I’m a Creative Director and multi-disciplinary designer from New York, now calling Charlottesville, Virginia, home.

My first job out of college was as a designer at a boutique advertising agency. I had just earned my degrees in Industrial Design & Illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology and spent a couple of inspired & informative years observing the ins & outs of advertising before realizing I wanted something more.

When I was 23, I moved my belongings back downstate, where I am originally from, and settled into a little corner of Brooklyn, New York, with my brother and my college besties. We were all creatives and ready to conquer the world. My girlfriend and I got retail jobs at the PUMA shop in SoHo and waited for “real” jobs to come. We had so much PUMA gear to wear to work every day - we decided to rip it all apart and re-design the clothes. Customers soon noticed our streetwear and wanted their own. PUMA noticed and had meetings with us about our ideas. The corporate interest never materialized, but we sold those creations to customers for quite some time. That was my first design hustle. It made me realize that anything was possible, and the future felt exciting.

Over the next two decades, I honed my craft across furniture, interiors, branding, and design direction. As Creative Director at John Houshmand, I collaborated on high-end furniture for an elite clientele. Later, I worked alongside architects and consultants to bring restaurants, bars, and lounges to life. As Design Director at NeueHouse, I helped shape the visual language of prestige in the world of co-working and creative culture.

With Studio Cadette, I’ve channeled that experience into building brands that need dedicated creative direction without the constraints of a full in-house team. We’re passionate about partnering with entrepreneurs and small businesses—listening deeply, responding thoughtfully, and creating solutions that are both relevant and enduring. Whether developing a brand from the ground up or elevating one that’s already established, we approach every project as problem-solvers with an innate drive to design beauty into environments, visuals, and objects.

Studio Cadette is both a home for our past work and a living archive of what we’re building now. If you’d like to connect, please reach out anytime at info@studiocadette.com or find us on Instagram.

Thank you for being here.
XC