New York Contemporary

Thomas Hickey holds architectural degrees from the University of Kentucky and the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. He has taught architecture at Barnard College and interior design at the Parsons School of Design and was a designer and project architect in the residential studio at Robert A.M. Stern Architects.Initially a business student at Boston University and New York University, Edward Yedid discovered his passion for interior design in Parkis. He studied interior design at Parsons School of Design and worked with the noted interior designer Noel Jeffrey before forming GRADE New York with Thomas Hickey in 2004.

‘Yedid and Hickey have since completed dozens of houses and apartments, as well as stores, restaurants and nightclubs. And outside the office, the two became close friends. . . The results of their partnership are documented in a new book, New York Contemporary.’ - Fred A. Bernstein, Introspective Magazine‘In their first monograph, New York Contemporary, architect Thomas Hickey and interior designer Edward Yedid of GRADE New York take readers on a tour of seven luxurious apartments throughout the city. Located in some of Manhattan’s most upscale buildings, these homes reflect the design firm’s dedication to creating spaces in a sophisticated and artistic manner.’ - Colleen McTiernan, Luxe Interiors & Design‘The art-forward work of the duo behind Grade New York, led by principals Hickey and Yedid, presents a uniquely unified version of New York City, where a Chelsea townhouse and an Upper East Side duplex can be equally edgy and contemporary. Their sleek, minimal spaces show that even the boxiest of new-build apartments can be elegant and artistic.’ - Haley Chouinard, Business of Home