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Press & Awards
Sergio Mannino Studio
Publications often reveal connections that individual projects cannot. Viewed together, these articles, interviews, reviews, books, and awards trace a set of recurring questions running through the studio's work: how identity takes form, how commerce shapes culture, how sensory experience shapes behavior, and how people relate to the spaces, objects, and rituals that surround them.
Over more than two decades, Sergio Mannino Studio's projects, products, and ideas have been documented by publications spanning architecture, design, retail, healthcare, branding, and culture. Taken as a whole, this body of coverage offers a different reading of the studio's work, built from the themes that repeatedly draw the attention of editors, critics, juries, and publishers worldwide.
THE RECORD:
RECURRING THEMES:
Identity as Form
How brands become environments, how values become materials, and how graphic identities extend into physical experience.
Commerce as Culture
How retail spaces shape behavior, community, and daily ritual, beyond the transactions they were built for.
Form Follows Emotions
An ongoing exploration of how color, light, proportion, texture, and spatial organization shape perception and emotional response.
Healthcare Reimagined
A body of work questioning the visual language of the traditional pharmacy and proposing more welcoming, human-centered alternatives.
Objects and Environments
A practice that moves between interiors, branding, furniture, lighting, rugs, and product design, examining how the same ideas take different forms.
STUDIO PROFILES
Wallpaper* — "The way we live now: Sergio Mannino and a lifetime of design" — August 2015
Forbes Business Council — 14 articles on retail design, branding, and commerce — 2018–2020
HouseTipster — "A Close Look at the Life and Career of Sergio Mannino" — August 2022
BOOKS & ANNUALS
Radical Design — Ed. Maschietto, 2004 — pp. 234–235
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store: Visual Gusto for Shoppers Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox, pp. 066–067
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central Terminal, pp. 212–217
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Powershop 6: Retail Design Now — Frame Publishers, 2019 — Medly + Glam Seamless
Architecture Today: 40 Architects & 140 Projects — Konemann, 2016 — Careland, Vince Camuto Outlet, Vince Camuto Grand Central. 503 pp. ISBN 9788499369785
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — Medly Pharmacy. Photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — Glam Seamless, Medly, Leather Spa, Hirshleifer's, Vince Camuto
Fashion: The Industry and Its Careers, 2nd Edition — Fairchild Books (Condé Nast), February 2012 — Kensiegirl showroom
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — Susanna Pizzeria, cover + feature
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary — Medly Pharmacy
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — Medly ("Honest Beauty")
Retail Design Book — Brazilian publisher — Medly, pp. 104–113, Chapter 4
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — A.Mano Brooklyn — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf
AWARDS & exhibitions
2002 — "100 Storie" — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — one-person exhibition, nine built pieces + 100 watercolors
2008 — ICFF Best Pick — Metropolis — Lamp OOO (with Jan Habraken)
2009 — New York Now — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl Showroom — West 4th Subway Station, Manhattan
2011 — Meet My Project / Making of Milan Design Week — Luminitsa Ceiling Light — Galleria Grossetti
2013 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention — Hirshleifer's Shoe Salon
2020 — NYCxDESIGN Awards — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category — Glam Seamless Flagship
2021 — Frame Awards — Jury Member
2022 — Frame Awards — Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards — Finalist (17th annual) — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — HOMI Independent, Milan — Presenter, "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September
2023 — ICFF Interiors Awards — Finalist — A.Mano Brooklyn
2024 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — "NYC Storyboard" — 20 Hudson Yards, May 16–23
2025 — Interior Design Magazine Best of Year — Honoree, rugs category — Secret Gardens Collection
2025 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — May 15–22 — 20 Hudson Yards
2026 — NYCxDesign / Shine Exhibition — May 14–21
NYCxDESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Azure — "Everything to See at New York Design Week 2024" — Eric Mutrie — May 13, 2024
Souvenir Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2025 — May 15–22, 2025 — 20 Hudson Yards
Shine Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2026 — May 14–21, 2026
MEDLY PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2018)
Designed for Marg and Sahaj Patel. Photography: Charlie Schuck.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — Jennifer Fernandez — July 2020 (print, pp. 37–39)
Domus — "Brooklyn, una farmacia piccola dove si può fare amicizia" — May 4, 2018
Frame — "Sergio Mannino Studio prescribes minimalist design for our digital times" — 2018
Metalocus — April 5, 2018 (Spanish) | May 4, 2018 (English)
Stylepark — "Pharmacy in Brooklyn" — July 16, 2018
Yellowtrace — Team Yellowtrace — April 30, 2018
Retail Design Blog — April 11, 2018
Muuuz (French) — March 15, 2018
UR Design Mag — March 20, 2018
AD Russia — Architectural Digest Russia — 2018
Interior.ru (Russian) — March 13, 2018
Trends (trendsideas.com) — March 16, 2018
The Femin (Chinese/international) — April 24, 2018
Mind Mag — "Medly reinvents the clinical pharmacy" — date unknown
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — author: Paola Camillo
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — "Honest Beauty" section
GLAM SEAMLESS, SOHO + WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK (2018–2020)
Two locations designed by Sergio Mannino Studio for Alexandra Cristin's online hair extension brand.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — July 2020 (print, SoHo)
Interior Design Magazine — NYCxDESIGN Awards 2020 — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category (SoHo)
Frame — "Is Instagram helping bring better spaces to the world?" — 2018
darc Magazine — Issue 37 — "Seamless Design" + "The Future of Design" roundtable — September 2020
VMSD — "On Our Radar: Glam Seamless" — March 10, 2021
Retail Design Blog — August 13, 2020 (West Broadway)
Stylepark — "Rapunzel in cotton candy" — Anna Moldenhauer — August 17, 2020 (English, West Broadway)
HomeWorldDesign — June 6, 2018
ArkitectureOnWeb / Design On Web — Mara Pasquini — February 21, 2020
RTF (Rethinking The Future) — September 3, 2020 (West Broadway)
Elle Decor Italia — "Negozio Glam Seamless New York" — date unknown (~2019–2020)
Archidust — 2018
A.MANO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2021)
Home décor store for Katherine Wells, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Ceramics from BKLYN CLAY, terrazzo tiles by Mutina and Florim.
INTERNI Magazine — "A.Mano Brooklyn" — Claudia Foresti — March 28, 2022
Brand New / UnderConsideration — "All Manos on Deck" — Armin — February 25, 2022
Logos World — "A.Mano Brooklyn Introduced a New Identity" — April 14, 2022
Archilovers — published January 30, 2023 (project year 2021)
HouseTipster — August 17, 2022
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf 2023
Awards
Frame Awards 2022 — Honorable Mention
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2022 — Commercial Honorable Mention — presented at Coverings Las Vegas, April 2022
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards 2022 — Finalist (17th annual) — ceremony December 8, 2022, Penn1 Manhattan
ICFF Interiors Awards 2023 — Finalist — announced April 26, 2023
HOMI Independent, Milan — "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September 16–17, 2022
ANGEL CARE PHARMACY, PHILADELPHIA (2024)
Designed for owner Olivia Tchanque. Brand identity, logo, and interior by Sergio Mannino Studio.
The Architect's Newspaper — "Sergio Mannino Studio's Philadelphia pharmacy design" — April 18, 2024
An Interior Mag — "Sergio Mannino brands bold pharmacy Angel Care" — April 1, 2024
CARELAND PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2014)
Designboom — December 25, 2014
Retail Design Blog — December 8, 2014
AIA NY e-Oculus — January 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Paper — "New Heights store has refreshing look" — Matthew Perlman — December 5, 2014
TrendHunter — "Chromatic Pharmacy Interiors" — February 11, 2015
HIRSHLEIFER'S SHOE SALON, MANHASSET, NEW YORK (2013)
Retail Design Blog — January 23, 2015
Ceramica.info (Confindustria Ceramica) — "Retail Art" — October 17, 2018
Boutique in Fashion (China) — 2011
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2013 — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention
SUSANNA PIZZERIA, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (2013)
Azure Magazine — "Talk of the Tile" — Paige Magarrey — November 2013 (print)
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (print, same issue as Non-Flying Carpet)
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — cover + feature
LEATHER SPA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (2019–2020)
E-architect — February 3, 2020
EIN Presswire — February 17, 2020
VINCE CAMUTO, JESSICA SIMPSON, SHOEBOX, KENSIEGIRL (2008–2012)
International retail projects across New York, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Dezeen — "Kensiegirl Showroom by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Sarah Housley — September 16, 2009
Dezeen — "Shoebox by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Natasha Lyons — December 4, 2009
Design Milk — "Kensiegirl Footwear Goes Digital" — September 17, 2009
TrendHunter — "Surreal Shoe Showrooms: Kensiegirl" — September 16, 2009
TrendHunter — "Motley Modular Boutiques: Shoebox" — December 4, 2009
Mondo arc #51 — "Chic Flick" — Kensiegirl — October/November 2009
Deco Journal (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 86–93 — November 2009
IW Design & Detail #81 (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 134–135 — 2009
SITES/ARCHI #195 (French) — "Shoebox + Kensiegirl — Font La Paire" — February 2010
INTERNI/PANORAMA #58 — "Shop Box New York" — Tersilla Giacobone — February 26, 2010
L'Arreda Negozi #95 — Shoebox New York — January/February 2010
Modern Decoration #176 (China) — Kensiegirl — February 2010
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Retail Design International Vol. 74/No. 1 — "Vince Camuto Salon, Shanghai" — January/February 2012
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central, pp. 212–217
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox New York, pp. 066–067
New York Now Exhibition — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl — October 2009
NON-FLYING CARPET (2012)
Modular hand-knotted wool rug, Nepal. Limited edition of 10.
