between everyday experience and memory, how the environment accumulates memory and ultimately its history over time.” The firm’s individualized approach for the Chelsea client led her to discover a new appreciation of art and design—from the colorful Gaetano Pesce vessels that complement the apartment’s pared-down palette to the Plug-in City print by Archigram designer Peter Cook. The urbanist concept seems to have presaged the design philosophy of the apartment, only on a citywide scale. “In a way, her whole apartment is sort of plugged into itself,” Valentino said. “Spaces within spaces."
Below: The dining area echoes the same Fior Di Pesco marble used in the kitchen, while plywood appliqué gives the custom dining table pride of place.
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Right: “It's a continual layering of space and movement that keeps it interesting, keeps it fresh, and allows for varying degrees of privacy, openness, and intimacy,” Ranalli said.
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