my design esthetic:

As long as I have been aware of my environment, I've been acutely aware that my surroundings mattered more to me that what seemed to matter to my childhood contemporaries.



As I grew older, I realized that the built environment was not just something that I could take for granted.

I had a strong inclination to make subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) changes to my environment to suit my growing sensibilities; and what I noticed was,  the net result of making these changes resulted in a higher level of functioning.

My environment became less of a distraction and more of a comfortable place to grow and develop.tThis was one of my earliest, and most profound, insights into the complex and evolving world of Interior Design. 



As an adult, an artist, and now an Interior Designer, I am challenged to discover ways to imagine and design an emotional connection for the end-user within the built environment. Based on adjectives used to describe desirable environments,  

I have plenty of reason to believe that the emotional impact of an environment is what people internalize about design. Ultimately, it is the emotional impact of an environment that makes the space truly sustainable... on a gut level.

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I am aware that not everyone shares my particular sensibilities about design, but I do think each one of us has built-in sensibilities to not only be inspired by design, as an abstract concept, but to also appreciate design as a tangible and nourishing element in one's day-to-day life. 



As human populations become evermore sophisticated and sensitive to their unique environments, the challenge of Interior Design should evolve as well. Meeting these challenges promises to take the practice of Interior Design to a higher level of engagement for the client, the end-user, and the designer;  thereby positioning the profession of  Interior Design, in its latest metamorphosis, as a living, breathing art.