Our Story
Meander is an homage to all things bright and beautiful, bringing thoughtful design into the home to spark awe, and a deeper appreciation for the miracle and majesty of nature’s beauty. Aiming to preserve nature’s ephemera as art in which to live. We’re inspired to help preserve and elevate expert craftsmanship, and to share knowledge and infuse a spirit of service into everything we create.
Inspired Living
Intentional Design
We are Meander
Traditionalists with an eye for finding the beauty in everything and an intimate knowledge of the timeless appeal of good design, Meander founders Meredith Gale and Mark Simon are travelers at heart and avid collectors of stories and natural inspiration.
Meredith grew up in a home that nurtured a passion for design and a spirit to take action for causes with soul. Studying psychology at the College of Charleston and history in Italy, then exploring the world of couture fashion, and launching Charleston Magazine’s eponymous Weddings Magazine in 2004. Philanthropic pursuits eventually pulled her back for a full-time career in fundraising, taking her from New York to Palm Beach and San Francisco back to Charleston. Having worked with a global nonprofit which focuses on handcraft as a tool to elevate artisans out of poverty her deep-rooted pulls to history & culture, art & fashion along with her passion for positive impact were ultimately woven together and became the jumping off point for Meander, which aims to inspire the soul elevating the power of art and craft as they draw us all closer to God and nature.
Mark grew up in bucolic Augusta, GA, always capturing the natural beauty of his surroundings through photography, and transforming the everyday into art, garnering international recognition in fine arts photography. He established his own print shop in the 1970s, honing 15 years of experience in ink, typeset and design, then dedicated the next three decades to perfecting the craft of wallpaper installation. Mark has long hoped to blend his passions together, thus Meander was born.
Kindred spirits with a shared vision…
Mark and Meredith’s worlds collided in 2016 on a client project for a circa 1790s property in downtown Charleston, which posed some complications, albeit beautiful ones, with every turn of the historic house hand-built and plastered centuries ago (inset image is of this serendipitous project). A lasting friendship and partnership were destined when the two had the same ingenious idea to solve their design conundrum, yet it was nearly a decade later that Meander would begin to take root. Meredith was trying to help fill an open apprenticeship position for Mark to no avail, given the dwindling pool of artisan tradesmen she began to realize that God was calling her to take on the apprenticeship herself, to learn and preserve the trade. Reaching out to Mark, she learned he’d been planning to roll out a line of wallpapers for years, so divine timing delivered a dedicated partnership built on a reverence for nature and a mission to preserve an old-world creative process.
A reflective walk with design in mind
Now, the Meander team is capturing nature’s glory on paper, celebrating the artistry of a time-honored craft, and helping create a sanctuary that tells your story. From landscape murals and traditional prints inspired by meanderings both near and far, to hand crafted bespoke textured papers honed with a Renaissance focus on quality, the thoughtful, inspired designs draw you in and bring joy to all who experience them.
Decades of expertise and passion for the craft shines through, always following the path of quality over quantity, and providing handmade works of art that tell a story and help shape yours.
Embodying movement and flow, Meander Fine Wallcoverings invite you to wonder as you wander, unhurried and uninhibited, through your home as you would through nature, open to the unbridled appreciation of the beauty all around.
