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downstairs from an original Salvador Dalí. The most show-stopping pieces, however, are the fruit of a collaboration with New York City's Flavor Paper (flavorpaper.com), which produces hand- screened and digitally printed wallpaper. Flavor Paper owns the rights to some of Andy Warhol's most notable works, including The Last Supper, which Lamm commissioned to be reproduced for the ceiling above his dining table. "[The dining room] is where you really bring everyone together. And when you have that [fellowship] ref lected above you with an iconic, colorful piece like this—how can you not sit down together and not feel like you're part of a shared experience?" Lamm also knew he'd have to get creative with the 15 -foot vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom, so Flavor Paper created a black and gold print of another Warhol classic, Rorschach. "[The piece] becomes a sort of 'headboard wall' that is central to the theme of the whole room," he says. Beneath the print and between crimson drapes is Lamm's revolutionary YuMe bed, made from ventilated memory foam that heats and cools the mattress during sleep. "It's like sleeping on an air condi- tioner," he adds. While Lamm avoided purple in the two guest rooms, a sense of majesty is still palpable. He wants his guests to feel as though they're at a spa when staying the night, and he takes great pride in outfitting the bathrooms and bedrooms with the most luxurious soaps, scents, and linens. Referring to these rooms as "works in process," he admits he always sees opportunities to improve the form and function of his house, much like he does with his business. However, an informal polling of Lamm's friends would undoubtedly position the pool as the crowning achievement of the home. Lamm called upon Frank Vidaurri with Cody Pools (512-835- 4966; codypools.com) as well as a designer at Chaotic Moon to create what would fondly be dubbed "Lamm Springs" by its frequenters. With nearby Barton Springs as the pool's inspiration, Texas limestone was brought in and cut to mimic a naturally occurring pool. "The entire backyard has a completely different feel from the front of the "I can only be still so long. I love to be involved in a lot of things, so I will keep working on this house and evolving it. Just this week, I decided to add palm trees." —BEN LAMM house, and [the pool is surrounded by] lush bamboo and palm trees," Lamm explains. On any given day, a handful (or sometimes, several dozen) of Lamm's friends and associates can be found at Lamm Springs, enjoying the play-hard counterbalance to their work-hard mentality. The pool has become such a summer staple that Lamm's creative colleagues have created tongue-in-cheek Lamm Springs memora- bilia like Lamm-branded T-shirts and crazy straws. To top it off, a neon Lamm Springs sign is, as Lamm would say, in process by a local artist. Many might consider it a perfect oasis, but Lamm isn't finished. He plans to build a screen-less outdoor patio with the leftover limestone. "I can only still be so long," he explains. "I love to be involved in a lot of things… So I will keep working on this house and evolving it." He laughs and then reveals, "Just this week, I decided to add palm trees." Wheelhouse's Taylor acknowledges this ingenious—if not mischievous—spirit and looks forward to what's to come, saying: "Ben brings a unique energy and passion to any project, [and] that makes for an exciting process. He is not scared to take risks and knows exactly what he wants while trusting us to turn his most innovative ideas into reality." AW from opposite: In the master bedroom, Flavor Paper created a black and gold print of Warhol's classic Rorschach, which acts as a headboard wall; in the backyard, Lamm created what his friends fondly call "Lamm Springs" out of Texas limestone, which was brought in and cut to mimic a naturally occurring pool. AUSTINWAY.COM 135