Workstead: Interiors of Beauty and Necessity - Hardcover

Workstead; David Sokol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 084787091X ISBN 13: 9780847870912

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2021

Synopsis

Brooklyn-based design studio Workstead masterfully combines traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance.
 

Workstead designs one-of-a-kind interiors and pieces that balance beauty with necessity, and this book presents a special blend of their tour-de-force historic renovations and innovative yet elegant new constructions. Over the past decade, the multidisciplinary design firm has earned rapid and wide acclaim for both their residential interiors as well as for larger-scale projects, such as the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn and the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, New York. In all their projects, Workstead considers both clients and community, working with local artisans to create meticulously crafted modern interiors, architecture, and furniture designs inflected by history.
 
As T: The New York Times Style Magazine put it, Workstead “are known as sophisticated pack rats who surround themselves with objects that have a story to tell,” and described their collective design philosophy as “a cozy, updated version of early Americana, with wood plank floors and a mix of vintage and refined custom-built furniture pieces that are almost Scandinavian in their restraint.”

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About the Author

Workstead is a multidisciplinary studio celebrated by the AD100 as a global leader in design. They create one-of-a-kind buildings and interiors in their Brooklyn, NY office and lighting design in their Salisbury, CT studio.

David Sokol is a New York–based writer and editor specializing in architecture and design. He contributes regularly to Architectural Record, Cultured, Dwell, and other publications, and is the author of Hudson Modern.

From the Back Cover

Brooklyn-based design studio Workstead
masterfully combines traditional inspiration with
contemporary elegance.
Workstead designs one-of-a-kind interiors and pieces
that balance beauty with necessity, and this book
presents a special blend of their tour-de-force historic
renovations and innovative yet elegant new constructions.
Over the past decade, the multidisciplinary
design firm has earned rapid and wide acclaim for
both their residential interiors as well as for largerscale
projects, such as the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn
and the Rivertown Lodge in Hudson, New York. In
all their projects, Workstead considers both clients
and community, working with local artisans to create
meticulously crafted modern interiors, architecture,
and furniture designs inflected by history.
As T: The New York Times Style Magazine put it,
Workstead “are known as sophisticated pack rats
who surround themselves with objects that have a
story to tell,” and described their collective design
philosophy as “a cozy, updated version of early
Americana, with wood plank floors and a mix of
vintage and refined custom-built furniture pieces
that are almost Scandinavian in their restraint.”

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084787091X
• ISBN 13: 9780847870912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240