Design.

We believe that when a place is beautifully and thoughtfully designed—with a sharp eye to how it will actually be used—it allows people to enjoy their lives more freely and focus on what is important.

Business Support.

We know that an astute entrepreneurial project can be pivotal for people’s personal and professional trajectories.

Founders.

Sisters and founders, Ellie and Shoshi, are multidisciplinary creators. Their experiences span fine arts, animation, law, negotiation, software engineering and product management, which serves as a unique foundation for envisioning delightful and functional designs together with offering sharp business guidance.

  • Ellie brings her passion and education in the arts together with her deep business experience as a lawyer to design beautiful spaces, evaluate opportunities for new projects, negotiate real estate and vendor relationships and manage project workflows. She graduated at the top of her class, magna cum laude, as an undergraduate at Cornell University and a visiting student at the University of Oxford, with dual majors in History of Art and Near Eastern Studies. She is the recipient of the Frances Sampson Fine Arts Prize and directed a campus art gallery for several years. Through the lens of her background in art history, she views aesthetics as a mode of communicating and shaping how people are living and what they are feeling. Ellie also graduated from New York University School of Law, where her training focused on law in the context of large transactions and the arts. In her legal practice, she has worked at an art museum, global law firms and a financial technology company, with experience in real estate, finance, intellectual property and corporate counseling. Her guidance has spanned helping people start small businesses to financings for multi-billion dollar real estate transactions. Acting regularly as the lead lawyer on corporate transactions and disputes, she has developed strong, practical acumen for how to piece together advantageous business terms and problem solve. She brings together her expertise in the arts and design theory with her business experience in curating the aesthetic for each project. Ellie is currently based in San Francisco, California.

  • Shoshi graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.S. in computer science and fine arts, focusing on computer design and graphics. In addition to her interior design projects, she has worked as an engineer and product manager at several category-defining technology companies in the fields of media and visual expression. Her experience includes research in computer graphics, animation and the aesthetics of social media. Her work as a product manager has honed her ability to identify what captivates people visually and to drive project timelines forward efficiently. Her background in computer graphics informs her ability to imagine and demonstrate how a project will look upon completion, before making any physical changes. Shoshi is skilled at identifying a client’s individual personality and the way a space can be optimized for function and enjoyment based on that person’s unique preferences and habits. She also has a clear eye for how three-dimensional spaces will translate into two-dimensional marketing. Shoshi is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

We create exquisite spaces that support practical and emotional needs.

Please email us at urbanforager.design@gmail.com if you are interested in our services or a collaboration.
We look forward to hearing from you!