what people are saying.

"Memphis native Natalie Lieberman is an award-winning interior designer who specializes in restaurant design and “adaptive reuse,” or essentially preserving the city’s unique character and authenticity by breathing new life into neglected historic buildings. "

-StyleBlueprint

“Interior designer Natalie Lieberman of Collect + Curate is helming aesthetics, and her aim is to preserve the historic venue’s original train station details, like glazed brick tile and iron embellishments.”

— Vogue Magazine

“The Restaurant (Bishop) is located within a century-old former train station. Natalie Lieberman of Collect + Curate Studio spent years designing the 100-seat space, filling it with Old World elements like zellige tile, white oak and blackened steel, plus modern touches like adding gold dust to the grout. To the chefs, it reminded them of the romantic, French countryside they had grown to love when they were in culinary school in Italy."

-Yahoo Life

"The feeling when you walk in (The Liquor Store) the door is funky and fun with a Miami vibe. White walls, a splash of neon here and there and the coolest tables in town make you feel more like you are in South Beach rather than on the industrial Broad Street in Memphis."

-StyleBlueprint

“The dark, moody greens and blues of the moment feel so fresh after years of all-white interiors. I think I cling to all the timeless styles, finishes and details. Cement tile, white oak and marble aren’t trendy. Finishes like these only get better with age."

“These are passion projects of mine because they are environmentally conscious and preserve the soul of a city. Part of what is so charming about Europe to people is the old buildings and finishes – not everything was razed to build new. It also gives a space instant life and a story. I swoon over spaces with a past.”

-Natalie Lieberman

The aesthetic inside is classic diner-meets-South Beach flair. The interiors are white and modern with warm metal finishes and a pastel palm pattern on the tables and bar to give off that Miami vibe. Designer Natalie Lieberman, whose studio Collect + Curate designed the space, said the goal was a “pretty” setting that people would feel comfortable lingering in. “The diner had to imbue a familiarity for breakfast and coolness for drinks at night,” Lieberman said. “I think early on we were thinking white with pastels would be fresh in this space, and that made us think Miami. I had lived there, and Luis is from Venezuela originally. We all liked the Latin influence and knew the fun we could have with the design.”

-Food and Wine Magazine