Franciso Costa, womens-wear designer at Calvin Klein (and this week's guest judge on Project Runway) shares a midtown apartment with horse trainer and manager John De Stefano. T Style Magazine shows us their stylish, masculine space — a two-bedroom apartment as an exercise in minimalism meeting traditional. The author of the article, Horatio Silva, calls it "gentlemanly restraint"...





While few of us will ever have custom-made cashmere roman shades, there are some tips the owners used to maximize their space. For instance, the interior doorways were aligned during renovation to increase the length of sight lines and give the appearance of a much larger space.
For the full article and more pictures, see T Style Magazine, Greige Anatomy.
Pics: Martyn Thompson

Comments (11)
Minimal? Umm, where?
I would of called it soft modern if anything.
Really nice looking whatever one calls it.
I love gentlemanly restraints. Oh, wait...
Thumbs up: the magnificent horse photo against the shimmering bedroom wallcovering and sheets; the superb leather bench against the chunky library shelving.
I agree poptart, it's more soft modern. Comfortable minimalism.
But more importantly...when can I move in? The photos are stunning.
Concur. This is stylish, but not minimal in any way I can see. In fact, there is a tremendous amount of traditionalist extraneous decoration, like the molding on the walls, the frilly frames (which I love, esp in contrast with those cement (?) stools).
I love the hidden door into the bathroom concept. And the wonderful herringbone wood floor against the blue-grey walls. The bookshelves look very self-consciously styled though. Not candid at all.
Altogether, very classy and grown-up.
They did resort to one of the dirty tricks of bedroom interior design photography though... they only show one side of the bed! I hate that because coordinating matching or non-matching bedside tables is always the hardest thing for me, and this way I never get more ideas!
You're dirty patrick - loves it!
Now about the house...I love it except for the horn chair. Seriously - masculine doesnt need to equal dead animals.
Can anyone tell me the name of the artist who did the horse mane photograph shown above? I'm aware that Linda Fargo gave the artwork as a gift, but who is the artist please? Thank you for any information anyone might provide. I sincerely appreciate it.
Nice apartment. Very "Calvin Klein" I was disappointed by the pictures included. I really don't want to see a picture of a cup on a sink, unless it shows some feature or clever idea.
Does anyone know who makes the upholstered chairs in the living room. thanks.
Did anyone ever find the artist of the horse's mane photograph? I'd like a copy, but I can't seem to find it anywhere!