Adherence to reality
Personalisation means making the project correspond to the life of those who inhabit it, starting from the proposal. It does not mean applying a predefined style, nor filling rooms with specially designed pieces. Often the work proceeds by subtraction: eliminating the superfluous, reducing to synthesis, building a space that responds to concrete needs. A personalised interior clarifies how the day unfolds in that house, which rooms are central and which marginal, which gestures repeat, which objects must find their place, which functions remain unmet in the current state. The result works for that person, that family, that specific way of living.
Initial coordinates
Before addressing finishes or furnishings, we investigate. The analysis concerns tastes, habits, expectations, both at a general scale and room by room. We ask clients to make explicit:
- which rooms are priorities and which secondary;
- which domestic rituals truly matter;
- how the relationship between work and private life is articulated within the home;
- how frequently guests arrive and where they are received;
- which objects require dedicated space: art, collections, books, instruments, memories, technology.
The deeper the dialogue, the more closely the project corresponds to reality.
Forgotten gestures and spaces
Standard projects ignore what happens every day. The sleeping area, bathroom, wardrobe, kitchen: intensely lived spaces, often treated with insufficient attention. We map the gestures that matter. Kitchen layout affects daily quality more than many aesthetic choices. How breakfast is prepared, where bags are set down upon returning home, how the evening routine is organised: details that guide distribution and provisions. A momentary desire and a genuine need are distinguished through dialogue. We evaluate the weight of each request based on the object and the person. A whim may generate regret over time. A stable need deserves space and attention.
From general to particular
The project takes shape through increasingly precise approximations. We start from an overall vision and proceed toward detail. We dedicate space to the wardrobe, envision it in approximate form, then based on the client's habits we design the internal compartments. The same method applies to every room: first the structure, then what makes it functional for those who will use it. We propose few options, with declared logic. Too many alternatives disperse the energy of discussion and slow decisions. The project maintains a coherent narrative. When the client proposes references foreign to the defined language, we contextualise them to reveal any incompatibilities.
Proportions and thresholds
Distribution weighs on personalisation more than finishes and furniture. It is the determining factor for a high-level result. The principal nodes:
- paths and transitions between rooms;
- internal views and outlooks toward the exterior;
- relationship between private and shared spaces;
- storage capacity;
- entry of natural light.
The principles we apply derive from Japanese architecture: studied proportions, care for transitions, balance between solid and void. Existing constraints are evaluated case by case, without compromising overall precision.
Material and detail
Material selection accounts for the client's real life. The most delicate materials require constant maintenance. If the client is unwilling to provide it, deterioration will be rapid. Better to know beforehand and orient the selection accordingly. The details that make the difference are often silent: joints, thicknesses, shadows, alignments. They are perceived in the overall result; the eye notices them only with attention. These elements separate a precise project from an interchangeable one. We avoid what makes work generic: ephemeral trends, widespread patterns, solutions replicated without reason. Executive quality is always verified, on raw materials and on realisation.
Bespoke work and its limits
Bespoke serves when off-the-shelf solutions do not achieve the required level of integration. Storage, panelling, kitchens, bathrooms, technical elements: in these areas dedicated design produces superior results. For upholstered pieces and furniture requiring complex engineering, we prefer carefully selected production pieces, managed through our logistics. Specialised manufacturers guarantee performance that artisanal realisation does not always achieve. The process for custom elements follows defined phases:
- preliminary design;
- discussion with the craftsman on possibilities, limits, costs, optimisations;
- development of executive drawings;
- samples and verifications before production.
We avoid reckless solutions. Bespoke work without control generates costly errors.
The client's contribution
Client involvement, through the design dialogue, makes the project calibrated. We ask for participation in the detail choices, through the design dialogue, timely feedback when needed, respect for phases and decisions within agreed timeframes. The conditions:
- punctuality in responses;
- transparency in priorities;
- precision in indications.
For those who wish to be highly present, the method works on condition that roles and responsibilities remain defined. The client guides choices, the studio translates them into coherent and realisable solutions. When boundaries blur, the process slows and quality suffers.
The final imprint
A personalised project, supported by post-delivery support, is not recognised by the quantity of precious elements or the presence of signed pieces. It is recognised by the fact that every choice has a reason, every room responds to a habit, elevating living quality, every detail accounts for those who will use it. Transferred to another context, the same project would lose its meaning.
