Stand inside a well-preserved Georgian drawing room and something interesting happens. Despite being surrounded by hues that were mixed from lead, chalk, and ground mineral pigment — colours that have no business feeling contemporary — the room settles. It does not overwhelm. The walls recede, the furniture comes forward, and the quality of the light feels considered. This is not an accident. It is the result of people who understood, with extraordinary precision, how colour behaves in a room.

Discover the journey of Nordic Dock, from a concept research scrapbook filled with inspirations like cinnamon sticks and pine forest paintings to an innovative moodboard and AI room render. Explore the creative process behind this unique project.

You have seen the word everywhere. Hygge. Probably on a candle, or a cushion, or the cover of a book sold in a gift shop near a fireplace. It has become shorthand for a particular kind of interior — warm tones, chunky knits, something simmering on the stove. And I understand why. It photographs beautifully. It sells things.

But that version of hygge — the aesthetic version — is missing the point almost entirely.

Twenty years in one career teaches you a great deal. It teaches you rigour, patience, and how to solve complex problems with precision. What it does not always teach you is whether you are doing the thing you were made to do. This is the story of how I found that out — and what I decided to do about it.