COLLECTIVE COMPANY
OUR STORY + ETHOS
MEET SARAH GARVIN
FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
A woman of vision, drive and character, Sarah has always been drawn to the exquisite nature of design and the ethos of luxury living. After multiple successes and projects that helped foster the original Collective Studio, Sarah found herself at a crossroads of personal loss and profound curiosity. Suddenly more wasn't better, quantity wasn’t creating quality. Burnout appeared to be the only true winner, and when confronted with the deep questions around the ‘why’ of it all, Sarah knew there was more to life than, well, more.
Transformational change can be born of many facets, but in the wake of existential change Sarah sought solace over strength and pause over push - a moment to zoom out, nourish and dive deep into the questions life was presenting: could we live in such a way that is effortlessly rich, full, inspiring and whole? What does it mean to be truly well - now, and for years to come?
Reinvention was not on the menu - this was a moment of remembering; a return to what truly mattered most:
What are we choosing, versus what is choosing us.
What followed was less a professional pivot but an intrinsic return to self: a renewal of the tenants that had driven her life thus far but were whispering in the shadows - movement, nutrition, spiritual alignment and environmental reframing all came together as a restorative motivator across all aspects of personal and professional life, hiding much deeper below the surface than what the design industry had initially afforded her. Her new mission was to be built around conscious choices that inspire a lush, elevated life while honoring the idea that beauty without wellbeing is no longer enough.
Touching on all aspects of Sarah’s personal ethos - a calm nervous system, a more thoughtful definition of indulgence and a perspective change around how our homes serve and support us, Collective Co. made a deeper, pivotal shift to explore all facets of the highest self - decisions rooted and born of exceptionally conscious, mindful, luxurious living.
In 2026, Collective Company was (re)born. Merging the essential with the elegant and habitual with the holistic. Aesthetics alone were no longer the drivers to the finish line, but where safety, meaning, ritual and wellbeing culminated into a broader belief that health is foundational across all areas of life: the return to self, the homes that uplift us, and how our choices influence each and every experience along the way.
Redefining luxury for a life of reconnection while creating a life that feels as good as it looks.
SHE
SHE (self, home, experience) is our framework for holistic wellness. By creating balance, it helps us form a rhythm from wakefulness to rest, at home and abroad—to keep us feeling present and purposeful.
The collective Ethos
CULTIVATING THE ELEVATED SELF
We seek to inspire, create, nurture and cultivate luxurious living rooted in the art of wellbeing.
As the premier wellness led design firm, collective co. Transforms all aspects of luxury living with respect to the intuitive human experience.
Seamlessly blending the essential and experiential, the next-generation lifestyle house is deeply rooted in physical, emotional and energetic pillars of wellbeing, from the smallest of edits and adjustments to the largest of new-build projects.