2. ABOUT

Islyn Studio is an award winning, woman owned and operated M/WBE design studio headquartered in New York City. In service of artful spaces and considered identities, Islyn is a collective of thinkers, dreamers, and wildly curious makers who believe in elevating hospitality to an art form.

Dedicated to crafting immersive, multi sensory experiences, we design hotels, restaurants, bars, retail spaces, spas, objects, and stories that explore contemporary culture and aesthetics. At Islyn Studio, every project is a passion project.

Our work is driven by imagination, collaboration, and a deep reverence for the stories behind things. We create sanctuaries for the senses, places you leave longing for. We believe in heart forward experiences that foster joy, presence, and connection, and in the power of place to contribute to a life well lived. It is easy to make something pretty, but difficult to make it matter. Great hospitality is not about trends, it is about spaces that are intentional, soulful, and designed to endure.

Our process begins with a deep exploration of context, including location, environment, history, and human need. From this investigation, we uncover a guiding north star that shapes every decision, allowing us to create spaces that are resilient, adaptable, and timeless, while inspiring future traditions.

With a combined half century at leading New York City firms, our team understands the rules well enough to thoughtfully break them, creating future forward cultural projects that transcend conventional hospitality.

At Islyn, relationships are at the core of everything we do, with each other, ourselves, and the natural world. In a splintered world, we bring people back to their senses, balancing technical rigor with intuition, curiosity, and care.

ABOUT

INTERIOR DESIGN

RESEARCH AND STRATEGY
CONCEPT DESIGN
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
SKETCH ILLUSTRATIONS
PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERINGS
CUSTOM FURNITURE AND LIGHTING
ON SITE STYLING
ART CURATION
PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART DIRECTION

BRANDING

NAMING
MISSION, VISION, VALUES POSITIONING
COPY WRITING
LOGO DESIGN
BRAND GUIDELINES
ART DIRECTION
COLLATERAL AND PACKAGING
ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS
PRINT PRODUCTION
SIGNAGE
UNIFORM DESIGN

EXPERIENTIAL

FRAGRANCE DEVELOPMENT
SOUND COLLABORATION
LIVE MUSIC PROGRAMMING
DAY TO NIGHT AMBIANCE
OPERATIONAL STANDARDS

CLIENTS
Blue Flag Capital
Hai Hospitality
Hilton Hotels
Highgate Hotels
Kimpton Hotels
Sage Hospitality
Dovetail + Co

Heineken
Live Nation
Machete Group
Capital One
Goldman Sachs
DiamondRock
New Circle Investments

Bond Vet
Kindbody
Peachy Studio
CAMP
City Block
Twig Fertility

Brass
The Tusk Bar
Leonessa
Chleo Kingston
Sawmill Market

THE TEAM

Ashley Wilkins
Founder / Creative Director

Laura Hope
Vice President of Interior Design

Emily Febrizio
Studio Design Lead

Colleen Smith
Senior Interior Designer

Katharina Hubauer
Interior Designer

Emily Cannavina
Junior Interior Designer

Lauren Coley
Project Manager

Tori Febrizio
Architectural Designer

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