Comfortable and comforting interiors are at the heart of good design for private spaces because our homes serve as places of retreat from the world. And yet for all my evangelising of comfort, I am also a deep proponent of its opposite.
Our homes are infused with our cultural values both in the ways they are designed as well as the objects we bring into them. Whether they are filled with seasonal trends or thoughtfully collected pieces, the choices we make impact not only the story we share of our values with others but more importantly the story we reinforce to ourselves.
For over two years we have endured enormous amounts of upheaval and change. As the changes unfolded one after the other without any time to catch our breath, it has been difficult to predict what would emerge out of all of this turmoil...
Our lantern lampshades are extraordinarily simple: a handmade bamboo frame wrapped in a cover made from natural sisal netting or recycled cotton cloth.
We have more choices than any humans have ever had before us. While this can be viewed as, and indeed is, a blessing in some sense, in other ways the options available to us are so numerous that making decisions has become time-consuming and overwhelming.
There is a kind of magic hidden within an intentional pause...
Our world has been profoundly impacted by the events that have unfolded over the last two years. So much has changed and so many of us have changed and continue to shift and transform...
In challenging times such as the ones we find ourselves in, it is easier than ever to scoff at the frivolity of aesthetics and beauty and dismiss their pursuit as self-indulgent. And yet at the same time, it is precisely in the most trying of periods that the true redemptive qualities of aesthetics and beauty can offer a healing balm where little else can.