Yabu Pushelberg Explained

Yabu Pushelberg is an international design studio with offices in Toronto and New York. Founded in 1980 by Canadian designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the studio has evolved from a traditional interior design firm into creative directors of experience, practicing branding and positioning, interiors, products, lighting, textiles, and styling.  

Yabu Pushelberg has won numerous awards including AD 100 Hall of Fame,[1] BoF 500,[2] Design Studio of The Year Public Vote,[3] and Elle Decor A-List Designers.[4] In 2014, George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg were inducted in The Order of Canada,[5] the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.

Studio

Toronto

Yabu Pushelberg’s Toronto studio occupies a former food distribution center at 55 Booth Street in the east end of Toronto. The next door building, 59 Booth Street, previously housed the Avenue Road Showroom, a business partnership between George Yabu, Glenn Pushelberg, and Stephan Weishaupt. When Avenue Road relocated, Yabu Pushelberg acquired the property, joining the two buildings to create the existing 13,000 ft2 studio space. Yabu Pushelberg renovated the two properties as one open-concept studio space which now features a reception area, gallery, boardrooms, communal kitchen, accounting offices, sample library, staff lockers, washrooms, a massage room, and outdoor patio. The 59 Booth property became the studio’s 925 ft2 gallery space which displays permanent artworks from George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg’s private art collection, including specially commissioned Yayoi Kusama pumpkin and works by Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Yutaka Sone, General Idea, and Ooloosie Saila.

New York

Yabu Pushelberg’s New York studio was established in 2001 and is home to the design house’s Brand Strategy, Lighting, Project Management, Sustainability, and Legal teams, as well as three Interior Design Teams. After a decade in Soho, the studio moved to a three-level heritage building on White Street in Tribeca. Yabu Pushelberg has renovated each level of their space which comprises the (66) gallery, studio reception, a library, specialty floor, interior design studio, meeting rooms. The studio also worked with collaborators Molteni&C to design a custom concrete kitchen to support informal meetings and socialization. Notable artworks on display in the NYC studio gallery include pieces by Marcel Dzama, Hiroshi Senju, Hiroshi Sigimuto, and Philip Lorca Dicorcia.

Interior

In 1984 Yabu Pushelberg designed their first major interior design project, Club Monaco, Toronto. By 1998, Yabu Pushelberg won the James Beard Award for Toronto’s Monsoon Restaurant which captured international attention, including Barry Sternlicht of Starwood Capital Group. Soon after, Yabu Pushelberg was selected to simultaneously design two unique hotels with identical budgets: the 500-room W Hotels New York flagship and the 57-room Four Seasons Marunouchi, Tokyo.

Yabu Pushelberg has worked for hospitality brands including Aman, American Express, EDITION Hotels[6] Honolulu, Miami Beach,[7] London,[8] and Times Square,[9] Four Seasons Kuwait Burj Alshaya,[10] New York Downtown, Toronto,[11] Tokyo; Park Hyatt Bangkok,[12] New York, Shenzhen,[13] Park Lane Hotel,[14] Rosewood Guangzhou,[15] Viceroy Maldives Resort;[16] Ritz Carlton and Las Alcobas, Mexico City. Retail projects include LVMH department store La Samaritaine,[17] goop MRKT Toronto,[18] Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys New York; Louis Vuitton, Hong Kong; Lane Crawford Home, Hong Kong; Printemps Paris;[19] and Tiffany & Co. Ltd, Wall Street, New York.

Product

Yabu Pushelberg has designed product collections[20] for international brands[21] including Avenue Road Furniture,[22] B&B Italia, Collection Particulière,[23] De Padova, Eggersmann, Fantini, Glas Italia, Henge,[24] Lasvit, Ligne Roset,[25] Linteloo, Marset, Man of Parts, Molteni&C,[26] Neinkamper, Pampaloni, Salvatori,[27] Tai Ping, Tribu, Van Rossum, Warp and Weft.

Education

Scholarships

As Ryerson alumni,[28] George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg created a permanent scholarship and internship program running 17 years strong. The Yabu Pushelberg Award for Innovation in Interior Design,[29] a scholarship which supports student entrepreneurs in design, bring student ideas to life. The internship program brings these students into the workplace to get hands-on experience and mentorship from our team.

In 2016, Yabu Pushelberg created the Yabu Pushelberg Endowed Scholarship Fund[30] at The New School to endow a permanent, named scholarship for a student in the Interior Design Program at Parsons.

