PAUSING ALL PROGRAMMING TO CRUSH ON THIS TALENTED DESIGNER AND FRIEND OF ROOM. CHECK OUT HER STYLE, AND HER OH SO ELEGANT ENTRY DESIGN USING OUR PIECES.

WE ABSOLUTELY ADORE HELENA -A REMARKABLE INTERIOR DESIGNER WITH AN IMPECCABLE EYE. HER MASTERY IN CREATING MINIMALISTIC SPACES WITH A TOUCH OF JAPANESE ART DECO STYLE JUST GETS US! HELENA'S DESIGNS BREATHE HARMONY AND ELEGANCE, TRANSFORMING EVERY SPACE SHE TOUCHES INTO A TRANQUIL OASIS.

"WE’VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH ROOM BECAUSE THEY CAN FULLY CUSTOMIZE THEIR PIECES WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AS EVERY PROJECT IS SO UNIQUE, AND IT’S ALWAYS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND OFF-THE-SHELF PIECES THAT WILL FIT PERFECTLY IN A PARTICULAR PLACE. WE HAVE FOUND THAT ROOM ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE AND ACCOMMODATING."

-HELENA

"I DESIGNED THIS ENTRYWAY WITH SIMPLE SOPHISTICATION IN MIND; A SLEEK AND CHIC BLEND OF RAW, NATURAL AND MANMADE MATERIALS TO WELCOME YOU HOME. 

THE BEAUTIFUL BURNISHED STEEL OF THE CONSOLE TABLE HAS A HIGH-END FEEL WITH THE SMOOTH, CLEAN LINES AND STRICTNESS OF THE METAL, WHILE THE STOOL IS MORE ORGANIC WITH THE SOFTNESS OF THE NATURAL WOOD."

WITH ROOM CUSTOMIZATION IN MIND, HELENA DREW UP A TALL AND SLEEK, CONSOLE VERSION OF OUR ARCO COFFEE TABLE - WE LOVE SEEING OUR DESIGNS BEING REIMAGINED AND COMING TO LIFE THROUGH PROJECTS LIKE THIS!

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE WAYS TO ADD THAT FINISHING TOUCH TO AN ENTRYWAY? 

A SCENTED CANDLE REALLY SETS THE TONE FOR THE WHOLE SPACE, SO GETTING THE SCENT RIGHT IS CRUCIAL. I’M ALWAYS DRAWN TOWARDS THE LE LABO ONES—THEY’RE SO ELEGANT, AND THE SCENTS ARE UNMISTAKABLY RICH AND WARMING.

I ALSO LIKE TO PLACE A LITTLE CERAMIC POT IN AN ENTRYWAY TO PUT YOUR KEYS IN—IT’S THE FIRST PLACE THAT YOU OFFLOAD EVERYTHING WHEN YOU COME IN. I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING UNDER THE CONSOLE TABLE TOO—LIKE A STOOL—BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO PUT YOUR BAG DOWN. AN EXTRA PLACE TO PUT THINGS IS ALWAYS USEFUL. DESIGN HAS TO BE FUNCTIONAL AS WELL AS AESTHETIC. BOTH CAN EXIST TOGETHER. 

"I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED BY JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI’S SAYING: 

HAMPTONS SECOND BEDROOM

"I THINK THAT’S A REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION WITH INTERIORS—HOW THE LIGHT HITS ANY GIVEN OBJECT; THE DECORATIVE PIECES, SOFT FURNISHINGS OR THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SPACE, AND HOW THE SHADOWS FALL WITHIN IT. NEGATIVE SPACE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE POSITIVE SPACE. 

THERE’S ALSO SOMETHING I’VE LEARNED FROM MY OWN PRACTICE—THAT I KEEP AT THE FOREFRONT OF MY MIND THROUGHOUT EVERY PROJECT—DESIGN IS FLUID UNTIL IT’S STATIC; IT GOES ON A JOURNEY FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION, AND DEVELOPMENT IS THE VEHICLE IT TRAVELS IN. THIS REFERS TO HOW A DESIGN EVOLVES OVER TIME, AS THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY DURING THE PROCESS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PRESENT AT THE START, OR FORESEEN WHEN SOMETHING WAS SIGNED OFF. IT COULD BE THE SITE CONDITIONS THAT SHAPE AND MOULD THE DIRECTION OF THE PROJECT FOR EXAMPLE. THERE WILL BE INSTANCES WHERE YOU NEED TO DEVELOP OR TWEAK A DESIGN, OR THE MATERIALS SPECIFIED, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT’S FOR THE BETTER."

WEST VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE HALLWAY

TRIBECA LIVING ROOM

HELENA’S AESTHETIC BLENDS ART DECO WITH MINAMILIST AND JAPANESE ELEMENTS — CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE SIGNATURE PIECES THAT ADORN HER PROJECTS; BLACK BOWLS, VASES, GLOSSY TRAYS AND CASCADING GREENERY.