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With an unlimited budget, Clodagh rose to the challenge by calling upon her
most trusted associates, bringing onto the project only those who could quickly
deliver the finest quality. Since this was not the client’s permanent residence,
Clodagh was responsible for every detail, from the furniture to the hinges on the
cabinets to the dishware inside of them. “Our mantra is everywhere you look,
there is something beautiful,” she says. In the main living area, the most unusual
piece is a seemingly endless wooden dining table from Hudson Furniture. Paired
with a long, custom-designed bench by Clodagh herself, the ensemble can seat
up to 20 guests. Also, from Clodagh’s private label collection, there is a jigsawlike
coffee table in the living area and a comfortable, deep, golden-toned sofa set.
Clodagh recalls an excellent relationship and a shared taste in fine art with her
client, who brought along select pieces from his personal collection, including
a special tree stump table designed by Korean artist Lee Jae-Hyo. The only
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seating by Flexform
(flexform.it) is durable
and comfortable. the
area rug by AM collections
(amcollections.
com) ties all elements
together.
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A quiet space to work
and study came together
with a custom desk by
jWA Furniture consultant
co. and a task chair by A.
rudin (arudin.com).
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custom cabinets and
lighting complete the
home’s kitchen
thing not shared between the two was a taste for real fur, incorporated into
a few slipcover accents, which this vegan interior designer had a moral objection
to. But the potential conflict was easily surmountable, since Clodagh
admitted to her own guilty affection for leather shoes, so she was quick to
concede. For the rest of the project, client and designer worked together
seamlessly, and the end result is something they are both proud of.
“It’s not a battle. The battle is won before the client walks through the door
and hires me. They don’t come to me for traditional,” she says. With her
company handling an average of over 40 different design projects simultaneously,
keeping up the pace on this particularly aggressive timeline may
have required an exceptional commitment from her team, but they are all
willing to dig deep. As this spiritually-centered interior designer professes,
“there’s no savings account for energy, we have to just put it all in.”
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