Florida Design Magazine Vol. 14, No. 4 Page 5
"VIBRANT WITH ART"
  
 
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ABOVE: Irene Naef’s towering glass “totem pole” rises to the ceiling of the dining area, while Robert Palusky’s glass sculpture stands tall on a Brueton console. Martin Blank’s blue sculpture coils on the table.
 
 
Twin, cream leather sofas and two pairs of
cream leather chairs form the main grouping.
Mahogany burl accentuates the sofas and chairs, emphasizing their clean lines. A silver-leaf palmtree occasional table rests between two of the chairs, while an Art Deco-era cocktail table sits in the center of the grouping.
To visually divide the conversation areas,
Pila-Gonzalez used an oversized, glass-topped console, which displays one of Chihuly’s magnificent “Persian Sets.” In the secondary grouping, the same Italian leather sofas join contemporary Deco-style wing chairs. Warhol’s series of portraits dominates
the wall in the background.
Vibrant glass sculptures fill the dining area,
where a Murano chandelier glows above a circular table. Armchairs with aqua leather seats surround the table. To the left, a Brueton stainless-steel console gleams in the light of the windows.

Informal dining takes place in the breakfast
area, where pieces from Warhol’s “Endangered
Species” series color the neutral walls.
Another painting from this series pairs with a console in the entry to the master bedroom. Inside, a bird’s-eye maple platform bed with a black lacquered base and trim alludes to Art Deco style. Nearby, modular pieces covered in cream Ultrasuede and leather club chairs with mahogany burl trim form separate sitting areas. Neutral walls and carpet allow the brilliant colors of the sculptures and the scenic view outside to take precedence.
On the terrace, the cityscape provides an architectural backdrop for freeform abstract sculptures.
With their art collection constantly evolving, the owners frequently rotate their works. “The arrival of their latest acquisitions is always exciting,” Pila-Gonzalez says, “and always a challenge to decide where to place them.”
 
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