18/08/2026
If you’re in the Hamptons this summer, don’t miss LongHouse Reserve.
Created by internationally acclaimed textile designer and author Jack Lenor Larsen, this 16-acre landscape brings together gardens, sculpture, and design as a living work of art.
Andrée Putman was part of Larsen’s story from the beginning, as one of the original board members of his textile company. In 2004, her Éléphant bench was featured at LongHouse as part of BENCHmark, an exhibition dedicated to the many possibilities of the public bench.
Today, the Éléphant bench remains in the garden, inviting visitors to sit, pause, and take in the landscape. The bench carries a plaque in memory of Mabel Larsen, Jack Lenor Larsen’s mother.
LongHouse Reserve is open through the season — and the Éléphant bench has a seat waiting for you.
LongHouse Reserve