Live/Work/Play

In the Live/Work/Play project, we were instructed to create an apartment space for an actual artist or designer. The space would be used for common living and for their design work. I chose fashion designer Jeffrey Sebelia.

I wanted the space to reflect Jeffrey’s edgy, yet sophisticated, aesthetic. I was able to pattern this in his space through the use of well placed, irregular wall angles, the graffiti tag that I placed on the front industrial doors, and a perimeter runway.

Jeffrey’s clothing design emphasizes strong parts of the body such as the hips, shoulders and neck. I wanted to also be able to translate that into his space. I was able to accomplish this through the placement of the runway along the perimeter of the space. Emphasis was given to the perimeter walls, the skeleton of the apartment space, through the use of industrial doors, through the use of chosen materials and again, the placement of the runway. Concluding this to be a space that Jeffrey would use as a presentation space, I also included built-in seating and a bar for guests.