Interior designer D. B. Kim stands outside the entry hall of his art-filled Chelsea apartment.
Chi Peng’s 2005 C-print Mirage dominates the living room, which features a Suzanne Tick rug and a pair of Art Deco club chairs upholstered in a Cowtan & Tout velvet.
Kim’s serene dining area includes a Florence Knoll table, a set of Thonet prototype stools, and a Ming Dynasty scholar’s chair. The chandelier is one of Kim’s own designs, in collaboration with Swarovski Lighting.
Martin Schoeller’s 2003 C-print of actor Adrien Brody and Peter Ross’s 2010 C-print Shoes, depicting William Burroughs’s shoes, hang on the wall outside the kitchen.
Works by Hiroshi Sugimoto hang above an Eileen Gray side table in the master bedroom.
In Kim’s bedroom, a stained oak console supports a West African sculpture.
The bathroom features walls and floors lined in Carrara marble; the sink is white onyx, with fixtures by Laura Kirar for Kallista.
