Two ice cubes watering down a glass of whiskey left on the table, while a cigar in the ashtray blows smoke as thick as oil. The telephone receiver dropped on the floor, along with copies of the New York Times, in a scene of interrupted life, shrouded in the mystery typical of noir films.
Polish illustrator Martin Reznik narrates situations by blocking out, in black and white, the moment just after the twist. The presence of human figures left who knows where remains in the room, the air can be felt through the smoke and the patterns of shadows, projected by the furnishing objects, the real protagonists of the four illustrations.

Those of Martin Reznik are illustrations, vignettes, made in collaboration with the designer Marc Krusin, formerly in Milan as Pietro Lissoni’s right-hand man and now appreciated for his interior design collections. The role of furniture in the “Room at the Top” project is central, contributing to create suspense through a precise design of proportions and lines.
You always seem to be able to hear a saxophone in the background, or the warmth left in the Krusin 016 and Krusin Collection chairs, made by the designer for Knoll and repurposed by Martin Reznik. The shutters cut through the shadows as the cigar is about to go out.