comPassion for design
Vegan and sustainable design is for everybody and every brand. We are delighted to partner with those that may be looking to do less harm while designing or renovating their interiors. Exercising compassion does not limit our design capabilities, it sparks an emotional flame that allows our creative process to burn brighter.
Faint of Heart is a boutique design collective that creates bold, highly functioning interiors that also happen to be vegan and planet friendly.
origin story
FAINT of HEART was founded by Heather Ditmars in 2024 after nearly two decades in the interior design industry. While struggling to find passion in various design leadership roles, Heather realized what was missing, a shared core value between herself, her clients, and the projects being designed and built.
A vegan since 2001, Heather’s compassion for animals supersedes her design career. It didn’t become obvious that working with like minded clients could be an option until she exhausted several others. When the realization struck that incorporating vegan practices into projects could be a reality, a weight was lifted and the thrill for design was reignited.
As a design partner that is well versed in sustainability, Heather and her team can fill a void as more eco-conscious brands emerge and need a space to call their own. Our goal is the same, create spaces that dazzle and enlighten, while minimizing unnecessary harm.
Heather’s experience ranges from painstakingly designing massive workplace campuses to tediously detailing custom hospitality furniture for fabrication. She has seen it all as a designer, design director, studio director, design principal, and a co-founder of a custom furniture fabrication company.
studio
FAINT of HEART is located at Silk Screen Studios in Philadelphia, PA. FoH is a boutique design studio, so, for the time being, Heather runs the show alongside savvy and trusted consultants. Luckily, her wide range of experience means she is able to wear many hats in order to successfully complete projects.
“Each project is one of a kind and concept driven, however our process is streamlined to perfection. We are as detail oriented as we are creative, and as logistical as we are daydreamers.”
