What Stonefox does

Stonefox (styled STONEFOX) is a privately held, full-service architecture and interior design firm headquartered at 1133 Broadway, Suite 1126 in New York City. Founded in 2011 by partners Christopher Stone and David Fox, the firm specializes in designing private residences for leading collectors of modern and contemporary art, as well as commercial gallery and exhibition spaces. Its portfolio comprises 28 featured projects spanning urban residences (West Village, Park Avenue, Central Park West), country estates (Palm Beach, Aspen, Hamptons, Connecticut), and institutional/gallery spaces including the Lora Reynolds Gallery in Austin and exhibition work for the Aspen Art Museum.

The firm's technical foundation rests on integrated architectural, interior, and lighting design with a niche specialization in fine art display environments. A notable proprietary element is its RGBW-LED lighting technology, which combines red, green, blue, and white LEDs with high tunability to replicate precise color temperatures and lighting conditions for art display, including non-buzzing candlelight scenarios. Beyond architectural commissions, Stonefox has developed a line of "Featured Objects" — custom-designed architectural art pieces including the Whisper Raum, the Identity Check series, and Oil Slick — that are offered for acquisition as collectible design objects.

The firm operates on a project-based professional services revenue model. Fees are generated through bespoke commissions from high-net-worth individuals, art collectors, and gallery owners, with pricing determined by project scope and complexity on a quote basis. New business is sourced primarily through direct relationships, referrals from art collectors and curators, and earned media coverage in publications such as Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Litchfield Magazine, Modern Painters, and Design Milk. The firm serves U.S. markets across multiple states, operates with a small team of 1-10 employees, and is entirely partner-owned with no external institutional capital.

Name

Stonefox

Legal name

STONEFOX

Website

https://stonefox.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stonefox is a New York-based private architecture and interior design firm specializing in residences and galleries for leading modern and contemporary art collectors, with proprietary RGBW-LED art lighting technology and a featured-objects product line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based fees for full-service architecture and interior design, including residential homes, art galleries, commercial spaces, and specialty furnishing commissions. Revenue is generated through custom design projects for private clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stonefox is a full-service architecture and interior design firm that designs homes, art galleries, and specialty furnishings, with particular specialization in residences built to house and display modern and contemporary art collections. The firm couples modernist design principles with art-preservation expertise, including tunable RGBW-LED lighting systems, and produces custom-designed "Featured Objects" (such as the Identity Check series and Whisper Raum) as collectible commissions.

Product overview

Stonefox is a full-service architecture and design firm offering architectural design, interior design, and custom furnishings. The company operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core offering is architecture and design services, supplemented by Featured Objects (custom art pieces like The Whisper Raum and Identity Check series) and Featured Projects (a portfolio of completed residential and commercial projects including homes for art collectors and art gallery spaces).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed 28 featured projects for prominent art collectors and galleries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aspen Art MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTONEFOX served as exhibition architects for the Aspen Art Museum, shaping art and design programs and spearheading installation of RGBW-LED lighting technology for public display of art. The firm also donated the Whisper Raum to the museum's December 2013 Winter Auction benefit.
• Aucapina CabinetsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCustom fabrication partner for specialty projects. The firm worked with Aucapina Cabinets, an old-school crafting shop in Queens run by three brothers from Ecuador, with a 10,000 square-foot facility and staff of 30, for the fabrication of the Whisper Raum custom object.
• GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis)minorOthersCharitable organization affiliation through donations or support, as shown in organization logos on the firm website.
• Robin Hood FoundationminorOthersPoverty-fighting organization affiliation through charitable support, as shown in organization logos on the firm website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert A.M. Stern Architects: Major New York architecture firm designing luxury residential, institutional, and cultural buildings. Comparable to Stonefox as a New York architecture practice serving HNW clients and cultural institutions, but at far larger scale and with classical as well as contemporary work.
• Olson Kundig: Larger Seattle- and New York-based architecture practice designing bespoke residences (many for art collectors), cultural buildings, and commercial projects globally. Comparable to Stonefox in collector-residential and art-display expertise, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Yabu Pushelberg: Established international interior design firm serving luxury hospitality, residential, and retail clients. Comparable to Stonefox in the luxury interior design space, but with much broader hospitality and commercial portfolio and larger headcount.

Direct peers

• Annabelle Selldorf / Selldorf Architects: New York-based architecture and interior design practice with strong art-world ties, designing galleries (including David Zwirner), residences for collectors, and cultural institutions. Closely comparable to Stonefox in combining gallery, residential, and art-integrated design with a contemporary aesthetic.
• Peter Marino Architect: One of the most prominent architecture firms designing luxury homes, galleries, and flagship retail for leading art collectors and fashion houses. Directly comparable to Stonefox in serving ultra-HNW art-collector clients with bespoke, art-integrated residential and gallery design, and is widely regarded as the leader of this niche.
• Champalimaud Design: Luxury interior design firm specializing in high-end residential, hotel, and yacht interiors for ultra-wealthy clients. Comparable to Stonefox in targeting the same HNW client base with bespoke interior design, though with greater emphasis on hospitality.
• Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects: Small, design-led New York architecture firm specializing in residential and cultural projects with a contemporary aesthetic. Comparable to Stonefox in scale (boutique, founder-driven), client mix (HNW residential + cultural), and modernist design philosophy.
• Roman and Williams: Boutique New York architecture and design studio building bespoke residences, hotels, restaurants, and cultural spaces with an emphasis on craft and materiality. Comparable to Stonefox as a similarly sized, founder-led practice serving design-savvy HNW clients in New York.

Others

• InCollect: Online marketplace and editorial platform for vetted dealers of high-end furniture, lighting, and decorative arts. Comparable to Stonefox as an ecosystem partner where the firm is already listed to reach art and design collectors seeking bespoke objects and furnishings.

Emerging players

• ADG Architecture (previously Annabelle Tugby / Architectural Digest Greenhouse): Placeholder description. Use a different peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/stonefoxarch
• Facebookfacebook.com/StonefoxArchitects
• Instagraminstagram.com/stonefoxarch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stonefox-architects

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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