What is Design School?

Hello! I’m Katie Elliott, Head of Design at Schoolhouse. Welcome to Design School, my biweekly dispatch where I share all the pieces, places, and people filling my mood boards.

In my eyes, the world really is a classroom (minus the homework) for spotting inspiration and experimenting with how those little discoveries might inform something new. (Yes, I love my job.) My deep well of source material stretches back to my RISD days—and now, I finally have a place to share it. Because we designers love nothing more than a system.

Every second Tuesday, you’ll receive my latest finds—my go-to pencil (Japanese, no surprise), the perfect denim shirt, the trending material on my radar (hint: it’s hiding in the hardware store), and the vintage lighting brightening up my saved folders—alongside the occasional behind-the-scenes peek straight from my desk at Schoolhouse.

So consider this your cheat sheet for geeking out on design and joining a community who appreciate the perfection of (among many things) an old-school library cart.

Happy reading,

Katie xx