Tour a Creative Williamsburg Workplace
An office that will never make you want to WFH again.
For the headquarters of Collins, a brand-building company in Williamsburg, architect Nancy Thiel makes an unforgettable presentation.
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1/6Photograph by Samuel Morgan“The firm’s color identity is orange,” comments architect Nancy Thiel, “a powerful and creative color.” The Eastlake door, painted Benjamin Moore Outrageous Orange and original to the 1871 building, seemed like the appropriate starting-off point.Photograph by Samuel Morgan“The firm’s color identity is orange,” comments architect Nancy Thiel, “a powerful and creative color.” The Eastlake door, painted Benjamin Moore Outrageous Orange and original to the 1871 building, seemed like the appropriate starting-off point.
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2/6Photograph by Samuel MorganIn the library, a Knoll coffee table and Herman Miller sofa punctuate company founder Brian Collins’s vast collection of books.Photograph by Samuel MorganIn the library, a Knoll coffee table and Herman Miller sofa punctuate company founder Brian Collins’s vast collection of books.
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3/6Photograph by Samuel MorganVintage Eames Shell chairs surround a worktable in the library, where higher shelves are reached with the help of ladders from Putnam Rolling Ladder.Photograph by Samuel MorganVintage Eames Shell chairs surround a worktable in the library, where higher shelves are reached with the help of ladders from Putnam Rolling Ladder.
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4/6Photograph by Samuel MorganA gel-fueled fireplace from Cocoon Fires occupies a corner.
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5/6Photograph by Samuel MorganOffice chairs and a table from Herman Miller dominate the airy conference room, which Thiel describes as “a bright open box, ready for ideas.”Photograph by Samuel MorganOffice chairs and a table from Herman Miller dominate the airy conference room, which Thiel describes as “a bright open box, ready for ideas.”
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6/6Photograph by Samuel MorganThe company meditation area is swathed in Knoll’s FilzFelt fabric.
The print version of this article appears with the headline: Office Romance.
This article appears in the September 2022 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).
