While the notion of men’s clubs dates back centuries, women are only just getting started. Blazing the trail in New York City is the females-only co-working member’s space, The Wing, which opened its second and significantly larger location in the city’s Soho neighbourhood last month. Three times the size of its inaugural Flatiron site and backed by a waiting list of over 8,000 applicants, The Wing’s concept clearly shows that the coven has spoken.
Co-founded by Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan, The Wing prides itself on being a space that enables women to advance their pursuits, serving as a home base to a diverse community of wide-ranging talents. In proof, the forces behind the newly inaugurated Soho space are all members, and women – architect Alda Ly, interior designer Chiara de Rege and a graphic design team lead by Emily Oberman at Pentagram.
The 2,000 title lending library in collaboration with Strand Bookstore
Armed with an airy open plan, ample seating and inviting nooks that carve out pockets of privacy, The Wing – on a 10,000 sq ft 5th floor space – is also equipped with several conference rooms, six telephone booths, a 2,000 title lending library in collaboration with Strand Bookstore and an in-house café. The Perch serves food, wine and cocktails from an array of female-helmed partners. There are also private offices available for rent at the same time.
Whether it’s the photogenic archways, pink-hued design details or original skylights that nod to the building’s manufacturing warehouse past, The Wing Soho is an especially alluring iteration of the ubiquitous co-working space. Spacious showers, a room for nursing mothers to pump and a beauty room stocked with a covetable selection of products are some of the female-specific benefits that sets it apart.
By women, for women, the space prides itself on enabling women to advance their pursuits
Co-founders Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan have created a space that is three times the size of The Wing’s inaugural Flatiron site, as well as backed by a waiting list of over 8,000 applicants
The Wing occupies a 10,000 sq ft, 5th floor space equipped with six telephone booths, a 2,000 title lending library in collaboration with Strand Bookstore and an in-house café
The Perch serves food, wine and cocktails from an array of female-helmed partners
The space was designed by architect Alda Ly, interior designer Chiara de Rege and a graphic design team lead by Emily Oberman at Pentagram
The glass roof at The Perch allows for natural light to fill the bright space
Chiara de Rege opted for a bright and vibrant colour scheme that is felt across the space
Washroom facilities are also on-site, as well as a room for nursing mothers and a beauty room
One of the several conference rooms
The lending library also has a lot of natural light filtering down onto the 2,000 titles available
Photogenic archways, pink-hued design details and original skylights nod to the building’s manufacturing past
INFORMATION
For more information, visit The Wing website
ADDRESS
52 Mercer St
5th Floor, New York
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