Interior Design Magazine — "Best of Tibet" supplement — Fall Market 2012, p. 152
AD Italia #375 — "AD Tendenze" — Non-Flying Carpet — August 2012
MH Hong Kong #410 — "What's Hot" — Cecile Chan — August 2012
Deco Journal Vol. 205 Issue 8 (South Korea) — August 2012
Boutique Design — "DREAMbook" — p. 48 — July/August 2012
Furnishing International — "Showcase" — p. 14 — Spring 2012 (Australian)
101 Woonideeen (Netherlands) — November 2014
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (same issue as Susanna Pizzeria)
If It's Hip, It's Here — "The Non-Flying Carpet: Six Modular Pieces" — ~May 2012
Paperblog IT — "Flying Carpet" — 2012–2013
Designer Pages Media — "At Wanted Design 2012: Non-Flying Carpet by Sergio Mannino Studio"
Adorno — "+22 Beautiful Wool Rugs That Are Not Boring" — December 3, 2024
Promote Design — 2012–2013
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
OOO LAMP (2008)
Collaboration with Jan Habraken. Presented at ICFF 2008, Charles & Marie booth. Limited edition of 99.
Dezeen — "Lamp OOO by Sergio Mannino and Jan Habraken" — Marcus Fairs — June 19, 2008
I.D. Magazine — "Product of the Week" — July 2008 (print)
Metropolis — "Lamp ooo!" ICFF Best Pick — Mason Currey — May 19, 2008
Core77 — OOO Lamp — June 24, 2008
Archicentral — January 15, 2009
ICFF 2008 — Best Pick (Metropolis)
dear JOHN... LAMPS (2015)
Series of four limited edition lamps inspired by sculptor John McCracken.
Design Milk — "Artist-Inspired Lights by Sergio Mannino" — August 27, 2015
INSIDE-OUT FURNITURE COLLECTION (2017)
Cabinet (Lungo) and sideboard (Largo) in collaboration with Thomas Lehman. Inspired by Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione.
If It's Hip, It's Here — "Inside-Out Furniture Collection: Lungo and Largo" — September 15, 2017
MADE IN BROOKLYN CHAIR (2014)
Retail Design Blog — November 12, 2014
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — pp. 152–153
SHENZHEN RESIDENTIAL, CHINA (2016)
Apartment interior for Millenia complex, Shenzhen.
HOME JOURNAL (美好家居, Hong Kong) — "Upward Momentum" — Beverly Cheng — April 2016
Design Connect (India) — "Italian Designs in the Far East" — Vol. 01 Issue 01 — June 2018
Homify — "An Apartment that Thrives on Drama" — April 19, 2017
Haute Residence — "Handmade Design Elements Revive This NYC Apartment" — April 22, 2019
KIKKERLAND ICFF BOOTH + TINY TABLE (2008)
Booth design for ICFF 2008 in collaboration with Jan Habraken.
Core77 — "Tiny Table" — May 23, 2008
Metropolis — ICFF coverage — May 19, 2008
LUMINITSA CEILING LIGHT (2011)
Presented at Making of Milan, Design Week 2011.
Carnet de Notes #093 — Paolo Rinaldi — April 21, 2011
Meet My Project / Making of Milan — Galleria Grossetti, Milan — April 12–17, 2011
DESIGN ARABIA / MIDDLE EAST (2016)
Design Arabia (INDEX / Retailspace Official Preview) — "Dressing Up The Retail Space" — Jumana Abdel-Razzaq — May 2016
EARLY WORK — ITALY (2000–2006)
La Nazione — "Ex-Longinotti, ecco il piano alternativo" — April 11, 2000
Il Giornale della Toscana — "Gavinana, un paradiso..." — September 30, 2000
MODO n. 214 — "Restyling della caffettiera Giannina" — 2001
L'Arca n. 162 — September 2001 (p. 90)
Volo Magazine — Anno II N.5 — September 2001 (9/11 NYC photo credit)
L'Arca n. 174 — "100 Storie" — September 2002 (p. 90)
GRAZIA — "100 Storie" — October 2002
ARCH'IT — "100 Storie" — Gianni Pettena — September 25, 2002
ARCH'IT — "Twelve, Barbara Kruger's latest work" — October 20, 2004
ARCH'IT — "Sergio Mannino. A path between sensoriality and fragments" — Trincherini — March 24, 2005
ARCH'IT — "Gordon Matta Clark" — by Sergio Mannino — April 16, 2006
Radical Design (book) — Ed. Maschietto, June 2004 — pp. 234–235 — "100 Storie" exhibition
"100 Storie" Exhibition — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — September–October 2002
Publications often reveal connections that individual projects cannot. Viewed together, these articles, interviews, reviews, books, and awards trace a set of recurring questions running through the studio's work: how identity takes form, how commerce shapes culture, how sensory experience shapes behavior, and how people relate to the spaces, objects, and rituals that surround them.
Over more than two decades, Sergio Mannino Studio's projects, products, and ideas have been documented by publications spanning architecture, design, retail, healthcare, branding, and culture. Taken as a whole, this body of coverage offers a different reading of the studio's work, built from the themes that repeatedly draw the attention of editors, critics, juries, and publishers worldwide.
STUDIO PROFILES
Wallpaper* — "The way we live now: Sergio Mannino and a lifetime of design" — August 2015
Forbes Business Council — 14 articles on retail design, branding, and commerce — 2018–2020
HouseTipster — "A Close Look at the Life and Career of Sergio Mannino" — August 2022
BOOKS & ANNUALS
Radical Design — Ed. Maschietto, 2004 — pp. 234–235
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store: Visual Gusto for Shoppers Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox, pp. 066–067
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central Terminal, pp. 212–217
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Powershop 6: Retail Design Now — Frame Publishers, 2019 — Medly + Glam Seamless
Architecture Today: 40 Architects & 140 Projects — Konemann, 2016 — Careland, Vince Camuto Outlet, Vince Camuto Grand Central. 503 pp. ISBN 9788499369785
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — Medly Pharmacy. Photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — Glam Seamless, Medly, Leather Spa, Hirshleifer's, Vince Camuto
Fashion: The Industry and Its Careers, 2nd Edition — Fairchild Books (Condé Nast), February 2012 — Kensiegirl showroom
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — Susanna Pizzeria, cover + feature
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary — Medly Pharmacy
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — Medly ("Honest Beauty")
Retail Design Book — Brazilian publisher — Medly, pp. 104–113, Chapter 4
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — A.Mano Brooklyn — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf
AWARDS & exhibitions
2002 — "100 Storie" — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — one-person exhibition, nine built pieces + 100 watercolors
2008 — ICFF Best Pick — Metropolis — Lamp OOO (with Jan Habraken)
2009 — New York Now — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl Showroom — West 4th Subway Station, Manhattan
2011 — Meet My Project / Making of Milan Design Week — Luminitsa Ceiling Light — Galleria Grossetti
2013 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention — Hirshleifer's Shoe Salon
2020 — NYCxDESIGN Awards — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category — Glam Seamless Flagship
2021 — Frame Awards — Jury Member
2022 — Frame Awards — Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards — Finalist (17th annual) — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — HOMI Independent, Milan — Presenter, "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September
2023 — ICFF Interiors Awards — Finalist — A.Mano Brooklyn
2024 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — "NYC Storyboard" — 20 Hudson Yards, May 16–23
2025 — Interior Design Magazine Best of Year — Honoree, rugs category — Secret Gardens Collection
2025 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — May 15–22 — 20 Hudson Yards
2026 — NYCxDesign / Shine Exhibition — May 14–21
NYCxDESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Azure — "Everything to See at New York Design Week 2024" — Eric Mutrie — May 13, 2024
Souvenir Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2025 — May 15–22, 2025 — 20 Hudson Yards
Shine Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2026 — May 14–21, 2026
MEDLY PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2018)
Designed for Marg and Sahaj Patel. Photography: Charlie Schuck.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — Jennifer Fernandez — July 2020 (print, pp. 37–39)
Domus — "Brooklyn, una farmacia piccola dove si può fare amicizia" — May 4, 2018
Frame — "Sergio Mannino Studio prescribes minimalist design for our digital times" — 2018
Metalocus — April 5, 2018 (Spanish) | May 4, 2018 (English)
Stylepark — "Pharmacy in Brooklyn" — July 16, 2018
Yellowtrace — Team Yellowtrace — April 30, 2018
Retail Design Blog — April 11, 2018
Muuuz (French) — March 15, 2018
UR Design Mag — March 20, 2018
AD Russia — Architectural Digest Russia — 2018
Interior.ru (Russian) — March 13, 2018
Trends (trendsideas.com) — March 16, 2018
The Femin (Chinese/international) — April 24, 2018
Mind Mag — "Medly reinvents the clinical pharmacy" — date unknown
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — author: Paola Camillo
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — "Honest Beauty" section
GLAM SEAMLESS, SOHO + WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK (2018–2020)
Two locations designed by Sergio Mannino Studio for Alexandra Cristin's online hair extension brand.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — July 2020 (print, SoHo)
Interior Design Magazine — NYCxDESIGN Awards 2020 — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category (SoHo)
Frame — "Is Instagram helping bring better spaces to the world?" — 2018
darc Magazine — Issue 37 — "Seamless Design" + "The Future of Design" roundtable — September 2020
VMSD — "On Our Radar: Glam Seamless" — March 10, 2021
Retail Design Blog — August 13, 2020 (West Broadway)
Stylepark — "Rapunzel in cotton candy" — Anna Moldenhauer — August 17, 2020 (English, West Broadway)
HomeWorldDesign — June 6, 2018
ArkitectureOnWeb / Design On Web — Mara Pasquini — February 21, 2020
RTF (Rethinking The Future) — September 3, 2020 (West Broadway)
Elle Decor Italia — "Negozio Glam Seamless New York" — date unknown (~2019–2020)
Archidust — 2018
A.MANO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2021)
Home décor store for Katherine Wells, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Ceramics from BKLYN CLAY, terrazzo tiles by Mutina and Florim.
