If there's one conviction that defines the work and vision of designer, curator, and collector Brigitta Spinocchia Freund, it is the belief that no object is ever just an object, but an unassuming portal into its owner's life. An organically shaped vase bearing the imprint of its maker all over its unruly surface; an imposing, framed photograph of a palatial residence that feels just a little too large for the wall it's hung on, as if striving to imbue the corridor it appears in with that same sense of regal grandeur; a squiggly, carved-wood coffee table that, placed in an otherwise linear, glamorous interior, appears to have fallen into the living room from some place else.
These furniture pieces don't just stand out to the eye for their appearance — what they reveal at first glance — but for the emotional value that's trapped in them; the anecdotes, relationships, and long-standing connections that have made it possible for them to land between those walls. The residential, hospitality, and development projects of the London-based interior designer's namesake multidisciplinary studio are environments that ask questions and demand closer attention rather than providing immediate answers. That's largely what makes them so captivating, and what she suggests you should be aiming for in your own home — to create a space that knows and says more about you than anything or anyone else.
