My journey has brought me to a place where I continuously want less in terms of possessions and things. I’ve become much more drawn to simplicity, nature, and the freedom of being able to move lightly. 

There’s something really beautiful to me about having a backpack with just a few things in it and being able to move freely, rather than constantly accumulating more. I think that connects to what I’ve been learning from the Tao Te Ching, the idea of living in alignment rather than trying to control or accumulate everything around you.

I feel incredibly grateful that I grew up in a city that’s such a melting pot of cultures, perspectives, and creative expression. That exposure really shaped the way I see the world. At the same time, growing up in New York made me realise how much I value the opposite too, the slower pace, being in nature, and environments that feel grounding. New York will always have a place in me, and I’ll always carry that connection with me.

I’ve always been fascinated by taking something that needs to be made and turning it into something unexpected. A lot of my research comes from ancient civilizations and Indigenous cultures, where artisans transformed materials from the land, whether clay, wood, stone, charcoal, or fiber, into objects that were both functional and beautiful. That relationship between material, environment, and making is a big part of how I think. Once I find a material, I start sketching and asking what it wants to become. The design develops organically from there. I don’t always begin with a fixed concept; it’s more intuitive, a way of following the impulse to create and giving an idea somewhere to live.

The pillows didn’t begin with the idea of making pillows. They began with the way I live. I love being at home, surrounded by beauty and comfort. At my home upstate, I’m especially aware of the land around me and the feeling of the house sitting quietly within it. I wanted to create something that could become an artifact of that feeling.

The fabric came first. I found this raw Dupioni Indian silk, with its incredible ridges, imperfections, and subtle shifts in color. It had so much depth that I immediately wanted to highlight it. I love floor lounging and how friends sometimes end up falling asleep on the floor because a space feels so comfortable and inviting. The pillows grew naturally from there: pieces that can live on the floor, become chair covers, or simply exist as beautiful objects.