My first real assignment in my studio class this quarter was "Who are You and What is Design for You." Whoa! That stopped me in my tracks. I have always be someone that does a good deal of self analyzing, but how can I put the whole of me and my passion for design into a few sentences.
So I started to brainstorm and writing down words that I associate with myself. Words like driven, passionate, simple, visual, thoughtful, talkative, generous, and creative. Okay so maybe that wasn't so hard. Then I tried to do the same for design. And I got words like holistic, simplicity, elegant, personal, functional, and evolution. Okay so for me...
holistic + simplicity + elegance + personality + function + evolution
=
Great Design
Then next part of the assignment was to create a collage that symbolizes this philosophy and this is what I came up with. (This part of the project really helped me as visual learner!)
After all these steps I finally had my answer to that initially perplexing question, "Who are You and What is Design for You."
And here is my answer...
Interior design for me, in its purist form, is creating a beautiful space through a holistic exploration of the client's and user's needs and desires. To achieve this ultimate goal there are infinite ways to arrive at this destination.
My personal approach to this challenge is to create spaces that equally marry function with style. By combining my love of the clean, simple, and elegant aesthetic with inspiration that comes from my passion for food, nature, and travel. But most importantly I believe that design should NEVER become stale or commonplace. It should be constantly evolving, moving, changing.
Lessons Learned
- One be you, everyone else is taken (okay... okay a little cheesy but still true)
- Two brainstorming and word associations are my new best friends!
