this is what two and a half million dollars
buys you in new york city my name is Erik
Conover and i'm going to take you on a tour of this luxury penthouse
in new york city
huge thanks to lg for sponsoring today's episode
today we have the pleasure of touring the home of top industrial designer
Karim Rashid. My name is Karim Rashid and
i'm a designer to say karim is a designer is a bit of an understatement
he is one of the most prolific and influential voices working in design
today time magazine has described him as the
most famous industrial designer in all the americas karim is known for
bold and vivid colors and has been dubbed the prince of
plastic Karim's penthouse has 1336
square feet of living space it features two bedrooms
two bathrooms and a 357 square foot rooftop terrace with sweeping views of
midtown manhattan it's located in hills kitchen
the heart of midtown west
now upon entering the penthouse it is very clear
even in this foyer that this is karim's space
this gracious foyer leads the way into a classic
new york city open concept living and dining room floor plan
this is an apartment that is perfect for entertaining
and it's a great space for creating given that flexible floor plan
another thing i love is that this penthouse has tons of natural light
with these floor-to-ceiling windows looking down at those iconic
red brick walk-up apartments right across the street
as you can see this penthouse has Karim's world famous design
signature touch all over it so i sat down with him to talk about his work
this beautiful penthouse and his insights into design
you know i've been practicing now about 35 years
probably only in the last 15 20 years is when i
figure out exactly what my contribution is because i think every one of us
we're all creative i always have this theory of this philosophy that we all
have something within us we have to find it in a way
outside of finding your passion you have to find your original fingerprint
in a way innovation and technology are symbiotic with design
they're not inseparable that these objects and these things or these spaces
become very much emotionally responsive in other words it elevates
their well-being they feel better they feel alive and i realized for many
years that i always wanted to make people feel alive
how do i make that space better meaning that take advantage
take advantage of light take advantage of again circulation
take advantage of where i place the infrastructure
one of the main points of the of the space here the living room obviously is
this huge 77 inch g10 new lg tv it's an oled tv
it comes with a lot of artwork so your tv can stay there as a kind of a picture
frame here this is all my work that's that's
on here now because usually what i do is i put art everywhere
all these are like quite well-known artists and i wouldn't take up a whole
wall for a television you know so i had a painting here by the
way and then i realized it is a painting in itself
that's the beauty the beauty of this is that not only do i can put up my own
paintings but i can look at all lg's paintings
actually that come with the television you know so there's monet
and sero and all these famous uh paintings right
so it's quite beautiful and the fact that i guess it's so flat
it starts to feel less like television it doesn't have that kind of intrusion
into my living room like a big object now it's becoming almost like the
wallpaper but what i love about it is the flushness of it it's like
it's so flat because the technology of the oled doesn't need a backlight screen
as all televisions did to be brighter the sound of this is so amazing i don't
need a sound bar sound is so impressive i'm
blown away frankly so i don't see any wires you know it's seamless
and even with the remote it's kind of seamless i don't need any other remotes
i love it so quite amazing actually from the living room the apartment flows
into this beautiful open kitchen with this waterfall edged
oversized island really defining the space and
breaking up the kitchen from the rest of the home along this far
back kitchen wall you can see this modern poured concrete staircase
with stainless steel and glass railings which will go up a bit later in the tour
this kitchen is minimal yet functional with custom
italian cabinetry a gas cooktop and a wine cooler i really love the
functionality of this center island it could serve as a place to have your
morning coffee or if you wanted to really cook up an impressive meal
which can then be served in the dining room right across
from this kitchen moving into the dining room space
karim really made great use of the staging with this couch
and that pink column to divide up the living space from the dining room
which has seating for four and more than enough room to entertain and enjoy a
nice meal towards the end of the kitchen galley
area we have the home office which is a functional minimal desk
perfect for checking up on business right around the corner from the home
office is the guest bathroom which is a very decent sized room
complete with a deep soaking tub shower and oversized italian
porcelain tile from the bathroom we head across the
hallway to the guest bedroom now this is a very typical
second bedroom for a new york city penthouse apartment
and it's staged with a full-sized beda now in new york city vertical storage is
everything and this guest bedroom makes great use
of the space with built-in floor-to-ceiling storage karem also uses
this guest bedroom as his home gym with the treadmill off in the corner to
stay fit during the colder months in the city
leaving the guest bedroom we're going to head across the kitchen
towards the entry foyer into the master bedroom
of the penthouse the master bedroom is about double the size of the guest
bedroom and it's staged with a king-sized bed
right in front of his 55-inch lg g10 tv the 55 inch g10 is a great fit
for a bedroom and it really blends with the minimal
style of his room looking like a piece of art
hanging on his wall the master bedroom also has more than enough storage
with this built-in wall closet across from the dresser and this artistic
mirror towards the back of the master bedroom
is the ensuite bathroom this bathroom comes complete
with a deep soaking tub and a separate glass shower
in the center of the bathroom is a backlit full-length mirror
set against bright pink paint the master bathroom also has a double
sink vanity and more of that timeless oversized italian
porcelain tile heading back out towards the entryway
we're going to head up that poured concrete staircase
which leads us up to a private 357 square foot rooftop terrace with
panoramic views of midtown manhattan
a big thanks again to lg for sponsoring this video
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see more new york city penthouse tours and with that i will see you in the next
episode