About Me
Chris Joynt
I’m a designer, builder, and second-generation creative raised in the rhythm of construction documents, problem-solving, and big ideas brought to life.
My foundation is in commercial kitchen and hospitality design, where precision matters. I’ve led tenant improvements, ground-up builds, equipment coordination, and permit-ready drawing sets across California. I understand how to see space not just as walls and square footage, but as workflow, energy, and experience. The goal is always the same: build something that works beautifully in the real world.
But that’s only one layer.
I’m equally driven by creative direction, storytelling, and digital design/production. I design brands, build visual systems, create music, develop game mechanics, & experiment with AI-driven media. I believe structure and imagination belong in the same room. Engineering and art are not opposites, they are collaborators.
As a second-generation leader in a family-run design business, I carry forward decades of experience while pushing into new territory. I think long-term. I value relationships. I care about details most people don’t notice. And I build systems that continue working long after the first sketch is drawn.
At the core of everything I do is this:
I design environments, physical and digital, where ideas can actually function.
Quick Resume Overview
3D Designer - Desert-Design, LLC
Equipment Broker - Joynt-Ventures, LLC
General Manager - The Artist Tree WeHo
General Manager - CHAI
General Manager - Higher Level Hollister (formerly Genesis Marketplace)
Designer - Madcow Genetics
Videographer - Lucha VAVOOM
Operations Manager - Exhale Med Center
Background Artist - Central Casting LA
Administrative Assistant - Enlarge Media Group
Growhouse Tech - Various Locations
Chief Operations Officer - Victory Delivery
Supervisor - Starplex Cinemas Inc
Shift Supervisor - Sonic Drive-In
Sales Assistant - Big Pan Sales
Equipment Broker - ZenFen Group
3D Designer - Zen Hospitality Group
Deli-hand - Manny's New York Deli
Designer - Fast Signs
Telemarketer - Circseller
My mission
My mission is to bring clarity to complexity.
Whether I’m designing a commercial kitchen, building a brand, developing a creative system, or leading a project from concept to completion, I focus on one thing: making ideas function in the real world.
I believe great design is not decoration. It is alignment, between intention and execution, creativity and structure, vision and reality.
I aim to:
- Build environments that work as beautifully as they look
- Create systems that outlast trends
- Lead with integrity, precision, and long-term thinking
- Merge creativity with practical execution
- Leave every project stronger than I found it
I don’t chase noise. I build foundations.
The goal is simple: design things that hold up, structurally, creatively, and ethically.