For Unusual Shapes

ECUA INTERIOR UPHOLSTERY, 784 Woodward Ave., Ridgewood; ecuainteriors.com

carlos asmal, owner of Ecua Interior Upholstery, is an ideal collaborator for upholstery projects with tricky fabrics and unusual curves. Need a custom U-shaped banquette done up in mohair? Asmal will get it done, says artist Sophie Parker; she and her boyfriend, the furniture designer Micah Rosenblatt, always work with Ecua for their custom pieces, like a curved, shimmering twotoned velvet sofa Rosenblatt recently designed for a Brooklyn client. Asmal turned it around in under two weeks for $1,700. (Asmal once upholstered a Rosenblatt-designed outdoor bench with a custom headrest for $300.) Rosenblatt, who originally shopped his sofa design elsewhere before settling on Asmal’s very unassuming shop on a mostly residential strip in Ridgewood, says, “Carlos was as affordable as other quotes but also understood the technical aspects of the project I laid out to him and was willing to take on something weird.” Ecua has a quick turnaround time, especially for more straightforward projects—like a green velvet Ethan Allen chair found on the curb and reupholstered with new green canvas fabric—generally needing no more than a week.