LET’S BUILD IT TOGETHER
With decades of combined experience in the custom metal fabrication and decorative finishing trades, Mayer Designs Inc. (MDI) founders Nicholas and Jessica Mayer and their team of dedicated craftspeople offer complete solutions to clients facing the complex challenges of creating one-of-a-kind pieces. Their projects range from interior and exterior furniture, lighting, shelving, entry doors, and gates to wall cladding, fireplace surrounds, railings, staircases, kitchen hoods, and art installation
The Spark
In 2023, Jessica embarked on a journey to create her dream home art studio—a space for painting, refining metal finishes, and hosting art classes for her community. Faced with a lack of furnishings that matched her vision of functionality and beauty, she realized the solution was to design and build everything on their own. Thus, from this spark of inspiration born out of necessity, the MDI Store came to life.
Rooted In Craftwork
Nicholas came to the custom fabrication trade through his father’s business, the Craftsman, a furniture fabrication shop that later became US StarCraft, a foundational Seattle metal fabrication shop. Starting out as a shop apprentice at a young age, Nicholas was drawn to welding and fully committed to the career in 2003. He worked there as a custom fabricator until he and Jessica started Mayer Designs, Inc. in 2007.
The daughter of a general contractor father and artist mother, Jessica was steeped in the artistic trades early. Learning interior painting and decorative finishing, Jessica became a third-generation interior painter. When she met Nicholas in 1999 and was introduced to the metal fabrication world, her painting skills transferred over to metal patination seamlessly.
“The MDI Store is a beautiful, functional, industrial departure from our sleek, modern sophisticated collections in the LUMA line. We see a niche for creative, fun furniture and the MDI Store will fill that space.” – Jessica Mayer
CREATED WITH LOVE
Their appreciation of design and passion for the trades has made this journey a pair of creative makers’ dreams come true. They embody the principle, “Find what you love to do and call it work.”
As the founders reflect on their journey, from the launch of Mayer Designs to the inception of the MDI Store this year, they embrace the challenges and successes that come with pursuing their passion. Their commitment to authenticity shines through in every detail, balancing form and function, just like the harmonious balance of the rugged beauty of blackened steel and the timeless allure of solid walnut.
Join Our Journey
They invite makers to craft their own story, gathering around tables that double as canvases —and join a community founded on a shared love of creativity. From the clang of the factory floor to the cozy corners of your home, the journey of these industrial yet artistic furnishings are one of transformation, bringing life into spaces and sparking imagination.