Fonde Interiors is seeking a creative, technically strong Studio Designer (Associate Level) to join our Dallas studio.
This is a full-time, in-person role working directly alongside the Principal on high-end residential and select boutique hospitality projects from early concept through final installation. You will be involved in every phase of the process—helping shape initial ideas, refining layouts and millwork details, developing material palettes and furnishing schemes, and carrying those decisions through construction documentation and install day.
You will participate in client meetings and presentations, collaborate with architects and builders, and help ensure design intent remains clear from concept through execution. This role requires both creative discernment and technical rigor—someone who enjoys developing the big idea and resolving the smallest details.
In a small, high-ownership studio, your impact will be visible. You will take meaningful responsibility across multiple phases of a project while continuing to develop your technical expertise and design voice.
The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years of experience in a full-service design firm and is highly proficient in AutoCAD and SketchUp. You should be comfortable producing construction drawing sets (plans, elevations, millwork details), building SketchUp models to resolve design decisions, preparing presentations, and coordinating with architects, builders, and trades during construction.
You care deeply about proportion, materiality, and detail, communicate clearly and professionally, and take ownership of your work. A passion for layered, historically informed interiors and an appreciation for antiques, craftsmanship, and enduring design is essential.
This role is based in our Dallas studio and requires in-person collaboration.
• 3–5+ years of experience in a full-service interior design firm
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and ability to produce full construction drawing sets (plans, elevations, millwork details)
• Confident use of SketchUp for modeling and resolving spatial and design decisions
• Experience developing furniture layouts, finish palettes, and furnishing schemes
• Ability to produce drawing sets independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage multiple active projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced studio environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills when working with clients, architects, builders, and trades
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Based in Dallas and available to work full-time in the studio
Preferred but not required:
• Interior design degree
• Experience with high-end residential or boutique hospitality projects
• Familiarity with project management tools, Dropbox, and presentation software
Fonde Interiors is a Dallas-based interior design studio working across high-end residential and select boutique hospitality projects. We specialize in large-scale renovations, custom new construction, and fully realized furnishing projects - partnering closely with architects and builders while creating interiors that feel cohesive, collected, and enduring.
Our work often intersects with historic homes and preservation-minded renovations. We believe thoughtful design honors the character of a space while shaping it for modern life. By blending antique and vintage elements with contemporary forms, we create interiors that feel layered and inevitable - as though they have always existed exactly as they are.
We believe great design is revealed over time. It lives in proportion, restraint, and detail. We are passionate about crafting homes that feel grounded, intentional, and quietly elevated - spaces where our clients feel both embraced and understood.
We are a small, highly intentional team with uncommonly high standards for both design and execution. Our projects are complex and personal, and we approach them with clarity, discipline, and care. We take pride in the relationships we cultivate - with our clients, our vendors, and within our own team.
Just as importantly, we are building a studio culture rooted in authenticity, integrity, and ownership. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel trusted, supported, and empowered in their roles. Every team member at Fonde plays a visible and meaningful part in shaping the work and the experience we deliver.
We work hard. We hold high standards. And we genuinely enjoy building something enduring together.
