The penthouse inside Rafael Viñoly’s The Greenwich, one of the most prestigious residential towers in New York, is located on the 85th floor. The Artemest penthouse contains a unique collection of Italian masterpieces in New York. This showcase comes to life thanks to the collaboration between Artemest and the Interior Design studio MAWD | March and White.

The skyscraper is a testament to Rafael Viñoly’s perpetual legacy in the New York skyline. From the collaboration between Artemest and MAWD | March and White Design comes to life the exclusive penthouse: a showcase of Italian design, art and craftsmanship. Each piece is selected and handcrafted to furnish the luxurious penthouse: from the furnishings to the art pieces to the lighting, each object embodies the unparalleled quality and artistic craftsman heritage acquired through the work of generations of masters. With these unique works from the prestigious Artemest collection, MAWD has transformed the penthouse into a living gallery of Italian masterpieces like no other in New York. Rafael Viñoly took a structural approach to the tower architecture, highlighted by an exposed concrete column that runs the entire building’s height and a spectacular glass façade with rounded corners that offer sweeping panoramic views.

The interior design took inspiration from the tower’s graceful curvature and views of the Hudson River, the Statue of Liberty, the World Trade Centre, and the New York skyline. In the living room, floor-to-ceiling windows frame breathtaking views, while the sculptural sofa in soft white evokes the feeling of being in the clouds. To enrich the space and add a touch of modernity, a maple wood sideboard with a grey bird’s eye gloss finish and a splendid Canaletto wood bookcase. The great protagonist of the dining room is an imposing walnut table with sculptural legs crowned by a brass chandelier, which creates a sophisticated yet inviting atmosphere. Each bedroom is a true serene retreat, furnished with custom-made Italian pieces and enhanced with handcrafted Murano glass details and monolithic sculptures. The functional and atmospheric lighting creates a warm and inviting environment, perfect for promoting relaxation from the hectic city life.

The collaboration between Artemest and MAWD testifies to a shared concept: to create spaces that tell a story. The result is an environment that not only exudes luxury but also captures the essence of Italy’s artisan and artistic heritage. This project goes beyond aesthetics: each handcrafted piece reflects the spirit of its creator and extrapolates meaning from the place where it is, creating an environment where every detail is truly personal and meaningful.

Perpetual: extraordinary nature

For this extraordinary project, Artemest picked the Perpetua lamp, designed by Valeria Giuva for the Bronzetto in Florence, declined in its floor version. Perpetua was born from the need of Bronzetto to combine its experience in high-quality lighting object design with the desire to meet the suggestions of young design talents. That is how this new and extensive light line inspired by nature was born, which expands the already vast Eclectic collection by Bronzetto.

Inspired by the precious natural element of water, the new Perpetua lamps fill with content a design theme to which the workshop, which has long represented the eclecticism of nature in its creations, is particularly sensitive. The young designer behind the project, Valeria Giuva, has chosen to simplify the vast world of water with its most immediate representation: the DROP. Perpetua, in its various forms, comes as a drop in blown glass, which hides the primary light source, namely the LED bulb, embellished by a decorative brass element that seems to want to wrap the drop.

Brass has been worked by Bronzetto using techniques typical of goldsmithing and silver processing, embossing and hammering, to develop 2 different versions in addition to the classic one, to evoke even more the concept of diversity and movement of nature and all its elements in particular water. The smooth version offers a more minimal, elegant overall effect with a contemporary taste, focusing on the extreme essentiality of the drop concept. On the other hand, the craftsmanship of the embossed version recalls the concentric and irregular circles created by a drop falling into the water; the hammered version offers a different texture with the finish left raw, perfect for environments with a rougher taste.

Each of the four metal decorations takes its name from the nymphs of Greek mythology who protect the various water sources: Midi, Pegee, Elea, and Limi. Perpetua is available in different versions: wall, ceiling (single and in a group with several elements), table and floor.

Artemest penthouse designed by MAWD at The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly.

Photo by Evan Joseph.

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