ART & DESIGN

Former owner Holly Brubach takes a tour of designer Alexander Wang’s TriBeCa loft


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Photographer: Maciek Kobielski

When designer Alexander Wang bought his Tribeca apartment, he never imagined that the previous owner— a former New York Times Style Editor—would be back to check up on him. Holly Brubach goes home again.

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Wang in his loft.

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“‘Sexy’ is not a word anyone would have used to describe my loft,” writes the author, “much less ‘rich’ or ‘luxe.’ ‘Serene’ was more along the lines of what I had in mind.”

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Wang with a sculpture by Jean Baptiste Vendamme

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An articulated couch next to a zebra rug

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Wang’s personal photographs

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The kitchen counter

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A view of the mirrored bedroom

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The entertainment system, on fur

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Mostly liquid refreshments in the refrigerator

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The metallic air shaft view from the bedroom

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The chrome dining table

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Wang in his bedroom