THE PAPER is an online publication for interior designers and architects. An inside view of the industry, from work and references to thinking and conversations rarely shared outside the studio.
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Conversation
Where Ideas Really Begin
For this conversation, we asked three studios to reflect on how they present an idea, read a room, and build the kind of trust that lets the best decisions get made together.
Conversation
From Parti Pris to Presentation
Four studios on how they present a concept, read the room, and why the best client meetings leave space for trust, instinct and decisions made together.
References
Connection and Beauty at 3daysofdesign
Back from Copenhagen, where 3daysofdesign made a case for connection, beauty and the unplanned route.
Thought Pieces
Should Designers Still Go to Design Fairs?
Flying to Copenhagen for 3daysofdesign, and what years of design weeks have taught us about doing it all well.
Conversation
Hand, Pen and Paper: With Amanda Doll Charrin
A conversation with interior designer and architectural illustrator Amanda Doll Charrin.
References
When Taste Changes the Brief: Inside Villa Necchi Campiglio
Our visit to Villa Necchi Campiglio, and what happens when one design narrative is overwritten by another.
Conversation
Hotels That Tell Stories: A Conversation with Bill Bensley
A conversation with Bill Bensley on the art of storytelling, and why hospitality design should never feel bland.
Thought Pieces
Signature Style Isn't What You Think It Is
What we mean when we talk about a studio's signature, and why it has very little to do with a look.
Thought Pieces
Do Designers Have It All Figured Out? Introducing The Paper
The next chapter for Casa Ren, sharing the work and references rarely seen outside the studio.
Thought Pieces
The World Around The Work
A reflection on world-building, and why a studio's references often say more than the portfolio itself.
References
Savoir-Faire at Paris Design Week
Notes from Paris Design Week and Déco Off, on tobacco, savoir-faire, and the references shaping interiors into 2026.
Conversation
How Light Shapes The Way We Feel
In conversation with lighting designer Jesper Ravn, on why light should be planned before the spatial layout, not after.
