The HBO series Girls, currently in its first season, has garnered much media attention in the form of both criticism and praise, but for all that occurred in last week's episode, what stood out for me was when we got to visit the character Adam's apartment.
Much like the 2010 film Tiny Furniture, also written and created by Lena Dunham, the interiors tell a story about the emotional lives of the characters who reside in them. As in real life, getting a glimpse into someone's home is interesting on two levels. It is a chance to see an outward reflection of their state of mind, but also on a more practical level, it is perhaps equally as interesting as a way to be inspired for our own home design.
Living in a tiny studio apartment, the character Adam, who has been known to build furniture in the story of the show, gets to show off his handiwork to his onscreen girlfriend who visits him at home for the first time. Regardless of what the modular dwelling says about his character's internal state of mind (and in its exaggerated way it says quite a bit in pretty obvious terms) it is a very efficient and inspiring use a very small space that can be appreciated, if even with a bit of humor, by anyone who has lived in a cramped city studio.
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wow that is tidy!
I particularly like the reverse loft in the first shot. Bed on the bottom seems obvious now, but I don't believe I've seen that done before.
It's a great show!
The character that you are referring to is named Charlie. Sorry that bugged me.
Adam builds things in his apartment on the show, but that's Charlie and his apartment featured above.
I have to admit the reverse loft is brilliant.....make so much more sense.
I think it's amazing.
Also, I found this better photo of it:
http://www.lauraballingerdesign.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=10&p=0&a=0&at=0
The reverse loft makes a lot of sense until (as on the show) someone inevitably injures themselves during an, uh, intimate moment. Something to think about.
Anyone who watched that scene knows that the reverse loft is not exactly ideal... perhaps Charlie should have added a few more inches for head clearence...
I love that show! And I too was very interested in Charlie's apartment. (Adam is the strange guy that Hannah is... dating?)
Since watching this episode on Sunday, I can't get this apartment out of my head. I'm smitten.
However, I start to get the heebs when I think of that bed. Too coffin-like and confining for my taste.
Yep, that's Charlie, not Adam (although he appears to "build" things, too--always shirtless and with his pants unzipped).
It wasn't Adam's apartment, it was Charlie's!!!!!! Marney went over to his apartment for the first time EVER and said it was like a Target catalogue!
I think that the show is great, and the tiny apt was quite amazing. Much nicer than Adam's place (plus Adam's character is really repulsive)!
I just wish everything on this show wasn't so brown and drab. The design of the apartment is cool, but is there no light or color in the New York these ladies live in? It is making the show hard to watch for me!
I was waiting for AT to feature this amazing loft, although I thoughtid find it under the Ohdeedoh tab! Brilliant.
Put the wardrobe under the bed instead and have space for a "real" desk by the door.
I want to know where the butterfly curtains in Hanna's apartment are from!!!!
Aha - you guys posting this was so totally predictable. As soon as I saw it in the episode, my first thought after "cool" was "how long til this is on AT?". It is very clever though... would also be great in a child/teen's room, especially when they get to the age when they want to hang out with friends in their room etc.
Charlie, not Adam. Adam is the perpetually shirtless asshole.
Another commenter pointed to a better photo of this but the set designer for Girls, Laura Ballinger deserves a shout out for this design. Check out her full Girls portfolio on her website: http://www.lauraballingerdesign.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0