VISION
Design with product in mind
Gregory Hitchcock has spent more than 25 years designing kitchens in New York’s luxury market. His approach starts where his career did: with the materials themselves.
THE APPROACH
Modern eclectic
Gregory treats every project as a set of raw materials, each with its own personality and feel, to be shaped into a space that meets the client’s expectations and adds lasting value to the home.
“Texture, color and shape are all part of the raw ingredients that, if used intelligently and thoughtfully, will allow me to create a beautifully functional room for you to enjoy.”
Gregory Hitchcock
THE STORY
From the job site to the kitchen
The job site
The quarry
After high school he worked in a stone quarry, cutting bluestone from a mountain in northern Pennsylvania. It was the beginning of a lifelong love of stone.
The studio
The son of a carpenter, Gregory became his father’s “helper” early on, mostly doing the dirty work: demolition, clean-up, carrying materials from the truck.
Studying fine arts and art history, he gravitated toward sculpture and earned a BFA from University at Albany (SUNY). In hindsight, the path makes perfect sense.
The workshop
Along the way he managed an estate, where anything that broke was his to fix, assisted a fine-art framer, and worked as a museum carpenter, in plaster restoration and in a metal foundry.
The kitchen
His home design work began in the kitchen. He has since branched out across the whole home, but kitchens and baths remain his specialty.
25+
years in New York’s luxury market
235+
completed projects
Manhattan to the Bay Area
including East Hampton and San Francisco
CLIENTS AND PARTNERS
What people say
“Greg takes kitchen design to the next level. He’s spent his lifetime learning about the New York City kitchen market … I can always expect to see a new element in his creations; they’re anything but cookie cutter.”
David Dynega, Founder & CEO, Detail Renovations
“Nearly a year later and I am still so very pleased with my kitchen. Greg was fabulous to work with on design.”
Catherine J.
“He listened to what we had in mind and was able to bring it to life with his drawings … Greg was not afraid to disagree with us, but at the same time effectively integrated our needs and ideas into his vision.”
Sabry M.
“He understood our vision and interpreted it with suggestions which utilized every inch of space in a typical New York galley kitchen.”
Scott C.
“Greg included all sorts of great surprises we did not even plan on, like the way the drawers were laid out, and the inserts … I will use him again!”
Ted M.
Work with Gregory
Visit the showroom to see CESAR kitchens at full scale and talk through your project with Gregory and the team.