Belle

HEART and home

WHO OR WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR ENDURING CREATIVE INFLUENCES? I’m drawn to the scale and sensibility of American furnishings and interiors (cue Nancy Meyers) and the patina and craftsmanship of European design. I love the warm, inviting layers of US designers such as Thomas O’Brien, Nate Berkus and Steven Gambrel, and the textural prowess and impeccable attention to detail of Atelier AM and Axel Vervoordt.

IS THERE A COMMON ELEMENT, AESTHETIC OR APPROACH THAT RUNS THROUGH

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