Colony's Designers' Residency has returned, this year launching four newly established studios: Alara Alkan Studio, Ember Studio, MPei Studio + Thomas Yang Studio.

In the summer of 2023, we showcased the inaugural Designers’ Residency from the New York-based design gallery and strategy firm, Colony. We’re happy to report that the program was an undeniable success and has returned for a second year! Colony’s founder, Jean Lin, and art director, Madeleine Parsons, set out with the intention to connect a world of emerging talent with the international design market, lending their knowledge and experience to the sometimes harrowing process. To assist with the financial burdens that come with scaling, Colony subsidizes shop space and employs the residents at the gallery, offering professional studio and curation experience. In 2024, four newly established studios ? Alara Alkan Studio, Ember Studio, MPei Studio, and Thomas Yang Studio ? completed the intense 8-month program and will now be added to Colony’s offerings created by independent American design talents.
“From the start of the selection process last spring, we were drawn to the authenticity of these designers? distinctive voices and curious about how they might influence one another throughout the design process,” Parsons reflects. “While the collections presenting this June stand very much apart from each other aesthetically, they embody The Designers? Residency Progra...