S t u d i o

Creative direction, photography, visual identity, social strategy, and spatial storytelling for hospitality, preservation, cultural, and independent clients.

Tinderbox Studio helps shape how a project is seen, felt, and remembered—through image, atmosphere, narrative, and a point of view.

Dimly lit hallway and Elvis 3 room entrance, photographed by Tinderbox Studio.

What the Studio Does

Creative direction
Brand development
Visual identity
Photography
Social strategy
Editorial storytelling
Interiors and spatial concepts
Architectural visualization
Place-based storytelling

Strategy, image-making, and spatial storytelling for projects rooted in atmosphere and place.

Neon Cottage Court sign at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court in Hot Springs, Arkansas, photographed by Tinderbox Studio.

s e l e c t e d w o r k

Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas


Creative direction, photography, social strategy, and spatial storytelling.
Ongoing since 2022.

Girl in a red velvet dress and heart-shaped sunglasses eating chocolates at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court.
Bellaire Court historic rehabilitation in Hot Springs, Arkansas, shown before restoration and in a Tinderbox Studio architectural visualization.

Bellaire Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Architectural visualization of the Bellaire Court interior with a warm wood aperitivo bar, vintage lighting, and contemporary art.

Creative direction, architectural visualization, social strategy, and place-based storytelling.
Historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.

Landmark Preservation Consulting
Preservation, place, and cultural storytelling

Visual positioning, identity development, editorial strategy, and social storytelling across historic buildings, communities, and landscapes.

Social media identity and editorial storytelling created by Tinderbox Studio for Landmark Preservation Consulting.
Exterior photograph of Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum, a historic columned residence in Milledgeville, Georgia.
Architectural floor plan of Rose Hill at Lockerly Arboretum.
Historic bathroom at Rose Hill showing a narrow doorway, wood trim, and green tile.
Existing bathroom conditions at Rose Hill showing the sink, mirrored cabinet, and tiled walls.
Room for Strangers hospitality and exhibition concept in Hot Springs, Arkansas, featuring artwork by George Zupp.
Room 11 at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court styled for Room for Strangers™, with original artwork by George Zupp.

Room for Strangers™
Hot Springs, Arkansas

A curatorial initiative placing original contemporary artwork within hospitality spaces.

George Zupp paintings installed beside the striped curtain in Room 11 at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court.
View into the pink-tiled bathroom of Room 11, with artwork and black horseshoe details installed for Room for Strangers™.