Interior has never felt static to me. Living interior design is about movement, atmosphere, and evolution. It is about stepping into a room and feeling that it breathes — that it carries memory, intention, and possibility.
Every room you enter is a new discovery. Sometimes it’s subtle: the way light falls across a wooden floor. Sometimes it’s bold: a contrast in materials, an unexpected artwork, a sculptural object. But there is always something to observe, something to absorb.
Interior lives.
Every space is a new discovery
When I walk into a new room — whether it’s someone’s home, a hotel, or a small café — I instinctively slow down. I notice textures. I observe proportions. I study how materials interact with light. No two spaces ever feel the same.
Even within your own home, spaces shift. Morning light creates a different atmosphere than evening shadows. A single object moved from one corner to another can change the balance entirely. Interior is never frozen in time.
Travel as interior inspiration
On holiday, my senses automatically open. I observe architecture. I look at flooring. I study how locals use materials. I pay attention to colors in landscapes and how they reappear inside buildings. Travel sharpens awareness.
At the same time, I often bring a magazine from home. A familiar interior magazine that I can slowly flip through with coffee in the morning. And that contrast fascinates me. Because interior is also location-bound. And sometimes even habit-bound.
What feels natural in one country may feel unusual in another. What feels comforting at home may feel foreign abroad. And yet — inspiration travels with us.
For creative inspiration on how global travel, culture, and design intersect with living spaces, the comprehensive travel guides and destination stories on Lonely Planet provide a rich source of ideas and visual context.
What Austria taught me about materials
One thing I deeply appreciate about Austria is the way wood is used.
Not merely as decoration.
Not as trend.
But as foundation.
Wood is everywhere — floors, walls, ceilings, furniture. It creates warmth without heaviness. It softens architecture while still feeling grounded and strong. That relationship with natural material embodies living interior design in its purest form. Wood ages. It changes tone. It carries marks of time. It lives alongside you.
This way of working with wood is something I want to bring into our own apartment in the future — through subtle adjustments, material choices, and even in the artworks I create. Because art and interior are never separate.
Interior as habit and identity
There is also something deeply personal about interior. The way we arrange our spaces is often unconscious. It is shaped by culture, upbringing, climate, and routine.
Some interiors are minimalist and restrained.
Others are layered and expressive.
Neither is right or wrong.
They simply reflect life. Living interior design means allowing your space to evolve with you. Not freezing it into a perfect image, but letting it respond to your experiences.
Travel influences it.
Books influence it.
Materials influence it.
Art influences it.
And slowly, your interior becomes a visual diary.
Bringing living interior design into the future
For me, this idea of interior as something living continues to grow.
It influences the tones I choose in my artwork.
It influences my attraction to texture and layered surfaces.
It influences my desire to integrate more wood and organic materials into our home.
Interior is not something you “finish.”
It is something you grow with.
And that is what makes it powerful.
If you are interested in how this philosophy also influences my artwork, you can read more in my article about rediscovering creativity and starting to paint again: link.