Loft Pioneer.

I'm just back in town from Savannah and playing quite a bit of catch-up, but I wanted to share this beautiful Soho Loft that LoftLife Magazine featured. It just took my breath away. Twenty-eight years ago, brave sculptor Michele Oka Doner and her family broke new territory with the purchase of this stunning New York SoHo loft. It remains their home today. At the time, lofts were still uncharted territory but for city dwellers, the quest for space sending them in search of these larger lofts where space was at a maximum. Especially for those who choose to lived on the overcrowded island of Manhattan.

Artists are the modern-day pioneers, moving into massive industrial spaces that offer a new and spacious way of life. “The recipe of living in homes made up of little boxes had stuck for almost a century. Then, all of a sudden these large warehouses looked delicious,” says this pioneer, sculptor Michele Oka Doner. Here's a peek at her amazing loft claim and the transformation they gave it.