As part of my journey into interior design, I recently completed my first project at the Interior Design Institute — an in-depth analysis of an apartment designed by Arthur Casas in Paris.
More than a technical exercise, this assignment became an invitation to observe space with new eyes: to notice not only furniture, but flow. Not only color, but emotion.
I explored the seven core elements of design — space, lines, shapes, color, texture, light, and pattern — and how they interact through principles like balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, and harmony.
What stood out to me most was how everything “breathes” in this apartment. The negative space (what isn’t there) becomes just as important as the pieces that are. The way light touches the raw wood beams. The quiet strength of horizontal lines.
It reminded me that good design is not just about what we add — but what we allow to remain open.
I’m sharing a few images from the project.