AFA Summer 2019

Summer 72 www.afamag.com | w ww.incollect.com Glenn Gissler ’s design for his friend and fashion world multibillionaire Michael Kors’ Greenwich Village penthouse apartment adheres to a cool and understated palette of chrome and stainless steel, black leather, white canvas and gray flannel, espousing the Kors aesthetic of “luxury without fuss.”  Left: A blackened steel fireplace surround stands out as an elegantly simple shape against the pure white walls of the living room. The classics never fail —Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 Barcelona chair and ottoman are paired with Warren Platner’s iconic 1966 silvery side table, topped with a sinuous sterling silver Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Bone candlestick. Above the fireplace is a photograph by Irving Penn. Photo by Gross & Daley Right: In the entry foyer, the Barcelona daybed is by Mies van der Rohe, and, from his 1927 MR Collection, a side table of seamless tubular steel and glass. Melvin Sokolowsky’s photograph Magic Ball, 1963, from a fashion shoot for Harper’s Bazaar and a zebra hide rug complete the vignette. Photo by Thomas Loof GLENN GISSLER DESIGN 1123 Broadway, Suite 1100 New York City, NY 10010 212.228.9880 gissler.com