Created by designer Matthew Fisher gallery and display space for stoneware Objects referencing ancient culture and contemporary display design in the Seaport neighborhood of New York City.
M Fisher Seaport Gallery is located at the southern end of manhattanAmong the newly opened galleries and restaurants of New York City’s changing Seaport neighborhood.
The gallery has three main rooms dedicated to displaying Fischer’s objects, which range from pieces made of metal and cotton rope to primarily ships Made of stone remains such as Victoria Blue and Paonazzo marble,
To create the space, Fischer drew on her background as a ballet dancer American Ballet SchoolStudy of ancient cultures and contexts such as East Paris Apartment fashion designer’s Yves Saint Laurent and partner Pierre Bergé and the opera house Palace Garnier,
“The Seaport Gallery is conceived as a dramatic interpretation of the domestic interior, where the formality of antiquity blends with the comfort of quiet luxury,” Fischer said.
“Sharing my passion for stone was the very first impulse behind the gallery. Stone emits energy when you stand among it and symbolizes an unimaginable process of time.”
The entryway is an open space, flanked on either side by custom wood cabinets topped with stone countertops. On each wall, panels open up to create a silver-painted triptych, while small, moving lights sit in thin tracks cut into the countertops.
In the center is a large wooden table, and like the surrounding shelves, holds a variety of utensils made by Fischer.
The gallery then moves into a central area topped by an oculus-like circular soffit, fitted with lighting. copper The panels enclose various passageways that intersect the space.
The front room is equipped with a seating area, additional display tables, and “an approximately 600-pound carved igneous stone planter” that occupies a large fern,
There is one at the back of the room curtain It is woven from metallic thread and resembles a theater curtain.
Fischer said, “The brass chains and weights of my design, which shape the curtain, evoke the emotions I felt when I first saw the stage curtain at the Palais Garnier.”
a small one courtyard The other side sits through glass doors, furnished with a central marble table supported by two seafaring cherubs.
It is the first public space that Fischer designed.
He said, “It took me about seven months to find the Seaport Gallery, yet I have dreamed of this place for a very long time.”
Nearby, designer Billy Cotton blends Art Deco, Futurist and Brutalist references For a restaurant in Lower Manhattan and A floating pool is being tested for the East River,
Unless otherwise noted, photography is by Stephen Kent Johnson
