Inside the Hamptons

A curated guide to some 20 distinctive homes in the fabled East End, owned by some of the area’s most creative denizens, including interior designers, architects, furniture designers, and entrepreneurs

The Atlantic Ocean washes up against miles of pristine beaches along Long Island’s South Fork. This legendary stretch--the Hamptons--seduces with its unique light, fertile fields, lush gardens, and distinctive architecture, which ranges from humble shingled cottages to artists’ barns, charming farmsteads, ultramodern residences, and magnificent oceanfront estates. In Inside the Hamptons, Southampton resident Jennifer Ash Rudick takes us on an insider’s tour of some 20 diverse and distinctive homes, from the village of Quogue to Montauk. Sag Harbor-based photographer Tria Giovan captures the ineffable Hamptons ambiance, bringing to life generous verandas, intimate nooks, antique-laden barns, and windows framing sweeping ocean views, all bathed in that inimitable light.

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Jennifer Ash Rudick is an author and documentary filmmaker. Her books include Palm Beach Chic, Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons, Summer to Summer: Houses by the Sea, and Palm Beach Living (all Vendome Press).She writes regularly for Architectural Digest and is the design editor-at-large for Galerie magazine. She produced the Emmy-nominated documentaries Iris, directed by Albert Maysles, and Scandalous: The Untold story of the National Enquirer. Tria Giovan is a Sag Harbor-based photographer specializing in interior design, architecture, and landscape design. She is the principal photographer of such books as Out East: House and Gardens of the Hamptons, Summer to Summer: Houses by the Sea, and Island Hopping: Amanda Lindroth Design (all Vendome Press). Her work has appeared innumerous publications and has been widely exhibited. Paul Goldberger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic and author who has held posts at Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The New York Times.