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relatively small space and made of it a place of unending interest, through a sensuous mix of lighting and objects. Here, we feel enveloped by an atmosphere that changes with the hour. The palette is Spartan—white, black, grey, charcoal—the furnishings and fabrics anything but. It is an interior as luxurious as it is disciplined. A single, sovereign sculpture sets the tone for the entire apartment, and is, indeed, a sort of fulcrum or pivot upon which Dalton's scheme turns. It is the massive head of a Buddha in granite. It occupies the central windowsill in the living room, just above the white silk sofa. The Buddha smiles ever so slightly, framed by sheer white curtains and illuminated subtly by a special spotlight. We remember that Buddha, in his journey, once possessed great wealth, and, even after enlightenment taught the Middle Way, a movement away from the severe asceticism of earlier sages. In this interior, Buddha smiles with approval upon the precious yet simple adornments Dalton has put in place. HYLAND

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