Katherine Brown and Susanne James met as friends and mothers, and their mutual passion for design led to creating Zimmer360.

Growing up in a crafty household, Katherine developed a life-long love for textiles, from creating to collecting. She attended the Maine College of Art in Portland, and honed her business skills launching a successful children’s clothing line, and overseeing the business.

After working as a graphic designer in her native Austria and the Netherlands, Susanne graduated from Art Center College of Design in Switzerland, and later worked in Cambridge and Boston, MA, as a design director. Susanne married another designer and, together, worked at Envision, in Newburyport, MA.

Over discussions of graphic and textile design Katherine and Susanne realized their mutual love for good design and formed Zimmer360.