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Gilda Bruno

"It's a Common Mistake to Treat Materials as Static" — Designer Jamie McGlinchey on How to Design a Home That "Matures Over Time"

A wood-clad cafe, bakery, and butcher decorated with a built-in shelf topped by a ceramic vase with raw flowers is illuminated by natural light and boasts a pale green-painted facade.

Some people like their interiors to capture a clear moment in time — and immortalize it through a distinctive palette, curated memorabilia, and homeware choices led by feeling over mere style. But for New York-based designer Jamie McGlinchey, the founder and creative director of Now or Never Studio, no scheme can ever transcend the fleetingness of everyday life. And in many ways, that's the real beauty of design.

Active across restaurant and hospitality, retail, and residential projects, McGlinchey's work may vary in output, but a rigorous attention to the way in which nature can find its way inside appears to underpin it.

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