Timothy De Clue has spent his career in visual merchandising and design, dressing stores, homes and hotels for the holidays. The collection is where that eye for storytelling becomes something you can hang on your own tree.
Timothy De Clue Designer, curator and founder
"I remember when I was in the second or third grade making wreaths to take to the neighbors. I've always loved Christmas."
Timothy learned his craft on the floors of Robinsons May and Meier & Frank, and he still works the way those stores did: every piece is chosen to tell a story, and every table is dressed as a scene.
The collection brings together European and luxury brands with a focus on traditional elegance, alongside exclusive pieces he designs and develops himself.
Timothy honed his visual merchandising skills at Robinsons May and Meier & Frank, part of the May Company, learning to tell stories with merchandise.
The Seattle Times visited his Seward Park home that December and reported he was decorating more than 70 properties each holiday season, including the Four Seasons and the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. His shop at the time, Le’ Objects, was in Georgetown.
The shop moved downtown to 1307 First Avenue and took his name: Timothy De Clue Collection. Seattle Magazine listed it among the city’s top home shops that spring.
The collection moved into a larger space at 1124 First Avenue, carrying brands such as Waterford alongside Timothy’s signature candles.
The collection took up a seasonal residence inside Bellevue Square, the Pacific Northwest’s premier shopping center, bringing the holiday shop to a new audience across the lake from Seattle.
A showroom of about 5,000 square feet opened at Pacific Place on Pine Street, in the heart of downtown Seattle.
The collection now lives online, with seasonal pop-ups around the Seattle area. Many ornaments are designed by Timothy and made in Europe.
The same eye that once dressed hotels for the holidays now arranges paper mache pumpkins, owls and witches into cabinets worth stopping for.
Alongside the collection, Timothy leads De Clue & Co, an interior design practice drawing on more than 30 years in commercial retail design, visual merchandising and residential interiors.
"To craft environments that spark joy, invite connection, and tell a beautiful story."
His residential projects span Seattle and beyond, from Bainbridge Island and Montlake to a Seattle Tudor.
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Lander Street Vintage
241 S Lander Street
Seattle, Washington
Tim@timothydeclue.com
For design projects, visit declueandco.net
