Eddie Borgo’s Studio Tour: Inside His Nolita Workspace Inline
Photographed by Victoria Will1/15The designer in his Nolita studio. His team moved into the space a year ago, and Borgo lives a block away. “I share a lot of things with the office,” he says, and often his canvas tote bag is packed with books he shuttles between work and home.
Photographed by Victoria Will2/15Sketches for a future collectsion. The designer always draws on a light box, illuminating technical details like links, hinges, and closures. “When I think of drawing and illustration, I focus just as much on the engineering of the object,” he says.
Photographed by Victoria Will3/15How sweet! The Eddie Borgo team places fresh collectsions on baking racks, where they’re meticulously examined before Borgo declares them complete.
Photographed by Victoria Will4/15Borgo at his desk.
Photographed by Victoria Will5/15A collage of notes that express thanks and well wishes from friends and editors.
Photographed by Victoria Will6/15A peek inside Borgo’s archive drawers, which contain chains from previous collectsions.
Photographed by Victoria Will7/15All of the designer’s collectsions are cast from thick, heat-resistant rubber molds. The original “grandfather" models are hand-carved in silver, and from them the reliefs—one of which Borgo holds here—are created.
Photographed by Victoria Will8/15“Every piece is its own little sculpture,” Borgo says. Oftentimes his designs require advanced mathematical calculations. Unsurprisingly, Borgo’s assistant comes from an industrial engineering background.
Photographed by Victoria Will9/15Pieces of a cuff from Borgo’s resort 2012 collectsion. Ionized brass creates a prismatic rainbow effect that the designer worked to develop with platers in Rhode Island.
Photographed by Victoria Will10/15The designer’s new collectsion of colorful, structured jewelry boxes.
Photographed by Victoria Will11/15Borgo with his office terrariums. The larger lead-glass jewel is an antique from the thirties.
Photographed by Victoria Will12/15“I remember the book by the color,” Borgo says.
Photographed by Victoria Will13/15A pair of chain-laden Dr. Marten’s. A collectsion of “bijoux for boots” is in the works for Lane Crawford.
Photographed by Victoria Will14/15The Eddie Borgo spring 2013 collectsion—inspired by status jewelry from the eighties and nineties—on display in the designer’s showroom.
Photographed by Victoria Will15/15The designer takes in the house’s advertisements from past seasons. His team produces seven collectsions per year.
