When I begin thinking about a space, I am often looking first at the envelope. The walls, the floors, the larger surfaces that everything else will sit within. These decisions carry more weight than they might initially appear to. They set the tone for the room. From there, it becomes a matter of hierarchy. What is the primary voice in the space, and what is supporting it. Sometimes that is a bold wallpaper. Sometimes it is a rug or a floor material. Not everything can speak

Many interiors today are designed to feel complete the moment you walk into them. Everything is coordinated, consistent, and immediately legible. There is a clarity to that approach, but it has never been what holds my attention. I am more interested in spaces that hold complexity in a way that invites you to stay with them longer. A room where your eye moves, where different elements begin to relate to one another through time spent observing. It is not about adding more. It

Before I began designing interiors, I studied filmmaking. At the time, I didn’t yet have a particularly interesting story to tell, but I was learning something far more foundational. I was learning how to see. Good film mentors, and I had many, teach you to look at the same film multiple times, each with a different focus. One pass for composition. Another for lighting. Another for pacing. Over time, you begin to understand how these elements work together to create mood and