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

Career

Born in Stockholm, Martin Brudnizki moved to London in 1990. to study Interior Architecture and Design at

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. In 2000 he founded Martin Brudnizki Design Studio in London, before opening a New York studio in 2012. Specialising in restaurants, bars, hotels and private clubs, he has created many well-known interiors around the world. This includes working with

Richard Caring Richard Allan Caring (born 4 June 1948) is a British businessman. He initially built a business, International Clothing Designs, supplying Hong Kong-manufactured fashion to UK retailers. After surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, he div ...

on The Ivy,

Scott's (restaurant) Scott's is a seafood restaurant at 20 Mount Street, London, Mount Street, Mayfair, London. Originating as "Scott's oyster rooms" in Haymarket in the 1850s or earlier, it would become "Scott's Oyster and Supper Rooms" on Coventry Street in 1891, a ...

, Sexy Fish, The Club at The Ivy, Le Caprice, J Sheekey,

Annabel's Annabel's is a private members club at 46 Berkeley Square in Mayfair, London. It was opened at 44 Berkeley Square in 1963 by Mark Birley and named for his wife Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart. It was founded in the basement of the Clermont ...

, 34 and the Ivy Chelsea Garden. Working with Nick Jones and Soho House on Soho Beach House Miami, Little House, Dean Street Townhouse, Cecconi's West Hollywood and Cecconi's Miami. Working with

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is an international luxury hotel and resort company operating 28 hotels in 16 countries, currently owned by Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group (formerly New World Hospitality and rebranded in May 2013). It was found ...

on Scarfes Bar and Holborn Dining Room. Working with

The Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...

on The Academicians' Room and

Fortnum & Mason Fortnum & Mason (colloquially often shortened to just Fortnum's) is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, with additional stores at The Royal Exchange, St Pancras railway station, Heathrow Airport in London and K11 Musea In Hong ...

with 45 Jermyn St. Working with Thompson Hotels on the Thompson Miami Beach and The Beekman in the former Temple Court Building and Annex in New York. Working with

Rocco Forte Hotels Rocco Forte Hotels is a British hotel group that was established in 1996 by hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, Olga Polizzi. Their 14 hotels are located in European cities, as well as beach resorts in Sicily and Apulia. Sir Rocco Forte is Ch ...

on the Villa Kennedy Frankfurt and the Assila Hotel in Jeddah. Brudnizki is currently working with Thomas Keller on a new restaurant at the Surf Club at the Four Seasons in Miami. Alongside working with a number of other entrepreneurs, including Jeff Stober, owner of the

Drake Hotel Drake Hotel may refer to: ;in Canada *Drake Hotel (Toronto) The Drake Hotel is a hospitality venue on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, near Parkdale. In addition to a nineteen-room boutique hotel, there is a restaurant lounge, co ...

on his restaurant Drake One Fifty in Toronto, Jason Pomeranc on Sessanta in New York, Mark Hix on Hix in Soho, Richard Corrigan on Corrigan's in Mayfair and Daniel Boulud on Café Boulud in the Four Seasons Toronto.

Awards and recognition

Brudnizki has been described as ‘one of the best restaurant and hotel designers of his generation’ by

Wallpaper (magazine) ''Wallpaper'', stylized ''Wallpaper*'', is a publication focusing on design and architecture, fashion, travel, art, and lifestyle. The magazine was launched in London in 1996 by Canadian journalist Tyler Brûlé and Austrian journalist Alexa ...

and is regularly listed within both the

London Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

1000 Most Influential People in the UK and House and Garden Top 100 Leading Interior Designers. He has recently been listed as one of

Debretts Debrett's () is a British professional coaching company, publisher and authority on etiquette and behaviour, founded in 1769 with the publication of the first edition of ''The New Peerage''. The company takes its name from its founder, John Deb ...

500 Most Influential People,

People of Today and

Power 200 as well as being voted one of the '50 Best Interior Designers in the UK' by Country and Townhouse. A variety of projects have won top industry awards including The Beekman winning a BDNY Gold Key award for Best Luxury Lobby in 2017, 45 Jermyn St. winning Best Interior at the GQ Food and Drink Awards 2017 and Aquavit being named Best Outpost in the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2017.

And Objects

In 2015 Martin launched And Objects, a dedicated design studio from where he will create his own range of products. Co-founded by Martin and long-term friend Nicholas Jeanes, And Objects collaborates with design partners on bespoke collections, such as recently with Drummonds, The Urban Electric Co., George Smith, Porta Romana and Christopher Farr Cloth. And Objects took part in the Wallpaper* Handmade event during Salone del Mobile in Milan during 2017, designing a candlestick inspired by natural rock formations found at Giant's Causeway in Ireland. This is alongside developing an in-house range of products exclusive to the studio under the ‘Other Objects’ banner, which includes those pieces MBDS has previously designed for its interior projects, including the new Annabel's private members' club at 46 Berkeley Square.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brudnizki, Martin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swedish interior designers Swedish architects Swedish expatriates in the United Kingdom