As a designer Nina Freudenberger was asked to create a residence of Palm Springs, California for a few long -standing customers, and developed less as a renovation as a dialogue – one with the existing architecture, with the desert and above all with the famous art collection of customers. Apart from the possibility of a larger construction system, the house became a creative reluctance to study Freudenberger Design Studio Demanding thoughtful furniture decisions, subtle materiality and a disciplined palette to transform the existing structure into somewhat deeply personal.
The art collection of customers quickly became the soul of the project. Freudenberger approached the interiors with what she calls “decoration to 92 percent” – a philosophy of reluctance to breathe space for art and to develop further. Gallery -like walls, a light and neutral palette and movable furniture enable the collection to be the focus and to give customers the flexibility to reconfigure displays with the taste.
“It is important not to overwhelm a room,” notes Freudenberger, “the customers wanted something that was clearly unable.”
In a city that was celebrated for the modernity of the middle of the century, Freudenberger opposed the temptation to get involved in familiar tropics. Instead, she saw postmodern influences that were overlaid with her characteristic mixture of Scandinavian sensitivity and Californian ease. The result feels contemporary, but in the context for a crispy, modern aesthetics, the Palm Springs' design heir recognizes without being defined.
The climate was also an influence. Heavy boulés and dense fabrics are consumed in favor of breathable, lighter materials that reflect the airy quality of the desert. Rift-Sawn oak, Roman clay walls and golden wheat tones heat the room, while cool white and minimalist gestures give the balance. The careful level 5 drywall-a trademark of Freudenberger's work-offers a smooth, gallistic basis for art and supports a clean, modern language.
In essence, the redesign is more than aesthetics. The house has to calm a life for both humans and pets, from casual opportunity to formal occasion. Long -lived, stain -resistant fabrics and practical floor coverings make the house worth living without affecting sophistication. Natural Light, a plenty of desert resource, is used with fenestration that is not stressed by severe window treatments. This ensures that tomorrow and evenings in their ability to make changes in interiors are taken into account equally while they satisfy unique views.
“This balance – celebrating the magic of natural light and at the same time creating a comfortable environment – was the key,” added the designer.
The finished residence of Palm Springs is both calm and lively: a crispy canvas for art, a comfortable refuge for everyday life and an inviting, light -flooded environment, which feels clearly from its place and time. It is an example of the Ethos of Freudenberger Design Studios that are spaces that react equally to customers and architecture, not increased by comprehensive interventions, but by thoughtful, deliberate design.
Art leads here. The design follows, not in honor, but in conversation – proof that sometimes the most convincing interiors are those who leave just enough space for art and object to speak something.
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Photography by Chris Mottalini.
