Connecting meaning and purpose through
innovation in hospitality design.
OUR STORY
The four Founding Partners - Kristina O'Neal, Adam Farmerie, William Harris and Greg Bradshaw - have been friends for over three decades, having met in their teens and established themselves as co-collaborators in numerous businesses spanning the globe ever since.
AvroKO was founded in 2001 after the friends reunited in New York. The four foundational values of AvroKO (Create as a Collective, Work Macro-to-Micro, Be Hospitable, and Think Sideways) were born from the fabric of their life-long friendship and creation process. These values permeate AvroKO World's dynamic culture, ensuring that the firm is creating some of the most innovative and collaboration-driven work in the industry.
150+ Staff
With an eclectic and brilliant mix of individuals, AvroKO’s family is a wonderful and diverse melting pot of visionary interior designers, architects, lighting specialists, artists, furniture crafters, and business leaders.
22 Countries
Our experience in a wide array of countries and cultures gives us unique insights into global trends and local points of cultural differentiation. This knowledge also gives us an unparalleled edge in creating responsible projects of significance.
5 Offices
Headquartered in downtown NYC, we also have offices in San Francisco, London, Bangkok, and Miami. Our Partners head each office, which are the creative hubs of their region and beyond.
20+ Years
Over the past 20 years, we have endeavored to elevate the hospitality industry through innovative design, carefully-crafted experiences, and environments layered in rich storytelling.
‘This design firm, one of the most famous in the industry, is who you expect to knock it out of the park. Every time.’
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Founding Partners
Our Leadership
Greg Bradshaw
kristina o'neal
adam farmerie
William Harris
Our Vision
Connecting with people emotionally, physically, and psychologically through our work is more than just a professional mission — it’s part of our very cellular makeup as co-creators, collaborators, and ultimately friends, who have been working together since our teens.
As we’ve grown as a firm, this idea of “connection” has extended beyond just the four of us, our studio, and even the end result of the work. We orchestrate experiences that envelop patrons through a combination of design-driven programming and contextual references.
This ultimate goal of connectivity in our design is to ensure that hospitality backdrops are not simply passive reception spaces where people dine or sleep, but that they create emotionally transcendent experiences, however tiny or even subliminal, allowing the energy of the spaces to shift and evolve timelessly.
This ultimate goal of connectivity in our design is to ensure that hospitality backdrops are not simply passive reception spaces where people dine or sleep, but that they create emotionally transcendent experiences, however tiny or even subliminal, allowing the energy of the spaces to shift and evolve timelessly.
our unique perspective
Hospitable Thinking®
We believe that hospitality transcends languages, industries, and borders, it’s a collection of small moments that can have a powerful, positive impact on how people feel.
Human needs are universal. They transcend geography, race, religion, culture. They are wired into our very DNA, informing our decision-making and shaping our reactions to the world around us. They are few, finite, and classifiable, and have remained constant throughout history and human culture.
By understanding and fulfilling these fundamental human needs, brands and businesses can resonate with consumers on a deeper, more profound level, resulting in a strategic approach that maintains relevance and longevity. It’s an approach we call Hospitable Thinking®.
Human needs are universal. They transcend geography, race, religion, culture. They are wired into our very DNA, informing our decision-making and shaping our reactions to the world around us. They are few, finite, and classifiable, and have remained constant throughout history and human culture.
By understanding and fulfilling these fundamental human needs, brands and businesses can resonate with consumers on a deeper, more profound level, resulting in a strategic approach that maintains relevance and longevity. It’s an approach we call Hospitable Thinking®.
We bring our philosophy of Hospitable Thinking® to all our projects in AvroKO World in order to foster remarkable experiences and ultimately form more meaningful connections between people. This process integrates timeless core truths, behavioral sciences, and environmental psychology to maximize hospitality experiences.
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Leadership Team
Global CCO
NYC
Nick Solomon
Global COO
London
Tom Chalmers
Global CFO
NYC
Jonathan Lowden
Global Marketing Director
NYC
Lisa Mendelson
Global Director of Financial Operations
NYC
Demmi Choo
Global HR Director
NYC
Michaela McTurk
Global IT Director
NYC
Ilan Derey
Global Practice Director
NYC
Adam Haneman-Hall
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Technical Director
NYC
Ted Buenz
Managing Director
NYC
Daniel Hong
Design Director
NYC
Dennis Askins
Design Director
NYC
Brian Smith
Director of Projects
NYC
Lexie Aliotti
Managing Director
Miami
Kimberly Jackson
Managing Director
Bangkok
Kesaté Tadesse
Studio Director
Bangkok
Stefanie Sebald
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Design Director
Bangkok
Eva Lin
Design Director
Bangkok
Carlo Umer
Project Director
Bangkok
Patrick Ho
Design Director
SF
Andrew Lieberman
Managing Director
SF
Tory Schenkkan
Studio Director
London
Chris Clements
Design Director
London
Alex Reed
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