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"Tastes evolve\u2014which has always been the lifeblood of the interior design business. Years spent in elegant rooms arrayed with polished antiques and touch-me-not fabrics might inspire a longing for surroundings that are lighter and less formal. Likewise, living in a spare modern space can eventually leave one feeling a tad undernourished. In fact, I\u2019m always puzzled by those who stick with the status quo, maintaining what has been instead of embracing a new design statement that reflects how far their aesthetic mind-set has shifted. I know of more than a few people who, when confronted by tired and threadbare curtains, upholstery, wallpaper, or carpets, will simply replace them with ho-hum replicas of the originals.\n\nHappily, that\u2019s not what we found when we visited the Manhattan residence of actors Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox for this month\u2019s cover story. In the 1990s the couple set up housekeeping in a spacious apartment in a refined prewar building near Central Park. They added a colorful old-world\u2013style design scheme dense with choice Swedish and Continental antiques, ornately patterned fabrics, and intricate decorative details (AD, October 1997). Fast-forward some 15 years, and it was finally time to refurbish the decor, which was showing some fatigue. Tracy tells us, \u201COur tastes changed, but we held off redecorating\u2014it seemed like a big undertaking.\u201D Michael adds, \u201CThis place has raised four kids. We beat the hell out of it.\u201D\n\nRecognizing who you\u2019ve become can take some time, even for people who live in the public eye. Tracy and Michael knew that this time around they wanted \u201Ca younger-style apartment than we had when we were younger,\u201D he says. Which, thanks to designers Mariette Himes Gomez and Brooke Gomez, is exactly what they now have\u2014subtle, sophisticated, contemporary rooms that are inviting but without an excess of bells and whistles that demand, \u201CLook at me!\u201D It\u2019s a fresh update that suits the needs of the Fox-Pollan family today.\n\nThough it\u2019s always a great pleasure to feature an interior that is at once stylish and relevant, it\u2019s even more heartening to promote a worthy cause: Brooke is running in the NYC Marathon as part of Team Fox, raising funds on behalf of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson\u2019s Research. The race day is Sunday, November 4, but Brooke\u2019s donation link on the foundation\u2019s website will be active through the end of the year; please click here for details. Generosity, like good taste, will never go out of style.\n\n\u2014MARGARET RUSSELL, Editor in Chief\n\n editor@archdigest.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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