Sculptural Beauty | Orlando Diaz-Azcuy designed the paneled silver- and gold-leaf screen in the living area, which conceals a flat-screen TV.
Unparalleled Views | The headboard in the master bedroom is upholstered in a Manuel Canovas chenille; the bedspread is made from a Larsen silk. Diaz-Azcuy designed the wall-hung bird’s-eye-maple nightstands.
Unparalleled Views | The vista from one of the two terraces spans across the East River, the 1909 Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, and Roosevelt Island.
Sculptural Beauty | François Stahly’s circa 1962–65 bronze Le grand champignon ou big-sur makes a striking statement next to the apartment’s curved main stairway.
Artful Abode | A work by Roy Lichtenstein hangs to the right.
Artful Abode | Hans Wegner Shell chairs from Design Within Reach are covered in a granite-colored vinyl from Martin Brattrud.
Artful Abode | In the dining area, a work by John Baldessari hangs above a console that came with the apartment. Diaz-Azcuy designed the chandelier and reupholstered the chairs in a brown woven leather from Joseph Noble.
Artful Abode | An oil on paper by Robert Greene hangs above a bench outside the kitchen.
Glass Act | A 1970s Vistosi glass “curtain” shimmers against a wall that Diaz-Azcuy painted a light charcoal, lending dramatic impact to the main stairway linking the upper and lower floors. The wool and silk runner, based on a traditional Moroccan rug design, is by Edward Fields.
Glass Act | A 1970s Vistosi glass “curtain” shimmers against a wall that Diaz-Azcuy painted a light charcoal, lending dramatic impact to the main stairway linking the upper and lower floors. The wool and silk runner, based on a traditional Moroccan rug design, is by Edward Fields.
Unparalleled Views | The circa-1982 apartment’s all-marble master bath looks out on an era-appropriate variety of postmodern towers such as the Citigroup Center, the Lipstick Building, and the Sony Building.