INTERNI Magazine — "A.Mano Brooklyn" — Claudia Foresti — March 28, 2022
Brand New / UnderConsideration — "All Manos on Deck" — Armin — February 25, 2022
Logos World — "A.Mano Brooklyn Introduced a New Identity" — April 14, 2022
Archilovers — published January 30, 2023 (project year 2021)
HouseTipster — August 17, 2022
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf 2023
Awards
Frame Awards 2022 — Honorable Mention
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2022 — Commercial Honorable Mention — presented at Coverings Las Vegas, April 2022
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards 2022 — Finalist (17th annual) — ceremony December 8, 2022, Penn1 Manhattan
ICFF Interiors Awards 2023 — Finalist — announced April 26, 2023
HOMI Independent, Milan — "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September 16–17, 2022
ANGEL CARE PHARMACY, PHILADELPHIA (2024)
Designed for owner Olivia Tchanque. Brand identity, logo, and interior by Sergio Mannino Studio.
The Architect's Newspaper — "Sergio Mannino Studio's Philadelphia pharmacy design" — April 18, 2024
An Interior Mag — "Sergio Mannino brands bold pharmacy Angel Care" — April 1, 2024
CARELAND PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2014)
Designboom — December 25, 2014
Retail Design Blog — December 8, 2014
AIA NY e-Oculus — January 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Paper — "New Heights store has refreshing look" — Matthew Perlman — December 5, 2014
TrendHunter — "Chromatic Pharmacy Interiors" — February 11, 2015
HIRSHLEIFER'S SHOE SALON, MANHASSET, NEW YORK (2013)
Retail Design Blog — January 23, 2015
Ceramica.info (Confindustria Ceramica) — "Retail Art" — October 17, 2018
Boutique in Fashion (China) — 2011
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2013 — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention
SUSANNA PIZZERIA, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (2013)
Azure Magazine — "Talk of the Tile" — Paige Magarrey — November 2013 (print)
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (print, same issue as Non-Flying Carpet)
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — cover + feature
LEATHER SPA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (2019–2020)
E-architect — February 3, 2020
EIN Presswire — February 17, 2020
VINCE CAMUTO, JESSICA SIMPSON, SHOEBOX, KENSIEGIRL (2008–2012)
International retail projects across New York, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Dezeen — "Kensiegirl Showroom by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Sarah Housley — September 16, 2009
Dezeen — "Shoebox by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Natasha Lyons — December 4, 2009
Design Milk — "Kensiegirl Footwear Goes Digital" — September 17, 2009
TrendHunter — "Surreal Shoe Showrooms: Kensiegirl" — September 16, 2009
TrendHunter — "Motley Modular Boutiques: Shoebox" — December 4, 2009
Mondo arc #51 — "Chic Flick" — Kensiegirl — October/November 2009
Deco Journal (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 86–93 — November 2009
IW Design & Detail #81 (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 134–135 — 2009
SITES/ARCHI #195 (French) — "Shoebox + Kensiegirl — Font La Paire" — February 2010
INTERNI/PANORAMA #58 — "Shop Box New York" — Tersilla Giacobone — February 26, 2010
L'Arreda Negozi #95 — Shoebox New York — January/February 2010
Modern Decoration #176 (China) — Kensiegirl — February 2010
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Retail Design International Vol. 74/No. 1 — "Vince Camuto Salon, Shanghai" — January/February 2012
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central, pp. 212–217
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox New York, pp. 066–067
New York Now Exhibition — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl — October 2009
NON-FLYING CARPET (2012)
Modular hand-knotted wool rug, Nepal. Limited edition of 10.
Interior Design Magazine — "Best of Tibet" supplement — Fall Market 2012, p. 152
AD Italia #375 — "AD Tendenze" — Non-Flying Carpet — August 2012
MH Hong Kong #410 — "What's Hot" — Cecile Chan — August 2012
Deco Journal Vol. 205 Issue 8 (South Korea) — August 2012
Boutique Design — "DREAMbook" — p. 48 — July/August 2012
Furnishing International — "Showcase" — p. 14 — Spring 2012 (Australian)
101 Woonideeen (Netherlands) — November 2014
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (same issue as Susanna Pizzeria)
If It's Hip, It's Here — "The Non-Flying Carpet: Six Modular Pieces" — ~May 2012
Paperblog IT — "Flying Carpet" — 2012–2013
Designer Pages Media — "At Wanted Design 2012: Non-Flying Carpet by Sergio Mannino Studio"
Adorno — "+22 Beautiful Wool Rugs That Are Not Boring" — December 3, 2024
Promote Design — 2012–2013
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
OOO LAMP (2008)
Collaboration with Jan Habraken. Presented at ICFF 2008, Charles & Marie booth. Limited edition of 99.
Dezeen — "Lamp OOO by Sergio Mannino and Jan Habraken" — Marcus Fairs — June 19, 2008
I.D. Magazine — "Product of the Week" — July 2008 (print)
Metropolis — "Lamp ooo!" ICFF Best Pick — Mason Currey — May 19, 2008
Core77 — OOO Lamp — June 24, 2008
Archicentral — January 15, 2009
ICFF 2008 — Best Pick (Metropolis)
dear JOHN... LAMPS (2015)
Series of four limited edition lamps inspired by sculptor John McCracken.
Design Milk — "Artist-Inspired Lights by Sergio Mannino" — August 27, 2015
INSIDE-OUT FURNITURE COLLECTION (2017)
Cabinet (Lungo) and sideboard (Largo) in collaboration with Thomas Lehman. Inspired by Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione.
If It's Hip, It's Here — "Inside-Out Furniture Collection: Lungo and Largo" — September 15, 2017
MADE IN BROOKLYN CHAIR (2014)
Retail Design Blog — November 12, 2014
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — pp. 152–153
SHENZHEN RESIDENTIAL, CHINA (2016)
Apartment interior for Millenia complex, Shenzhen.
HOME JOURNAL (美好家居, Hong Kong) — "Upward Momentum" — Beverly Cheng — April 2016
Design Connect (India) — "Italian Designs in the Far East" — Vol. 01 Issue 01 — June 2018
Homify — "An Apartment that Thrives on Drama" — April 19, 2017
Haute Residence — "Handmade Design Elements Revive This NYC Apartment" — April 22, 2019
KIKKERLAND ICFF BOOTH + TINY TABLE (2008)
Booth design for ICFF 2008 in collaboration with Jan Habraken.
Core77 — "Tiny Table" — May 23, 2008
Metropolis — ICFF coverage — May 19, 2008
LUMINITSA CEILING LIGHT (2011)
Presented at Making of Milan, Design Week 2011.
