Incollect Magazine - Issue 3

2022 Incollect Magazine 81 Paneled walls such as these typically set a masculine tone in rooms featuring deep hues, ancestor portraits and leather Chesterfield sofas. But in this New York City living room, the Chesterfield sofa is a sumptuous and inviting pink cloud, the express wish of the client and an inspiration piece for the design. Gracefully proportioned antiques and vintage pieces were chosen for an eclectic mix of forms and further enriched with intricately-detailed upholstery. A pair of 1920s Louis XV-style marble top commodes with ebony and gilt bronze details are topped with 20th-century goldfish motif carved porcelain lamps from Phoenix Gallery, NYC, with shades from firm favorite vendor Just Shades. The chandelier is a French Louis XV-style crystal and patina bronze cage-form, circa 1880. A pair of Louis XV carved fauteuils circa 1780 are seen at right. At left, a vintage 1940s Maison Jansen Louis XV-style bergère from Greenwich Living Antiques & Design Center. The mid-century modern glass-topped, gold leaf-finished coffee table is vintage 1940s, the urn- form vase is early 20th-century Czech glass. French doors are draped in tall rosy columns with a custom embroidered valance by Jonas Upholstery. “When the client told us that the one wish for her new home was a plush pink Chesterfield sofa, we envisioned tall pink curtains with embroidered valances at the French doors and upholstery in cream with red, fuchsia, and purple accents to provide a sumptuous, feminine Parisian atmosphere that would complement the rich boiserie walls. The pale blues in the painting and deeper blue accents in the antique carpet accentuate the airy character and recall the sky outside the New York penthouse apartment.” — Bill Brockschmidt & Courtney Coleman Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman are both trained architects who met while volunteering for the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, and founded their New York City firm in 2001. In 2019, they opened their southern studio in a vintage double shotgun house on Magazine Street in New Orleans. The partners bring a deep respect for design history and preservation, combined with modern sensibility and an appreciation for the unexpected flourish to create rooms that are warm, comfortable and uniquely suited to their inhabitants. Photo: George Ross Photographs, portrait photo: Eugenia Uhl. Brockschmidt & Coleman Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman