Studio

The Team

Patrick leads the studio with a personal and highly engaged approach, uniting and nurturing a proven, diverse team of designers.

Our purposely modest, boutique studio size has allowed us to deliver style and value to a wide range of design projects, from residences and startups to expansive corporate developments.

Within the studio, our team’s unique capabilities and talents criss-cross back and forth, over and under, like threads weaving the fabric of our work. Scroll down to learn more about who and what PTD brings to the table. And even the chairs.

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Patrick Thompson
Patrick Thompson
Principal, NCIDQ
Toni Beaubien
Toni Beaubien
Finance Director
Mary Eskin
Mary Eskin
Design Director, NCIDQ
Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Studio Manager
Katie Starrs
Katie Starrs
Senior Designer
Ryan Smith
Ryan Smith
RA, Project Architect
Jennifer Bueso
Jennifer Bueso
Senior Designer
Molly Redigan
Molly Redigan
Architect, Interior Designer. RA, NCIDQ
Miriam MacLachlan
Miriam MacLachlan
Interior Designer
Taylor Bryan
Taylor Bryan
Interior Designer
Diana Arteaga-Arcila
Diana Arteaga-Arcila
Interior Designer
Birdie
Birdie
Director of Barkitecture

Our Mission

Creating and delivering meaningful, relatable, and tasteful solutions is our primary goal. It requires a process that champions careful listening, discovery, and thoughtful design deliberation, with an intense focus on the details.

Distilled from this process, each successful solution creates beauty, improves function, and positively enhances the mood and atmosphere of a space. That is the aesthetic we strive to deliver, and the craft we are devoted to.

Studio Values

  • Always Do Your Best
  • Treat Others with Respect
  • Foster Kindness
  • Generate Beauty
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Design should always solve a problem, it’s true, but a solution that doesn’t speak to the way we live and interact is incomplete – and always boring.

Patrick Thompson

Principal
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Giving Back

Sharing our time, our talents, and our heart with our community is a important source for the creativity that we use in our work. It brings us together as a team and connects us with the city and its people.

Below are just a few of the organizations, institutions, and non-profits we’ve worked with

  • Merit Goodness/Fate
  • Humble Design
  • Herman Miller WeCare
  • Grand Circus Park Conservancy
  • Upper Peninnsula Dog Sled Association
    • UP200 Race
  • Pleasant Ridge Foundation
  • The Salvation Army
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Please send resume and CV to contact@patrickthompson­design.com

Patrick Thompson

Patrick Thompson

Principal, NCIDQ

Patrick’s early position as a carpenter’s apprentice sparked his lifelong appreciation for craftsmanship while simultaneously inspiring him to pursue a career in design. Since this formative work experience, Patrick has never stopped designing beautiful interiors with an emphasis on detail and construction.

Background

Bachelor’s Degree from Western Michigan University in Public History with an emphasis on Historic Preservation; Bachelor of Fine Arts from Harrington College of Design; NCIDQ-certified

On Design

Good design doesn’t go out of style

Superpower

PTD’s quick-witted leader

Free Time

Watching and re-enacting the Rocky movies with his son, home improvement projects with his wife, talking sneaker culture and hip-hop with his daughter, and walking his dogs

Toni Beaubien

Toni Beaubien

Finance Director

Toni has over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance & operations. She was a co-owner of a staffing business for several years and understands the needs of a growing business. Her understanding of the design world began when she became a mentor to Patrick when he first started the firm. She has been a champion for PTD ever since.

Background

Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Accounting from the University of Detroit, Mercy. Registered CPA.

On Design

A space that allows someone to be comfortable with themselves.

Free Time

Enjoy hiking/walking with my husband, and being outdoors. Reading and learning new things about the world and people. Having family and friends over for dinner.

Mary Eskin

Mary Eskin

Design Director, NCIDQ

Mary's PTD design career started over 10 years ago as a student intern. She now acts as a mentor and guide to the design staff. She provides design input and project oversight for every project to ensure a consistent level of quality and design excellence.

Background

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the College for Creative Studies, NCIDQ-certified

On Design

Start each new challenge with open eyes and ears - the first step is to listen carefully to the client

Superpower

Multi-tasking and positivity professional

Free Time

Enjoys hosting family, rereading Harry Potter, and going out for ice cream

Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith

Studio Manager

Jeff is a polymath with endless curiosity and far reaching interests. From artist to accounting, barista to bookseller, manufacturing to management, Jeff has done it all. In his role at PTD, Jeff's eclectic skill set comes in handy: whether he's managing the day to day of the office or formatting proposals in InDesign he approaches each task with his trademark calm and care.

Background

Autodidact

On Design

Design should not feel designed. When you walk into a space it should not just look beautiful, but should also tell a story about the environment and feel imbued with the history of its occupants.

Free Time

Art, books, music, animals, cinema, travel and bicycling are hugely important. Jeff can often be found dining with friends and digging in record bins.