Carnet de Notes #093 — Paolo Rinaldi — April 21, 2011
Meet My Project / Making of Milan — Galleria Grossetti, Milan — April 12–17, 2011
DESIGN ARABIA / MIDDLE EAST (2016)
Design Arabia (INDEX / Retailspace Official Preview) — "Dressing Up The Retail Space" — Jumana Abdel-Razzaq — May 2016
EARLY WORK — ITALY (2000–2006)
La Nazione — "Ex-Longinotti, ecco il piano alternativo" — April 11, 2000
Il Giornale della Toscana — "Gavinana, un paradiso..." — September 30, 2000
MODO n. 214 — "Restyling della caffettiera Giannina" — 2001
L'Arca n. 162 — September 2001 (p. 90)
Volo Magazine — Anno II N.5 — September 2001 (9/11 NYC photo credit)
L'Arca n. 174 — "100 Storie" — September 2002 (p. 90)
GRAZIA — "100 Storie" — October 2002
ARCH'IT — "100 Storie" — Gianni Pettena — September 25, 2002
ARCH'IT — "Twelve, Barbara Kruger's latest work" — October 20, 2004
ARCH'IT — "Sergio Mannino. A path between sensoriality and fragments" — Trincherini — March 24, 2005
ARCH'IT — "Gordon Matta Clark" — by Sergio Mannino — April 16, 2006
Radical Design (book) — Ed. Maschietto, June 2004 — pp. 234–235 — "100 Storie" exhibition
"100 Storie" Exhibition — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — September–October 2002
Publications often reveal connections that individual projects cannot. Viewed together, these articles, interviews, reviews, books, and awards trace a set of recurring questions running through the studio's work: how identity takes form, how commerce shapes culture, how sensory experience shapes behavior, and how people relate to the spaces, objects, and rituals that surround them.
Over more than two decades, Sergio Mannino Studio's projects, products, and ideas have been documented by publications spanning architecture, design, retail, healthcare, branding, and culture. Taken as a whole, this body of coverage offers a different reading of the studio's work, built from the themes that repeatedly draw the attention of editors, critics, juries, and publishers worldwide.
STUDIO PROFILES
Wallpaper* — "The way we live now: Sergio Mannino and a lifetime of design" — August 2015
Forbes Business Council — 14 articles on retail design, branding, and commerce — 2018–2020
HouseTipster — "A Close Look at the Life and Career of Sergio Mannino" — August 2022
BOOKS & ANNUALS
Radical Design — Ed. Maschietto, 2004 — pp. 234–235
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store: Visual Gusto for Shoppers Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox, pp. 066–067
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central Terminal, pp. 212–217
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Powershop 6: Retail Design Now — Frame Publishers, 2019 — Medly + Glam Seamless
Architecture Today: 40 Architects & 140 Projects — Konemann, 2016 — Careland, Vince Camuto Outlet, Vince Camuto Grand Central. 503 pp. ISBN 9788499369785
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — Medly Pharmacy. Photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — Glam Seamless, Medly, Leather Spa, Hirshleifer's, Vince Camuto
Fashion: The Industry and Its Careers, 2nd Edition — Fairchild Books (Condé Nast), February 2012 — Kensiegirl showroom
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — Susanna Pizzeria, cover + feature
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary — Medly Pharmacy
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — Medly ("Honest Beauty")
Retail Design Book — Brazilian publisher — Medly, pp. 104–113, Chapter 4
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — A.Mano Brooklyn — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf
AWARDS & exhibitions
2002 — "100 Storie" — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — one-person exhibition, nine built pieces + 100 watercolors
2008 — ICFF Best Pick — Metropolis — Lamp OOO (with Jan Habraken)
2009 — New York Now — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl Showroom — West 4th Subway Station, Manhattan
2011 — Meet My Project / Making of Milan Design Week — Luminitsa Ceiling Light — Galleria Grossetti
2013 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention — Hirshleifer's Shoe Salon
2020 — NYCxDESIGN Awards — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category — Glam Seamless Flagship
2021 — Frame Awards — Jury Member
2022 — Frame Awards — Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards — Finalist (17th annual) — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — HOMI Independent, Milan — Presenter, "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September
2023 — ICFF Interiors Awards — Finalist — A.Mano Brooklyn
2024 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — "NYC Storyboard" — 20 Hudson Yards, May 16–23
2025 — Interior Design Magazine Best of Year — Honoree, rugs category — Secret Gardens Collection
2025 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — May 15–22 — 20 Hudson Yards
2026 — NYCxDesign / Shine Exhibition — May 14–21
NYCxDESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Azure — "Everything to See at New York Design Week 2024" — Eric Mutrie — May 13, 2024
Souvenir Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2025 — May 15–22, 2025 — 20 Hudson Yards
Shine Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2026 — May 14–21, 2026
MEDLY PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2018)
Designed for Marg and Sahaj Patel. Photography: Charlie Schuck.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — Jennifer Fernandez — July 2020 (print, pp. 37–39)
Domus — "Brooklyn, una farmacia piccola dove si può fare amicizia" — May 4, 2018
Frame — "Sergio Mannino Studio prescribes minimalist design for our digital times" — 2018
Metalocus — April 5, 2018 (Spanish) | May 4, 2018 (English)
Stylepark — "Pharmacy in Brooklyn" — July 16, 2018
Yellowtrace — Team Yellowtrace — April 30, 2018
Retail Design Blog — April 11, 2018
Muuuz (French) — March 15, 2018
UR Design Mag — March 20, 2018
AD Russia — Architectural Digest Russia — 2018
Interior.ru (Russian) — March 13, 2018
Trends (trendsideas.com) — March 16, 2018
The Femin (Chinese/international) — April 24, 2018
Mind Mag — "Medly reinvents the clinical pharmacy" — date unknown
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — author: Paola Camillo
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — "Honest Beauty" section
GLAM SEAMLESS, SOHO + WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK (2018–2020)
Two locations designed by Sergio Mannino Studio for Alexandra Cristin's online hair extension brand.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — July 2020 (print, SoHo)
Interior Design Magazine — NYCxDESIGN Awards 2020 — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category (SoHo)
Frame — "Is Instagram helping bring better spaces to the world?" — 2018
darc Magazine — Issue 37 — "Seamless Design" + "The Future of Design" roundtable — September 2020
VMSD — "On Our Radar: Glam Seamless" — March 10, 2021
Retail Design Blog — August 13, 2020 (West Broadway)
Stylepark — "Rapunzel in cotton candy" — Anna Moldenhauer — August 17, 2020 (English, West Broadway)
HomeWorldDesign — June 6, 2018
ArkitectureOnWeb / Design On Web — Mara Pasquini — February 21, 2020
RTF (Rethinking The Future) — September 3, 2020 (West Broadway)
Elle Decor Italia — "Negozio Glam Seamless New York" — date unknown (~2019–2020)
Archidust — 2018
A.MANO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2021)
Home décor store for Katherine Wells, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Ceramics from BKLYN CLAY, terrazzo tiles by Mutina and Florim.
INTERNI Magazine — "A.Mano Brooklyn" — Claudia Foresti — March 28, 2022
Brand New / UnderConsideration — "All Manos on Deck" — Armin — February 25, 2022
Logos World — "A.Mano Brooklyn Introduced a New Identity" — April 14, 2022
Archilovers — published January 30, 2023 (project year 2021)
HouseTipster — August 17, 2022
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf 2023
Awards
Frame Awards 2022 — Honorable Mention
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2022 — Commercial Honorable Mention — presented at Coverings Las Vegas, April 2022
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards 2022 — Finalist (17th annual) — ceremony December 8, 2022, Penn1 Manhattan
ICFF Interiors Awards 2023 — Finalist — announced April 26, 2023
HOMI Independent, Milan — "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September 16–17, 2022
ANGEL CARE PHARMACY, PHILADELPHIA (2024)
Designed for owner Olivia Tchanque. Brand identity, logo, and interior by Sergio Mannino Studio.
