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Workers in the dining room at the office of cereal brand Magic Spoon in the SoHo neighbourhood of New York.
PHOTO: NYTIMES
Emma Goldberg and Anna Kodé
Inside the “blueberry muffin” conference room, the walls are, naturally, painted blue. Not just any blue: It’s the calming colour you might find in a baby’s bedroom, what the paint can refers to as “sea to shining sea”. Anchoring the room is a table, red and oblong, adorned with fake succulents in purple pots.
Nearby is the “fruity” conference room, with “razzle-dazzle” red walls and vintage chairs upholstered in yellow pineapple-printed cloth. Down the hallway is “maple waffle”, the room where the company holds its more serious meetings with investors. There, the walls are a subdued shade of brown.
