Reviews
“Wallcoverings made of recycled tires and handcrafted wood-and-metal bar stools are featured in the sizzling DC restaurants that Griz Dwight designs.”
- DC Magazine
“GrizForm clients know they are getting something out of the ordinary, including custom furniture pieces, graphic design and branding concepts that create truly original restaurants and retail spaces.
— Interiors & Sources
“Believing that architecture can provide more than a shield from the weather, Dwight decided to open his own firm in order to push the bounds of creativity and strive to produce original spaces that maintain an awareness of historical context.”
- The Legacy Project
Press Hits
Recent Press
Restaurant Development + Design
“more cozy nooks, less open spaces, quieter and more intimate rooms”
Inspire Design
“It’s the kind of name you get when you have a hippie mother”
Restaurant Development + Design
“How do top restaurant designers approach their work?”
Hotel News Now
“Lobbies still a focal point for hotel design”
Retrofit Magazine
“There is something cool about watching your booze being made and then drinking it”
Lodging Magazine
“Intricate details not only bring the space to life, but also make guests feel at home and comfortable”
Eater DC
“Inside the Industrial Radiator, Where Drinkers Can Play Shuffleboard”
Washingtonian
“Radiator Opens in Logan Circle with Tacos, Patio Games”
The Washington Post
“Kyirisan offers striking new looks and tastes in Shaw”
Washington Business Journal
“Hyattsville lands another bakery, Tim Ma’s latest opens, i-Thai moves in Tysons and more restaurant news”
Interior Design
“Hospitality Hot Spots: 4 New U.S. Bars and Restaurants”
Lodging Magazine
“Kimpton to Debut Radiator Cocktail Bar This Spring”
Eater DC
“The Most Anticipated D.C. Winter Restaurant Openings”
Interior Design
“GrizForm Turns a Virginia Barn Into Founding Farmers Restaurant”
Modern Luxury DC
“No Reservations: One of DC's hottest restaurant designers, Griz Dwight, shows how his open and chic aesthetic can be carried into your home.”
The Washington Post
“They’ve farmed, fished and baked. Now the Founding Farmers are getting into distilling.”
Washington City Paper
“Founding Farmers Team Opening $7 Million Distillery Pub in Mt. Vernon Triangle”
Washington Business Journal
“D.C. restaurant group jumps into the distilling game”
Eater DC
“Farmers & Distillers is Next from the Founding Farmers Team”
Modern Luxury
“The Hideaway”
Washington City Paper
“In D.C.’s Booming Dining Scene, Restaurants Renovate to Stay Relevant”
Hospitality Design
“Wave of the Future: Griz Dwight”
The Legacy Project
“Griz Dwight | Award Winning Designer”
Eater DC
“Addictive Chicken, RIGHT THIS SECOND: Bonchon Opens in Navy Yard”
Urban Daddy
“Bon Baby Bon: BonChon Arrives near Ballpark”
Washingtonian
“Take a Sneak Peek Inside DC’s First Bonchon”
Eater DC
“Bonchon Will Open Monday in Navy Yard, Just in Time for Baseball Season”
Interior Design
“10 Questions With...Griz Dwight”
Boutique Design
“Urban Renewal”
Zagat
“5 DC Restaurants With Fresh Looks”
Boutique Design
“Born-Again Buildings”
Hospitality Design
“Talking food and drink with Griz Dwight”
Lodging Magazine
“GrizForm Brings New Life to Urbana at Hotel Palomar”
Hotel Business Design
“GrizForm Design Architects Revitalizing Urbana at Hotel Palomar”
Washingtonian
“Urbana Will Close for Renovations A $600,000 revamp puts more focus on the bar.”
Eater DC
“Urbana Will Double the Size of its Bar”
Interior Design
“Year in Review: 30 Simply Amazing Photos from 2013”
Zagat
“Sneak Peek: Agua 301 in Yards Park”
Boutique Design
“2013 Gold Key Awards: Best Restaurant Casual Dining: Finalist Farmers Fishers Bakers”
Zagat
“Eye Candy: 9 Stunning Restaurants Around DC”
Eater DC
“A Look Inside Doi Moi, Opening Tonight”
Washington City Paper
“BonChon Chicken Now Open in Arlington”
Eater DC
“A Look Inside BonChon’s Minimalist Asian Design”
Hospitality Design
“Farmers Fishers Bakers”
Eater DC
“A Look at DNV, Zentan’s Sleek Rooftop Pool Lounge”
Boutique Design
“The 2013 Restaurant Design Award Nominees”
Boutique Design
“Green Creativity”