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A custom Frida Fjellman chandelier in the Kelly Behun-designed apartment of Ambassador Randi Charno Levine, published in @wallpapermag 

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Photos by @thomasloof 
Styled by @michaelreynoldsnyc 

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every project is unique, but this one feels especially so.…in my practice as an interior designer, I have always advocated with my clients for the importance of living with art, not only for what it does for a space, but what it does for the soul. Rarely have I met someone who embraces art with the passion and fearlessness than our client, Ambassador Randi Charno Levine. When she contacted us about working on her new home, in a Bjarke Ingels designed tower in Manhattan’s High Line neighborhood, little did I know what she had up her sleeve when she casually mentioned her idea to collaborate with an artist to create something in the apartment’s windowed loggia space, directly inside the entry to the home. An avid collector for many years, and as the former US Ambassador to Portugal during the Biden administration, Randi forged a close friendship with the pioneering Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos while living in Lisbon. Randi commissioned Joana to create a unique piece for her home and worked closely with her to create this incredible work, entitled “Garden of Delights”….
The story is featured in the November issue of Wallpaper*  magazine - link is in my bio, so have a look and I will be releasing more images from the entire project soon!!! Thank you to our wonderful client @randicharnolevine / the singular @joanavasconcelosatelier / @wallpapermag / produced & styled by Michael Reynolds (@michaelreynoldsnyc) / 📸 Thomas Loof (@thomasloof) / words: Rosa Bertoli (@biscott_i)

Joana was very collaborative with us throughout the process, even inviting us to share swatches of any fabrics or trims we were planning to use in the furniture we were finding for the residence - a lovely gesture that created a direct visual and emotional link between her work and the rest of the home. Utilizing forms that evoke fantastical flowers & trees, and employing techniques associated with textile traditions including fabrics, embroidery and passementerie, this “garden” invites you to interact with it rather than simply observe. 
The story is featured in the November issue of Wallpaper*  magazine - link is in my bio, so have a look and I will be releasing more images from the entir
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