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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...
Workshop Review: Social Media and Branding for the Built Environment
On June 29th, 2023, we invited all Brick & Wonder members to join us for a Zoom Workshop exploring social media and branding as it pertains to the built environment industry.
The social media landscape is fast-paced and ever-changing. It can be challenging to follow and keep up with, but when used to its fullest capacity it can be incredibly powerful.
Roundtable Review: Intelligent Risk
On June 22nd, 2023, Brick & Wonder Pro and Council members joined us at Public Records in Brooklyn for a Roundtable on Intelligent Risk. Public Records is an innovative multi-use space that caters to audiophiles and tastemakers and is known for its impact on the global music scene, its design-forward aesthetic, and its commitment to sustainability. Risk is an essential dimension in business (and…
Roundtable Review: Hiring & Firing
Whether hiring for growth, for a niche skillset, for diversity, or for a new strategic initiative, the process can be time-consuming and even overwhelming.
Collaboration Through Craft—Photography & Furniture Design
The Brick & Wonder community is a great resource for discovering and nurturing the collaborative relationships on which complex built-environment projects depend. Sometimes, that’s on the scale of a building, but sometimes it’s on the scale of a piece of furniture. In this case, we brought together two lovers of craft from the disciplines of furniture design and photography to document a beautiful new product series.
Workshop Review: What is a Fractional CFO
Increasingly, business owners are realizing that, whether they have a CFO or not, the role exists within their business, and they are probably filling that role themselves.
Gramercy Park Duplex — A Collaborative Gut Renovation
Brick & Wonder members often collaborate with one another to deliver their projects; in the built environment, nobody actions their work alone. We want to celebrate and explore the collaborative process, to better understand what leads to great work. Often, it’s the relationships built on site and the ideas that blossom when true partnership emerges…