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Modern architecture presents many interesting opportunities for creative, personalized expression. For these projects, we seek to create a balance between cutting edge design and practical comforts, resulting in interiors that are beautifully sleek and inviting.
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Photo by Bjorn Wallander
For our room at the 2008 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, we designed an inviting bedroom suite. Using a phenomenal antique rug from Doris Leslie Blau as our base, we created a room based on the idea of “Modern Exoticism”. Subtle tones of pewter and gold were accented with refined jewel tones to create an elegant, but very livable, room one would be reluctant to leave.
Photo by Matthew White
From the first time we saw artist Clare Graham’s work using tin can lids (yes, you heard that right), we fantasized about creating a room using the material. For our bed-sit we commissioned Mr. Graham to do just that. Combining this stunning treatment with an antique temple, a bed of our own design, and our Alexander tables, the result is an alluring, jewel-like nook.
Photo by Art Gray
In this historic California penthouse loft, we created an open living plan that encompasses areas for study, eating, sleep and entertaining. Creating a livable setting within such a vast space isn’t as simple as it may appear. Scale is key to the design of any space, but in a soaring, open space like this, a deft hand and a faultless sense of proportion is also required. Although the room is dotted with fabulous antiques, the feeling is entirely fresh and surprising.
Photo by Art Gray
In the main seating area in this penthouse loft, we combined plenty of comfortable upholstery with small moveable chairs and tables for easy and relaxed conversations. At the center is an important 19th century center table that is juxtaposed against the graphic qualities of the iron beams, rolling staircase and striped chair fabric. Even the radiator contributes a pattern to this bold esthetic. We designed the upholstered pieces and the chic, lucite Alexander tables are from our own collection.
Photo by Art Gray
The library table of this penthouse loft can quickly and easily become a dining table for ten. With a vibrant, over-scaled woodblock as its background, the dining area becomes an appropriate balance to the sitting area. The table is set with the hurricane candle holders from our Intaglio collection, which continue the bold strokes found in the woodblock print.
Photo by Art Gray
For the entrance of this California penthouse loft we created a partition to create a separate space. This allows for a splash of color and a surprise as one rounds the corner into the main, 40 X 40 foot, multi-purpose room. Of course our Intaglio console, a piece from our first furniture line, takes pride of place in this non-traditional apartment.
Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
Our concept for the Architectural Digest Greenroom at the 79th Annual Academy Awards was Green Chic. Proving that eco-consciousness does not have to sacrifice glamour or beauty, we selected a naturally renewable capiz shell wall covering and luxurious upholstered furniture made with non-toxic adhesives and sustainably harvested woods. The lush milk-chocolate carpet is made from recycled plastic bottles and the walls are lacquered in eco-friendly low VOC paints.
Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
We selected a soothing dark-chocolate background to show off our sultry mix of ancient statuary, contemporary artwork by local California artists, and glam Hollywood accents such as this sinuous, gold-leafed console table by Tony Duquette. Custom designed niches and splashes of icy blue fabrics complete the overall alluring layered effect.
Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
For the Architectural Digest Greenroom at the 2006 Emmy Awards, we were inspired by the exotic architecture of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Built exclusively for this one evening, we designed this space from the ground up. With the glamour of Hollywood itself as an underlying theme, our design took shape in what we called “The Hollywood Casbah”. We created custom wallpaper based on traditional Moroccan patterns, and designed the center pouf covered in rich coral velvet. We even constructed a special private alcove for the stars to relax, chat, and rub elbows before presenting the coveted awards on national television. For a video tour click here.
Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
Integral to the design of the Architectural Digest Greenroom, of course, were numerous televisions so the stars could watch their colleagues giving and receiving the awards. This enormous television set rests on a stunning credenza sheathed in solid silver. We lifted it on a plinth to further enhance its importance and to tie it into the architecture of the space. Simple textures mix with colors, both rich and subtle, that are simultaneously calming and exciting to the eye. The space we created was as glamorous as the evening itself. For a video tour click here.
Photo by Art Gray
For this loft-like apartment on Manhattan’s west side, we created an inviting and modern environment. At the end of the minimally furnished gallery, we placed an antique Buddha, which draws visitors into the main sitting room and provides the whole apartment with a feeling of warmth and tranquility. By papering the gallery ceiling in a silver woven texture and highlighting it with minimal alabaster lights, we created depth and movement that blends with the apartment’s modern rhythm.
Photo by Art Gray
A study in complementary contrasts, this Manhattan living room blends a variety of sculptural elements to great effect. Although from different periods and styles, the ancient Buddha, the 20th century copper console, and the Robbsjohn Gibbings Klismos chairs, all work to create an interesting harmony of colors and forms. To lend added depth and a dim luster to the setting, we designed the folding screen with heavily antiqued mirror panels.
