R HUGHES OFFICE Mag – FEB 24

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

AND JUST LIKE THAT, A NEW YEAR HAS BEGUN. AS WE COLLECTIVELY – AND SOMETIMES BEGRUDGINGLY – CAME OUT OF THE HOLIDAY TIMEWARP, STEVEN AND I WERE EXCITED TO PUT THIS LATEST EDITION OF OFFICE MAG TOGETHER.

WITHIN THESE PAGES, YOU WILL FIND A SNAPSHOT OF R HUGHES AS IT EXISTS BEFORE WE OPEN THE DOORS TO OUR NEW YORK DESIGN CENTER SHOWROOM. TO SAY WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED AND YET HUMBLED BY THE OPPORTUNITY THAT LIES BEFORE US IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WE WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT THE TRUST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIORS COMMUNITY AND THE DESIGNERS THEMSELVES. THE THEME THROUGHOUT THIS ISSUE TRULY COMES DOWN TO ONE WORD: JOY

JOY THAT COMES WITH ANNOUNCING OUR SECOND LOCATION AT THE NEW YORK DESIGN CENTER, JOY IN THE COMPLETION OF STEVEN’S FIRST HOME, JOY IN CELEBRATING DESIGNERS AND THEIR IMPRESSIVE NEW PRODUCTS... AND SO ON. WE FOUND ELATION RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR FACES WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO MAP OUT OFFICE MAG. THIS MADE US WONDER, WHAT ELSE ARE WE MISSING WHEN WE JUST HURRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE WEEK, THE MONTH, THE YEAR? THERE’S SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE, AND WE HOPE YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT UPON WHAT DELIGHTS YOU AND BRINGS YOU JOY. OURS IS TO UNCOVER BEAUTY IN THIS WORLD AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS, SO WE THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR CONTINUING THAT JOURNEY WITH US.

OUR DESIGNERS

ON A PERPETUAL MISSION TO INSPIRE THE DESIGN COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTH, R HUGHES CONTINUES TO CURATE IMPACTFUL, BOUNDARY-PUSHING LINES THAT NOT ONLY FILL A ROOM, BUT ALSO STAND ALONE AS OBJECTS THAT TRANSFORM ANY SPACE.

