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Our Team

Founded by husband-and-wife team Heather and Matt French, French & French Interiors is a Santa Fe-based, full-service interior design firm specializing in high-end residential and boutique commercial projects nationwide. Known for their exceptional use of color and pattern, they blend the vibrant hues of globally inspired textiles with the warm, earthy tones of the Southwest to create a distinctive and harmonious aesthetic. Their innovative approach has earned them a spot in the ’24 class of New Trads by Traditional Home magazine, inclusion in Andrew Martin’s 2023 Design Review, and the honor of designing a room for the Kips Bay 2024 Showhouse in Dallas.

Their work has been featured in House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Country Living, Cottages and Gardens, Martha Stewart, HGTV, Livingetc, and more, with additional features on Perigold.

OUR WORK

Heather French, Allied ASID. Founder, Principal Interior Designer

Heather French is the co-founder, principal, and lead designer of French & French Interiors. Heather has always been interested in the layout and flow of people’s homes, and ways that design translates into living styles across the world. She recognizes the importance of how personal space can affect mental energy, and designs spaces that honor a space’s history, culture, and purpose while serving its current intention. Heather loves creating fun, integrated spaces for her clients that bring life and purpose to a family’s home.

Education: BA in Anthropology, Auburn University

Favorite free time activity: Gardening and spending time on our little farm

Favorite Food: Mom’s chicken parm!

Favorite Pattern: Floral… anything floral!

Favorite thing to collect: Folk art

Favorite Season: Summer

Favorite Book: The Brother Gardeners

Favorite artist or artwork: Mose T

Favorite place on earth: Santa Fe

Favorite thing about traveling: Getting a historical perspective on design

Matt French. Founder, Director Of Business Development And Lead Product Designer

Matt French is the co-founder of French & French Interiors. Matt’s background in construction allows him to see big-picture design solutions, and he enjoys creating inspired spaces that serve design needs beyond initial client vision. Matt was drawn to design from a desire to build innovative spaces and objects. Though he says skateboarding, punk rock, hip hop, and MTV drove his early aesthetic, he always enjoyed building things (from mountain bikes to off-the-grid homes). He grew up helping his Mother with her import shop, and developed a love for southern and international folk art from a young age. Matt believes the design process should be nuanced and intimate, and that the experience can be extremely cathartic for clients who are willing to open up and let their dreams be truly translated into a custom space. “The space you occupy is so much of who you are and how you feel,” he says, adding that great design can be spiritually nourishing when a space resonates emotional well-being. 

Education: BA in Film and History

Favorite free time activity: Playing with Family and Friends. Ideally outside Mountain Biking, Snowboarding, Frisbee…

Favorite Food: Natural foods w/ spice

Favorite Pattern: Hand made folksy botanicals and geometry

Favorite thing to collect: Belt buckles, pocket knifes, folk art

Favorite Season: I love them all, ok well spring in New Mexico is tough

Favorite Book: Today, it’s Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Favorite artist or artwork: Walter Anderson’s shack with murals on every surface

Favorite place on earth: Anywere outdoors with the right gear

Favorite thing about traveling: Understanding the local culture and experiencing a different perspective on life!

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