As a designer, I use composition in the same manner as a photographer or a painter, juxtaposing light and dark to create shadow and line. The precise use of color is favored. Rooms are appointed selectively, combining function and beauty of form to create a look that is simple, inviting and timeless.

An interior should reflect and nurture the individual. My designs engage the senses by incorporating found objects, antiques and contemporary pieces as well as shower the sensibilities with tactile elements and art. The trappings of formality are avoided by making comfort a priority and furnishing with restraint. My designs are about living graciously and gracefully, and about transcending trends. I consider myself more an artist/producer of interiors than a traditional designer and work with artists and artisans to create unique spaces.

The design of the building or structure should influence the interior space. Buildings that are mysterious in nature, ones that arouse feeling or, stand alone and tell a story resonate with me. Beauty can be imperfect, modest and unconventional. I am influenced by artists Twombly, Rothko, Giacometti, Tawney, Cornell, Beuys, Goldsworthy and Turrell; photographers Tina Modotti, William Christenberry, and Walker Evans; writers Henry David Thoreau, Isak Dinesen and William Faulkner.

My approach to design is artistic, not commercial, and based on the sensual appeal of the time-honored combined with the curious; no less the humble materials than those conventionally coveted. I like to use objects, materials and color - rub them together and create magic, beauty and light. It's a philosophy that translates well into any setting. I enjoy a diverse range of projects, from the primitive to the industrial; the individual to the corporate; from large to small. Is a superbly realized, elegantly simple, coherent space equal in value to a precious, awe inspiring dramatic environment? I believe, yes.