The latest issue of WSJ magazinewent inside the Brooklyn apartment of the interior designer Raphael de Cárdenas, be sure to read how he worked on his gorgeous 1890s Victorian brownstone: “It’s sort of careless—almost a juvenile approach to decorating a grand apartment.” Here’s some snippets of the article (link at bottom)
On the interior:
“He decided to do what his clients do: He hired someone… Adam Charlap Hyman, a fellow RISD grad 15 years his junior. The two come at design from opposite ends of the timeline—Charlap Hyman likes to revel in its historical byways—but they share an audacious, fantasy-fueled outlook and a pet hate for modern decorating conventions (throw pillows, twin nightstands), not to mention an irreverent sense of humor.”
On the Furniture:
“To start off, they reviewed the furniture de Cárdenas had in storage and combed through references Charlap Hyman proposed. “We’d slide through 200 to 300 images per sitting,” the young designer recalls. “From there we would talk about what we were trying to do. We developed a vibe, a narrative.”
The Art:
“The one constant to these layered spaces is the contemporary art that de Cárdenas has been collecting since his college days. Pieces by Ron Nagle, Wyatt Kahn, Isabelle Cornaro and others have a constructivist richness that pops against the timeworn white walls, a contrast that is fully intentional.”
Photography by Stephen Kent Johnson for WSJ.
WSJ Magazine’s May Culture & Couture Issue
Available on newsstands May 5, 2018
Read WSJ full article here
