If you are into fashion then you already know by now that Clare Waight Keller has left her role as Artistic Director of Givenchy. While it’s unknown the reason for her departure, some hint at the insufficiency of sales growth. There is no doubt that this world upending pandemic has come to change the way we live and possibly the way many people work. Conde Nast has recently announced pay cuts and potential job eliminations as the economy continues to slow down.
If you are familiar with Architect Gil Schafer’s body of work, you know it’s classic, warm and enduring. His firm, G.P. Schafer Architect’s new office is not the expected kind, and that is a good thing. Often when we hear of touring an Architect’s office, the first impression that comes to mind is that of an ultra modern, all glass and concrete office. Well not always, in this case the office belongs to the beloved classical architect who doesn’t only design building structures, but also decorates houses.
Gil Schafer, head of G.P. Schafer Architect is known for building homes that appear to have been around for longer. His work is very well known among designers due to his many beautiful work published in many interior design magazines as well as in his own design books.
Whenever I hear of one of Tory Burch’s Interior Design projects I know it’s going to be quite spectacular since her frequent collaborator is the uber-talented Architect and Interior Designer Daniel Romualdez. Tory Burch’s Manhattan office is as chic as it can be and it’s proof that office design can be personal and cozy while elegant as well. Tory’s office was designed with feng shui disciplines to bring harmony and positive flow to the workspace. “I work with a feng shui master,” Burch told AD.
Tory Burch sitting in her Manhattan office