About JBD

Since 2009, JBD has designed with a variety of private clients, design collaborations, four and five-star hotels and clubs, including Carneros Resort & Spa, The Four Seasons, Mark Hopkins InterContinental and Kimpton Hotel Group and Nobu. JBD has worked on design projects in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Napa/Sonoma, Portland, Utah, Chicago, Hawaii, and the East Coast, some of which are published in Luxury Travel Magazine, American Spa, Sonoma Magazine, California Home & Design, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Marin Magazine.

JBD specializes in creating curated lifestyle spaces for entertaining and restoring with the thoughtful use of color and mixed materials. We bring the comfort and aesthetics of home to hospitality, and bring 5-star luxury home. Bespoke furnishings, quality lighting, and a wide variety of global sources and local artisans bring together these custom-tailored spaces. Our work presents unique challenges and demands; we believe it’s important to remember design is not about function alone, but creating an environment of increased happiness and well-being.

A portion of our profit supports the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank helping people of all circumstances that need our support, and NEWH, a hospitality organization that raises scholarship funds for deserving students.

About Jeremy Bitter

Coming from a multigenerational family of builders, Jeremy was exposed to a variety of ground-up and renovation projects from residential concrete and framing to steel high-rise since childhood. Following a finance and tech HR career observing the negative impacts of interiors on people, Jeremy Bitter returned to artistic roots to see how he could change them!

Jeremy graduated UC Berkeley Extension's Interior Design & Interior Architecture program (a four-year post-bacc master’s equivalent) with distinction and concurrent real-world work experience. Jeremy’s design experience includes the CID (Certified Interior Designer), IDEX, and LEED AP credentials, and serving in various leadership roles with NEWH (non-profit).

Jeremy is a proud Native Californian, and spent some years living in Eastern Asia later earning a BA in Mandarin Chinese. He finds inspiration everywhere through travel, exploring nature, different cultures, and the built world. Hospitality, design and travel aside- he loves growing green things and exploring the neighborhoods, woods and beaches around San Francisco in search of sunshine. Jeremy continues to delight in experiencing and designing boutique hospitality spaces and private properties, and working closely with incredible clients in helping them develop and achieve their unique vision.