( I yen House Plus:Ina Manhattan apartment {designed by David Kiinberg, the ‘entranoe hall features oborized: ‘mahogany doors inset with micror and siverplato gritwork; tho silver door hardware i by Nan. ‘opposite: Overseen by Bruce, the homeowners’ English buldog, a limestone-paved galery spans the publ side ofthe apartment. Seve Foe by Frank Stalla et, hangs ‘opposite a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat the chancelers are 19808 Venin, and the stainless ‘steal bench is by Sebastian Errazuriz from Cristina Grajles Gallery. For details soe Sources. FINISH LINE For New York City clients looking for something special, designer David Kleinberg goes for the gold —and pewter, silver, and peacock-blue, too ‘TEXT BYMITCHELL OWENS PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC PIASEGK! PRODUCED BY CARLOS MOTA I E i :‘Acolng layered with pewterleafed paper by Roger Angin adds 2 subtle sheen to the ving room. Flanking the sofa are paintings by Cy Twombly (ef and Mark Rothko; another “Twombly hangs at ight. The curtains are made of a Cowan & ‘Tout sl taffota with custom embroidery by Lesage, the ‘ock-crystal lamps are from Guy Regal, and the cirea-1810 mahogany armchairs are covered ina Jim Thompson linen ‘The black-lacquer low table Is from Naga Antiques, and the fire sorgenis by Christophe Céme. ELDING NEIGHBORING apartments into a harmonious whole can be much more complicated than just knocking down a wall. $o when a spirited couple who'd lived in a prewar Park Avenue building for more than a decade purchased an adjoining unit, they called on David Kleinberg, an in- terior designer with a passion for craftsmanship (and adeli spaces. “We came up with two approaches” says the tful dry w ) to oversee the marriage of the Manhattan-based Kleinberg, who worked on the proj- ect with his in-house architectural team. “One was to leave the existing apartment pretty much alone and just renovate the addition. Or we could pretend nothing had existed and proceed with a new vision. Ultimately the clients decided on the latter, which ended up being quite excitin, erg seized the opportunity to create a remarkable residence where artisanship and inventive design intersect ‘That's an understatement: Kleii Combining the two apartments resulted in more than 8,000 square feet to be reshaped into inviting private quarters and generous public areas for enter- taining. The high-octane homeowners—he isa finan- cier, she is a mover and shaker in charity circles—are as happy hosting intimate dinners for eight as they are lively cocktail parties for 100. (Not every event is particularly swank: The couple's teenage daughter 192 archdigest.com@e2e80@00 @e27e@e00080 @eeeee leeping bags in the two-year-p family remained in their original home, handsomely decorated by Mark Hampton in the 1990s, “We were vorked with Mark, and he really very young w explains. “This approached the project like a college course: to stay true to the sophisticated character of the res dence, located in a 1917 brick building designed by society architect J. E.R. Carpente reading books about '20s, says, “learning ebout everything from Georgian Revi- val to Art Deco"~all of which ended up influencing the renovation. Once the dust next door settled, the couple—whose household includes three children as well a mentored us}"€ ind we n English bulldog, a Siamese eat, and a hamster—moved out to allow th lesigner and his, ‘team to work their magic on the rest of the place. > nove: Lako Resort ‘Nurse by Renard Prince hangs nthe designed the dining table and collaborated ‘onthe ceiling light with artist Sharon M, Louden; the hide 109 is from Beauvais Carpets. nian: The family room's sectional ofa was custom made by Anthony Lawrence-Betiar and Upholstered in an ‘Osbome & Lite fabri; the cocktail tables by Bruno Romoda, and the antique stool from Bernd Goeckler iscovered inan Edelman calf esther archdigest.com 195that rec sker Emilio Terry. a to detail enthralled the clients—and nce left his mark on their and Southampton, Ne room, for instane x, applied in andmade mereury sto arrive and to paus side the el andleadstothe livingroom, 196 archdigestcom} . Emma the Siamese commandeers the Leontine Linens-dressed bed in the daughter's room. A Quad tolle de Jouy is used forthe walls and cuvet. oprosire: A work by Takashi Murakami brightens the breakfast area of the kitchen, which has stanless> steol-and-milk-class cabinetry and Calacatta gold marble counters and backsplashes.. ‘The pendant lights are by Poul Henningsen, and the sink itings are by KWC. archdigest.com 138‘nou Tor: Chinoiserie wallpaper by de Gournay nes the wife's office; the Jean-Charles Moreux guercon by the window ie from Craig Van Don Bull, and the carpo is by Tai Pine. For the walls ofthe master bedroom, Kleinberg alternated Vervain and Holly Hunt fabrics; the bed is upholstered in a Summer Hil si, and the nightstand are by Garrison Rousseau 140 archdigesteom slightly over-the-top since they don’t get constant use.” Inthe living room, a pewter-leafed ceiling glstens above Empire antiques and custom-made sofas and chairs dressed in gray and taupe. The dining room, on the other hand, is splashed with peacock-blue lacquer and accented with a potent blast of orange from a vibrant Richard Prince nurse painting “I'm from Southern Cali- fornia, so wanted color badly." the wife says, “It’s nice to have a neutral Zen moment, which we have in the living room, but also to balance it with a bolder space.” Making the dining room even more eye-opening is the overhead illumination Kleinberg developed with visual artist Sharon M. Louden. The duo conceived a light sculpture of thousands of slender glass rods that pierce the ceiling and glow with fiber optics; the design was sparked by the wife's memory of a Kiki Smith sculpture of a young gir! gazing ata starry sky. “thought it would be so beautiful to have twinkling lights overhead, but David saved that idea from being corny,” she says, “He has so much restraint that he would never let you make a misstep.” 0