Martin Brudnizki

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Martin Brudnizki is a Swedish interior architect and product designer, based in both London and New York.

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Career

Born in Stockholm, Martin Brudnizki moved to London in 1990 [1] to study Interior Architecture and Design at American University in London. In 2000 he founded Martin Brudnizki Design Studio in London, [2] before opening a New York studio in 2012. Specialising in restaurants, bars, hotels and private clubs, he has created interiors including Sexy Fish [3] and Annabel's. [4] He has worked with Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, [5] The Royal Academy of Arts [6] and Rocco Forte Hotels among others. [7]

Awards and recognition

Brudnizki has been described as ‘one of the best restaurant and hotel designers of his generation’ by Wallpaper [8] and is regularly listed within both the London Evening Standard 1000 Most Influential People in the UK [9] and House and Garden Top 100 Leading Interior Designers. [10] In 2015 he was listed in Wallpaper's Power 200 [11] and in 2016 was listed as one of Debretts 500 Most Influential People, [12] Debretts People of Today. [13] In 2021, he was voted one of the '50 Best Interior Designers in the UK' by Country and Townhouse. [14]

In 2015 Martin launched And Objects, a dedicated design studio. [15]

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