Meet the Designer: Krisette Santamaria

Krisette is a Toronto-based an award-winning industrial designer with a passionate for crafting beautiful and sustainable furniture where she lives with her family and golden retriever.

Krisette and her team design and build all the work sold by Krisette & Co, sourcing reclaimed and upcycled Canadian materials into timeless pieces.

Raised in a resourceful small town in the Philippines, Krisette learned the value of improvisation in a place where products were often expensive or scarce. The environment fostered creativity and imagination, leading to the crafting of childhood toys from discarded materials. Krisette holds a Bachelor’s in Industrial Design from OCADU and an Economics Degree from the Philippines, with eight years of experience in financial services.