Kristin Kilmer
Kristin Kilmer is an award-winning interior architectural designer and certified wellness practitioner based in Los Angeles, with 20+ years transforming residences into restorative environments. The only interior designer to be featured at the TED Conference, she blends elemental design, non-toxic material sourcing, and energy medicine into a practice that was wellness-first long before the industry caught up.
About
Kristin Kilmer designs homes that heal. With over two decades of practice rooted in architectural preservation, elemental design, and holistic wellness, she creates spaces that are as physiologically supportive as they are beautiful.
Her path began restoring iconic mid-century homes by Schindler, Lautner, and Kappe; work that taught her how great architecture serves the body and spirit, not just the eye. When her own health journey through Lyme disease and mold toxicity deepened her understanding of how buildings affect the body, she fused her design practice with training in energy medicine, medical intuition, and non-toxic material science. Today, every project begins with the question: how does this space make you feel?
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Key Features
Kristin Kilmer brings a rare combination of high-end architectural preservation, wellness science, and intuitive practice to every project — creating spaces where beauty, health, and spiritual well-being are inseparable.
20+
Years in Architectural & Wellness Design
6+
Landmark Mid-Century Homes Restored
1st
Interior Designer Featured at TED
5
Elemental Design Pillars (Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Metal)
Why Choose Us
Kristin doesn't separate aesthetics from wellness, they're the same discipline. Her 'Trinity' framework integrates interior architecture, wellness science, and conscious living into a unified design practice, creating environments where beauty and health are inseparable.
First Interior Designer Featured at TED
Designed the only LEED Platinum-certified prefab home for the TED Conference — a modular, sustainable home later flat-packed, resold, and redesigned for a second client. A groundbreaking project in sustainable living that no other designer has replicated.
6+ Landmark Mid-Century Restorations
Restored and designed interiors for some of LA's most architecturally significant homes — including works by R.M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Ray Kappe. Tim Street Porter called her interpretations the best he's ever seen.
Wellness Before It Was an Industry
Non-toxic materials, environmental sensitivity, and energetic awareness were central to Kristin's practice long before they became industry standards. Her own recovery from Lyme disease and mold toxicity gave her firsthand knowledge of how buildings affect the body.
Five-Element Spatial Design
Draws from Eastern and Western elemental traditions — Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Metal — to create spaces with intentional energetic balance. Every material, color, and spatial decision is informed by how it affects the occupant's nervous system and vitality.
Intuitive + Analytical Design Process
Trained in energy medicine, medical intuition, and clairvoyance alongside rigorous architectural practice. Kristin reads both the space and the client — revealing the vision they didn't know they had.
Services List
Design & Architecture
- Full-Service Luxury Interior Design
- Interior Architectural Drawings
- Custom Cabinetry & Kitchen Design
- Custom Furniture Design
- Artisan Tilework & Holistic Bath Concepts
- Wall Finishes & Window Treatments
- Artisan Lighting & Fixtures
- Mid-Century Modern Restoration
Wellness & Conscious Living
- Home Wellness Evaluation (90 min)
- Indoor Air Quality & Purification
- Water Filtration Strategy
- EMF Mitigation & Spatial Buffering
- Circadian Lighting Design
- Elemental Energy Mapping
- Acoustic Wellness & Sound Integration
- Outdoor Healing Spaces & Grounding Areas
Kristin Kilmer
Interior Architectural Designer — Certified Wellness Practitioner
Service Area
Studio
Laguna Beach, California
Markets Served
Coverage
Based in Laguna Beach with residential and hospitality projects across Southern California — including West Hollywood, Brentwood, Silverlake, Malibu, Venice, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, and Coronado. Virtual wellness consultations available nationally.
Credentials
First Interior Designer Featured at TED
Designed the only LEED Platinum-certified prefab home at the TED Conference, in collaboration with LivingHome and Kieran Timberlake Associates.
Istituto Europeo di Design — Spain
Formal design education rooted in European architectural sensibility and aesthetic tradition.
Certified Wellness Practitioner
Training in energy medicine, medical intuition, and clairvoyance — integrated into the spatial design process.
Featured in L.A. Modern
Profiled in Tim Street Porter's book on Los Angeles architecture. Porter: 'I've never seen a designer interpret so well the architecture of these homes.'
Landmark Home Restoration Portfolio
Interiors for architecturally significant homes by R.M. Schindler (How House), John Lautner (Wolff House, Stevens House), and Ray Kappe (Canna Road).
Featured In
Dwell, New York Times Style Magazine, Vanity Fair, California Home+Design, Modernism, Austin Home, VoyageLA.
Founding Member
Healthy Building Alliance
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