Meyer Davis Explained

Meyer Davis
Industry:Interior design
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Founded:1999
Founders:Will Meyer and Gray Davis
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Hq Location City:New York, NY
Hq Location Country:USA
Area Served:Worldwide
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Website:www.meyerdavis.com

Meyer Davis is an interior design boutique with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and London. Founded in 1999 by friends Will Meyer and Gray Davis, the firm specializes equally in residential, hospitality, retail, and workplace design, and has over seventy full-time interior designers, project managers, industrial designers, and virtual designers on staff.[1] [2]

History

Will Meyer and Gray Davis are natives of Nashville, Tennessee, and both attended Auburn University College of Architecture, Design, and Construction in Alabama prior to moving to New York City. Davis began his career in Montgomery, Alabama, at the office of his professor, Bobby McAlpine, and moved to New York City following college to work first for John Saladino, and later for Thomas O’Brien’s Aero Studios, where he designed for clients including Giorgio Armani and Ralph and Ricky Lauren. Upon moving to New York, Meyer trained with architects Peter Eisenman and his mentor Charles Gwathmey, working on homes for the likes of Steven Spielberg and Michael Dell.[3]

Meyer and Davis were connected in New York by mutual friends and colleagues, and eventually began consulting with one another on freelance projects, leading them to formally establish Meyer Davis in their first SoHo office in 1999.[1] [4] Their collaborative studio began with a commission for a residence in Tennessee and a nightclub in Las Vegas, and quickly led to work for Oscar de la Renta (boutiques worldwide), Andrew Carmellini (Locanda Verde at the Greenwich Hotel), and John Varvatos (boutiques nationwide). Other notable clients of Meyer Davis have included Jonathan Tisch (Loews Hotels), Aby Rosen (Paramount Hotel), Barry Sternlicht (1 Hotels), the Frist Family (private offices and residence) and Jenna Lyons (private residence). The pair have also collaborated on numerous private residences in Upstate New York and East Hampton.[5] [6] [7]

Along with designing for numerous private residential clients, Meyer Davis has collaborated with chefs and restaurateurs like John McDonald and Chef Josh Capon, Chef Michael White and Altamarea Group, Chef Ford Fry, Chef Andrew Carmellini, Chef Michael Schwartz, Starr Restaurants, and SBE.[8] Meyer Davis has been selected by a wide variety of brands worldwide to design hotels and residential developments; clients include Four Seasons, Rosewood Hotels, Auberge, Arlo, Loews, 1 Hotels, W Hotels, Le Méridien, The Ritz Carlton, and The Related Companies, as well as numerous boutique hotel and development groups. The studio has also designed retail and office environments for Oscar de la Renta, Dwell Studio, John Varvatos, Morgenthal Frederics, Snapchat, and The Assemblage.

Notable projects

Made to Measure

The Vendome Press published Meyer Davis’s first monograph in October, 2016: Made to Measure: Meyer Davis, Architecture and Interiors.[29] [30] Written by New York Times Style founding editor Dan Shaw, and with a foreword by writer and designer David Netto, the book illustrates the studio’s practice in both residential (private) and hospitality (public) design.[31] [32]

William Gray

Meyer and Davis debuted their eponymous product company, William Gray, in 2020. The William Gray collections include a wide range of furnishings for dining and lounge produced by Stellar Works, two highly interpretive wallcovering lines for Calico wallpaper,[33] [34] a re-launch of two enterprising families of lighting with Rich Brilliant Willing,[35] ambitiously developed bath collections for Claybrook,[36] and a capsule collection of light fixtures for Contardi.

Awards and honors

Meyer Davis has received awards from Hospitality Design, Boutique Design, NYCxDESIGN (presented by Interior Design and ICFF), and the James Beard Foundation.[37] [38] Notable honors include being inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2022, and in November 2018, Meyer Davis was one of four industry professionals inducted into Hospitality Design’s Platinum Circle hall of fame.[39]

