The Best Art, Antiques and Furniture On View At Sotheby's Designer Showhouse

The Sotheby's Designer Showhouse is currently open to the public through April 19, 2015. The Showhouse is located at the Sotheby's headquarters on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where the firm's fifth floor exhibition space has been transformed into a home.

Co-sponsored by Architectural Digest and voted by expert panelists, 13 interior designers and design firms were given the opportunity to each curate an interior room. The designers were able to select through nearly 300 items of various product categories to develop an aesthetic that would showcase their talents.

Sotheby's special art, antiques and furniture used in the spaces are estimated ranging from a few thousand to $250,000 and varying from: English & Continental Furniture, 20^th Century Design, Contemporary and Impressionist Prints, African and European Sculpture, Carpets, Old Master Paintings, Latin American Ceramics and Silver and so on.

These one-of-a-kind items will be up for auction on April 20^th, 2015 and our design editor has rounded up the top 3 favorite rooms by Eric Cohler, Ashley Darryl and Robert Dean Harris.

The family room was curated by Eric Cohler, known as "The Mixmaster" of the industry. Cohler combines texture and color in an unexpected, appealing way. The space evoked a welcoming atmosphere of what a family room should entail, yet achieved at creating a level of eclecticism through the selection of art and furniture.

The art includes the works of Tom Wesselman, Carlos Merrida, and Pablo Picasso and the assortment of furniture of different time periods was intriguingly arranged. We especially loved the "George III Giltwood Armchair" circa 18^th century to the slab coffee table of George Nakashima that will also go on auction.

The breakfast room was designed by Ashley Darryl of Ashley Darryl Interiors. Darryl is quickly becoming one of New York's most sought after designers. The room was the most vivid, colorful approach of all of the rooms, with its use of geometric patterns and architectural shapes.

The Italian Neoclassical-style cream painted chairs caught our eye amongst the black and blue color story adorning the walls and carpeted flooring. We especially loved the pattern play with the "Two Asymmetrical Pyramids" paintings by Sol Lewitt. Darryl reached for the unconventional and successfully educed a spirit that feels very now - a fresh approach that is relevant in design today.

Robert Dean Harris of Harris Dean Interiors was given the opportunity to create the guest bedroom, he designed the room with the intention of making it feeling similar to living in a studio apartment.

The room incorporated a range of colors from the bubblegum pink walls to purple window coverings, blue velvet Italian Neoclassical carved armchairs surrounding a 19^th century bronze and mahogany table, resting atop a beautiful art deco carpet. Harris was able to combine a range styles of different periods that resulted in a tastefully, sophisticated manner that felt suitable for all ages.

This year's Designer Showhouse was quite impressive with the range of art and antiques used in each of the rooms and each of the designers that successfully demonstrated their unique skills in curating interior spaces.

If you haven't been able to experience the Showhouse for yourself, be sure to visit Sotheby's at 72^nd and York on Manhattan's Upper East Side before the event closes on April 19.

If you happen to be in the market for purchasing décor and furnishings for the home check out the Showhouse's notable list of featured objects that will be up for auction on April 20.

The auction will include exclusive works of art from Picasso, Sol Lewitt, Man Ray, Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol and James Rosenquist. Along with an extensive assortment of antique furniture, tabletop items and decorative accessories will be auctioned.

For more information on the Showhouse, designers and to attend — visit here before it is too late!