Friday, February 6, 2015

Peter Pennoyer, Episcopalian Architect and Mezuzah Designer


Tablet contributor Andrew Marantz has a story in this week’s New Yorker about an unlikely artisanal mezuzah designer: architect Peter Pennoyer, whose classic, precise designs make him a sought-after name for the rich and famous looking to renovate. He’s also an Episcopalian, and came by his side project when an observant client whose Manhattan townhouse he was designing requested 52 mezuzot affixed throughout their new home.


Marantz explains that what Pennoyer found on the market wasn’t exactly up to his aesthetic standards:


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From Tablet Magazine

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