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"Renaissance Man\nDesigner and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro builds a Malibu beachfront retreat that conjures the mood of a time long ago\nRichard Shapiro, antiques dealer and head of Studiolo home furnishings, at the Malibu beach house he designed with architect Douglas Burdge. The Dutch wicker chair is from the 1960s.\nSteel windows fabricated by Pierre Quinton open to a view of the Pacific Ocean.\nThe living room walls are sheathed in frescoed plaster; a 17th-century Italian gilt-wood mirror is displayed above an antique Cypriot fireplace. Shapiro designed the chairs, the wood stools are 19th-century Ghanaian, and the white-painted cast-bronze floor lamp, by Patricia Roach, is from Studiolo.\nThe spartan open kitchen occupying one end of the living space is anchored by an island made of basalt. The same volcanic stone is used for the backsplash and counters; the cabinets are black lacquer. A vintage glass waterfall table by Pace is paired with a linen-covered sofa custom fitted to the alcove.\nThe dining area is centered beneath a pair of 18th-century inlaid Cosmatesque panels from Phoenician Stone. Rattan chairs and a bench designed by Shapiro are pulled up to a Tense table by MDF Italia.\nA sculptural staircase with a steel balustrade winds up to the master bedroom and bath. At its base is a 19th-century replica of an ancient Greek statue; the nail-studded walnut front door is 17th-century Italian.\nIn the living room, a painted-steel pedestal displays a fourth-century Roman torso.\nThe timber staircase leading to the beach was designed to resemble the weathered ramparts of a Moroccan fort.\nThe stone terrace is furnished with rattan and wicker chairs and an early-20th-century octagonal table painted deep red; the large ceramic jar is 16th-century Thai.\nThe front door is framed by a French 18th-century stone surround and lush greenery.\nA daybed covered in stylishly mismatched stripes is tucked into a corner of the library; the table is 15th-century Italian, and the painting is by Shapiro.\nThe library walls feature tadelakt, a traditional Arabic polished plaster. An 18th-century French chair is paired with a Spanish desk of the same period; the Garouste &amp;amp; Bonetti bronze desk lamps are from Studiolo, and the ottoman and sofa are Shapiro designs.\nShapiro conceived the master bath so that the minimalist tub has views of the garden and the Malibu hills.\nA 19th-century Uzbek suzani covers Shapiro's bed; the 17th-century Italian Savonarola chair stands alongside an antique Burgundian roof corbel."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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