Incollect Magazine - Issue 12

Incollect Magazine 61 AT HOME IN BROOKLYN, NEWYORK CITY Stilin’s loft apartment in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn is his personal design laboratory, a continuous work in progress framed by thirteen-foot-tall windows with panoramic views of New York Harbor. He wanted to preserve the industrial feel of the space, leaving the ductwork exposed and columns with gra ti, scrapes, and paint spatters left intact. Above a 17th-century stone mantel, Picnic, a 2021 photograph by Tyler Mitchell, is flanked by shelves filled with books, pictures, and decorative accessories. Robert, who describes himself as “a hunter and a gatherer,” is drawn to all sorts of objects, both pedigreed and humble — objects with patina, interesting forms, and the mark of the maker’s hand. Ensconced by the window, a pair of lounge chairs in the manner of French Modernist designer Jean-Michel Frank o ers seating for a tête- à-tête. A trio of Italian armchairs populate the main seating area: twin vintage 1956 ‘Fiorenza’ armchairs by Franco Albini sit across from each other, joined by Renzo Zavanella’s exuberant mouse-eared midcentury chair and a custom club chair. A sculptural aluminum and stainless-steel cocktail table, Billionaire Space Race by contemporary American artist Misha Kahn anchors the room. Photo © Stephen Kent Johnson