Hi, I’m Brian Kostewicz, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Afew Studio.  

For me, it all began with Legos. Play as a child had taught me that I would always want to be an architect or interior designer and never anything else. It’s said that every artist has their medium, and mine has always been defining physical space in all of it’s layers to affect what emotion or action it elicits from those that experience it.

Today, having previously founded and lead other creative outfits the likes of Brink and Salthaus, while also wrapping a simultaneous 15-year stint in the healthcare technology space making revenue, branding, and market impacts to notable companies including Talkspace and Calm, I founded Afew Studio to focus solely on my talent of creating experiential design that yields top-tier (emotional and, thus, dollar) impact in real estate. 

Prior to tech and founding my own studios, I followed an earlier career path contributing creatively at the highest echelons to eponymous brands the likes of Armani, Hollister, American Eagle, honing my skills in visual merchandising, trend concept, and store experiential design, all of which contribute today to my interpretation of trend, style and human emotion as a driver of choice and, thus, connection to a space’s emotive stamp — how it makes us feel. I found that for me, creating spaces in an intentional way brought people together to share common goals, create incredible moments, and infused a space with high frequency energy that can be felt. This became Intentional Design for Intentional Living, and is sacred to what we do here at Afew. 

When I’m not talking about good design, which is rare, we’ll most likely bond over topics the likes of Southern California beach walks with my toddler, what it’s like co-founding multiple businesses with the love of my life, the best powder ski runs in the Mountain West this season, or oysters and boating in Seattle, in no particular order. 

Hello, I’m Jennifer — A California native who fell in love with interior design because of the way a space can make you feel, and even heal.

When I’m not leading our team’s strategy to exceed expectations for our clients, you’ll find me collaborating with inspirational leaders in the healing space for our newest offering, The Healing Home, turning real estate into sacred spaces. This newly created offering allows us to work closely with real estate developers and builders across the country to build neighborhoods and communities designed for healing. After the California fires in January, we were deeply moved to bring this offering urgently to those in LA and are actively looking for ways to do that in the area.

My very own healing journey began when my daughter was born and it over many years I worked to integrate the healing elements into my home that we now offer in The Healing Home. Once I had created my own healing home, I felt a deep energetic shift within that resonated into all areas of my life. From the outside looking in, others began to see my life move into more ease, flow and joy. By collecting supportive items centered around healing, and using my space in new ways, I was able to increase my overall well-being, ultimately changed my health from anxious to peaceful, late nights into peaceful mornings and long work hours into soulful work that I loved. To be able to share more of my journey and learnings you can follow me on Instagram @raise_humankind. 

My greatest wish is to guide you to create your own healing home, one that you’ll enjoy for years to come— from my healing home to yours.

Hi, I’m Dezmond!

I first met Jennifer and Brian as a vendor working on one of their residential renovations in Utah and now, years later, we are working together in this incredible industry of design and real estate.

My passion is connecting people with opportunities and shared visions for the future. This is why I love to meet with developers and builders to imagine their very own development projects and learn how Afew Studio can maximize their real estate opportunities. You’ll also see me throughout the process overseeing project management for large developments and luxury builds.

Since moving to Southern California I really feel life has become the dream I’ve always wished for!