Introducing SELVEDGES, on view at Colbo through May 25th for NYC x Design Week.
The collection extends the design language established at Colbo Next Door, continuing our commitment to material honesty, each crafted by hand with deadstock fabrics from Colbo archives.
ENSO FOR NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK || COLBO NYC
Debuting “Selvidge” a series of lighting as an extension of the @colbo.nextdoor space we designed last year.
ON VIEW: May 14th - May 25th
Come by and say hi to Enso on Saturday between 12:00-6:00pm.
Reflecting on where it all began, with our first custom light switch, which holds a single stem. Creating objects that accentuate the forgotten spots in a room has been an integral part of our practice since the start.
Lake-house kitchen where raw materiality meets quiet mornings—rattan wraps dark wood, copper glows against textured stone, brick tiles line the ceilings over cork-inlaid cabinetry beside green zellige tiles. Every surface crafted to savor ember light and lingering meals.
Coinciding with Enso’s one-year anniversary, the new website launches today! From day one, Rappold has been woven into our journey—shaping the studio’s identity, site, and evolution alongside us.
Grateful for this true partnership as we both grow—what started as a shared spark has become a quiet constant in our craft.
Hope you enjoy the new site as much as we do. Follow along at www.of-enso.co.
I installed the ceiling.
My father laid the tile.
The walls were plastered by a friend of a friend.
And the kitchen was cobbled together by a faint memory of my grandmother’s kitchen.
Then I got stuck.
It looked the part of a room where evenings linger, but it didn’t feel like one. Overwhelmed by choice, I got in my head. I lost sight of the vision. I knew I needed help.
What I didn’t understand yet was that designing for intimacy isn’t about finishing a space - it’s about understanding the alchemy of honesty and attention.
Working with @of__enso , I learned that honesty shows up in materials that rest comfortably in themselves.
Walls that breathe, wood with many lives, stone whose cracks let the light in. Metal in a love affair with patina. Nothing lacquered to the point of distrust.
Raw, unvarnished, unpolished. Alive.
Attention shows up in atmosphere and rhythm:
how close bodies sit, how long eyes linger, how candlelight invites presence.
When they’re in harmony, something beautiful happens.
When people are close and the space is truthful, they lower their guards without being asked to.
That’s intimacy.
@yuriakailich and @joels_profile didn’t just help me bring the room to life. They did something I think every lover of beauty secretly hopes for: they made me conscious of the things I couldn’t see. They helped me understand that what was missing wasn’t another object or decision - but the courage to let the room tell the truth, to let it evolve organically, and to invite people closer than I first dared. Shot by @fy_d_r
