Weโve said it before and weโll say it again. Thereโs a wrong way of doing things and thereโs a right way of doing things, and as for this tech entrepreneurโs bachelor pad โ itโs all kinds of right. Tasteful, understated, with a measured balance of personality. Until further notice, this is what we should all be aspiring towards in term of urban interior design.
Tucked away in a 19th-century SoHo loft, the building that houses this display of design excellence was formerly a department store. Original brick walls, high ceilings, expansive windows, the building is classic down to the arched niches.
โI love living in a place that has history,โ says Jason Liebman, former Google executive turned co-founder of instructional education platform, Howcast.
โAt the same time, I didnโt want it to feel like you were walking into a museum. It was important for me to have an apartment that feels really comfortable, where you can actually sit in every chair and not feel like itโs too perfect or precious.โ
The intent was always to unite function and form. Or as Liebman himself puts it, โโฆ something that wouldnโt be destroyed when friends come overโฆโ.
โPracticality can be a double-edged sword,โ says designer, James Huniford.
โIf something is practical, itโs automatically assumed that itโs not attractive.โ
Everything you see imbues the space with both purpose and originality. Whether itโs the custom Fabricut velvet sectional tied together with the Beauvais circular rug, the communal style dining table under the Lightolier chandelier, the Romeo Rega octagonal brass table and tufted leather ottomans, or the Obsolete sconces that illuminate the custom wood-concrete vanity โ it all directs a certain flow of energy that makes a clear โwork hard, play hardโ statement.
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