(Photo: Dean Kaufman)

The Piece of Art
A calligrapher in Chinatown drew it in the traditional way—with one stroke. It’s perfectly reflected in the wooden Japanese mirror above the fireplace.

The Coffee Table
“I had it built a million years ago” (i.e., in the seventies). “It’s like an old box used to harbor vegetables.”

The Seating
There are two wood-slat stools from Jacques Grange and a Gaudí heart chair at the end of the coffee table.

The Sofa
Known for his luxurious at-home wear, Sanchez—who “started designing nightgowns as a spoof”—is adept at achieving high style via simple measures. The twenty-foot-long sofa is made out of two firm mattresses covered in machine-washable cotton. The entire thing was sewn together by Forsythe Decorators—“real traditional Jewish ladies who were so sympathique and did every pillow in the house.”