Erica is particularly well known for ocean going design commissions in the luxury boat world and also the design of the worlds finest dining houses. When Erica is not in New York she is based in Falmouth, bringing rare talents to the Tregothnan team through her contemporary work with Mrs Boscawen. Tregothnan is of course conscious of 700 years of continuity but is free to express the family creativity with dynamic and 'leading edge' design. Erica Pritchard is commissioned by Tregothnan to create an exclusive range of exceptional items; appealing and useful- with integral links to the Estate. For Chelsea 2009 there are tea towels, aprons and the table for the ultimate cream tea. 'The most elegant outdoors table in the World'. Erica has an enormous sense of fun and enthusiasm with the team in the process of bringing a professional design from the drawing board to reality.
For the Tregothnan pavilion at Chelsea in 2009, Erica has excelled with an innovative range of tea towels to perfectly compliment the range of tea from Tregothnan. Erica Pritchard is a leading international brand in her own right, ideal for the creation and perfection of these new products from Tregothnan.
For over twenty years, Erica Pritchard, a native of northern California, has been at the forefront of design in the USA & UK markets. She has created diverse and innovative projects including boutique hotels, island residences, metropolitan restaurants, office products, hand-crafted furniture, couture dinnerware, garden design, and private superyachts.
A graduate in Industrial Design from Rhode Island School of Design, and a student of Japanese traditional arts at the Oomoto School in Japan, Erica Pritchard has been recognized in worldwide publications including Architectural Record, Interior Design, Interni, Insite, Meer & Yachten, Boat International, as well as in books, at exhibition, and via coveted international design awards.
During her many years in New York City, Erica carried the Modernist torch as Senior Designer at the eminent design house Knoll International. Pritchard’s work became ever-increasing in visibility and ever in demand, working on projects for the likes of Donald Trump, sport celebrity Michael Jordan and many others. Further work from New York with Martin Vahtra, Adam Tihany, and others includes prestigious projects such as the Time hotel (NYC), Foliage (London), Jump (Chicago), Astra Lounge (LA), Jean Georges( NYC), Villa Paradiso (Nevis) and many more.
As a Director for Liebowitz & Pritchard Architecture & Yacht Design, Erica is currently working on yacht and interior design, bespoke furnishings, and product design. With the goal of guiding clientele in discovering how, ‘good design’ can enhance all aspects of life, Erica’s creativity is ever broadening, shifting far beyond mere technical solutions.
Erica Pritchard resides in picturesque south Cornwall, at historic Falmouth Harbour. She has two children with her husband and design partner, architect Richard Liebowitz
