Ginsberg and Potter researched the neighbourhood for six months before chancing upon a two-storey building on the recommendation of a client and deciding it was the perfect location for their businesses.
Today, Ginsberg operates NG Art gallery on the second floor of the building, which showcases contemporary Australian art, while downstairs Potter has created a delectable menu at Mission Restaurant & Bar.
NG Art's opening night attracted 500 people, proving there was a hunger for commercial art in Chippendale. Its artist workshops and dinners are also sell-outs, as is the chicken and mushroom pie served downstairs at Mission Restaurant & Bar.