Modern living room with large glass doors opening to a scenic outdoor patio overlooking mountains and trees, featuring sofas, armchairs, a coffee table, and a contemporary chandelier.

Stag’s Leap Residence
Napa Valley, California

Black logo of Shawback Studio in a minimalist font.

Architecture by Aidlin Darling Design
Building by Eames Construction
Landscape by Ground Studio
Photography by Matthew Millman

Shawback Studio is a creative studio working across interior design, architecture, real estate, and hospitality. For more than 45 years, we have brought clarity and continuity to complex projects, creating spaces that are thoughtfully resolved, deeply considered, and built to endure.

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FEATURED RESIDENTIAL

A modern open-concept kitchen and dining area with wooden ceiling, furniture, and cabinetry. Large windows with greenery outside, and a wooden dining table with matching chairs.

Hale Napo'o Kauai
Hanalei Bay, HI

Modern residential outdoor space with a pool, patio, lounge chairs, dining area, wooden shed, stone wall, and trees in the background during sunset.

Trilogy
Napa Valley, CA

A wine cellar with floor-to-ceiling wine racks on both sides, glass doors at the end revealing trees outside, and natural light coming through the windows.

Karinya
Deer Park, CA

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Empty wine cellar or storage room with stacked wooden barrels on the left and a large black wall with a metallic plaque in the center. There are windows on the right side allowing natural light into the space.
Interior of a dining room with a wooden ceiling, modern circular light fixtures, large windows, and a wooden sideboard with decorative items and a flower arrangement.

HOSPITALITY DESIGN

Hospitality begins with experience. For more than two decades, we have partnered with wineries and hospitality brands to create environments where people gather, taste, stay, and connect. From tasting rooms and restaurants to boutique hotels and retreats, we consider every element through the lens of guest experience, operations, materiality, and place, creating spaces that are distinctive to their setting, thoughtful in their execution, and designed to perform beautifully over time.

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PHILOSOPHY

Modern house with large glass windows and a wooden roof, located in a wooded area with tall trees. The outdoor patio features lounge chairs and a dining area, illuminated by warm lighting at dusk.

Carnelian Bay Getaway
Lake Tahoe, CA

We believe the most enduring spaces begin with a deep understanding of people and place. Our work is guided by four principles: Human Experience, Respect for Materials, Dedication to Craft, and Sense of Place. We consider how a space will be lived in, how materials will perform and age, and how every detail contributes to the larger whole. This requires rigor as much as creativity. We collaborate closely with clients, architects, builders, craftspeople, and consultants to carry a clear vision from the earliest ideas through to the built environment. The result is design that feels intentional rather than imposed, connected to its surroundings, and made to endure. Because for us, good design is not only about how a space looks, but how well it lives.

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SPACES

Modern dining area featuring a dark table with six blue velvet chairs, a large white vase with flowers, and a wooden kitchen backdrop with a gray backsplash and built-in oven. Large windows reveal an outdoor view of trees and water.
Wine cellar with glass door, wooden floor, and wine bottles stored on racks on each side, with large windows showing trees outside.

Kitchen & Dining

Wine Cellars

Modern bedroom with large glass sliding doors open to a balcony overlooking a green landscape and hills at sunset.
Bathroom with a view of a large tree outside the window, featuring a bathtub, wooden cabinet, flower arrangement, and a small wooden stool.

Bedroom

Bathroom

Modern living room with large windows overlooking a scenic landscape, featuring sofas, armchairs, a coffee table, a dining area, and a kitchen, with a wooden ceiling and decor including a chandelier and vases.
Modern house with outdoor patio, beige stone wall, glass sliding doors, wooden slat accents, and outdoor living furniture including a sofa, armchair, and coffee table, with trees and blue sky in the background.

Living Room

Patio & Garden

A scenic view of a modern house with a sloped roof surrounded by a garden of flowers and trees, with rolling hills and mountains in the background during sunset.
Inside view of a modern restaurant with wooden tables, white chairs, hanging wicker lights, and an open kitchen area with stainless steel surfaces and green tiles.

Exterior

Cafes & Private Clubs

Modern dining room with a wooden ceiling, circular hanging light fixtures, large windows, and a long wooden table with patterned chairs.
A dining table with a black marble top, surrounded by four gray upholstered chairs. On the table, there is a glass of red wine, a wine bottle, and a floral arrangement with yellow flowers and greenery. The table has a chrome base, and the floor is light-colored concrete.

Winery

Details

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Had a lovely weekend experiencing the Spring at the Ranch event in #napavalley As an owner of both an interior design studio and lighting product design @brightbound it ticked every box. We explored art, furniture, textiles, and lighting - and the wi

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Open glass door leading to a garden with lush greenery and flowering plants, with a house and blue sky in the background.