by Christian Scully

Small spaces can be tragically difficult to design, let alone capture in an image. We absolutely love working with the team at Work-Shop, a creative design firm in Providence, RI. They were commissioned by the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy to develop a way to organize and manage the small Imagination Center downtown. A small interior that was once essentially a single season storage shed, piled high with equipment and programming supplies was transformed through whimsical, yet precise design into a three season remote office and storage facility. Work-Shop needed to be able to communicate the fluid and playful nature of their design solution, along with the multiple functions of the new space. The images we produced will help tell that story. View more images on their project page at http://workshopri.com/projects/imagination-center/ . 

We were thrilled to both begin and grow relationships with leading architects and designers throughout 2015.

Left: Lakeside residential design by Dennis Swart. Right: Boston office design by Visnick & Caulfield.

Above: The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, FL. Below: The Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, CA.

One of our last shoots of the year was in Boston with Visnick & Caulfield in this amazing office space. 

by Christian Scully

Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to not only photograph the interiors, but to sit down with Linda DiCarlo at her West Side Providence yoga studio to learn about Iyengar yoga, why she dedicated her life to the practice, and how exploring the method could impact a person's physical and mental state. I knew nothing of Iyengar previously, and very little about what drives a yogi. Linda's positive, centered attitude and balanced outlook not only provided great content for the multimedia piece we were producing for her marketing, but also motivated me to give her class a try!

My Experience:

As somebody who is often caught in the daily grind of work, walking the tight rope of balancing a hectic career and making time to care for a body injured by decades of contact sports, I eagerly and openly sought a way to bring my body and mind into alignment. A few weeks into the beginner classes at the Iyengar Yoga Source, I am learning the foundation, with great attention from the instructors. But more importantly, I am witnessing what is possible, if I continue. I'm not quite sure how best to describe it yet, the more advanced students describe it in the video below. It's a workout for your body: you sweat from engaging your muscles and stretching. Its a workout for your mind: you sweat from intensely focusing. But then something almost magical happens. You suddenly realize that you are so focused on what each part of your body is doing that everything else plaguing your mind has disappeared from reality. I have already seen and felt how this can reduce stress; I highly recommend you give it try and perhaps you'll find the same.

Visit www.iyengaryogasource.com for more information.

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by Christian Scully

The new Dean Hotel in Providence, RI brings hip Brooklyn culture to what Architectural Digest named the country's best small city. The creative visionaries at ASH NYC took a property with a rather dark and dingy history, and turned it into a boutique hotel meets social hub. In the main hotel, 52 beautifully designed guest rooms, a cocktail bar, and at night a karaoke lounge. In the adjoining space, Faust, a Bavarian beer hall  serving craft beer, an appetizing menu, and the perfect atmosphere for a casual night out. 


Jessica Carnevale, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and successful designer behind the innovative "Stretch" collection of chairs, was commissioned to design the furniture for Faust, and did an incredible job. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph the interiors and furniture for Carnevale Studio.