The Studio
Vanessa Katzen Design is a New York–based interior design studio serving New York City and beyond. Guided by proportion, materiality, and restraint, the practice designs quietly luxurious residential and commercial interiors that favor timeless design. Art and storytelling shape each space, resulting in layered environments that feel personal, warm, and designed to be lived in.
The Founder
Growing up in New York City, Vanessa Katzen was immersed in the art world from an early age. Her childhood unfolded among galleries, artist studios, and exhibition openings, shaped by her father’s life as an art dealer and the cultural rhythm of the city itself. Surrounded by art as part of everyday life rather than something precious or distant, she developed an instinctive understanding of how objects, space, and context shape the way people live. This early exposure fostered a sensitivity to interiors as lived environments, where architecture and art exist in conversation with daily rituals, a perspective rooted in culture, observation, and curation that continues to inform her approach to creating spaces with depth, nuance, and lasting resonance.