office of tangible space

Our studio was tasked with bringing to life a new shop for the Whitney Museum of American Art @whitneymuseum . We endeavored to create a bold-yet-inviting space that signals a transformation for the museum. The shop plays the role of the first touch point into the museum - not only a place to engage with products, but a space for gathering and reflection. Sight lines to the Hudson River, open circulation, and a sense of discovery and exploration are core to the experience. A collective family of fixtures that express a unique yet unified design language serve the mission and ethos of Whitney. Photography @claireesparros

Office of Tangible Space is an interdisciplinary design studio founded by Michael Yarinsky and Kelley Perumbeti specializing in architecture, interiors, furniture and curation. Our work is grounded in a human-centric approach that is achieved through warmth and materiality. It promotes engagement through the use of new and unexpected detail, form, texture, and color. Regardless of project scale, the design of Office of Tangible Space evokes a desire to stay and to notice - to have a dialogue with the immediate environment. This candid studio portrait by @claireesparros 😌

For the new Brooklyn Museum Café @brooklynmuseum , a challenge was presented by one of the most exciting aspects of the project — the fact that it is located at the main entry/exit of the museum. We tried to allow for a steady amount of traffic passing through the space by creating “streams” of linear furnishings while also creating differentiated “island” zones that felt grounded by rugs and soft seating. We wanted everyone who uses the space to feel both invited to explore the space but also comfortable when they dine in. In our design process, we start from a kernel of an idea and develop from there - in this case the mission of the museum. We wanted this to be a spatial embodiment of that mission. That being said, we can’t help but reference historical design work that has made an impact on our thinking — in this case we see overlap in the ideas behind SESC Pompéia by Lina Bo Bardi in São Paulo, Brazil and Archizoom Associati/Andrea Branzi’s Non-Stop City Project. Photography @matthewgordonstudio

Nothing Comes from Nothing is officially open — thanks to everyone who contributed in ways big and small. Excited to have you by in the next 2 weeks. Nothing Comes from Nothing by @tangible.space and @verso_works - a cross-generational exploration of the enduring nature of creative influence. The exhibition pairs work by leading contemporary designers with historic, museum-quality design pieces to reflect on the continuity of ideas across time and propose that innovation is never created in isolation, but shaped by precedent, process, and lived experience. Nothing Comes from Nothing unfolds with pairings of contemporary and historic works, each connecting a designer to the precedents that inform their practice.  featuring @mullervanseveren @objects_of_common_interest @umproject @nmbello1 @kikigoti @studio_liamlee @madeline_isakson @mnjaekim @_n.shook_ and @tangible.space alongside historic works by Achille Castiglione, Michael Thonet, Lina Bo Bardi, Jens Quistgaard, Superstudio, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pierre Jeanneret, Andrea Branzi, Archigram, Robert Rauschenberg, Charlotte Perriand, Carl Auböck, Ghana’s Ashanti People, Charles and Ray Eames, and Alvar and Aino Aalto. Historic works from the collections of @patrick_parrish_studio @tangible.space @lanobadesign and @amauri — in partnership with @tankhouse with the aid of @build_ops.inc 144 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn May 14-19, 10am-6pm May 20-27 by appointment While you are there, check out The Espasso Apartment on the 2nd floor that we designed and curated for @espasso Photography by @claireesparros

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New York Design Week is going to be a good one. - Nothing Comes from Nothing together with @verso_works - a cross-generational exploration of the enduring nature of creative influence. The exhibition pairs work by leading contemporary designers with historic, museum-quality design pieces to reflect on the continuity of ideas across time and propose that innovation is never created in isolation, but shaped by precedent, process, and lived experience. Nothing Comes from Nothing unfolds with pairings of contemporary and historic works, each connecting a designer to the precedents that inform their practice.  - The Espasso Apartment - we juxtapose the sculptural heft of the building’s architecture with the material-driven soul of historic Brazilian design. Against the raw, precise concrete canvas of @144vanderbilt , the @espasso collection introduces an essential counter-narrative of warm, tactile, and grounded humanity. Check in at Nothing Comes from Nothing show for Espasso Apartment access. - Uprise Art - We introduce our reimagined @uprisenyc gallery as part of the Mercer St Block Party event. RSVPs required - link in bio and in our stories.

