About Us
Founded in 2016, Panafold is a design & technology studio based in San Francisco. We create custom software tailored to the specific needs of design industry professionals, and offer our own in-house architectural design services.
Our Story
We’re a small yet accomplished team, made up of professionally-trained architectural designers and software engineers from around the world. We take pride in our diversity of ideas, cultures, and life experiences—and bring compassion, curiosity, openness, and a sense of humor to everything we do. Our streamlined, user-friendly software makes it easy for architects and interior designers to stay organized and make decisions swiftly and efficiently while keeping their teams, clients, and suppliers up to date. Meanwhile, our architectural and design clients appreciate the inspired and meticulous assistance they receive in realizing their projects.
Our Team
Meg Withgott
Principal, Co-founder
Meg believes design can help neighborhoods + businesses thrive. A research leader at Xerox PARC, Sun and Interval, she also co-founded EPlanet.
Alex Navarrete
Principal Engineer, Head of Software
Alex Navarrete is a Los Angeles native turned San Francisco enthusiast who studied Computer Science at UC San Diego, leads product strategy and technology at Panafold.
Wut Yee Htwe
Founder, Studio
Wut has experience in building and making prototypes using varied techniques and materials ranging from casting concrete to welding steel.
Karol Horr
Designer
Karol Horr is a Designer at Panafold. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Community Design from University of San Francisco and a Master of Architecture from California College of the Arts.
Annabel Graham
Brand & Editorial Director
Annabel Graham is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, WSJ. Magazine, The Sewanee Review, Bookforum, Vogue, The Paris Review Daily, and The Believer, among others.
Bianca Lin
Designer
Bianca Lin is a designer and maker interested in delivering narratives through her drawings and design, ranging from urban planning to object scale. She is also interested in model making, visualization, and detail construction.
Valeriia Pak
Design Intern
Valeriia Pak is a designer passionate about the process of placemaking and creating accessible and inclusive spaces. She is interested in universal and human-centric design.
Nasha Faramarzian
Design Intern
Nasha Faramarzian is an aspiring architect currently studying at UC Berkeley. She is passionate about giving back to the community through architecture, creating welcoming and evocative spaces.
Our Founders
Sarah Queen
Cofounder
Sarah served as Panafold's founding CEO and remains a strong supporter. She is a director of digital transformation at Halliburton.
Kit Halvorsen
Cofounder
As CEO, Kit shaped the core business as well as Panafold's ongoing inclusive culture to "Keep Curiosity Alive."
Interested in joining our team?
Send us your resume and we'll contact you as soon as a position becomes available.
Client Testimonials
"The team at Panafold has been my greatest ally in bringing my furniture line designs to life. From concept sketches into renderings, from renderings into actual life-size mockups, Panafold has helped my vision come to fruition. I am so grateful for their talent, flexibility, and skill. Anyone would be lucky to work with them—they are the very best, and also a wonderfully kind group of people."
Laurel Harrington
Principal
"Production support from Panafold has been a great help to my business—they are responsive, dedicated, professional, and a total pleasure to work with!"
Nickie Huang