Weekend Spotlight: Michael Kors's Life at the Top - Remodelista
After a day spent obsessing about color, texture, and ornament, what would you want to come home to? For fashion designer Michael Kors, the answer is an apartment that’s “clean, spare, and simple, but the pieces have presence and quality, which is the same approach I take to designing clothes.” Throughout the apartment, Gissler zeroed in on a palette of black and white, set off by wood and metal accents. Lance, a creative director at Michael Kors (the two met at the office), already owned the Florence Knoll sofa and side tables, as well as several stone-based lamps, and Gissler helped fill in the blanks. A view of the airy living and dining areas. Kors, who is known for going sockless, prefers rug-free living in the main rooms. A Barcelona chair and stool by Mies van der Rohe. Asked about his favorite part of the design, Gissler responded: “The most important piece of the equation for me is that Michael has someone to share his life with; this apartment was a joint effort and designed with and for both of them. They make a great couple, and that is the thing I like most.” The sectional sofa and large black coffee table are Gissler designs inspired by the Kors aesthetic: “tailored, classic, understated, and chic.” A Barcelona daybed by Mies van der Rohe. Of Kors’s approach to room design and fashion, Gissler said: “Edit, edit, edit. Only the essential elements remain.” The kitchen’s custom cabinets are made of white Corian, with counters and backsplash of honed absolute black granite. A George Nelson pendant hovers over a custom table. Though the dining room is perfect for parties, Kors and LePere rarely entertain. In the serene bedroom, Pyrex industrial glass lamps designed in 1971 by John Saladino stand on custom bedside cabinets. A pair of fur throw pillows on the bedroom lounge chairs is reminiscent of Kors’s designs. The master bath is clad in Calacatta Vision Marble from Stone Source, in New York, and has stainless steel Timpani Vessel sinks by Kohler.