Dining Room • 151 E 58th St Unit 38A, New York, NY 10022
A large unlacquered brass wall panel visibly oxidizes and darkens over time. It stands adjacent to a pristine polished plaster wall, creating a clear visual contrast. Dining chairs are upholstered in rich, vegetable-tanned saddle leather designed to age visibly.
A raw, untreated wood slab dining table interacts with daily life, developing character. Focused spotlights highlight these evolving surfaces. Circulation encourages physical contact with the patinating materials.
This space reveals how materials change with time.
Design Philosophy
This design centers on `Material dialogue`. It uses `Time as a design element`. Surfaces are chosen to show visible change. This directly confronts static perceptions of permanence, creating a dynamic experience between new and aged materials.
Spatial Narrative
Your eye first goes to the expansive unlacquered brass wall panel. You walk around the solid raw wood dining table. You sit in a saddle leather chair, feeling its evolving surface.
Light Study
Morning light floods the space from cityscape views, revealing the brass panel's initial sheen and highlighting the wood grain. Evening brings directional spotlights that emphasize the evolving textures of brass, leather, and wood, deepening their colors and casting sharp shadows.
Living Vignette
A hand traces a finger across the raw wood dining table, feeling a slight imperfection. A new, subtle mark now shows on its surface.
Material Palette
Unlacquered brass: It feels cool and smooth, then visibly oxidizes and darkens over time.
Vegetable-tanned saddle leather: It feels rich and firm, then darkens, softens, and acquires scuffs with use.
Raw, untreated solid wood: It feels warm and textured, then shows marks of use and develops unique character.