The Architect's Newspaper — "Sergio Mannino Studio's Philadelphia pharmacy design" — April 18, 2024
An Interior Mag — "Sergio Mannino brands bold pharmacy Angel Care" — April 1, 2024
CARELAND PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2014)
Designboom — December 25, 2014
Retail Design Blog — December 8, 2014
AIA NY e-Oculus — January 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Paper — "New Heights store has refreshing look" — Matthew Perlman — December 5, 2014
TrendHunter — "Chromatic Pharmacy Interiors" — February 11, 2015
HIRSHLEIFER'S SHOE SALON, MANHASSET, NEW YORK (2013)
Retail Design Blog — January 23, 2015
Ceramica.info (Confindustria Ceramica) — "Retail Art" — October 17, 2018
Boutique in Fashion (China) — 2011
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2013 — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention
SUSANNA PIZZERIA, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (2013)
Azure Magazine — "Talk of the Tile" — Paige Magarrey — November 2013 (print)
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (print, same issue as Non-Flying Carpet)
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — cover + feature
LEATHER SPA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (2019–2020)
E-architect — February 3, 2020
EIN Presswire — February 17, 2020
VINCE CAMUTO, JESSICA SIMPSON, SHOEBOX, KENSIEGIRL (2008–2012)
International retail projects across New York, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Dezeen — "Kensiegirl Showroom by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Sarah Housley — September 16, 2009
Dezeen — "Shoebox by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Natasha Lyons — December 4, 2009
Design Milk — "Kensiegirl Footwear Goes Digital" — September 17, 2009
TrendHunter — "Surreal Shoe Showrooms: Kensiegirl" — September 16, 2009
TrendHunter — "Motley Modular Boutiques: Shoebox" — December 4, 2009
Mondo arc #51 — "Chic Flick" — Kensiegirl — October/November 2009
Deco Journal (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 86–93 — November 2009
IW Design & Detail #81 (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 134–135 — 2009
SITES/ARCHI #195 (French) — "Shoebox + Kensiegirl — Font La Paire" — February 2010
INTERNI/PANORAMA #58 — "Shop Box New York" — Tersilla Giacobone — February 26, 2010
L'Arreda Negozi #95 — Shoebox New York — January/February 2010
Modern Decoration #176 (China) — Kensiegirl — February 2010
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Retail Design International Vol. 74/No. 1 — "Vince Camuto Salon, Shanghai" — January/February 2012
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central, pp. 212–217
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox New York, pp. 066–067
New York Now Exhibition — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl — October 2009
NON-FLYING CARPET (2012)
Modular hand-knotted wool rug, Nepal. Limited edition of 10.
Interior Design Magazine — "Best of Tibet" supplement — Fall Market 2012, p. 152
AD Italia #375 — "AD Tendenze" — Non-Flying Carpet — August 2012
MH Hong Kong #410 — "What's Hot" — Cecile Chan — August 2012
Deco Journal Vol. 205 Issue 8 (South Korea) — August 2012
Boutique Design — "DREAMbook" — p. 48 — July/August 2012
Furnishing International — "Showcase" — p. 14 — Spring 2012 (Australian)
101 Woonideeen (Netherlands) — November 2014
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (same issue as Susanna Pizzeria)
If It's Hip, It's Here — "The Non-Flying Carpet: Six Modular Pieces" — ~May 2012
Paperblog IT — "Flying Carpet" — 2012–2013
Designer Pages Media — "At Wanted Design 2012: Non-Flying Carpet by Sergio Mannino Studio"
Adorno — "+22 Beautiful Wool Rugs That Are Not Boring" — December 3, 2024
Promote Design — 2012–2013
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
OOO LAMP (2008)
Collaboration with Jan Habraken. Presented at ICFF 2008, Charles & Marie booth. Limited edition of 99.
Dezeen — "Lamp OOO by Sergio Mannino and Jan Habraken" — Marcus Fairs — June 19, 2008
I.D. Magazine — "Product of the Week" — July 2008 (print)
Metropolis — "Lamp ooo!" ICFF Best Pick — Mason Currey — May 19, 2008
Core77 — OOO Lamp — June 24, 2008
Archicentral — January 15, 2009
ICFF 2008 — Best Pick (Metropolis)
dear JOHN... LAMPS (2015)
Series of four limited edition lamps inspired by sculptor John McCracken.
Design Milk — "Artist-Inspired Lights by Sergio Mannino" — August 27, 2015
INSIDE-OUT FURNITURE COLLECTION (2017)
Cabinet (Lungo) and sideboard (Largo) in collaboration with Thomas Lehman. Inspired by Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione.
If It's Hip, It's Here — "Inside-Out Furniture Collection: Lungo and Largo" — September 15, 2017
MADE IN BROOKLYN CHAIR (2014)
Retail Design Blog — November 12, 2014
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — pp. 152–153
SHENZHEN RESIDENTIAL, CHINA (2016)
Apartment interior for Millenia complex, Shenzhen.
HOME JOURNAL (美好家居, Hong Kong) — "Upward Momentum" — Beverly Cheng — April 2016
Design Connect (India) — "Italian Designs in the Far East" — Vol. 01 Issue 01 — June 2018
Homify — "An Apartment that Thrives on Drama" — April 19, 2017
Haute Residence — "Handmade Design Elements Revive This NYC Apartment" — April 22, 2019
KIKKERLAND ICFF BOOTH + TINY TABLE (2008)
Booth design for ICFF 2008 in collaboration with Jan Habraken.
Core77 — "Tiny Table" — May 23, 2008
Metropolis — ICFF coverage — May 19, 2008
LUMINITSA CEILING LIGHT (2011)
Presented at Making of Milan, Design Week 2011.
Carnet de Notes #093 — Paolo Rinaldi — April 21, 2011
Meet My Project / Making of Milan — Galleria Grossetti, Milan — April 12–17, 2011
DESIGN ARABIA / MIDDLE EAST (2016)
Design Arabia (INDEX / Retailspace Official Preview) — "Dressing Up The Retail Space" — Jumana Abdel-Razzaq — May 2016
EARLY WORK — ITALY (2000–2006)
La Nazione — "Ex-Longinotti, ecco il piano alternativo" — April 11, 2000
Il Giornale della Toscana — "Gavinana, un paradiso..." — September 30, 2000
MODO n. 214 — "Restyling della caffettiera Giannina" — 2001
L'Arca n. 162 — September 2001 (p. 90)
Volo Magazine — Anno II N.5 — September 2001 (9/11 NYC photo credit)
L'Arca n. 174 — "100 Storie" — September 2002 (p. 90)
GRAZIA — "100 Storie" — October 2002
ARCH'IT — "100 Storie" — Gianni Pettena — September 25, 2002
ARCH'IT — "Twelve, Barbara Kruger's latest work" — October 20, 2004
ARCH'IT — "Sergio Mannino. A path between sensoriality and fragments" — Trincherini — March 24, 2005
ARCH'IT — "Gordon Matta Clark" — by Sergio Mannino — April 16, 2006
Radical Design (book) — Ed. Maschietto, June 2004 — pp. 234–235 — "100 Storie" exhibition
"100 Storie" Exhibition — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — September–October 2002
Publications often reveal connections that individual projects cannot. Viewed together, these articles, interviews, reviews, books, and awards trace a set of recurring questions running through the studio's work: how identity takes form, how commerce shapes culture, how sensory experience shapes behavior, and how people relate to the spaces, objects, and rituals that surround them.
Over more than two decades, Sergio Mannino Studio's projects, products, and ideas have been documented by publications spanning architecture, design, retail, healthcare, branding, and culture. Taken as a whole, this body of coverage offers a different reading of the studio's work, built from the themes that repeatedly draw the attention of editors, critics, juries, and publishers worldwide.
