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Employee Q&A: Kylie Siemens

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Inside the Montana Motor Supply building – tucked unsuspectingly behind main street in downtown Bozeman, Montana – you’ll find Abby Hetherington and her team. This team consists of designers, saleswomen, operators, project managers, stylists, a token illustrator, a Paul Bunyanesque character that lends muscles to hoist furniture and arrange the showroom floor, amongst others that contribute their unique talents, skills and craft.

For those new to following, Abby Hetherington Interiors (AHI) is housed with its sister company, the Architect’s Wife (AW). Think of AHI as the back of house designers while AW is the the front of house curators.

Here, we share some of the faces behind AHI & AW along with a bit of their backstory. Let us introduce you to Kylie Siemens –– Project Manager and organizational aficionado that keeps the ship that is AHI in ship-shape!

How did you land at AHI/AW?

My sister-in-law introduced me to AHI while she was working as a design architect. I interviewed with Abby and was excited about the creative environment and possibility of working in a gorgeous showroom everyday. I’ve been with the AHI team for a little over a year and it’s been an amazing experience so far!

What is your role?

I’m the logistics gal. Most days I’m working with clients and vendors to coordinate furniture. Other days, I get to wear the party planner hat to help celebrate AW + AHI life milestones. 

Where do you find design inspiration?

I find inspiration through different cultures and travel.

What was your first job?

My grandpa gave me a job of mowing his lawn every Sunday. I would ride my bike down and listen to my walkman. It was a riding lawn mower so I really didn’t mind 😉

Favorite book of all time?

I don’t know if I’d say it’s my favorite, but I got “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” as a gift and loved how quirky it was. I’d definitely recommend it if you haven’t read it yet.

What’s your guilty pleasure song?

Anything 90’s hip hop.

What have you been up to during quarantine?

I bought a place in February so I’ve been doing a lot of home projects.

If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be and why?

Howard Schultz. I’m originally from Washington and a Starbucks lover.

If you were to pick two things to take home with you today from the Architect’s Wife showroom, what would they be?

The Saba swivel floral printed chairs (I’m obsessed with them) and the FAZEEK Green Tea candles.

Shop Showroom

We 🖤you Kylie

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Stoop Story 08: Patrick Hoffman

The Architect’s Wife has always been focused internally on showcasing our showroom space and the artists, creators, or makers within it. But given the current circumstances, we’re learning to shift our focus and connect with people in new ways. More importantly, we want to shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community. In this series dubbed “Stoop Stories”, The Architect’s Wife visits friends and makers to share how they’re staying in/spired.

Let us introduce you to Patrick Hoffman –Montana ceramic artist, educator, and designer. Patrick’s works and curated pieces are in homes, hotels, and companies across the US. Patrick’s workshop is very much an open, welcoming communal space kitted out with skateboards, a friendly horse-like pup, and a hand built wood kiln at the base of the Story Hills. We hope sharing Patrick’s space along with his intersection of design, fabrication, and ceramic arts generates some curiosity.

Tell us what you do. How did you fall into your craft?

I am a ceramic artist that has taken a liking to a wider range of creative endeavors. My first experience with clay at the young age of 15 set me on a path to explore craftsmanship and art making. I have and always will consider clay to be my primary medium for expression of ideas and my craft. However, I find a fascination with wood, and steel. I like to take on projects that challenge my understanding of materials. There are many examples of working in the field of design, and this is another skill set I will continue to nurture. Especially if it means I get to collaborate with other creatives, photographers, and designers to tackle large projects. Ceramics is a field that encourages collaboration, and this has spilled over into other mediums for me as well.

What was your first ever job?

My first job at 14 years of age was silk screen printing! I worked on a six color press, learning how to print designs on shirts for a local sports supply store. I still credit that experience with pushing me towards making and creating. My second job shortly thereafter was in a bike shop, I couldn’t quit that for 10 more years!

What does an average routine day look like for you?

My days are chock full. I teach ceramics and design among many other art related subjects for the past 15 years at Bozeman High School. Prior to establishing Hoffman Artworks in 2015, I would keep engaged in a plethora of art projects in the Bozeman valley, regionally and beyond outside of of my school day.

Once I formally established my small business endeavor, I would teach throughout the school year and selectively engage in projects large and small. In the summers I typically work on one to two large projects, and continually work on smaller projects as time allows.

