Wishing you a brilliant 2019!
Sutton Place Glazing
At this floor-through apartment near Sutton Place, NYC, YVStudio custom-mixed a glaze color to match the Palmyra wallpaper by De Gournay in the dining room, and the fireplace mantle in the Master Bedroom. After various samples were created, its perfect equivalent in oil glaze was painstakingly produced, and applied to the walls. The result was … Continue reading Sutton Place Glazing
Woolworth Building Restoration
YVStudio just finished restoring the elevator doors on the 5th floor of the iconic Woolworth Building. Built in 1912 this National Historic Landmark is still one of the 30 tallest buildings in New York. It was designed in the neo-Gothic style by architect Cass Gilbert, who was also responsible for the United States Supreme Court building. In recent … Continue reading Woolworth Building Restoration
Highbourne Cay Heaven
HIGHBOURNE CAY, a beautiful 250 acre private island in The Exumas, is where Rod Winterrowd designed 6 cottages. YVStudio was commissioned to paint 6 mural canvasses, 1 for each cottage, inspired by the Exumas, an archipelago of 365 cays and islands, southeast of Nassau, the Bahamas. Each room has its own unique scheme, but Winterrowd also … Continue reading Highbourne Cay Heaven
Full Moon Fest
YVStudio was hired by Marc Barold of Strangeways to paint the centerpiece for the legendary Full Moon Fest. In its 8th year, Full Moon is one of New York's largest independent festivals, celebrating music, art, leisure, and NYC's "restless spirit." It is inspired by the epic Full Moon Party that goes down in Thailand every year. … Continue reading Full Moon Fest
Flatiron Flair
The client and her family recently moved into the Flatiron area of Manhattan. Their apartment was your basic boring white box, with no distinguishing architectural features. How to liven up the space? Solution: paint the accent wall as if it is a large abstract artwork. The colors were custom-mixed in accordance with their fabrics and … Continue reading Flatiron Flair
Tribeca Striae
Striae painting is a technique that gives your walls, or woodwork a striped appearance. You achieve this look by dragging a dry brush through a glaze mixture that was applied over a base color. You work your way around the room applying your striae finish and slightly overlap adjacent sections to provide a seamless appearance. … Continue reading Tribeca Striae
Shared Sacred Sites at the NYPL
For more than 100 years, The New York Public Library has collected thousands of religious books and manuscripts in order to preserve and make accessible the rich history of world religions, including the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Drawn from divisions across the Library’s research collections, the objects on display represent centuries of … Continue reading Shared Sacred Sites at the NYPL
Happy Holidays
Wishing you all a happy Chanukah, a merry Christmas, and a good 2018!
Stunning Silver
YVStudio finished work on a lobby at Park Avenue South. The gorgeous moldings were in need of color; silver leaf was applied to sections of the cornice.