OFFICE MAG / APPARATUS

TRAPEZE

SIGNAL Z : PENDANT

HORSEHAIR : PENDANT

LANTERN : 3 PENDANT

CLOUD : 37

ARROW : LARGE

TASSEL : 3 SCONCE

: 10 PENDANT

REPRISE : PENDANT

TALISMAN : LOOP SCONCE

R HUGHES

GEOMETRIC DINING CHAIR

WOOD FRAME COUNTER STOOL

SLING LOUNGE CHAIR

BRUTUS DINING ARMCHAIR

GEOMETRIC DINING TABLE

GEOMETRIC DAYBED

PETAL STACKABLE DINING CHAIR

SPINDLE COUNTER STOOL

R

OFFICE MAG / BASSAMFELLOWS

HESPER FLOOR LAMP

DEVON SCONCE

EKALDUM TABLE

GALLATIN DINING CHAIR

BENTON LOUNGE CHAIR

LOMA LAMP

RAVALLI OCCASIONAL CHAIR

BEAUVAIS CREDENZA

FERGUS BED

TURAH COUNTER STOOL

R HUGHES

OFFICE MAG / CASTE

PHOTO BY PAMELA R. COOK PHOTOGRAPHY

VENETIA & MAY DESK LAMPS

TOM READING LIGHT

TIBER DOUBLE PENDANT ON ROD

LUCIA RISE & FALL WALL LIGHT

ROSWELL FLYING SAUCER

HECTOR OPAL GLOBE WITH HOOD

GABRIEL SINGLE ARM WALL LIGHT

PAOLA WALL LIGHT

SCALLOP EDGE WALL LANTERN

DUOS ADJUSTABLE PEDNANT SIDE PULL

PAUSE LOUNGE & ARMOR FLOOR LAMP

ARMOR PENDANT

PAUSE CHAISE LOUNGE

ARMOR TRIANGLE SIDE TABLE

A. CEPA MIRROR

THING SQUARE OTTOMAN

THING 3 OTTOMAN

PYRAMID SIDEBOARD

DIONIS SIDE TABLE

ARMOR COFFEE TABLE

R HUGHES

OFFICE MAG / KONEKT

LBD DINING CHAIR

CORSO DINING TABLE

NEST SOFA

NECCHI ARMOIRE

SEMPIONE COUNTER STOOL

FACETTE BENCH DOUBLE

NEST LOUNGE CHAIR

KARAT NIGHTSTAND

GALLERIA OTTOMAN

URI NIGHTSTAND

GOCCIA SWIVEL CHAIR

CUFF CONSOLE

R HUGHES

OFFICE MAG / NATASHA BARADARAN

R HUGHES

OFFICE MAG / PIERRE AUGUSTIN ROSE

PALAIS ROYAL FROUFROU

CADILLAC ARMCHAIR

POLUS 002

HELIOS MIRROR

LE MINITORE

ATLAS COLUMN

EOLE LAMPADAIRE

POLUS 005

OFFICIUM DESK

PLAZA NIGHTSTAND

MESSA COUNTER STOOL

ALTO COUNTER STOOL

GRAMERCY DINING CHAIR

OBI DAI COUNTER STOOL

CHATSWORTH DINING CHAIR

KUDU LOUNGE CHAIR

CHURNER TABLE

BEACON FLOOR LAMP

R HUGHES

OFFICE MAG / POWELL & BONNELL

Sirak is a los angeles-based design studio helmed by adam sirak, specializing in exterior and landscape projects. with a mission to cultivate gardens – inside and out – the designer began by creating original outdoors spaces for living and entertaining, but now extends his approach by unveiling a collection of sculptural vessels for plant specimens.

“adding sirak to the list of represented designers at r hughes signals an expansion for the showroom as we begin to usher the beauty of the outdoors into our homes. adam’s approach seems simple: nature provides serenity, so why not include it in our interior plans? and yet, more often than not, we have not seen it executed with this level of refinement within most sophisticated spaces... sirak provides that elevated solution.”

ryan hughes: your two collections are inspired by greco-roman shapes… when did you become enthralled with these cultures? how do they continue to inspire you?

adam sirak: where do i begin? i think it goes back to that old adage that if you want to know the way forward look to the past. the ideas those civilizations produced are still reverberating through almost all aspects of modern culture. when i look at the level of beauty and sophistication in their architecture, art and philosophy it gives me a sense of wonder that could almost be described as divine.

rh: you’ve claimed “gardens are maps that guide us to connect with ourselves.” tell us more about that.

as: i think a garden is really about an invitation to remember our eternal bond with nature and to contemplate our place in the universe and, in that way, it’s a map to connect with our deeper selves. the world is a busy and confusing place and a garden - or even a perfectly potted plant - invites us to pause and be present, which we could all do more of.

BYBLOS I

ARTIFACT I

ICARUS I

BYBLOS II

ARTIFACT II

ICARUS II

BYBLOS III

ARTIFACT III

ICARUS III

In essence, the collection reflects the deep reverence that ancient civilizations held for nature, acknowledging its profound influence on artistic creation, and the deities thought to preside over the drama of the natural world. beyond serving as mere vessels, they invite a continuation of our own dialogue with nature and a tangible link to the timeless inspiration it provides.

ARTIFACT 01

ARTIFACT 02

APOLO III

ATLAS IV

APOLLO IV

ATLAS

DRAGA + AUREL

R HUGHES WELCOMES DRAGA & AUREL

SET UP IN 2007 BY DRAGA OBRADOVIC AND AUREL K. BASEDOW, DRAGA & AUREL IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIO AND WORKSHOP FOR ART, COLLECTIBLE DESIGN, AND FURNISHING ITEMS.

DRAGA OBRADOVIC BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, FIRST WORKING IN LONDON AND MILAN AS A TEXTILE DESIGNER BEFORE EVENTUALLY SETTLING IN COMO. AUREL K. BASEDOW GRADUATED FROM MILAN’S ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI WITH A DEGREE IN FINE ARTS, HAVING PREVIOUSLY TRAINED AS A CARPENTER AND WOODWORKER. ARMED WITH A DIVERSIFIED BACKGROUND IN ART, FASHION, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP, DRAGA & AUREL ARE WIDELY KNOWN FOR COMBINING ORIGINAL METHODS WITH AN ARTISTIC APPROACH TO MATERIALS AND COMPOSITION. PIONEERS IN UPCYCLING IN THE DESIGN SECTOR, DRAGA & AUREL BEGAN THEIR JOURNEY BY REINVENTING VINTAGE FURNITURE AND OBJECTS IN THEIR OWN STYLE.

R HUGHES: YOU BOTH HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE DESIGN INDUSTRY. IT BEGS THE QUESTION; HOW DID YOU GET YOUR START? WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS LIFE?

DRAGA & AUREL: WE BOTH HAVE AN ARTISTIC BACKGROUND, GRADUATING FROM ARTS ACADEMIES IN MILAN AND FLORENCE. THEN LIFE BROUGHT US TO FOLLOW DIFFERENT PATHS, DRAGA IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY AS A TEXTILE DESIGNER AND AUREL IN MUSIC AND CRAFTS. THERE WAS A MOMENT, ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, WHEN WE FELT THE NEED TO CHANGE COURSE AND STARTED AGAIN FROM A COMMON PASSION, VINTAGE, COMBINED WITH OUR ARTISTIC ORIGINS AND OUR PASSION FOR TRAVEL. THIS IS HOW, WHAT TODAY IS “DRAGA & AUREL” STARTED: BUYING ARMCHAIRS AND FURNITURE IN SECOND-HAND MARKETS ALL OVER THE WORLD, BRINGING THEM TO OUR “HOME ATELIER” (WHICH WAS MORE LIKE A GARAGE AT THAT TIME...), AND GIVING THEM A NEW LIFE USING FABRICS AND RESIN. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AND A LOT OF PASSION FOR WHAT WE WERE DOING. NOW THAT THE SMALL GARAGE IS A COMPANY WITH A STUDIO, AN ATELIER, AND A FULL TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS, WE STILL HAVE THE SAME FUN AND PASSION: I GUESS THAT’S THE SECRET!

