About the Girls
Welcome to Material Girls, a one-of-a-kind interior design blog that features tips and advice from real designers on the latest trends and fashions for the home, topped with a sprinkle of pop culture.
Written by self-described “material girls” – each passionate for fabrics, prints, and any kind of design materials – Material Girls is the corner of the web where we chat about all things interior design, including recommendations on where to shop, and tips on finding the best deals in your city. Every day, the girls blog about what’s in and what’s out; what’s hot and what’s not. All of this we do to help you design perfect spaces in your home.
Material Girls serves up local design info in five major cities: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and New York. We also deliver design bits by e-mail with the Material Girl Weekender – a weekly email newsletter filled with design stories, local sales, and design related events.
We hope that you’ll join so many others in making Material Girls your frequent resource for design inspiration.
Emily Johnston
Founder, Executive Editor, Dallas Contributor
Email: emily@materialgirlsblog.com
A graduate of the University of Oklahoma’s Interior Design program, Emily lives in Dallas where she spends the day running around big D, picking out furniture and fabrics for her design clients, and her nights dreaming up new blog posts.
Material of choice: Anything “glam” – lucite, metallics, crystal, velvet, lacquer, mirror, silks
Lauren Haskett
Founder, Managing Editor, Houston Contributor
Email: lauren@materialgirlsblog.com
Lauren is a designer living in Houston who specializes in designs for kitchens and bathrooms. She also graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s design program and now has fancy street credentials like Associate Kitchen and Bath Designer (AKBD), and National Kitchen and Bath Association member.
Material of choice: Anything “metallic” – polished nickel, gold leaf, pewter, brushed stainless, antiqued mirror, sterling silver
Julia Buckingham Edelmann
Chicago Contributor
Email: julia@materialgirlsblog.com
Julia is the most decorated of the group. She lives in Chi-town where she runs her own successful design firm. She’s a University of Arizona grad with a degree in Apparel/Textural Merchandising and Marketing. She also previously owned a showroom in Chicago, as well as an antiques store in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Material of choice: Anything “natural” – jute, rope, burlap, bamboo, cork, linen, leather
Jill Seidner
Los Angeles Contributor
Email: jill@materialgirlsblog.com
A graduate of the Interior and Environmental Design Program at UCLA, Jill has worked for some of LA’s most prestigious designers. And with all of that experience, she opened up her own design firm in 2006, which handles both residential and commercial projects.
Material of choice: Anything “transformational” – glass, mirror, paint, woods, sheers, lighting, wallpaper, tile/stone
Hilary White
New York Contributor
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Since earning a degree in Interior Design from East Carolina University, Hilary has become recognized for her Haute Femme aesthetic – along with her slight (ok, maybe it’s major) obsession with anything related to Kelly Wearstler. In addition to her residential and commercial work in the big apple, Hilary also owns her own “Modern Baroque” furniture company.
Material of choice: Anything “Haute-Femme ” – patent leather vinyl, faux crocodile and snakeskin vinyls, bold and graphic patterns, funky metallic wallpapers
