“ The design for this dental care facility is centered on the
idea that health care, well-being, and relaxation can be
integrated through design. The design uses curved forms to
soften the shadows and diffuse light in order to enable the
healthy feel of rooms filled with light. “
AUTHOR: Tom Shea
"Now, a Place for All of Those Place Mats The First Chilewich Store Opens in New York"
Now the mats have another retail outlet: The first Chilewich store opened this week in the Flatiron district. The 820-square-foot space, which was designed by De-SPEC, a New York architectural firm, has walls sheathed in black medium-density fiberboard that is perforated like a giant pegboard.”
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
A 19th-Century Millbrook Farmhouse Gets Tricked Out for 21st-Century Living
Farnaz Mansuri fulfills one homeowner’s dream of converting their 19th-century structure into a place for entertaining for decades to come.
By Raul Barreneche
Photography by Mick Hales
AUTHOR: Michael Welton
“Tom Shea, lead designer at de-spec in New York, has transformed a dark, 1,400 square-foot basement in the West Village into a light-filled award-winner. “It was an apartment with sleeping areas but it didn’t have an enclosed bedroom,” he says of the below-grade space at the corner of Washington and Perry. “It was really cold, damp, dark, and raw-feeling.” He based all his decisions on making it as bright and airy as possible.”
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
“We are happy to announce that de-spec's Project Perry Street Loft (Surgery #11) is being honored as a winner in Architecture category in the 2013 New York Cottage and Garden Innovation in Design Awards”
Read MoreAUTHOR: CTC&G Magazine
“Carefully curated art sets the tone and provides layering in this Greenwich home “
Read MoreAUTHOR: Mindy Pantiel
“ The first thing you see when you enter this Greenwich residence is a smiling furry creature perched on a pedestal, and a neon art piece stating, “Please do not touch the artwork.” Tall order for a family with three kids, one of whom routinely attempts to play hockey in the house, but totally tongue in cheek for homeowner/art dealer Josephine Schlank, who believes artwork should be accessible and everywhere.”
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
I am pleased to announce, our Glocal project is published in Architecture D’interieur magazine and in French. We are keeping busy with lectures in New York and Istanbul, keep in touch and I wish you a good summer.
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
“ Frederic Levrat is giving a Lecture in Istanbul Modern, Turkey
"Thinking the Edge - Water and Culture"
Thursday July 04, 2013, 6 PM
5+5 Lecture and round table discussion
AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
De-Spec is participating in the first-ever Holiday House Hamptons this summer with HC&G (Hamptons Cottages and Gardens) taking place June 23 through July 21 in Bridgehampton, NY.
Read MoreAUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri
We are happy to announce that de-spec's Project Surgery #10 is being honored as a finalist in Interior Design in the 2013 Connecticut Cottage and Garden Innovation in Design Awards.
Winners will be announced at an Awards Gala scheduled for May 2013 in Connecticut
Read MoreAUTHOR: High End Weekly
Designer show houses are places where anyone can visit and be inspired to dream, built, and perhaps dare to even design one’s own home as well. For decades, The Kips Bay Decorators Show house became the staple of American Design, and now there seem to be a risen star among the myriads of decorators show houses across this country.
Read MoreAUTHOR: Anne from My Fancy House
Experts from the de-spec architectural company managed to transform this 4-bedroom pre-war apartment into a lovely modern home, featuring a beautiful interior design based on white shades and wooden elements. The apartment offers comfortable accommodations, lavishly appointed with high-end amenities and decorated with impressive pieces of modern art.
Read MoreAUTHOR: Holly from HomeDSGN
New York City-based architectural firm de-spec have designed Residential Surgery 08. This contemporary space in New York City, USA, is a complete remodeling of a 4 bedroom prewar apartment.
Read MoreAUTHOR: Michael Welton
De-Spec is a design studio founded in 2002 by Tom Shea and Farnaz Mansuri. The pair says the firm is dedicated to the concept of de-speculation. “We don’t like to do generic stuff,” Shea says. And it shows. Their design for a shop in Soho for chocolate brand Xocolatti (that’s Aztec for chocolate) is a case in point. In collaboration with art director Damian Kaufman of Exit Creative, they’ve created a 150-square-foot storefront prototype for a company that’s counting on expansion in the future
Read MoreAUTHOR: International Design Awards
Xocolatti is a new premium chocolate brand, with its first flagship location in New York City's Soho. Designed by De-Spec inc. Xocolatti defines itself as a luxury chocolate - "Chocolate reimagined" and is planning to have multiple locations nationally and internationally. De-Spec's concept for the 150sq ft space lies in eliminating the traditional barriers of a storefront and window display instead creating an interactive vitrine-like space that seamlessly integrates with the streetscape
Read MoreAUTHOR: Architect News
“In this Q&A with architect Farnaz Mansuri, we investigate the meaning of the April 15 burning of Notre Dame Cathedral. As a member of the Baha’i Faith, Mansuri points to a global solution — create a global restoration program to repair and preserve our cultural heritages and natural resources.”
Read MoreAUTHOR: Tom Shea
De-spec's entry, GLOCAL GRID, was exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York this past spring and was selected to be included in the publication produced by the Architectural League of New York.
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