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I don’t know if it’s a guy thing. My wife says it is.
If we find ourselves in an area with good furniture,
we just buy stuff and fill containers. We have more
furniture than we have a place for.” It’s turned out to
be a convenient predicament for his role overseeing
the design of the new David Yurman flagship on 57th
Street in New York City, where he’s parked some
of his most prized possessions—among them a pair of
Philip Arctander clam chairs and a Heinz Lilienthal
brutalist table. “They’re on loan,” he says with a wink.
The creative cross-pollination between his worlds
doesn’t end there, though. He regularly sneaks away
to the country solo during the week to work on the
collections. “It’s so quiet. You can really focus when
you’re here. Then you drive back to the city the next
morning for work.” —JANE KELTNER DE VALLE
DISCOVERIES
1. THE OFFICE
FEATURES PHILIP
ARCTANDER CLAM
CHAIRS, A MILO
BAUGHMAN COFFEE
TABLE, AND A JEAN
PROUVÉ DESK.
2. DAVID YURMAN
ROMAN CAESAR
COIN RING. 3. DAVID
YURMAN ARTIST
SERIES EARRINGS.
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The interior of the home is now wrapped in linear
slabs of wood and concrete that simultaneously
project coolness and warmth. “I have an allergy to
drywall,” remarks Evan of the design choice. He
and Ku-Ling collaborated on the decorating, which
features a revolving roster of midcentury pieces,
from Ib Kofod-Larsen and Hans Wegner chairs to
Noguchi lamps, all in honest, authentic materials.
“Nothing fussy,” he notes, adding, “I love chairs.
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4. A FREESTANDING TUB AND HANS WEGNER CHAIR
HOLD COURT IN THE OPEN-PLAN MASTER SUITE.
5. ARNE JACOBSEN CHAIRS SURROUND THE KITCHEN’S
HANS WEGNER TABLE.
