Karen Santry's Westbeth Studio The New York Times 3.5.09

Karen Santry's Westbeth Studio
The New York Times 3.5.09

Take a look at artist Karen Santry's 500-square-foot studio at Westbeth — the artists’ housing complex in the far West Village. Featured in The New York Times as part of the weekly Habitats feature, the creative space was maximized by adding a lofted area under her 14-foot ceilings, painting the apartment a gleaming bright white and taking full advantage of the spectacular view...

All of Karen's furniture is full of color — the whiteness of the space helps to anchor it. Read about the artist and her space: Karen in Wonderland and see all the pictures in the slideshow.

(Images: Casey Kelbaugh)

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Wow. It's so...very...80's.

posted by littlebrownbird on March 9th 2009 at 3:13pm
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that is one crazy pad! me likey!

posted by kdkaboom on March 9th 2009 at 3:50pm
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"Girls just wanna have fun"

posted by Daniel Poitiers on March 9th 2009 at 6:47pm
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Did anyone notice the use of the term "Chinaman" by the NY Times? I was flinching. As a self-respecting Asian American. This is not about being politically-correct or not. It's about not using double standards, especially when it comes to racially charged terms - one that historically was and still is - used in a way to belittle, condescend, deride, etc. an entire group of peoples starting from the 1800s when the first Chinese immigrants arrived in North America, to work, make a life for their families (who b/c of racist immigration laws, were not allowed to join them), and contribute to the larger society. People don't use the term "Negro" anymore. People should not use the term "Chinaman," either.

posted by DesignJunkie80 on March 9th 2009 at 9:01pm
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This is what I imagine hell looks like.

posted by petro on March 9th 2009 at 11:01pm
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The big wall art makes me twitch, but generally I like the white canvas colorful objects combination.

posted by Loosetooth on March 9th 2009 at 11:01pm
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I liked the first photo...but it was downhill after that. I agree with petro.

posted by greenmeansgo on March 11th 2009 at 5:15pm
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Wow. This apartment fits seamlessly with her personality and style. And while previous posters have expressed their distaste for the design, if they knew her they'd agree that it's 100% Karen and it'd be hard to picture her living elsewhere. That being said, I hope none of her friends are epileptic...

posted by Helvetica on April 5th 2009 at 11:12pm
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