nune

nune is a small design studio with locations in both New York + London, working globally on private residences, as well as commercial spaces and staging projects.

We are driven by the simple belief that thoughtful design contributes to wellbeing. We work to create comfortable, approachable spaces, whether it’s someone’s kitchen, a hotel room or a coffee shop. we work as a collaborative team with our clients, architects, construction teams, craftspeople, artists and designers to create environments that allow their inhabitants to feel good.

We design with consideration for both the planet and for human health, and we strive to support small businesses doing interesting and sustainable work, and to work with good people.

Sheena Murphy founded nune (formerly sheep + stone) in 2014. A Brit who spent 12 years living in India + the US, she returned home to London in 2018. Her background was in business before she completed a graduate degree in interior design at Parsons in New York. She went on to work for several designers + architects including Incorporated Architecture + Design, where she worked on private residences + hospitality projects including the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge.

Tor Sauder, a native to Canada, is a partner at nune who lives + works in New York City. After living in Amsterdam + London where she studied interior design at KLC, she moved to New York to practice design and worked as a designer at an interior design studio and a textile studio before joining nune in 2016.