How can I give you a deeper insight into my world, beyond what I create every day?
One of the most personal (and fun) ways came to mind: adapting the Proust Questionnaire into a version dedicated to interior design.
This little intimate exercise is a way to share my tastes, my quirks and the inspirations that shape my creations.
I hope you enjoy reading it and I would love to hear your thoughts.
1. What is your favourite colour for interiors? It would be easier to say which one I dislike! Just inside my home, there are five different colours. My favourite is undoubtedly the colour in my bedroom, somewhere between earthy brown and pink, a sort of terracotta.
2. Which material moves you the most? Wood, without hesitation! I love its variations in colour, texture and finish... Its visual and actual warmth, and above all, I love walking barefoot on parquet flooring all year round.
3. What is your favourite room in a house? The kitchen because it brings people together, it's a laboratory for creativity, and it smells of delicious simmering dishes!
4. Which decorative item could you never throw away? All the sacred art statuettes (virgins, saints) that decorate my bedroom. They are not just decorative, by the way.
5. Which designers/creators inspire you the most? Charlotte Perriand for her focus on functionality, comfort and attention to the needs of the people who use her designs. Adrien Audoux et Frida Minet : they popularised a ‘natural’ style that has become iconic of this decade.
6. Which city do you prefer for its architecture? Paris, of course.
7. Which decorative style do you dislike? Pop Art and all the 70's style. It reminds me too much of my childhood and my parents' decor.
8. Which design era fascinates you? Art Deco, with its creative revival between the wars. It is a combination of luxury, sophistication and geometric modernity.
9. What is your favourite shop/concept store? I used to love a shop in Paris called Ailleurs Paris but it doesn't exist anymore.
10. What is your ideal lighting? Indirect lighting and, above all, never, ever use spotlights on the ceiling!
11. What is your favourite decorating ritual? Buy flowers every Saturday at the market.
12. What decorating mistake have you made? Choosing the wrong paint colours for certain rooms in my twenties.
13. What is your favourite decor/design brand? I really like the Portuguese wooden furniture brand WeWood. It's elegant, precise, unpretentious and just so right.
14. What design book is on your bedside table? I previously wrote a post about a selection of 15 design books that accompany me every day. So choosing just one is almost impossible, but I would say that artists' interiors are always the ones that fascinate me the most.
15. What is your biggest flaw when it comes to interior design? Being passionate about books and magazines, I have them lying around all over the house. My bookcases are in need of a big sort-out and tidy-up!
16. Which room do you spend the most time in? My studio/office, where I think, write, draw, and bring ideas to life...
17. How would you define a beautiful interior? An interior that first and foremost represents the person who created it and brings together objects that are meaningful to that person.
18. What texture do you like to touch? Velvet.
19. What is your guilty pleasure when it comes to interior design shopping? I am crazy about ceramics and I collect old hand-painted metal trays.
20. What does light mean to you? When I started my business, the name luz (light) seemed obvious to me. And yet, initially, it wasn't about lighting. For me, light is symbolic... It is the opposite of darkness, it brings rebirth and hope. In everyday life, light should be a warm, reassuring presence and, above all, complement the rest of the decor. It should blend in without being aggressive, ennoble without weighing down.
