About ADB
ADB makes physical places for brands with something to say.
I started ADB in 2017 after years of working in retail and visual merchandising, where I learned that a good space can do a lot of talking before anyone says a word. Today, ADB works with brands to turn ideas into physical places, from stores and studios to showrooms, offices and pop-ups. The work usually starts with a question: what should this place make people feel, do or remember? From there, we develop the concept, design the environment and help bring it into the real world. The goal is not to make spaces that simply look good in photographs. The goal is to make places people actually want to be.
Start with the idea
Good spaces have a point of view before they have a floor plan.
Make it physical
Materials, light, scale and detail turn a brand idea into something people can actually experience.
Sweat the details
The little things are usually what make a space feel like itself.
What We Do
Brand environmentsRetail + visual merchandisingCreative directionDesign + build
Selected Clients
CasperClare V.Culture Pop SodaDieselEphemeral TattooHot OnesJack SpadeKontra BathsNew York or NowhereSies MarjanSimon PearceThursday Boot Co.
Pete Trentacoste is the founder of ADB, a New York studio focused on branded interiors and environments. His background spans retail, visual merchandising and experiential design, with work for brands including Casper, Diesel, Clare V., Ephemeral Tattoo, Thursday Boot Co., Sies Marjan and New York or Nowhere.