We’ve been digitally absent for some time now and wanted to provide a brief update to bring everyone up to speed with the company’s happenings, achievements, etc.
Back in early summer, in what could only be described as a jam-packed insanity of a day, we spent an intense afternoon with the handsome restaurateur, Sean John, chef and co-owner of Spur Tree, an 8 year old Caribbean restaurant located in the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan, NYC.
Truly delighted to see our Hamptons project in this month's issue of New York Spaces magazine. Nothing feels quite the same...
We first met Courtney Miller on one of our work trips to Jamaica, having had the good fortune to stay at Sandals White House where he is the current General Manager. After chatting briefly on the beach one evening, we instantly liked his easy going manner and
Hanging with 28-year-old Chef Akins Amoroso at Milk River restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, with the collage of Biggie, Jay Z and Nas hovering over his head in the background, it felt more like an exploration into hip hop culture as opposed to food. Looking past his Vans cap, Run DMC inspired eyewear, and tatted skin we heard those familiar notes of passion...
Was an honour and pleasure to sit on a panel at my Alma Mater, the Fashion Institute of Technology, to discuss "Breaking Business Barriers" and...
This Brooklyn residential interior design project has been an ever evolving one. When our clients first approached us as a team of two...
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A villa in the mountains sounds rustic and cozy right? Casa Blue, however, is so far from that...rustic, that is. A breathtaking hospitality project designed by the late Steve Adams, an award(s) winning architect from California.
During a recent trip to Bali we found that the design of the Villas at AYANA Resort in Jimbaran captures...
This Brooklyn residential interior design project has been an ever evolving one. When our clients first approached us as a team of two...
Probably one of the most exciting parts of a project is seeing how the beginning influences the final outcome. From client discovery comes concepts and ideas...
Besides space planning, nothing gets our juices going more than designing and building custom furnishings. Luckily for us, whether requested by the client or...
We are currently working on a beautiful apartment remodel in the city. The goal of the project was to re-create the floor plan such that...
Blink. It's almost the end of January. Seriously? Can we get a quick rewind please? You know the kind that gives us back maybe a week or two. Unbelievable. Time is really flying...
It's cold. Really really cold. So we honestly don't mind being indoors, much less buried a few feet below ground. So lucky us to be working on converting a...
Hanging with 28-year-old Chef Akins Amoroso at Milk River restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, with the collage of Biggie, Jay Z and Nas hovering over his head in the background, it felt more like an exploration into hip hop culture as opposed to food. Looking past his Vans cap, Run DMC inspired eyewear, and tatted skin we heard those familiar notes of passion...
We recently took a drive to the Valley Arts District in Orange, NJ, a designated arts neighborhood in transition, to chat with fine arts photographer and multi-disciplinary artist, Terry Boddie, at his studio and gallery space, Oualie Art. The gallery currently featured a sampling of his work throughout the years, giving us the sense of his development and willingness to take risk.
Nestled in a giant warehouse in Greenpoint, is a vast fluorescent lit studio with rows upon rows of floral supplies running its length for the company that cohabits the space with our featured artist: nature-inspired sculptor, Christina Watka.
The temperature that day was chilly, but the sky was blue and bright and the atmosphere inside the studio of Francks Deceus was welcoming, warmed by his paintings. Walking into his studio...
On another bright sunny day in Brooklyn, we headed over to the studio of artist Jamal Ince. In what can only be described as the quaintest of Brownstones, with walls covered in his art as well as those of his contemporaries, light piercing in from the top floor skylight...
To meet Kat of Kat Flower is to love Kat. A beautiful pixie channeling her creativity into the art of floral design. We met up with this fun loving lady in her spacious studio in Crown Heights, Brooklyn...
"I keep falling into these invisible women".
We were more than happy to visit artist, Kimberly Becoat, at her studio for a two on one chat with Ishka Designs. A very soulful individual, Kimberly's art has a tendency to tackle the female form from a unique perspective, inspired mainly by intriguing women that you may or may not have heard about. Her paintings range from abstract to figurative to anywhere in between all infused with a strong sense of color, form and texture.
Niya and I had the pleasure of spending the day with Peruvian born artist, Victor Raul Garcia in his pied-à-terre in Manhattan. A reserved personality, we managed to touch on topics ranging from country living with his partner in upstate New York where Victor now paints full time, his artistic self-discovery in recent years and what truly inspires him to create his beautiful pieces.
Truly delighted to see our Hamptons project in this month's issue of New York Spaces magazine. Nothing feels quite the same...
Was an honour and pleasure to sit on a panel at my Alma Mater, the Fashion Institute of Technology, to discuss "Breaking Business Barriers" and...
It was definitely our pleasure to be listed amongst other really talented and established interior designers and artisans in popular online real estate portal, Curbed.com.
Thanks to the team at I Don't Do Clubs for featuring Ishka Designs on their list of Black owned businesses to know in New York City. Have you checked out their site? Well...
Sometimes our lives and our projects can feel like over the top drama to us over here, behind-the-scenes, so not quite sure how the team over at Moda Magazine knew it prudent to feature us in the same issue with Grace Gealey, star of the hit TV series, Empire, as their cover girl???
On Thursday November 19th, Ishka Designs was awarded an Impact Award by major New York based Caribbean publication: Caribbean Life News
Recently, Anishka at down with a few industry veterans to discuss how to work the table top, including great tips on...
Delighted to be featured on the amazing blog, Design Sponge, talking all things life and business...
It was pretty surreal watching ourselves on NBC TV yesterday morning. It literally sent us right back to the day of shooting...
We are excited to share Ishka Designs' upcoming feature on NBC Open House this coming Sunday, June 14th at 8.30a on NBC4 NY...
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Really and truly honored to be featured IN PRINT in Elle Decor's latest A-List issue. Huge thanks to the brilliant team at the magazine and the excellent work done to present our Brooklyn brownstone project (a gut renovation) so sublimely. From writing to styling to imagery, we're blown away. Grateful for this rewarding moment. More to come.
We’ve been digitally absent for some time now and wanted to provide a brief update to bring everyone up to speed with the company’s happenings, achievements, etc.
Back in early summer, in what could only be described as a jam-packed insanity of a day, we spent an intense afternoon with the handsome restaurateur, Sean John, chef and co-owner of Spur Tree, an 8 year old Caribbean restaurant located in the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan, NYC.
Truly delighted to see our Hamptons project in this month's issue of New York Spaces magazine. Nothing feels quite the same...
We first met Courtney Miller on one of our work trips to Jamaica, having had the good fortune to stay at Sandals White House where he is the current General Manager. After chatting briefly on the beach one evening, we instantly liked his easy going manner and
Hanging with 28-year-old Chef Akins Amoroso at Milk River restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, with the collage of Biggie, Jay Z and Nas hovering over his head in the background, it felt more like an exploration into hip hop culture as opposed to food. Looking past his Vans cap, Run DMC inspired eyewear, and tatted skin we heard those familiar notes of passion...
Was an honour and pleasure to sit on a panel at my Alma Mater, the Fashion Institute of Technology, to discuss "Breaking Business Barriers" and...
This Brooklyn residential interior design project has been an ever evolving one. When our clients first approached us as a team of two...
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Really and truly honored to be featured IN PRINT in Elle Decor's latest A-List issue. Huge thanks to the brilliant team at the magazine and the excellent work done to present our Brooklyn brownstone project (a gut renovation) so sublimely. From writing to styling to imagery, we're blown away. Grateful for this rewarding moment. More to come.