RH: HOW DID YOU TWO MEET AND BEGIN THIS JOURNEY IN CREATING TOGETHER?

DA: FOR A LONG TIME, IT WAS AS IF WE HAD TAKEN PARALLEL STEPS... CONTINUED ON PAGE 40

“WE CERTAINLY FIND MAXIMUM EXPRESSION THROUGH THE USE OF RESIN, AN INDOMITABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE MATERIAL THAT OFFERS US INCREDIBLE CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PLAYS OF TRANSPARENCY AND COLOR NUANCES”

JOY CIRCLE WALL LAMP, REVERSO ROOM DIVIDER, TITO BED

R HUGHES

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33

...WITHOUT EVER MEETING. WE BOTH ARRIVED IN ITALY (FROM SERBIA AND GERMANY) TO STUDY PAINTING IN FLORENCE AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS. THEN, DRAGA MOVED TO COMO TO BE A TEXTILE DESIGNER AND AT THE SAME TIME AUREL CAME TO COMO TO FINISH HIS STUDIES AT THE ACADEMY OF BRERA IN MILAN. WE MET ONLY SOME YEARS LATER THANKS TO A MUTUAL FRIEND, BUT ALMOST BY CHANCE, AND WE OFTEN SMILE THINKING HOW MANY TIMES WE WERE SO CLOSE AND NEVER MET... JUST LIKE SLIDING DOORS.

RH: WHAT INSPIRED THE DEBUT COLLECTION?

DA: TRANSPARENCY MATTERS IS A SYNTHESIS OF OUR CREATIVE PROCESS: IT IS THE PERFECT MIX OF ART AND DESIGN, RESEARCH IN MATERIALS, INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST, AND OUR EYE TO THE FUTURE. WE ARE FASCINATED BY THE CREATIVE IMPETUS OF THE SEVENTIES, A PERIOD OF GREAT VITALITY, FERMENT, EXPERIMENTATION, AND CONTAMINATION, BUT ALSO THE PLAYFUL AND UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH.

RH: HOW DOES HAVING A STUDIO IN LAKE COMO BENEFITED YOU ALL? DO YOU STILL FEEL INSPIRED BY THE LANDSCAPE?

DA: LAKE COMO HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND KNOWLEDGE. WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE, DESIGN, AND CREATE IN SUCH A RICH LAND, HOME OF THE GREATEST ITALIAN MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD AND METALS. WE ARE CLOSE TO THE MOST IMPORTANT FURNITURE AND DESIGN COMPANIES BUT ALSO TO THE MOST INCREDIBLE ARTISANS. WE OWE A LOT TO THIS PLACE, AND WE ARE TRYING WITH OUR WORK TO GIVE BACK. WE LOVE TO EXPERIMENT WITH TECHNIQUE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE REINTRODUCED SOME TRADITIONAL PROCESSING METHODS THAT WE DISCOVERED HERE IN COMO AND THAT ARE NOT USED ANYMORE, SLOWER, SOMETIMES HARDER BUT PROVIDING BETTER AND MORE EMOTIONAL RESULTS.

RH: WHAT PIECE IN YOUR COLLECTION MAKES YOU MOST PROUD?

DA: IT IS SOOO DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE. MAYBE IF WE HAVE TO PICK JUST ONE, I WOULD SAY OUR JOY LAMPS, WHICH WE BELIEVE PERFECTLY EMBODY THE BLEND OF OUR TWO SOULS, ART AND DESIGN. THESE LAMPS WERE FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2019 WHEN WE PRESENTED THE FIRST PIECES OF TRANSPARENCY MATTERS, IN THE “PILL” VERSION AND THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM, BECOMING OUR MOST DISTINCTIVE PIECE. LAST YEAR, WE WORKED AGAIN ON THIS RESIN LAMP, PROPOSING A CIRCULAR VERSION THAT IS PERHAPS EVEN MORE ARTISTIC AND SPECTACULAR, VERY SEVENTY BUT AT THE SAME TIME EXTREMELY CONTEMPORARY.

RH: WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING PIECE YOU’VE WORKED ON?

