Friday, February 12, 2010

Style Size {apparently matters}

Have you seen this apartment, featured in the NYT? This is 178 square feet of pure, unadulterated, design genius, in my opinion. Why? Obviously - it looks SO MUCH BIGGER!
The story behind the space is equally cool - habitué, Zach Motl, is a clever collector and DIYer. He had been working several jobs including as an intern for Miles Redd (to quote Napoleon Dynamite: "Luck-eee!") when he spied a full-time position for a junior designer at an upscale architecture and design firm.
The job requirements included knowledge of autoCAD, and three years design experience - neither of which he had...
Instead, he sent the firm photos of his studio apartment.
He got the job...
P.S. - I spy some remnants of that Miles Redd internship in those lacquered, blue walls!
Go here to read the full story - it rocks.

9 comments:

ashlina {the decorista} said...

YES! i have seen this before... and i absolutely LOVE it. suuuuuch inspiration! wow!so hard to believe its so small, huh?


xo

ashlina

Helena - A Diary of Lovely said...

178, i dont know exactly how much it is, but I believe you. well, he must be a genius! I Love it!
Thanks for your email :) xoxo

Tricia said...

I love this Alison! It's right up my alley...small space crammed with lots of stuff.

Blondie's Journal said...

I love it. I can see that the furniture is spaced very closely together and every available space is used. One thing I like is that we are usually told to keep things simple when space is tight and there is nothing simple here!!

xoxo
Jane

Creategirl said...

WOW this is fantastic! I love the cut out pantry so sweet! Great story in promoting your strengths and not being discouraged by the "requirements"! Thanks for sharing

LindsB said...

Lucky for sure! what a rockin place he has!

The Designer said...

Hard to believe this is so small! Looks much larger, love all the books and the great use of this small space.

Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...

luckeeee and SMART! This guy knows exctly where he is goin'!

MB said...

I love how even in a small space dark rich colours were used. (ie the doors and bathroom walls) Cool, thanks for the inspiration.