Availability: Via telephone and e-mail. Typically Thu-Sat: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST. and Wed 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. EST. Kim is bi-coastal and makes periodic visits and is available for in-home consultation services in New York and California (arrangements can be made to visit other areas upon request.)
Communication Response Times: Typical response times are within 48 hours (i.e. following business day). If the phone is not answered, please leave a message, since we will typically be with a client. When sending e-mail please follow-up with a phone call in case your e-mail is blocked.
Cancellation Policy: Please re-schedule your appointments in a timely manner. Appointments canceled less than 24 hours in advance will incure a $75 fee.
Refund Policy: Please note that there are no refunds once services have been provided.
Family Bathroom Renovation: |
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Hall family bath to be shared by the 3 children (2 starting college), so the family wanted a sophisticated and progressive yet simple design. |
| Challenge: |
Anxious to renovate because ceramic tiles were literally falling off the wall. Needed more counter and storage space. Asked to find a way to incorporate a planter in the space since client loves plants. |
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Low |
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Tudor House Renovation: |
| Brief: |
Large family wanted a home that fit their lifestyle: more relaxed, larger, brighter and multi functional rooms. Wanted asian fusion décor, not english tudor style. |
| Challenge: |
Mother with allergies so needed a non-toxic environment with healthy indoor air quality. |
| Budget: |
Medium |
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Apartment Living Room: |
| Brief: |
Living room used as media room: TV and music room and lounge space. |
| Challenge: |
Room is very long: goal was to have that lived-in feeling, feel less narrow, and to break into different areas: for talking, playing music, and watching movies. |
| Budget: |
Medium |
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"The interior design in this room designed by Kim Nadel shows the ultimate truth of holism. As with all Kim's designs, ambience and function exist in harmony, and the body, mind and spirit feel good in this thoughtful space."
by Kathleen Cox, Author of Space Matters
"Beautiful design, balance and healthy living are achievable with NICHE Design. We're thankful for the maximized space and "lush minimalism". Kim was attentive, flexible and stayed within our budget. She was responsive to our vision, then kicked it up a notch with her creative interpretation, textures and finishes. An artistic mix of live-edge wood, stainless steel, sustainable kirei wood, corian, cast concrete, cork and mother-of-pearl wall coverings, metallic and porcelain tiles came into our home. We love our home; it's current, classy and timeless."
by Catherine and Michael, New York City
Kim Nadel is a certified interior designer with 20 years professional experience, and a specialty in green design (LEED accredited professional). Her firm, NICHE, is both a design consultation practice and research practice on sustainability practices.
Kim Nadel is principal and creative director of NICHE, an environmentally-oriented interior design, furniture design and research group devoted to sustainable design solutions for healthy living. Bicoastal with her office based in New York City, NICHE creates compelling residences that integrate the smartest sustainable alternatives available on the market today. It also researches, evaluates and supports suppliers who incorporate sustainability into their business practices.
Nadel was named by Hospitality Design magazine in 1999 as one of the industry's top 20 to influence design in a positive direction. An NCIDQ-certified and LEED-accredited interior designer, she has, for 15 years, spearheaded programs to promote well-being and inspire others to create in sustainable ways. Kim's extensive knowledge of environmentally intelligent design has exposed her to a diverse range of creative "green" projects, from single-family homes to high-rise apartments. She has worked on residential projects in NYC, Miami, Sarasota, Toronto, LA and San Diego. The latest of these are an eco-luxury model apartment for the first green condominium development in Manhattan (the Millennium Tower Residences in Battery Park) and a new ground-up energy-efficient townhouse, also in Manhattan.
Kim is on the faculty of the NY School of Interior Design, where she teaches an MFA course in Green Design, and lectures nationwide to design professionals. She is co-author of The Green Pages: The Contract Designer's Guide to Environmentally Responsible Materials and Products, which was a requisite for Conde Nast's Times Square building tenants. Her interiors projects are published widely in trade and consumer magazines.
