RECURRING PATTERNS

QUEENSLANDER CAROLINA: Well, this won’t make sense to you if you’ve never been to Australia, and you’ve only ever lived in the low country of the Carolinas. But it makes perfect sense to me! My favourite house design is Mediterranean, with a touch of Queenslander thrown in. It’s the floor-to-ceiling windows and engineering airflow throughout the dwelling. Spoken like a true air sign, Gemini me! I don’t believe in coincidences in colour palettes, art, curated collections, or furniture styles that attract my attention. I am salvaging an aesthetic from the past to make a statement in the present. You know what’s missing since the pandemic? Clever antique places to rummage for ideas. Artists have been struggling to find other ways to put their storytelling work out there. I am one of them. When your whole career has been about solving other people‘s problems, wayfinding design opportunities for yourself become an unsolvable challenge. Why is that? Skill set is there. Acute problem-solving skills are there. Critical thinking is ramped up to the ceiling. I am paying very close attention to recurring patterns. Unraveling inconsequentials has been my dominant skill set since I was born, no lie. But sometimes you do need an outside influencer to pull yourself out of the rêverie. Travel has always been my instigator!! #behousedesign #findinghome #StyleInfluencer