Black History Month Spotlight: Anishka Clarke
In the past nearly 13 years of blogging here at Design*Sponge, there have been a
In the past nearly 13 years of blogging here at Design*Sponge, there have been a few interiors that stand out in my memory and my heart. And the incredible goldenrod staircase (below) that Ishka Designs created is one of them. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Ishka Designs is the design team of Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom. I had the honor of meeting Anishka and working with her for In the Company of Women and I found myself endlessly inspired by her design sensibility and her beyond-her-years wisdom. So for today’s Black History Month spotlight I’m thrilled to be talking about Anishka Clarke and her work. Read on after the jump to learn more about Anishka — and catch an excerpt of her interview from the book! xo, grace Photography by Sasha Israel for In the Company of Women
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Anishka actually came to interior design as a second career. After working in finance for 10 years (a great skill set to bring into any self-owned business!), Anishka decided to pursue her love of interiors and open a firm in New York. Her chic, minimal style is something she credits to a “waste-not upbringing” she inherited from her mother. And now that style can be seen in projects around the world from Jamaica and New York to Paris. I love the way Anishka is able to work bold splashes of color into each project — it’s those vivid moments o...
In the past nearly 13 years of blogging here at Design*Sponge, there have been a few interiors that stand out in my memory and my heart. And the incredible goldenrod staircase (below) that Ishka Designs created is one of them. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Ishka Designs is the design team of Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom. I had the honor of meeting Anishka and working with her for In the Company of Women and I found myself endlessly inspired by her design sensibility and her beyond-her-years wisdom. So for today’s Black History Month spotlight I’m thrilled to be talking about Anishka Clarke and her work. Read on after the jump to learn more about Anishka — and catch an excerpt of her interview from the book! xo, grace Photography by Sasha Israel for In the Company of Women
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Anishka actually came to interior design as a second career. After working in finance for 10 years (a great skill set to bring into any self-owned business!), Anishka decided to pursue her love of interiors and open a firm in New York. Her chic, minimal style is something she credits to a “waste-not upbringing” she inherited from her mother. And now that style can be seen in projects around the world from Jamaica and New York to Paris. I love the way Anishka is able to work bold splashes of color into each project — it’s those vivid moments o...
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