The process of collecting – antiques, contemporary pieces, or both – essentially involves patience, an eye for detail, and an interior that does justice to the idea of rarity and provenance. When Aamir Khandwala was enlisted with the design of an apartment in Manhattan’s historic and curiously cool NoMad neighbourhood (North of Madison Square Park) for a longstanding client and well-travelled collector, the New York-based designer crafted a receptacle predisposed to highlight an extensive collection comprising both vintage and contemporary furniture, lighting, objects and art. In doing so, the project also birthed a home that nurtures both a sense of permanence and the peripatetic existence of a world traveller.
“For this Manhattan apartment, we performed a gut renovation with the goal of creating a home that is both grand and grounding” – Aamir Khandwala
