Work-in-Progress: The making of a Meatpacking photography studio

Decked out in a baseball cap, baggy khakis and flip-flops, K, a B-school classmate who is working for a company that just IPOed in Toronto and London, asked, "Do I look the part of the poor, starving artist?" as he excitedly ushered me into his space above the Rubin Chapelle shop on West 14th. It was quite a mess. He and P are doing much of the work themselves with help from friends, converting the space into a 1,000+ square foot photography studio: eveNYC. It was fun to check out a work-in-progress in Meatpacking, especially since I had just come from visiting two other apartments (the first near Gramercy Park, the second in Chelsea) that were more-or-less complete. On 18 August, this is how the space looked:


By 23 August, it was already looking much better!



The studio should be ready in early September. Can't wait to see it then!