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founder / PRINCIPAL

ANDREW COHEN

With 20 years of experience in the hospitality design industry, Andrew is a James Beard award-winning designer who has worked with some of the most notable chefs and hotel groups in the world.

Currently based in Kingston, NY, he founded Field Study as a new venture in 2021. He has a true passion for helping others create successful businesses through great design. He brings his forward-thinking approach and vision to existing and emerging global brands, intent on creating a new regional design and hospitality narrative.

Prior to Field Study, Andrew cofounded Parts and Labor Design in 2011 and built one of the top award-winning hospitality design firms in the US. He began his career at the renowned global hospitality design firm AvroKO.

Throughout his career, Andrew has received awards and nominations from Travel and Leisure, The James Beard Foundation, Surface Magazine, Interior Design Magazine, Bon Appetit, AHEAD and Hospitality Design. His projects have also been featured in Architectural Digest, Surface, The NY Times, Wallpaper, Vogue, Food and Wine, and Eater.

Andrew holds a master’s degree in architecture from University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University.

For business inquiries, feel free to contact the studio.

press / awards

  • Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

    DEZEEN

    THE NEW YORK TIMES

    FRAME MAGAZINE

    FORBES

    VANITY FAIR

    VOGUE

    ELLE DÉCOR

    WALLPAPER* MAGAZINE

    BON APPETIT

    BOUTIQUE DESIGN

    SURFACE MAGAZINE

    DEPARTURES MAGAZINE

    HOSPITALITY INTERIORS

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN MAGAZINE

    WWD

    FOOD & WINE

    EATER

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE

    GRUB STREET

    NEW YORK SPACES

    RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT + DESIGN

    HOTEL MANAGEMENT

    HOTEL BUSINESS DESIGN

    TIME MAGAZINE

  • 2020‍‍ ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)‍

    AHEAD ASIAS / New Build Hotel Rosewood, Hong Kong

    AHEAD GLOBAL / Game Changer Longlist Eaton Workshop, Washington D.C.

    AHEAD GLOBAL / Urban Hotel Finalist Rosewood, Hong Kong

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE / Best of Year Finalist Thompson Hotel, Washington D.C.

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE / Best of Year Finalist Maialino Mare, Washington D.C.

    2019 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    JAMES BEARD AWARDS / Outstanding Restaurant Design Pacific Standard Time, Chicago IL

    AHEAD AMERICAS / Wellness Longlist Eaton Workshop, Washington D.C.

    AHEAD AMERICAS / Finalist American Son, Washington D.C.

    SURFACE TRAVEL AWARDS / Finalist Evelyn Hotel, New York NY

    SURFACE TRAVEL AWARDS / Finalist Benno at the Evelyn Hotel, New York NY

    SURFACE TRAVEL AWARDS / Finalist Pacific Standard Time, Chicago IL

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE / Best of Year Finalist American Son, Washington D.C.

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / Finalist Pacific Standard Time, Chicago IL

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / Finalist American Son, Washington D.C.

    JEAN BANCHET AWARDS / Best Restaurant Design Pacific Standard Time, Chicago IL

    2018 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    NYCXDESIGN AWARDS / Best Restaurant Design Scampi, New York NY

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE / Best of Year Finalist - Coworking Blender, New York NY

    INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE / Best of Year Finalist - Urban Hotel Thompson Hotel, Nashville TN

    2017 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    AHEAD AMERICAS / Finalist Thompson Hotel, Nashville TN

    EATER AWARDS / Best of Restaurant in America The Grey, Savannah GA

    EATER AWARDS / Best of Restaurant Design Walnut Street Cafe, Philadelphia PA

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / Lifestyle Hotel Guestroom Finalist Thompson Hotel, Nashville TN

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / Lifestyle Hotel Public Space Finalist Thompson Hotel, Nashville TN

    SURFACE TRAVEL AWARDS / Finalist LA Jackson, Nashville TN

    GOLD KEY AWARDS / Fine Dining Finalist Steadfast, Chicago IL

    2016 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD / Historic Savannah Foundation The Grey, Savannah GA

    2015 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    JAMES BEARD AWARDS / Outstanding Restaurant Design Finalist The Grey, Savannah GA

    BON APPETIT MAGAZINE / Best Restaurant Design The Grey, Savannah GA

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / Special Judges Award Fine Dining The Grey, Savannah GA

    2013 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    TRAVEL & LEISURE AWARDS / Best Restaurant Design Honorable Mention Atera, New York NY

    2012 ‍Principal / Parts and Labor Design (2009-2021)

    HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS / ‘Wave of the Future’ Parts and Labor Design