MEET THE TEAM
OWNER, LEAD DESIGNER
SHELBY HEERAN, NCIDQ
My entire life I've loved all things art and design. Since the age of 12, whenever I was asked what I want to be when I grow up, the answer was always "an Interior Designer." My first step in making my dream a reality was college. I graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2018 with a Bachelors of Science in Interior Architecture. Upon graduation, I took my first big girl job at LRK in Memphis, TN. Here I focused on commercial design. I worked on education, corporate, and hospitality projects. In 2020, I moved back to the DMV area where I worked with GAA out of Fairfax, VA. Here I worked on higher education, government and corporate projects. In 2021 I received my NCIDQ accreditation, took the leap of faith and founded Willow Design Studio. I'm living out my 12 year old self's dream and I'm forever grateful.
CFO AND INSTALLER
MAX HEERAN
I'm originally from Nashville, TN. In 2015 I met my wife, Shelby. In 2018 I graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelors of Art in Economics. In 2020 we moved to Shelby's hometown, La Plata, MD and I became an Electrical Apprentice. I do a lot behind the scenes and facilitate installations.