Thanks to Meg Lewis of Studio Sweet Studio for the nice write-up!
Here is what she says:
Helen, Josh, and the rest of the folks at Fuzzco recently renovated (or completely revamped) an old turn of the century space into an inspiring new studio for the team. The result is spectacular. It holds so many special features while retaining its old world charm not unlike so many buildings in Charleston. It’s great to take a peek into one of the best design studios today! Lucky for us it’s easy on the eyes.
Since Im such a huge fan of Fuzzco for their amazing print and interactive work, I’m going to sprinkle this studio tour with images from a few of their projects. I think viewing a space in context with outstanding work really will help those of you unfamiliar with Fuzzco get a great feel for their personality and attitude.
We bought the building about a year ago- it was in pretty bad shape and took a fairly invasive renovation to clean it up. It was built in the early 1900s and was previously an ice cream parlor, laundry mat, hat shop, and church. The space used to have a drop ceiling with a number of little rooms in the back and very few windows. The renovation took about 5 months. We collaborated with some friends to build out the custom network of lights and some of the furniture. We incorporated pieces by Blu Dot and Eames in the space as well.
See the whole post by Studio Sweet Studio.
In case you are curious, here are a few photos of what it looked like before. If you are interested in seeing more, visit our Flickr.
Looks great! I love seeing old spaces transformed like this. Do you have plans for the backyard area?
Thanks! We’re starting work on the backyard this week. It will be a walled in courtyard/garden area. We hope to get an outdoor ping pong table at some point. We’ll post photos as it comes along.
wow what a transformation, the front glass panel contrasts really well against the unusual brickwork along the top. It’s quite long and narrow inside, does it work well as a studio space with desks etc?
Thanks Richard! It does work well, there are 3 distinct spaces that flow nicely from one to the next. We’ve really tried to protect our work and lounge spaces from the conference space in the front. The smaller windows in the work room let in the perfect amount of light for computing.