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How to Define a Living Space With Art

Take a cue from these aesthetes with ideas on how to integrate art into your home.

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Conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner and his wife Alice commissioned LOT-EK to renovate their three-story rowhouse in the West Village, creating both living and studio space. LOT-EK is known for using reclaimed and industrial materials in their work, and this project was no exception. They created these window alcoves using old truck beds.
Conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner and his wife Alice commissioned LOT-EK to renovate their three-story rowhouse in the West Village, creating both living and studio space. LOT-EK is known for using reclaimed and industrial materials in their work, and this project was no exception. They created these window alcoves using old truck beds.
The house has many unexpected splashes of color, and exposed industrial materials are used throughout. The diamond-plate steel shown here was also used as a kitchen backsplash, covered with a coating of pink paint.
The house has many unexpected splashes of color, and exposed industrial materials are used throughout. The diamond-plate steel shown here was also used as a kitchen backsplash, covered with a coating of pink paint.
Inside, white paint lightens up the middle of the building. A vintage Danish dining set and Cloud pendants by Frank Gehry for Vitra define the dining area.
Inside, white paint lightens up the middle of the building. A vintage Danish dining set and Cloud pendants by Frank Gehry for Vitra define the dining area.
Nunnerley describes the sleek 1960s Maison Jansen table from Paris as “the perfect table”. Seen here in front of Kenneth Noland’s Diamond, it can expand or contract to seat 10 or two. The piece is on casters, so she can move it anywhere in the room and set up chairs around it — that’s why there’s no rug. “It’s like Versaille,” she says. “There are no formal dining rooms there either. They simply moved the table to wherever they wanted to eat, whether that was in front of the window or in a grand room.”
Nunnerley describes the sleek 1960s Maison Jansen table from Paris as “the perfect table”. Seen here in front of Kenneth Noland’s Diamond, it can expand or contract to seat 10 or two. The piece is on casters, so she can move it anywhere in the room and set up chairs around it — that’s why there’s no rug. “It’s like Versaille,” she says. “There are no formal dining rooms there either. They simply moved the table to wherever they wanted to eat, whether that was in front of the window or in a grand room.”
Pedrali’s orange Frida 752 chair, two metal Tolix Marais chairs, and Philippe Starck’s Olly Tango seat surround a dining table that resident Pierre Pozzi wrapped in paper.
Pedrali’s orange Frida 752 chair, two metal Tolix Marais chairs, and Philippe Starck’s Olly Tango seat surround a dining table that resident Pierre Pozzi wrapped in paper.
A close-up of Pierre Pozzi's paper fringe walls shows the material contrast with his simple wooden furniture and ceramic tile floors.
A close-up of Pierre Pozzi's paper fringe walls shows the material contrast with his simple wooden furniture and ceramic tile floors.
Pearson and Trent furnished the house with lamps and chairs they culled from vintage stores in the area. They found the overstuffed leather lounger at Surfing Cowboys in Venice. The couple and the architects collaborated on the couch design and had it fabricated. Works by local artists fill their home, such as the white vessels by California-based, Japanese-born ceramicist Shio Kusaka.
Pearson and Trent furnished the house with lamps and chairs they culled from vintage stores in the area. They found the overstuffed leather lounger at Surfing Cowboys in Venice. The couple and the architects collaborated on the couch design and had it fabricated. Works by local artists fill their home, such as the white vessels by California-based, Japanese-born ceramicist Shio Kusaka.