DA: ALL OUR TRANSPARENCY MATTERS PIECES REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TESTING AND

OFFICE MAG / DRAGA & AUREL

DESIGNER DEEP DIVE

EXPERIMENTATION. BUT WE LOVE A LITTLE CHALLENGE AND THIS AS WELL, COULD BE OUR FAVORITE PART OF THE PROCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD A CLEAR VISION OF HOW OUR JOY LAMPS SHOULD TURN OUT, THOUGH IT TOOK US A MOMENT TO FIGURE ALL A SPECIAL RESINCASTING TECHNIQUE BEFORE COMPLETING IT.

RH: WHY DID YOU START WORKING WITH NEON? HOW DO YOU TAKE A MATERIAL THAT HAS SUCH A VAST COMMERCIAL USAGE & BRING IT INTO THE HOME?

DA: WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH NEON A LOT AT THE BEGINNING, WE WERE FASCINATED BY ITS INDUSTRIAL YET CHARMING GLOW. IT WAS ALSO INTERESTING FOR US TO TRY AND BRING IT “INSIDE”, BACK IN THE 60’S IT WAS MAINLY USED OUTDOORS IN BUSY CITIES. DAN FLAVIN WAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON US, THUS, WE FELT LIKE REVIVING NEON AND RESTORING ITS ARTISTIC QUALITY.

RH: HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE AMERICAN INTERIOR DESIGN MARKETS DIFFER FROM THE EUROPEAN MARKETS?

DA: WE ADORE OUR AMERICAN PARTNERS AND FRIENDS. THEY ARE THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE EVER AND LOVE EVERYTHING WE DO! (LAUGHING). THIS ENTHUSIASM IS INFECTIOUS AND IT’S WONDERFUL TO KNOW THAT OUR WORK RESONATES SO POSITIVELY. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL CONNECTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO NURTURING IT.

RH: IS THERE A PARTICULAR MATERIAL THAT YOU FAVOR AND THAT REPRESENTS YOU MOST?

DA: WE CERTAINLY FIND MAXIMUM EXPRESSION THROUGH THE USE OF RESIN, AN INDOMITABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE MATERIAL THAT OFFERS US INCREDIBLE CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PLAYS OF TRANSPARENCY AND COLOR NUANCES. IN ADDITION TO ITS ‘AESTHETIC’ IMPORTANCE, THE RESIN ALSO HAS A SYMBOLIC VALUE FOR US. WE LIKE TO COMBINE IT WITH OTHER CONTRASTING MATERIALS, SUCH AS CONCRETE, BOTH IN DESIGN OBJECTS AND IN WORKS OF ART.

RH: WHAT EMOTION DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY SEE THESE PIECES?

DA: WE HOPE TO EXPRESS AND COMMUNICATE POSITIVE EMOTIONS: FUN, CAREFREENESS, AND LIGHTNESS. WE ALL NEED A LOT OF IT.

RH: WE ARE BIG ON MONTHLY PLAYLISTS AT R HUGHES WITH OUR OFFICE RADIO SERIES. SO HELP US OUT, WHAT SONG WOULD YOU ADD TO OUR NEXT PLAYLIST?

DA: WE ARE GOING WITH “LET ME BLOW YA MIND” BY EVE, ”MAKEBA” BY JAIN, AND “ROYALS” BY LORDE.

JOY SMALL

“IT IS THE PERFECT MIX OF ART AND DESIGN, RESEARCH IN MATERIALS, INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST, AND OUR EYE TO THE FUTURE”

A LOOK INTO STEVEN LEONARD’S MORNINGSIDE RENOVATION

BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED BY TIM LENZ AND FEATURED IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF LUXE MAGAZINE, STEVEN FLEXES HIS INTERIOR DESIGN SKILLS IN THIS 2,400 SQUARE FOOT GUT RENOVATION. PEERING INSIDE HIS COVID LABOR OF LOVE, WE TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE MANY TREASURES FROM OUR REPRESENTED DESIGNERS AND INDUSTRY FRIENDS ACROSS THE SOUTH

A GOOD MORNING

AFTER SUFFERING A HEARTBREAKING LOSS AT AUCTION FOR AN ORIGINAL ZAJAC AND CALLAHAN MIRROR, I ENLISTED THE HELP OF DENNIS HUNT TO CUSTOMIZE A MCLAIN WIESAND REPLICA FOR OVER THE MANTLE. CUSTOM PLASTER BY SUPERDELICIOUS WALLS TO MATCH THE SURI ALPACA DRAPERY FROM SANDRA JORDAN. GEOMETRIC RUG WAS CUSTOMIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN.

THE SOFT FLAIR OF THE HOOD INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF BETSY BROWN, IS CAPPED BY A CUSTOM BRASS MOLDING FROM ARCHITECTURAL ACCENTS, GIVING THIS SHEET ROCK EDGE A CLEAN AND ELEGANT FINISH.

AJONATHAN

KENT ADAMS

SELF-PORTRAIT

HANGS IN THE VESTIBULE LEADING TO THE PRIMARY BEDROOM. VINTAGE

ZODIC MIRROR

FROM JIM

THOMPSON HANGS ABOVE THE PRIMARY BED FROM DAVID IATESTA.

