INTERIOR DESIGN
Finding the balance between creating
living and working spaces can be a challenge,
but Partridge adapts his apartment
for whatever mode he is in. In the living
room, large speakers loom on either side
of a large desk, the only real indication
that music is recorded and created here.
“I just released my first album on a Brooklyn
label called Wonderwheel Productions,” he
said. “When I’m in full-on producer mode, this
whole room becomes my studio, but now that
the album is done, I’m clearing space.”
Partridge’s girlfriend, Tiffany Porter,
helped him design elements of his apartment,
drawing on her background as a designer.
Above the sofa, mounted on the wall,
is an enormous piece of driftwood, which
serves as an artistic accent as well as nature.
“We found the wood in Long Island,” Porter
told me. “We were canoeing and spotted
it on the beach. When we brought it home,
I wrapped embroidery thread around it as
decoration.”
The coffee table in the living room also
has a natural beachy vibe, but this piece
was picked up at CB2, a favorite store
of Partridge’s. Another store he recommended
in Astoria is called Hour Children’s
Shop, he said. “It’s a weird name,
but I encourage you to check it out; it’s
kind of a home goods thrift store.”
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