Climb the narrow staircase of a 19th-century loft building in Tribeca to find a frosted glass door emblazoned with the word “Quarters” in elegant calligraphy. It feels like the entrance to a speakeasy. Step inside to feel like a sophisticated design collector’s library/living room, complete with vintage Mario Bellini sofas, frescoes on the ceiling, antique tapestries on the walls, and hand-blown glass chandeliers. will appear. A hallway leads to a bar and lounge area, while the upper level features a chef’s kitchen, a 50-seat dining room, and an office. But Quarters is not a private home. Boutique, wine bar, event space, gallery, and showroom by Brooklyn-based design studio In Common With.
Interior quarters, shared with Tribeca’s new space
The Quarters, which opens to the public on May 13, 2024, is part of a booming Tribeca space that bears no resemblance to a gallery at all, even though virtually everything in its 8,000-square-foot space is for sale. An exciting addition to the presenting gallery scene. From $13 jars of gochujang to Paolo Buffa chairs.
Felicia Han and Nick Ozemba, founders of In Common With, work with experienced industry professionals and design enthusiasts looking for unique artwork for their clients, as well as those unfamiliar with the field but curious. Some people say yes. “We treat The Quarters like our home, and we want everyone to feel that way when they’re here,” Ozemba says. Expect TikTokers to flock to the space once they get to know about it, which is super stylish.
But Quarters is a place where In Common With, which has so far primarily interacted with clients online, can express its sensibilities to the fullest in a physical space. Inside the brand, Sophie Lou Jacobsen, Danny Kaplan, Simone Bodmer-Turner.
This year, lit, branching out into furniture, with pieces such as a wooden table inlaid with ceramics by Shane Garbier all on display. When clients visited In Common With’s studio in Gowanus, they often asked about the vintage furniture and artwork on display (not for sale), so Hung and Ozemba sourced similar items to decorate the space. has been enriched. They sought out artists who were not represented elsewhere in New York and practiced time-honored techniques, such as Italian trompe painter Claudio Bonuglia.
The six-year-old design brand understands that beautiful objects have value in their own right, but they become even more meaningful when they become part of a great experience. This means that during Milan Design Week 2023, the studio did not stage a traditional gallery installation. Instead, they, along with Jacobsen, hosted an open bar featuring the Flora lighting collection.
Quarters are a permanent, more elaborate evolution of the conceit. In Common With will host dinner parties with guest chefs, temporary installations, and even podcast recordings. The design, food, and literature scenes all naturally overlap, but can remain siled. Quarters aims to fill that gap. “What’s interesting for us is bringing different kinds of creativity into this space,” says Hung.
While concept shops like Dover Street Market, 10 Corso Como, and Merci blend retail and hospitality, the precedent for Quarters actually comes from house museums, specifically Casa Pedregal. Luis Barragan’s Mexico City House is still in active use and is occasionally open to the public for architectural tours. “Many of those pieces had an element of voyeurism and intimacy, which was very inspiring,” Ozemba says.
The Quarters is located at 383 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. incommonwith.com