A day looks like: A full time job and then studio time in the evenings. I also can’t go without mountain time; which could mean bikes, climbing, snowboarding, and hunting. Every day includes my kids, my wife, etc… There’s not a lot of room for a Netflix series or downtime.

What have you been up to during quarantine?

I have been wrapping my head around remote teaching and learning. I started some small furniture projects. I have a backlog of ceramics work to complete. I have one large project right now that has consumed most of my creative time doing a large design layout project for a client. Once that is complete, I am jumping headfirst into some large wall sculpture projects for the summer.

What’s something one might not know about you?

Active community member, Bridger Bowl Board of Directors, juggler of many hats…

What’s something you’ve been working on your excited about?

I am excited about these small bedside tables I have been welding. I have a ton of excitement to start another large sculpture project.

Anything else you’d like to share?

@hoffmanartworks


The Architect’s Wife is focused on sharing togetherness, inspired spaces, and warmth in any capacity we can generate it. Here we shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community.


Employee Q&A

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Inside the Montana Motor Supply building – tucked unsuspectingly behind main street in downtown Bozeman, Montana – you’ll find Abby Hetherington and her team. This team consists of designers, saleswomen, operators, project managers, stylists, a token illustrator, a Paul Bunyanesque character that lends muscles to hoist furniture and arrange the showroom floor, amongst others that contribute their unique talents, skills and craft.

For those new to following, Abby Hetherington Interiors (AHI) is housed with its sister company, the Architect’s Wife (AW). Think of AHI as the back of house designers while AW is the the front of house curators.

Here, we share some of the faces behind AHI & AW along with a bit of their backstory. Let us introduce you to Alex Casey – a steadfast true north star of the firm (and AHI’s longest running employee).

How did you land at AHI/AW?

I had been going to Pure Barre and loved the design. It was nothing like I had seen in Bozeman before. They gave me Abby’s card when I asked who had done the interiors. When I reached out to Abby she actually was just in the beginning stages of starting her own company. I started on a few hours a week helping her set up and eventually it became a full time position. That was seven years ago. It is amazing to see how quickly she has grown her businesses.

What is your role?

I am a Senior Designer at AHI. Every day is different! My job involves a lot of interaction with clients, builders and architects we are working with. Since I live in Minnesota, I am on the phone a lot with the Abby, Jr. Designers, our design architects reviewing presentations and drawings. My job also involves sourcing furnishings, lighting, and creative ideas!

Where do you find design inspiration?

Traveling! There’s so much to good design out there! Instagram is a great source as well, so much talent out there in not only interior design, but graphics and visual arts.

What was your first job?

Sales Associate at a consignment store.

What’s your guilty pleasure song?

What have you been up to during quarantine?

We just bought our first home in December. I have been traveling a lot since then, so being forced to stay home means we are slaying all the house projects!

What’s something one might not know about you?

I LOVE flowers! It is my dream to one day own a floral shop!

If you were to pick two things to take home with you today from the Architect’s Wife showroom, what would they be?

Any and all candles and anything Miniforms.

We 🖤 you Alex

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Stoop Story 07: Kirsten Kainz

The Architect’s Wife has always been focused internally on showcasing our showroom space and the artists, creators, or makers within it. But given the current circumstances, we’re learning to shift our focus and connect with people in new ways. More importantly, we want to shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community. In this “Stoop Stories” series, The Architect’s Wife visits friends and makers to share how they’re staying in/spired.

Let us introduce you to Kirsten Kainz – a metalsmith, a painter, a sculptor and a creator of all kinds of forms and creatures. Kirsten finds inspiration in many places brings pieces off all sizes and shapes together to conjure up a whole new anatomy of art – giving ‘junk’ a new life.

“Some people might think junk is ‘kitschy’ but I also think that kitsch is beautiful if it gives you a feeling in your heart.”

We enjoyed exploring Kirsten’s workspace “hoarders paradise” (as she dubbed it) for an afternoon and hope her collection of work generates some curiosity and a new way of looking at ‘junk’.

Tell us what you do. How did you fall into your craft?

