Jessica Salomons-Bordes is a designer and the founder of PHANTASMAGORICS.
Jessica graduated from The New School – Parsons School of Design in NYC with an AAS in Interior Design. She earned a BS in Business Administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Pivoting to design in 2017, Jessica worked with small New York City based architectural studios before dedicating herself full-time to PHANTASMAGORICS in 2022. She previously was a private equity fundraiser, first in Paris, France then in New York City.
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PHANTASMAGORICS is a design studio. We are focused on Interiors+ : Full-scale interior renovations, site-specific interior installations, and the finishing and furnishing of interiors. We also design outdoor environments of linked interior spaces.
Our work is user-tailored, narrative-driven, heritage-informed, and easefully modern. We:
Reshape and reconfigure space.
Employ engaging textures and alluring materials.
Implement clever color and creative lighting.
Curate sound and scent.
Source and design captivating objects and furnishings.
Structured via schematic and design development, construction documentation and administration – we create spaces that are artful, sometimes droll, always transformative, and entirely fulling.
We are based in New York City.
PHANTASMAGORICS, New York, NY, US, Founder
Executes High-End Residential renovations and fit-outs. Realizes Commercial fit-outs. Develops holistic design aesthetic of New Residential Developments.
Activities include:
- Schematic + Design Development: Site location research, Narrative construction, Space planning, Mood board and Rendered drawing production, Code compliant, budget appropriate FFE and furnishing selections.
- Construction Drawings + Project Administration: Plan, RCP + Power, Elevations, Notes and Detail drawings, reflecting alteration agreements and/or code requirements. FFE schedule maintenance. Weekly site visits.
- Leverages US and European vendor and fabricator relationships for robust, rapid FFE package compilation.
- Designs bespoke millwork, lighting, and site specific finish installations.
- Researches novel and historic FFE and furnishings; privileges healthy materials.
- Maintains contractor, architect, engineer, lighting designer, photographer and graphic designer relationships.
studio ssam, New York, NY, US, Interior Designer
Engaged in High-End Residential renovations and standalone Decor projects. Activities included Schematic + Design Development and Construction Drawings + Product Administration.
Built US and European vendor and fabricator relationships.
Liaised with studio led contractors, NY registered architect and expediter collaborators.
Served as a direct client and contractor liaison.
ARDIAN, New York, NY, US and Paris, FRANCE, Investor Relations Manager
Originated and collaborated to the fundraising of $1B+ for diversified private equity fund investment strategies.
Traveled the US to originate client relationships, provide portfolio performance updates and raise re-up capital.
Crafted RFP responses and fund marketing documentation; led legal, compliance and deal team validation processes.
Led multi-stakeholder investor subscription process; recognized for efficient closings firm wide.
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, US, School of Constructed Environments - AAS Interior Design
