Todd Snyder has always been drawn to the things that last. The well-made suit, the perfectly aged leather, and the piece of furniture that looks better the longer it sits in a room. The Todd Snyder for CB2 collection, named The Townhouse, marks the fashion designer’s first serious foray into furniture, a debut that feels like a natural next step for someone who has always been as obsessed with the spaces around him as the clothes on his back.
“There is a love of Todd Snyder as a fashion brand in the office for sure,” says Andrea Erman, Senior Director of Design at CB2. “But what was really great is that with all our collabs, it’s always about authenticity. Is it the right partner?” The answer, it turned out, was clearly yes.
Above: Light Brown Herringbone Daybed, Kingsley 46″ White Marble and Cast Metal Square Coffee Table, Galerie 100″ Dark Grey Velvet Sofa by, Atelier Aged Brass Floor Lamp by Todd Snyder
The collection’s development began with Todd presenting a mood board, a visual direction for what a CB2 collection bearing his name might look like. It landed immediately.
“His brand direction was so on point with us as a brand,” Andrea says. “It was a juxtaposition, a more masculine vibe, definitely grounded in mid-century, but really about detail and craft. Everything wasn’t overly showy or overly fancy. It was just a well-made, beautiful product that was about materiality and detailing.”
What makes the collection feel distinct within CB2’s world is its palette and its mood. The tones run darker and more restrained than the brand typically works in, like an espresso-stained dining table, Italian milled wool upholstery, hand-cut velvet pillows, and leather detailing throughout.
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- Tribeca 78″ White Oak Credenza by Todd Snyder, Atelier Aged Brass Table Lamp
“The colors are much more masculine than we would normally do,” she says. “But trusting him in the process, knowing this is what he would want for his townhouse, was really important.” The result is a collection that feels like it was assembled over time rather than designed all at once. Both Todd and the CB2 team are avid vintage shoppers, and that sensibility runs through everything from the glassware, where each style carries its own distinct etching detail as if sourced from different estate sales, to the Saint Germain silver-plated trays that look like they were rescued from a closing hotel.
“We’re never a matchy-matchy brand,” she says. “We may offer collections that span product categories, but we never expect our customers to say they want the entire room to look like this.”
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- The collection’s standout piece is the Valet Chair. Solid wood and hand-carved, it takes its name and silhouette from a piece of furniture that was once a fixture in well-appointed bedrooms, designed specifically to hold a jacket and trousers at the end of the day.
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- Pied-a-terre Gold Round Wall Mirror 48″, Tribeca Marble and White Oak Bar Cabinet by Todd Snyder
The standout piece, by Andrea’s own admission, is the Valet Chair. Solid wood and hand-carved, it takes its name and silhouette from a piece of furniture that was once a fixture in well-appointed bedrooms, designed specifically to hold a jacket and trousers at the end of the day.
The dining table tells its own story. Todd’s original vision referenced a heavily textured vintage table, hewn and storied. The CB2 team recreated that quality through wire-brushing, achieving the same tactile depth on a deep espresso stain while keeping the surface practical enough for everyday use.
The Atelier lighting is another highlight, its brass detailing reminiscent of a suit button or the hardware on a well-made shirt.
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- Madison Dark Oak Bookcase by Todd Snyder
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- Floor mirror by Todd Snyder
“The nuance that comes from fashion carries through into home,” she says. “That was so synergistic for us to work together.” Fabric sourcing followed a similar logic. The sofa upholstery was developed with J.B. Martin, a US mill, while the chaise lounge fabric was milled in Italy, the same country where Todd sources many of his fashion textiles.
What surprised Andrea most about the collaboration was how naturally Todd thought about the customer experience beyond the product itself.
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- Table by Todd Snyder
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- Atelier Aged Brass Table Lamp by Todd Snyder
“He was thinking about how things show up on the website, and how the shopping page for the product looks,” she says. “You can sometimes work with a collaborator who is only focused on the product, not how it would materialize, how a customer would receive it. But he’s a retailer. He has to think about his customers.”
The collection works across environments more versatile than its townhouse DNA might suggest. A loft, a studio apartment, an industrial space with the right rug underneath, all of it works. “I could see it in a concrete loft and it would feel just as much at home,” she says.
