INTERIOR DESIGN

PERIOD OF APPLIED DISCIPLINE
August 2021 - July 2025

 

Design at its most consequential is not decorative. It is a form of thinking and a set of decisions about how people inhabit space, how environments communicate value, and how the built world shapes behaviour, wellbeing and identity. I believe spaces should do something meaningful. They should elevate mood, invite focus, signal care and communicate without words, that the people inside them have been considered.
 

That conviction shaped everything about the interior design work at Eclat.
 

My approach was informed by fifteen years of experience across software design, digital production, architectural photography, game environment worldbuilding and creative direction, disciplines that collectively develop an acute sensitivity to space, proportion, light, material and the relationship between the visual world and the human experience of it. I read environments before I enter them. I understand instinctively what works, what is missing and what the material decisions are communicating whether their designer intended it or not.
 

Eclat Hawthorn East was designed to express a particular idea: that a commercial workspace could carry the same design sensibility as a boutique hotel, or a beautiful home. That the design language could be simultaneously luxurious and functional, warm and precise, distinctive and restrained. That people would feel the quality of the space. In its materials, its proportions, its light, its furnishings, its stillness; rather than merely recognise it.
 

The philosophy I brought to this work was one of accumulated layers, refinement and deliberate material restraint. Soft luxury: achieved not through excess, but through precision, intent and quality at every level.
 

 

FORME DESIGN:
 

Before Eclat Hawthorn East entered its fitout phase, I had already spent years developing a deeply personal understanding of FF&E, materiality and spatial philosophy through the establishment of Forme Design. An independent furniture and interior design studio concept cofounded with Mark Miller; which evolved as a parallel discipline and company to Eclat.
 

Forme was never a commercial entity in the conventional sense. It was a laboratory. A place where ideas about form, material, craft and the relationship between furniture and space could be explored and developed without the constraints of client briefs or category conventions. The work produced through Forme shaped my design sensibility in ways that formal training rarely can: by forcing real decisions about proportion, material behaviour, manufacturing constraints, finish consistency and the relationship between object and room.
 

That sensibility, refined through years of research, concept development, material experimentation, digital environment rendering and design iteration; translated directly into the interior design philosophy applied to Eclat.
 

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SCOPE OF WORK:
 

Design Concept & Philosophy Development

• Establishing the spatial concept and design philosophy for Eclat Hawthorn East

• Defining the material palette, spatial hierarchy, tonal register and experiential intent

• Articulating design direction across zones: serviced offices, coworking space, meeting rooms, event venue breakout, entry, event spaces, reception, amenities and BOH

• Ensuring design concept remained coherent and internally consistent from first sketch through to final fit-out
   

Space Planning & Functional Layout

• Spatial programming across the full floor plate

• Creation of architectural plans, floor plans and elevations

• Planning membership density, circulation, privacy, acoustics and service flow

• Balancing design intent with operational reality and building constraints

• Reviewing and refining layout as design progressed and real conditions emerged
   

Material, Finish & Colour Development

• Developing material and finish specifications across zones and product categories

• Selecting and coordinating flooring, joinery, treatments, finishes, paint and soft finishes

• Curating a material palette aligned with the soft luxury philosophy and designed to age well and maintain visual coherence under daily use

• Coordinating sample review, mock-up assessment and technical specification sign-off

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Furniture, Fixture & Equipment Specification

• Specifying and selecting furniture, fixtures, equipment and soft furnishings across the site

• Balancing aesthetic intent, durability, scale, proportion, ergonomic performance and maintenance requirements in every selection

• Coordinating product procurement, lead times and installation logistics

• Managing FF&E across all categories: seating, desking, loose furniture, cabinetry, lighting fixtures, textiles, plants and styling objects