The studio
A small team with long memories.
Ossa was founded in 2014 by Clara Moreau. Today we are eleven designers, makers and project managers working from a converted print shop in SoHo.
(A note from Clara)
I started Ossa because I kept walking into beautiful rooms that nobody used.
Ossa means bones. It is a reminder that the most important parts of a home are the ones you stop noticing — the proportions of a room, the way a door swings, where the light falls at four in the afternoon. Get those right and the rest can be simple.
We work with a short list of makers we trust, we take on a handful of projects a year, and we stay in touch long after we hand back the keys. Many of our clients are now on their second or third house with us.
— Clara Moreau, Founder
What we believe
Fewer, better things
A room with three honest materials feels calmer than one with ten clever ones. We edit hard.
Made by hand, nearby
Most of what we specify is made within a day’s drive of the house it’s going into.
Designed to be used
Homes are for muddy boots and long dinners. If it can’t be lived with, we don’t propose it.
The people
Plus seven project managers, drafters and makers.
Clara Moreau
Founder & Principal
Trained in architecture in Paris, Clara founded Ossa in 2014 after a decade designing hotels in Europe and New York.
Jonah Ellis
Design Director
Jonah leads every project from first sketch to final styling, with a soft spot for joinery and difficult floor plans.
Priya Nair
Senior Designer
Priya oversees materials and colour, and keeps the studio’s library of samples in remarkable order.
Theo Lindqvist
Sourcing & Procurement
Theo finds the pieces — from workshops in Vermont to dealers in Copenhagen — and gets them home safely.