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Class Connection
Debra Ryono
06/01/2004
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When third-generation gem dealer Lee Siegelson moved his company’s
office to a new Manhattan address, he turned to high school classmate David
Nosanchuk (917.682.3719, www.nosanchuk.com), now a New York designer,
for help. Their high school years at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., influenced the result. “The school was very arts-oriented,” recalls
Nosanchuk. Post-graduation visits to the campus left him feeling energized, a
sensation he strives to emulate in designing both offices and the furnishings
that go in them.
 While Siegelson and Nosanchuk worked together on the
functional needs of the office, Siegelson gave the designer carte blanche when
it came to the actual aesthetics. For the walls, Nosanchuk selected figured
birch. “I had been looking for a special type of wood, and came across
quarter-figured red birch,” he says. “The shine is chatoyant, which means the
glimmer of a cat’s eye.” For the shelving he chose solid bronze with a silver
nitrate patina. Mohair panels accentuate the walls. “It’s an old-time
traditional fabric that adds warmth and quiets down the space,” says Nosanchuk.
The furniture is from the Nosanchuk’s Sharp + Line collection and was
created by hand with custom wood finishes and special bronze patinas. The rug is
also Nosanchuk’s design. As a whole, says the designer, the room is a total work
of art without being overbearing.
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