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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Why Your Best Project Went Unnoticed
What journalist Giovanna Dunmall and PR consultant Olivia Lugarini say about getting interior projects published, from timing and photography to the story editors need.
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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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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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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.
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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.
