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Christopher's showroom in the D&D Building on 3rd Avenue resembles something out of the Arabian Nights, a heady mixture of gorgeous fabrics hanging in every direction punctuated by multi-coloured cords, tassels, cushions, and chairs. A charming team attends upon an even more charming clientele – architects, designers, writers, the women (and men) who lunch – and there, in the middle of the action, is Christopher, impeccably dressed in his bow tie and pin-striped suit, welcoming friends, foraging for the right fabric, and dispensing orders in what remains of his Boston accent. He is in constant motion and in constant communication. Given the choice between an email and a phone call, he will pick up the telephone; given the choice between a phone call and a proper sit-down, he will make an appointment for breakfast, A poster of Sally Mann's Holding Virginia, 1989; background: lunch, or dinner. He is Bill Armstrong's triptych of The Last Supper, 2011. the walking embodiment of the Life Force, the Energizer Bunny, the 100-megawatt cable you don't want to step on or bite into. When does he sleep? 'When I have the time.' When does he stop talking? 'He doesn't,' confides his longtime business associate Constantino Castellano, 'He even talks in his sleep.' HYLAND