The embrace of art creates a continuous dialogue between lifestyle and everyday life, entering the domestic spaces
The owners of this home have lived in NYC for years and they moved to Lower Manhattan. The renovation project was entrusted to the Belgian architect Francis D’Haene, founder of the D’Apostrophe design studio, known for his ability to mix classic and contemporary styles.
Following the owners’ plain taste, the architect chose very neutral colours, such as grey, white, black, and ecru, which work perfectly to enhance the owners’ important contemporary art collection.
In the airy open space, with the typical arched windows and high ceiling of the time, the interior decorator designed and created a harmonious mix of sofas and tables by B&B, Scandinavian furniture from the 1930s, chairs designed by Edward Wormley – the great designer of modernist furniture –, and side tables with the unmistakable style of Frank Gehry.
In the master bedroom, we find a very elegant and simple bed. In the guest bedroom, photos by Erin Shirreff decorate the walls behind the two twin beds.
Art is of course also a precious presence in the elegant bathroom, perfectly in tune with the rest of the house: a puzzle of Marilyn Monroe by Vik Muniz – who reworked the famous photo by Richard Avedon – decorates the wall near the shower, while a 1928 picture by Anton Stankowski is placed between the two contemporary sinks.
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Renovation project by arch. FRANCIS D’HAENE
Photo GIANNI FRANCHELLUCCI
Written by ROBERT PAULO PRALL
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