DESIGN CAPITALS: INTERVIEWS WITH THE MOST COVETED INTERIOR DESIGNERS

AIDEN T STUDIO

Singapore

Aiden T is the anagram of the initials of its principal Arjan Nijen Twilhaar. The Award-Winning firm in Singapore offers full design services, specializing in residential and commercial spaces. Founded in 2005, Arjan designed a wide range of projects including landed property, condominiums, flats, spas, restaurants, hotels, retail, and offices. This background helps him to provide a design that is tailored to the individual needs with a great level of comfort and care. CovetED didn´t miss the chance to know better his experience and work as a top interior designer.

From a young age, Arjan was mesmerized by how interiors affected his mood. He had the opportunity to visit cathedrals and palaces, and he became acutely aware of the interior design impact in daily lives, but also in his work nowadays. “What I love the most about my work is to create different spaces that enhance how homeowners experience their homes, the way they live and how they impact their wellbeing. Just like poets have words to create emotions and painters have to paint to express themselves, we as interior designers use materials, textures, and colors to make the world a better place”, he said. Arjan started his career as a comercial interior designer, bringing together branding and interiors as a complete solution. “ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I WOULD LOVE TO BUILD During 2006 and 2008 he faced MY OWN HOME – NOT BEING LIMITED BY THE the financial crisis in Asia and RESTRICTION’S HOMEOWNERS PLACE ON A DESIGN that impacted investments OR CONFINED BY PREDESIGNED SPACES. as well as expansion for FOR THE BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHIFT IT commercial sites, as he TOWARDS AN OVERALL LIFESTYLE APPROACH. I AM explains. “I downscaled my LOOKING TO CHANGE THE FORMAT HOW THE OFFICE firm and focussed on projects I WORKS AND SHARE MORE ABOUT HOW I LIVE MY could handle individually. This LIFE AND USE THE SPACE – TRANSLATE THIS HOW was quite successful, and one HOMEOWNERS CAN BE INSPIRED BY THIS. IT MOVES of my first residential projects INTERIOR DESIGN FROM SPACE PLANNING AND got featured on TV as well as MATERIAL SELECTIONS INTO LIFE CHOICES”. newspapers and magazines. That slowly established the firm and grew to the boutique interior design firm I run currently”, Arjan explained. For him, “Life is about expansion and about growth”, but Arjan always sets new goals and targets like “exploring new styles or materials for a project to long term ideas on personal growth and how I would like to see the business moving forward”, he completes.