Studio Padruno is a design-forward interiors studio specializing in brand-led, experience-driven environments.
Rooted in Midwestern ease and shaped by city living, our work blends warmth with restraint—creating spaces that feel layered, refined, and quietly elevated.
We are especially drawn to hospitality: restaurants, hotels, and destination-driven concepts where interiors shape the entire guest experience. These spaces call for more than aesthetics—they require narrative, atmosphere, and a strong sense of identity. Our work begins with concept and carries through to material selection, spatial planning, and the details that bring a brand to life.
Beyond hospitality, Studio Padruno also designs residential interiors and select commercial spaces, including boutique retail, salons, and fitness and wellness environments. Across project types, our approach remains the same: thoughtful design, balanced materials, and interiors that feel both distinctive and enduring.
At Studio Padruno, we create spaces that feel collected rather than curated—rich with character, depth, and a natural sense of ease.
Interiors designed to be experienced— and remembered.
About
Meet Michaela
Michaela Padruno is the founder and creative director of Studio Padruno.
Rooted in the Midwest and shaped by city living, Michaela brings a distinct sensibility to interiors—one that balances warmth, edge, and a deeply considered sense of livability. Her work is guided by an artistic foundation and a belief that spaces should be felt as much as they are seen.
Her path into interiors began in fine art, where she developed an early appreciation for composition, materiality, and storytelling. That foundation later evolved into formal training, earning a degree in Architectural Studies with an emphasis in Interior Design from the University of Missouri. This dual lens, artistic and architectural, continues to inform her approach today.
Michaela’s portfolio spans residential and commercial interiors, including private homes, hospitality concepts, fitness spaces, and boutique retail environments. Across every project, her work is defined by layered textures, thoughtful contrast, and moments of quiet surprise: design decisions that feel personal, intentional, and enduring.
At the heart of her philosophy is the belief that interiors are a form of immersive art: spaces meant to be lived in fully, remembered instinctively, and experienced over time.
Through Studio Padruno, Michaela creates interiors with character, longevity, and soul—spaces that leave a lasting impression on both the environment and the people who move through them.