Friday, February 3, 2012

Interesting Perspective…Beautiful Result.


Interesting Perspective…

Beautiful Result.  Loved a recent article in Traditional Home regarding a homeowner’s move from California to Manhattan, and the design process in making an East Side apartment, a new home.  The client has a vast collection of differing pieces, from various phases in her life, “I had gone through a country stage, a Zen/modern stage, and then my traditional stage.” (This makes me feel normal!)  The challenge: incorporating the old in a new space in fast pace Manhattan, thousands of miles away from laid back California.  The designer, Benjamin Bradley (of Bradley Thiergartner) discussed the challenge as follows:

There are two kinds of clients.  There are those who come with nothing and want us to create a new life for them.  In that case, we become more teachers, to help bring to fruition design they were never able to visualize on their own.  But with Lynn [subject homeowner], we were able to get a good print of who she is, and that’s when a project becomes more personal versus stylistic.

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Love this distillation!  And, love the warmth of the result (above and) below.  Have a great weekend.

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Rossbund, Krissa. “Coast to Coast: A Lifelong Californian Transfers Casual Comfort High Into The Manhattan Sky.” Traditional Home.  February-March 2012: 81-89.

Pictures Courtesy TraditionalHome.com

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