Northwall Design Studio

Journal

Notes from the studio.

A working journal of design philosophy, material studies, process and the small details that make a room.

The discipline of restraint

Featured · Philosophy

The discipline of restraint

Why subtraction, not addition, is the most expensive design decision.

May 2026 · 4 min

On materials: temperature before colour.

Materials · 5 min

On materials: temperature before colour.

Why the right stone matters more than the right swatch — and how a room's feel is set long before its palette.

April 2026

How we work: six rooms, in sequence.

Process · 6 min

How we work: six rooms, in sequence.

A look inside the Northwall studio process, from first sketch to final styled photograph.

March 2026

Lighting as architecture, not decoration.

Detail · 3 min

Lighting as architecture, not decoration.

Why we draw the lighting plan before the floor plan is finalised.

February 2026