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Can you build a custom home without a client in mind?
A conversation with Nick Schiffer and James Robb Buyers don’t typically associate speculative construction with exceptional design and craftsmanship, but Nick Schiffer, principal of NS Builders, and James Robb, co-founder of the surfaces company MADERA, want to change that. You may have seen their custom home, 45 White Oak, in your feed. Architect Vincent Appel’s...
Brick & Wonder Profile – Amir Karimpour
Amir Karimpour is the co-founder of visualization company, Alden Studios. He’s also a Lecturer at Yale and an Assistant Visiting Professor at the Pratt Institute.
Orion Construction & Painting: A Brand Overhaul
When Brick & Wonder member Orion Construction & Painting teamed up with a community colleague they received a brand befitting the firm’s craft building approach – and earned a fresh look from clients past and new. It’s great knowing we have access to a community based on trust. It provides a sense of security with…
Workshop Review – Deciphering The CARES Act
We held a discussion on the COVID-19 relief CARES Act, led by insurance specialist Rich Standing, and business CPA and tax specialist Drew Benenson.
Workshop Review – Crisis Real Estate Markets
On Thursday 4/16, Brick & Wonder hosted a Public Panel Discussion on Real Estate Markets in Crisis. The session was moderated by Brick & Wonder Founder, Drew Lang, and included four leading expert real estate brokers in the New York and Connecticut residential and commercial markets: Jed Garfield, Partner at Leslie J Garfield, Vickey Barron, Top Real Estate Broker at Compass, James Nelson – Principal at Avison…
From the Design Entrepreneur: An Obsession with Brutalism Makes a Great Cup
We were so amused by the name of the Brutal coffee brand that we saw launched on Archinect recently that we had ask the site’s founder, Paul Petrunia how he came up with the idea.
Brick & Wonder Profile – Megan Grehl
Megan Grehl is an interior designer and brand strategist who has leveraged her fluency in Mandarin and early-career experience working for big firms in Shanghai to build her own studio, serving a diversity of residential and hospitality clients in the US and China. We caught up with Megan to hear her story. Tell us what you…