Take A Look Inside 12 Companies With Enviable Office Space In NYC

Etsy

Company: Etsy is an online craft fair that gives sellers a virtual storefront and buyers access to the goods, selling everything homemade and vintage from photography to jewelry. Employees: 300 Opened: 2005 CEO: Chad Dickerson [see his blog: Chad Dickerson's Field Notes] The office: The DUMBO Office is one of their three offices, the other two being in Portland and Austin. The entire facility is designed to keep creative juices flowing from naming the meeting rooms after foods and bands, to leaving arts and crafts supplies around, and even providing employees with white lab coats. Some features of the e-commerce hub are a t-shirt press in the break room, Rock Band in the corner of the Wu-Tang Clams conference room, a 9 foot owl guarding the door named Mr. Grit, and a rooftop patio. Future: Etsy has recently opened a 4th office in Berlin and plans to partner with organizations like Kiva. In 2012, they saw 70.3% growth in sales, rising from 1 million $525.6 million. Wise Words: "We believe that if you have a blameless process, you actually get to the root of the problem quicker and people don’t feel like they have to hide information. We don’t enjoy making mistakes, but we give an award to the person who makes the most spectacle mistake." -Chad Dickerson with NYTimes [Photos via]