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“One of the most remark-
able things about this 
house is that it looks like 
my furniture was made for 
it.”
 
 
 
— DR. ORA PESCOVITZ

senior vice president at Eli Lilly and Company. A 
favorite easy chair remains her go-to place when, 
between 3-6 a.m., this early riser reads novels or news-
papers and writes emails while sipping a cup of coffee. 
All her furniture leans toward contemporary and 
showcases neutral colors to draw attention to the 
diverse art. Some of the furniture is upholstered in 
ultra-suede, a faux leather.
“I lived with all the furniture and the art for 
many decades because I designed the last home,” 
Pescovitz says. “One of the most remarkable things 
about this house is that it all looks like the furni-

ture was made for it.
“The dining room is an example. It has a Norwegian 
granite round table 96 inches in diameter. That was 
custom-made for my dining room in Indianapolis, 
which was round. 
“While this dining room looks like it’
s round, it’
s 
actually a horseshoe shape. Of course, it’
s very rare to 
find a round dining room. The table and chairs are 
almost a perfect fit.”
Pescovitz, the daughter of a rabbi and the sister 
of a rabbi, designed the dining room table in part to 
accommodate her family’
s lifestyle, which emphasizes 

LEFT: This curved hallway boasts a Chuck 
Close self-portrait and a sectional photo by 
Magdalena Campos-Pons. BELOW LEFT: A 
treasured menorah made by her artist/archi-
tect son Ari. CENTER: A whimsical scultpure 
seen from the top of the curved stairway. 
RIGHT: A trunk purchased in Morocco was 
among Judaica left by Jews who migrated to 
Israel in the ’
50s and ’
60s.