{"id":2697,"date":"2014-11-18T18:05:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margaretdonaldsoninteriors.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2014-11-18T18:05:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:05:41","slug":"perspective-new-york-5-inspired-ways-to-design-a-manhattan-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/box2483.temp.domains\/~urbanar5\/mdi-maradesignco-com\/perspective-new-york-5-inspired-ways-to-design-a-manhattan-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspective New York: 5 Inspired Ways to Design a Manhattan Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

During our visit to Perspective New York<\/a>, five designers were asked to create vignettes, or real-room mock-ups, of how they would transform an NYC loft using Sunbrella fabrics. We found these designers and their varied styles to be so inspiring, and we think you’ll love them, too. Here are just a few of the ways each designer used Sunbrella to complete their visions.<\/p>\n

Rock and Roll Easter Bunny<\/a><\/h4>\n

LA and Atlanta-based designer\u00a0Brian Patrick Flynn<\/a>\u00a0created a fun room here fittingly called Rock and Roll Easter Bunny. We love how he creatively took a vintage sofa and upholstered it with this pretty\u00a0cotton-candy pink Sunbrella fabric<\/a>. The black-and-white shag rug was custom0made and hand-hooked by\u00a0Bjork Studio<\/a>, also using Sunbrella fabric. Bjork also custom-made the\u00a0channeled coffee table topped in black granite and upholstered in Augustine – Pearl fabric, which is the perfect complement to the vintage\u00a0Bruno Mathsson Ingrid chairs.<\/p>\n

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Art-Inspired Design<\/a><\/h4>\n

Alex Gaston<\/a>‘s black-and-white palette draws inspiration from\u00a0works of contemporary artists Richard Serra, Ellsworth Kelly, and Robert Longo. Black-and-gray upholstered walls envelop the room, all done with a argyle-like, ribbed fabric created using Sunbrella acrylic \u2014 \u00a0Nairobi – Black Rhino available from Holly Hunt<\/a>. Gaston also incorporates Sunbrella in the whimsical pillows with\u00a0Soiree –<\/a>\u00a0Charcoal, a looping grey-on-grey pattern available from Donghia.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Sophisticated Safari<\/a><\/h4>\n

And now for something really fun and imaginative from\u00a0Kate Jackson<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a colorful playroom full of things a six-year-old’s dreams are made of. Created for the adventurous, what kid (or kid at heart) wouldn’t adore these safari surroundings? As Sunbrella is always a great idea for children’s spaces, Jackson incorporated its fabric in the barley-colored rug from\u00a0Colonial Mills<\/a>. the custom-made fabric teepee from\u00a0United Fabrics<\/a>, and\u00a0MT Company’s<\/a>\u00a0beautiful sofa and chaise lounge.<\/p>\n

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How to Layer Fabrics Effortlessly<\/a><\/h4>\n

Drew McGuk<\/a>in’s<\/a> talent for creative juxtaposition shines through in this vignette he calls How to Layer Fabrics Effortlessly. Here, he applies Sunbrella fabrics to unique furniture shapes and profiles from his very own collection with\u00a0Bjork Studio<\/a>. On the simple sofa, the\u00a0Bayeux – Turquoise damask Sunbrella fabric by Pindler<\/a>\u00a0takes the spotlight. We love the pop-art channel chair upholstered in\u00a0Oslo – Sunflower, a yellow and gray Sunbrella fabric by Pindler<\/a>. And a very inventive employment of Sunbrella is found in the wall panel, which features a\u00a0dotte- stripe pattern in\u00a0Sparrow – Emerald Sunbrella fabric available through Donghia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Comfortable Minimalist<\/a><\/h4>\n

Brian Paquette<\/a>\u00a0proves that minimalism isn’t always frigid. His use of Sunbrella fabrics allows the space an air of warmth and a sense of comfort that is often absent in many preconceived notions of a minimalist home. To achieve this,\u00a0Paquette\u00a0used\u00a0Plein Air by Richard Frinier available through Pindler<\/a>\u00a0for both the sofa as well as the oversized ottoman\/coffee table. The lovely vintage mid-century chairs are done in\u00a0Chemin – Granite by Richard Frinier available through Pindler<\/a>\u00a0, constructed by\u00a0Bjork Studio<\/a>. And we love the wall-to-wall custom rug by\u00a0Colonial Mills<\/a>, as it brings in the striped sofa and chair fabric while reinforcing\u00a0the neutral color palette.<\/p>\n

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Which Sunbrella vignette is your favorite?<\/p>\n

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