Two friends who met working at Fritz Hansen in New York have opened their own furniture store in the Hudson Valley, filled with mid-century and contemporary designs.
Karolina Dabo and Adrian Pollack met about 10 years ago at the Danish furniture brand's Manhattan office, where Dabo worked as marketing manager and Pollack was the head of sales.

After switching companies and spending time at other furniture design brands like Flos, Tom Dixon and Molteni&C, the two decided to leave their positions and open a furniture store outside the city.
"Between myself and my business partner, we have about a combined 30 years experience within the interiors and architecture industry," Dabo said.

Gestalt is in the town of Hudson, New York on Warren Street and features large storefront windows to reveal a shop full of designer furnishings. Dark blue walls and wood floors provide a cosy background for the pieces. "Hudson is a great little city that is home too many creatives that commute to Manhattan or have a second home outside NYC," she said. "It's a community that appreciates art, design, architecture, culture and fashion."

Brands included in Gestalt are Grazia & Co, FeelGood Designs, Getama, Warm Nordic, Klassik Studio, Friends and Founders, Origin Made and Lowe.
The majority of the pieces are from Denmark and Australia.

Grazia & Co produces dining chairs and lounge chairs by mid-century Australian designer Grant Featherston, and FeelGood D...