our ethos
We love to decorate spaces that interpret our client’s personal story or context.
We see our clients’ projects as more of a communication challenge than a decoration brief.
We're interested in what we can help them say about the lives they've lived.
Once ideas start to form, we simply add a bit of design irreverence and savvy, along with some lateral creative thinking, to come up with design themes and concepts.
our people
Meet Laura and David, They are the founders of Curate & Crate.
David gained his degree in design, then spent 20 years working in advertising in London, Paris and New York. He became disillusioned when designing his own home in the Catskills, so much so he approached his friend Laura and suggested they form a company to try and do things differently.
Laura started her career as a dancer, then continued to work within the arts community. She is an established photographer, events creator and interior curator. She has a proven track record of envisioning unique ideas and bringing them to life for clients and brands.
our new shop
we have just opened our new space in the Hudson,
our online store
Sourcing and selling vintage items is important to us.
We feel enough wonderful furniture has already been created in this world, and where possible the responsible thing to do is evolve or repurpose it.
Click on our shop icon, if you don’t see a piece that meets your needs, we are happy to source specific items for our clients, so please email or call.
Email: curateandcrate@gmail.com
call/text: +1 (917) 310 8291
our services
- Interior curation
- Bespoke sourcing of vintage furniture, fittings and fitments
- Consultation on home renovation
- Staging of properties
- Event organization and planning
- Interior design for holiday preparation
modern barn
'Forest Hill'
Recently, I was lucky enough to create the interiors and spaces of my own home in the Catskills, I worked alongside the architect Karl Wasner at Modern Catskills.
The house was built to reflect the intersection of industrial design and Farmhouse chic. Despite this grandiose description, it was created with one thing in mind, to be a home, where people can come together and immediately discover peace of both mind and soul.
loft
'Canco'
Through conversation, we discovered our client needed a sanctuary, a place to read and forget about the stress of day-to-day work. We ended up redefining her living space and creating a bespoke library that played into the heritage of the building and created a very practical storage area that was 18ft high.
"This space now makes me smile and I spend hours in it everyday. This was simply something I would never have dreamed of doing"
lake house
'Candlewood'
A client bought and refurbished a wonderful lakeside property in Connecticut. They felt the end result was too homogeneous and didn’t tell their story. We spent time getting to know the couple, then evolved the colour palette, sourced vintage items for all living areas, and helped them display some wonderful images from their travels.
"David did an exceptional job with our lake house. He invested the time to understand the aesthetic for which we were looking. He enhanced our ideas with great inspiration and found fitting, unique pieces to complete our home.”"
'bollywood' In a barn
'Bellwood Barn'
We organised a wedding for an Indian bride who wanted to get married upstate in a barn. This cultural mash up resulted in Bollywood in a Barn.
Over 120 guests were fed with Indian street food and entertained by an sitar player, human beat-box artist and a famous indian new york dj
our services in detail
Interior Decoration
We currently have a focus in New York City and New Jersey, with the flexibility to take on clients from the Hamptons to the Catskills.
Bespoke Sourcing of Vintage Furniture, Fittings and Fitments
We have a network of dealers both nationally and internationally that we source from. These have been chosen for their pursuit of the unusual, or appreciation of craft. We put high demands and volumes through them, which usually means great value for our clients.
Consultation on Home Renovation
We are happy to work alongside existing contractors, to help bring a more lateral approach to problem solving and design. We will bring the rare combination of creativity and practicality to get work done in a stressful and expensive time.
Staging of Properties
We are happy to help you and your broker add value to your property during the selling process. Helping you tell a story that will appeal to the right type of buyer. Services range from creative organization, which is simply redesigning and organizing the furniture you already have, through to redesigning within a budget at an already expensive time.
Event Organization and Planning
A new part of our business offering, we are happy to manage weddings or corporate events from creative concept through to delivery.
Interior Decoration for Holiday Preparation
During busy holidays periods we are happy to help alleviate some of the pressure by creating the perfect setting, whether it be for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas
Location
Curate & Crate
50 Dey Street
Jersey City
NJ
07306
Contact: 917 310 8291