Nineteen different design firms participated this year and while each was true to itself, the house this season seemed to have a more cohesive outcome with recurring palettes and themes. Venetian plaster walls with individual glittery sheens, piles and stacks of books, and giant focus pictures were some of the characteristics creatively repeated in different settings.
Here are some highlights of the show, which ran through June 4 in Manhattan:
Andrew Suvalsky
Bright punches of aqua were a theme in Andres Suvulsky’s Foyer/Powder Room
Barbara Ostrom
Wooly stools were features of Barbara Ostrom’s “Sitting Room/Home Office
Christopher Peacock
The day I visited cheese cake was being prepared in a cooking demonstration in Christopher Peacock’s Kitchen
Eve Robinson
Under a silvery Venetian plaster ceiling, Eve Robinson used amethyst accents.
Garcia/Maldonado
Garcia/Maldonado was one of the designers featuring an overriding central image
Gomez Associates
gomez Associates used a neutral palette in their interpretation of a traditional English drawing room
kathryn m. ireland
The Master Suite by Kathryn M. Ireland featured a towering canopy bed and a pair of rampant lion slipper chairs.
kristen mcginnis
A deconstructed sideboard was a focal point in Kristen McGinnis’ Dining Room
mario nievera williams
Stones emerging from the ground were a motif of the Garden done by Nievera Williams Design
sara story
Sara Story used graphic blocks — of black and white and “ice cube tray” sofas — in the Bamboo Story Room
west chin architects and interior design
An outdoor bathtub (!) highlighted the 5th Floor Terraces designed by West Chin Architects & Interiors
