{"id":218704,"date":"2023-12-04T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=218704"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:42:34","slug":"husband-wife-contemporary-office-design-art","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/husband-wife-contemporary-office-design-art\/","title":{"rendered":"This New York Office Doubles as a Contemporary Art Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Another wall in the main lounge is home to Tau Lewis\u2019 Tree of God (2021), whose media includes leather, stingray shagreen, and sand dollars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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December 4, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Jesse Dorris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Nicole Franzen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This New York Office Doubles as a Contemporary Art Gallery<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

When the owner of Orange Barrel Media, known for its out-of-home media and smart technology\u2014think futuristic 21st-century billboards\u2014began conceiving ideas for a new office in New York City, fittingly, attention turned to creating visual interest. The owner had an ample, enviable collection of contemporary art he wanted to show off, but the airy, 3,500-square-foot NoHo, Manhattan office was more open-plan than art fair in organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luckily, interior design firm Husband Wife<\/a>, fresh off luxury residential projects in Manhattan’s Steinway Tower and elsewhere, devised an ideal solution to thoughtfully integrate the owner\u2019s art collections. The design team set about transforming the office space into an ode to the neighborhood\u2019s artsy heyday of the ’80s and ’90s, which spotlights the largely 2020s collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStepping off the small industrial elevator and into the office is shocking,\u201d says cofounder Brittney Hart, \u201clike discovering a secret space in that magical, New York-only kind of way.\u201d They made only a few architectural interventions, including a scrolling teak room divider that also serves as display space. The palette is appropriately neutral: off-white paint, creamy veined marble, stainless steel reflect the glowing, natural light, while warm teak and black metal provide foundations. Glazing defines private offices and meeting rooms, while soft seating lend comfort to public areas and lounges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe loft, with its voluminous environment and curated arrangements,\u201d says Husband Wife cofounder Justin Capuco, \u201cspeaks its own sort of spatial language that feels timeless but also new and exciting, like a day spent at The Met.\u201d If only The Met had a contemporary collection like the loft, which includes a hand-carved hydro-stone piece by Lauren Halsey, herself fresh off last summer\u2019s installation of work on The Met\u2019s rooftop, along with a dynamic durags-on-panel piece by Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola and much, much more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Theresa Chromati\u2019s Multitude Me\u2014the Bond of Loss an Arrival (2022), in acrylic, glitter, and soft sculpture on canvas, expands across a meeting room wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Behind the monumental marble island in the kitchen hangs Jessie Makinson\u2019s oil on canvas Try to Get Some Sleep (2021).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The lounge area of a private office offers Kevin Beasley\u2019s Slab X (2019), a mixed-media piece of resin, raw cotton, soil, and altered housedresses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The figures of Robin Williams\u2019 2021 oil and acrylic on canvas Out Lookers (2021) gather in the main lounge. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hayley Barker\u2019s oil on linen Cyclamen (2022) hangs in an office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Stay Home (2020), an oil on canvas by Dominique Fung, watches over a desk in a private office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Another wall in the main lounge is home to Tau Lewis\u2019 Tree of God (2021), whose media includes leather, stingray shagreen, and sand dollars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The conference room makes a place at the table for Blair Whiteford\u2019s oil, acrylic, and watercolor on canvas Drill Flayers (2022).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n