House Tour: Glossy Manhattan Apartment

“I’m just a boy from Northern England with a small studio,” Charles Mellersh professes as he retells the tale—with a smidge of disbelief—of how he managed to design his first project overseas, a New York City luxury high-rise. The first order of business was to strip the apartment of its layered treatments. Once returned to its bare white-box beginnings, Mellersh was able to give the home a distinctly personal feel, untethered to its former styling. His clients wanted a cozy city base that would provide a welcome respite after inevitably busy days. “So we gave careful consideration to materials that would instill a deep sense of comfort, and help ground them.”

The project features bespoke George Smith throughout; from deep red sofas in the living room and a boucle ottoman, to window seat cushions in the snug. Bespoke furniture is the ultimate way to create a tailor-made home. It enables you to maximise the space and include designs that are totally unique to you.