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"\u201CClients come to design with a variety of life experiences that shape their taste and the way they want to live,\u201D says Harry Schnaper. \u201CIt\u2019s up to the designer to interpret this and be flexible enough to produce something that best reflects the client. People think there\u2019s something scientific and formulaic about interior design. But the fun part of the entire exercise is the organic, creative quality of it\u2014each new piece that is added changes the picture and influences what comes next.\u201D The New York-based designer took a circuitous route to his profession, getting a degree in psychology, teaching special education and going to cooking school before he began working for the late Robert Metzger.\n\nLooking at how design has evolved over the years, Schnaper observes, \u201CEveryone today is design-savvy and design-opinionated. I\u2019m afraid that fashion influences design more than ever and that we are evolving to a ubiquitous standard of \u2018what\u2019s cool.\u2019 A new aesthetic is long overdue. But people who hire designers of a certain caliber don\u2019t care about trends.\u201D For Schnaper, it\u2019s always been a matter of doing \u201Cwhat is appropriate for the client, the architecture and the budget while attempting to create something that satisfies my aesthetic in the process.\u201D He typically takes on three or four projects a year, mostly in and around the New York metropolitan area, but he is especially proud of his work designing facilities for the Doe Fund.\n\nHarry Schnaper\n\n 212-980-9898\n\n www.harryschnaper.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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