D E S I G N W A Y

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Designway came to life more than 40 years ago and quickly became one of the most important custom workrooms serving the NYC design community. Interior designers and decorators knew then as they do now, that Designway is the place to go when clients have specific requests for unique window treatments, custom designed furniture and upholstery, and other customized fabrications.

Today Designway continues to service the professional NYC design community, while expanding its reach to private clients who seek a highly personalized approach to making their homes and offices suited exactly to their needs.  Do you want custom curtains or shades to complete the look of your living or dining room? Are you seeking just the right bed covering and pillows for your master bedroom? Designway answers your needs.

While many such specialized workrooms in NYC are no longer in existence, Designway is one place where designers and private clients alike continue to come and chose fabrics and fabrications, to watch the process of their pieces being restored or see new pieces realized exactly in the way they like.

Designway owner Seborn Ragsdale is a detail-oriented interior design professional with over two decades in the interior design and home furnishings industry. The Franklin Report states that Ragsdale is known for “his love of color, energetic scale and classically traditional lines” and that there is “a new energy that is transmitted through his work”. Mr. Ragsdale has worked on interiors for clients such as Calvin Klein and Lee Jofa, and worked with Thomas Jayne, among others, before inheriting Designway from Joan Morgan.

What some Client's say about Designway owner Seborn Ragsdale

"Seborn's enthusiasm about design is infectious. It is so much fun to work with him."

"He takes his work seriously, but adds levity to the process."

"When people get sick of dealing with a large, impersonal design company, they call Seborn."

"Seborn is not afraid to make bold color statements, brightening up the usual staid view."

"He inherently understands youthful vision with a sense of propriety."

"Seborn is developing his own genre of fanciful classicism."

"Seborn and team are organized, thorough, and thoughtful. We appreciate all they do for us."