Public Space Activation

Translating ideas into meaningful activations rooted in culture, design, and forward-thinking trends.

Extensive experience spans a wide range of public space programming, covering different types of spaces, scales, and constituents. This expertise enables effective engagement with constituents, identification of challenges, and the development of flexible solutions tailored to various program types, spaces, and temporal opportunities.

Experience Highlights

    • Connected hotels with local designers to house vibrant exhibtions/vignettes in their lobbies and other public spaces to increase community engagement.

    • Developed an emerging designer residency within a vacant Hudson Yards storefront, providing new opportunities for public gathering and programming.

    • Transformed retail spaces and digital screens into canvases for public art with a poster campaign featuring leading designers.

    • Produced New York City's international design week, overseeing 300+ events and educational programs while fostering collaborations and ensuring engagement from key stakeholders.

    • Produced a one-night public performance of dance and music around a new sculpture as a kick-off to unveil the program and activate the space.

    • Launched a video platform that tells the stories of underfunded NYC design districts including Mott Haven, North Harlem, Long Island City, and Red Hook. The videos encourage visitation to these neighborhoods.

    • Expanded the video series into a live program by producing free walking tours, bringing attendees into these underserved cultural spaces.