Valmar Design Studio is a residential design studio based in Santa Rosa, California, specializing in custom homes, renovations, and thoughtfully designed interiors. We create warm, modern spaces defined by natural materials, thoughtful details, and a true sense of home.
Meet the Team
As diligent and detail-oriented designers, we always keep our clients’ aesthetic vision in mind to create a thoughtfully designed home.
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CO-FounderMelissa works closely with her clients, listening to their needs and vision to create beautiful and functional spaces. As a mother to two beautiful kids, Melissa understands the importance of creating homes that can not only fulfill the needs of a family, but that can also grow with one. She brings a playful sense of color to her work, as well as a breadth of knowledge in texture and neutral tones that lend to warm timeless spaces. These spaces are personal and complementary to the home’s architecture and surrounding environment.
Melissa has over 10 years of experience in prestigious design and architecture firms across Germany and California. She began to pursue design in Coburg Germany at the University of Applied Sciences and Art, where she learned modern aesthetics and earned a Masters in Interior Design. Her work has been exhibited in Milan at Salmone del Mobile and throughout Germany. She moved her studies to San Francisco while at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.
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Co-FounderJasper thrives on the challenge of redefining an ordinary space into an extraordinary one. He is a natural problem-solver and a meticulous designer, paying special attention to the finer details in a project to make a home feel complete and cohesive. Jasper is quick to see the potential in any new project, thinking through the circulation and layout of each space and designing thoughtful, functional, and curated homes.
Jasper brings a unique skill set to the table that is fully applicable to all types of residential home design, having a background in construction, 7 years as a journeyman electrician, and 10 years as the Lead Designer at a high-end millwork firm. Whether a full-scale remodel or a small-scale design project, Jasper loves to design one-of-a-kind spaces, and has been recognized, awarded, and published. Most recently, he was awarded a Kitchen Design Award in 2019 by California Home.
Testimonial
Angie and Andreas Bibl
“Valmar Design Studio helped us with our new construction in many aspects, from kitchens, bathrooms, pantry to custom doors. Both our kitchens are spectacular and in perfect harmony with our modern house. Every detail is well thought out with practicality and uncompromising aesthetic in mind. Melissa and Jasper are extremely easy to work with. They listen and communicate well. Melissa has sophisticated taste and myriad of resources from where to go to purchase items to various contacts for services. She is very honest and will tell you if something will not look right. I worked with Melissa in selecting colors for tiles, draperies and outdoor furniture. She has a very good sense for colors, proportions for size of furniture etc. We could not be happier with the outcome. We highly recommend Valmar Design Studio”
