AS FAR AS DESIGN SHOW rooms go, Bambola is a swell place to spend some time. From the antique Pakistani gate framing the entrance and the central Asian suzani tapestries in the front vestibule to the Merchandise Mart–worthy collection of 60 handblown Italian glass chandeliers spanning the vast interior, this is a place that makes you want to drop everything and redecorate.
Upon arrival, you get a leatherbound look book filled with fabric swatches and pages ripped from luxury magazines. But look closely: Somewhere amid the pictures of English garden cottages and ads for Tom Ford eyewear is a