Katie Starrs

Katie Starrs

Senior Designer

An early passion for shopping estate sales and rearranging her childhood home with her mom led Katie to pursue an education in design. Her early career was spent in New York and San Francisco as a packaging design engineer creating the packaging structures that house everything from candybars to household products. This ability to hone in on the details and solve intricate problems through thoughtful design led her back to her early passion for interior design. After attaining an interior design degree from Parsons, Katie spent over 6 years in high-end single family residential design in New York before returning home to Detroit.

Background

BS in Packaging, Michigan State University; AAS in Interior Design, Parsons School of Design, The New School

On Design

"The details are not the details. They make the design" Charles Eames

Superpower

A true creative with an eye for both broadstrokes design and the most minute details.

Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith

RA, Project Architect

For more than twenty-five years, Ryan has worked at various Architecture and Interior Design firms in the Detroit area on Retail, Residential, Hospitality, and Office building typologies. Now at PTD, Ryan draws on his extensive experiences to create an organized and efficient path to completion, from Conceptual Design to Construction Administration, for every project that he works on.

Background

Master of Architecture from Lawrence Tech University, licensed architect in the State of Michigan

On Design

Design is neither right nor wrong, just good or bad. Clarity between the two comes from listening to the client.

Superpower

Mr. Popularity

Free Time

Bicycling, craft beer, acoustic music, and road trips

Jennifer Bueso

Jennifer Bueso

Senior Designer

Jennifer has over a decade of experience in interior design, with a portfolio that runs the gamut from hospitality to residential and every sector in between. She brings her distinct style and point of view to each project she works on with an emphasis on color and texture. Jennifer has successfully carried myriad projects from conceptual design.

Background

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the College for Creative Studies

On Design

No matter the space, don't forget to have fun - it shows

Superpower

Storytelling through color and blurring the lines between art and design

Free Time

Growing her own food and flowers, surfing the Great Lakes, and painting

Molly Redigan

Molly Redigan

Architect, Interior Designer. RA, NCIDQ

Molly has worked as an architectural designer at PTD for over five years, during which time she has been responsible for technical drawing set development, graphics and rendering, space planning, finish selection and creative writing. Molly's previous work experience includes community-oriented design and planning work in Detroit and the Metro Detroit area

Background

Bachelor of Arts in English, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture and Master of Community Development from the University of Detroit Mercy, Licensed architect in the State of Michigan

On Design

Good design has a strong narrative - materiality, details and well-planned spaces can tell complex and beautiful stories

Superpower

Wordsmith and literary genius

Free Time

Reading, long walks in fall weather, thrifting/antiques, good bread, and pitbulls

Miriam MacLachlan

Miriam MacLachlan

Interior Designer

Miriam's interest in design was sparked early during family drives through Detroit's residential neighborhoods where she was enamored with the varied architectural styles that coexisted in one place. After spending a summer interning in Brookyln with an interior designer who got her start renovating a derelict brownstone into her family home, Miriam became inspired to seek out professional work that incorporated architecture and interior design so that she could fully exercise her creativity. Miriam comes to PTD with both great technical skills and a great eye for detail.

Background

Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture from University of Detroit Mercy 

On Design

"Design is not for philosophy, it's for life" - Issey Miyake

Superpower

The ability to translate her creativity and love of design into every facet of her life - from her personal style to her eye for color and texture.

Free Time

Music (discovering, listening, and dancing to it), thrifting and estate sales, long drives exploring cool buildings, eating good food and drinks with friends and family, cuddling with her kitty, watching movies (good and bad), fixing up her house and watching her fiancé cook so she can eat his amazing food.

Taylor Bryan

Taylor Bryan

Interior Designer

As a recent graduate, Taylor comes to PTD with a strong skillset and eagerness to learn. Taylor's keen eye for concept imagery and FFE as well as her strong techincal skills have made her an invaluable member of the team. During her time at PTD, she's been involved in all phases of design including concept, space planning, documentation and FFE selections

Background

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design with a Minor in Visual Merchandising from Central Michigan University

On Design

"There's beauty in eveything, just not everybody sees it." -Andy Warhol

Superpower

Fearless designer with a can-do attitude

Free Time

Spending time with friends and family, reading, watching documentaries, no-bake cookies and organizing

Diana Arteaga-Arcila

Diana Arteaga-Arcila

Interior Designer

Diana's background as an attorney may seem incongruous with a career in interior design, but these two disciplines complement each other perfectly and have enabled her to hone her creative problem-solving skills while maintaining a strong sense of empathy for others. When the logical thinking of an attorney meets the inspired outlook of an interior designer, the result is design that is equal parts empathetic and pragmatic.

Background

Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design with a Minor in Fashion Design (College for Creative Studies); Bachelor of Laws - LLB (Ponitifica Universidad Javeriana)

On Design

Embrace curiosity, challenge your limits, dare to take risks, and become a master storyteller through your designs.

Free Time

Spending time with family and friends, travel, fashion and movies

Birdie

Birdie

Director of Barkitecture

The consummate professional, Birdie boasts over 7 years of experience as PTD’s office dog, official welcoming committee, and head of office security.

Background

When not at work, Birdie likes to unwind by listening to her favorite musicians, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, watching Al Pacino in “Dog Day Afternoon,” and hanging out with her sister, Rosie, and four human roommates.