STUDIO PROFILES
Wallpaper* — "The way we live now: Sergio Mannino and a lifetime of design" — August 2015
Forbes Business Council — 14 articles on retail design, branding, and commerce — 2018–2020
HouseTipster — "A Close Look at the Life and Career of Sergio Mannino" — August 2022
BOOKS & ANNUALS
Radical Design — Ed. Maschietto, 2004 — pp. 234–235
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store: Visual Gusto for Shoppers Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox, pp. 066–067
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central Terminal, pp. 212–217
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Powershop 6: Retail Design Now — Frame Publishers, 2019 — Medly + Glam Seamless
Architecture Today: 40 Architects & 140 Projects — Konemann, 2016 — Careland, Vince Camuto Outlet, Vince Camuto Grand Central. 503 pp. ISBN 9788499369785
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — Medly Pharmacy. Photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — Glam Seamless, Medly, Leather Spa, Hirshleifer's, Vince Camuto
Fashion: The Industry and Its Careers, 2nd Edition — Fairchild Books (Condé Nast), February 2012 — Kensiegirl showroom
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — Susanna Pizzeria, cover + feature
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary — Medly Pharmacy
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — Medly ("Honest Beauty")
Retail Design Book — Brazilian publisher — Medly, pp. 104–113, Chapter 4
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — A.Mano Brooklyn — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf
AWARDS & exhibitions
2002 — "100 Storie" — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — one-person exhibition, nine built pieces + 100 watercolors
2008 — ICFF Best Pick — Metropolis — Lamp OOO (with Jan Habraken)
2009 — New York Now — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl Showroom — West 4th Subway Station, Manhattan
2011 — Meet My Project / Making of Milan Design Week — Luminitsa Ceiling Light — Galleria Grossetti
2013 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention — Hirshleifer's Shoe Salon
2020 — NYCxDESIGN Awards — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category — Glam Seamless Flagship
2021 — Frame Awards — Jury Member
2022 — Frame Awards — Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards — Finalist (17th annual) — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — HOMI Independent, Milan — Presenter, "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September
2023 — ICFF Interiors Awards — Finalist — A.Mano Brooklyn
2024 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — "NYC Storyboard" — 20 Hudson Yards, May 16–23
2025 — Interior Design Magazine Best of Year — Honoree, rugs category — Secret Gardens Collection
2025 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — May 15–22 — 20 Hudson Yards
2026 — NYCxDesign / Shine Exhibition — May 14–21
NYCxDESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Azure — "Everything to See at New York Design Week 2024" — Eric Mutrie — May 13, 2024
Souvenir Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2025 — May 15–22, 2025 — 20 Hudson Yards
Shine Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2026 — May 14–21, 2026
MEDLY PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2018)
Designed for Marg and Sahaj Patel. Photography: Charlie Schuck.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — Jennifer Fernandez — July 2020 (print, pp. 37–39)
Domus — "Brooklyn, una farmacia piccola dove si può fare amicizia" — May 4, 2018
Frame — "Sergio Mannino Studio prescribes minimalist design for our digital times" — 2018
Metalocus — April 5, 2018 (Spanish) | May 4, 2018 (English)
Stylepark — "Pharmacy in Brooklyn" — July 16, 2018
Yellowtrace — Team Yellowtrace — April 30, 2018
Retail Design Blog — April 11, 2018
Muuuz (French) — March 15, 2018
UR Design Mag — March 20, 2018
AD Russia — Architectural Digest Russia — 2018
Interior.ru (Russian) — March 13, 2018
Trends (trendsideas.com) — March 16, 2018
The Femin (Chinese/international) — April 24, 2018
Mind Mag — "Medly reinvents the clinical pharmacy" — date unknown
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — author: Paola Camillo
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — "Honest Beauty" section
GLAM SEAMLESS, SOHO + WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK (2018–2020)
Two locations designed by Sergio Mannino Studio for Alexandra Cristin's online hair extension brand.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — July 2020 (print, SoHo)
Interior Design Magazine — NYCxDESIGN Awards 2020 — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category (SoHo)
Frame — "Is Instagram helping bring better spaces to the world?" — 2018
darc Magazine — Issue 37 — "Seamless Design" + "The Future of Design" roundtable — September 2020
VMSD — "On Our Radar: Glam Seamless" — March 10, 2021
Retail Design Blog — August 13, 2020 (West Broadway)
Stylepark — "Rapunzel in cotton candy" — Anna Moldenhauer — August 17, 2020 (English, West Broadway)
HomeWorldDesign — June 6, 2018
ArkitectureOnWeb / Design On Web — Mara Pasquini — February 21, 2020
RTF (Rethinking The Future) — September 3, 2020 (West Broadway)
Elle Decor Italia — "Negozio Glam Seamless New York" — date unknown (~2019–2020)
Archidust — 2018
A.MANO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2021)
Home décor store for Katherine Wells, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Ceramics from BKLYN CLAY, terrazzo tiles by Mutina and Florim.
INTERNI Magazine — "A.Mano Brooklyn" — Claudia Foresti — March 28, 2022
Brand New / UnderConsideration — "All Manos on Deck" — Armin — February 25, 2022
Logos World — "A.Mano Brooklyn Introduced a New Identity" — April 14, 2022
Archilovers — published January 30, 2023 (project year 2021)
HouseTipster — August 17, 2022
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf 2023
Awards
Frame Awards 2022 — Honorable Mention
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2022 — Commercial Honorable Mention — presented at Coverings Las Vegas, April 2022
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards 2022 — Finalist (17th annual) — ceremony December 8, 2022, Penn1 Manhattan
ICFF Interiors Awards 2023 — Finalist — announced April 26, 2023
HOMI Independent, Milan — "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September 16–17, 2022
ANGEL CARE PHARMACY, PHILADELPHIA (2024)
Designed for owner Olivia Tchanque. Brand identity, logo, and interior by Sergio Mannino Studio.
The Architect's Newspaper — "Sergio Mannino Studio's Philadelphia pharmacy design" — April 18, 2024
An Interior Mag — "Sergio Mannino brands bold pharmacy Angel Care" — April 1, 2024
CARELAND PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2014)
Designboom — December 25, 2014
Retail Design Blog — December 8, 2014
AIA NY e-Oculus — January 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Paper — "New Heights store has refreshing look" — Matthew Perlman — December 5, 2014
TrendHunter — "Chromatic Pharmacy Interiors" — February 11, 2015
HIRSHLEIFER'S SHOE SALON, MANHASSET, NEW YORK (2013)
Retail Design Blog — January 23, 2015
Ceramica.info (Confindustria Ceramica) — "Retail Art" — October 17, 2018
Boutique in Fashion (China) — 2011
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2013 — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention
SUSANNA PIZZERIA, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (2013)
Azure Magazine — "Talk of the Tile" — Paige Magarrey — November 2013 (print)
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (print, same issue as Non-Flying Carpet)
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — cover + feature
LEATHER SPA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (2019–2020)
E-architect — February 3, 2020
EIN Presswire — February 17, 2020
VINCE CAMUTO, JESSICA SIMPSON, SHOEBOX, KENSIEGIRL (2008–2012)
International retail projects across New York, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Dezeen — "Kensiegirl Showroom by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Sarah Housley — September 16, 2009
Dezeen — "Shoebox by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Natasha Lyons — December 4, 2009
Design Milk — "Kensiegirl Footwear Goes Digital" — September 17, 2009
TrendHunter — "Surreal Shoe Showrooms: Kensiegirl" — September 16, 2009
TrendHunter — "Motley Modular Boutiques: Shoebox" — December 4, 2009
Mondo arc #51 — "Chic Flick" — Kensiegirl — October/November 2009
Deco Journal (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 86–93 — November 2009
IW Design & Detail #81 (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 134–135 — 2009
SITES/ARCHI #195 (French) — "Shoebox + Kensiegirl — Font La Paire" — February 2010
INTERNI/PANORAMA #58 — "Shop Box New York" — Tersilla Giacobone — February 26, 2010
L'Arreda Negozi #95 — Shoebox New York — January/February 2010
Modern Decoration #176 (China) — Kensiegirl — February 2010
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Retail Design International Vol. 74/No. 1 — "Vince Camuto Salon, Shanghai" — January/February 2012
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central, pp. 212–217
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox New York, pp. 066–067
New York Now Exhibition — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl — October 2009
NON-FLYING CARPET (2012)
Modular hand-knotted wool rug, Nepal. Limited edition of 10.
Interior Design Magazine — "Best of Tibet" supplement — Fall Market 2012, p. 152
AD Italia #375 — "AD Tendenze" — Non-Flying Carpet — August 2012
MH Hong Kong #410 — "What's Hot" — Cecile Chan — August 2012
Deco Journal Vol. 205 Issue 8 (South Korea) — August 2012
Boutique Design — "DREAMbook" — p. 48 — July/August 2012
Furnishing International — "Showcase" — p. 14 — Spring 2012 (Australian)
101 Woonideeen (Netherlands) — November 2014
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (same issue as Susanna Pizzeria)
If It's Hip, It's Here — "The Non-Flying Carpet: Six Modular Pieces" — ~May 2012
Paperblog IT — "Flying Carpet" — 2012–2013
Designer Pages Media — "At Wanted Design 2012: Non-Flying Carpet by Sergio Mannino Studio"
Adorno — "+22 Beautiful Wool Rugs That Are Not Boring" — December 3, 2024
Promote Design — 2012–2013
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
OOO LAMP (2008)
Collaboration with Jan Habraken. Presented at ICFF 2008, Charles & Marie booth. Limited edition of 99.
Dezeen — "Lamp OOO by Sergio Mannino and Jan Habraken" — Marcus Fairs — June 19, 2008
I.D. Magazine — "Product of the Week" — July 2008 (print)
Metropolis — "Lamp ooo!" ICFF Best Pick — Mason Currey — May 19, 2008
Core77 — OOO Lamp — June 24, 2008
Archicentral — January 15, 2009
ICFF 2008 — Best Pick (Metropolis)
dear JOHN... LAMPS (2015)
Series of four limited edition lamps inspired by sculptor John McCracken.
Design Milk — "Artist-Inspired Lights by Sergio Mannino" — August 27, 2015
INSIDE-OUT FURNITURE COLLECTION (2017)
Cabinet (Lungo) and sideboard (Largo) in collaboration with Thomas Lehman. Inspired by Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione.
If It's Hip, It's Here — "Inside-Out Furniture Collection: Lungo and Largo" — September 15, 2017
MADE IN BROOKLYN CHAIR (2014)
Retail Design Blog — November 12, 2014
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — pp. 152–153
SHENZHEN RESIDENTIAL, CHINA (2016)
Apartment interior for Millenia complex, Shenzhen.
HOME JOURNAL (美好家居, Hong Kong) — "Upward Momentum" — Beverly Cheng — April 2016
Design Connect (India) — "Italian Designs in the Far East" — Vol. 01 Issue 01 — June 2018
Homify — "An Apartment that Thrives on Drama" — April 19, 2017
Haute Residence — "Handmade Design Elements Revive This NYC Apartment" — April 22, 2019
KIKKERLAND ICFF BOOTH + TINY TABLE (2008)
Booth design for ICFF 2008 in collaboration with Jan Habraken.
