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An architecture aficionado, he hired the artist turned architect Vito Acconci to design his warping metal walled gallery in New York in 2002 and has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design both a retail and condominium building that he is developing on Hoxton Square in East London and a concept car that he plans to build for himself.Design Profile : Chez Loren Chef Peter Loren sweeps open his condo's front door and enthusiastically greets a visitor, "Welcome to Chez Loren." Instantly, you forget you're in a bland, suburban condominium complex and feel as though you've entered a hot, new restaurant, a feeling reinforced by a giant sign in the foyer that reads CHEZ LOREN and a chandelier made from a wok. Yes, a commercial-grade steel wok with punched out holes to allow the light to stream down in a celestial fashion. Inside the condominium, red, lime and cobalt-colored eye candy is everywhere, along with more restaurant references, such as a snazzy bar and a cozy, upholstered booth for four.
Schachter is known for promoting emerging artists -- he was an early champion of stars like Cecily Brown and Andrea Zittel -- originally in shows around New York, then at his own Manhattan gallery, conTEMPorary, and now at the Kenny Schachter Rove gallery in King's Cross. An architecture aficionado, he hired the artist turned architect Vito Acconci to design his warping metal walled gallery in New York in 2002 and has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design both a retail and condominium building that he is developing on Hoxton Square in East London and a concept car that he plans to build for himself.
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