First, he stripped off the cabin’s finishes; then, he remade it in his own image. The result is full expression of Arsham’s point of view, tucked into a cozy retreat. His own furnishings fill the two bedrooms, kitchen, and living space. Finishes echo the ones he used in his own house, where he’s also tried out each of his Kohler products.
Of course, the bathrooms are a major focus, thanks to a full installation of Arsham’s new collection, Landshapes. There’s a Veil Smart toilet and WasteLAB titles made of recycled materials; both are inspired by what’s revealed as sand and minerals erode. A vessel sink offers a more fulsome iteration of Rock.01, with glass faucet handles inspired by the form of water drops. Above hangs a mirror that Arsham originally carved from a solid block of stone, then cast. “It’s a play with materials,” he says of the final wood version. As are the scones. “The lights appear almost as if you draped a sheet of glass over a sphere, and the glass is holding a rippling fabric.”
That sense of play becomes literal with a half-dozen large-scale sculptures the artist has installed around the beloved golf courses, including Ryder Cup host Whistling Straits across the property. “Placing sculptures there gives us another read on the golf course, as a kind of sculpture park,” Arsham says. One, that is, filled with monumental depictions of Pokeman and a bronze Venus de Milo.
