Today I met with advertising veteran Cindy Gallop to talk about a ‘world changing project’ she is working on. Cindy was an executive at the highly respected agency BBH where she headed up Asia Pacific and NYC offices.

That aside, the real story I want to portray here is her exuberant loft apartment. Across from the infamous Chelsea Hotel, Cindy’s apartment was converted from a seniors locker room in an old YMCA building.

Her loft is home to 250-plus pairs of designer stilettos, a framed AK-47 stamped with the Chanel logo and a gold-painted Gucci chain saw (both by artist Peter Gronquist), a black leather Gucci spanking paddle, a pink-and-yellow YSL light installation among many other artifacts. I felt like I was walking around in a pop culture museum. Italian Vogue was using her apartment for a shoot when I was there. They are not the only ones – Nelly, Diddy, and Usher also used her apartment to shoot their video for “Nasty Girl”.

day 52: trash train