Karen Asprea grew up in Brooklyn and founded Asprea Studio in 2018, specializing in residential, commercial interior design, and hospitality projects across New York and Miami. She began her career in 2006, and over the two decades since, has designed more than 8.5 million square feet of residential developments and 500,000 square feet of commercial office space.
After graduating from Pratt Institute, Karen began her career working with noted architect Costas Kondylis, gaining early experience across commercial and residential development in New York. She went on to join one of the city's largest architecture firms, where she co-founded its interior design division and became the firm's youngest managing partner.
That experience across both the business and creative sides of design led Karen to found Asprea Studio, with a philosophy that unites creative vision with disciplined project and budget management, acting in her clients' interest throughout, from concept through installation.
For private clients, Karen provides full-scale design services for luxury estates, with work spanning customized furnishings, project oversight, and procurement.
Karen designs spaces meant to evolve with time, use, and human interaction, favoring materials chosen to age rather than date. Her approach draws on nature, centers on wellness, and favors layered, tonal palettes, a sensibility that is timeless yet contemporary, and rooted in expert craftsmanship and close attention to detail.
Karen's work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Mansion Global, Martha Stewart Living, and Elle Decor. She divides her time between homes in New York and Miami.
Asprea Studio is a multidisciplinary interior design firm founded by Karen Asprea in 2018. With two decades of experience in the industry, Karen leads a team that today works across residential and commercial interior design throughout the Northeast, South Florida, and internationally. The studio is based in New York, with additional staff in Miami.
The team brings together expertise across design, technology, and storytelling, working closely with clients to craft spaces that reflect their personal narratives. The studio offers full-service design, custom sourcing, and project coordination from first conversation to installation.
Each project is guided by a principle of harmony in design, balancing aesthetic beauty with functionality. Their approach draws on nature, centers on wellness, and favors layered, tonal palettes and materials chosen to age rather than date.
For private clients, the studio has designed full-floor penthouses, historic renovations, and new-construction estates across New York, Connecticut, and Miami, with custom furniture and architectural details shaped around how each homeowner actually lives.
The studio's commercial practice includes hospitality interior design, such as boutique hotel design, alongside luxury condominium / multifamily developments and Class A offices across New York and Florida. Work spans more than 8.5 million square feet of residential developments, from ground-up construction to bespoke interior design for existing spaces.
Asprea Studio has built a private, referral-based clientele that includes principals in private equity, professional athletes, political figures and real estate developers across the Northeast and internationally. The studio's work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Mansion Global, Martha Stewart Living, and Elle Decor.