Light-filled, low-key, and just the right amount of downtown.

Housed in the historic Hotel Jane—where survivors of the Titanic once stayed—Old Rose is part all-day café, part neighborhood standby, and part Italian-by-way-of-New-York hangout. The interiors reflect the building’s layered past: arched windows, checkered floors, and patinated walls that hold more stories than they let on.

We kept the design unfussy but intentional: vintage mirrors, natural wood, soft lighting, and a layout that shifts easily from early coffee to late cocktails. The space doesn’t try too hard—it doesn’t need to.

Old Rose is casual, yes—but it’s also grounded, atmospheric, and quietly iconic. The kind of place that feels like it’s always been there (because, in a way, it has).

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Old Rose Restaurant (September 2017), NYC
Employer: Sean Macpherson
Role: Interior Design, Drafting
Photography Credit: Oleg March, Teddy Wolff

Press: The Infatuation, New York Magazine (Grub Street), Guest of a Guest