Butter & Eggs Designs a Layered West Village Penthouse

Dunne worked with lead designer Claudio Albano to create spaces that command attention but also capture natural elements for a serene atmosphere. A masterful attention to materiality, texture, and color throughout the home creates coherence between the zones, while details spark conversation and invite closer inspection. In the living room, a floating rift oak staircase defines the space, which has 14-foot-high ceilings. On the macro level, the petals of a vintage ashtray detach to form individual ashtrays—for styling, not smoking.

In the dining room, floor-to-ceiling windows bring abundant light into the space. The dining table is a custom piece by Butter & Eggs, with a beveled edge top in white-washed riffed oak. In a corner, a small ceramic vase by Jane Yang D’Haene stands on a pedestal. More of Yang D’Haene’s ceramics adorn the kitchen, which also features bar stools by Mark Albrecht Studio for Holly Hunt.

The master bedroom, with sweeping views of Manhattan, incorporates a custom sofa by the firm, alongside a bed with a leather headboard. In the daughter’s room, a rosy MJ Atelier wallpaper has gold leaf accents and songbirds that were beloved by the child’s grandmother.