Houzz Tour: A New York City Flat filled with illustrations and keys retro

Houzz Tour: A New York City Flat filled with illustrations and keys retro - Instant architect Luca Andrisani saw its wall of windows and views of lush green trees beyond it made an offer on his future home in the kitchen area of ​​the hell of Manhattan. Then he developed a plan: bring down the wall separating the living room from the dining room to improve the views and draw in additional light. In doing so, he created an ideal showroom to its growing collection of art, photography and vintage midcentury furniture.

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Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Luca Andrisani
Location Manhattan, New York City, United States
Size 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms bathroom
designer Luca Luca Andrisani Andrisani architect

apartment all white is a gallery space as the architect is constantly evolving art collection and photography. 'Color or patterns on the wall to distract the work, said Andrisani.

In the hallway, a parchment bench Karl Springer designed based on a photograph by Japanese artist Kaoru Izima. The work is his series entitled Landscape with corpse. For this series, the photographer asked models to imagine their own death and had them dress in haute couture fashion to depict the scene.

umbrellas, Fornasetti. Creation above umbrella stand, Marko Spalatin.

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a wall with a standard door -sized initially separated the living room from the dining room. Andrisani removed the wall and created a built-in floor to ceiling custom closet using the same white lacquered cabinets found in the kitchen.

Take the wall has more open space that attracts more light from windows. Assorted goat hair carpets in the living areas and dining room help connect the two spaces.

Rugs, Tretford.

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affinity for the Andrisani midcentury vintage furniture is very much in evidence. In the living room, sofa and two armchairs Milo Baughman combined with a chair for an elegant look, because of their low profile and chrome accents. The two rear barrel chairs are covered with a plaid wool to add texture to the space neutral tones.

chair, Vladimir Kagan.

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Because the kitchen opens directly onto the living area, Andrisani wanted to blend into the background as much as possible. Most white lacquered cabinets are without handle to cut down on the visible material, and the dishwasher and refrigerator are hidden behind panels.

backsplash tiles, Tex by Raw Edges Studios, Mutine.

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Andrisani used a computer program to design the model for the backsplash. The tiles were then numbered on the back and glued together off site before being installed in the kitchen. "It would have been much more difficult to create that model without the help of technology, said Andrisani.

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the dining table with chrome legs and a back-painted glass top white, is one of the few new furniture in the apartment. "By using the back-painted glass table adds a more profound effect, more layered than the frosted glass, said Andrisani.

Due to the condition of the old mint six chairs Milo Baughman, he kept their tissue of origin. The Venini glass chandelier adds a spark of more traditional elegance.

Table Fritz Hansen.

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Positioned against the leader of the stairs to the master bedroom and guests, a buffet believed Mexico has a complex pattern carved at its base and a thin border of white lacquer on all sides. It is topped with Murano glass lamps, Italy, and ceramic bottle collection gold leaf that the designer has chosen because of their appearance slightly melted.

lamps, Barovier & Toso.

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wall of the master bedroom window includes tartan curtains to block light at night and a sheer panel to filter light during the day. Blue in the fabric of the chair midcentury coordinated with the digital photograph on the bed

bed, Lazzoni. Bedding, Frette. Cover, Hermes. Curtains, Prismatek.

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bedside table is made from a mixture of white lacquer and wood, while the silhouette of the tripod table lamp is similar to model [surlesportes . "I did not notice the similarities until I put the lamp on the table. It was one of those happy coincidences, " Andrisani said.

blue illustration on a bed, Umberto Ciceri.

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the complex buffet opposite the bed has handles light blue ceramics, continuing splash water used throughout the room. Pipistrello a vintage lamp, sometimes called a bat lamp because figure its shadow looks like bat wings, may be raised to become a lamppost.

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Besides adding accessories and withdrawal lighting, the only major change made Andrisani in the main bathroom was removing the bathtub for a shower, now tiled glass mosaics.

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In guest room of calm, crisp white bedding with Frette and pure floor to ceiling curtains, ensures that the print of Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe above the bed provides all the color.

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