Select Case Studies

A colorful work of contemporary art by Kate Barbee hangs above a ornamental stone fireplace, a Nancy Rubins in the background over a historic French antique in a contemporary traditional home. Dylan Marinez glass bag sculpture on the mantel. Dylan Tu

COLLECT ME

Traditional architecture. A fearless contemporary art collection. And years of close collaboration to seamlessly unite. This is a home where every room tells a story about people, history, materiality, and the creativity of humankind.

Large contemporary painting by Claire Sherman in entry way of grand traditional Austin, Texas home. Grey landscape based abstraction on cream walls, high ceilings and ornamental millwork with marble floors, Dylan Turk Art Advisor and Interior Design
Jeffrey Gibson painting in luxurious leather studded entry room in Austin, Texas penthouse. Art collections that are bold, the best, filled with contemporary art in interesting curated concepts.

HIGH ON AUSTIN

Thirty-seven floors up, a landmark penthouse by Fern Santini and Michael Hsu. Brought in as art advisor, we built a bold contemporary collection to match the scale, ambition, and altitude of the space.

An expansive penthouse living room, high above Austin, Texas, is bold with furniture, materials, and art work that meets the architecture's scale. Bold contemporary art work by Paul Kremer and Kennedy Yanko dominate the space in subtle and powerful w
The art filled living room of historic home turned private member club in Bentonville, AR. Curated by Dylan Turk with contemporary art across type, genre, and artistic exposure.

ART IS HOSPITALITY

A historic home turned members club where a world-class art collection serves as the foundation for the visual experience of the design. Art becomes more than a talking point, it becomes a pillar of the mission and character of the place.

The illuminated night shot of the pool and building of Blake Street House member club. The art collection curated by former Crystal Bridges Museum curator Dylan Turk.
Collage of various interior and exterior elements including a painting of yellow flowers in a vase, a green square abstract art, a paper lantern, a cigar in a glass plate on a table, a brown couch, a black folding table, a green armchair, a wicker patterned armchair, a fireplace, a landscape photo of a river in a canyon, and a sculpture of charcoal sticks.

TEXAS SKY

Full interior scope across kitchen, dining, living, bath, laundry, and patio. Texas architectural history meeting modernist clarity, grounded in materials that make your heart sing.

IN PROCESS

Modern kitchen with light wood cabinetry, a black countertop island, and a stone backsplash. Decor includes a vase with greenery, bowls, and containers, with overhead recessed lighting.
glue laminated wood beams compose a sculptural architecture follie for a museum outdoor exhibition. designed by Levenbetts and curated by Dylan Turk

GIVE ME SHELTER

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s first outdoor architecture exhibition, asked what home truly means and how architecture can more honestly serve the people who live inside it.

Contemporary architecture follie designed by Los Angeles based MUTUO for Architecture at home curated by Dylan Turk.
Flavor Paper lips and cherry wallpaper, pink mirrored acrylic wainscoting, pink neon in this restaurant bathroom designed by Dylan Turk. Austin based designer brings an artistic edge to hospitality spaces.

I WANT CANDY

A bold, chromatic gut renovation of a commercial space into a destination sweet shop. Marigold meets pink, and pop art mythology drives this visual hedonism.

Bold, marigold saturated room punctuated with Flavor Paper wallpaper, Andy Warhol After The Last Super mural, and acrylic Eames ghost chairs designed by Dylan Turk. A bright commercial, restaurant, and retails space with an artistic point of view.
The restored dining space in the Usonian house from 1954. The Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman Wilson House was moved to Crystal Bridges in 2014. Reinterpretation and staging by curator Dylan Turk.

RIGHT ON WRIGHT

Curatorial lead on the rescue, relocation, restoration, and reinterpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1954 Bachman-Wilson House. A 1,400 mile journey from threatened ruin in New Jersey to a new life on the campus of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Bachman-Wilson House curated by Dylan Turk on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The 1954 Usonian, composed of concrete block, Philippine Mahogany, and Cherokee red concrete floors was meticulously reconstruct
Hide rug, contemporary metal chair, sculptural floor lamp, ceramic collection built in display in living room designed by Dylan Turk. This southern home unites contemporary and traditional.

OBJECTS OF A LIFE

A full gut remodel for a couple downsizing in the American South. This home is about making a new space feel like home again through the celebration of a lifetime of collecting and a rexcontextualization of family heirlooms.

Contemporary Traditional dining room, black and gold china cabinet, large format photography, and sculptural driftwood. This southern home is designed by Dylan Turk.
Kitchen corner with dark floral wallpaper, enclosed booth with a round wooden table, a white vase with green plants, wall art of a sunset and ocean scene, window with black shade, stainless steel refrigerator, and beige rug on wood floor.

SMALL and SATURATED

A gut renovation of a guest cottage rooted in its site’s English Arts & Crafts inheritance. The work reaches across architecture, layout, and interior—adding function without expanding the footprint, and grounding the spaces in the history of the property it belongs to. Comfortable, joyful, and built to last.

In Process

A cozy living room with white walls, blue trim, and wooden flooring. It has a brown sectional sofa, two beige armchairs, a wooden coffee table with pink flowers and books, a yellow rug, a side table, and a large landscape painting. There are four windows and a door with blue frames and black blinds, allowing natural light into the room.

FIELD. SUN. AIR.

In 2020, the studio commissioned Katherine Strause to paint eleven canvases for an exhibition with no walls. Installed in an Arkansas field, filmed by a drone, this was shard digitally with a world stuck at home. Listen to what the work needs, build the world around it, and the art finds its people.