The spare kitchen features custom white lacquer cabinetry and a bone china Aloe Bud light fixture by Jeremy Cole. The table and Arne Jacobsen Ant chairs are the client’s own.
A study in subdued orange hues, the living room includes pairs of Vladimir Kagan chairs, Jacobsen Egg chairs, and Paolo Buffa stools in front of the fireplace. Merete Rasmussen’s Blue Twisted Loop and a trio of brass-topped Bell tables by Sebastian Herkner offer extra panache.
In the family room, a felt rug from Stephanie Odegard Collection anchors a leather and wire ottoman from Property and a Hans Wegner Shell chair; a Fortuny fixture hangs above.
A Morentz Artichoke fixture brightens the office, which includes an Epigram carpet from Tai Ping, an Eames desk chair, and Vitsoe built-in desk and wall units.
In the dining room, Marcel Wanders Venus chairs surround an Eero Saarinen table topped with Arabescato marble. Adding further contrast are Arne Jacobsen Swan chairs and a pair of bronze bookcases with wood shelves and parchment-covered lower cabinets.
Like many properties in Brooklyn, the Berger residence includes a rear garden, where a Mortar side table from Tucker Robbins sits between two chaise longues.
The master bath features Carrara marble and teak, with a custom floating vanity designed by Couturier.
Sandy, the family’s Labrador retriever, relaxes on an Ochre sleigh bed in the master bedroom, underneath an Arctic Pear chandelier, also from Ochre. The Artifort Tulip lounge chair and ottoman are by Pierre Paulin; the Karl Springer chrome bench is covered in a Schumacher ikat print in Indigo.
This article appears in the December 2014 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).