Angelika Design Studio

We worked with Angelika to decorate our offices in the financial district in lower Manhattan. We had both a tight time frame and a tight budget. Angelika had a great vision for the space and quickly keyed in on the aesthetic we were looking for. She prepared the layout, selected furnishings and artwork, and implemented the design. She was responsive to all our requests along the way, reviewing options and following up with vendors. We are very happy with the final product – the space is great to work in and the overall look has the clean lines we were looking for. In addition, the project was completed on time and within budget .Angelika was a pleasure to deal with and made the process very easy for us. We would highly recommend her and would readily use her services again for an office or home design project. More...

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I have had the pleasure of working with Angelika for over 10 years on quite a few of her projects. She brings great vision and creativity to her projects and is open to taking suggestions from her vendors in order to bring greater satisfaction to her clients. She puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into the planning of her projects (as working with her via phone at 2 in the morning can attest to!).

She is extremely professional and comes with my highest recommendations and regard. More...

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When I gut-renovated my 1860's brownstone apartment in Brooklyn Heights, I had a very specific design concept and palette in mind; especially for the high-ceilinged kitchen and bathroom. In order to create the look and feel of a Tuscan farmhouse kitchen in a relatively small angled space, and then the look and feel of an ancient Roman bath in the bathroom, I depended on tiles, textures, colors and combinations to fulfill the design.

Like most first-time renovators of historic space, I knew what I wanted but not how to shop for it and pull it all together. I also needed my tile designer on hand for delivery to work with my contractor on installation. Angelika Wrzesinska, head of Angelika Design Studio in New York, fulfilled all 3 roles beyond my expectations.
Why? Because:

1. She could interpret my design concept into materials and knew how far she could experiment with the concept. balancing the specifics of the brief with a sense of aesthetic exploration;

2. She knew where to shop, so that all I had to do was meet her at the design outlets of choice where she laid out on the floor samples for me to select and ways to integrate the tiles into a complete floor, bathtub and wall designs...either Tuscan or Roman Antique. She also took her cues from lighting fixtures I had previously purchased that created a centerpiece for each room.

3. Her experience with vendors gave her instant access to inventory; fast ordering and delivery; and discounts.

4. Her preciseness assured quality control upon delivery and she stayed for much of the tile setting, to make sure that the installation fulfilled the design in every detail.

5. She completed the design with a color palette of paint, beyond the kitchen and bathroom, throughout the apartment that created a flow from one different space to the next that felt comfortable, organic and that combined country rustic with quiet urban elegance. Not easy.

As someone who has a fairly developed aesthetic of his own, and who like Angelika had lived in Europe for many years, I found that I still needed a designer, buyer and installation consultant to achieve the tile-based concept I had in mind. Angelika Wrzesinska exceeded my expectations."

Robert L (May, 2015) More...

Reviewed on Houzz

I have engaged Angelika in several projects over the years, including kitchen and bathroom design and other small projects. Have always been impressed by her creativeness and flexibility of design ideas. If you have a sense of what you want (or what you don't want), but need someone to bring it to life or find the right look for you (I've had both experiences with her), Angelika is an excellent designer. She won't hesitate to suggest directions you may not have thought of, but will always return to what you want/what works for you.
On my kitchen I knew what I wanted structurally and high level look, but was struggling with completing the concept. She blended things that I never thought could have worked together -- until she laid them out for me to see. It has become a centerpiece of the apartment. More...

Reviewed on Houzz

Angelika has great ideas and resources for interior design - . she knows all the best places and has access to them as well . It was more of a fun experience working with her than actual work, and i really enjoyed it. Even more importantly than the process , of course, is the final result . I can honestly say that her vision of an open space really helped me achieve the results i was looking for. It is quite daunting looking at an empty space and not knowing where to begin. She removed these fears after discussing stylistic preferences and made it a fun endeavor instead. She was awesome ! More...

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