PORCELAIN SHADES ON THE LANTERN LAMP

BY APPARATUS

PROVIDE A CRISP WHITE SILHOUETTE DURING THE DAY AND A SOFT AMBER LIGHT AT NIGHT.

NATURAL LIGHT FROM TWO STEEL AND GLASS WINDOWS WERE THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PRIMARY BATH. RESTORATION

HARDWARE

MEDICINE CABINETS PROVIDE STORAGE.

COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS BY HAROLD MESIBOV FROM DINNERPARTY

ANTIQUES LINE THE STAIR HALL TO THE SECOND FLOOR.

CUSTOM PARTNERS DESK FROM CASEY MCAFFERTY IS SURROUNDED BY GREEN

VELVET DRAPERY AND  RAFFIA WALLCOVERING FROM HOLLAND & SHERRY.

PURCHASED FROM TOWNHOUSE BY ROBERT BROWN, THIS CHARCOAL AND WATERCOLOR PAINTING FROM SELF-TAUGHT MASTER THORTON DIAL IS MY MOST TREASURED PIECE OF ART.  TWO SCULPTURAL POUFFS FROM NATASHA BARADARAN

ADD A BIT OF PLAYFULNESS TO THIS GUEST BEDROOM.  ANGEL AND DEVIL WOOD CARVING FROM LEROY ALMON WAS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM RYAN. GLASS LAMPS FROM FOX GLOVE ANTIQUES WERE A LAST MINUTE PHOTOSHOOT-PREP PURCHASE AND THE PERFECT ADDITION.

DEEP

PURPLE

WALLS ENVELOPE

THIS TV ROOM. ART

PURCHASED FROM ROBIN RAINS ANTIQUES IN NASHVILLE

COMPLIMENTS A

COLLECTION OF MOSE TOLLIVER’S. CUSTOM

OVERSCALE

OTTOMAN

BY NATASHA

BARADARAN IN HOLLY HUNT

LEATHERETTE.  COUP

STUDIO SLING

CHAIR AND URCHCIN

PENDANT PROVIDE

CONTRAST AND

TEXTURE TO THE DARK WALLS AND CEILING.

HOUSE

SHOPPING WASN’T WHAT I WANTED TO DO THAT DAY, BUT I RELENTED. OUR REALTOR DROVE US AROUND THE 100-YEAROLD NEIGHBORHOOD OF MORNINGSIDE “JUST TO SEE,” AND AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, THE VERY LAST HOUSE CAUGHT MY EYE. THE ORIGINAL FLOOR PLAN WAS SIMPLE: FOUR ROOMS DOWN, THREE ROOMS UP, A SUN PORCH ON THE SIDE, AND A SAD CINDER BLOCK ADDITION OFF THE BACK. THE SIMPLICITY MADE SENSE TO ME. WAS THIS THE ONE? WALKING THE PERIMETER OF THE HOUSE, I STUDIED THE FOUNDATION LOOKING FOR ANY DISRUPTIONS IN THE BRICK. I WALKED IT TWICE DESPERATE FOR ANY EXCUSE TO ABORT. NO DROPS IN THE LINE. NO CRACKS IN THE MORTAR. THE FOUNDATION WAS STRONG AND SO, WITH TREPIDATION AND A VISION FOR WHAT COULD BE, WE MADE AN OFFER.

IT TURNED OUT THE HOUSE RESTED ON A BETTER FOUNDATION THAN MY RELATIONSHIP. IN JANUARY OF 2020, A MONTH BEFORE CLOSING, WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST FOR ME TO PURCHASE THE HOUSE THAN BE UPSIDE DOWN ON THE “DESIGNER” UPGRADES I INSISTED ON. THE FIRST FEW NIGHTS OF MARCH WERE RESTLESS. RESENTFUL OF A MORTGAGE I ANTICIPATED TO SPLIT WITH A PARTNER AND ROOM AFTER ROOM OF EMPTY HOUSE WEIGHED HEAVY ON ME. HOWEVER, NONE OF IT COMPARED TO WHAT WAS COMING AS A MYSTERY VIRUS GRIPPED US ALL. SCHOOL CLOSURES FOLLOWED. THEN WORK CLOSURES. AND FINALLY, MANDATORY LOCKDOWNS.

RESTLESS NIGHTS QUICKLY TURNED TO SLEEPLESS NIGHTS...

THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC WERE SCARY, BUT I WAS LUCKY. THE INTERIORS WERE FAR FROM COMFORTABLE, BUT THOSE YELLOW BRICK WALLS NOW PAINTED WHITE PROTECTED ME DURING THOSE MONTHS. THIS NEWLY RENOVATED 1920’S HOUSE QUICKLY BECAME MY OFFICE, MY GYM, MY BAR, MY THEATER, AND MOST FORTUNATELY OF ALL, AN INCUBATOR FOR A NEW AND GREAT LOVE.

