Centuries before “the industrial look” existed, this structure – all steel, grit, concrete and swagger – was a furniture workshop, leaving us a legacy of not only great design and good juju, but a vintage safe, where the prior owner stored his tools. It was his gift to us, a symbolic generational gesture with a little push to go and pursue PROjECT’s own special realm. Create. The rawness – an open, 6,200 sf down-for-anything sanctuary- smudged and roughed up, and beckoned with natural light. We’re not office people. This studio is our rebel yell. It’s the soulful place we let our fringe, fur, leather, shredded, ripped, raw, sleek, aesthetic roam. Our vibe, our way. We named it Bowie. Swing on that.
The concrete floors were left alone, just filled in the existing cracks with shimmery gold and epoxy in anticipation of stiletto strutting, dance parties and who knows what else. The main lounge is laid back with texture and low-slung simplicity: rattan swings, tribal stools and our signature scribble “interior revival” – yes, we love to write on walls! Office “huts”, a blinged out “command center “ and mezzanine are all daily hangouts- but our beloved camper “Stefie” provides an intimate spot to work, play, have meetings, coffee, booze- create some mischief or take a nap. Sweet and sassy, just the way we like it. The camper was an on-a-whim Ebay purchase and personally renovated over several months by Aimee, the principal, who named her Stefie, honoring her late grandmother and is adorned with lace, crochet and Polish crystal- a tribute to her Polish roots. Plans of an annual Valentines night celebration where Stefie plays “kissing booth” for the night, roller skating parties and an adult “lock-in” sleepover are also in the works. We like to have F-U-N and have the perfect backdrop for nearly anything.
There’s a “primp pod” featuring a faceted Lion’s head mirror by local designer Philip Lantz, and custom wallcovering layered with sentiment- a reminder of the school PROjECT. help build in Nicaragua 2 years ago through BuildOn when13 PROjECT tribe ladies, friends, family, colleagues and clients headed to the jungle village of San Juan Yaro and made the trek to build the schools foundation- and the dirt holes displayed within the wallcovering pattern is a daily reminder of what’s possible when collaboration is at the forefront. This is how the PROjECT “tribe” works on the daily-
Dream catchers from Tulum, hand painted flooring with secret messages, vintage door panels, demo remnants as accessories, client gifts, personal treasures, our sweet magnolia tree- we’re all about spaces telling a story- and the entire studio is one never ending novel. Every element was thoughtfully curated, edited and hand made- including the woven huts with faceted metal framing, shredded leather walls in the command center and hand painted library floor.
We’re infatuated with design. We obsess over details. We strive to break the mold within our studio and in the world. We get dirty. We’re 7 passionate troublemakers who MAKE. DESIGN. MATTER.
