@melzy917 for the new @apartamentomagazine. Interview by @michaeljbullock. "Mel has become a historian of the pop-cultural fashion spectacle, someone who can think deeply about the superficial. Mel’s best work excites and seduces, yet also transgresses and empowers... To realise his fantasy interior, he collaborated with his friend, the late, great, cult designer Jim Walrod. The beloved downtown New York City personality was also a contributor and ally to Apartamento, appearing on the cover of issue #10, in 2012. Jim shared Mel’s historian sensibilities. He was a wealth of eclectic design knowledge. He also possessed a rare ability to give his clients the confidence to take bold risks with their interiors, creating rooms that allowed them to grow into their true identities (such as Mel’s bedroom). Jim’s unexpected passing in 2017 was an enormous loss to all of us who were close to him and admired his work. Mel and I agreed, the 15-year-anniversary issue of Apartamento is a great occasion to celebrate Jim’s legacy."