The Nero Chronicles: When Quirk Works

Monday, March 12, 2012

When Quirk Works

There are moments when a dwelling's unapologetic authenticity, its multidimensional trinkets and loving layers, create an undeniable honestly. Certain spaces tell the stories of their boarders better than others. There is a panache, a living, breathing personality at work behind the souvenir samovars and casual book stacks and impulse-purchase art. Such is the case with the NYC pied-a-terre of UK expat turned shopkeep, Christopher Gow, owner of design boutique Ruzzetti and Gow, profiled here, over at the NYSD. Clearly, the spirit of the Grand Tour and a thirst for the world and its many riches live on between these walls. A lust for texture and touchable pattern belie a world-wandering palate grown fond of all things tactile. Restrained taste can at times be overrated. Yes, sometimes it's best to lay it on thick.

Labels: All images via New York Social Diary

2 comments:

Raina Cox said...: Art envy!; March 12, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Alcira Molina-Ali said...: Hi there Raina,

Word.
I call the two pieces flanking the mantle and that stunning red stain over the suzani-ed daybed.
Wrestle you for 'em -- ready, set?
Alcira; March 12, 2012 at 6:42 PM