Photo by Art Gray
The sitting area of this New York apartment blends old and new, which is true of most of our projects. Here, the modern upholstery, most of which we designed, is balanced with a striking American folk-art panel and a pair of mid-century French wall lamps. Colors from oatmeal to muted aubergine make the room a study in rich, subtle tones.
Photo by Art Gray
This bold media room represents a departure from the more subdued rooms in the rest of this New York apartment. Here, deep cinnabar walls embrace the inhabitants in a space that is both rich and exciting. We designed the upholstery, ottomans and ceiling lights especially for this room, and we commissioned artists to create the beaded convex mirror and the striking painting above the sofa. This room is the perfect spot to curl up while watching a movie or having drinks with friends before dinner.
Photo by Art Gray
This pre-war living room was devoid of character, having been stripped of its original details in prior renovations. In a bow to the building’s original architect, Stanford White, we installed rich walnut moldings, which serve as an elegant backdrop for an eclectic mix of modern furnishings.
Photo by Art Gray
By blending modern art and reflective surfaces with antique furnishings and rich woods, we created a sophisticated and lustrous setting for intimate dinners in this Park Avenue dining room.
Photo by Art Gray
For this guest bedroom, we created a soothing, spa-like retreat in a palette of soft creams and golds. With a tall, plushly upholstered headboard, elegant linens and a fluffy, white Mongolian lamb’s wool pillow, the bed is equipped for hours of quiet relaxation. Paired with simple, oval nightstands, glowing alabaster lamps and delicate glass vases, the room exudes calm and warmth.
Photo by John Lei
For the Broadway legend, Chita Rivera, we created a dressing room backstage for her biographical show, Chita Rivera, The Dancer’s Life. For this tiny room we chose to give her a subtle and calming ’home away from home’ since many hours would be spent here preparing for the stage. The custom chaise was fitted perfectly in one corner while on another wall we designed a cabinet to hold all the necessities including a refrigerator, a place to make tea, a sound system and even a little dog house for her canine companion.
Photo by John Lei
Because Chita Rivera’s dressing room was too small to fit visiting guests, we designed a collapsible reception area that could be set up back stage after each show. We dubbed this ’Chita’s Barre’. The folding screen rolled away and the Verner Panton Chairs in lipstick red nestled together so that the entire ’room’ could be set aside during the show. But when it was set up and filled with her celebrity guests, it was the place to be on Broadway.
Photo by Durston Saylor
This Manhattan apartment uses pieces from antiquity to the present. The result of this restrained eclecticism is tranquility and an interesting cultural texture. The design of the limestone fireplace is our own.
Photo by Erhard Pfeiffer
This bedroom in New York is both elegant and calming with nearly everything in white. It is the collection of five chrome clocks from the 1940s however, which give the room an element of whimsy and humor.
Photo by Steven Nilsson
This executive office was designed around an important Streamline-Modern desk by Kem Weber. The classic 1940s lines of this piece blend beautifully with Chinese and Japanese pieces to create a soothing space for work.
Photo by Steven Nilsson
This executive office is both modern and warm. The custom light fixture is hand-made from small branches and Japanese paper. The pattern on this piece was inspired by the antique Chinese fretwork panels that hang at each end of the room. The simple lines of the sofas give the room a restrained, modern and grounded feel.
Photo by Carlos Emilio
This corner of a Tribeca living room shows how a simple collection of framed vintage apple postcards can give a graphic and visually pleasing punch to a room. The sofa, our own design, has a small fitted section that provides a little more seating in this small space. The palette of celadon green is calming, while the cinnabar red ceiling adds a bit of drama. The domino chair is by the California artist, Clare Graham.
Photo by Carlos Emilio
This living/dining room in Tribeca is inspired by Asian design as well as by the clean, uncluttered outlook of its owner.
Photo by Carlos Emilio
The graphic quality of this custom-designed bed in Tribeca illustrates an appealing simplicity. The convex mirror incorporated into the design is an element used in interiors for centuries, yet still feels fresh.
Photo by Matthew White
Seeking to create a lounge for its patrons, the Roundabout Theatre Company asked us to turn a long-forgotten basement space within the legendary Studio 54 into Broadway’s classiest VIP room. Blending 70’s mojo with modern luxury, our design winks at Studio 54’s glory days while making every visitor feel like a coddled celebrity. Among the room’s ostrich walls, snake-skin-patterned carpeting, and plush banquettes, one wouldn’t be surprised to find Liza and Halston chatting in a cozy corner. As the centerpiece of the room, we designed a resplendent sculpture made of forged iron, gilded spheres and crystal balls. Commanding center stage, the artwork evokes an exploding solar system—just what every room needs to be a true disco inferno!
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