MY LUCK CONTINUED AS OUR INDUSTRY THRIVED DURING THE PANDEMIC. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF SO MANY VENDORS, I PIECED TOGETHER A SLICE OF HEAVEN FOR MYSELF. ROOMS STITCHED TOGETHER IN DEEP AUTUMNAL HUES OF BURNT CINNAMON AND RUST. WALLS COVERED IN CHERISHED PIECES OF ART EACH ONE WORTHY YET MOST WORTHLESS. AND WINDOWS DRAPED IN YARDS AND YARDS OF FABRIC. SLOWLY WE WENT BACK TO WORK, BACK TO THE GYM, BACK TO THE BARS. BIT BY BIT, MY TINY LITTLE HOUSE IN MORNINGSIDE BECAME WHAT IT WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE – A HOME.

IT’S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE I FIRST LAID EYES ON THIS HOUSE. PERSONALLY, THESE PICTURES HAVE CAPTURED THE SADDEST, STRANGEST, SCARIEST, YET MOST FULFILLING PARTS OF MY LIFE UNTIL NOW. PROFESSIONALLY, THEY WILL FOREVER MEMORIALIZE THE SUCCESSES OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS. I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO OUR WONDERFUL CLIENTS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US AND TO EVERY ONE OF OUR VENDORS WHO CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN OUR VISION OF WHAT A MULTILINE SHOWROOM COULD AND SHOULD BE. AND ABOVE ALL, I AM GRATEFUL TO MY BUSINESS PARTNER AND BEST FRIEND, RYAN HUGHES. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME IN YOUR DREAM TO BUILD THIS BEAUTIFUL LIFE FOR OURSELVES. 2024 STARTS A NEW CHAPTER AS WE SET OUT TO OPEN OUR SECOND LOCATION IN NEW YORK CITY. AND WITH THAT, I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL ON LEXINGTON VERY SOON!

MUCH LOVE,

AND A THANK YOU

GENERAL INFORMATION

PHOTOGRAPHY

TIM LENZ

INTERIOR DESIGN

STEVEN LEONARD, R HUGHES

HOME BUILDER

JOHN WILLIS, JOHN WILLIS CUSTOM HOMES

EXTERIOR

PAINT COLOR

ALABASTER

BRAND: SHERWIN WILLIAMS

LANTERNS

SUTTON PLACE LARGE LIGHT

BRAND: URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY

COFFEE BAR (COVER)

LIGHTING

THIN SURFACE MOUNT

BRAND: JUNIPER

PURCHASED AT: JUNIPER

SINK

WATERWORKS

FAUCET

JULIA ONE HOLE

BRAND: WATERWORKS

SUN ROOM (PG 43)

HIGH-BACK SETTEE

SNOOZE SOFA

BRAND: OCHRE

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: NUBUCK AND MOHAIR

BRAND: OCHRE GRADED IN FABRICS

WICKER PEDESTAL

MEDICI PEDESTAL BY ATELIER VIME

PURCHASED AT: PIERRE FREY ATLANTA

RUG

MOATTAR RUG

LIVING ROOM (PG 44-45)

FIREPLACE MATERIAL

CUSTOM DESIGN BY HOMEOWNER

BRAND: MARBLE AND FABRICATION BY MARMI

WALL COLOR/TREATMENT

CUSTOM PLASTER

BRAND: SUPERDELICIOUS WALLS

SOFA

CUSTOM OASIS SOFA

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: CHAMONIX LOEDEN DE10226

BRAND: HOLLAND & SHERRY

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

FRINGE TRIM

BRAND: HOULES

PURCHASED AT: ERNEST GASPARD

PILLOWS

KAZIMIR PILLOWS

BRAND: ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

DRAPERIES

PRIMA ALPACA SURI ZIBELINA IN GRAPHITE

BRAND: SANDRA JORDAN

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

ROMAN SHADES

KHADEN IN BENGAL

BRAND: ZAK + FOX

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

SCONCES

SERIES 01 UPRIGHT SCONCE

BRAND: ADAM OTLEWSKI

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

LEATHER WING CHAIRS

BEAUBOURG ARM CHAIR

BRAND: JEAN DE MERRY

PURCHASED AT: JEAN DE MERRY

SIDE CHAIR

POLUS 001

BRAND: PIERRE AUGUSTIN ROSE

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

COFFEE TABLE

CASINO TABLE

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

CONVEX MIRROR

CUSTOM SATELLITE MIRROR

BRAND: MCLAIN WIESAND

PURCHASED AT: AINSWORTH NOAH

TABLE BESIDE FIREPLACE

BUNKER SIDE TABLE

BRAND: ARNODECLERCQ

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

RUG CUSTOM VINTAGE WASH RUG SILK AND WOOL

BRAND: ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

KITCHEN (PG 46-47)

CABINETRY COLOR

CINNAMON

HARDWARE

KNOB: TUMBLER 1 ¼”

PULL: PARAGON 9”