Creating things has always felt right to me. I have had formal training in college, but my style and methods developed over the years as I have pursued my work. It’s more of me following the beauty than me trying to recreate beauty. When I lived in Vermont after college I work in an art gallery and in blacksmith shop where I did ornamental ironwork. The gallery owner asked me to make her a funky “junk railing” for her design center. We drove together to the junkyard to collect metal for the project. After sifting through the mountains of metal, something went off in me like a rocket after that. The railing was very nice and I became a regular customer in junkyards. When I see the mountains of metal I am seeing hundreds of exciting shapes, forms, and even whole sculptures. For me, it’s like seeing piles of treasure. I love coaxing my creations out of the metal. I also sparked up an interest in painting when I realized I want to start up a family. I needed another tributary for my work. Welding and little babies are not a great mix. Also Montana winters are a bit brisk for welding. So I bought the paint and canvas and started painting. I painted whenever I could while I also created my four girls and kept a steady pace on sculpting when it was safe. I worked and reworked so many canvases as I developed my moves. I just kept pushing. I just keep pushing. I love my metalwork and I love painting. I get different types of beauty from each method.

What does an average routine day look like for you?

It’s a six-ring circus, I get all of my four girls up and out the door for school, tidy the house, take care of all the animals. Drop the girls off then head to the workshop and start to channel the creative energy, if I can. I paint or sculpt as intensely as I can manage until 3pm when I go back to the real world and pick up the kids which takes almost two hours of driving. I usually have cinders or paint on my face and burnt clothing as I line up with the other Mothers to collect my kids. Then of course dinner and clean up. I go to bed tired and can’t wait to get back to work my work again, especially when I am working on something awesome.

Favorite animal?

Rhinoceros

Where do you find inspiration?

I love museums – and I also feel like I see amazing work all over the place. If its got soul and a certain mastery I can feel inspired by it.

What have you been up to during quarantine?

I am homeschooling the kids so no work or very little for me. I have enjoyed not having to run around so much and being able to chill with the girls. That has been nice. I had to hire someone to keep my commissioned work going in my shop. It’s is challenging to transfer the nuances of my aesthetic when I am not there to keeping a constant eye on the progress. I just went in periodically to amputate bad areas and rebuild them. Same as always just find away.

What’s something you’ve been working on your excited about?

I have a large gorgeous shiny brass chandelier for a hotel lobby that I am developing. It is made of almost 100 multi-sized hand-forged brass concave disks. The disks are hung from chains and look like falling drops of water. They will move with the changing air currents which will reveal their bling. A multitude of lights will be scattered within the cluster of golden disks. I have a giant 90 x 50 canvas landscape painting I am working on for another hotel. It’s challenging to work so so large, but I am excited about the freedom of the space if I can pull it off.

What’s something one might not know about you?

I really love Evel Knievel, profession daredevil. I just got dirt bikes for all of my kids, we are starting a moto gang.

Anything else you’d like to share?

To anyone feeling the urge to create or make something, just start doing it. Don’t hesitate – buy the canvas, paint it, paint over it – 100 times! It doesn’t have to be awesome the first time. Just start and hopefully you wont want to stop and your magic will finally end up appearing. So go for it!

Kirsten Kainz / @kirstenkainzart


The Architect’s Wife is focused on sharing togetherness, inspired spaces, and warmth in any capacity we can generate it. Here we shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community.


Father’s Day Pick List: 66 Gifts for Every Dad

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Just as with moms, there’s no one type of dad. Now that we’ve rounded the corner and Father’s Day is comin’ in hot, we’ve pulled together our top picks and made a complete list for every type of dad you might be shopping for. We’ve also accounted for the fact that this year might look a little different, and some routines may have changed as we’ve all been spending a skosh more time indoors (or maybe a lot: see Couch Potato Dad). So whether he’s an indoor, outdoor, or everything-in-between kinda guy, our picks below are guaranteed to make his day a little more special.

The Outdoor Enthusiast

The Foodie

The Literature Lover

The Modern Minimalist

The Art Connoisseur

The Couch ‘Tater

The Globetrotter

The Nudie Naturalist


When does a joke become a “dad joke?”

When it becomes apparent.

Now that we have your attention, head over to the shop already!


Stoop Stories

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Stoop Story 06: Russ Fry

The Architect’s Wife has always been focused internally on showcasing our showroom space and the artists, creators, or makers within it. But given the current circumstances, we’re learning to shift our focus and connect with people in new ways. More importantly, we want to shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community. In this series dubbed “Stoop Stories”, The Architect’s Wife visits friends and makers to share how they’re staying in/spired.

