Re-design and Decoration of a 1962 Modernist Condominium

Designed for a former stage actress in her early eighties, this 2,500 sq. ft. condominium was conceived as a theatrical interior. The dated early 1960s apartment was fully gutted and re imagined within a crescent shaped building whose pie slice geometry resulted in no parallel walls. Rather than resist this condition, the interior was organized as a series of floating, cubist volumes—sculptural partitions that resolve the geometry while defining space.
The owner’s collection of John Widdicomb furniture after Robsjohn Gibbings informed the design language and was reupholstered in vivid yellow silk ottoman and soft pink taffeta. A high gloss white terrazzo floor evokes the atmosphere of a film set, complemented by a custom rug derived from late Matisse drawings. The sole intentional disruption is the kitchen: glossy red cabinetry in the clients signature lipstick color she always wore