In Common With Hosts a Festive Fifth Anniversary Cocktail

On May 4, In Common With toasted its fifth anniversary with a festive cocktail that brought together New York’s tight-knit design community. The Brooklyn lighting studio founded by fellow RISD graduates Nick Ozemba and Felicia Hung was fresh off celebrating an installation of its Flora Collection—an award-winning collaboration with French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen—at Milan’s Palinurobar, which Surface named a Fuorisalone must-see. Their elegant pendants and sconces grace the Post Company–designed interior of Raf’s, the Nolita bar and restaurant helmed by the owners of the nearby Musket Room. Guests sipped negronis while enjoying playlists curated by Fran Tirado before they were serenaded by a surprise performance by West Dakota, who dazzled the crowd to an Ella Fitzgerald number. Notable guests include Athena Calderone, Colin King, Oliver Haslegrave, Danny Kaplan, Anna Karlin, Eric Petschek, Xavier Donnelly, and more. Photos by Mateus Porto.