There are times when lines between art, an object of admiration, and an object that has been designed to have a function are blurred. Throughout history, there were individuals like Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne that wanted everyday things to tell a story, they saw function through beauty and crafted objects that we could connect to on an emotional level.

As an interior designer, I always felt that it is so important that I create spaces that will find an emotional connection to my clients. We all have things that speak to us in unique ways and in the studio we always try to tap into that emotion and manifest it through the interiors we create. I feel that a space can be so much more engaging if it is approached through a creative process, one of my favorite designers Joseph Dirand does it really well. I find his spaces mesmerising, everything in his interiors has both an aesthetic and functional quality, you take in the architecture as well as every object in the room each one paying homage to the other.

Interiors by Joseph Dirand, Alta chair by Oscar Niemeyer

I like using natural materials exactly for that reason because they evolve through use and time developing a beautiful patina unique to its user imprinting and documenting events in its lifetime. The beauty of imperfection, a Belgian art & antiques collector Axel Vervoordt is probably most known for this philosophy where he describes it as objects developing a spirit.

So you do not have to see artwork just as something you will hang on the wall, instead surround yourself with beauty, as said by William Morris, “ Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”