I’m really excited to introduce you all to Cameron Getter of Cameron Getter Design in this month’s Designer Spotlight. Cameron is an Austin, TX based interior designer who spent time in Los Angeles working in fashion and design. Once she returned to Texas, she brought a relaxed Cali vibe with her. She is stylish, creative and has an eye for choosing the perfect pieces of artwork for her clients’s homes.

Cameron and I connected in the fall of 2020 after she saw my Instagram and reached out about a commission piece. We worked together to create a “Hendrix” piece for her Tower Drive project that incorporated specific colors and drips for added texture.

Soon after she reached out about another commissioned piece for her clients in the North Hampton home. This piece originally began as another “Hendrix” but Cameron had the idea to take the colors from the “Hendrix” and create a spinoff of my linear designs. It resulted in a one-of-a-kind piece that I fell in love with while creating.

Once I saw photos of both projects I knew I needed to feature Cameron and her work on the blog. Her incorporation into all of her projects (not just the two featured here) is incredible and perfectly coordinates to the personality and environment of each client.

I hope you enjoy seeing Cameron’s work and learning about her process in curating artwork.

Cameron, thank you for being part of our Designer Spotlight series. Tell us about yourself!

Hi, I’m Cameron Getter, the founder and creative behind Cameron Getter Design, a boutique design studio based in Austin TX. I’m an Austin native, but left for a stint of 5 years to live and work in Los Angeles in the fashion and events industry prior to starting my career in interior design.

My parents are both in the design-build industry, so by nature I’ve been around the business my entire life- going to wallpaper stores with my mom and custom-home job sites with my dad. When I moved back to Austin, I found that the job market for the fashion industry was much more limited than in LA, so I started working with my mom on remodel projects on the side and fell in love with the process. I then went to work for a luxury architecture design-build firm here in Austin where I built a solid foundation and was able to learn all about the design process including custom furnishings- which led me to partnering with another designer from that firm. We worked together on various commercial and residential remodel and furnishings projects. Eventually I knew I wanted to start my own firm and was able to start Cameron Getter Design in 2019.

How would you describe your design style?

My design style is inspired by the California casual aesthetic, with a relaxed and minimalist approach. I love clean, smooth lines and curves, working with neutral and rich colors, while embracing natural materials and various types of texture.

“Artwork can be one of the hardest things to pitch to clients, since it’s subjective and many people want an emotional connection with their art.”

-Cameron getter

You do an incredible job of incorporating local artists and their work into your designs. How do you pitch local artists to your clients?

Thank you! To start, I get to know more about the client’s interests, hobbies, where they are from, and where they enjoy traveling, etc. This helps me get an idea of what kind of artwork could be a good fit for them. I ask myself: what will they be attracted to - landscape, abstract, photography, geometric... and also what does the space call for?

Along with pitching the artist and general direction of the commission, I manage all the details down to the exact scale / size, color, tones, and finalize it with custom framing.

How do you source artwork for each project?

I have to give a lot of my praises to good ole’ social media. I’ve come across a lot of great local artists on Instagram. I also visit local galleries, stay connected in the local art community, and simply stay observant at restaurants and sometimes ask for the artist details for an artwork they have installed (on the fly!).

You recently completed your Tower Drive project in west Austin. Tell us about designing this home and choosing artwork to fit the space.

My clients had just moved into their newly custom-built home and they already had some existing furnishings in their living room, but needed help creating a more cohesive space. I was brought on to present the entryway design, artwork throughout, accessories including custom throw pillows, custom bedding in their primary bedroom, and full guest bedroom and media room design. Common themes I carried throughout the spaces were a touch of emerald green and rich, deep neutral hues, brass finishes and textural throw pillows. We commissioned 3 artworks and incorporated fun photography prints by international photographer, Gray Malin. This home was a beautiful canvas to work with for the finishing touches on their furnishings and decor.

The living room wall was a BIG empty space, so I was envisioning something wide. I had recently come across Lauren’s instagram and instantly fell in love with her work. I saw that she had some large tapestries that would fill the space nicely at 72 inches wide and we could specify the colors we needed to create unity in the space.

Lauren’s piece was the first we selected for the living room, as the main feature work, so all the other works were meant to coordinate with it. I presented a few local artists for an abstract piece in the entryway which is in the same line of sight when standing in their living room, so I knew the colorway for the abstract work needed to be cohesive with the living room rug. We landed on working with Tyler Guinn for our abstract piece, and it truly stands out as a statement piece in the entry when you walk in the front door. Lauren’s Canvas With Movement tapestry coordinates perfectly with the drippy abstract painting. I love how Lauren’s piece brings depth and contrast to the space. I also chose the Zebra artwork for the Samsung frame TV because I love how the silhouette and black and white of the Zebra coordinates so well with the design of Lauren’s tapestry. The colors and shapes in each work mimic each other.

Let’s talk about the North Hampton project. Tell us how this project came together.

For this project we did a full furnishings update in their open concept layout for the entry, living and dining area. We also did some construction updates where we swapped out the kitchen backsplash tile, removed some upper cabinets and added white oak floating shelves, installed new light fixtures and fresh paint throughout. We replaced the cabinetry hardware and a new kitchen sink faucet. We also added vertical shiplap as an accent wall behind the TV, painted black with brass sconces. While all of these cosmetic updates were fairly minor- we achieved a more cohesive design and unity with these small but strong updates.

We started with a clean slate and I presented all new furnishings, rugs, artwork and accessories. Their only spot to feature artwork was a single 23 foot long, white wall- it called for two works that coordinated and complemented each other, but also helped create separation between the dining and living area.

I started with the dining area and had pitched Austin’s local artist Tom Jean Webb: a desert and mountains landscape painting framed in a light wood, which complimented their custom dining table and white oak floating shelves. I got really lucky when I presented his work because (unknowingly) my clients happened to already be HUGE fans of his, so that was a pleasant surprise! His work ended up being the perfect choice for that space.

Once we confirmed the dining art, I knew that one of Lauren’s tapestries would be a perfect partner to Tom’s work. I had just installed her tapestry for my Tower Drive project and was so impressed with the quality and workmanship. I knew that since we were doing an original painting in the dining area, that something with an interesting textural medium like her Canvas With Movement pieces, would be the perfect compliment to the Tom Jean Webb painting. Since we had already selected Tom’s painting, it made sense to commission another piece to customize the colorway of the tapestry and marry the two spaces together.

Including Lauren’s work introduced a new medium and another element of texture to the space. My client’s LOVED the idea right away, so it wasn’t hard to persuade them. As with any commission, there were some tweaks and modifications along the way to make it fit exactly what they wanted. The final piece turned out better than expected! We are so in love with the symmetry and perfect amount of warmth and contrast it brings to the space.

Cameron it was so nice talking to you and working with you on these commissioned pieces. To see more of Cameron’s work follow her on Instagram @camerongetterdesign and visit her website.

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