Mother-and-daughter design studio Konekt has coloured the walls of its new showroom in New York City dark blue to provide a bold backdrop to its sculptural lighting and furniture designs.
Konekt is run by Helena Sultan, a former photographer and documentary filmmaker, who established the studio in Philadelphia in 2015. She has recently brought on her daughter Natasha to run the business with her.

The two have opened the showroom in New York's Chinatown, designed to resemble an open-plan studio apartment. The space features deep blue walls and weathered wooden floors that evoke a time-worn feel relating to the handcrafted pieces on display.
Konekt redesigned the interior space, including painting and installing a golden wall glass mural by Natasha's grandmother, who is an artist. All the art pieces in the space are by her as well.
The Manhattan showroom also provides the backdrop for the launch of the duo's first collection together. Called Amor, the series comprises a light and table covered in chainmail, and was influenced by an antique metal pot scrubber the two found while shopping at a flea market.
The Amor pendant lamp features handblown glass light fixtures covered in metallic mesh, sourced from a 100-year-old manufacturer in Massachusetts.

The studio, which creates many of its works with American craftspeople and manufacturers, said that draping the industrial material over the delicate bulb posed challenges. "We were having a really hard time getting this sp...