Core77 — "Tiny Table" — May 23, 2008
Metropolis — ICFF coverage — May 19, 2008
LUMINITSA CEILING LIGHT (2011)
Presented at Making of Milan, Design Week 2011.
Carnet de Notes #093 — Paolo Rinaldi — April 21, 2011
Meet My Project / Making of Milan — Galleria Grossetti, Milan — April 12–17, 2011
DESIGN ARABIA / MIDDLE EAST (2016)
Design Arabia (INDEX / Retailspace Official Preview) — "Dressing Up The Retail Space" — Jumana Abdel-Razzaq — May 2016
EARLY WORK — ITALY (2000–2006)
La Nazione — "Ex-Longinotti, ecco il piano alternativo" — April 11, 2000
Il Giornale della Toscana — "Gavinana, un paradiso..." — September 30, 2000
MODO n. 214 — "Restyling della caffettiera Giannina" — 2001
L'Arca n. 162 — September 2001 (p. 90)
Volo Magazine — Anno II N.5 — September 2001 (9/11 NYC photo credit)
L'Arca n. 174 — "100 Storie" — September 2002 (p. 90)
GRAZIA — "100 Storie" — October 2002
ARCH'IT — "100 Storie" — Gianni Pettena — September 25, 2002
ARCH'IT — "Twelve, Barbara Kruger's latest work" — October 20, 2004
ARCH'IT — "Sergio Mannino. A path between sensoriality and fragments" — Trincherini — March 24, 2005
ARCH'IT — "Gordon Matta Clark" — by Sergio Mannino — April 16, 2006
Radical Design (book) — Ed. Maschietto, June 2004 — pp. 234–235 — "100 Storie" exhibition
"100 Storie" Exhibition — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — September–October 2002
Publications often reveal connections that individual projects cannot. Viewed together, these articles, interviews, reviews, books, and awards trace a set of recurring questions running through the studio's work: how identity takes form, how commerce shapes culture, how sensory experience shapes behavior, and how people relate to the spaces, objects, and rituals that surround them.
Over more than two decades, Sergio Mannino Studio's projects, products, and ideas have been documented by publications spanning architecture, design, retail, healthcare, branding, and culture. Taken as a whole, this body of coverage offers a different reading of the studio's work, built from the themes that repeatedly draw the attention of editors, critics, juries, and publishers worldwide.
STUDIO PROFILES
Wallpaper* — "The way we live now: Sergio Mannino and a lifetime of design" — August 2015
Forbes Business Council — 14 articles on retail design, branding, and commerce — 2018–2020
HouseTipster — "A Close Look at the Life and Career of Sergio Mannino" — August 2022
BOOKS & ANNUALS
Radical Design — Ed. Maschietto, 2004 — pp. 234–235
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store: Visual Gusto for Shoppers Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox, pp. 066–067
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central Terminal, pp. 212–217
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Powershop 6: Retail Design Now — Frame Publishers, 2019 — Medly + Glam Seamless
Architecture Today: 40 Architects & 140 Projects — Konemann, 2016 — Careland, Vince Camuto Outlet, Vince Camuto Grand Central. 503 pp. ISBN 9788499369785
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — Medly Pharmacy. Photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — Glam Seamless, Medly, Leather Spa, Hirshleifer's, Vince Camuto
Fashion: The Industry and Its Careers, 2nd Edition — Fairchild Books (Condé Nast), February 2012 — Kensiegirl showroom
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — Susanna Pizzeria, cover + feature
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary — Medly Pharmacy
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — Medly ("Honest Beauty")
Retail Design Book — Brazilian publisher — Medly, pp. 104–113, Chapter 4
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — A.Mano Brooklyn — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf
AWARDS & exhibitions
2002 — "100 Storie" — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — one-person exhibition, nine built pieces + 100 watercolors
2008 — ICFF Best Pick — Metropolis — Lamp OOO (with Jan Habraken)
2009 — New York Now — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl Showroom — West 4th Subway Station, Manhattan
2011 — Meet My Project / Making of Milan Design Week — Luminitsa Ceiling Light — Galleria Grossetti
2013 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention — Hirshleifer's Shoe Salon
2020 — NYCxDESIGN Awards — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category — Glam Seamless Flagship
2021 — Frame Awards — Jury Member
2022 — Frame Awards — Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition — Commercial Honorable Mention — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards — Finalist (17th annual) — A.Mano Brooklyn
2022 — HOMI Independent, Milan — Presenter, "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September
2023 — ICFF Interiors Awards — Finalist — A.Mano Brooklyn
2024 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — "NYC Storyboard" — 20 Hudson Yards, May 16–23
2025 — Interior Design Magazine Best of Year — Honoree, rugs category — Secret Gardens Collection
2025 — NYCxDesign / Souvenir Exhibition — May 15–22 — 20 Hudson Yards
2026 — NYCxDesign / Shine Exhibition — May 14–21
NYCxDESIGN EXHIBITIONS
Azure — "Everything to See at New York Design Week 2024" — Eric Mutrie — May 13, 2024
Souvenir Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2025 — May 15–22, 2025 — 20 Hudson Yards
Shine Exhibition — NYCxDesign 2026 — May 14–21, 2026
MEDLY PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2018)
Designed for Marg and Sahaj Patel. Photography: Charlie Schuck.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — Jennifer Fernandez — July 2020 (print, pp. 37–39)
Domus — "Brooklyn, una farmacia piccola dove si può fare amicizia" — May 4, 2018
Frame — "Sergio Mannino Studio prescribes minimalist design for our digital times" — 2018
Metalocus — April 5, 2018 (Spanish) | May 4, 2018 (English)
Stylepark — "Pharmacy in Brooklyn" — July 16, 2018
Yellowtrace — Team Yellowtrace — April 30, 2018
Retail Design Blog — April 11, 2018
Muuuz (French) — March 15, 2018
UR Design Mag — March 20, 2018
AD Russia — Architectural Digest Russia — 2018
Interior.ru (Russian) — March 13, 2018
Trends (trendsideas.com) — March 16, 2018
The Femin (Chinese/international) — April 24, 2018
Mind Mag — "Medly reinvents the clinical pharmacy" — date unknown
Store Book 2019 — Callwey, Germany — photography: Charlie Schuck
Contract Book #2 (Atlas of Makers) — Maseri Editore, 2020 — author: Paola Camillo
BRANDLife: Health & Beauty — Victionary
The Trend Forecaster's Handbook, 2nd Edition — Laurence King Publishing — "Honest Beauty" section
GLAM SEAMLESS, SOHO + WEST BROADWAY, NEW YORK (2018–2020)
Two locations designed by Sergio Mannino Studio for Alexandra Cristin's online hair extension brand.
Interior Design Magazine — "Beauty Mark" — July 2020 (print, SoHo)
Interior Design Magazine — NYCxDESIGN Awards 2020 — Honoree, small retail/pop-up category (SoHo)
Frame — "Is Instagram helping bring better spaces to the world?" — 2018
darc Magazine — Issue 37 — "Seamless Design" + "The Future of Design" roundtable — September 2020
VMSD — "On Our Radar: Glam Seamless" — March 10, 2021
Retail Design Blog — August 13, 2020 (West Broadway)
Stylepark — "Rapunzel in cotton candy" — Anna Moldenhauer — August 17, 2020 (English, West Broadway)
HomeWorldDesign — June 6, 2018
ArkitectureOnWeb / Design On Web — Mara Pasquini — February 21, 2020
RTF (Rethinking The Future) — September 3, 2020 (West Broadway)
Elle Decor Italia — "Negozio Glam Seamless New York" — date unknown (~2019–2020)
Archidust — 2018
A.MANO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2021)
Home décor store for Katherine Wells, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Ceramics from BKLYN CLAY, terrazzo tiles by Mutina and Florim.
INTERNI Magazine — "A.Mano Brooklyn" — Claudia Foresti — March 28, 2022
Brand New / UnderConsideration — "All Manos on Deck" — Armin — February 25, 2022
Logos World — "A.Mano Brooklyn Introduced a New Identity" — April 14, 2022
Archilovers — published January 30, 2023 (project year 2021)
HouseTipster — August 17, 2022
dLv STORE BOOK 2023 — Deutschen Ladenbau Verband, Germany — 10th edition, EuroShop Düsseldorf 2023
Awards
Frame Awards 2022 — Honorable Mention
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2022 — Commercial Honorable Mention — presented at Coverings Las Vegas, April 2022
Interior Design Magazine Best of the Year Awards 2022 — Finalist (17th annual) — ceremony December 8, 2022, Penn1 Manhattan
ICFF Interiors Awards 2023 — Finalist — announced April 26, 2023
HOMI Independent, Milan — "NEW RETAIL and BRAND VALORIZATION" — September 16–17, 2022
ANGEL CARE PHARMACY, PHILADELPHIA (2024)
Designed for owner Olivia Tchanque. Brand identity, logo, and interior by Sergio Mannino Studio.
