Paola Lenti Brings Contemporary Elegance To LongHouse Reserve

Paola Lenti, the esteemed Italian furniture brand, has accepted an invitation from LongHouse Reserve to showcase its contemporary design furnishings in a space where art, history, and culture blend seamlessly with nature.

Starting in June, visitors can explore over 100 pieces from Paola Lenti, including armchairs, sofas, poufs, tables, and parasol umbrellas, thoughtfully placed throughout five distinct areas of the 16-acre gardens. The curated arrangements highlight natural woods, rich textures, and organic color palettes, using weather-resistant fabrics and eco-friendly fibers that are visually stunning and durable. This collaboration marks the brand’s 30th year of creation.

“LongHouse is a union of art and nature, with a mission to inspire living with art in all forms. Our collaboration with Paola Lenti is a true fulfillment of that mission,” shared LongHouse Director Carrie Rebora Barratt. “Paola Lenti is a master of color who took inspiration from LongHouse’s habitat to curate the palette for the exhibition. The spaces will offer LongHouse visitors very special respite from the summer sun.”

Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Reger Eulau and Kicco Bestetti. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Photo: Lisa Tambourini

The Core Group. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Candace Bushnell. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Darren Star. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Robin Cofer and guest. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Andrew Lopez and Grace Farley. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Rob Lawless and Kristen Mucci. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Kristen Mucci and Lisa M. Jones. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Palmer Taipale and Nicole Miller. Photo: Lisa Tambourini

Paola Lenti expressed her appreciation for this opportunity: “My sister Anna Lenti and I had the honor and pleasure, a few years ago, of meeting [LongHouse Founder] Jack Lenor Larsen. A sincere understanding immediately formed between us, based on a common vision of nature, its importance for humans, the benefit derived from enjoying art in all its expressions, and the role of craftsmanship as a privileged means to give soul to things. For this place, LongHouse, Larsen has intuited to be the ideal place to insert artworks accessible to everyone. We have selected products that could establish a harmonious and positive dialogue with nature and art.”

Paola Lenti’s products epitomize Made-in-Italy craftsmanship. They are celebrated for their exclusive upholstery fabrics—the result of thirty years of research and experimentation—and their original and unmistakable colors. In the LongHouse Reserve gardens, these elements find their finest expression, as it is precisely from nature that

Paola Lenti draws inspiration for creating her design elements, fabrics, and materials.

In the Pavilion and Breezeaway areas, the warm and natural tones of the Kabà, Orlando, Harbour, and Vespucci sofas complement the orange-bordeaux accents of the Telar armchairs and the cushions in Maglia Rasata, echoing the chosen woods for the Giro table tops.

The terrace on the first floor is characterized by a range of different greens, defining a space with a strong personality: the lounge area, in particular, is furnished with Ami armchairs—in the brand-new Moss fabric—Tobit poufs, and Giro and Strap tables, separates two perfectly symmetrical dining areas. Sunset tables with sassafras wood tops complement Telar chairs intricately woven in turquoise-green Rope belts.

Outside, Paola Lenti products create informal spaces immersed in greenery and dedicated to conviviality. Otto poufs and Telar armchairs in shades of green encircle the pool overlooking the house’s entrance, while near the large pond, other Telar armchairs complement the colors of nature with their vibrant accents of yellow, fuchsia, and orange. Finally, under the Fly’s Eye Dome, the architectural sculpture designed by Buckminster Fuller, it’s once again the Otto poufs, in various shapes and sizes, that punctuate the bright green of the lawn with shades of blue, cyclamen, and purple.

Paola Lenti’s designs are available to purchase at West | Out East. On the evening of Friday, June 14, an opening preview party was held with the Paola Lenti team flying in from Italy. Anna Lenti, CEO of Paola Lenti Company, and West Chin, founder of West | Out East, attended the event.

Visit paolalenti.it for more information.

Ty Wenzel

Co-Publisher & Contributor

Ty Wenzel, a recent breast cancer survivor, started her career as a fashion coordinator for Bloomingdale’s followed by fashion editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was also a writer for countless publications, including having published a memoir (St. Martin's Press) and written features for The New York Times. She is an award-winning writer and designer who covers lifestyle, real estate, architecture and interiors for James Lane Post. She previously worked as a writer and marketing director for The Independent. She has won multiple PCLI and NYPA awards for journalism, social media and design, including best website design and best magazine for James Lane Post, which she co-founded in 2020. Wenzel is also a co-founder of the meditation app for kids, DreamyKid, and the Hamptons social media agency, TWM Hamptons Social Media.