A bit about me.

Hi, my name is Susie St John. I was raised by ambitious loving German immigrants in Encinitas, California, a small beach town.

I’m not much of a beach person. I’m more of a forest person. This led me to a lot of travel. That + traveling back and forth to my family in Germany + abroad shaped me. I say my soul is in California; my heart is in Germany.

I’m a wife + a mamma. My son + mister are two peas-in-a-pod. Both logical, non-stop, bulls in my china shop. My son Otto (b.2009) was a game changer on how I design homes. A home needs to be hardy + make life easier because working + raising an active family can make you go cuckoo!

I design with functionality in mind 1st. Aesthetics 2nd. My aesthetic style is called hygge (who-guh). A Scandinavian philosophy that’s about cozy + clean lines. Anyone can make a space look good, but will it last? Will it work for you long term?

My goal is to…

… design affordable remarkable spaces that will make life easier!

… design homes that are made to last rather than be replaced!

… design spaces that will make you feel like the best you!

Why the FUNNY NAME "embrio design studio”? It’s all about starting from the "beginning". I ask what you do when you wake up, when you 1st get back from work/ grocery shopping/ sports, what is your mister/ kids/ dog doing during all this. Then I look for the golden nuggets that makes you one-of-a-kind. I take the answers you gave me + your golden nuggets + "spawn" that into your REMARKABLE home that works EFFICIENTLY for you to make you the most SUCCESSFUL you.

All my best to you!

Susie St John | interior designer + owner

LEED ap ID + C | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design with a Specialty in Interior Design + Construction | GBCI #10313147

BA Interior Design at San Francisco State University | Cum Laude + with Honors + Deans List.