It’s a nod to women’s clubs from the turn of the century, only this one has plenty of places to plug in for daytime deadlines — plus a Chanel-stocked beauty room.
The Wing, an all-female co-working space, is opening in Georgetown.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The 10,000-square-foot space features a curated library with books by all-female authors.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
There’s also a beauty room, stocked with Chanel products. Members can use this to get ready after a workout or before a big event.
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WTOP/Rachel Nania
The beauty room inside The Wing in Georgetown.
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WTOP/Rachel Nania
The Wing currently has three locations in New York; D.C. is the brand’s first spot outside of the Big Apple.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The space also includes a retail shop for members with hats, shirts and notebooks. Memberships start at $215 a month.
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Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The beauty room inside The Wing, an all-female co-working space in Georgetown.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
There is also a section with showers and a lactation room inside The Wing, an all-female co-working space.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The Instagram-worthy work hub is a nod to women’s clubs from the turn of the 20th century.
“We were very inspired to sort of resurrect that concept for modern women — the difference between women 100 years ago and women today is that women work,” said Audrey Gelman, The Wing’s co-founder and CEO, who launched the concept a year and a half ago in New York’s Flatiron district.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
Call rooms, styled like booths, are lined up inside The Wing.
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Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
There’s also a cafe that serves coffee, salads, grain bowls, baked goods and cocktails inside The Wing in Georgetown.
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Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The cafe inside The Wing, Georgetown.
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WTOP/Rachel Nania
The Georgetown space was designed by architect Alda Ly and interior designer Chiara de Rege.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The Wing at 1056 Thomas Jefferson NW was once home to the first all-female architect firm, run by Chloethiel Woodard Smith.
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Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
Fresh flowers inside The Wing at 1056 Thomas Jefferson NW.
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WTOP/Rachel Nania
Showers inside The Wing at 1056 Thomas Jefferson NW.
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WTOP/Rachel Nania
“We’ve had a lot of members who are starting their own companies and getting funded through the network of The Wing, and that’s really powerful because women-founded companies are only receiving 3 percent of all the venture capital dollars in this country,” said Audrey Gelman, The Wing’s co-founder and CEO.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
The light-filled, second-floor space on Thomas Jefferson NW has plenty of places to plug in for daytime deadlines, plus seating along a tiered theater for evening events.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing
There’s also custom designed wallpaper in the stairwell, featuring historically significant women.
(Tory Williams, Courtesy The Wing)
A working space where it's women only (WTOP's Rachel Nania)
WASHINGTON — Attention ladies and … ladies: A popular New York co-working hub and club is making its debut in D.C.
The Wing is opening its doors for the first time outside of the Big Apple on Thursday, April 12 in Georgetown. The 10,000-square-foot shared office space boasts everything from an all-female author lending library; to an art gallery featuring female artists; to a cafe, cocktail and coffee bar; and a beauty room, stocked with Chanel products.
The Instagram-worthy work hub is a nod to women’s clubs from the turn of the 20th century.
“We were very inspired to sort of resurrect that concept for modern women — the difference between women 100 years ago and women today is that women work,” said Audrey Gelman, The Wing’s co-founder and CEO, who launched the concept a year and a half ago in New York’s Flatiron district.
The light-filled, second-floor space on Thomas Jefferson NW has plenty of places to plug in for daytime deadlines, plus seating along a tiered theater for evening events.
Gelman said in addition to offering conveniences geared toward women — like showers, lockers, a lactation space and a meditation room — The Wing helps foster female-driven entrepreneurship and partnerships, not to mention friendships.
“Women are hiring each other; they’re quitting their jobs to start their own thing,” Gelman said.
“We’ve had a lot of members who are starting their own companies and getting funded through the network of The Wing, and that’s really powerful because women-founded companies are only receiving 3 percent of all the venture capital dollars in this country.”
Plans for spaces in San Francisco, West Hollywood, Williamsburg, London, Toronto and Seattle are in the works, but Gelman said D.C. was the obvious first stop outside New York.
“It’s the center of power and so many decisions are being made and so many women are on the front lines of fighting for equality and the values that we share here and the reason why we’re doing this,” she said.
Memberships start at $215 a month; applications are available on The Wing’s website.
