About
Where Creativity Comes to Life!
Quokka Co is a Bay Area–based illustration and textile design studio partnering with brands to create original, art-driven work.
Our practice begins by hand and is refined for modern production, resulting in painterly, production-ready designs for home, apparel, stationery, and beyond. We work as creative partners, blending craft and strategic thinking to create work that elevates products and performs in the marketplace.
Named after the world’s happiest animal, Quokka Co is built on the belief that collaboration and creativity are rooted in joy.
Meet Jess
Founder & Chief Joy Maker
In 2022, Jess made a pivotal decision: to leave her corporate design position to establish her own studio. Her background includes nearly a decade in the Product Development Studio at Pottery Barn, where she created many bestselling designs. The decade prior was spent learning a variety of aspects of the industry. She was a designer for textile manufacturers, boutique fabric ateliers, and other well-known brands like Ralph Lauren.
Her education began with a hands-on, artisan focused foundation in Textile and Apparel Design at the University of Wisconsin. This was complemented by her engagement in Fine Arts courses, which added depth to her creative pursuits. She then moved to New York City, where she pursued industry-oriented education at the Fashion Institute of Technology and embarked on her design career.
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