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"Jamie Drake's New York City Apartment\nThe designer's exquisitely appointed new residence, in a marquee tower, is geared toward company and cocktails\nDesigner Jamie Drake stands next to a BMW 750i in his private garage, which he outfitted with a light fixture designed by Ted Abramczyk for Ralph Pucci.\n\nFor details, see Sources.\nThomas Ruff's photograph Substrat 24 I dominates the living room of Drake's Manhattan apartment. Arranged around a marble-and-granite table by Drake Design Assoc. are a Milo Baughman lounge chair in a Christopher Hyland mohair, a Drake-designed sofa in a Schumacher fabric, and a pair of club chairs and a Bright Group ottoman that are covered in Rubelli velvets from Donghia. The curtains are of a Clarence House fabric, and the walls are painted in Benjamin Moore's Sidewalk Gray, with a Venetian-plaster finish by the Alpha Workshops. The carpet is by the Alpha Workshops for Edward Fields.\nDrake added the living room's floor-to-ceiling cabinet, with storage and bookshelves, to conceal a structural column; the photographs on the wall at right are by Alexandra Penney.\nIn a living room sitting area, a Drake-designed cocktail table and sectional sofa in a Sahco fabric from Donghia are joined by a Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair, a 1950s lacquer low chair, and gold-leafed floor lamps by the Alpha Workshops. The ceiling fixture is by Artemide, the faux\u2013antelope head sculpture is by Michael Combs, and the tabletop sculpture is by Fabio Viale.\nThe centerpiece of the kitchen is a custom-made island comprising cabinetry finished in gold leaf by the Alpha Workshops and an overlapping table in Corian with gold inlay by Orion R|E|D Inc.; the pendant lights are by Drake, the counter stools are by the Bright Group and are clad in Athene leather from Cortina Leathers Inc., and the tabletop sculpture is by Reinaldo Sanguino.\nAnother view of the kitchen's two-tiered island.\nThe master bedroom's walls and cabinetry are painted in contrasting finishes of Benjamin Moore's Soot; the bed and headboard, both upholstered in a crocodile-patterned hair-on hide, were devised by Drake Design Assoc., as were the lacquer side tables. The lamps are by Cedric Hartman, the bed linens are by E. Braun &amp;amp; Co., and the custom-made carpet is from Edward Fields.\nIn the master bath, Venetian-plaster walls in Benjamin Moore's Perky Peach serve as the backdrop for a Michael Beatty wall-mounted sculpture and a circular work on paper by Christopher Tanner; the sink and tub fittings are by Boffi, and the towels are by Ralph Lauren Home.\nThe guest room is sheathed in panels of a Phillip Jeffries grass-cloth wall covering and furnished with a daybed by Drake Design Assoc.; the coverlet and patterned pillows are made of Sahco fabrics, and the solid pillows are of a Jim Thompson silk."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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