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Portland Spaces
Excerpt from an article by Lisa Radon in Portland Spaces magazine,
Summer 2009.
Great Interiors: 23 Fresh Ideas from Top Designers
In the 15th-floor penthouse of the Pearl District’s 937 building, nearly all of the walls are made of floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing the city itself to become an extension of every room. "It affects everything in a subtle way when everywhere you look is a city view," says principal interior designer Andee Hess of Osmose.
So, for her client, an Internet entrepreneur, Hess turned the main room "into a serene, low-lying experience, to keep everything neutral." For example: a floor-hugging sofa in a nubby wheat hue rests on a chevron-pieced hair-on-hide rug, caramel against pale oak floors. And yet "neutral" is perhaps not the first word one would apply to what Hess affectionately calls "The Pad."
With a pedigree that includes time as the head of interiors at Skylab Architecture on projects like the Doug Fir Lounge and Sinju Restaurant, Hess is no stranger to high glam. But here, a bit of flash comes with a knowing wink.
Take note of the gold leafing on what Hess refers to as the "junk drawer" in the entry hall. Or consider the explosion of a midcentury Swarovski crystal chandelier above the oak dining table – a residential variation on a gift from the Austrian government to the Metropolitan Opera House.