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I THINK WE NEED A MORE IN- SIGHTFUL QUOTE HERE. I THINK WE NEED A MORE INSIGHTFUL QUOTE HERE. I THINK WE NEED A MORE INSIGHTFUL QUOTE HERE. and enjoy a fine tequila.'" Nash likens their apartment to "a de- sign laboratory of ideas, where I can play with styling ideas and furniture for the showroom in a real setting, and vice versa. Furniture is always moving back and forth from the showroom and the house." In the living room, one large space has been visually divided into two by defined seat- ing groups. Perhaps the most used side is anchored by a pair of sumptuous Cameron gray velvet chairs and a large Cameron ottoman covered in Rogers & Goffigon leather, which face a sleek Bang & Olufsen flatscreen TV. Custom-mounted on a glass backdrop by Wave Electronics, the tele- vision extends and swivels so that it can be watched from many angles, including the drinks room and the kitchen. "We've always got something on like Versailles, The Borgias, Homeland, or one of the cooking shows — Anthony Bourdain, not Paula Deen," he assures. A custom bookcase backed with bronze mirror holds objects from travels to Is- tanbul, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, and Rome. Among them are two 19th-cen- tury gold-plated Bavarian bear and snake candlesticks, and a favorite collection of 19th-century Japanese dolls under Plexi- glas. A traditional Billy Baldwin-style sofa (copied from the one he grew up with in his family home in Meyerland), a crescent Lucite-and-macassar-ebony table, and a pair of Cameron Museum chairs upholstered in Rogers & Goffigon leather create a focus in the other half of the living area. One-of-a-kind prototype chairs pepper the space, such as a Yale R. Burge armchair covered in Clarence House leopard-and-neoclassic design by Rose Tarlow for Melrose House. A sev- en-foot Jeff Bertoncino painting helps to visually divide the space and the two grand windows in the living room have electronic shades in Classic Cloth. The masculine color palette through- out is all about deep sable brown, black and ivory, punctuated by Chinese red. "I always have Chinese red in a room … because it matches my fiery personality," he laughs. Dedar's Chinese has the perfect balance of red and blue, and he keeps a swatch of it on his inspiration board. "When I'm playing around with fabric or designs, I'll put them up to it and see how I feel about it. Everything has to work with Chinese red, or I don't use it." In the living room, two Holly Hunt Chinese red lacquer tables and a collection of antique lacquer boxes brighten up the neutral palette. In the mornings when the motorized shades roll up and the master bedroom is washed in rosy dawn light, Nash enjoys the scene from his bed. In the evenings when the downtown lights twinkle, he and Williams may take their cocktails and their dogs to the rooftop. "The view is still one of the most incredible things about this place," he says. Mark Williams and George Cameron Nash on the roof of their Parkside high rise overlooking the arts district, with their West Highland terriers, Lucy Ricky, and Tilly. Summit tables and chaises upholstered in Hermès fabric, from George Cameron Nash. 79