I was trained in graphic design and brand strategy, but over time my work expanded into architecture, preservation, and experience design. What's stayed constant is the belief that good work begins with clear thinking, and that clarity should carry through to how something is made and lived with.
Through ventures like YIELD and CITRA, I've taken projects from research and positioning through execution and the long work of keeping them running. The interesting part is rarely the idea. It's holding a thing together over time—deciding what to keep, what to let change, and who stays accountable when no one's watching.
I write about design, stewardship, and what we owe the things we make. Based in Florida.
Timeline of Work & Recognition
2012 — Founded YIELD Design Co. in San Francisco, later relocating to St. Augustine, FL.
2014 — Launched Endswell jewelry collection, combining 3D printing with traditional metalwork techniques. YIELD collections stocked by design retailers worldwide; widespread domestic and international press, including Dwell, Design Milk, Sight Unseen, The Strategist, and Architectural Digest.
2015 — Named to Sight Unseen's American Design Hot List. Brand featured in Squarespace's "Build It Beautiful" campaign, appearing in nationwide subway stations and a Super Bowl commercial.
2016 — Introduced Duotone furniture series at ICFF New York. Awarded the Dieline Award and the Accent on Design Award at NY NOW.
2017 — Opened first brick-and-mortar retail location, Obscura (later renamed YIELD Work Shop) in St. Augustine. Honored with a second Accent on Design Award at NY NOW.
2018 — Recognized with the German Design Award.
2019 — Introduced apothecary line (candles + incense) as YIELD. Launched at Lloyd Wright's Sowden House in Los Angeles. Finalists for the FGI Rising Star Award.
2020 — Completed the Palmer Residence project.
2021 — Completed the Saratoga Residence project.
2022–Present — YIELD acquired by new ownership, allowing expansion into new ventures. Launched CITRA, a studio and development practice spanning interiors, architecture, and products.
2023 — Launched CITRA's St. Augustine complex with studio apartments and Inda Salon.
2024 — Opened Bar Citra, a natural wine bar and café, as part of CITRA's St. Augustine complex. Completed the Gainesville Greenhouse project.
2025 — Expanded CITRA into fragrance, ritual goods, and property development projects, bridging product and place.
2026 — Bar Citra earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Writing
2026
04.2026 — Aeon — "Frank Lloyd Wright as a Mirror of the American Condition"
In the Press
2026
05.29.26 — Jacksonville Today — Michelin Guide Adds 8 Restaurants in Northeast Florida — Bar Citra, Bib Gourmand
05.29.26 — Jax Daily Record — Northeast Florida Restaurants Gain Recognition from Michelin
05.26 — Action News Jax — Eight Northeast Florida Restaurants Added to Michelin Guide for First Time
2026 — MICHELIN Guide — Bar Citra, St. Augustine — Bib Gourmand listing
2026 — MICHELIN Guide — Florida's Most Affordable Restaurants in 2026
2026 — OpenTable — MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Florida Restaurants for 2026
