About the Creative
Kim Chilton Griffith is an award-winning interior designer and creative director with more than two decades of experience shaping refined, intentional environments—a Best of Houzz honoree.
Based in Chicago, her work is informed by a lifelong exposure to architecture, art, and the quiet discipline of well-considered design.
Her approach is guided by restraint—where proportion, materiality, and form take precedence over excess. Each space is composed with a sense of permanence, designed to feel as though it has always existed.
Her work is built on a single conviction: that restraint is harder than abundance, and the rooms people return to are the ones where nothing competes for attention.
The Foundation
Her career began with Chilton Griffith Style, her original studio, where years of residential and commercial work sharpened one truth — that enduring spaces are never about what’s in them, but what they make you feel.
That foundation continues to inform her work today, bringing depth and clarity to each project and collection.
The Maison
Kim Chilton Griffith operates a modern maison — bringing together interior design, a curated shop, and an editorial perspective under one unified vision.
The Studio: design services realized through Fruition Casa Collective, offering Bespoke eDesign and Designer for a Day consultations rooted in quiet luxury and spatial intention.
The Atelier: soft goods and textiles through Telia Yvonne — designed because the right ones simply didn’t exist — alongside sourced vintage and design-forward objects through The Archive, each chosen for its presence and permanence.
The Perspective: the editorial layer — where Style Notes and Casa Motion Films offer an inspirational lens on design, beauty, and the way we choose to live.
The Turning Point
After nearly three decades, it became clear that design alone couldn’t hold everything she wanted to build — a textile line that didn’t exist and needed to, objects sourced for provenance rather than trend, an editorial voice asking harder questions about how we actually live.
The maison is the answer to that clarity.
Not an expansion. A distillation.
The Art of Selection
A room is only as soulful as the objects within it.
Her sourcing process is an exercise in restraint and architectural integrity. She does not design around trends, but around silhouette, provenance, and materiality.
Each piece is selected for its ability to anchor a space quietly—never competing, always contributing. Whether a vintage form or a contemporary object, every selection is made with intention and longevity in mind.
The Result
The result is a body of work that feels collected rather than decorated—where each element carries presence, and every space reflects a life well considered.
Based in Chicago.
Available for select projects and consultations.
