Pale pink shades and red accents are found throughout the Manhattan offices of beauty brand Glossier, which New York architect Rafael de Ca?rdenas designed to evoke the company's rosy branding.

De Ca?rdenas and his studio Architecture at Large created the interiors for the SoHo headquarters of Glossier, a direct-to-consumer beauty company founded in 2014 by Emily Weiss.
The brand is popular for its pink reusable pouch made from a bubble wrap and ziplock construction, and uses rose-tone branding in general, which the team referenced for the decor.

"The brand's signature pink and red are applied sparingly: in the upholstery of a sofa, for example, or in the powder room's vivid Corian countertops," said a project description. "Delicate chromatic treatments serve to both unify and vary the overall space of the headquarters: pale, optically subtle hues dominate."
Spanning a full floor, the layout is based around a central block of private offices. The space also includes a reception, an open-plan desk area, meeting rooms, a kitchen and bath, and a lounge with modular furniture that allows for workplace variation.

The large undulated seating and banquettes were custom-designed for the project, paired with white Last Stools by Max Lamb for Hem, and Arper tables.
The sitting area is accented with cove lighting overhead, between each existing ceiling beam. "The ceiling is illuminated without seeing the light source, as if the roof was missing," ...