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Condos Go Couture ■ Brooklyn Blogger’s Brownstone ■ Wild on the Upper West Side FALL 2010 Atoosa and Ari Rubenstein’s Flatiron loft undergoes a Urban Opulence dazzling and dramatic renovation PUMPKIN armchair. Design: Pierre Paulin. Live beautifully. 155 Wooster Street New York (212) 253-5629 www.lignerosetny.com 250 Park Avenue South New York (212) 375-1036 www.lignerosetny.com 4131 Main Street Philadelphia (215) 487-2800 www.rosetphilly.com 160 NE 40th Street Miami (305) 576-4662 www.lignerosetmiami.com BBDO LR-10-069_NYObserver_Pumpkin.indd 1 9/29/10 10:42 AM MANHATTAN A&D Building 150 E. 58th St. 212.688.5990 96 Spring St. 212.680.9000 207 E. 119th St. 212.369.2000 LONG ISLAND 222 Rte. 109 Farmingdale 631.391.9506 75 Garden St. Westbury 516.997.9200 WESTCHESTER 369 Lexington Ave. Mt. Kisco 914.666.5127 QUEENS 57-22 49th St. 718.937.9500 IT’S THE PREMIERE OF SOMETHING PREMIER. Davis & Warshow unveils the world’s first next generation Kohler Premier Showroom in the A&D Building. This new showroom experience offers architects and designers a vibrant and exciting presentation of kitchen and bath products in an environment that encourages in-depth interaction. For over 85 years, architects and designers have relied on Davis & Warshow’s unparalleled service to help them achieve results that inspire. Stop by and experience it today. WWW.DWNY.COM Client: Davis & Warshow File: oLo.dw.collage_NYO.ai Project: Collage Ad Publication: NY OBSERVER Date: 09.14.10 Issue: October 13 Version: v.1.1 Color: CMYK Unit: Full page Trim: 8.875” x 10.875” Live: .25 from trim Contact: John Sadowski 212-489-1122 [email protected] Your Complete Home Design Resource. TSUBA CHAIR AND FOOTSTOOL, Pasadena Bungalow Collection 207 West 25th St., Manhattan 212.337.0700 • 50 Tarrytown Rd., White Plains 914.948.6333 STICKLEYAUDI.COM Rock & roll memorabilia and decadent color treatment bring West Coast flavor to a California family’s 19th-century Contents brownstone in Park Slope (p. 66). 60 Family Style on the Upper East Side Businessman-turned-interior designer Philip Gorrivan’s family apartment is a touch of the 6th Arrondisement in the heart of Manhattan. 66 Park Slope Rock & Roll The Brooklyn Home Company infuses a young family’s Brooklyn brownstone with modern touches and sunny colors. 72 Sophisticated Rural Life Combining historically accurate adjust- ments with contemporary local finds, Betsey and Peter Nestler’s renovation was worth the 30-year wait. A peek inside designer Philip Gorrivan’s glamorous and functional family home on the Upper East Side (p. 60). FEATURES 42 Urban Opulence Fashion favorites West Chin and Roseann Repetti give Atoosa Rubenstein and family a cover-ready look for a Flatiron loft. 50 Colonial Charm A Colonial-era inn off a Connecticut town green becomes a chic country home for Accessorize for fall with unexpected New York decorator Matthew Patrick color, texture and pattern (p. 10). Smyth and writer Jean Vallier. 56 Animal Kingdom Gregory Speck’s natural habitat on the Upper West Side is filled with creature comforts and comfortable creatures. 4 THE HOME OBSERVER FALL 2010 BANISH INSOMNIA 28 Wooster Street, SoHo, New York City www.savoirbeds.com 212 226 3640 SAVOIR BEDS SINCE 1905 New York Miami Austin Scottsdale Los Angeles Paris Prague Berlin London IN THE SHOPS ICONIC DESIGN 10 Light Refreshments 26 Grace, Space, Pace Marianne Rohrlich’s bright picks for Tim Street-Porter reflects on the styl- home accessories with fresh textures, ish reinvention of a classic British icon colors and patterns. with the new Jaguar XJ and XJL. PROFILE ON THE SHELVES 14 Elissa Cullman of Cullman & Kravis 28 The Joy of Lapidus The renowned designer talks with A new book pays homage to the HOME about New York City living and forefather of boutique hotel design. the 2010 Kips Bay Show House. 34 Chez Castaing REAL ESTATE The first comprehensive look at the 18 Condos Go Couture French decorator. Rebecca Morse tries on fashion 38 Star Gardens designers’ new looks in limestone A voyeur’s view into the Private and sheetrock. Condos go couture at the Zac Posen– Gardens of Connecticut. designed 16W21 (p. 18). IN THE KITCHEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 24 Culinary Arts 80 Dual Purpose Make your kitchen a work of art with Every inch of the Dumbacher Questions about products Marianne Rohrlich’s selection of twins’ Hudson Street home featured in this issue? Email us at whimsical and useful culinary tools. [email protected] functions times two. IMAGES GETTY JOSEPH; EVAN T H H C A U E L A. 70/71st | N Y, NY 10021 | T. .. | .. 