Let us introduce you to Russ Fry –– a furniture designer and fabricator based in Livingston, Montana. Fry operates Fry Steel and Wood Works out of his shop where he builds an furnishings and installations for all kinds of different projects. We took the afternoon exploring his space –– part industrial workshop, part gallery, and part community watering hole (outfitted with throwing knives, dirt bikes, a shuffleboard and an abundance of surrounding aesthetic details). Fry is always up for taking on commissioned projects and will create pieces conceptualized from his imagination. Fry himself and his work both generate an sense of playful innovation.

Tell us what you do. How did you fall into your craft?

I just fell into it. Growing up in Oklahoma, we just didn’t talk about creativity or the arts much. It was all about sports at that time. By the time college rolled around, graphic design just sounded cool. I gave it a try and kept thinking to myself “well, that was lucky”. From there I tried painting and again thought “that was lucky”. I still sometimes feel lucky when something turns out cool. But, unlike graphic design, you can’t CMD + Z when it comes to building furniture to undo a mistake. I went through a lot of trial and error –– that’s how I learned.

What was your first ever job?

I cleaned a clothing store after school. From 3-5PM I swept, mopped, and cleaned trashed tuxedos that were partied in – cigarette butts in the pockets and all.

What have you been up to during quarantine?

I’ve been painting and playing the guitar just to keep learning and have some fun. I recently learned You’ve Got a Friend in Me.

What’s something you’ve been working on your excited about?

This project right here I have going for Abby –– it’s halved shell of a vintage WWII torpedo [converted into a hanging chandelier].

Some advice to aspiring creators or small business owners:

Perseverance. I didn’t start out with a bunch of work and I wasn’t great by any means. I had a great idea every now and then, but just sticking with it and working hard. And also honest and sincerity with everyone you work with.

Anything else you’d like to share?

Abby was one of the first people to buy my furniture. It took someone like her to introduce me to the game and all its possibilities –– building my confidence in what I could make.

Fry Steel and Wood Works / @fryfurniture


The Architect’s Wife is focused on sharing togetherness, inspired spaces, and warmth in any capacity we can generate it. Here we shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community.


Employee Q&A: Hillary Asay

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Inside the Montana Motor Supply building – tucked unsuspectingly behind main street in downtown Bozeman, Montana – you’ll find Abby Hetherington and her team. This team consists of designers, saleswomen, operators, project managers, stylists, a token illustrator, a Paul Bunyanesque character that lends muscles to hoist furniture and arrange the showroom floor, amongst others that contribute their unique talents, skills and craft.

For those new to following, Abby Hetherington Interiors (AHI) is housed with its sister company, the Architect’s Wife (AW). Think of AHI as the back of house designers while AW is the the front of house curators.

Here, we share some of the faces behind AHI & AW along with a bit of their backstory. Let us introduce you to a creative asset who has had her fingerprints all over both AW + AHI and Senior Designer – Hillary Asay!

How did you land at AHI/AW?

I started my college internship at the store and worked up! I worked in sales and inventory in the store, then I started as project manager at AHI. I have been in a Senior Design position for just over a year now!

Hillary making her way up at AW/AHI

What is your role?

My current role is Senior Designer. Day to day is so different but anything from pulling fabrics and samples to site visits with clients and contractors.

Where do you find design inspiration?

I get a lot of inspiration from publications like Arch Digest and Elle Decor. A lot of inspiration comes from travel too!

What was your first job?

Barista!

Favorite book of all time?

Ken Fulks Magical World!

What’s your guilty pleasure song?

What have you been up to during quarantine?

Trying new recipes.

If you were to pick two things to take home with you today from the Architect’s Wife showroom, what would they be?

New pillows and the Ralph Lauren sofa.

Ralph Lauren Sofa *Available at The Architect’s Wife showroom

We 🖤you Hillary

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Stoop Story 05: Pete Costanti

The Architect’s Wife has always been focused internally on showcasing our showroom space and the artists, creators, or makers within it. But given the current circumstances, we’re learning to shift our focus and connect with people in new ways. More importantly, we want to shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community. In this series which we’ve dubbed “Stoop Stories”, The Architect’s Wife visits friends and makers to share how they’re staying in/spired.

