Clodagh Design is a multi-discipline design firm based in Gramercy, New York City. It has an award-winning portfolio covering over 30 countries and a broad range of eco-conscious projects and products that include million-square-foot hotels, residential buildings, international spas, private residences, restaurants, retail stores and showrooms, offices, women’s apparel, cosmetic packaging, branding, furniture, home furnishings, healthcare and even private jets and luxury yachts.
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The studio has completed international hospitality, commercial and residential projects. In addition to newly completed work such as multi-award winning Six Senses Douro Valley and EAST, Miami Hotel in Florida (Swire Properties), Clodagh Design has also received accolades for expanding the Miraval Life-in-Balance spa resort in Arizona, the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel and Residences, and The Caledonia, a 450-unit condominium development for The Related Companies on Manhattan’s High Line. Clodagh also designed the White Horses Spa at Doonbeg in Ireland, four Tufenkian Heritage Hotels in Armenia, Landmarc Restaurant in New York’s Time Warner Center and the Nemacolin Woodlands Spa in Pennsylvania – named one of the top 100 spas in the world
History
Founded in 1989 by Irish-born designer Clodagh, Clodagh Design is made up of four distinctive business divisions:
Noted for her “life-enhancing minimalism" and a believer in the tenets of integrative medicine, which address the entire body and psyche as a whole, Clodagh embraces both ancient and cutting edge methods in an effort to comfort not only the body, but also the mind. Among the earliest adopters of Feng Shui in her design practice, Clodagh is always ahead of the curve by incorporating such cutting edge modalities as chromatherapy and biophilia into all of her projects.
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Awards
Clodagh Design projects and products have been recognized with a steady stream of accolades and awards from international media and her peers. Clodagh has been inducted into Interior Design Magazine Top 100 Interior Designers; Robb Report Top 10 Interior Designers in the World; Architectural Digest Top 100 Designers in the World; Traditional Home Top 20 Design Icons; Interior Design Hall of Fame; Hospitality Design Platinum Circle; the International SPA Association’s 2007 ISPA Visionary Award; New York Spaces Top 50 Designers in New York for 2011, 2012 and 2013; Contract Magazine 2010 Hotel of the Year for the W Hotel Fort Lauderdale; and Interior Design Magazine Best of Year awards in both product and project categories.
Philanthropy
Through its philanthropic arm, Clodagh Cares, Clodagh Design supports the Thorn Tree Project and Azama projects, two not-for-profit organizations that foster education in the developing world. In November 2016, Clodagh was awarded the Platinum Circle Manfred Steinfeld Humanitarian Award for her work with the Thorn Tree Project in Kenya. The award, given by Hospitality Design magazine, is given to the industry figure who has demonstrated extraordinary humanitarian spirit.