6 THE HOME OBSERVER FALL 2010 Make our wood’s history yours Vintage White Fir DESIGN CENTER Showcasing Our Flooring and Beams Antique & Vintage Woods SALES OFFICE of America & WAREHOUSE 2290 Rte 199 Green Building Materials Pine Plains, NY 12567 One-of-a Kind Custom Floors, Wide Plank Flooring, Hand Hewn Beams, Hand Sawn Beams, Cottages, (518) 398-0049 Fencing, Counter Tops and Custom Mill Work [email protected] antiqueandvintagewoods.com Sept. 2010.indd 1 8/24/10 11:17:38 Finest selection of contemporary European stoves and fireplaces EDITORIAL DIRECTOR REBECCA MORSE Flatfire EDITORS ANNIE KELLY AND TIM STREET-PORTER Gas ART DIRECTOR BARBARA SULLIVAN PRODUCTION DIRECTOR TYLER RUSH ADVERTISING/PRODUCTION COORDINATOR LISA MEDCHILL COPY EDITOR CHRIS CRONIS CONTRIBUTORS EMILY GILBERT JOSHUA McHUGH MARIANNE ROHRLICH ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER BETTY SHAW LEDERMAN THE HOME OBSERVER ACCOUNT MANAGERS MICHELLE MORGAN DAVID WOLFF Wittus Inc. SALES ASSISTANT ELANA DELASOS 914.764.5679 www.wittus.com PUBLISHER JARED KuSHNER EDITOR, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER KYLE POPE PRESIDENT, OBSERVER MEDIA GROUP CHRISTOPHER BARNES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT BARRY LEWIS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SALES STEPHEN GOLDBERG VICE PRESIDENT SALES MARKETING DAVID GurSKY THE NEW YORK OBSERVER 321 West 44th Street New York, NY 10036 212.755.2400 www.observer.com On the cover: Atoosa and Ari Rubenstein’s Flatiron loft, designed by architecture and interior design team West Chin and Roseann Repetti of West Chin Architect pllc. (WCA) and photographed by Joshua McHugh. In the living room, Steven Klein’s Madonna #01 (2006) presides over the statuary bronze fireplace re-envisioned byWCA . Peti- -*()5*/(#:(3&(03: tioning for permission to hang the custom Bocce chandelier (at Matter, 405 Broome Street) delayed the project by six months (well worth it!). The couple’s two-year-old daughter #PXFSZ /FX:PSL /: might be found curled up in the Smock swivel armchair by XXXMJHIUJOHCZHSFHPSZDPN Moroso (at Moroso, 146 Greene Street) or playing atop the velvety Corian-topped Jane table by FTF Design Studio, Inc., Chin and Repetti’s own furniture and design collection. The dazzling home is an ultimately livable one, where family fun and grown-up entertaining collide on the double-sided Metro 2 sofa by Piero Lissoni for Living Divani (at BY New York, 142 Greene Street). The full story starts on page 42. 8 THE HOME OBSERVER FALL 2010 NY OBSERVER .indd 2 17.09.2010 16:44:17 IN THE SHOPS Light Refreshments It doesn’t take much to refresh a home for fall—a jolt of pattern, a dash of texture or a dab of color will do it. But choose wisely and be careful not to overdo: An infusion can become an invasion if there’s too much of it. At the end of the day, calm is still comfortable. marianne rohrlich Alight The Hawk LED Light, designed by Maria Larsson and Maria Olevik, is made of bone china and stainless steel. $6,000 at Anthropol- Photo Process ogie. 50 Rockefeller A wallpaper pattern of photographs looking down on Center (50th Street), urban construction sites, taken by Raeanne Giovanni- Modernized 212-246-0386. Inoue. Rolls are 25-inches wide and 183-inches long. The classic Wassily chair designed in 1925 by $190 each from oandgstudio.com, 520-247-1820. Marcel Breuer looks brand new in bright colors like red, yellow or green leather. $2,020; from knoll.com, 800-343-5665. Cozy Kinetic Static Pillow, 18-inches by 30-inches, made of wool and cotton, is $128. anthropologie.com, 800-309-2500. Color Me The Trip Trumeau two-drawer dresser painted in multicolor stripes is $1,054 at the Future Perfect. 55 Great Jones Street (Bowery), 212-473- 2500, and thefutureperfect.com. 10 THE HOME OBSERVER FALL 2010 ROCOCO SPLENDOR The Rockefeller Chippendale Bed Sale 2350 Lot 309 Auction Calendar New York · October 2010 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, Prints & Multiples (#2351) SAVE THE DATE christies.com Including Oriental Carpets (#2350) October 26–27 October 21–22 Don’t miss the next Christie’s Interiors Viewing: October 22–25 sale on December 16–17, 2010 Viewing: October 16–20 Inquiries: Tudor Davies Inquiries: Will Russell [email protected] [email protected] +1 212 636 2290 +1 212 636 2525 CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 REGISTRATION IS EASY Join us for the presale exhibitions and auctions, all of which are free and open to the Register to bid in person or by telephone by calling our Bid Department at 212 636 2437. public Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm. For specific viewing times, If you are unable to attend the auction, visit christies.com to arrange for absentee and please call 212 636 2000. online bids. Also available on christies.com are the international auction calendar, online catalogues, and a full listing of upcoming valuation days around the globe. IN THE SHOPS On Time Fall Foliage The Sliced Grandfather Clock is 3 inches tall and 17 inches wide; $40 at Mxyplyzyk. The Lehti Tray, made of flexible metal Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle; or mxyplyzyk.com, 800-243-9810.