick up on the lake’s palette.
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Page 60
Home in Dallas. In the living area, a curved sofa with bronze detail was created to soften the edges of the Brutalist-influenced architecture. Vintage Milo Baughman chairs, an Ib Kofod-Larsen lounge chair, and a polished stone cocktail table carved in Italy have a similar effect.
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Page 74
Art House, Beverly Hills. A vibrant canvas by Kehinde Wiley, Archangel Gabriel, sets the art driven scene as soon as you enters.
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Pages 100-101
Waterfront home in Newport Beach. The reinvention of this home included replacing dark wood details with white for a monochromatic, International Style look.
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Waterfront home in Newport Beach. A digital wall installation by artist Jennifer Steinkamp illuminates the atrium and is reflected in the water below.
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Beverly Hills home. A towering sculpture by Chris Burden is placed in a bed of river stones.
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Renovated Cape Cod–style house in Newport Beach. A Tara Donovan work composed of steel-headed pins presides over a seating area of four Milo Baughman chairs situated around a Magni Home Collection cocktail table.
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Renovated Cape Cod-Style house in Newport Beach. In the foreground, a platinum and carbon fiber sculpture by Takashi Murakami rests supine on a plinth, while a Jaume Plensa sculpture is sited outdoors.
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Atherton home. Smaller spaces like the library provided opportunities to introduce unexpected surprises and layer in details such as eucalyptus paneling embedded with polished nickel and complex parquet floors. Major pieces including a Jules Leleu cabinet and Paul Evans side tables.
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Atherton home. The primary bedroom, with its jewelry-like pendant by Hervé van der Straeten, reflects a contemporary take on classic French design.
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Beverly Hills home. The entry sets the tone for the range of collections in the home with works by Sandra Blow and Alexander Calder, and a center table by Paul Evans.
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Pages 184-185
Beverly Hills home. A soft color palette is the perfect backdrop for the homeowner’s impressive collection of art, antiques, and collectible furniture, including chairs by Gianfranco Frattini and Paul Evans, sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Diego Giacometti, Henry Moore, and Georges Braque, and a painting by Roberto Matta.
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Pages 212-213
Home in Pacific Palisades. Walnut cabinetry brings a coziness to the kitchen, which is also accented with beveled-edge countertops. A gemlike lighting pendant by Avram Rusu hangs above a live-edge dining table, which was crafted by hand in Napa by Studio Roeper.
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Scottsdale home. Low-slung furniture with sinuous lines and graceful forms, including a pair of lavender alpaca wool–covered chairs from the Magni Home Collection, has a strong presence while also maximizing the views.
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Scottsdale home. Whimsical pieces and soft shapes reflect the client’s desire to execute a warmer version of contemporary design.
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Scottsdale home. The TK marble, rich with mauve and pink, nods to the hues of the landscape, while patinated bronze paneling casts a flattering glow.
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Amsterdam dining table and chairs, 2010; cast bronze, diamante glass, silk velvet. Magni Home Collection.
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Manhattan coffee table, 2012; hand-cast glass, stainless steel. Magni Home Collection.
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