When I begin thinking about a space, I am often looking first at the envelope. To me, that means the walls, the floors, and the larger surfaces that everything else will sit within. These decisions set the stage for all others. They set the tone for the room. Pierre Frey's Fauna fabric and a Landry & Arcari tribal rug having an interesting conversation. We are not just

I have never been one for minimalism. I want spaces that tell a story, that beckon you in for a closer look. In the same way that I don't want to stand around talking about the weather, I want a conversation partner who has a point of view and something interesting to say. I feel much the same way about a room. If an interior feels too symmetrical, too coordinated, or too finely tuned, it tends to lose my interest. There isn't much to discover. I am more interested in rooms t

Before I began designing interiors, I studied filmmaking. At the time, being eighteen years old, 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 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