About Jihan
“Jihan’s design approach centers on unexpected juxtapositions, a dash of oddity, and a deep respect for personal storytelling.”
Jihan Spearman is the founder and principal designer of Spearman Spaces, a San Francisco based interior design studio known for creating interiors that are as emotionally resonant as they are visually striking. A former attorney turned designer, Jihan brings precision, clarity, and a deeply intuitive sense of style to every project.
Her upbringing, professional background, and personal obsession with beauty and order form the foundation of the firm’s guiding philosophy: Homes should be organized and visually compelling, and projects should be managed with purpose.
Jihan’s design approach centers on unexpected juxtapositions, a dash of oddity, and a deep respect for personal storytelling.
She’s experienced, wildly imaginative, and endlessly curious—drawing inspiration from travel, literature, observation, and memory. She freely mixes genres in pursuant of something new. Whether she’s designing a full home renovation or selecting a single piece of art from a local maker, she brings the same excited energy and honed aesthetic eye that her clients have come to trust.
Each space she touches reflects a love of experimentation and a belief that aesthetics belong in the everyday—designed to stir emotion, layered with tactile richness, and composed to evoke both nostalgia and delight.
About the Studio
Jihan leads an eclectic team of experts and artisan craftspeople who elevate each step of the design process. Spearman Spaces has a reputation for delivering thoughtful, fresh, and highly personalized interiors. The team’s ethos is grounded in enhancing the human experience, honoring architectural context, and elevating the everyday.
They believe a successful design isn’t just about what you see, it’s about how you live. The team blends form and function through meticulous attention to process, clear communication, and respect for clients’ time and vision. From ground-up remodels to furnishings only, they focus on systems that make the journey calm and collaborative.
The Spearman Spaces creative process is equal parts imagination and editing. They discover what excites you, curate options that resonate, and refine, refine, refine, until they land on something that feels inevitable.
The results are homes that are intuitive and organized, visually rich and emotionally layered, and managed with professionalism and care.
They strive to create spaces that feel lived in, loved, and wholly unique to the people who call them home.
About You
You’re busy. You prefer to hand off the details of designing your home to an expert. You may have some general ideas or inspirations, but you rely on a trusted partner to help shape and refine your vision into something clear and compelling.
You make decisions quickly and confidently when given the right guidance, and you value a seamless process where you’re kept updated without the need for constant involvement.
You believe that beauty and functionality should enrich everyday life. You have a longing for richness and a desire for a curated home that supports how you live and expresses your personality.
You appreciate the balance between modern updates and respect for craftsmanship, history, and character details. Your style embraces rich colors, playful geometry, layered patterns, and a unique mix of natural materials, vintage pieces, and sculptural forms.
While you may not have all the answers at the start, you’re decisive about moving forward and trust your design team to manage every step, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
You know that every product has a history, and you want your home to be filled with stories from artisans, craftspeople and local vendors.