Originally from Montreal, Kim has a BA in Business Psychology from McGill University and an MS in Interior Design from Pratt Institute. She further studied Industrial Design under Bellini and Pesce at the Domus Academy in Milan. Kim's work has just been published in Kathleen Cox' book Space Matters. Presently Kim is learning to integrate the principles of Vastu into her work, an ayurvedic discipline of planning for healthy living environments.
Selected Projects:
Townhouse, New Construction, Manhattan, NY
7,000 SF 5 Storey Residential Townhouse
Under construction
Chan Residence, Private Home, Forest Hills, NY
5,000 SF Residential Renovation Designed and renovated this 1920's Tudor style house into a modern Asian fusion style home.
Flynn Residence, Private Brownstone, Brooklyn, NY
Bath Spa conversion
Fuller Residence, Private Brownstone, Brooklyn, NY
1,000 SF Residential Renovation plus new addition
Exhibitions:
Brooklyn Designs Furniture Show 2006: SHAPE series furniture line launched.
New York School of Interior Design Faculty Gallery Show 2006-Present. NYSID Faculty Gallery Show.
Awards:
2002 - Building Brooklyn Awards
Special Mention for Environmentally Sound Design
1999 - The Industry 20: Leaders in Innovation & Influence
Hospitality Design Magazine
Public Speaking:
Speaker, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) NY First Annual Green Design Expo/Forum, Club 101, NYC, April 2007
Speaking Engagement, "Designing Green with Style", Domino Magazine Bazaar, New York, NY, October 2006
Lecture, "Green Design and Fabulous", Designer Seminar Series, D & D Building, New York, NY, March 2005
"Green Interior Design", Educational Seminar, Hospitality Design Expo & Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 1999
Panel Discussion: "Environmentally Responsible Design", West Week, Los Angeles, CA, 1995
Teaching:
Faculty member, The New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), teaching "Green Design" Studio Course, Masters of Fine Arts program, New York, NY, 2003- Present
"Design: Green", ASID NY Chapter Designer Seminar, My Home Showroom, New York, NY, September 2006
"Green Design: Selecting Environmentally Responsible Materials and Products", CEU Seminar Course, New York University, School of Continuing Education, New York, NY, 1993-1996
"Green Design: Choosing Environmentally Safe Products and Materials", IIDA Washington Metro Chapter, CEU Seminar, Washington DC, 1995
Books and Publications:
Published nationwide in more than two dozen magazines and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, Hospitality Design, Kitchen & Bath Business, This Old House, Natural Home and Interior Design Magazine.
This Old House Magazine, "Green Resolutions", January 2007; quoting Kim's ideas among top home design leaders.
Time Out NY Magazine, November 2005 Issue 527, Eco Friendly Home Design; profiling NICHE as one of three eco-design firms in NYC
2007, Space Matters by Kathleen Cox, Simon, Tibori &Chang. Highlights Nadel's residential design projects.
Copyright 1992, The Green Pages: The Contract Interior Designer's Guide to Environmentally-Responsible Materials and Products, Resource Guide, Compiled by Kim Plaskon Nadel and Andrew Fuston, Copyright 1992. Updates Bi-Annually through 1995
1996, "Creating Non-Toxic, Health-Enhancing Environments", by Kim Plaskon Nadel and Andrew Fuston, Chapter 14, Healthcare Design, edited by Sara O. Marberry, John Wiley & Sons, New York 1996
Professional Affiliations:
2008, Professional Member of ASID
2006-Present, Member of Furniture New York (FNY)
2004, LEED AP Professional Certification
2004-Present, Member of US Green Building Council
1999-Present, Member ADPSR: Architects Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility, New York Chapter
1999-Present, Member of O2 Global Network of Eco Designers, New York Chapter; Co-Chair Year 2000
DISCLAIMER: Kim Nadel is not liable in any way for any business decisions made during the course of consultations. This includes any and all information that is given during these consultation sessions and used for business decisions.