The Architect's Newspaper — "Sergio Mannino Studio's Philadelphia pharmacy design" — April 18, 2024
An Interior Mag — "Sergio Mannino brands bold pharmacy Angel Care" — April 1, 2024
CARELAND PHARMACY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (2014)
Designboom — December 25, 2014
Retail Design Blog — December 8, 2014
AIA NY e-Oculus — January 29, 2015
The Brooklyn Paper — "New Heights store has refreshing look" — Matthew Perlman — December 5, 2014
TrendHunter — "Chromatic Pharmacy Interiors" — February 11, 2015
HIRSHLEIFER'S SHOE SALON, MANHASSET, NEW YORK (2013)
Retail Design Blog — January 23, 2015
Ceramica.info (Confindustria Ceramica) — "Retail Art" — October 17, 2018
Boutique in Fashion (China) — 2011
Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition 2013 — Commercial Retail Honorable Mention
SUSANNA PIZZERIA, GREENWICH VILLAGE, NEW YORK (2013)
Azure Magazine — "Talk of the Tile" — Paige Magarrey — November 2013 (print)
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (print, same issue as Non-Flying Carpet)
食尚小馆 IV (Delicious + Fashion Dining IV) — Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, China — cover + feature
LEATHER SPA AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (2019–2020)
E-architect — February 3, 2020
EIN Presswire — February 17, 2020
VINCE CAMUTO, JESSICA SIMPSON, SHOEBOX, KENSIEGIRL (2008–2012)
International retail projects across New York, Shanghai, and Beijing.
Dezeen — "Kensiegirl Showroom by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Sarah Housley — September 16, 2009
Dezeen — "Shoebox by Sergio Mannino Studio" — Natasha Lyons — December 4, 2009
Design Milk — "Kensiegirl Footwear Goes Digital" — September 17, 2009
TrendHunter — "Surreal Shoe Showrooms: Kensiegirl" — September 16, 2009
TrendHunter — "Motley Modular Boutiques: Shoebox" — December 4, 2009
Mondo arc #51 — "Chic Flick" — Kensiegirl — October/November 2009
Deco Journal (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 86–93 — November 2009
IW Design & Detail #81 (South Korea) — Kensiegirl, pp. 134–135 — 2009
SITES/ARCHI #195 (French) — "Shoebox + Kensiegirl — Font La Paire" — February 2010
INTERNI/PANORAMA #58 — "Shop Box New York" — Tersilla Giacobone — February 26, 2010
L'Arreda Negozi #95 — Shoebox New York — January/February 2010
Modern Decoration #176 (China) — Kensiegirl — February 2010
Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops — Sandu Publishing, 2010 — Hirshleifer's, Kensiegirl, Shoebox
Trendy Commercial Architecture — Ed. Global, Hong Kong — Kensiegirl
Interior Architecture of China — 2011 — Kensiegirl
Stylish Store Vol. 1 — Artpower, Hong Kong, 2011 — Shoebox, pp. 072–075
Detail in Contemporary Retail Design — 2012 — Shoebox
Retail Design International Vol. 74/No. 1 — "Vince Camuto Salon, Shanghai" — January/February 2012
Powershop 2: New Retail Design — Frame Publishers, October 2009 — Vince Camuto Shanghai, pp. 268–271
Small Stores No. 2 — Visual Reference Publications — Vince Camuto Grand Central, pp. 212–217
Face of Shop Vol. I — Chinese publisher — Careland Pharmacy, p. 336
Face of Shop Vol. II — Chinese publisher — Vintage Star (Vince Camuto Beijing)
Doorplate Design — Artpower, 2012 — Shoebox New York, pp. 066–067
New York Now Exhibition — AIA New York Chapter — Kensiegirl — October 2009
NON-FLYING CARPET (2012)
Modular hand-knotted wool rug, Nepal. Limited edition of 10.
Interior Design Magazine — "Best of Tibet" supplement — Fall Market 2012, p. 152
AD Italia #375 — "AD Tendenze" — Non-Flying Carpet — August 2012
MH Hong Kong #410 — "What's Hot" — Cecile Chan — August 2012
Deco Journal Vol. 205 Issue 8 (South Korea) — August 2012
Boutique Design — "DREAMbook" — p. 48 — July/August 2012
Furnishing International — "Showcase" — p. 14 — Spring 2012 (Australian)
101 Woonideeen (Netherlands) — November 2014
Elle Decor Italia — July 2013 (same issue as Susanna Pizzeria)
If It's Hip, It's Here — "The Non-Flying Carpet: Six Modular Pieces" — ~May 2012
Paperblog IT — "Flying Carpet" — 2012–2013
Designer Pages Media — "At Wanted Design 2012: Non-Flying Carpet by Sergio Mannino Studio"
Adorno — "+22 Beautiful Wool Rugs That Are Not Boring" — December 3, 2024
Promote Design — 2012–2013
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — Promodesign / Vincenzo Carbone — Made in Brooklyn Chair + Non-Flying Carpet, pp. 152–153
OOO LAMP (2008)
Collaboration with Jan Habraken. Presented at ICFF 2008, Charles & Marie booth. Limited edition of 99.
Dezeen — "Lamp OOO by Sergio Mannino and Jan Habraken" — Marcus Fairs — June 19, 2008
I.D. Magazine — "Product of the Week" — July 2008 (print)
Metropolis — "Lamp ooo!" ICFF Best Pick — Mason Currey — May 19, 2008
Core77 — OOO Lamp — June 24, 2008
Archicentral — January 15, 2009
ICFF 2008 — Best Pick (Metropolis)
dear JOHN... LAMPS (2015)
Series of four limited edition lamps inspired by sculptor John McCracken.
Design Milk — "Artist-Inspired Lights by Sergio Mannino" — August 27, 2015
INSIDE-OUT FURNITURE COLLECTION (2017)
Cabinet (Lungo) and sideboard (Largo) in collaboration with Thomas Lehman. Inspired by Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione.
If It's Hip, It's Here — "Inside-Out Furniture Collection: Lungo and Largo" — September 15, 2017
MADE IN BROOKLYN CHAIR (2014)
Retail Design Blog — November 12, 2014
Design For 2014 (Promote Design) — pp. 152–153
SHENZHEN RESIDENTIAL, CHINA (2016)
Apartment interior for Millenia complex, Shenzhen.
HOME JOURNAL (美好家居, Hong Kong) — "Upward Momentum" — Beverly Cheng — April 2016
Design Connect (India) — "Italian Designs in the Far East" — Vol. 01 Issue 01 — June 2018
Homify — "An Apartment that Thrives on Drama" — April 19, 2017
Haute Residence — "Handmade Design Elements Revive This NYC Apartment" — April 22, 2019
KIKKERLAND ICFF BOOTH + TINY TABLE (2008)
Booth design for ICFF 2008 in collaboration with Jan Habraken.
Core77 — "Tiny Table" — May 23, 2008
Metropolis — ICFF coverage — May 19, 2008
LUMINITSA CEILING LIGHT (2011)
Presented at Making of Milan, Design Week 2011.
Carnet de Notes #093 — Paolo Rinaldi — April 21, 2011
Meet My Project / Making of Milan — Galleria Grossetti, Milan — April 12–17, 2011
DESIGN ARABIA / MIDDLE EAST (2016)
Design Arabia (INDEX / Retailspace Official Preview) — "Dressing Up The Retail Space" — Jumana Abdel-Razzaq — May 2016
EARLY WORK — ITALY (2000–2006)
La Nazione — "Ex-Longinotti, ecco il piano alternativo" — April 11, 2000
Il Giornale della Toscana — "Gavinana, un paradiso..." — September 30, 2000
MODO n. 214 — "Restyling della caffettiera Giannina" — 2001
L'Arca n. 162 — September 2001 (p. 90)
Volo Magazine — Anno II N.5 — September 2001 (9/11 NYC photo credit)
L'Arca n. 174 — "100 Storie" — September 2002 (p. 90)
GRAZIA — "100 Storie" — October 2002
ARCH'IT — "100 Storie" — Gianni Pettena — September 25, 2002
ARCH'IT — "Twelve, Barbara Kruger's latest work" — October 20, 2004
ARCH'IT — "Sergio Mannino. A path between sensoriality and fragments" — Trincherini — March 24, 2005
ARCH'IT — "Gordon Matta Clark" — by Sergio Mannino — April 16, 2006
Radical Design (book) — Ed. Maschietto, June 2004 — pp. 234–235 — "100 Storie" exhibition
"100 Storie" Exhibition — Post Design Gallery (Memphis), Milan — September–October 2002
