JESSE KEYES NYC based design entrepreneur: designed, owns 1 7th Ave South, partner La Esquina, founded and directs KZ_K Studio, with designer, Karolina Zmarlak
JESSE KEYES NYC based design entrepreneur: designed, owns 1 7th Ave South, partner La Esquina, founded and directs KZ_K Studio, with designer, Karolina Zmarlak
Jesse Keyes founded MODO to conceive, design and develop creative businesses that focus on the use of space and place as means of promoting deep, meaningful human relationships…the context of dialogue influenced by architecturally inspired and pragmatically executed spaces inspires community and commerce…in the hospitality, residential and fashion fields, MODO has been the creator, active partner, consultant and investor behind new york creative foundations One 7th Ave South (designer, developer and owner), KZ_K STUDIO (founder and director), La Esquina (investor), Hotel Griffou (founder and operating partner), Goldbar (investor), the Cassa Hotel (F&B developer and operator) and writer for Black Book, among other work…
On Carmine Street, One 7th Avenue South, a paragon of modern architectual technique, is the first and only full floor triangular residential building in Manhattan (co-conceived, developed, owns and operates)
Manufactured in New York City’s Fashion District, and communicated at the KZ_K STUDIO on Great Jones Street, KZ_K epitomizes Modernist European tailoring infused with innovative, multi functional technique and materials (co-founder and director)
In Washington DC, the Keyes Residence is a unique residential element of form follows function in revisionist city (redesigned and aesthetically raised)
On the High Line, U in the Cube captures the essence of modern eating: fast during the day to delegate good calories, and slow at night to seep into the subtle creativity (conceived)
On Kenmare Street, La Esquina changed the way North Americans appreciate and celebrate Mexican tacos and tequila (investing founding partner)
At Columbia University and Rutgers, the financial system is being revealed as the source of capital for the bohemian economic class, in ways newly imagined (doctoral candidate and writer)
On 9th Street in Greenwich Village, the reincarnation of Mary Lou’s brought regulars Leonardo di Caprio and Orlando Bloom to this subversive subterranean boite (conceived, developed, owned and operated)
On the Bowery, with Enrique Norten and Habita, this oasis offered Little Italy a creative and intellectual aesthetic haven to party (conceived, designed and developed team)
In Midtown, 1945 enables multiple experiences of rich materials, suggestive lighting & complex food highlighted by modernist design (conceived, designed & developed team)
On the Bowery, E_P hosted the John Varvatos party for Guns n’ Roses with fashion party hosted by Karolina Zmarlak via Extra Place, the back door entrance (conceived, designed, developed and operated)
On Kenmare Street, XIX speaks to the Roman roots of the travertine stone and the debauch it allows to clean off its surface (conceived, designed and developed)
Via Grand Street, through golden doors and past speckled skulls, this venue hosted grand cocktails, sincere music and rich back room experiences (investor)
On Varick Street, Intent pushes envelopes while enveloping manners of online consumption (conceived, designed and developed expansion)
In Midtown, Showtime pushed a space to support the creative endeavors of other designers and architects via a party (operated, developed a food and beverage concept, catered the event)
At Carmine Street, Cavaria P.P. brings the Spanish Mediterranean of grilled gambas, spicy pimientos & effervescent alcohol (conceived and designed)
On the island of St. Martin lies a topographically challenging variation of hills and streams inlaid with clean and simple lines for living in the air (conceived and designed with Archoutfit)