Since 2007, visionary designers Rafael Kalichstein and Joshua Rose, along with their team, have brought sensitivity and sophistication to commissioned projects across the United States under the moniker FORM Design Studio. Originally drawing from their diverse backgrounds (Rafael, a former practitioner of holistic medicine and Joshua, an Emmy-Award-winning designer), the partners developed and refined a holistic approach to design, establishing the firm as a leading voice in the field and garnering frequent recognition among the most illustrious design publications.

In 2023, the team announced it would operate under the name Citizen Artist. The firm’s new identity serves as both an ideal to which the firm aspires and an homage to Kalichstein’s late father, pianist Joseph Kalichstein, himself a supreme citizen artist. With this incarnation, the firm re-introduces itself as an authority in the design space creating works guided by a distinct ethos. Kalichstein and Rose continue to lead the charge with a growing international team of exceptional human beings committed to the Citizen Artist.