“Creating space is storytelling, plain and simple.
Creating a narrative built on an experience you wish people to have when they walk into the space is my guiding principle.
Fortunately there are plenty of stories yet to be told.”
PRESS & AWARDS
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Rebecca Rutstein's New Public Mural on Broad St.
“Bridgette Mayer Gallery and Eileen Tognini Design are thrilled to announce the completion of ELECTRIC, a new mural in Philadelphia by artist Rebecca Rutstein, at The LVL North located at 510 N. Broad Street (Broad and Spring Garden Streets)…”
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One City - 2021 Preservation Achievement Award
Originally the United Gas Improvement Company Building and constructed in 1898, this historic building directly north of City Hall in Center City Philadelphia was reimagined as a multi-family residence with 323 apartments and desirable amenities.
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Abigail Edwards interviews Eileen Tognini
Bespoke wallpaper & surface pattern designer Abigail Edwards, whose beautiful wallpapers were used at our Reserve at Westown project, interviews Eileen about her design process as part of an interior designer profile series.
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414 Lofts - 2020 Preservation Achievement Award
Originally a parking garage constructed in the 1920’s, this project leverages the existing elements into a bespoke, industrial aesthetic highlighting the polished concrete aggregate floors, pivot windows, and painted brick.
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Philly Mag - Historic Schuylkill County Hideaway
“The Fishtown resident and art curator's 200-year-old upstate home takes fantastical out of the gallery and into the greenery…”
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Versailles - 2017 Preservation Achievement Award
While this building, originally constructed in 1920, has always been home to high-end luxury apartments, the Versailles was reimagined with modern amenities and a fresh design take merging old and new.
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Interior Design Magazine - Symphony in D Minor
The Skybox at 2424 Studios hosted Chris Klapper and Patrick Gallagher’s large-scale endeavor, Symphony in D Minor, curated by Eileen Tognini. Interior Design Magazine featured the exhibition as a centerfold piece.
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R37’s CanvasTac Used to Map out Center City PHL
“R37’s CanvasTac wallcovering was used on two floors of a newly acquired building in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alterra Property Group and Stockton Real Estate Advisors joined forces to give the outdated 1760 Market Street building a new, modern, and fresh appearance…”
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Hidden Connections
“Independent curator Eileen Tognini conjures up the site-specific works at Fishtown's massive Skybox Gallery. So far, she and her artists have filled the turn-of-the-century industrial space with installations made of hand-charred tree limbs, recycled water bottles, and gigantic balloon sculptures. "The shows have been about taking a simple material and reimagining it," she says….”