We head to Brooklyn's Gowanus neighborhood to check in with Sarah Zames, founder of General Assembly, to see how and where she works.

Brooklyn-based General Assembly is an interior design and architecture studio founded in 2011 by interior architect Sarah Zames and partner Colin Stief. The practice focuses on ground up and full renovation projects, as well as designing lighting and furniture, with residential projects that span throughout New York state, from NYC boroughs to upstate and the Hamptons, and across the pond to London. General Assembly also offers interior consulting, styling and staging services. For this month’s Where I Work, we head to Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood to check in with Sarah Zames to see how and where she works.
What’s your studio/work environment like"
It?s a calm space that fluctuates between messy and clean, depending on where we are with deadlines. There is usually music playing, but otherwise pretty quiet. The light in the space is beautiful.

How is your space organized/arranged"
We have several different workspaces that I move between: my desk, a large shared work table and our materials library. We designed large custom desks for the space ? Colin and I sit across from each other at one set, and then the other desk is shared by four people. Our space is designed to be flexible with regards to how many people are using it at any given time. We have periods where we have six or more in there, and the...