NYC GUIDE: THE CITY THAT FEEDS MY IDEAS

New York is the one place I come back to every year. It’s loud, layered, constantly shifting - and somehow still familiar. I’m not sure if it’s the buildings, the pace, or the people-watching from a park bench - but this city has a way of topping up my creative tank like nowhere else.

While no project of mine is technically based here [yet], you’ll find little traces of NYC in so much of what I design. A colour I spotted in an old diner booth. A corner bodega that made me rethink the layout. A restaurant that nails the mood, not just the menu. It’s all part of the palette.

Here’s a loose guide to the places I always return to - or seek out fresh - every time I’m in the city.

Best dinner spot:
I Sodi

Best live music venue:
Marjorie Eliot's Parlor Entertainment Harlem

Best place to stay:
Soho Grand Hotel

Best interiors shop:
Laura Gonzales Interiors

Best place to work out:
Chelsea Piers Fitness

Best market:
Union Square Greenmarket

Best museum:
The MET