Let us introduce you to Pete Costanti –  the founder of MFGR who whole heartedly believes in providing a space that encourages employees to explore their creative pursuits while collectively giving a voice to modern mountain design. MFGR is not bound to the traditional rules of design, but operate in a world where art, architecture, furniture and fabrication intersect. The MFGR team works under the north-star of a phrase “LEGOs. Not EGOs” – a multi faceted reminder to let go of that ridged state of wanting control and remembering you are part of a larger system bigger than yourself. Focus on how best to make a contribution and continue building up. Their distinct style can be found all over the Bozeman, MT from public park bridges, music venues, and likely the chairs where you park it to enjoy your favorite cup of coffee or baked good.

Below we visit with Pete from the stoop of his airtstream [just one installment from his backyard pandemic project]. One can see the diverse representation of Pete’s work from his backyard alone. Thank you Pete for greeting us with a warm “yoohoo” and giving us a tour of the grounds.

Yoohoo

Tell us what you do. How did you fall into your craft?

Furniture and architectural design. I used to landscape in the summers so I could ski all winter. While working on this beautiful house I had a lightning bolt moment that I wanted to design houses and everything related to them. I went down to MSU the following day and signed up and was in school just weeks later.

What was your first ever job?

Picking strawberries for a farm in Washington. I think I made about $12 in two months and ate a lot of strawberries. Lot’s of strawberry fights too. Now I have my own little strawberry field growing for myself.

What have you been up to during quarantine?M

[At home] Projects around the house. Building a chicken coop “Mar del Pollo”. We have a lot of chickens – Pecker1, Pecker2, Gaga, Bradley, Lucy – named after Abby’s [The Architect’s Wife pup] Lucy. We’ve also been building our garden and fences.

[At work] Trying to take care of my employees. Solidify work. Design a few things. Helped finish a super cool house with Korean architect Byoungsoo Cho.

What’s something you’ve been working on your excited about?

Dickerson House with Byoung [stairwell pictured above]. I’m starting to do more building and general contracting and really loving it. Some really cool projects coming up from MFGR.

Did the pandemic change the way MFGR operates?

We closed early – about two weeks before the mandated closure and everyone just worked from home. Last week was our first week back and we’re doing our best to be responsible.

It’s a unique situation because it’s a very collaborative form of work. The whole model of the business from the very beginning is that we work together – when the designers need to talk to the designers – we’re a door away. It was complicated for a bit and it still is because it’s a bumping shoulders type of work. We’re wiping everything down and keeping our distance. But what I think more than anything and I keep reminding everyone is that it’s not what we do in here, it’s what we do outside of here. If you’re not going to be responsible outside [of your workspace], you’re going to screw it up for all of us. Just be careful and be thoughtful.

What’s something one might not know about you?

This big guy just turned into a runner. I decided I needed the challenge and I signed up for the Bozeman Marathon. Who knows what’s going to happen, but I’ve stuck to it. I’ve been running ~40 miles/month. I ran a 7.08 minute split this morning which was crazy. I could barely breathe. I almost died I think. But I made it and now I’m going to figure out how to run a marathon.

Tell us about your little family

Leo is amazing. He’s made me really proud in the last week because he started laughing at his own farts. That makes me really happy. He’s been the dose of perspective I could ever have – he loves to laugh and loves to be around everyone. He’s showing me what life’s all about.

Kait is my force-to-be-wreckin’-with wife who is my ally, my sounding board, my partner, and my everything. She’s amazing because we’re both very diverse in what we do – she’s a wedding planner, very exceptional in the fashion world, understands home goods and interior design.

Favorite Mexican in Bozeman?

It’s a two-way tie: Fiesta Mexicana and Los Jarochos truck.


Anything else you’d like to share?

MFGR Designs / @mfgr_designs


The Architect’s Wife is focused on sharing togetherness, inspired spaces, and warmth in any capacity we can generate it. Here we shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community.


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Stoop Story 04: Ole Nelson

The Architect’s Wife has always been focused internally on showcasing our showroom space and the artists, creators, or makers within it. But given the current circumstances, we’re learning to shift our focus and connect with people in new ways. More importantly, we want to shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community. In this series which we’ve dubbed “Stoop Stories”, The Architect’s Wife visits friends and makers to share how they’re staying in/spired.

