New York City skyline at dusk across the water, with the Brooklyn Bridge and illuminated Lower Manhattan
BLACK BOX DESIGN × PORCELAIN COLLECTIVE

In Good
Company.

Introducing Porcelain Collective, New York.

Meet the company ↘
Introducing our New York collaborator

Porcelain
Collective.

Brand with a point of view. A hospitality collective from New York, bringing identity, graphics and guest experience into the mix with Black Box Design.

From the name on the door to the details guests remember.

Nattie's Diner window identity and signage in Tuscaloosa
Identity with presence.Graduate, Nattie’s Diner · Tuscaloosa
Branding by Porcelain Collective · Project in progress, as credited in the collaboration PDF.
Hospitality brand identity shown across printed material and packaging
One voice. Every detail.Hospitality group · Brand repositioning by Porcelain Collective.
Porcelain portfolio work; not a Black Box Design or joint-project credit.
New energy. Good company.Discover how we work together ↘
Independent minds. Shared instinct.

In Good
Company

Good things happen when the right people get around the same table.

Find your way in ↘
La Pergola exterior at dusk, with a pitched roof, diners and tropical planting
La Pergola · Dorado, Puerto Rico · Interior architecture & design by Black Box Design · Client: PRISA Group
Good things happen in good company.

Different minds.
One good idea.

We bring trusted collaborators into a project or work alongside the team you already have.

Two places. Different possibilities.

Where are
we meeting?

The right mix depends on the brief and the place. Start with the support you need. Bring it together when it makes sense.

UK01 / Brand to build

From the first idea
to the last fixing.

Brand, interiors and guest experience, brought together by Porcelain Collective and Black Box Design, with KAD Retail providing build input and delivery on site.

Brand, interiors and build — choose the support you need, separately or together.

Distinct leads. Shared thinking.Porcelain CollectiveBrand leadBlack Box DesignInterior leadKAD RetailBuild leadABPorcelainCollectiveBrand leadBlack BoxDesignInterior leadKADRetailBuild leadAB

A / Interior concept collaborationTogether, we shape a design narrative that connects brand and interiors.

B / Design & build alignmentBlack Box Design and KAD align design intent, technical detail, buildability and cost.

  • Porcelain Collective · New YorkBrand strategy, naming, identity, graphics & guest experience
  • Black Box DesignInterior concept & design direction, interior architecture, technical design, FF&E & design oversight
  • KAD Retail · UKBuildability, fit-out & on-site project management
BriefShared conceptBrand & interior designTechnical & costBuildHandover

The people, scope and main point of contact are agreed around your brief. Each studio proposes for its own work, with shared thinking where the disciplines meet.

USA02 / Brand, space & hospitality

The brand. The room.
The menu.

Brand and interiors by Porcelain Collective and Black Box Design, with culinary, beverage, operations and opening support from Porcelain. Together, we connect the space and the hospitality experience.

Distinct leads. Shared thinking.Porcelain CollectiveBrand leadBlack Box DesignInterior leadAPorcelainCollectiveBrand leadBlack BoxDesignInterior leadA

A / Interior concept collaborationTogether, we shape a design narrative that connects brand and interiors.

  • Porcelain Collective · New YorkBrand strategy, identity & graphics; culinary, beverage, operations & opening support
  • Black Box DesignInterior concept & design direction, interior architecture, space planning, technical design & FF&E
  • Your local delivery teamArchitect of record & local contractor
DiscoverShared conceptBrand & designDetail & menuOpening & review

Construction is delivered by your local contractor and architect of record, with design oversight from Black Box Design. Kitchen CAD and utility drawings sit with your architect of record or kitchen designer. We agree the services you need at the start, with each studio proposing for its own scope.

A few good people

Meet the
company.

People we like. Work we believe in. Here are some of the independent studios we can bring into the conversation.

01 / The studio

Black Box
Design

Interior architecture & design

Spaces with character, developed from the first idea through detail. Over 20 years of experience informing how a place looks, feels and works.

02 / New York

Porcelain
Collective

Brand & hospitality

A hospitality collective bringing brand, creative direction and guest experience into focus. In the USA, culinary and opening support join that conversation.

03 / UK

KAD
Retail

Fit-out & delivery

Build expertise at the table early. On UK Brand to Build projects, KAD leads on site as project manager and contractor.

Through a Black Box lens

Places with
a point of view.

A little of our own interior architecture and design work. These are Black Box Design projects, not examples of work by the full collaborator group.

La Pergola dining detail with orange leather chairs and a laid timber table
La PergolaDorado, Puerto Rico · Black Box Design
Client: PRISA Group · Photograph of completed work
Panela bar interior opening to a terrace in Dorado
PanelaDorado Beach, Puerto Rico · Black Box Design
Client: PRISA Group · Photograph of completed work
There’s room at the table

Bring your idea.
Bring your people.

A new venue. A fresh direction. A team already taking shape. We start with your brief, then work out who needs to be in the room.

Let’s make something good. ↗Enquiries through Black Box Design.
Black Box DesignInterior architecture & design · UK, working worldwide