This part of his legacy will live on with Robert, a new restaurant dedicated to the floral master that recently opened atop the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle in New York.

Robert unveils for its clientele an expansive view of Columbus Circle, Central Park, Broadway and Central Park West, hidden for decades since the closure of Huntington Hartford’s museum. Designed to allow for conversation, patrons may dine sitting on sofas in the central lounge area, or be seated at the windows to enjoy the views. The stools, like the communal table, are made of powder-coated aluminum, and share a mirror polished finish with the glass cocktail tables that reflects the lounge area’s movement and color.

Lighting is designed by San Francisco based architect Johanna Grawunder. Grawunder’s two installations are Cherry Blossom; a mobile-like chandelier installation of LED lit lucite panels and Tangerines; a series of suspended orange lucite boxes along the windowed perimeter. Sculptural steel cocktail tables, host stands and a 15 foot communal table bisected by a 6 foot high “sound wave” were created for the space by London based architect Philip Michael Wolfson. Project architects were Schefer Design.

*Muslim directions: cocktail with alcohol is haram