Studio

Tim Wooster

Tim grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and after graduate school, returned to work for Mark Becker before forming Archipelago with Bryn. He continues to run projects both on the West Coast and in Minneapolis.

Tim + Bryn met in Graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis where they both studied Architecture. The inspiration behind their firm name, ‘Archipelago’ is rooted in the time they both spent studying abroad in Finland and living in Helsinki.

Bryn Wears-Fitipaldi

Bryn grew up in Colorado and after working in Chicago for the award-winning firm Sheehan Negal Hartray moved out to the bay area where she joined Tyreus Design Studio and lived on her 31’ sailboat. She and Tim founded Archipelago in 2021. She is also the founder of Namavari, a fine art and textile design company, and has been an independent designer for companies such as CB2 (Crate and Barrel) and Minted since 2014. She exhibits textile, collage, and painted artworks throughout the Bay Area and frequently collaborates with her husband’s company Ariel Fitipaldi Fine Woodworking to create custom furniture and cabinetry.