For a designer, there's nothing more exciting than a blank canvas. For product designer and interior designer Nicholas Obeid, there's no better opportunity to start from scratch than in a historic building with 16-foot ceilings, soaring windows and stark white walls in New York's SOHO business district, where he later built a 2,800-square-foot loft.

对于一个设计师来说，没有什么比一张空白的画布更令人激动的了。对于产品设计师和室内设计师Nicholas Obeid来说，没有比在纽约SOHO商业区一栋拥有16英尺高天花板、高耸的窗户和鲜明的白墙的历史建筑中更适合从头开始的机会了，而后Nicholas Obeid在此建造了一个2800平方英尺的阁楼。

However, there is also a case for being too blank. Commissioned by a couple working in finance, the biggest challenge was the need to ensure that the flat wasn't an empty space, as well as the lack of pre-existing architectural details (apart from a lone cherub-covered stone fireplace) and the desire for the loft to feel like a home, rather than a warehouse or furniture showroom.

但是，也有一种情况是过于空白。这个项目由一对从事金融工作的夫妇委托进行，最大的挑战是需要确保这个公寓不是一个空旷的空间，以及没有预先存在的建筑细节（除了一个孤独的小天使覆盖的石壁炉），希望这个阁楼给人的感觉像一个家，而不是一个仓库或家具陈列室。

Nicholas Obeid worked with design firm EQPT Residences to provide a counterpart to the design project, with the first solution being to condition the large combined kitchen, living and dining space with appropriately scaled products, which included a 105-inch bespoke sofa and a 50-inch by 50-inch bespoke cocktail table.

Nicholas Obeid谈到的 "用心的组合"，这里包括独一无二的复古作品和艺术作品。在客厅空间，他用柔和的曲线给空间布局带来了流动性，比如角落里的Alvar Aalto的折叠屏风和Tobia和Afra Scarpa为B&B Italia设计的红色皮椅。Nicholas Obeid增加了布鲁克林陶艺家Natalie Weinberger和雕塑家Paul Morehouse的作品，后者制作了壁炉壁架上的雕塑。同时，客户也带来了他们自己的一些作品，包括在客厅看到的Picasso的石版画等。

Nicholas Obeid talks about ‘combinations with heart’, here including one-of-a-kind vintage pieces and works of art. In the living room space, he brought fluidity to the layout with soft curves, such as the folding screen by Alvar Aalto in the corner and the red leather chairs by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for B&B Italia.Nicholas Obeid added the work of Brooklyn potter Natalie Weinberger and sculptor Paul Morehouse, who made the sculptures on the fireplace mantel. Meanwhile, the clients brought in some of their own work, including Picasso's lithographs seen in the living room.

Nicholas Obeid与设计公司EQPT Residences合作，为该设计项目提供对应的支持，第一个解决方案是用适当比例的产品来调节大型的组合厨房、客厅和餐饮空间，这包括一个105英寸的定制沙发和一个50英寸乘50英寸的定制鸡尾酒桌。

Nicholas Obeid says the oversized furniture creates a more intimate field. Within the same room, Nicholas Obeid created separate seating areas bounded by carpet to help fill empty spaces and create different spaces for relaxation.Nicholas Obeid explains, ‘It also helps my clients when they have a cocktail party at home to have different areas for different kinds of mingling. ’

Nicholas Obeid说，这些超大的家具可以创造一个更亲密的场域。在同一个房间里，Nicholas Obeid创造了以地毯为界的独立座位区，以帮助填补空旷的空间并创造不同的休闲空间。Nicholas Obeid解释说：“当我的客户在家举行鸡尾酒会时，有不同的区域可以进行不同的交际，这也会对客户有所帮助”。

Nicholas Obeid worked at Jonathan Adler's firm for seven years before starting his own studio in 2018 and creating a wonderful range of design work, but not just interior design, but artwork, product design and more.

Nicholas Obeid在乔纳森-阿德勒(Jonathan Adler)的公司工作了七年，然后在2018年开始创建自己的工作室，并创造了一系列精彩绝伦的设计作品，但并不止于室内设计，还有艺术品、产品设计等。

The same strategy applies to the dining space, which features striking floor-to-ceiling windows.The bespoke smoked oak dining table designed by Nicholas Obeid anchors the room with its massive dimensions.Nicholas Obeid says: ‘It feels organic, a little soft and curvy’. A set of leather-woven Casamidy dining chairs add lightness to the space, and as a surprise, they were made in the Mexican town where the client got married.

同样的策略也适用于餐饮空间，它的特点是引人注目的落地窗。Nicholas Obeid设计的定制熏黑橡木餐桌以其巨大的尺寸成为房间的支柱。Nicholas Obeid说：“它给人的感觉是有机的，有点柔软和弯曲”。一套皮革编织的Casamidy餐椅为整个空间增添了轻盈感，而且作为惊喜，这些餐椅是在客户结婚的墨西哥小镇上制造的。

In other spaces in the loft, such as the bedroom, Nicholas Obeid has sourced artwork from La Pera Projects, with carefully selected pieces by established and emerging artists. Other objects were designed by Nicholas Obeid himself, including a floor lamp in the adjoining home office, which came from his collaboration at CB2.

在阁楼的其他空间，比如卧室，Nicholas Obeid从La Pera Projects公司采购了艺术品，皆有由知名和新兴艺术家精心挑选的艺术品。其他物品都是Nicholas Obeid自己设计的，包括相邻的家庭办公室里的一盏落地灯，这盏灯来自他在CB2的合作产品。

About the whole design, Nicholas Obeid says: ‘My goal was to make such a large space feel more like a cosy home, so that my mission was accomplished.’

关于整个设计，Nicholas Obeid说：“我的目标是让这样一个大空间感觉更像一个温馨的家，这样我的任务就完成了”。

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