References

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Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Yabu Pushelberg Public vote winner Dezeen Awards 2021. 2022-02-14. Dezeen. en. 2022-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127222503/https://www.dezeen.com/awards/2021/public-vote-winners/yabu-pushelberg/. live.
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  5. Book: Arcthe. hotel Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Yabu Pushelberg. 2014 . International Architecture Yearbook: No. 8. 148–149. Taylor & Francis. 10.4324/9781315012629 . The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd . Australia . 978-1-136-40009-4 .
  6. Web site: 2018-12-14. Inside Ian Schrager's Expanding Empire of Style. 2022-02-09. Architectural Digest. en-US. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023733/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ian-schrager-interview. live.
  7. Web site: The Miami Beach EDITION - Miami Hotels - Miami, United States. 2022-02-09. Forbes Travel Guide. en. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023733/http://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/miami-florida/the-miami-beach-edition. live.
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  10. Web site: Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya - Kuwait Hotels - Al Mirqab, Kuwait. 2022-02-09. Forbes Travel Guide. en. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023733/http://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/kuwait-kuwait/four-seasons-hotel-kuwait-at-burj-alshaya. live.
  11. Web site: Stren. Olivia. The Hedonists. Toronto Life Magazine. 2012-08-09. 2009-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225214708/http://www.torontolife.com/features/hedonists/. live.
  12. Web site: Park Hyatt Bangkok – Hotel Review. 2022-02-09. Condé Nast Traveler. en-US. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023742/https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/bangkok/park-hyatt-bangkok. live.
  13. Web site: The Park Hyatt Brand Celebrates Debut of Park Hyatt Shenzhen. 2022-02-09. Hospitality Net. en-us. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023742/https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41003386.html. live.
  14. Web site: Tauer. Kristen. 2021-10-14. The Park Lane Hotel Enters a New Era on Central Park South. 2022-02-09. WWD. en-US. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023732/https://wwd.com/eye/lifestyle/the-park-lane-hotel-renovation-reopening-central-park-south-1234974421/. live.
  15. Web site: 2019-09-17. Inside the New Rosewood Guangzhou, the World's Tallest Five-Star Hotel. 2022-02-09. Architectural Digest. en-US. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023736/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside-new-rosewood-guangzhou-worlds-tallest-five-star-hotel. live.
  16. Web site: Yabu Pushelberg on a Roll. canadianinteriors.com. 19 January 2012 . Canadian Interiors Magazine. 2012-03-14. 2024-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20240224200659/https://www.canadianinteriors.com/2012/01/19/yabu-pushelberg-on-a-roll/. live.
  17. Web site: Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2021-06-21. Legendary Paris department store La Samaritaine reopens. 2022-02-09. Wallpaper*. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023732/https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/la-samaritaine-paris-department-store-reopens-france. live.
  18. News: Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop to open first Canadian pop-up in Toronto. CTV News. 2022-02-09. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023731/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/gwyneth-paltrow-s-goop-to-open-first-canadian-pop-up-in-toronto-1.4423523. live.
  19. News: Style Section. New York Times. 5 March 2009 . 2017-02-26. 2011-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20111230112648/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/style/05iht-rprin.1.20615072.html. live . Voight . Rebecca .
  20. News: Burrichter. Felix. 2014-05-15. The Elegant, Thoughtful Furniture of Yabu Pushelberg. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-02-11. 0362-4331. 2022-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211205005/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/t-magazine/furniture-yabu-pushelberg.html. live.
  21. Web site: 2019-04-09. How George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg Prepared for Their Biggest Salone del Mobile Yet. 2022-02-11. Architectural Digest. en-US. 2022-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529124149/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/yabu-pushelberg-salone-del-mobile. live.
  22. Web site: Departures Life From Unexpected Perspectives. 2022-02-11. Departures. en. 2022-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204500/https://www.departures.com/lifestyle/home-design/yabu-pushelberg-design-firm. live.
  23. Web site: Yab Dining Table. 2022-02-11. The Future Perfect. en-US. 2022-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204459/https://www.thefutureperfect.com/product/furniture/tables/dining/yab-dining-table/. live.
  24. News: Yabu Pushelberg debuts Puddle tables collection in forest-like installation. Dezeen Magazine. 2022-02-09. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023731/https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/28/puddle-noce-tables-furniture-yabu-pushelberg-henge/. live.
  25. Web site: 2021-04-19. The Bulbously Beautiful Pukka Seating Collection. 2022-02-11. Design Milk. 2022-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204509/https://design-milk.com/the-bulbously-beautiful-pukka-seating-collection/. live.
  26. News: Yabu Pushelberg talk design and living at the beach. Wallpaper*. 2022-02-09. 2022-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209023732/https://www.wallpaper.com/design/molteni-yabu-pushelberg-beach-house. live.
  27. Web site: Edwards-Brown. Isabel. 2021-02-16. How to do a stunning bathroom renovation like a pro. 2022-02-11. ELLE Decoration. en-GB. 2022-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211204508/https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/decorating/materials/a35470506/how-to-do-a-stunning-bathroom-renovation-like-a-pro/. live.
  28. Web site: Yabu Pushelberg. 2022-02-14. Ryerson University. en. 2022-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214235141/https://www.ryerson.ca/rsid/alumni/alumni-spotlight/yabu-pushelberg/. live.
  29. Web site: Yabu Pushelberg Gift to Zone Leads by Design. 2022-02-14. Ryerson University. en. 2022-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214155746/https://www.ryerson.ca/giving/celebrating-generosity/your-gifts-at-work/news/2016/03/yabu-pushelberg-gift-to-zone-leads-by-design/. live.
  30. Web site: 2020-08-12. SCE Names This Year's Yabu Pushelberg Scholar. 2022-02-14. SCE. en-US. 2022-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214155746/https://sce.parsons.edu/blog/sce-names-this-years-yabu-pushelburg-scholar/. live.

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