Lynch / Eisinger / Design (LED)

Lynch / Eisinger / Design (LED) is a design firm whose work includes architectural, interior, and furniture design, as well as consulting for industry. Our work is premised on the understanding of the built environment as a physical and cultural landscape with both tangible and social implications. Our approach is to place materials and methods of construction above formal preconceptions as we work our way through each design in response to particulars of place, time, function, and client goals. For each set of circumstances, we strive to identify and utilize the appropriate crafts and technologies, through ongoing investigation and innovation. We are committed to research through our built work, which provides a three dimensional laboratory which cannot be simulated through other modes of practice. In this context, material decisions are given priority over design theory, ensuring that physical experience supersedes the ideas that form it.

It is our conviction that good design should be assertive but not imposing; should both structure and adapt to our lives. Good design should possess internal rigor and efficiency, but must also transcend that rigor to enhance human experience. We achieve good design by understanding our clients' needs, understanding construction, and paying attention to details.

Our services include all phases of design, from feasibility studies through design and contract administration. Integral to our approach is the conviction that all phases of planning and design are important to the final outcome. Past and present projects include retail and showrooms environments, healthcare and athletic facilities, galleries and restaurants, single and multi-family residences. LED's team includes LEED Accredited professionals, but more importantly, social and environmental responsibility underlie our approach, as manifested in our day-to-day practices and our pro-bono design work in the developing world. We have successfully completed projects in the US, UK, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, and Kenya.

Partners Simon Eisinger, from New York City, and Christian Lynch, from Los Angeles, met as classmates at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture Preservation and Planning. LED has been a registered partnership in the State of New York since 1999.