Our Approach

NoN Studio is a New York–based interior architecture and design studio with over 10 years of experience across hospitality, retail, and residential projects nationwide, we bring the rigor of large-scale execution to highly considered, intimate environments.

  • We partner with founders, chefs and creative teams from concept through completion, guiding each project with care and clarity. Drawing on an extensive network of collaborators and fabricators, we ensure every detail is thoughtfully considered and seamlessly executed, bringing vision, narrative, and operations into alignment.

    We specialize in working with emerging businesses, whether designing a first location or envisioning what comes next. Our approach is rooted in research and strategy, using test fits and layout studies to establish a strong foundation before developing concept, schematic, and detailed design. Throughout the process, we translate ideas into clear, buildable outcomes through sketch illustrations, photorealistic renderings, and hands-on design development, remaining closely involved through construction and on-site execution.

  • We design the full retail experience. This includes custom fixtures, furniture, and lighting; merchandising strategies and display systems; art curation and styling; and photography and art direction. We also support brand-led experiential elements such as environmental graphics, signage, sound, and spatial storytelling, creating retail environments that feel intentional, memorable, and distinctly human.

  • We partner with homeowners to bring their design visions to life. Our work spans projects both large and small, from custom furniture and layout planning to material and finish selection, art curation, and styling. Through thoughtful coordination of fixtures, textiles, and objects, we create homes that feel deeply grounding, spaces that reflect identity and support the rhythm of daily life.

Our Process

Discovery

We begin with a guided creative kick-off to align on design goals, setting the stage for creative possibilities and ensuring a clear and inspired path forward.

Strategy

Insights from discovery are translated into design pillars that align with your ethos + values. We establish creative direction that supports vision with practical execution.

Design

Ideas take shape through iterative exploration. We explore layout and circulation, test possibilities and refine details, remaining flexible and responsive as the work evolves.

Execution

The work is brought to life through careful planning and coordination. We ensure the outcome is resolved, cohesive and ready to be experienced.

About.

We design spaces that spark curiosity, foster connection and linger in memory. Our work is grounded in human experience and a deep sense of place.

Our studio spans concept through completion, offering a multidisciplinary approach across layout planning, interior architecture, custom furniture, and branded experience.

We specialize in helping emerging businesses design their first space, or imagine the next, always with intention and narrative at the core.

Jamie McGlinchey is the Founder and Creative Director leading NoN Studio.

With a background in concept development, custom fabrication, and brand experience, Jamie brings a sharp creative vision to each project,  balancing expressive materiality with grounded spatial storytelling.

Before launching NoN Studio, Jamie led design at Sweetgreen during a period of rapid growth, overseeing 150 restaurant openings and shaping the brand’s built environment from coast to coast.

Jamie holds an MFA in Interior Design from Parsons and is currently based in Brooklyn.

Inquire

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Or you can always reach us at,

info@nowornever-studio.com