Office of Tangible Space Pillar VI - Practical Magic By balancing research, history, and technical rigor with curiosity, playfulness, and experimentation, we create magic moments through a rigorous design process. We often find custom solutions that are unique to the project constraints - using clever applications of materials, tools, and processes that are as thoughtful as they are practical. Photography by @claireesparros (1, 5, 8, 9), @charlieschuck (2, 3, 10, 11), @hannagrankvist (4), @hawkclaw (6), @matthewgordonstudio (7)

Honored to be showing several furniture pieces alongside a roster of talented upstate friends at Sense of Place - open now through the end of May. @available_items has teamed up with @amintadj to host an immersive showcase of contemporary art, design, and architecture in the Hudson Valley. Presented at Ohayo Mountain House - a new private residence in the Catskill Mountains, Sense of Place features a unique edit of work by contemporary designers and artists whose practices have been shaped by the region. with works by Aaron Getman-Pickering @aarongetmanpickering Amin Tadj @amintadj Bob Bechtol @bobbechtol.art Flowerpsycho @flowerpsychos FN Furniture @fnfurn Francesca DiMattio @francescadimattio Jackrabbit Studio @jackrabbitstudio Jake Coan @jakecoan Jesse Groom @_jessegroom_ Joshua Vogel @joshua_vogel_sculpture Kat Howard @kat_howard Katie Stout @ummmsmile Kieran Kinsella @kierankinsella LikeMindedObjects @likemindedobjects Loose Parts @loose_parts Michael McGrath @m.r.mcgrath Mr. Liz Hopkins @mr.lizhopkins Office of Tangible Space @tangible.space Ori Carlin @oricarlin Swell Studio @swellstudio_ Tristan Fitch @tristan_fitch Open Saturdays (11am - 5pm) and by appointment - email [email protected] - photography by @valfl24

Office of Tangible Space Pillar V - A Machine for Interaction We hope to inspire people with an environment that is thoughtful and creative, one that fosters the kind of collaborative atmosphere where people connect, new ideas arise and creative energy is felt. Photography by @charlieschuck (1, 2, 5), @elizabethcarababas (3), @claireesparros (4), @matthewgordonstudio (6)

Office of Tangible Space Pillar IV - Community Impact We’re drawn to projects where design can tell stories and bring people together. We collaborate with clients and partners who contribute to culture and community, and stay engaged through curation, teaching, hosting, exhibitions, and public dialogue. Photography by @sahrajajarmikhayat (1, 5, 12), @claireesparros (2), @matthewgordonstudio (3), @gabrielmirandab_ (7), @jonathanweiskopf (9), @codyperhamus (10), @garruppo (11)

​A Trio in Four Courses constructed a fictional Italian restaurant around a table for two diners and one waiter. The table—built by Allan Wexler @allanwexlerstudio and Åke Strömer @stromermutroniks — operates as both furniture and apparatus: a stage for sound, service, and exchange. Dining was repositioned as performance, and performance is embedded within the rituals of the meal. ​At the table, two dining percussionists—Jessica Tsang and Amy Garapic @j.tsang @amygdrums —performed four five-minute compositions by Matt Evans. @matt_evans_online circulated between roles, delivering each course while acting as server and third percussionist. Plates, food, utensils and service become compositional material. Each course generated its own absurdist, minimalist score, emerging directly from the act of eating. ​A four-course Italian meal was prepared by Jen Monroe @badtaste.biz – served to both performers and an audience of invited diners. Cocktails and wine by Arley Marks / MAMO @arleymarks @mamo.nyc accompanied the meal. The event unfolded as a tightly choreographed sequence of food, sound, and attention—collapsing distinctions between a restaurant and a stage. ​The conceptual wellspring for A Trio in Four Courses is “A New Futurist Cookbook,” a project conceived by Allan Wexler @allanwexlerstudio and Michael Yarinsky @tangible.space as a direct response to the 1932 Futurist Cookbook, a manifesto of culinary innovation by F. T. Marinetti. Publishing in Spring of 2027, the book seeks to harness the provocative energy, the emphasis on innovation, and the multi-sensory focus that characterized historical Futurism, but works to redirect these potent methods towards contemporary aims: broader awareness, inclusivity, and a thoughtful re-evaluation of our relationship with food. Location: @102franklintribeca Photography by Claire Esparros @claireesparros Editing by @jffmsmri

We crafted Car Part Time @carparttime as a new kind of venue for automotive culture in New York. The space pairs a rotating display of collectible cars with a program of cultural events, placing the automobile in dialogue with design, architecture, and contemporary culture while also reflecting their role as a licensed dealer specializing in collector cars. Throughout, the detail and material palette references the craftsmanship and sensuality of classic automobiles, without becoming overtly thematic. Sage inlays, walnut accents, aluminum details, cognac leather, and touches of mustard yellow animate the interior. The pendant light fixtures – repurposed from the 1960s SUNY Albany campus designed in 1962 by Edward Durell Stone – connect the interior to the modernist era associated with many of the automobiles on display. The space contains a permanent shoppable outpost by @freakout.spot – a record shop in New York’s Hudson Valley. Come see the space this Wednesday evening as @part_time_rob from Freakout Spot hosts a listening event focused on Kraut Rock - ticket link @carparttime Photography by @claireesparros