Contract Magazine - October 2019 - 41

Location Brooklyn, NY

Founded 2019

Areas of Specialization

analog-era design, outfitted with benches repurposed from a bowling alley and
While 71 Collective is a new design firm, cofounded by Rebeccah Rumph, Felipe
tables fashioned from old high school bleachers, in addition to old school
Tejeda, and Gaines Solomon earlier this year, the trio met while working at another
Brooklyn design/build firm. The number 71 is a nod to the address of the firm where memorabilia that includes a paint-by-numbers scene from Goodfellas.
Worthwild, on the other hand, is a New York City bar and restaurant that feels
the three of them met, they explain of their new moniker, and Collective refers to
like a very homey American neighborhood and community hangout that might be
the collaborative, team-focused approach they take to both their projects and
found upstate, or somewhere out on Cape Cod. But the firm's standout design has
clients. Together they have more than 40 years of experience designing for the
to be The Turk's Inn in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. The 60-seat restaurant
hospitality industry. "We formed 71 Collective predicated on the belief that our role
is designed as a replica of a legendary, over-the-top Wisconsin supper club from
in this business is firstly to listen to our client and secondly to deliver visionary
the 1940s, and sports plenty of kitschy décor from the original space: an old timey
design that captures an audience and the brand essence," says Rebeccah Rumph.
bar, moody red walls with psychedelic geometric designs, and a dining room with an
Probably 90% of their work is hospitality, primarily in the food and beverage sector,
alcove and skylight, complete with original artifacts such as antique artwork,
and the remaining 10% is spread over workplace, residential/developer, and retail.
71 Collective creates innovative spaces that inspire, engage and excite. Unlike ceramic figurines, and photographs.
In addition to an expansion of the rooftop at Turk's Inn, the firm is currently
other hospitality firms such as Roman & Williams or Kelly Wearstler that are often
working on a high-end, farm-to-table supper club in Brooklyn Heights, a New
known for a certain "style," the Brooklyn-based firm instead curates a desired
emotional experience for every project by layering disparate themes and concepts. Orleans-inspired dive bar in Bushwick, and a second location of a Michelin-starred
celebrity chef space in New York (it will have "rustic vibes," the team says).
Take sister restaurants, No Kisses and Sonny's Pizzeria, which opened earlier this
"The end result is that our work is rich in character and often indiscernible in its
year in Washington, D.C. The former is a neighborhood cocktail bar that has been
aesthetic; creating that break from reality that is so important to us and so valuable
described as making visitors feel as if they're drinking underneath a giant colorchanging Lite-Brite board. "It's the kind of dark, groovy bar I had in mind," co-owner for the individuality of a space," says Rumph. "We believe that our job as designers
is to create spaces that allow people to escape reality even if it's for a few moments."
Max Zuckerman says. Contrast this to Sonny's, the spot next door, with its
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