2026 — FRLA — A Star Moment for Florida Dining: Michelin Recognizes Excellence Across the State
04.26 — The Ponte Vedra Recorder — Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming — Profile
2025
08.18.25 — Dwell — Budget Breakdown: With $240K, a Design Duo Returned Their Florida Midcentury to Its Former Glory
07.17.25 — Edible Northeast Florida — Insider Guides to Five NE Florida Neighborhoods
03.21.25 — Remodelista — Classic 1975 House Revival, Gainesville Florida
2024
12.06.24 — Jacksonville Business Journal — St. Augustine Coffee Shop Bar Concept — Bar Citra
2022
12.08.22 — Architectural Digest — 3 Holiday Tablescapes to Inspire Your Dining Dreams — Century Glass (Amber)
07.12.22 — Business Wire — Pattern Brands Raises $25M; Announces Acquisition of Yield and Poketo — Acquisition
2022 — Modern Retail — Pattern Brands Sees Its First Store as a Way to Woo Future Acquisitions — Acquisition
2022 — The Quality Edit — Pattern Brands' Family of Brands
10.22 — Pattern Brands — Introducing Yield — Acquisition announcement
03.18.22 — The Strategist (NYMag) — The Strategist's Nonobvious Wedding Gift Guide — Glass French Press
2021
11.29.21 — Sight Unseen — The 2021 Sight Unseen Gift Guide (Monica's Picks) — Pour-Over Carafe
2019
11.05.19 — The Strategist (NYMag) — Chris Black on Men's Winter Boots and Puffer Jackets — Glass French Press
07.23.19 — KCRW — LA's Iconic Sowden House Parties On with New Purpose
05.25.19 — Architectural Digest PRO — AD PRO's 21 Favorite Furnishings from ICFF 2019 — Sundial Coffee Table
01.11.19 — Design Milk — 2019 Gift Guide: For the Chef — Ceramic French Press
2018
12.04.18 — Bon Appétit — 13 Tasteful Gifts Under $50
12.03.18 — Epicurious — Best Holiday Gifts for Cooks, Hosts, and Everyone In-Between
09.27.18 — Dezeen — Yield Balances Minimal + Earthen Materials in Homeware Collection
09.20.18 — MyDomaine — 18 Regret-Free Things to Buy
09.10.18 — The Strategist — The Coffee Makers That Help Our Editors Wake Up Every Morning
07.03.18 — The Strategist — Obsession With Colored Glass
06.26.18 — BRIDES — 12 Products You Need for Your Outdoor Garden
06.20.18 — Interior Design — 8 Tables With Bold Pops of Color
05.29.18 — Sight Unseen — 28 Designers to Know
05.04.18 — GQ — Mother's Day Gift Guide
05.04.18 — Forbes — Mother's Day Gift Guide (verify URL — old link points to GQ)
04.09.18 — Rachael Ray Mag — Test-Kitchen Picks: Pour-Over Coffeemakers
04.08.18 — Apartment Therapy — Meet the Designers Behind Some of Instagram's Favorite Decor — Profile
04.01.18 — Domino — Spring Plant Refresh
03.16.18 — The Strategist — The Best French-Press Coffee Makers in Every Material for Every Budget
01.09.18 — Say Hi To — The Tale of Tomorrow (Gestalten) — Book feature
2017
12.21.17 — Domino — The Best Gifts for the Holiday Host
12.15.17 — Outside — For Explorers of the Kitchen
11.24.17 — The Kitchn — Coffee Gifts
10.25.17 — Gear Patrol — Three Low-Effort Houseplants to Combat Winter Blues
10.16.17 — Design Sponge — Studio Tour: Yield Design Co. — Profile
09.13.17 — Apartment Therapy — Top Ten: Best Coffee Tables
09.04.17 — The Glossary — Designer Profile: Rachel Gant — Profile
07.22.17 — Apartment Therapy — How Does the Rest of the World See American Design?
