Zac Posen's Interior Motives

Fashion designer Zac Posen's first foray into the home.

Clothing, interior design: It's all about style, right? At least that seems to be the thinking behind hiring acclaimed fashion designer Zac Posen to design a condo development. In an interview with The Real Deal magazine, Posen talked about the upcoming unveiling of his interior design work at new condo development 16 West 21st Street in New York City.

The building is a new construction by Morris Adjmi Architects, which will feature nine full-floor lofts, a garden level duplex and a penthouse triplex. Real estate blog, Curbed, notes that this partnership was the first designer-architect pairing announced after the real estate crash. Despite the challenges the real estate market and new development condos are facing, Posen tells the magazine, "I see the recession as an opportunity to get into new ventures."

Details of the Posen-designed interiors remain hazy, but the 29-year-old said his inspiration for the look of the project was, "Mixing decorative whimsical gestures with clean, 21st-century high design." Posen also told the magazine he worked on the model apartment for the building, along with the kitchens, bathrooms, fixtures and finishes throughout, and oversaw surfaces for the gym and lobby.

While he kept most of his answers close to the vest, Posen did offer why he thought he was qualified for the job, "I was born qualified. I consider myself an aesthete."

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