BRAND: WATERWORKS

COUNTERTOPS

GREY SOAPSTONE

BRAND: MARMI

FLOORING

OLD FORRESTER

BRAND: MILL & WOODS

SINK

ENTWISTLE

BRAND: SHAW

PURCHASED AT: FERGUSON

FAUCETS

EASTON BRIDGE FAUCET

BRAND: WATERWORKS

ROMAN SHADES

BRAND: MURIEL BRANDOLINI IVORY #17 DEMB0882

COTTON GROUND

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND AND SHERRY

WALL COLOR

WHITE DOVE

BRAND: BENJAMIN MOORE

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

CAFETERIA PENDANT

BRAND: URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY

BUTCHER BLOCK ISLAND

VINTAGE WORK TABLE

STOOL

TRACTOR STOOL

BRAND: BASSAMFELLOWS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

HOOD

FABRICATED BY: SHEET ROCK HOOD INSPIRED BY BETSY BROWN WITH CUSTOM BRASS TRIM BY ARCHITECTURAL ACCENTS

DINING ROOM (PG 48-49)

WALLCOVERING

BRAND: IKSEL FOR SCHUMACHER

PURCHASED AT: SCHUMACHER

CEILING COLOR

TUSCANY GREEN 2140-20

BRAND: BENJAMIN MOORE

BANQUETTE/SETTEE

CUSTOM BIOMORPHIC DINING BANQUETTE

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: NINA CAMPBELL CHARLTON

AMBERLY NCF4383-02

BRAND: OSBORNE & LITTLE

PURCHASED AT: AINSWORTH NOAH

PILLOWS

TATAMI ZFTT-02

BRAND: ZAK + FOX

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

DINING TABLE

JACKDAW PEDESTAL BASE WITH BLUESTONE TOP FROM MARMI

BRAND: IRONIES

PURCHASED AT: AINSWORTH NOAH

DINING CHAIRS

POLUS 002

BRAND: PIERRE AUGUSTIN ROSE

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

LINGERIE CHEST VINTAGE

SIDE CHAIR

BRUTUS SIDE CHAIR

BRAND: BASSAMFELLOWS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

SCONCES

TRAPEZE : 1 SCONCE

BRAND: APPARATUS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

CUSTOM TRAPEZE : 4 & 6 SURFACE

BRAND: APPARATUS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

BEDROOM (MAIN) (PG 51)

BED

CUSTOM CRONE BED

BRAND: DAVID IATESTA

UPHOLSTERY: KYLE BUNTING HAIR ON HIDE

COLOR: CHESTNUT

PURCHASED AT: KYLE BUNTING

BEDDING

ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

CUSTOM THROW

PILLOWS

COCON DARIUS 4004-56

BRAND: LIAIGRE

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

BEDSIDE CHEST

CUSTOM CHARRED WOOD NIGHTSTAND

BRAND: J LISTON

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

BEDSIDE LIGHTING

LANTERN : TABLE LAMP

BRAND: APPARATUS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

TIAL 3 CHANDELIER

BRAND: JOHN POMP

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

BENCH AT FOOT OF BED

SEMPIONE BENCH

BRAND: NATASHA BARADARAN

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

BRAND: ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

ARMCHAIR

ITALIAN CHAIR

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: LIAIGRE

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

DRAPERIES ANDES IN RUST DE11456

BRAND: HOLLAND & SHERRY

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

RUG VINTAGE WASH

BRAND: ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

ART ABOVE BED

ARTIST: VINTAGE MIRROR

GALLERY: JIM THOMPSON

BATHROOM (MAIN) (PG 52-53)

VANITY SINK

BRAND: WATERWORKS

COUNTERTOPS

NERO MARQUINA

COMPANY NAME: MARMI

SHOWER TILEWORK

MODERN FARMHOUSE IN DEEP GREEN

BRAND: CLE TILE

FLOORING

BRAND: WATERWORKS

SINKS

BRAND: WATERWORKS

FAUCETS

HIGHGATE WALLMOUNTED

BRAND: WATERWORKS

PURCHASED AT: WATERWORKS

PLUMBING FIXTURES IN SHOWER

HIGHGATE EXPOSED THERMOSTATIC SYSTEM

BRAND: WATERWORKS

PURCHASED AT: WATERWORKS

WALL COLOR

WHITE DOVE OC-17

BRAND: BENJAMIN MOORE

SCONCES GLACON TALL SCONCE

BRAND: JONATHAN BROWNING STUDIOS

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

MIRRORS

MEDICINE CABINET

BRAND: RESTORATION HARDWARE

HALL DOWNSTAIRS/STAIRWELL (PG 54)

WALL COLOR

TUSCANY GREEN 2140-20

BRAND: BENJAMIN MOORE

SCONCE SERIES 02 LARGE SCONCE

BRAND: ADAM OTLEWSKI

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

ART ARTIST: HAROLD MESIBOV

NAME OF PIECE: UNTITLED

GALLERY: DINNERPARTY

OFFICE (PG 55)

