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.
In conversation with the people behind the work, in their own words.
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When Taste Gets Complicated: With Gräfling
For collectors and designers Johanna and Friedrich Gräfling, art is more than something to display. A conversation about personal taste, unexpected contrasts and the art of knowing what to leave out.
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The Layer You Forgot to Add: With Jolie and L'Artisan Parfumeur
How scent is finding its place in interior design, with Franky Rousell of Jolie and Reyes Lezcano of L’Artisan Parfumeur exploring its relationship with materials, atmosphere and memory.
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Why Your Best Project Went Unnoticed
A beautiful project doesn't guarantee publication. Giovanna Dunmall and Olivia Lugarini explore what catches an editor's attention, why timing matters and how designers can get their work noticed.
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The Sound of Colour, with COAT Paints
What COAT Paints co-founder Rob Abrahams says about colour as instinct, memory and mood, and why naming a shade is about far more than finding the right words.
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Building Your Own Practice: In Conversation with Sophie Baker
Inside Sophie Baker’s approach to interiors, and what she says about building a studio, working with client references and designing spaces with a strong sense of identity.
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From Specification to Presence
The Australian showroom that changed how I think about specification, and what ABI Interiors co-founder Luli Farrell says about designing for feeling as much as function.
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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.
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The Spirit of the Place: A Conversation with studioutte
The Milan studio on what to do when the spirit of a place and the brief don't agree, and why the strongest decisions are almost always the things you take away.
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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.
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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.
