The story of UKIYO Interior Designs started with my discovery of Feng Shui long before my professional emergence in interior architecture.  A calling that stemmed from my initiatory journey and trip to Asia which lead me onto the paths of well-being and the harmonizing of interiors.

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Back then, I was perplexed yet intrigued as to why, every place I went to in Singapore or Indonesia consistently found me gravitating towards one corner of the room more than another. I later realized, that this had nothing to do with fortuity, but rather a well renowned ancestral art.

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Receptive to energies (Chi or Qi in Feng Shui) and the aura conveyed by places, it was my encounter in 2017 with Jerry King (author and Feng Shui master in Vancouver, Canada) which challenged my curiosity and finally convinced me to train in this field.

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From then on, I could no longer overlook incongruous home configurations, unhealthy open work spaces and poor circulation layouts. At the time, I was still working for a Canadian NGO as a national coordinator, running sustainable development and social justice projects. 

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Passionate about architecture and design for as long as I can remember, but also terribly sensitive to environmental issues and humanitarian challenges, I had opted for a Master in Development after graduation. However, with my overflowing creativity resurfacing and my contract with the Canadian NGO coming to an end, training as an interior designer felt like a natural path to follow.

 

Embarking on this journey of  UKIYO Interior Designs feels like a completed circle: allowing me to combine my creativity, personal convictions of the importance of well-being through space and my previous professional experiences. 

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The values ...

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I am committed to creating spaces that inspire, revitalize, and have people travel; above all allowing serenity.

My work aims to be sustainable and considerate of the ethical and local aspects of design, without forgetting to surprise you and reveal infinite possibilities in your interior spaces.

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The name ...

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Literally meaning "Images of the Floating World," Ukiyo-e refers to a Japanese woodblock and painting style of the Edo period, mostly depicting city life, theater actors, journeys to atypical landscapes and romantic scenes.

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Indeed, the floating world was the name given to certain districts of Edo (now Tokyo) to describe the sensory pleasures of life, without forgetting, however, to recall its sometimes-ephemeral nature.

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Ukiyo’s philosophy held dear that anyone could own a masterpiece for the price of a bowl of noodles.

While this statement is oversimplified, I like to think that you can create a world that mirrors your wishes, no matter the budget.

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The art of travelling and the discovery of distant cultures are for me an unexpected source of inspiration. One thing that Ukiyo-e's innovative compositions carry with them, in the profound impact they had on European artists of that time such as Mary Cassatt, Vincent Van Gogh or Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and on the Japanese movement in art and design.

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UKIYO: a concept that encourages one to live in the moment and in beauty, detached from the hassle of life.

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