Welcome to Maximalist Studios

Maximalist's owners Eddie Ross and Jaithan Kochar bringing home vintage finds

A home for you to create, connect and celebrate with confidence.

Inspired by creative souls like you, Maximalist Studios is a photography and film location, award-winning venue and curated prop house near Philadelphia’s Main Line. You can rent our studios for a shoot, host an event in our venue, or work with us to bring your products to life.

At Maximalist, we believe that more is magic — more space, more style and more success producing parties and pictures of extraordinary impact. That’s why we offer a dynamic combination of studios, props and production services in a warm and inviting venue that feels like home.

HOWBART ROWLAND Editor, Main Line Today

To create Maximalist Studios, Eddie and Jaithan transformed a riverfront factory into a content studio and event space for upscale gatherings.

Our story celebrates the joy of living every day colorfully and creatively.

Maximalist Studios was founded in 2018 by Eddie Ross and Jaithan Kochar. Kindred spirits with a passion for living beautifully, Eddie and Jaithan met in New York, where they began a blog, chronicling their adventures in design and entertaining.

Together, they brought a shared love of color, creativity and craftsmanship to the stories they told. Their book, Modern Mix, is an essential guide to finding vintage treasures that add personality anywhere they go.

Halligan Norris Smith Art Director, Anthropologie

We love coming to Maximalist! The light is amazing all the time and the prop house is a dream. There’s nothing like it!

Planning a shoot or event? We’ll help you bring your vision to life.

Like their book, Maximalist Studios springs from the complementary strengths of partners Eddie Ross and Jaithan Kochar. Eddie combines his knowledge of food, flowers, design and entertaining with his experience as a producer, editor and stylist.

Jaithan is a skilled communicator and strategist, managing client relations and day-to-day business. Together, they lead a team of makers, stylists and storytellers with a passion for helping people create and celebrate with confidence.

Behind the scenes of a photoshoot in our Gallery studio

Eddie Ross

Chief Creative Officer

Eddie Ross is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Maximalist Studios.

A trained chef from the Culinary Institute of America, Eddie, brings more than 20 years of experience creating content across diverse media, industries and companies. He has worked as a producer and style editor for House Beautiful, Martha Stewart Living and Food Network. His design work has been published in Veranda, Domino and Architectural Digest. He has also appeared in home design television shows for Bravo, Disney and HGTV.

Eddie is a passionate collector with an abundance of furniture and decor he hand-picked for Maximalist. Here his work as a magazine editor tells new stories, helping people create, connect and celebrate in style.

When Eddie’s not art directing a shoot, he’s usally on the road digging for treasure, or at home in the garden, pruning roses.

Jaithan Kochar

Chief Business Officer

Jaithan Kochar is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Maximalist Studios.

A graduate of the Lawrenceville School in Princeton, New Jersey, Jaithan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Stanford University and a Master of Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has written for national and regional publications, including House Beautiful, Southern Living, Traditional Home, Better Homes & Gardens, Hamptons and Main Line Today magazines.

As Chief Business Officer, Jaithan oversees the studio’s operations. He also manages our content creation services, guiding clients through production from start to finish.

Outside of work, you’ll find Jaithan on the Peloton, lip syncing to Lady Gaga, or on the courts of Merion Cricket, playing tennis.

Shannon Kearns

Studio Manager

Shannon Kearns is the Studio Manager of Maximalist Studios.

After graduating from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre, Shannon worked in stage management, costuming, production design and props with Quintessence Theatre Group in Philadelphia.

At Maximalist, she coordinates daily operations to uphold the studio’s style and integrity. She also oversees our clients’ private events, managing communications and production to ensure celebrating with us is fun and easy.

When she’s not at the studio, Shannon can be found crafting, watching a spooky movie or playing in the park with her dog, Ripley.

Chutney & Shiitake

Our little potatoes

Maximalist mascots, Chutney and Shiitake, are a pair of pint-sized Pekingese whose father famously won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.

Chutney has appeared on the cover of an auction catalog for Christie’s and campaigns for Perigold, Lilly Pulitzer and The Laundress. Shiitake has been featured in House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens and Philadelphia magazines. He has also curled up in our kitchen with Ms. Patti LaBelle, occasionally wagging his tail for a taste of one of her pre-made meals at Walmart.

When the little potatoes aren’t posing for pictures or getting belly rubs on set, they can be heard snoring in their Chinoiserie bamboo beds upholstered in high-performance velvet.

Sarah zlotnick Editor, Philadelphia Magazine

Maximalist Studios is the blank slate, natural-light-filled event venue that Philly has been craving.

Top magazines from Philly and the Main Line say we’re the best venue around.

Like a secret speakeasy, Maximalist will surprise and delight your guests as industrial streets give way to luxurious interiors. Our riverfront location in Norristown makes it easy for guests in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey to attend your event.

New to Norristown? We embrace the community’s future-forward spirit, and after two of the area’s most trusted magazines voted us the best venue around, our secret is out: You and your guests can celebrate here with confidence.

Awards for Best of Philly and Best of the Main Line and Western Suburbs

House Beautiful 2019

Cover of Philadelphia Magazine with Best of Philly listings

PHILADELPHIA WEDDING