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"Nested in the New York Sky\nA Lofty Floor of the Time Warner Center is a Perfect Perch for Family Living\nA couple with houses all over the world commissioned Robert Couturier to decorate their New York apartment, which occupies the entire 78th floor of the Time Warner Center.\\n\\nThe living room has an 18th-century Chinese six-panel lacquered screen. A Louis XVI daybed by Jacob sits across from a Couturier ottoman and sofa, both in a Brunschwig Fils white silk.\\n\\nSee more Living Rooms \u00BB\nA pair of Louis XV gilt fauteuils with their original silk velvet sit in front of a Louise Nevelson wall sculpture.\nIn choosing an eclectic mix of furnishings for the living room, Couturier had a floor-to-ceiling view of the Manhattan skyline to play off. Flanking a daybed are a R\u00E9gence fauteuil and a Louis XIV parcel-gilt armchair, both in walnut. The carpet, an Ushak, is circa 1870. Drapery sheer and pillow silks, Bergamo.\nBeyond Jean Dunand&amp;#39;s 1925 lacquered greyhound doors is the dining room, a space that Couturier sought to instill with &amp;quot;understated luxury.&amp;quot; Prominent pieces include the 1940 Serge Roche torch\u00E8re and the circa 1770 21-light iron-and-giltwood chandelier.\nTo provide the wife&amp;#39;s study with a heightened sense of warmth, the designer upholstered the walls in a red silk\u2014a striking counterpoint to the zebra-stripe carpet. The desk, crafted of bronze and leather, is a contemporary design by Ingrid Donat.\nThe master bedroom, with its silk-covered paneled walls and Couturier-designed four-poster bed, sofa and lounge chairs, overlooks the Empire State Building, among much else. &amp;quot;The custom canopy bed,&amp;quot; says the designer, &amp;quot;creates a room within a room.&amp;quot; The drapery silks on the windows and on the bed are from Bergamo.\nRobert Couturier"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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