Cloud Terre is an architectural-based design company creating thoughtful solutions throughout the hospitality industry. We connect craftsmanship and production to create space for authentic experiences in the modern world.
We approach each project with an architectural framework where usability and adaptability guide prototyping. Our focus on craftsmanship guides production of each handmade design. We create opportunities for creative complimentary products with endless sketching, constant prototyping, and material testing.
Focused on creating experiences that enhance our lives, Cloud Terre is motivated by the search for traditional craft with the beauty of a contemporary conceptual design approach to products and environments.
THE TEAM
Amber Kendrick
BIO
Amber Kendrick founded Cloud Terre in 2009 to blend her passion for the designed object, architecture and traditional craft. She began her professional life as an architect and structural engineer in San Francisco after earning her Master in Architecture from The Catholic University in Washington DC. She continues to study ceramics at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and glassblowing at Corning Studio of Glass.
Kimee Tashman
BIO
Kimee joined Cloud Terre after admiring the studio’s unique blend of form and function. With a degree in business and a longstanding love of art, she is inspired by the notion of creating things that are both beautiful and useful. You can find her doing a little bit of everything, from communications to production.
Ernie Niblack
BIO
With clay-lathered hands, the glow of molten-glass, and their mutual passion for food, Ernie became Amber’s biggest fan. Ernie has a vast array of experience working in and around the global scientific community. Tasked with developing production methods, Ernie runs Cloud Terre's newly constructed production studio. You may also occasionally find him surfing, rock climbing, or whitewater kayaking.