New York City is, in many ways, a cabinet of curiosities. I’m reminded of this every time I step outside – a filming for Devil Wears Prada 2, at least three parades, a bodega cat gone rogue. You never quite know what the city’s going to serve. That same offbeat, maximalist magic is what inspired Anthropologie’s latest lighting collaborator, Merve Kahraman – an Istanbul-born, Milan-and-London-trained designer now running her namesake studio in the most unpredictable place on earth.
‘New York City is a place of endless inspiration for me,’ Merve tells me. ‘NYC itself is a mix of everything – the people, the architecture, the energy – each with its own layers, patterns, and juxtapositions.’
