chairs, upholstered in Edelman royal suede, designed by
Carol Egan. These pitch brown chairs look regimented
and yet their serried ranks are somehow tongue in
cheek, a reference to board rooms as well as groaning
boards, to discussion as well as dining. Above is a threetier chandelier by David Weeks reminiscent of a mobile
by Calder which adds
asymmetry and kinesis to
the static scenario of table
and chairs.
Other corners of the loft
are essays in asymmetry,
kinesis and color. A
painting in black on white,
of oversized sunflowers is
the cheerful, curvaceous
backdrop to a white fauteuil
with a large round bright
red ottoman. Planted on
the same grey and black
area rug is an occasional
dinette or study table with
round white top and a
base that is a pedestal, in
black, topped by an open circle. A clear Lucite chair is
juxtaposed with an anthropomorphic teak chair.
It is in the children���s room that Egan���s playfulness is given
full reign. On one wall is a mock castle in bright pink, with
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