Our passion lies in the appreciation of a life well-lived.

We embark on the journey with you; learning your stories, celebrating your achievements and helping express what matters most in your life at home.

We take pride in working alongside vendors, crafts people and suppliers who adhere to ethical guidelines and support people and the environment over the bottom line.

Creating lasting spaces is one of the most sustainable things we can do as designers - but we do more: by promoting quality over quantity, placing emphasis on sourcing natural and healthier materials as well as sourcing vintage and custom instead of mass-produced product we feel we are improving to the quality of health of our clients.

The studio maintains a focused roster of projects to ensure that Francesca can be hands on in the creative direction. Our typical engagement is designing entire homes or premises.

We spend a lot of time thinking about how you are going to enjoy your home years from now.

Francesca Albertazzi - Founder & Principal Designer

Combing a background in theatre design with her Italian heritage, Francesca’s approach strikes a balance between functional elegance and capturing the whimsical connection between narrative and space.

Francesca is energized by the cross-pollination of the many fields of design. Individualistic, thoughtful, expressive and passionate about quality, she designs extensively for interiors drawing from her experience in scenography, experiential and production design. Working from the inside out, Francesca focuses on the story first and foremost in her work and considers it the framework for all decisions.

You, the client, are the story.

Francesca’s strengths are in working with older homes, in carving out charm from constraints and sensitively layering contemporary life in with the history of the place. A great inspiration for her is found in the yearly travels to her ancestral Italy and also Britain. She finds soulfulness in the classic architecture, history and layers of story at every turn. Landscape is interwoven with life in both these lands as it is in Francesca’s design. Constantly inspired by nature, her love of gardening and landscape always finds its way into the design of an interior.

Francesca is also a member of the Vancouver Rose Society, University Women’s Club of Vancouver at Hycroft and The Garden Club of Vancouver. Francesca has completed certification in Healthier Materials & Sustainable Building out of the New School, NYC and is a healthy materials advocate.