Seeking light in the darkness, the alchemists of legend worked to transform elements into gold. Fueled by a vision for beauty, they persevered with knowledge and proficiency over the elemental to craft substance and meaning.
At Kelly Hohla Interiors, we transform the building blocks of interior design — color and pattern, form and scale, proportion and materiality— molding the essential into the elegant, the regular into the remarkable. Guided by our experience in the process of creating timeless homes, we believe at the heart of great design is the magic of composition and the chemistry between client, designer and space.
Founded in 2011, amongst the innovative spirit of San Francisco under the leadership of seasoned interior designer Kelly Hohla, our vision goes past current design thinking, understanding how to create homes with depth of imagination. Layering is at the core of our studio. We revel in reimagining spaces, organizing and unifying a series of moments into something transcendent, driven by the perspective that the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. We are artful engineers creating homes that are balanced and harmonious.
We believe that design intelligence utilizes curating and collecting to add a richness of interest. We apply pattern and play with knowledge and sensitivity to bring the home together. It’s the gut feeling that sees the small details yet perceives the bigger picture. With sensitivity to the nuance of equilibrium, we are neither minimalists nor maximalists but poised at its exquisite crossroads. Our homes breathe beauty and exhale balance.
Although our work may seem varied one thing unites our vision: We believe in layered spaces that achieve balance, where effortless style of living reigns by design.
Kelly Hohla - Principal
Schooled in the visual arts, Kelly Hohla channels her innate understanding of balance, scale, symmetry and proportion and her keen understanding of people, into creating spaces grounded in equilibrium and comfort. With a solutions, schema-centric and team-oriented practice, she successfully integrates a range of styles, skillfully weaving them into harmonious and welcoming spaces that reflect and support her clients’ lives.
After graduating from UC San Diego, Kelly began her career as a young designer in San Francisco in 2001. She spent her formative years working at The Wiseman Group, where she learned the importance of quality and craftsmanship, love of antiques and architecture, while absorbing the business integrity that TWG is so well known for into her own practice. Later, she brought these skills to bear on her work as the Design Principal of Jeffers Design Group, contributing to the growth of the studio and leading a highly organized and well-trained team in a wide array of inspiring and high-profile design projects before founding her own eponymous design studio in 2011.
Thoughtful, knowledgeable and energetic, Hohla has successfully woven together her design experience, project management expertise and visual acuity into an interior design career that has produced projects featured in publications ranging from Architectural Digest and Elle Decor to House Beautiful and California Home + Design.
MISSION STATEMENT
We are artful engineers dedicated to creating timeless homes, driven by the belief that at the heart of great design is the magic of composition and the chemistry between client, designer and space. We are dedicated to contributing to the innovative spirit of San Francisco, going beyond current design thinking to design spaces with sensitivity to nuance of equilibrium. At Kelly Hohla Interiors, we strive to understand our client’s unique lives, personalities and experiences, while utilizing the power of layering to achieve their story with balance and harmony.
PLEDGE
Kelly Hohla Interiors is committed to designing layered homes with depth of imagination and balance.
We are committed to supporting our creative community of artists and artisans, contemporary galleries and antiques showrooms curating and collecting to add richness of interest in our clients’ lives.
We are dedicated to sharing our design knowledge and unique management expertise, leading highly organized and well-trained teams for the successful completion of projects across scope and scale.