It all begins with an idea.

Naming something, anything, is a difficult proposition. When Rebekah and I started KitchenLab, we both had seminal experiences in hospitality and the restaurant business and loved entertaining. These experiences reinforced our belief that the kitchen is where all the good things happen: bread is broken, wine is poured, Coltrane is played, and perhaps, children are named. Kitchens are where it is at, and this will always be true. Yet, as the first years passed, clients began to ask: “Do you do more than kitchens?” Being young, boundaryless souls, we said “Yes.” 

To us, the “Imparfait” of Imparfait Design Studio represents character-driven design, spaces and objects with soul, layers and the patina of a life well lived. In grammatical terms, “imparfait” is the French imperfect tense used to describe an incomplete or ongoing action or state of being. Our homes are always in an evolving state of being, just like the people who live there.