Meet Markus! The creative mind that shapes the vision behind M2 Design Lab. As founder of the Chicago based studio, Markus plays a pivotal role in guiding the firm's creative direction and ensuring every project reflects the studio's philosophy: interiors that are bold, layered, and deeply personal. Working alongside the team, he helps shape the studio environment into a place where ideas are explored, materials are studied, and every design decision is approached with intention.
At M2 Design Lab, Markus contributes to a design process that prioritizes collaboration, experimentation, and a strong point of view. The studio is known for crafting expressive interiors that blend modern sophistication with warmth, texture, and color. Spaces that feel curated rather than decorated. From early concepts to the final installation, Markus helps ensure each project reflects the studio's commitment to thoughtful design, refined details, and environments that feel both elevated and livable.
What truly defines Markus is his calm, grounded presence and his ability to bring balance to the creative process. His personality blends curiosity, creativity, and careful attention to detail, helping guide projects in a way that feels both ambitious and approachable. Within the culture of M2 Design Lab, Markus helps foster a studio ethos centered on creativity, authenticity, and designing spaces that genuinely improve how people experience their homes.
I am thrilled to share that M2 Design Lab and our Water Street project have been selected to be included in /be-spōk/, a luxury coffee table book celebrating 30 visionary interior designers from around the world.
/be-spōk/ stands as a testament to the enduring power of design, where each project is more than a room - it's a narrative of life, art, and elegance. Thank you to @bentonbuckleybooks for including me in this incredible group of designers. (Link in bio to purchase)
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Your bedroom should be the one place that's entirely yours. A retreat designed around how you want to feel, calm, restored, at ease. Let's make it that. Link in bio to inquire.
The details start here. A visit to The Fine Line, because the right tile doesn't just finish a space, it defines it. Every project begins with moments like this.
Water Street was built around color and conviction. Bold choices, considered carefully. The kind of space where nothing competes and everything belongs. The M2 Edit.
M2 Design Lab works from concept to completion with one standard, that every decision, every material, every moment of the project should feel like it was always meant to be there. Cohesion isn't something we layer on at the end. It's built in from the first conversation.
Bold was always the direction. The work was making sure every decision could hold it.
Wrightwood Ave is one of those projects where the vision was clear from the first conversation, and the execution had to match that energy at every turn. Color, pattern, finish, scale. Nothing here is accidental.
For Mark Schubert of @m2_designlab , design starts with how people actually live.
In our interview, he shares why functionality comes first, how client input shapes every project, and what really happens behind the scenes to bring a space together.
Tap the link in bio to read the full interview on our website! 💬👀
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Meet Mark Schubert of @m2_designlab , a Chicago based designer focused on creating spaces that work for real life. His approach starts with function, space planning, and understanding how a home needs to perform day to day.
Through close collaboration and careful listening, he designs environments that reflect each client’s routines, preferences, and lifestyle.
Swipe through to see his work and visit his profile on our website to learn more about his story and approach. ✨🔗 Link in bio.
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Decorated means things are in the room.
Layered means everything in the room is working together. Texture, pattern, color, scale. Each element chosen because of how it responds to everything around it.
That is the difference. And it is more deliberate than most people think.
📩 Inquiries open. Link in bio.
