STUDIOS
we are
A FURNITURE & CLIMATE INNOVATION FIRM
Our mission is to accelerate the rate of change in the furniture industry through implementing product solutions and shaping the most succinct voice for awareness.
JERRI HOBDY - Designer & Sustainable Furniture Expert
Jerri began her career designing for Currey and Company and later Wisteria, working closely with Veranda Magazine’s founder and creator of the brand. In 2015 Jerri joined the Anthropologie Home team to grow the global lifestyle retailer’s new furniture and lighting business. Within two years, Hobdy had launched scores of best-sellers with the growing lifestyle retailer. Since starting her own design business in 2017, she has designed unique furnishings and lighting for renowned brands including Arteriors, Four Hands, Lulu & Georgia, Restoration Hardware, and hospitality titan ASH NYC, among many. Today, Jerri collaborates with a roster of the industry’s top retailers, hospitality partners and factories globally by continuing to provide unique designs through a full-service approach as not only a Designer but a Sustainable Furniture
STEPHANIE TOMASKY - Producer, Director & Writer
Stephanie is an Emmy Award-winning Producer and Sustainable Furniture Entrepreneur. With 30 years of experience as a producer, director and writer, creating content for HBO, NBC, A&E, HGTV and the History Channel. Stephanie has a unique footing in both the production world and the furniture industry, and is bridging the gap between the two by crafting stories from the perspectives of insiders. Stephanie also lends her expertise as a Board Member of the Woodwell Climate Research Center, a scientific non-profit providing cutting edge research that is affecting change in the climate space. Stephanie lives in Boulder, CO.
CLIMATE INNOVATION
A CHASM EXISTS BETWEEN THE INVENTORS/ TECHNOLOGY AND THE MARKET WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN SUPPORT CHANGE
FURNITURE MARKETPLACE
WE AIM TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE ISSUES AND FURNITURE.
ANALYZE FURNITURE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK
SAMPLE INNOVATIVE / CIRCULAR DESIGNS
LAUNCH OWN-BRAND DESIGNS IN THE MARKET
RAW MATERIALS / SUPPLIERS BRANDS & RETAILERS
INNOVATION MARKETPLACE DESIGN
WE GUIDE & POSITION SUPPLIERS FOR ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION WITH FURNITURE WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS BY ACTIVELY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS AND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS TO EACH BRAND.
WE MAINTAIN OUR OWN RETAIL OPERATIONS TO BE ACTIVE MARKET PARTNERS IN AN EVER-EVOLVING INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE.
ANALYZE FURNITURE APPLICATION
FRAMEWORK
RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS & ADVOCACY GROUPS
POINT FURNITURESPECIFIC DATA INTO CONTENT
SAMPLE INNOVATIVE / CIRCULAR DESIGNS
LAUNCH OWN-BRAND DESIGNS IN THE MARKET
RAW MATERIALS / SUPPLIERS BRANDS & RETAILERS
ACCELERATE CHANGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, STORY-TELLING & EDUCATION
INNOVATION
DESIGN + CONTENT
PUBLISH, PRODUCE, & PRINT
CAMPAIGNS
FILM & TV, PRESS, THOUGHT LEADERS & EVENTS
MARKETPLACE
WE GUIDE & POSITION SUPPLIERS FOR ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION WITH FURNITURE WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS BY ACTIVELY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS AND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS TO EACH BRAND.
WE MAINTAIN OUR OWN RETAIL OPERATIONS TO BE ACTIVE MARKET PARTNERS IN AN EVER-EVOLVING INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE.
WE COLLECT & POINT RESEARCH FOR PRESENTATION TO INCREASE EXPOSURE USING PURPOSE DRIVEN STORY TELLING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. WE BELIEVE PUBLIC AWARENESS DE-RISKS THE MARKETPLACE BY CREATING PRESSURE FROM THE END-USER.
WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO SUPPORT INDUSTRY PANELS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP.
MENO HOME STUDIOS x collaborators DESIGN
Our mission is to accelerate the rate of change in the furniture industry through implementing product solutions and shaping the most succinct voice for awareness.
CONTENT
INNOVATIVE /CIRCULAR FURNITURE DESIGNS
MENO HOME RETAIL WHOLESALE / WHITE LABEL
DTC menohome.com
Distribution via 1stDibs
Distribution via One Kings Lane
Distribution via Perigold
MENO x (brand) collections
ADVOCACY, STORY-TELLING, EDUCATION
LICENSING / COLLABORATIONS INDSUTRY CONSULTING EDU-TAINMENT
Meno provided designs for DTC brands, sold online & in-stores Cross - promoted on DTC brand sites/ media as well as on menohomestudios.com as a collaboration
MENO builds brand-specific sustainability road maps for furniture specifically MENO x (brand) cross promote in industry panels & events that are furniture specific to increase implementation
Inclusion of (brand) experts in MENO docu-series Collaboration on research & data inclusion in book publishing Collaboration on research & data inclusion in Curriculum / Course
who we look to PARTNER WITH
Furniture retailers
Trade-focused furniture showrooms
Ingredient brands / innovative raw material suppliers
Furniture manufacturers (based in North America)
Hospitality developers
Environmental Non-Profits
Furniture Non-Profits
Interior Design Organizations