The Curator’s Eye
The Fall 2011 issue of Modern Magazine brought this imaginative room to my attention and I couldn’t just put it away without commenting on how lovely I think it was. Ryan Lawson created this nursery for a model apartment in one of NYC’s swankiest residential towers (which explains why this room is unlikely to housed an actual baby, but was created for pure aesthetic reasons). This space establish an intimacy and comfort that you often do not see in your average nursery room. A Japanese horsehair fabric surrounds the room, where the exuberant 1950s Royère chandelier takes center stage over a Philippe Hiquily metal cradle – circa 1986. The custom upholstered bed is engaging, fun, and elegant; and the rug looks soft and inviting. It is the sort of room that stays in your mind, as your car pulls away from the model apartment, and you get back to your home as you continue to muse over how terribly exciting it could be when you allow yourself to be impractical – for once:)’
