Interior Design by Jennifer Post Text by Kelly Vencill Sanchez Photography by Michael Moran

plexities of a given finish to the absolute need for elegance in everything she creates.

"I don't want to be thought of as the Modernist's Modernist," she points out. "I'm a classical Minimalist interior designer. Whether it's a 1,000-square-foot pied-a-terre or an 8,000-square-foot loft, it's got to be awe-inspiring. I'm not a decorator; I don't like tying in the millwork with the draperies and the rugs. I want the stone to stand by itself, the rug to stand by itself, the art to stand by itself.... But it all goes together."

So it was particularly felicitous when Post met a young New York couple—he a luminary in the financial world, she a leading research scientist—with a completely raw 7,000-square-foot space in a landmark Tribeca building. It wasn't merely the prospect of

The wife only likes dark brown and cream,"

says Jennifer Post "The challenge was making the space interesting and fluid with a limited palette."

I here are certain words you'll never hear uttered by Jennifer Post.Flowery is one; fluffy is another. The New York designer has famously expressed her aversion to curves, preferring instead 90-degree angles that show off the precision of her lines. "It's got to be perfect," she'll tell you, "every corner, every soffit." She meticulously shapes space to meet the needs of her clients, but the result is never cold.The same drive and seriousness with which she undertakes her design projects is reflected in her approach to work. On a typical day, Post attends to the details of six or seven residences. "I can't wait to work—my office is my favorite place in the whole world," she says. She will energetically hold forth on everything from the com-plexities of a given finish to the absolute need for elegance in everything she creates."I don't want to be thought of as the Modernist's Modernist," she points out. "I'm a classical Minimalist interior designer. Whether it's a 1,000-square-foot pied-a-terre or an 8,000-square-foot loft, it's got to be awe-inspiring. I'm not a decorator; I don't like tying in the millwork with the draperies and the rugs. I want the stone to stand by itself, the rug to stand by itself, the art to stand by itself.... But it all goes together."So it was particularly felicitous when Post met a young New York couple—he a luminary in the financial world, she a leading research scientist—with a completely raw 7,000-square-foot space in a landmark Tribeca building. It wasn't merely the prospect of

Starting with an empty shell, Post (above) worked closely with the clients— a couple with three children—to give the residence a loftlike feel. Right: An opening in the upstairs family room allows light to filter into the dining area. The photographs, by Andrew Moore, are from his 2000-2004 Russia series. Kravet Ultrasuede on dining chairs.218 I www.ArchitecturalDigest.com

Modern ContrastAN AIRY PENTHOUSE IN TRIBECA PLAYS WITH COLOR AND LIGHT

Interior designer Jennifer L „„_. drama in a Minimalist Tribeca penthouse by using strong contrasts, rich materials and abundant natural light. Thksi Pages: The limestone fireplace and ebonized-white-oak cabinetry establish the palette that prevails in the living/dining room, as throughout. Rug from Odegard.