‘Even If It Sounded a Little Bit Nutty, It Worked’

Design editor Wendy Goodman takes you inside the city’s most exciting homes and design studios. [Design Hunting]( A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman [Cloud City in Tribeca]( After Inna Khidekel and Bert van der Walt bought their first apartment, they let their designer, Timothy Godbold, surprise them. The kitchen. Photo: David Mitchell “This was actually our first purchase in the city,” Inna Khidekel says of the Tribeca duplex that she and Bert van der Walt bought in early 2022. It’s in an 1881 cast-iron building that had once been a textile factory and had been redone by the Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban in 2019. The couple work in finance and “appreciate good design,” she says, “but we could not possibly do it ourselves; that was not even in the cards.” A friend suggested they meet with Timothy Godbold. They ended up giving him a lot of leeway. “It wasn’t completely blind trust, but we knew he was going in the direction we would love to go,” says van der Walt. “And after a while he came up with ideas — even if it sounded a little bit nutty, it worked.” He chuckles, then adds, “So after a while, you just keep going with him. If it works, it works; let it go.” — Wendy Goodman [TAKE A TOUR]( This Week in Design 1. [First in Line at the MTA’s Memorabilia Sale Shopping for train doors, wooden benches, and subway signage in a south Brooklyn lot.]( 2. [A House With a Giant Terrarium in the Middle The design was inspired by both a car dealership and Frank Lloyd Wright.]( 3. [An $8,500-a-Month, Influencer-‘Renovated’ Two-Bedroom Pretty in the Pines is leaving her Central Park West apartment, and its peel-and-stick moldings, behind.]( 4. [Kickstarter’s Greenpoint Office Is Becoming a Hype House A talent agency plans to turn it into a members-only campus.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More on Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday.]( [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved