Parts and Labor Design

What Parts and Labor Design does

Parts and Labor Design (PLD) is a New York City-based, full-service interior design firm founded in 2009 by Jeremy Levitt, specializing in hospitality, commercial, retail, and high-end residential projects. The firm's portfolio spans restaurants, hotels, bars, coworking spaces, and markets across major US markets (New York, Chicago, Nashville, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Savannah, Las Vegas, Nantucket) and extends internationally through the Rosewood Hong Kong project. Service offerings include interior design, custom furniture and lighting design, concept development, creative direction, brand strategy, art direction, and styling, with the custom furniture and lighting capability positioned as a key differentiator that gives each project a distinct, ownable identity.

The firm operates as a B2B project-based professional services business, with enterprise hospitality operators, hotel groups, restaurant groups, and commercial real estate developers as the primary client base. Notable clients include Thompson Hotels/Hyatt (Nashville and DC), Rosewood Hotels Hong Kong, MGM Resorts, Union Square Hospitality Group, Marcus Samuelsson Group, One Off Hospitality Group, Related Companies, Kimpton, Brandywine Realty Trust, Triumph Hotel Group, and Eaton Workshop. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed; new business is generated through direct enterprise engagement, industry reputation, awards (most notably the 2019 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design), and editorial coverage in Architectural Digest, Vogue, Dezeen, Wallpaper, and Hospitality Design. The website identifies the firm as "A Duke & Duke Company," indicating a parent or strategic-partner relationship. Headcount is in the 11-50 range, with the studio led by Founder Jeremy Levitt and Partner Danu Kennedy, who joined in 2014.

Name

Parts and Labor Design

Legal name

Parts and Labor Design

Website

https://partsandlabordesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parts and Labor Design is a New York City-based interior design firm founded in 2009, serving enterprise hospitality operators, hotel groups, restaurant groups, and commercial real estate developers with bespoke interior design, custom furniture and lighting design, concept development, and brand strategy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Interior Design

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141), Industrial Design Services (54142)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM), Space Planning & Workplace Design (BPAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Hospitality design
• Custom furniture design
• Bespoke lighting design
• Commercial interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Project-based interior design fees for hospitality, commercial, retail and residential projects. Services include interior design, custom furniture and lighting design, consulting and strategic collaborations, exclusive commissions, concept development, creative direction, brand strategy, portfolio and brand-building, art direction, and styling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Parts and Labor Design is a New York-based interior design firm providing full-service design for hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential spaces, including restaurants, hotels, bars, coworking spaces, and markets. The studio delivers interior design paired with custom furniture and bespoke lighting design, along with concept development, creative direction, brand strategy, art direction, and styling. Each project is engaged on a project-fee basis, supported by in-house custom fabrication and integrated programming focused on creating distinctive, brand-aligned guest experiences.

Product overview

Parts and Labor Design is a creative, full-service interior design firm specializing in hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential experiences. The firm's portfolio includes core service offerings: Interior Design Services, Custom Furniture and Lighting Design, Concept Development, and Brand Strategy. The studio has completed over 35 design projects spanning restaurants (Atera, Walnut Street Café, Pacific Standard Time, The Grey, Scampi, La La Noodle Bar, Lupetto, Sotto), hotels (Thompson Nashville, Thompson DC, The Evelyn Hotel, Eaton Workshop, Beachside Hotel), bars (LA Jackson, The Panorama Room, Spygold, Albert's Bar, Off The Record), coworking spaces (Blender Workspace), and markets (Time Out Market). Projects are located across major US cities including New York, Chicago, Nashville, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Savannah, Las Vegas, and Nantucket. The studio was established in 2009 and is led by founders Jeremy Levitt and Danu Kennedy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Design Services Full-service interior design for hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential experiences, covering restaurants, hotels, bars, coworking spaces, and retail locations with end-to-end delivery from concept through installation.
• Custom Furniture and Lighting Design Bespoke custom furniture and lighting design services integrated into interior design projects, providing each space with a distinct personality and unique identity that is entirely own-able to the client.
• Concept Development Creative direction and concept development services that establish fundamental design touchpoints and narrative-driven spatial experiences for hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential projects.
• Brand Strategy Strategic brand development, portfolio building, and art direction services for hospitality brands and commercial spaces, including styling and exclusive collaborations supporting client brand identity.

Quantifiable outcome

• James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design 2019 (Pacific Standard Time)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Duke & Dukeparent companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerParts and Labor Design is listed as 'A Duke & Duke Company', indicating Duke & Duke is the parent company or strategic partner that owns or backs the design studio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AvroKO: NYC-founded hospitality interior design firm with restaurant, hotel, and bar expertise; the most direct competitor to Parts and Labor Design, sharing both Jeremy Levitt's former employer lineage and the same hospitality-first positioning.
• Roman and Williams: NYC-based architecture and design studio known for award-winning hospitality interiors (restaurants, hotels, retail) and custom furniture, with comparable luxury hospitality clientele and similar craft-driven design ethos.
• Stonehill & Taylor: NYC hospitality interior design firm with deep hotel and restaurant portfolio, directly competing for the same luxury and lifestyle hospitality briefs (Thompson, Kimpton, etc.) as Parts and Labor Design.
• Richmond International: UK hospitality interior design firm with a long-standing portfolio of luxury hotel and restaurant projects globally; directly comparable as a boutique, narrative-driven design firm serving premium hospitality operators.
• Michaelis Boyd Associates: London-based interior design firm with a strong hospitality and residential portfolio including Soho House properties; comparable boutique scale and luxury hospitality/restaurant positioning.
• Studio Munge: Toronto-based interior design studio specializing in luxury hospitality (hotels, restaurants, residences), directly comparable in boutique scale and high-end hospitality focus, with similarly narrative-driven design approach.
• Bill Rooney Studio: NYC-based interior design firm specializing in restaurants, hotels, and residential projects; directly comparable boutique scale with similar hospitality-first client base.

Broad incumbents

• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Large global hospitality interior design firm serving luxury and lifestyle hotel brands; competes for the same flagship hotel and resort commissions as Parts and Labor Design but with significantly greater global footprint.
• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with a substantial hospitality practice; competes for hospitality commissions at much larger scale and offers broader workplace, retail, and mixed-use services that Parts and Labor Design does not.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Global hospitality interior design leader with hotel and residential projects worldwide; competes for the same upper-tier hospitality briefs but operates at materially larger scale across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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