provocateurs extraordinaire.
provocateurs extraordinaire.
Formidable perspective. Meticulous design. Sensational, sensorial, and sublime experiences. Everyday elegance. All things bespoke.
This is the alchemy of design.
OUR GENESIS
Morgan Madison is born out of a calling to design, to create and express stories, moods and feelings through interiors. Our desire is to help clients express themselves with their most personal of spaces. We are fiercely attracted to beautiful things yet innately cognizant of functionality.
OUR PARTNERSHIP
We have a wonderful, symbiotic relationship. We each have our strengths, but each of us as individuals is better with the consult and collaboration of the other. The sum is greater than the parts. The ease and good nature of our partnership carries over into all of the projects we do. We each have a perfectionist’s tenacity when it comes to sourcing the perfect thing for the perfect spot. Neither of us is satisfied until the best possible scheme, design, palette, fabric program has been achieved.
OUR UNIQUENESS
We are driven, bold, yet cautious and thoughtful. We are motivated by our calling to create instead of ego. We design in a way that is timeless, but our designs have an edge and a thread of confidence that makes each experience remarkable. We are always thinking about the best way possible to solve a design problem. Nothing is phoned in or out of some playbook. We do things at the highest level and we do them once so that the client will love the result for decades to come. We are extremely high-end in our design sensibility, and we are also very grounded, sensible, logical and communicative people who value relationships in business.
OUR APPROACH
We create bespoke experiences that tell a client’s story - we have a whole-home approach, meaning we design down to the smallest of details thinking through not only the overall look and feel of the experience, but the way in which one individually and collectively uses space. Form and function never come second to aesthetics. We are driven to design in a way that speaks to the soul of each client. We are very direct, open and transparent with our clients. There is no smoke and mirrors. We believe in maintaining a friendly, open, and unencumbered relationship with our clients, that is of the utmost importance to us.
OUR MAGIC
Transmuting substance into sensation. Drawing on keen instincts and guided by exquisite technique.
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Tanner Morgan
PARTNER + DESIGNER
Tanner likely criticized the architecture of his crib and the pattern on his onesie. Some people seem to be born to do what they do - Tanner is one of these people. With a keen eye for architecture, and a deep knowledge of construction and materiality, Tanner brings his erudite perspective to every project. This, combined with his dogged pursuit of perfection, tenacious project management, and passion for good work, make him indispensable to any client who has the good fortune to work with him.
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Jennifer Laouari
PARTNER + DESIGNER
Jennifer came to Northeast Ohio by way of New York City where she spent twenty years exploring all sides of the design industry: working in high-end residential design in New York and the Hamptons, managing an antiques and bespoke furniture gallery in the heart of the New York design district, and working in textile, lighting and furniture sales to the trade. Jennifer’s penchant for rich color palettes, and her artistic approach to interiors was born from this extensive experience and from her background in fine art.
A MEETING OF THE MINDS
A fortuitous meeting in a a local showroom brought Tanner and Jennifer together and they soon discovered theirs was a symbiotic relationship with the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. They often refer to themselves, half-jokingly, as the hard-scaper (Tanner being prodigious with stone, interior architecture, etc.) and the soft-scaper (Jennifer having a keen eye for color and an artistry with combining textiles). Tanner and Jennifer each possess a unique skill set, but it is in their shared territory where the magic happens.
Designers and dreamers dedicated to deliberate design.
We create multilayered, multifaceted, sensorial, and sublime experiences. Let’s make the magic happen, together.
IT’S ALL PART OF THE PROCESS
Working with Morgan Madison is a journey of discovery. While we have a core business philosophy and approach each project in the same way logistically, we know that every client is different and therefore, every project is different. With this in mind, we adapt our process to fit the needs of each client, and never approach a new project in a formulaic or “cookie cutter” way. Everything we do, from the way we communicate to the way we design, is tailor-made to that particular client and their project. In order to establish the working relationship and the direction of the project, we always begin with discovery.
We discover. We discuss, analyze, dream, and most importantly – we listen. We want to truly understand how you live, your priorities, your patterns and your peculiarities, so that we can design a custom experience keeping all of these things in mind.
With who the client is at the forefront of our process, we are able to design one-of-a-kind residences that fit like a Saville Row suit, and hopefully exceed expectations. While we certainly have our own flair and design viewpoint, we do not prescribe “a look.” Clients come to us when they wish to discover or rediscover their aesthetic, and with the proper communication at the onset, we can deliver environments that reflect who they are while elevating the way they live. Morgan Madison is not in the business of reproducing what has already been produced, but is more interested in learning about our clients and creating environments that speak to the essence of who they are – or better yet who they are becoming. Now that is far more exciting, isn’t it?