Elise Metzger brings a sense of rich nostalgia and narrative vision to her work, while centering the needs of daily life. Her studio, Forward Fruit, executes projects that are at once polished, whimsical, and personal, with a measured sense of coziness. Elise’s genre mixing aesthetic is influenced by her native New England architecture, with doses of bicoastal classics and modern design elements.

 

A classically trained interior designer with a deep knowledge of the decorative arts,  she grounds each space with vintage, handmade, and heirloom pieces, recontextualizing them with a confident infusion of color, pattern, or oftentimes, both.

 

Elise holds a BFA in Interior Design and Architectural Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Masters of Design Strategy from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology.