I have always made sense of the world through the spaces I move through. I grew up immersed in art, opera and movement, and learned early that our surroundings shape how we feel, how we behave and how we connect with each other. After a double art major at school and early studies in art history, architecture and psychology, I chose interior design—not only for how things look, but for how they make people feel.

I trained in architectural interior design and later in marketing strategy, and my career has moved between the two ever since. I have designed and styled luxury residences and display homes in Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast, led the interior design for an international restaurant group's London debut, directed shoots and editorial, and built a marketing function from the ground up for a medical technology company in Munich. Along the way I have worked across Australia, the Middle East, the UK and Europe.

That mix is what clients come to me for. I can sit in a positioning workshop with a development team, walk the site with the architect, then brief the photographer for the launch, and keep the idea intact the whole way through.

What connects it all is a long-standing interest in how art and our environments affect our health and wellbeing. I treat this as a practical lens rather than a wellness add-on. It shapes the brief, the materials, the light and the story, and it is a large part of why a space or a brand resonates with the people it is for.

Today I work independently from Munich as a freelance designer, creative director and strategist, and I lead Milieu Spatial Practice, my studio for spatial design and research. My research, through the Master of Design Futures at RMIT, focuses on aesthetics: how we perceive and respond to the places around us, which I am developing as the framework Neuro-somatic design™.

Credentials

WELL Accredited Professional . Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) . Master of Design Futures, RMIT (current) . Master of Business, Marketing Communications . Bachelor of Built Environment, Interior Design . New European Bauhaus Design and Business Mentor

I am currently taking on freelance and project work. If you have something in mind, I would love to hear about it.