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A round foyer with a marble medallion and curving stair

The studio

Small by Design. Personal by Principle.

Brick & Velvet pairs a new generation of design thinking with more than three decades of experience in the field. We take on a limited number of projects each year, and every one is led by its founders.

Consultation room with blush velvet chairs around a fluted table

Our name

Brick & Velvet

Brick is the structure: the plan, the proportions, the details that hold a room together for decades. Velvet is everything you feel once you are inside. We believe a beautiful space needs both, and that neither should be compromised for the other.

The Founders

Curving stair detail

Co-founder, Interior Designer

Shmiel Weiss

Shmiel leads design direction and client relationships, from the first concept through presentation and sourcing.

Stone desk detail

Co-founder, Senior Designer

Alex Flikshteyn

Alex brings more than thirty years in the industry: the technical depth, construction knowledge and judgement that turn a beautiful drawing into a finished room.

How We Work

One studio, from the first sketch to the final styled shelf.

Wood shelving in the seforim room

01

Listen

We begin on site, with measurements, photographs and an honest conversation about how you live or work.

Marble medallion floor in the foyer

02

Plan

Space planning, circulation and clearances, drawn to scale before a single finish is chosen.

Skylight over the lobby

03

Design

Concept, materials and lighting, presented as drawings and renderings you can walk through.

Sculptural stone desk

04

Source

Furniture, stone, fabric and fixtures specified and procured from makers we trust.

Floating stone vanity

05

Build & finish

Coordination with your contractor through installation and final styling.

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Tell us about the home or space you have in mind. We reply personally to every enquiry.

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