ListenUp: The New York Designer’s Playlist

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

New York is a city steeped in music history—from salsa to hip-hop to punk, several genres were born here from bands that found artistic inspiration in the mix of disparate cultures and intense urban landscape. In turn, music itself prompts creative thinking. With that in mind, when Sonos Studio asked us to create a playlist about NYC, we looked to a few of our favorite …

Siskiyou: Pull It Away

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Emily Sugihara of Baggu: “Makes me feel like I’m in the car driving to the beach, good vibes to channel while designing bags.” (Listen)

Blood Orange: It Is What It Is

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Stefan Sagmeister of Sagmeister & Walsh: “Because I listened to it 120 times and it still does not get on my nerves. It is the only earworm I know that does not worm itself into my ear.” (Listen)