Peek Inside Diana von Furstenburg’s Manhattan Home
Diana von Furstenburg is a powerful woman not only in fashion industry but also an active philanthropist. She sits on the board of Vital Voices, an organization that empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs, and also serves as a Director of The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, through which the designer has donated to several important causes. Yesterday, in honor of International Women’s Day, she teamed up with Amazon to launch In Charge store featuring inspirational women-owned small businesses. You can click here to check out the details.
She described her design style for her fashion in 1985 “[There are] three essential F’s in designing for women…flattering, feminine, and, above all, functional.” And she loves life. So, we couldn’t help but wander what her homes look like. Luckily, Artuitect Digest visited her Manhattan home in 2017. So let’s take a look at designer’s Manhattan home together.
The living room showcases her intuitive take for mixing colors and patterns, elements that have defined her fashion style and brand. We love how she played a low-profile box mustard sofa with her own over-sized black-and-white portrait, chic black-and-white animal print pillows and various shapes of mid-century modern wood furniture at the white wall backdrop. The portrait is by Zhang Huan; Von Furstenberg created the leopard-spot carpeting for the Rug Company. The armchair is by Michael Graves. Photo Credits: Architectural Digest
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A high style and playful home filled with well-collected art—above a vintage Salvador Dalí sofa is a Duong self-portrait; the sconces are by André Dubreuil, and the tables are by Alexandra von Furstenberg, Diane von Furstenberg’s daughter. we love this pink-on-pink color scheme. It is both flattering and feminine. A large-scaled leopard print rug anchors the space.
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Functional is key— Surrounded by Franz West chairs, the Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann table in Von Furstenberg’s office/living area often does double duty as a desk and dining table. A Joan Miró etching, a Francesco Clemente painting, and family photographs are displayed on the windowsill. Diane’s office (which also moonlights as a conference room) Photo Credits: Architectural Dig
A beautiful table set for a luncheon in honor of Anh Duong featuring Diane von Furstenberg Home plates, tumblers, and flatware
An Andy Warhol portrait of the designer is displayed near vintage chairs and a treelike table. We love this chic table setting–good for a conversation, a casual coffee break or for a reading.
So would you agree with us that her Manhattan home is bold, vibrant, a lot of mixed using of patterns and colors in an artful way just like her fashion statement?
