{"id":3321,"date":"2017-04-18T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T20:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2021-10-19T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T22:31:15","slug":"first-looks-shari-fracis-brooklyn-based-dadapt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alconlighting.com\/blog\/home\/first-looks-shari-fracis-brooklyn-based-dadapt\/","title":{"rendered":"First Looks: Shari Francis Of Brooklyn-Based DADAPT"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Dadapt or not Dadapt, that is the question.<\/span><\/h1>\n

When considering high-end\u00a0lighting design, there are many factors that can influence a decision. It’s always best to have an expert on hand when questions arise. That’s where Shari Francis, owner of Dadapt, comes in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shari began her career\u00a0in the Big Apple, mostly doing film and writing. After some years, a move to Los Angeles, and a few UCLA extension courses, she\u00a0fell in love with design. This prompted a\u00a0return to NYC. With a more impassioned pursuit and an MS from Pratt Institute in Interior Design, Shari laid the groundwork for what would become\u00a0Dadapt<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s been 6 years since Shari earned her degree from Pratt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question:\u00a0<\/strong>What made you decide to change careers and how is design an extension of your prior work experience\/goals?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had been living in LA for a year and working for Variety Magazine when I realized I wasn\u2019t happy working in the film and television industry. I took an interior design history course at UCLA and loved it. While I was taking this course, I applied for ULCA’s James Northcutt design competition and won. It was at this moment I realized that design was what I wanted to do. I thought, \u2018This is where my love is, this is where my passion is.\u2019 So I spent another year at UCLA learning how to hone in on my design senses<\/em> [using the scholarship].”<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Design + Adaptation = Dadapt”\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The name itself is derived from Scandinavian influence. Established in 2013, Dadapt is the firm reflection of Shari\u2019s versatile skillset. It assists clients in commercial, retail and residential features. Shari has substantial knowledge of the housing market, which ensures Dadapt can create exclusive designs through renovation, d\u00e9cor, and new construction for each client\u2019s unique taste.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her exceptional\u00a0vision has led her to create functional and aesthetically sound spaces such as the work found in Kit\u2019s Underground Wine & Spirits project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kit’s Underground Wine and Spirits – New York, NY – Product: Alcon Lighting Beam 12104-4.<\/a> Photo by David Katzenstein.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Question:<\/strong>\u00a0Given your background at the time, how did you land this project?<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, I was referred as a designer to an investor to partake in a restaurant project but they realized I would be better suited to work on Kit’s Underground Wine and Spirits retail space,\u201d<\/em> says Francis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea was to create a modern\u00a0beach-inspired wine store for her client, Kit Pepper. Located in the underground retail-shopping concourse Turnstyle (Columbus Circle, Manhattan<\/i>), the project site had laid vacant for 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was at this point that Shari called upon Johnny Monrose, an architect with underground retail design experience who helped her bring the look together.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cJohnny Monrose was my right-hand man from the very start of this project! Bianca Celestine was our engineer and Armando Rose was our Licensed Architect. This project is special to all of us as this is the first time we worked together as an all-black community of designers, architects, and engineers. We had no idea of our backgrounds as we communicated via telephone and email mostly. When we met face to face we were in awe and by the end of the project, you could definitely\u00a0feel the sense of pride that we, a minority group, accomplished this design together for the public to experience. I think this is pretty awesome!\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For Kit\u2019s Underground, Dadapt needed both up and down lighting in order to illuminate the ceiling and retail space.\u00a0Shari also wanted to ensure there was accent lighting for wine bottles. LED flexible tape\u00a0lighting was hidden behind steel and wood wine shelves.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kits<\/a>
Kit’s Underground Wine and Spirits – New York, NY – Product: Alcon Lighting Beam 12104-4.<\/a> Photo by David Katzenstein.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They couldn\u2019t change vaults whatsoever. They also were forbidden from touching the ceiling. Initially, they were aiming for an industrial look but then realized simplicity was the standard. The scale of lighting that they ended up choosing was another favorite from Alcon lighting, a One-light industrial style warehouse cord-hung pendant with spun metal shade and a glossy white inside shade for reflectivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

We wanted a deeper understanding of how exactly Shari\u00a0thought to\u00a0pull something like this off, so we asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> Can you describe your process?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I meet with a client sometimes they\u2019ll have an\u00a0idea of how they want their space to look like. But it is my job to assist them in envisioning themselves living or working in space… and bringing that to life.\u2019 The result sometimes exposes their personality rather than a set style.\u00a0 Design is a lot about the psychology of the person.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Francis sees her job as threefold: helping people understand the function, aesthetics, and lastly, their personality in the space. Asking the right questions is crucial for understanding the personality of the client and how people move through a space. What colors do they like? What materials are they attracted to?<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end, when working with a client and their personality, there are many steps for approval. These different phases are crucial to Shari\u2019s process because her clients are so involved in the overall design.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Question: <\/strong>What\u2019s up next for you?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>At present Shari is working with a restaurant on the Upper East Side.<\/span><\/p>\n

She gleamed with excitement when describing her newest venture, <\/span>\u201cThis is the first restaurant Dadapt will be designing. We are currently collaborating with an architect and the client very closely.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For all things design and Dadapt<\/a>, stay tuned for Shari\u2019s next big project!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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