Is it important for a designer or design studio to have a signature style, or should they be able to interpret every client's wishes into reality no matter what the client wants? Do clients come to designers because they relate strongly to their signature style, or do they come for other reasons... professionalism, quality work, beautiful rooms no matter what... ?
Although we didn't design this room (and we wish we had!!), we have produced similar concepts: a cordwood cabin with stainless steel appliances and concrete counters in the kitchen, a city-style sectional in the living room and stone tiles in the bathroom. It's the bold interweaving of natural materials and traditional building methods with today's fixtures and furnishings that we love, mixing old with new.
And it's always relaxed: canvases without frames, not too matchy matchy, light airy colours, not so traditional fabric patterns. And we strive to include eco-friendly materials and practices, and if we're renovating to the studs, we look for ways to improve energy efficiency while we're building.
Pic courteousy of MacDonald Lawrence, on Vancouver Island (
http://www.macdonaldandlawrence.ca/)
