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Bennett Leifer’s clients anticipated an effortless design project. After all, the full-floor Manhattan apartment they’d acquired was recently constructed, requiring only furnishings and finishing touches. But at their first concept meeting, the designer put forth a bold proposition. “Listen,” he told them, “you are either going to fire me or think I’m a genius.”
People don’t buy historic homes because they love dealing with old pipes, lead paint, and dated appliances—they seek them out because of the irreplaceable appeal that oozes from the details, like crown molding, patinated hardwood, and a closed floor plan. These aged accents tend to make the potential issues you might inherit worth it, so why would anyone want an old house that’s been completely gutted of all its character?
When conceiving a home that is not your primary place of residence, naturally there are considerations. How should it feel? Should it mirror your usual style? Which furnishings are essential and which are superfluous? These are all questions that Grisoro Studio founder and principle Gabriela Gargano asked her clients, a young.
Inspired by the abundant natural light and the open, angular floor plan, Alexander Collier and Cassandra Beaudry of Beaudry Collier Design sought to anchor the space with modern shapes, colours and textures. The iconic Sofa 190 from Pierre Augustin Rose, upholstered in a cream boucle, forms a sculptural dialogue with a custom-designed walnut dining table that subtly converges with the architecture’s irregular angles.
It is said that it only takes a few seconds to determine whether a home is the one. In this 335-square-metre, four-bedroom New York penthouse apartment, there’s no doubt that the stunning panorama was the selling point. Overlooking one of the world’s most fascinating skylines, the penthouse is situated atop the Rose Hill luxury tower – in the heart of the NoMad neighbourhood – that pays homage to New York City’s Art Deco history.
Shawn Corey Carter, aka Jay-Z, is perhaps best known as a superstar rapper. He’s earned 22 Grammy Awards and, according to Forbes, he’s the first hip-hop billionaire. The husband of Beyoncé can claim equal fame as a global mogul. Roc Nation, the entertainment company he founded in 2008 as a joint venture with Live Nation, encompasses every aspect of the modern business.
The other day, I was waiting for a text to let me know to leave the house to meet a person for a thing, but the person was late, or being made late, and so for about 20 minutes I was in a sort of limbo, a purgatory state between ready-to-go and out-the-door. Confronted with a similar scenario, some people would respond to emails, shuffle through Spotify, catch up on “Little Women: L.A.” — you know, the Styrofoam packing peanuts of life.
