Nicole Fisher made a leap from fashion styling to design in what seemed like a New York minute.
The 37-year-old interior designer began her styling career in 2011, working with creative Nicola Formichetti and fashion designer Brandon Maxwell on iconic moments for celebrities, including Lady Gaga’s “Marry the Night” music video. After two years of a relentless schedule, she began looking for a new avenue and was hired by premier home furnishings resource One Kings Lane, where she worked with VIPs like actress Lucy Liu and cosmetics entrepreneur Bobby Brown. Shortly after that, she started receiving requests for private interiors projects.
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Fast forward to COVID-19 and Fisher was part of the exodus of New Yorkers that moved to the Hudson Valley in search of distance and nature. There, she set up an office for her interior design business and began infusing her liveable luxury into residential projects like a 1914 Colonial bungalow in New Rochelle. Six years later, she’s back in Manhattan, right where she started.
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“We hit a ceiling in terms of what we were able to accomplish with our designs [in the Hudson Valley]. I hit a ceiling with talent and being able to pull the right people,” the Brooklyn native told WWD in an interview from her new studio in Chelsea on Seventh Avenue, which was formerly home a children’s clothing company.
On Tuesday, the firm will open its doors as a lounge-like work space adorned with Gucci and House of Hackney wallpaper and treasures like a vintage sofas in Scalamandré zebra fabric, a settee covered in Pierre Frey mohair and a vintage Eames chair. The space will also feature a podcast studio, where the team will relaunch its podcast “The Interior Perspective” in summer of 2026.
Her concept of glam rooted in the ethos “Bellus, Nobilis, Rara” (Beautiful, Refined, Rare) was conveyed best through her own home remodel, a 4,900-square-foot Colonial distinct for its romantic accents, like floral chintz juxtaposed with baroque detailing and Americana wood work and artisan craft.
“We’re not creating museums here. We’re not creating places with rooms that people can’t live in. We’re often taking formal dining rooms and making them into bars because people like to hang out in a cocktail space more than they like to hang out in a formal dining room,” she said, adding that despite having a 6-year-old son at home, her house is “coaster free.”
With this new move, Fisher said she’s ready to tackle bigger commissions and establish herself with a clear vision within the burgeoning boutique hotel arena.
“It still makes sense with the brand and what we do on a day-to-day basis. Our whole ethos is creating spaces that are very personal to whomever is there. We don’t want to embark on these massive chain hotels really, or anything that’s bigger than a personality is going to allow it to be. We want it to still feel really intimate and special.”