Working with homeowners that don’t micromanage and trust the
indicates the scope of works and the renovation budget needed.
process is what makes Arjan feel fulfilled professionally. In his own
Sometimes people see a project I have done that they like – but have
words, “interior design is an organic process, during the renovation
only 50% of the budget”, he referred.
there will be changes and improvements. Eventually turning a
At the moment, Arjan is working on some professional projects,
house into a home that reflects the owner’s personality yet still has
with different concepts and inspirations. “One of them is a small
my ‘stamp’ on it is always beautiful to see”.
confinement hotel in a colonial building. This will be a place where
As a referral business, Aiden T is considered “a referral business,
new mums check-in for the confinement period. I am working on
a small firm with designers”, as Arjan tells, so he is very selective
a few new schemes and material uses, which is very exciting. For
in terms of projects choices and there are three fundamental
residential projects, I am working on a few apartments with an Art
criteria for him – chemistry, “the most important aspect”, he says,
Deco vibe. One has a more Parisian flair Art Deco and one more New
aesthetics, like “exploring new styles and researching for projects
York. These projects will complete later part of the year”, he tells,
as the most exciting part of each project” according to Arjan, and
but also with a personal focus on his “new home office design”,
budgets, because for him, “to execute a certain scheme, there needs
as he explains. His inspiration is the Arts and Crafts movement,
to be an appropriate budget in place. I am very transparent about
being very much drawn to the inspiration; moving against
the budgets needed to create projects on our website. Each portfolio
industrialization and focus on the handcrafted quality.
“AT THE MOMENT WE SEE A FEW TRENDS CONVERGING – WHILE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MORE TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS AND DESIGN INSPIRATIONS, CULTURAL HERITAGE IS GETTING MORE PROMINENT IN DESIGN. SO CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS REFERENCE MORE ART DECO LINES AND MATERIALS, WHILE TRADITIONAL DESIGN IS GETTING SLIGHTLY MORE ORNATE. THE OTHER MOVEMENT I SEE IS THE YOLO APPROACH, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, SO PEOPLE SPLURGE A BIT MORE ON QUALITY MATERIALS AND NICER FINISHINGS”.
