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Philip Sassano embodies creativity as an act of human connection, centering his work on the people behind each brief. Over a twenty‑five year journey grounded in artistry, contracting, and empathy, he has refined a philosophy rooted in designing for people—not projects.

 

As both coach and creator, Sassano champions a Creative ContractingTM mindset: integrated architecture, design, fabrication, and lifestyle services aligned with each client’s personal narrative and legacy. His new three-pronged comprehensive service model—Design/Build, Design/Decoration, and Lifestyle Support—is a bold reimagining of luxury design that merges artistry with holistic stewardship over the life cycle of a home.

 

He imparts a deeply human sensibility to design: empathy, attentiveness to detail, and playful problem‑solving guide every spatial transformation. Sassano believes that fresh creativity flows from an optimistic, tuned mindset: “a creative mindset that is always optimistic breeds ideas and inspiration that negativity never will”. His design process is hands‑on, expressive, and iterative—reclaiming vintage elements, crafting bespoke features from reclaimed barn wood or custom-built bars, and layering purposeful accents that tell a story.

 

His unique artistry emerges in spaces that adapt and evolve: interiors designed for flexibility and flow, where furniture doubles as versatile seating, textiles shift seasonally, and environments support work, play, hosting or solitude without missing a beat.

 

Yet beyond materials and façade, Sassano is tuning life itself into the rhythm of design. He writes of the studio as a space to align emotion, intellect, spirituality, and craft—“instruments in need of emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical tuning”—and repeatedly emphasizes the importance of empathy as a bridge to meaningful creative service.