functional design

Daun Curry Studio’s renovated office in New York’s NoHo neighborhood navigates the delicate balance between an interior designer’s need for a professional workspace and the desire for a home-like atmosphere. In collaboration with Room & Board for Business, the space strikes a unique chord—functional yet warm, creative yet practical—questioning where that line should be drawn in the design of an interior designer’s office.

The CEO, principal and creative director of Savvy Interiors in San Diego, hadn’t worked on a space that met guidelines emanating from the Americans with Disabilities Act. So, she did what she always does when faced with a new challenge: She read everything she could, reached out to medical experts, consulted with design colleagues who’d worked on such spaces and, of course, talked to the teen and his parents about his unique situation.