While Kallie Thomson—the self-taught designer behind heirloom-quality furniture brand Häti Home—may have taken a path to design that began in artisan workshops around the world rather than a traditional classroom, the mom to Honey, 11, and Golden, 7, creates pieces rooted in warmth, sustainability, and soul, balancing beauty with the kind of real-life functionality family life demands.
We caught up with the designer, traveler, and creative to talk about everything from the apps she uses most and the last book she read to what’s always in her fridge, her favorite kids movie, where she loves to travel (add these to your list!), and the one thing she swore she’d never do before becoming a mom.
If There Were More Hours in the Day
I would take a stroll on the beach or in our canyon.
Favorite Kids Movie
The Emperor’s New Groove.
On My Nightstand
A small vessel with florals.
Favorite Kids Book
Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood by Ramona Badescu.
RAMONA BADESCU
Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood
Before Kids, I Never Thought I Would
Feel so good to grow roots in a home and in one neighborhood.
Always in My Fridge
Mayo, sauerkraut, and homemade veggie soup for the week.
Ideal Date Night
Dressing up, having a glass of wine together, and enjoying a delicious meal.
Favorite Local Shop
Fermentation Farm in Costa Mesa.
Pregnancy Cravings
French fries with ranch dressing and watermelon.
My Coffee Order
Drip with oat milk.
Can’t Stop Listening To
Emmit Fenn.
Favorite Local Restaurant
Changes daily but right now, Haute Cakes.
Last Book I Read
The Women by Kristin Hannah.
KRISTIN HANNAH
The Women
Wardrobe Staples
Loose, high waisted jeans with a shorter cut t-shirt.
Guilty Pleasure
Strawberry matcha and Alec’s ice cream with hot fudge.
Favorite Place to Travel
Quinault, WA, Lucerne, Switzerland, and Sanibari Resort, Indonesia.
Growing Up, I Wanted to
Work in an orphanage.
The Apps I Use Most
Pinterest and Spotify.
Shows I’m Watching Right Now
All Creatures Great and Small with my daughter Honey.
You’ll also want to check out 10 Minutes with Dorsey Jewelry Founder Meg Strachan here or stick around and read our issue with comedian mom Whitney Cummings.
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