Designer Andrew Torrey layered his new Manhattan apartment with an eclectic combination of art and heirlooms

In the living room of Andrew Torrey and James Canner's Manhattan apartment, the sofa is a custom design and topped with pillows covered in Hermès fabric. The sculpture (right) is from the collection of John and Dodie Rosekrans and the artwork on the pedestal is by Cy Twombly. Manolo Yllera. ART: Robert Loughlin.Cy Twombly. Paul Dupre Lafon.

Designer Andrew Torrey is known for his modern, sleek, and—more often than not—clean interiors. So it’s surprising to walk into the midtown apartment Torrey shares with his fiancé James Canner, founder of haircare line Aquediem, to find something much more layered: family heirlooms, cowboy boots, stacks of books, an eclectic art collection—and a few deflated disco balls.

Happily, the apartment didn’t require anything major prior to moving in: Torrey cleaned up the floors, installed motorized shades to protect the art, redid the powder room and switched out the…