A Little About Us

We take on the wild, weird, and out there ideas.

Our studio is the intersection of passion for design and curiosity for people.

Diversity is important and design is no different. We are not a studio focused on what is trendy; we design for real, authentic lives.

How We Started

Emmy founded Damewood on 8.8.20 in Columbus, OH. As an interior and environmental design studio founded on ethical and honest design, we celebrate the diversity of humankind and all of life’s treasures.

The Women’s Business Ownership Act was signed into law in 1988. The synchronicity and symmetry feels too good to ignore so you may see 88 as a symbol of our brand, however let us be clear: it ONLY represents an icon of something powerful for women in business in our minds and hearts.

Damewood has always been and always will be a feeling; that one where you come into the space and feel like you’ve been set on fire. We want passion and sparks of happiness in every movement through your space.

Who We Are

  • Emmy Jeffries

    FOUNDER + PRINCIPAL DESIGNER

    EMMY’S BACKGROUND:

    Emmy’s background spans education in Interior design and psychology with experience in construction and high-end design.

    FAVORITE PART OF THE PROCESS:

    My favorite is the very beginning, building the profile, the ideas, and letting our brains run wild before we hone into a direction.

    A SPACE OR TREND YOU WANT TO DESIGN:

    Designing a smoking lounge or burlesque club has always been a dream of mine.

    HIDDEN TALENT:

    Hoola Hooping

    A CONSPIRACY THEORY YOU BELIEVE:

    Mermaids are real.

  • Krista Lyn Franck

    INTERIOR DESIGNER + ARTIST

    KRISTA’S BACKGROUND:

    Krista blends interiors, art, and a questionable caffeine habit to create spaces that look like magic and feel like home.

    FAVORITE PART OF THE PROCESS:

    Seeing our designs turning out just as we intended in look and in function!

    A SPACE OR TREND YOU WANT TO DESIGN:

    I’d love to design or remodel a historic boutique hotel or motel.

    HIDDEN TALENT:

    Reading body language.

    A CONSPIRACY THEORY YOU BELIEVE:

    The moon landing was faked.

  • Bear + Wolf

    QUALITY CONTROL

    THE BOYS’ BACKGROUND:

    Bear and Wolf are pup brothers who love to hang in the studio, wrestle, and nap. Bear is a self-appointed guard dog and Wolf is a social butterfly who never met a stranger. They both think they are very ferocious. (We won’t tell them they are just snuggly puffballs.)

    FAVORITE PART OF THE PROCESS:

    Whenever the bones show up.

    A SPACE OR TREND YOU WANT TO DESIGN:

    Oversize playground made of real bones.

    HIDDEN TALENT:

    Eating bones.

    A CONSPIRACY THEORY YOU BELIEVE:

    Bones do grow on trees.

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