About
Meet Jacqueline.
Jacqueline is currently the Chief Creative Officer of Everyrealm - a technology and infrastructure company that develops and invests in businesses related to virtual worlds, social video gaming, and the metaverse—an ecosystem also known as immersive media.
Jacqueline is also an accomplished graphic, interior, surface and product designer.
Her interiors have been featured multiple times in numerous publications including; The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Domino, Dwell Magazine, Elle Decoration, Readymade, The Design Sponge at Home book, The Happiness Project book by Gretchen Rubin, The little book of living small, Apartment Therapy, Better Homes & Gardens, Page Six Magazine, Remodelista, Coastal Living, The Toronto Star, Casa de Abitare, and many more. One of her spaces was voted “Best of NY” interiors by New York Magazine & top 10 by Better Homes & Gardens. Her expertise in small space living was also showcased in the number one documentary of 2016, “Minimalism” and a Tiny House Hunting episode. Jacqueline’s bespoke graphics, surface patterns and products have also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, The New York Post, Vogue, New York Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Land of Nod, Babekins, The Happiness Project, Chasing Paper, Guess, Oprah Magazine, Anthropologie, Success, Forbes, Gourmet Magazine, Fine Cooking, Coca Cola, Barnes & Nobles, and more. She has a bespoke collection of wallpapers with Chasing Paper this spring '22 and textiles with PB & Textiles.
In 2007, Jacqueline founded Screech Owl Design, a company that specializes in stationery, prints, notebooks, and other paper goods and is carried in over 1500 stores worldwide. All of the images are hand-drawn by Jacqueline, whose signature style blends the urban and natural, the real and fantastic, and the familiar with the mysterious.
The former Creative Director of Moomah and Ollie.co., Jacqueline is also the author and illustrator of two children’s books in “The Patchwork Adventures”, published by POW! and two adult coloring books, “Dream Dresses” and “Birds on Bikes”, published by the Quercus imprint of Hachette Books.
Where form meets function, creativity meets productivity, and beautiful design meets business development — that is where you’ll find Jacqueline Schmidt. Her talent covers a broad range of scope, from graphic design to interiors, product design to furniture curation, and packaging design to concept/lifestyle development (she also builds miniature dioramas, one of her unique talents.)
A native New Yorker, first generation American, and third generation artist, Jacqueline lives in Brooklyn with her two sons Finn Hawkin and Ryder Falcon.
Goods.
Screech Owl Design
Screech Owl Design was founded in 2007 by artist and designer Jacqueline Schmidt. The company specializes in stationery, prints, notebooks, and other paper goods. All of the images are hand-drawn by Jacqueline, whose signature style blends the urban and natural, the real and fantastic, and the familiar with the mysterious.
Screech Owl Design’s products and custom designs can be found in over 1500 stores worldwide. Jacqueline loves the charm and art of the hand-written note, collaborating and bringing vision to life.
Offerings.
Inspired by Nature.
All of Jacqueline’s original illustrations are drawn by hand. Inspired by her love of the great outdoors, Jacqueline’s thoughtful, modern, playful and sophisticated illustrations and surface design patterns bring a hint of nature indoors to make each day feel serene, dreamy, inviting and nostalgic.
Jacqueline’s signature style layers raw textures and motifs with a vintage appeal in a refined and dynamic way. Her use of earthy tones, textured totals and a neutral palette is bound to soothe. As in nature, her signature hand-drawn patterns come in all varieties of shapes, colors and sizes. She can create bespoke patterns & graphics or pull from a vast bank of images. Forever inspired by home, Jacqueline has been honored to have had the opportunity to collaborate with major retailers and private clients on an array of bespoke home goods, furniture & accessories, & branding campaigns, in addition to designing residential and commercial interiors.
For almost two decades, Jacqueline has been the hand behind the scenes of many stand out collections for major retailers and notable projects.
Jacqueline’s original surface patterns and illustrations are available for licensing agreements in addition to her interior design and styling services.
Living.
Testimonial
“Where form meets function, creativity meets productivity, and beautiful design meets business development — that is where you’ll find Jacqueline Schmidt. Her talent covers a broad range of scope, from graphic design to interiors, product design to furniture curation, and packaging design to concept/lifestyle development.
Jacqueline balanced a tremendous amount of responsibility as Director of Design, and never cut corners on any of it. Fueled by a deep passion for her work, she influenced the overall brand experience on both a macro and micro level. And under her leadership, the Ollie brand became synonymous with best in class design in the coliving industry.”
-Ollie Co Founder / Christopher Bledsoe
Thoughts.
Home is essential.
It is where we wake up and where we go to sleep.
How we start our day and how we end our day affects our overall well-being. Creating a calm, soothing, comfortable, and natural environment surrounded by objects of meaning and heirloom quality will only enhance our sense of wellness.
Through intentional and functional design, being clutter-free and only bringing into your space what is beautiful and brings you joy, will you be able to create a lightweight and lighthearted sense of being that will impact your day.