Michaela Carpenter is a multidisciplinary creative strategist, curator, and experience designer weaving worlds that connect beauty, memory, and meaning.

Hudson Valley, NY / 
Aspen, Colorado






Explore previous and current projects below

Brand Strategy Studio
Visioning, Positioning, Narrative, Business Modeling
Strategic brand architecture and world-building for founders and visionary operators shaping what’s next. Scope adjusts project to project, and may include brand essence work, defining market position, and translating big vision into language, structure, and a cohesive brand system built to scale.

✻ Intensives, retainers, and project based work

Positioning + Differentiation
Naming, Brand Narrative + Messaging
Logos + Visual Systems
Business Model Design
Creative Direction + Brand System
Experience + Worldbuilding
Strategic Advisory


Minas Reserve
Creative Strategist: Brand Narrative, Experience Design, Cultural Storytelling

A long-horizon resort ecosystem blending hospitality, culture, and leisure infrastructure. Creative direction across narrative, brand identity, and experiential programming, positioning Minas Reserve as a globally relevant resort ecosystem rooted in the cultural richness of Minas Gerais.

✻ Pre-development

Minas Gerais, Brazil


Plus+1
Co Founder + Co Host: Community Salon, Experience Design
A private invite gathering series co designed with elevated venues to showcase a space, concept, or seasonal moment. Crafted around thoughtful conversation, intimate guest lists, and social magnetism, each event centers connection through the simple prompt: bring one person who inspires you.

✻ 600+ events + community programs executed

New York + Aspen


MOLLIE Aspen
Dreamweaver: Experience Design, Hospitality, Retail
A living brand ecosystem blending design, storytelling, and hospitality. Curated sensory experiences across events, retail, and brand activations that shaped MOLLIE into Aspen’s cultural and social heartbeat.

✻ Michelin Key 2024, 2025

Aspen, CO


Here House + Local Coffee House
Co-founder, Operator
Concepted and launched a world-class social club grounded in connection and creative exchange. Built from the belief that space, when designed with intention, can cultivate community and belonging.

・ 300 Private Members
・ 200 annual events
・ 50+ global club partners


Local Coffee House

Adjacent to Here House - a craft forward coffee shop serving breakfast and lunch beloved by locals and visitors alike. Named Aspen‘s Best Coffee Shop for 6 consecutive years. 

Sotheby’s Auction House
Independant Curator: Contemporary Objects Online
Sotheby’s first retail collaboration bridging craft and commerce. Curated a collection of global contemporary makers that reframed collectible design for a new generation of buyers.

New York City, NY


Maker and Place
Founder, Operator, Buyer
An early-adoption concept design store and live studio hybrid showcasing contemporary craft. Pioneered a retail model where process and product coexist, bringing the maker’s hand into the public eye.

Aspen, CO

Interior Design
Residential + Commercial
Focused on transformation through intention. Small-scale renovations and conversions that reimagine existing spaces, elevating form, function, and long-term value through refined, strategic design.

・ River House / Aspen, CO
・ Miner’s Trail/  Aspen, CO
・ Historical Taos Inn / Taos, NM
・ Wooden Deer Hill / Carbondale, CO
・ Lift1 / Aspen, CO
・ Maker and Place / Aspen, CO
・ Here House / Aspen, CO
・ Local Coffee House / Aspen, CO


Textile Design
CO-LAB
Designed in collaboration with Hangai Mountain Textiles, this limited collection reinterpreted Bauhaus principles through large-scale woven works crafted in yak cashmere. Produced for the Bauhaus Centennial, the pieces were carried by independent boutiques and select larger platforms including GOOP.

Aspen, CO


Feral Magazine
Founder, Creative Director
An image-forward print publication exploring the creative psyche. An archival portrait of working artists in London. Raw, reflective, and unfiltered - capturing the pulse of making in its most human form.


Substackmc@michaelacarpenter.com      (970) 379 8130