SoHo co-working space fuels startups with quirky vintage touches and year-round ice cream

With a free-flowing supply of caffeine and snacks, an interior that looks like a scaled-up version of Sherlock Holmes's flat on Baker Street, and the opportunity to rub elbows with like-minded deskmates daily, the <a href="http://fueled.com/coworking-space-nyc/#welcome">Fueled Collective </a>ticks off many a tech startup's wishes for the perfect co-working space. Located in SoHo's iconic Prince Building, the living room-esque anti-office was founded by Rameet Chawla and is home to the entrepreneur's mobile app design firm <a href="http://fueled.com/">Fueled</a>, as well as over 30 other NYC startups. We recently had the chance to explore the space's open-plan layout and quirky vintage touches while sampling their freshly popped popcorn. Read on for a virtual tour of this non-traditional NYC workplace's most delectable design kernels.

Stepping into the <a href="http://fueled.com/coworking-space-nyc/#welcome">Collective</a> is a bit like stepping into the past, but with a modern-day edge. In the library-like Redchurch meeting room--one of six in the space--well-worn amber leather armchairs sit adjacent to flat-panel Apple TVs set off against a background of trompe l'oeil bookshelves (as well as actual bookshelves).

"We no longer live in our living rooms anymore, so why not design an office like a living room?" says Chawla. "And why have a space that’s just you and your employees when you can also have your friends in your office running companies alongside you? Basically I wanted to create a office with a great vibing in a good location."

Stepping into the <a href="http://fueled.com/coworking-space-nyc/#welcome">Collective</a> is a bit like stepping into the past, but with a modern-day edge.

The space's open layout and high ceilings are conducive to collaboration.

The candy wall is made up of old crates salvaged from an upstate farm.

Thrillist, Foursquare, and ZocDoc are some of the other startups that occupy the Prince Building.

Chawla estimates that about 50% of the decor in the space is recycled or salvaged.

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Employees can park their bikes in the secure bike storage area.

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Get your caffeine fix at the free coffee bar, but don't even think about asking for decaf.

The largest conference room has a rustic, woodsy vibe.

And who wouldn't love this light fixture made of various hats.

Replica old school phonebooths let workers take private calls.

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A lounge area lets workers relax or get creative.

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Reusable mason jars are encouraged.