Style In The Sky

Giancarlo Giametti was born and raised in Rome. At the age of 22 he met and partnered professionally with Valentio Garavani, the very famous fashion designer. The two together made one of the most iconic fashion brands in the world. In 2008 both partners retired from the company. For Giametti's New York home, he had designer Jacques Grange help create his art filled home. Giametti talks for some time in his interview with AD about his new memoir called Private which shows photographs of some of his earlier years at parties at places like Studio 54 and more.  He also discusses the earlier years of his business and his dinner parties with people like Jackie Kennedy, and Andy Warhol. The book also includes some of his detailed interior spaces done by Renzo Mongiardino. The Manhattan apartment holds beautiful floor to ceiling views which help the home owner with his love for darker interiors and furnishings without it being to dark in the space.

Giancarlo Giammetti sits in front of a painting done by Richard Prince. On the floor in front of him are pages from his
new memoir. 

In the living room above the sofa another Prince painting is displayed. A vintage Philip and Kelvin LaVerne cocktail table rests between the two ottomans. In the corner of the room sits a Circa 1800 Swedish gilt-wood armchair. An Alexander Calder sculpture presides on the console table. 

In the seating area a Picasso and David Hockney painting overlook the space. The 1935 console table by Eugene Printz holds Chinese stoneware cranes. 

Along the corridor structural columns line the perimeter of the apartment and are covered in Indian mica. The mid-century mirrored table also holds 1900's Japanese bronze geese as well as a sixth-century Chinese sculpture fragment. 

The dining room accent wall is paneled in mica. The painting above the table is done by Basquiat. The chairs are Chinese aluminum-lacquered as well as the display table under the painting. 

The stools in the master suite are circa 1940's and the desk is done by Printz. The side chair is done by Philip Hiquily. 

The master bath has perfect views of Central Park. The bench by the window is a Circa 1960's Jansen bench, and a Rachel Feinstein painting is hung on the wall. 

The guest bedroom is covered in Donghia wall covering. Circa 1945 Murano-glass lamps are on the side tables done by Davis Latesta. 

Giancarlo Giammetti's Sublime New York Apartment. Text by Matt Tyrnauer. Photography by Bjorn Wallender. Dec. 2013. Architectural Digest. http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/giancarlo-giammetti-manhattan-penthouse-art-decor-picasso-basquiat-article Advance Publishers Inc. Copyright 2013. New York, NY.