Another Bachelor Pad
by habituallychic
11 . 16 . 08
While I was perusing the Dutch site Knack, I also came across the New York bachelor Pad of Jean-Edouard van Praet, a Belgian born financier. The interior designer, Francis D’Haene is also a Belgian whose company D’Aphostrophe is based in New York.
The furnishings in this apartment are also an eclectic mix which includes a B&B Italia sofa, two leather chairs from the 1950’s, and an Italian floor lamp in from the 1960’s.
The open floor plan creates a generously proportioned living room, dining room and office. The owner is a man after my own heart. My coffee table is also covered with books and magazines! 
Van Praet originally lived along Central Park so it was important that his new apartment have a view and light. The living room has four arched windows that let in plenty of light and overlook City Hall and it’s park. 
The apartment is also the perfect backdrop for the owners art collection. He has a preference for works on paper from the 20th-century and photography. Their are various styles and movements represented and only a part of the collection is on display at any one time. Van Praet has many pieces in storage and regularly lends works to museums and galleries. Must be nice! 
The dining table is also B&B Italia and is paired with chair from the 1920’s and an Ingo Maurer light fixture. 
A Keith Haring from 1981 hangs out in the kitchen near a Robert Mapplethorpe. Van Praet also has many works from Vik Muniz, a Brazilian artist and good friend. 
A large format reproduction ink drawing of a photo of Jackson Pollock hangs in the bathroom. 
In the guest bedroom, a dramatic large sized photo of Trinity College by Candida Höfer hangs next to a Navy Seals piece by Vanessa Beecroft. Van Praet’s collection also includes works by Kara Walker, Sol LeWitt and Yayoi Kusama. 
If the Dutch translation is correct, the black chests are Tommi Parzinger from the 1950’s.
There is art everywhere including the master bath in this timeless yet modern bachelor pad that I am so glad I stumbled upon.
11 Comments
I just want to be him. I don’t think I have ever seen a nicer place! Thanks for sharing this on your great blog!
BTW, I bet he doesn’t cook at home much. That art looks like a very expensive splash guard.
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Let me tell you, unless he’s got the willpower of Clooney, he won’t be a bachelor for long, honey. The color palette is incredible.
I just love how his artwork is really the main personality in the home, and the furnishings all work to support the strength of the collection itself. very well planned.
Gorgeous!
uber bachelor pad… strong, chic, current and classic. a real winner.
Yeah, putting expensive framed art on the kitchen counters just seems like asking for trouble.
Gorgeous place, though.
i’ll comment after i scrape my jaw off the floor.
just gorgeous!
I want to be a bachelor.
wow, he has got some beautiful photography in his pad.
i love this apartment so much!
thank u for sharing them with us!
Gorgeous… I love the idea of a house so packed with art, there is stuff above the bath and in front of the loo…
a bit strange to hang prints or pictures near the cooking area. very suspicious. probably the kitchen serves a decorative function and is never used.
I love how eclectic his art collection is. It brings a real whimsy to his home and it’s further proof that you should surround yourself with art even if it doesn’t all “match.”
The picture of Jackson Pollock is a reproduction from the original photo of Hans Namuth. This reproduction is from a brasilian artist called Vik Muniz, this particular is from a serie that he made with dripping chocolate.
ps: great apartment!!!