Bio:
JENNY BUKOVEC
FOUNDER
In the past decade, Jenny has lived and worked in New York City, focusing on the global Interior Design & Hospitality Industries. After growing up in Cincinnati, Tokyo and Dallas—she studied Interior Architecture at DAAP (UC), and worked with some of the industry’s top Design & Branding agencies: AvroKO, Wilson Associates, and MKG. After five years of Co-op experience, she worked for Rockwell Group for three years. Jenny then spent the next three and a half years building and leading the in-house Design & Creative studio for a Hospitality Management company called Life House. Following this experience (and a brief stint making silk kimonos), she founded her namesake studio in Summer 2022. Today, Jenny & her stellar team are helping their beloved clients build compelling interior environments, strategic brands, and soulful artistic campaigns.
Bio:
Andrea lopez leon
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Originally from Bogota, Colombia—Andrea holds degrees in Architecture from the Universidad de Los Andes, and a UX Design degree from General Assembly. She has spent the past 12+ years working for some of NYC’s premiere Hospitality Interior Design firms (Rockwell Group, CRÈME) & Experiential Marketing agencies (BMF), as a Senior Architectural Designer & Project Manager. More recently, she has built out robust social media and brand marketing strategies for lifestyle hospitality brands (Life House, The Manchester), and dabbled in the realm of Digital UX Design in the Healthcare sector. Her varied and extensive experience brings an energetic edge to the studio.
Bio:
CARLI GRIMS
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER
A native of Philadelphia, Carli brings a unique background of experience in both Hospitality Operations and Design to the team, with a MFA from the New York School of Interior Design and a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. As a fourth-generation member of her family pursuing her passion within the field of hospitality, she has spent the better part of her life dwelling in restaurants. At the ripe age of 12, she began a career at her family’s restaurant as a coat room attendant, working her way up to a dining room server by age 19. Most recently, Carli worked for 2 years as an Interior Design Assistant at Nate Berkus Associates, with a focus on high end residential interiors in New York City & Palm Springs.