WALLCOVERING

ALBERT’S CROSS – MALIBU WP1063

BRAND: HOLLAND AND SHERRY

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

DESK

CUSTOM 004 PARTNERS DESK

BRAND: CASEY MCCAFFERTY

DESK CHAIRS

TAMARINDE DESK CHAIR

BRAND: LEOLUX

PURCHASED AT: CANTONI

UPHOLSTERY: GRADED IN LEATHER

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

DIABLO PENDANT

BRAND: FLOS

PURCHASED AT: FLOS

DRAPERIES

1066-87 KUDO-MOSS

BRAND: JIUN HO

TRIM: PRADO TAPE IN SAFFRON 76061

BRAND: SCHUMACHER

ART ARTIST: BRUCE

NAME OF PIECE: NO MOON SERIES

GALLERY: LYNETTE HARRISON

YEAR: 2017

BEDROOM (GUEST) (PG 56)

BED

COLESTIN HIGH FOOTBOARD BED

BRAND: REJUVENATION

PURCHASED AT: REJUVENATION

BEDDING

OBI COLOR NI ZFOB-02

BRAND: ZAK AND FOX

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

BEDSIDE CHEST

COSTNER BEDSIDE CHEST

BRAND: WIGU STUDIOS

PURCHASED AT: FROM ARTIST

BEDSIDE LIGHTING

VINTAGE MURANO LAMPS

PURCHASED AT: FOX GLOVES

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

LUMIERE CHANDELIER

BRAND: JEAN DE MERRY

PURCHASED AT: JEAN DE MERRY

DRAPERIES

BRAND: ROMO

PURCHASED AT: ROMO

ROUND STOOLS

GLOBEAU POUF

BRAND: NATASHA BARADARAN

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: DOUBLE WEAVE ALPACA

BOUCLE - VARIOUS COLORS

BRAND: ROSEMARY HALLGARTEN

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

ART ARTIST: LEROY ALMON

GALLERY: SLOTIN AUCTION HOUSE

HALL UPSTAIRS (PG 57)

DRAPERIES

GLACE IN CEDAR DE10338

BRAND: HOLLAND & SHERRY

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

SCONCE SERIES 02 LARGE SCONCE

BRAND: ADAM OTLEWSKI

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

PICTURE LIGHT REGENCY PICTURE LIGHT

BRAND: URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY

PURCHASED AT: URBAN ARCHAEOLOGY

WOODEN CHAIR VINTAGE

WOODEN TABLE VINTAGE

GLOBE VINTAGE

ART ARTIST: THORNTON DIAL

GALLERY: PURCHASED FROM BOB BROWN OF TOWNHOUSE

DEN (PG 58-59)

WALL COLOR/TREATMENT

DARKROOM SW 7083

BRAND: SHERWIN WILLIAMS

ROMAN SHADES

KENDO COLOR KUWACHA

BRAND: ZAK AND FOX

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

SECTIONAL

CUSTOM LEE SECTIONAL

BRAND: LEE INDUSTRIES

PURCHASED AT: LEE

UPHOLSTERY: GRADED IN LEE FABRIC

PILLOWS ZAK & FOX FABRIC WITH S&S TRIM

PURCHASED AT: HOLLAND & SHERRY

AND AINSWORTH NOAH

LEATHER OTTOMAN COFFEE TABLE

CUSTOM GALLERIA OTTOMAN

BRAND: NATASHA BARADARAN

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: IMPOSTER FAUX LEATHER - RAFFAELLO

BRAND: GREAT PLAINS

OFFICE MAG / CREDITS

PURCHASED AT: JIM THOMPSON

FLUFFY LOUNGE CHAIR

SLING CHAIR

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

UPHOLSTERY: GRADED IN SHEARLING

SCONCES

BEACH PEBBLE

BRAND: OCHRE

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

OVERHEAD LIGHTING

URCHIN CHANDELIER

BRAND: COUP STUDIO

PURCHASED AT: R HUGHES

ART

ARTIST: MOSE TOLIVER (PINK ABOVE SOFA)

GALLERY: MASON FINE ART

ADAM OTLEWSKI

AFTER EDITIONS

ALEXANDER LAMONT

APPARATUS

ARNODECLERCQ

BASSAMFELLOWS

BRETT DESIGN

CASTE

CHRISTOPHER BOOTS

COLLECTION PARTICULIÈRE

COUP STUDIO

DLV DESIGNS

DRAGA & AUREL

FISHER WEISMAN

HALLWORTH

HECTOR FINCH

HOLLAND & SHERRY

JOHN LISTON

JOHN POMP

JONATHAN BROWNING

KIMBERLY DENMAN

KONEKT

LIAIGRE

NATASHA BARADARAN

OCHRE

PIERRE AUGUSTIN ROSE

POWELL & BONNELL

REFRACTORY

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SIRAK

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