A home is a way of expressing who you are

I always love visiting other people's homes. You can learn so much about someone from the space they live in. My neighbours, for example, have a house full of colour, plants and atmosphere, with a big open kitchen table. Their door is always open, and they are some of the warmest, most social people I know. Their home is a clear reflection of who they are.

This is why interior architects can sometimes flatten the energy of a place. Someone once asked me for help with her interior, but I knew she already knew best. She is so creative and colourful that the most useful thing I could do was point her to good places to find what she needed: the choices had to come from her. What I can support is the chi: helping the energy flow, working with real materials, balancing the elements, and making sure the house fits its surroundings.

A house can be architecturally beautiful and still lack warmth or personality.

I love working with raw, real materials, spaces that belong to their surroundings, and homes that feel like the people who live in them. For me, a home, like clothing, is a way of expressing who you are. That is why I don't follow trends. I prefer to look at someone's chart, their life and their personality, and then create something together that flows and feels true to them.