I spent many years as a Fashion Buyer for High End Womenswear in Germany, before I came to the US and turned my career around. I studied Interior Design, a field that is tightly connected to all that fashion represents – fabrics, colors, flow, feel.

My fashion experience helped me to have the ability to adamantly listen to my clients, dig deep and translate their – sometimes subconscious – wishes and needs for their homes into reality.

The work with my clients led me to the question of why we feel better in certain environments, and how we can achieve this same feeling of hominess, beauty and pleasure in their homes.

By diving into the science of biophilia and neuroaesthetics, I found the answer to that question.

 

My deepest believe is that:

“It all makes SENSE!”

Neurological science can now prove that 95% of our brain activity is instinctual, only 5% is devoted to conscious thinking. Ergo – we FEEL before we think!

To me that means my design for you must speak to all of your senses.

• Your home should give you a sense of belonging.

• Beauty – meaning feeling beautiful, seeing and choosing something beautiful, and living in something beautiful – does make us human beings feel a sense of pleasure.

• A well-functioning home, tailored to your personal, daily life routines, makes you have a sense of safety.

• Creating a lively home that welcomes social interaction will give you a sense of purpose.

• Having a house that balances your life and provides calming, relaxing spaces is a huge factor for your sense of peace.

All these factors will provide a sense of wholiness, which we know today is one of the most important factors for well-being, preventive self-care and longevity.

Interior Design is a health resource!

With this knowledge, a mindful design can even be helpful with certain conditions like anxiety disorders, PTSD, or conditions on the autism spectrum.