{"id":93607,"date":"2023-11-22T10:36:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/?p=93607"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:58:22","slug":"rodney-lawrence-interiors-warmth-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/rodney-lawrence-interiors-warmth-personality\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodney Lawrence: When Interiors Are Full of Warmth and Personality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/best-id-from-new-york-and-new-jersey\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3.jpg\" alt=\"Rodney Lawrence: When Interiors Are Full of Warmth and Personality\" width=\"850\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-640x192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-450x135.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-225x68.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Artigo-Newsletter-Bottom-NY_NJ-3-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rodney Lawrence<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, principal of his eponymous design firm in <em><strong>New York City<\/strong><\/em>, creates dynamic interiors that are sophisticated, refined, and full of <em><strong>warmth<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>personality<\/strong><\/em>. Unity and contrast are the hallmarks of his richly layered work, which spans<em><strong> high-end residential projects<\/strong><\/em> to <em><strong>modern commercial environments<\/strong><\/em>. Have a look!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgE1FFKFsWM\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/best-id-from-new-york-and-new-jersey\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1-450x639.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1-225x320.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ezgif-2-884ae341e1-20x28.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently completed projects include a <strong>luxurious home<\/strong> in south <strong>Florida<\/strong>; a stately <strong>family retreat<\/strong> in<strong> Old Lyme, Connecticut<\/strong>; an elegant <strong>Tribeca loft<\/strong>; a glamorous<strong> Park Avenue apartment<\/strong>; a<strong> model residence<\/strong> for<strong> The Related Companies<\/strong>; and <strong>modern taekwondo studios<\/strong> in <strong>Florida<\/strong> and <strong>New York<\/strong>. Current projects include a beachfront compound in Maine; a Central Park West penthouse; a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, estate; a sprawling Quogue beach house, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/inspirations-living-rooms\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rl-88franklin9007-r-1644258831-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A native of <strong>Trinidad<\/strong> who came to the United States at the age of 10, Lawrence cites his grandfather\u2019s magical menagerie of animals as fueling an early fascination with the animate and inanimate natural world. <strong>Creativity<\/strong> and <strong>collecting<\/strong> was encouraged in his childhood home, furthering his interest in and exploration of art and objects. He attended Dartmouth College intending to major in botany or biology but had an epiphany after enrolling in an art history course, where he realized he was most drawn to the <strong>interiors<\/strong> depicted in the works he was studying. Lawrence shifted his focus to an art curriculum that included studio courses and, in doing so, discovered his natural penchant for collage, creating pieces inspired by<strong> Joseph Cornell<\/strong> boxes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/inspirations-dining-rooms\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0004-7154-v3-1657635891-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/covet-house-seating\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-640x192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-450x135.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-225x68.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/banner-article-blog_12aaaaa-2-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/inspirations-offices\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"1077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-640x811.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-450x570.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0007-7293-v3-1657635663-225x285.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an undergraduate with a budding thirst for knowledge in the decorative arts, Lawrence was selected for two prestigious internships at Christie\u2019s Auction House, first in the then-recently-debuted Russian Art department, followed by a turn in the Department of European Decorative Arts. After graduating from Dartmouth with a degree in Art History, he continued his extra-curricular education with an internship at Franklin Parrasch, a gallery that at the time represented Wendel Castle, Ken Price and Dale Chihuly, while pursuing a <strong>Master of Arts in Decorative History and Design<\/strong> at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/inspirations-bedrooms\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-640x401.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-450x282.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-225x141.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0008-7318-v3-1657635563-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Lawrence brings more than 15 years of experience and a continued academic zeal to each commission for an increasingly global clientele. His work has been recognized by top publications including<strong> Architectural Digest, Elle D\u00e9cor, Galerie, House Beautiful, New York Cottages &amp; Gardens, New York Magazine<\/strong> and <strong>Casa Vogue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/best-id-from-new-york-and-new-jersey\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topids23&amp;utm_campaign=topids23&amp;utm_term=mmachado1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rodney-lawrence-cortland-colinmiller-0001-7054-v4-1657566576-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SEE ALSO<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/thom-filicia-stunning-modern-classic-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Thom Filicia: Stunning Modern Yet Classic Interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\/\/<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you think? 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Unity and contrast are the hallmarks of his richly layered work, which spans high-end residential&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1141,3,5784],"tags":[1495,2954,8747],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93618,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93607\/revisions\/93618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}