Let us introduce you to Ole Nelson – a maker, builder, artist and humourist. He operates out of an unsuspecting sign warehouse near downtown Bozeman, Montana. Ole’s process involves everything from freehand drawing, digitizing images, meticulously measuring, cutting on a behemoth plasma table, and finally, assembling and welding pieces together. The majority of his work falls into sign making and large-scale sculptures. A lesser known fact: Ole designed the original logos for Bozeman Brewing Company (a beloved staple for many local Bozmanites). Exploring Ole’s space and exchanging stories from the stoop was quite a delight. We hope Ole generates some curiosity and encourages you to follow your creative pursuits – no matter the medium, the scale, or how daunting the process may be.

Tell us what you do. How did you fall into your craft?

Over the past 25 years I have designed and built a wide variety of art, signs, furniture, lighting, and sculpture. The bulk of these projects over the years have been signs and sign related artwork. My passion over the last decade has been on sculpture and large scale sign projects. I moved from Wisconsin to Bozeman to attend MSU and study graphic design with an emphasis on sculpture. While finishing my last year of college, a friend and I purchased an existing sign shop on the north side and thus began my career as a commercial artist.

What was your first ever job?

My first job in middle school was working for a small apple orchard that was a mile from where I grew up.

What have you been up to during quarantine?

My overall day to day has not changed that much, other than the bulk of projects I was working on and bidding where very effected by the shutdown and most have taken a pause in their projects. I have been spending more time on the computer than usual, learning some new design programs and brushing up on my Illustrator and Photoshop skills to make my project proposals much more photo-realistic. I have also been perfecting my new skills as a “shed-farmer”

What’s something you’ve been working on your excited about?

In the works now are some exciting projects for the new Armory Hotel and the related Armory Music Hall. Also I am working on the approved historic Ellen blade sign and hope that they will be able to open in some way in the near future.

What’s something one might not know about you?

Well, I have a mean pickleball serve

Where do you find inspiration?

I would say that I find the most inspiration from following my curiosity. I have always been fascinated with hidden energy of people, places and things. This “hidden” energy has influenced my process as an artist and it comes through in how my sculptures are conveyed to the public. This can show up in the form of motion from a static image, softness from a hard steel shape, and the motion and gesture that began as a simple black and white sketch. A sculpted piece in not finished until I have put all of my energy into it, so that I am depleted, like I have transferred all that energy into the piece itself.

Anything else you’d like to share?

I would say that over the years the thing that has had the biggest impact on my creative pursuits would be that I have been fortunate to have had projects and people that have really pushed my comfort level. Building the biggest sign project followed by the largest sculpture I have ever built in the same year has given the confidence to feel comfortable with large scale public art.

On another note: AW is happy to report that thanks to an anonymous tip the iconic Starlite sign has been returned to it’s home and is safe with Ole as its steward. See full story here.

Media Station / @ole.nelson


The Architect’s Wife is focused on sharing togetherness, inspired spaces, and warmth in any capacity we can generate it. Here we shine a light on craftspeople and the creativity they contribute to our community.


Employee Q&A: Chloe Miles

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Inside the Montana Motor Supply building – tucked unsuspectingly behind main street in downtown Bozeman, Montana – you’ll find Abby Hetherington and her team. This team consists of designers, saleswomen, operators, project managers, stylists, a token illustrator, a Paul Bunyanesque character that lends muscles to hoist furniture and arrange the showroom floor, amongst others that contribute their unique talents, skills and craft.

For those new to following, Abby Hetherington Interiors (AHI) is housed with its sister company, the Architect’s Wife (AW). Think of AHI as the back of house designers while AW is the the front of house curators.

Here, we share some of the faces behind AHI & AW along with a bit of their backstory. Let us introduce you to one of our most thoughtful and bold designers – Chloe Miles.

How did you land at AHI/AW?

I moved here from Northern California last spring. AHI drew me in with two distinct qualities: the rad people and the willingness to be bold in design.

What is your role?

My role at AHI is to take design concepts and develop them into drawings that can be built. Trusting the design process is essential to what I do — through collaboration and revision thoughtful design happens.

Where do you find design inspiration?

Nature is my number one inspiration – color, texture, and light are seemingly perfect in their natural state. The abundance of differentiating landscapes provide endless inspiration. Well-balanced interiors inspire me — Wabi-Sabi paired with clean modern forms is everything!

What was your first job?

Working at my cousins Farm/Feed store.

What’s your guilty pleasure song?

What have you been up to during quarantine?

Gardening while listening to music.

If you were to pick two things to take home with you today from the Architect’s Wife showroom, what would they be?

A Kelly Wearstler furniture piece and a good puzzle!

We 🖤you Chloe Miles

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