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"Alfredo Paredes and Brad Goldfarb's New York City Apartment\nWriter Brad Goldfarb has learned a thing or two from living with Alfredo Paredes, an interior-design force at Ralph Lauren. The couple's New York City apartment is a testament to their creative synergy.\nWriter Brad Goldfarb and Alfredo Paredes\u2014executive vice president and chief retail creative officer at Ralph Lauren\u2014collaborated with architect Michael Neumann on the renovation of their Manhattan duplex. They added double doors with arched transoms and a timber ceiling to the living/dining area, which features a table by Lucca Antiques, a suite of vintage Tolix chairs, and a Spanish wrought-iron lantern from Gustavo Olivieri. The vase is by Ralph Lauren Home, the candelabra are flea-market finds, and the framed photograph is by Richard Phibbs.\nA painting by Pat Steir hangs above the dining area's vintage Belgian console table.\nA large-scale work on paper by Richard Serra is given pride of place in the living area, where an LG flat-screen television is mounted on an artist's easel. A pair of Ralph Lauren Home club chairs and a vintage horn stool are grouped with a cocktail table by Lucca Antiques.\nSid, the couple's Labrador retriever, dozes in the living area; the sofa is by Ralph Lauren Home, the black ceramic vase is by JF Chen, and the floor lamp from Obsolete is vintage.\nThe expansive terrace has been divided into several seating vignettes; the teak sofa, armchairs, and cocktail table are all from Jalan Jalan Collection, and the cushions and pillows are covered in Ralph Lauren Home fabrics.\nIndustrial light fixtures from Obsolete and bluestone countertops from Alan Court &amp;amp; Assoc. complement white-oak cabinetry in the kitchen; the pulls are by E. R. Butler.\nThe daybed in the study is clad in leather and silk velvet, both by Ralph Lauren Home.\nSid is seated before the study's armoire, which was adapted for use as a desk.\nThe couple chose fabrics by Ralph Lauren Home for their bedroom's curtains and headboard; the lamps and African stool are vintage.\nA framed nude by Phibbs is displayed in the dressing area.\nThe master bath's sink fittings are by Lefroy Brooks.\nSconces and a tub by Urban Archaeology and a branch sculpture from Wyeth in the same space.\nThe apartment overlooks a historic church.\nThe zinc-top dining table is by Lucca Antiques."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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