Notable awards include Interior Design’s Best of Year Award for One Park Grove, NYC x Design Award for Nearly Ninth, AHEAD Awards for Mauna Lani in 2020, a James Beard Award for restaurant design in 2017 for St Cecelia.[40] [41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact . Meyer Davis . 1 November 2018.
  2. Book: Shaw . Dan . Made to Measure: Architecture and Interiors . 2016 . The Vendome Press . New York . 978-0-86565-328-3 . 19 . Hardback . Introduction.
  3. Vanamee . Stephanie . Designer Spotlight: Meyer Davis . 1st Dibs Introspective Magazine . April 30, 2014 . 1 November 2018.
  4. Book: Shaw . Dan . Made to Measure: Architecture and Interiors . 2016 . The Vendome Press . New York . 978-0-86565-328-3 . 17–18 . Hardback . Introduction.
  5. Web site: About . Meyer Davis . 1 November 2018.
  6. News: Bullock . Maggie . Jenna Lyons's Space of Her Own . 1 November 2018 . T: The New York Times Style Magazine . December 1, 2017.
  7. Book: Shaw . Dan . Made to Measure: Architecture and Interiors . 2016 . The Vendome Press . New York . 978-0-86565-328-3 . 262–267 . Hardback . Chronology.
  8. Web site: Residential: West Village Townhouse . Meyer Davis . 1 November 2018.
  9. 2022-06-29 . Hot Hotels: W Rome . 2022-09-21 . Vanity Fair . en-US.
  10. Web site: A Brand-new Auberge Resort Is Opening in Mexico's Riviera Maya — and Every Room Has a Waterfront View . 2022-09-21 . Travel + Leisure . en.
  11. Web site: Arlo Midtown Is an Ode to Manhattan's Garment District . 2022-09-21 . Hospitality Design . en-US.
  12. Web site: Nearly Ninth Restaurant in the Arlo Midtown by Meyer Davis Takes Home a Best of Year Award . 2022-09-21 . Interior Design . en-US.
  13. Web site: Discover the best of Crown Sydney . 2022-09-21 . Crown Sydney.
  14. Web site: Americas . Ahead . 2022-09-21 . Mauna Lani, Hawaii, USA . 2022-09-21 . Ahead Americas . en.
  15. Sassall . Yeong . One of New York's top interior designers talks global trends . Vogue . March 19, 2018 .
  16. News: Munish . Mukul . Think Hong Kong property is expensive? Sydney's One Barangaroo reaches HK$612million . 1 November 2018 . South China Morning Post . February 13, 2018.
  17. Grose . Sarah Horne . Inspired Design: Go inside our Reimagined Costa Rica Resort . Four Seasons Magazine . 28 February 2018 . 1 November 2018.
  18. Olson . Carly . An Exclusive First Look Inside Miami's Beautiful OMA-Designed Park Grove . Architectural Digest . October 3, 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  19. Rabines . Amanda . Inside the new Auberge Beach Residences & Spa: renderings . The Real Deal: South Florida Real Estate News . June 27, 2017 . 2 November 2018.
  20. Web site: Residential: Tennessee Farmhouse . Meyer Davis . 2 November 2018.
  21. Web site: 'Houston's Living Room' Ready for Sipping and Socializing as Four Seasons Hotel Houston Unveils Massive Multi-Phase Renovation Project with Bells, Whistles and Brand New Lobby . Four Seasons Press Room . 2 November 2018.
  22. Kumurdian . Dijana . Meyer Davis design Bowery Meat Company in NYC's East Village . Vogue . February 3, 2015 . 2 November 2018.
  23. News: Rothman . Jordana . 7 New Restaurants That Defy Tired Trends . 2 November 2018 . The Wall Street Journal.
  24. Donnelly . Kate . 6 Reasons Why Chicago Is Still America's Design Darling . Architectural Digest . July 13, 2017 . 2 November 2018.
  25. Waldman . Rachel . 7 Exclusive Social Clubs Where Non-Members Can Stay the Night . Vogue . July 17, 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  26. News: Wells . Pete . Andrew Carmellini's New Restaurant: Locanda Verde . 2 November 2018 . Diner's Journal - The New York Times Blog on Dining Out . May 12, 2009.
  27. Web site: Restaurants: Boqueria . Meyer Davis . 2 November 2018.
  28. Web site: Residential: Amagansett Beach House . Meyer Davis . 2 November 2018.
  29. Web site: Made to Measure: Meyer Davis, Architecture and Interiors . Meyer Davis . 2 November 2018.
  30. Book: Made to Measure: Meyer Davis, Architecture and Interiors . Abrams Books . 25 October 2016 . Harry N. Abrams . 9780865653283 . 2 November 2018.
  31. News: Cowen . Diane . Find home design inspiration in timely tomes . 2 November 2018 . Houston Chronicle . November 14, 2016.
  32. News: Boone . Lisa . 14 great coffee-table books to give as gifts to your favorite design enthusiast . 2 November 2018 . Los Angeles Times . December 5, 2016.
  33. Web site: Ephemera . 2022-09-20 . Calico Wallpaper . en-US.
  34. Web site: Wilds . 2022-09-20 . Calico Wallpaper . en-US.
  35. Web site: Hoist RBW . 2022-09-20 . rbw.com . en.
  36. Web site: VESSEL BATH « Claybrook . 2022-09-20 . www.claybrookinteriors.com . en-us.
  37. Web site: 2016 Best of Year Award Winners . Interior Design . 2 November 2018.
  38. Winners of 35th Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design announced . Hotel Management . November 24, 2015 . 2 November 2018.
  39. September 19, 2018 . Platinum Circle 2018 Honorees Announced . Hospitality Design . 2 November 2018.
  40. Web site: The 2017 James Beard Award Winners . James Beard Foundation . 2 November 2018.
  41. AvroKO and Meyer Davis Studio Win James Beard Awards . Hospitality Design . May 9, 2017 . 2 November 2018.

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