The latest city we set our sights on in the Coast to Coast series was the infamously boisterous New Orleans, Louisiana.

Special thanks to Emily Rae Pellerin and Jean Lin of Colony for the following post.

Last month kicked off our Coast to Coast series with Design Milk where we, Colony, a NY-based community of independent furniture, lighting, textiles and objects designers, set out to explore the United States in the name of design, discovery and inspiration. Detroit was first up, and then came Nashville. The latest city we set our sights on was the infamously boisterous New Orleans, Louisiana.
Detail of a retro kitchen slicer from AC Hotels New Orleans on Bourbon Street
Aside from the renowned debauchery of the French Quarter (thank you to the respite-giving AC Hotels for our very own Bourbon Street experience!), New Orleans also plays host to an unexpected group of young artists and designers. With its prominent Contemporary Arts Center and biennial art event Prospect New Orleans, the city?s creatives no doubt have a presence on the national scene; but as of late, the designers here have struck a particularly resonant chord as a marked community, creating a cooperative and supportive local network collectively producing impactful, important work. What we received from this tight-knit crew of small businesses and entrepreneurs was a strong Southern dose of hospitality, and a paralleling professional ?sharing and caring.? Design studios like Farouki Far...