On the third Tuesday in May, AN Interior stepped out in Brooklyn to host a small invite-only party. Hosted by Studio Loutsis in its bespoke workspace in Gowanus, an eclectic mix of architects, designers, writers, editors, artists, and creatives moved between an outdoor roof space and indoor studio enclave.

Studio Loutsis’s space was an ideal fit for the soiree as it received one of AN’s 2023 Best of Design Editor’s Pick awards. The space itself was designed by Future Projects, and all the creative minds at work here are friends and collaborators. Julie Tran and Khoi Nguyen, who are at the helm of Future Projects, aim to bring “the richness of human experience” into each of their projects. The results are genuinely personal spaces that, in their words, are “socially engaging,” and that’s exactly how it felt on Tuesday night as AN Interior friends, family, and readers filled the space.

Our host was the generous founder of Studio Loutsis, Taylor Loutsis himself. A friend of both the newspaper and the magazine, his firm offers complete design services ranging from brand identity to activations and installations. His space is reflective of this wide-ranging ethos of total design: the studio is defined by playful arches that soften a corridor entrance, and also come out in a clever folding partition. Frosted glass panes can either open the entire floor into one continuous space, or close down a back room for meetings or intimate gatherings without losing access to natural light.

On our Tuesday evening the door was wide open, the corridor and its orange accents hosted the bar, and industrial plastic buckets were filled with ice offering cold beer. Worktables had been pushed to the perimeter, ensuring we had ample room to socialize but also hold a generous spread of food and, of course, the magazines.

Though there was a slight drizzle that didn’t deter guests from enjoying the roof patio. The DJs persevered, hunching under tarps of blue plastic to protect the CDJs. We could think of no better way to bring our diverse and discerning community of readers, friends, contributors, and supporters together than an early summer studio party. It was a welcome warm up to our biannual Showroom Crawl in Nomad and Flatiron and the festivities of ICFF and NYCxDesign. 

We hope you can join us next time—be sure to email editors@archpaper.com to get on the list.