Incollect Magazine - Issue 9

Incollect Magazine 55 UPPER EAST SIDE ART DECO APARTMENT In a classic Rosario Candela-designed Art Deco New York apartment, the color-soaked wood-paneled living room was Inspired by Jean-Michel Frank’s 1938 decoration for the salon of Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue triplex. Cullman & Kravis Associates showed images of the Rockefeller apartment to their clients, who were enchanted, and the direction was set. The chandelier is a custom piece designed together with the London studio of Charles Burnand; the contemporary take on art deco furthers the bridge between the historical and current pieces in the room. The rug was designed by French fashion illustrator Christian Bérard, who designed the Rockefeller apartment rug and was produced by the same St. Tropez atelier as the original. A vivid painting by Color Field/ Minimalist artist Anne Truitt hangs above the fireplace, the painting at right is a 2019 work by German Neo-Expressionist Georg Baselitz. A pair of 1970s hammered brass consoles by Philippe Hiquily flank the fireplace and are topped with a contemporary pair of lamps by Hervé van der Straeten, and above each, a 1950s original Osvaldo Borsani mirror with a replica made to match. The center table is by the French art deco furniture designer Jules Leleu, whose refined forms, luxurious materials and exquisite craftsmanship have made his pieces icons of the era. Topping the Leleu table is a sculpture by Mark di Suvero. Cream curtains have a hem of hand-painted gold brushstrokes, and the pair of armchairs are in the style of Maison Jansen. Photo by Joshua McHugh.