DESIGNING HOMES WITH RADICAL PURPOSE
RADICAL PURPOSE
We embody radical purpose in all aspects of our design practice. Meaningful design honors personal stories and traditions, centers values, and benefits the larger community. While creating the design that nourishes your sense of home is deeply personal, with a commitment to ethical design practices, the process can also support local economies and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) businesses and use sustainable products that protect the planet and workers. Our purpose is design that nurtures our clients, communities, and planet.
OUR APPROACH
As a creative, Kate always seeks ways to blend her artistry with her activist roots. She received a degree in Community Studies with a focus on Race and Racism from UC Santa Cruz and has been designing spaces for 20 years. Kate's signature is her values-based, intuitive, and highly relational approach. She has a knack for getting to the heart of her client's values and vision, giving their homes voice, vibe, and purpose. She uses vintage, artisan, and custom pieces in tandem with color, pattern, and texture to create a distinct point of view enriched by her client's stories and unique lifestyles.
KATE’S STORY
Community and political activism have always shaped Kate's memories of what a home is - meetings and gatherings in the living room, with change-making ideas and lively conversations running late into the night. She lives with her wife and two children in the same Oakland house she grew up in, and these memories of home in relation to purpose inform her work today. Kate founded her studio ten years ago and has evolved her design process to reflect the wholeness of who she is, her love for community, and the joy she experiences when clients fall in love with their home and tell her, "this is so us!"