Argyle Design

Some of today’s most innovative interior design studios are led by creatives from other fields. Husband-and-wife duo Kat Bell and James Drew, of L.A.’s Argyle Design, are a case in point. She was in experiential event design, and he founded a postproduction studio. The wild big vision and detailed know-how essential to that work were crucial for assembling this sprawling living room in Red Hook, Brooklyn. “We had only three weeks to conceive and implement the entire project,” explains Bell. “And the prompts from the client were ‘comfy’ and ‘moody,’ even though the ceilings are twenty-four feet high!” The couple turned to 1stDibs, where they found a large 1970s modular sofa by Giuseppe Munari, a pair of Pierre Paulin’s Groovy chairs and a contemporary Ripple bench designed by Laurinda Spear, all of which anchor the room, their organic shapes balancing its hard edges. “I love the flexibility that modular pieces can give you,” Bell notes, adding that they also happen to be “quite on trend.”