interior designer Gala Magrain Studied film and television at the University of New York, and after graduation, she wanted a job that allowed her to continue to make films to present festivals. He accepted a position with window and in-store display with Italian clothing brand diesel. Magarine eventually opened her own production agency and orchestrated events for rosters of high-profile companies such as Jimmy Chu and Harper Bazaar.
The way he discovered Vedic meditation, which not only captured his interest, but also shaped his vision for interiors. “It was a game-chanter, which helps me to join again with its purpose and re-connects the effect I wanted to do,” Magrin says. “My passion for mindfulness inspired me to focus on creating a temporary place to make me permanent interiors, and when my mission came into the focus.”
Magrin was ready for his next venture, and so in 2018 he launched it FirmLocated led by Westchester, New York and women, the team’s commercial and residential projects can be found in every corner of the world. Magrain tries to merge with the overall and brain with a cool and beautiful. By cleverly balanced a series of elements, each place of it inspires and enhances the energy of individuals that reside them.
Designers consider themselves lucky that they fulfill such masters that provide support and guidance. She counts many interior designers as friends, and she often raises strategically or ideas with them and receives her response, which enhances her own process.
Even with a busy schedule, Magrain always gives himself time to go in and go to the center. “When I wander around my energy around 3 o’clock, I will work and stop attention,” she notes. “It helps me reset and get ready for evening.”
Today, Gala Magrain joins us Five FridaysTu
Photo: Gala Magrain
1. Travel
Travel is the biggest source of my inspiration. I have been quite lucky to detect a handful of different places, and I somehow inspired and changed. Some of my favorite cities are Rishikesh in India, Hong Kong, Dubai and Tokyo, as cultures were very different from what I am using. I think at any time we can step out of our routine to highlight ourselves to new experiences, making our attitude wider in such a way that living at home can not be just.
When I go to a new city, I like to make a list of museums, stores, hotels and restaurants to travel and plan the routes running to all of them. The way I have lost myself on different streets, which has inspired me to find some great spots! I love this balance of the plan a little while allowing some mixed-in spontaneity. This combo never failed me.
Photo: Gala Magrain
2. Art + goods
Another way I remain inspired, by going to art and design fairs. I live in NYC, where we are locally lucky, but I also like basal and design Miami.
These are some of my favorite days. I usually take the day from work, I go with the interior design friends/colleagues, and then we go somewhere on a luxurious lunch. When I am there, I take photos that I carefully file as an inspiration for future projects.
When you are busy, it becomes easy to keep your head down and grind, but as a creative, it is important to take the day to find inspiration and share some good laughter with friends.
Photo: Gala Magrain
3. Internal architectural + design details
I constantly see how wherever I go, capturing the photo, how things are made or designed. When I am traveling with the family, while they are busy taking pictures of monuments or group, I am sniffing the shots of door knobs and molding and asking them to go out of the frame! I am specially ready for European design, and get tons of inspiration while living there. I think they really do modern and calm things, and when I return to the states, I like to bring those some elements to their projects.
Photo: Gala Magrain
4. Nature
Nature is another magnificent source of inspiration and amazement for me. I try and walk out in the park every day, no matter the weather. I think walking in nature and just observing me gives me peace of mind, and a lot of time, some of my best ideas.
The grandeur and perfection of nature always salutes me and all my problems seem small. Therefore, it is essential for my good and inner peace to sink myself in nature.
Photo: Gala Magrain
5. NYC
Last but at least NYC is not my hometown. I was eight years old here and every time I set foot in the city, I am inspired again. People, from fashion and city pulse, all reveals my creativity. Some of my best thoughts come to me, when I am walking from place to place with my headphones and music. Turning the corner and watching the Chrisler’s building bathing in sunlight is never amazed and inspires me.
I once got a chance to ask the performance artist Marina Abramovic as to why she preferred to be in NYC and said: “Energy. Manhattan is built on the bedock that only shoots energy back to you”. I agree with all my heart and every time I feel that I step into the city.
Gala works by Magrine design:
picture: Joseph Kram
Design Studio Office in Long Island City
Gala Magrine Design conceptualized the 4,000-class foot office for Creative Agency Designstudio in Long Island City, New York, which originally marries the identity of the brand with the culture of its new home in New York City.
From mid-century modern design hybrid meeting room, zoom calls, a laid-back-hand meeting space, and cooperative churning or single-work-focused work consist of industrial modern nature with places cuisted for areas.
Both extremely functional and beautiful, the office is actually designed in the way people work in a post-covid world, where creative brain meets can come to call, work and play.
picture: Joseph Kram
Irvington, NY Niwas
This project was the final design challenge-infecting the colonial style house of 6,100-class feet from 1929 with minimal construction with our signature style of generous modern pop.
Gala Magrine Design honored the original architectural details and by painting the rooms a soothing off-white, it provided us an empty canvas to work. We covered the colored platform with furniture and brought to personality and style through abstract art and carefully curated objects and accessories.
picture: Joseph Kram
West 67th Street Apartment
A two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments need a major overhaul with broad scenes of New York City Skyline and Central Park. Gala Magrine Design made a complete remodel of apartments to choose soft tones, natural wood, and a variety of textures, which allows some major “sanctuary” vibes and allow NYC to be the show’s star.
Magrine chose a dark blue grascloth wallpaper for the primary bedroom, which adds depth and texture to an otherwise ventilated and ether room. Carrara gives a warm, elegant experience a warm, elegant experience to the light wood combined with marble. Many plants introduce a dose of nature required for urban environment. In the guest bedroom, biomorphic shapes introduce a curved headboard to other tactile tactile in space through wallpaper and a fun and unexpected turn.
picture: Christian torres
Postlight 5th Avenue Office
Postlight contacted Gala Magrine Design, which with a unique idea to re-connect the 5th Avenue Office Post-Pandemic of its 4,700-class foot: Create a Soho House-inspired place for both employees and customers. He wanted a place that was suited to keep an inspirational workpiece for customers and public with workshops, meetings and events.
Magrine replied with curated lounge areas for some favorable and some personal-focused work for meetings. Brands reflect the missions and values ​​of the custom art -induced custom art along with colors and logo.
A 24 ‘TV and logo wall for speakers also serve as a great photo moment along with a presentation place. Each meeting and conference room was assigned a color that we built a tone-on-tone room with matching paint and custom area rugs. The kitchen was designed to host events with a huge island and to mix everyone around it, honoring the original old school New York Style Architecture for guests. Catching that no office location is complete without an instagramable moment, Magrine created a photo-worthy reception with plants, bright platforms of color and neon.
picture: Christian torres
Yousician NYC Office
Yusician contacted Gala Magrine Design to design his first American office at NYC. Metpacking was placed in a beautifully renovated scaffolding building in the district, Magrine brought the brand into life honoring the current architecture. The company’s Signature Green is included in the tone-on-tone room and is used as a base color to integrate the platform of colors.
In exchange for an additional meeting room, one of the closed places was converted into a music-inspired hangout room with a bar and record player. The approach allows more fun and informal settings for the team and customer meetings, taking the concept of “Regimental” to another level. A communal table in the open office area yet makes another work and meeting destination for customers and employees and ensures that there are many different places to work and cooperate.
