Home Design - Vol. 18 No. 4

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
The neighbourhood
has experienced an
influx of yuppies
and trend-seekers ...
ultimately creating an
on-trend, desirable and
upscale area
Words Annabelle Cloros Photography Evan Joseph
The NoLIta (North of Little Italy)
borough of New York is a trendy
location that’s a far cry from the
name it’s spawned from. Once a
place filled with Italian-American immigrants,
the neighbourhood has experienced an influx
of yuppies and trend-seekers who have
prompted the opening of restaurants, cafés
and shops, ultimately creating an on-trend,
desirable and upscale area.
Interior designer Piero Manara from design
firm Casamanara is responsible for the revamp
of the property, which was in dire need of
some TLC. Previously owned by Italian
actress/singer Romina Power, the space was
a “disaster” and “hadn’t been renovated since
the ’70s”, according to Piero. Add to that a
personal relationship with the client and the
challenge of converting a one-bedroom, onebathroom
place into a three-bedroom, threebathroom
home for a family from Hong Kong.
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