Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Layout Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Lighting,
• Architectural Detailing

Bathrooms and kitchens are deeply personal rooms where owners seek both nourishment and tranquility for the mind and body.

When recreating these rooms it is essential to understand the client’s needs. Do they seek solitude and escape in a bath or a quick in and out shower. Do they long for a kitchen where to create memorable culinary meals for friends and family or just morning coffee. All these factors are deeply personal along with aestehtic, efficiency, and ease of use.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Custom Furniture Design,
• Architectural Detailing

Almost 20 years ago, I was retained as a consultant for Weeden & Co. to select fabrics, wall coverings, carpeting and furniture for their new office building in Greenwich, Connecticut. My scope of work on the project quickly expanded to include architectural detailing, furniture layout, custom-built pieces and attending to all project management details. This highly collaborative process required me to create storyboards and make presentations to the board of directors.

Eighteen years later, I was called back by the CEO, who felt that an image update was overdue. For this re-do, we kept most of the original architectural detailing and concentrated on updating the style of furniture, wall coverings, carpeting, fabrics and designing a state-of-the-art conference room. With their business flourishing, all the new furnishings were chosen for durability as well as elegance in order to withstand high traffic, while maintaining a sophisticated corporate ambiance.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Layout Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Custom Furniture Design,
• Art Installation,
• Window Treatments

One of my client’s wishes was to put a fireplace in the living room of her family’s pre-war apartment. To preserve the integrity of the space, it was essential that the new fireplace look real, as if it had always been there. 

Once we agreed on a layout for the rest of the apartment, the rooms were created area by area. The family had a young child, so the apartment needed to be child-friendly. Avid readers and music collectors, they welcomed the idea of creating open shelving to display their many books and recordings. 

The apartment had high ceilings and a spacious feel - a perfect canvas on which to create a new home for a young family, while retaining its classic feel.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Site Scouting

This project was time and budget sensitive as my clients had grown out of their existing location and quickly needed new space. Having designed their previous offices, I was retained to scout and design a new space that would accommodate their next growth phase. 

As the office was in the Flatiron district of New York City, one goal was to maintain a loft-like feel while creating a practical working environment where four different teams could interact individually and in larger teams.  It was important for my clients to have a clean, sleek space with elements that inspired co-creating. An open floor plan with one wall of breakout rooms and two conference rooms provided a variety of workspaces to achieve that.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Interior Architectural Restoration,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Lighting,
• Window Treatments

Due to the enormity of the work required, my client hired me on a leap of faith, not entirely convinced that one studio could accomplish so many different tasks. The process began with numerous on-site meetings. Then, working with an amazing team of craftsmen, I undertook a total architectural restoration of this majestic property. We worked room-by-room, restoring and fabricating woodwork where needed and reviving all surfaces. The project then moved on to interior design. As in the restoration, we went to great lengths to honor the home’s original grandeur right down to its custom window treatments. 

So much history had taken place within the walls of this house. It was very satisfying to help preserve this landmark home, which is alive and well in an historic district of New York City.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications

This estate was designed by architect Norman Jaffe. My client’s main requirement was that the interiors integrate seamlessly with the modern and natural elements of the architecture. An animal lover, he also required the home to be pet friendly. Aside from these parameters, I was given free reign to create without a budget. While simultaneously daunting and liberating, the project resulted in a home worthy of its architect.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Custom Furniture Design,
• Architect Collaboration,
• Lighting,
• Window Treatments,
• Site Scouting,
• Architectural Detailing

This project freed me to exercise many of my professional passions, including furniture design.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Layout Design,
• Material Specifications,
• Architect Collaboration

This project was a unique collaboration with architect Sarika Bajoria at Per-forma Studio. A ground floor Buddhist temple in the middle of New York City, the Kadampa Meditation Center needed to welcome all people to a variety of spaces where they could study, meditate and find refuge in a bustling city. 

Sustainable materials along with energy-conserving LED lighting were used. 

At every stage, a panel of individuals needed to approve the designs and every detail, which made this work a true test of communication, collaboration and vision. In the end, we created and integrated a series of spaces that brings peace to all who enter.

Project Overview

• Interior Design,
• Layout Design,
• Project Management,
• Material Specifications,
• Curating Art,
• Window Treatments

My client wished for an interior design that not only enhanced the architecture of her house but honored the park-like landscaping surrounding it to create a singular feeling. Budget was a key concern, which pushed us to explore many materials in a variety of combinations. This was a creatively challenging and joyously collaborative process.