07.11.17 — Design Milk — YIELD Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Shop, Obscura
06.16.17 — First Coast Magazine — Go Local: YIELD — Local profile
04.14.17 — Camille Styles — Favorite Decor Trends
03.08.17 — Mor & Co. — Entrepreneurs Outdoors: Andrew Deming of YIELD — Interview
02.20.17 — Sight Unseen — Saturday Selects
02.01.17 — Contemporist — 17 Contemporary Coffee Maker Designs
01.16.17 — Remodelista — Before & After: A Design Duo's Whole-House Overhaul for $15,000 — Their home
01.16.17 — Gardenista — Budget Curb Appeal: An Exterior Transformation for $5,000 — Their home
01.11.17 — Design Sponge — 11 Designers Share: Tips for Adding Warmth to a Room
01.05.17 — Shape — Genius Lunch Boxes, Containers, and Gear for Grown-Ups
2016
12.20.16 — Design Milk — Glass Coffee Accessories from Yield
12.12.16 — SF Chronicle — Shaped by the Bay: The Style Gift Guide
12.09.16 — Surface Magazine — Duotone Coffee Table (verify URL)
12.09.16 — Sight Unseen — American Design Hot List Interview — Interview
12.05.16 — Sight Unseen — 2016 American Design Hot List Honorees — Honor
12.02.16 — Sight Unseen — Gift Guide for Design Lovers
11.28.16 — The Dieline — Luxe Holiday Gift Guide
11.23.16 — Martha Stewart — Kitchen Gifts
11.23.16 — InStyle — Glass French Press (verify URL)
11.22.16 — St. Augustine Social — Shop Local — Local
11.21.16 — Domino — Need Supply's Beach House
11.21.16 — Domino — Gifts for the Holiday Host
11.16.16 — Remodelista — 10 Easy Pieces: Glass Coffee Pour-Overs
11.16.16 — Coveteur — Outdoor Planter (verify URL)
08.26.16 — InStyle — Best Home Items at NY NOW
08.24.16 — Home Accents Today — NY NOW Names Accent on Design Award Winners — Award
08.23.16 — NY NOW — Accent on Design Awards Spotlight — Award
08.18.16 — Apartment Therapy — Before & After: Yield Home — Their home
08.14.16 — Apartment Therapy — Get the Look: Yield Home — Their home
08.13.16 — Apartment Therapy — House Tour: A Tropical Retreat in Florida — Their home
08.10.16 — Sight Unseen — Stylish Oversized Planters and Where to Find Them
08.05.16 — Wallpaper* — Andrew Deming and Rachel Gant of Yield Design Co. — Profile (link corrected)
06.28.16 — The Kitchn — Copper Cups for Your Summer Picnic
06.15.16 — Design Milk — Duotone Series (verify URL)
05.23.16 — The Dieline — The Dieline Awards 2016 — Award
05.23.16 — Stylus — North American Design: ICFF 2016 (verify URL)
05.23.16 — Sight Unseen — Discoveries: Duotone Series
05.20.16 — Fast Company — Lessons From Running a Design Studio Outside of a Major City — Feature
05.18.16 — Fast Company — Best of New York City Design Week 2016
05.17.16 — Metropolis — 20 Highlights from ICFF 2016
05.12.16 — Journal Du Design — Duotone Series (verify URL)
05.06.16 — Leibal — Duotone Series
03.16.16 — Food52 — French Press (verify URL)
03.01.16 — Apartment Therapy — Favorite Things from Young Designers at NY Design Week
02.10.16 — Swiss Miss — French Press (verify URL)
01.25.16 — The Dieline — Yield French Press
01.09.16 — Dwell — Born in the USA: 2-Tier Coffee Table
01.01.16 — Real Simple — 34 Great Wedding Gift Ideas
2015
12.22.15 — Interior Design — Meso Pendant (verify URL)
12.17.15 — Dwell — Photo Bar (verify URL)
12.08.15 — Dwell — Editors' Picks: 10 Cheap, Cool Finds Under $50 — Steel Cup Set
12.06.15 — Dwell — Dwell Store Gift Guide — Geo Stand
11.30.15 — Traditional Home — French Press (verify URL)
11.30.15 — Mylo — Andrew Deming Interview — Interview
11.24.15 — Curbed — Spun Planter (verify URL)
11.03.15 — Moco Loco — Dining Table — 2 Tier
11.03.15 — Leibal — Dining Table — 2 Tier
11.01.15 — Mylo — 15 American Designers You Need to Know — Honor
09.08.15 — Shape — Yield Field Bag (verify URL)
08.31.15 — Maker's Row — 2015's Top Brands and Manufacturers Under 40 — Honor
2013
2013 — Design Milk — Designer Dailies: A Day in the Life of Yield Design — Profile
2013 — Breaking.in — Interview: Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming, Founders, Yield — Interview
Design, Strategy, Preservation.
