The New Formal

Description

Creating the stage where great art can live in harmony with the style of the interiors and provide an elegant and welcoming space for collectors is the hallmark of James Aman’s design. Their goal is to integrate contemporary, often provocative, artwork into brighter, more open spaces that inspire and delight collectors and complement their lifestyle. Working collaboratively with its clients, Aman applies the same artistic principles of light, color, texture, and scale that characterize the world’s best art in the selection of fabrics and furniture that surround and enhance collections. The look that has evolved is more open, streamlined and personalized, but still respects classic details. Sumptuous materials and custom furniture and decorative objects, often the work of partner John Meeks, complement art collections including works by Picasso, Dubuffet, Giacometti, Rothko, and Warhol, as well as contemporary masters such as John Currin, Damien Hirst, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Prince. The New Formal includes ten magnificent residences: iconic Park Avenue apartments and Upper East Side townhomes in New York, as well as impressive properties in Greenwich, Hamptons and Palm Beach. Unlike many designers, Aman works exclusively with a small number of loyal clients whose trust has been earned in multiple projects. His portfolio offers an unprecedented view of this rarefied world.