AstroBreezyTranst
About

Inside the Studio

We are a small, independent interior design studio that got tired of watching good rooms fail for the same reason: decisions taken in the wrong order. This site is our method, written down and given away.

A studio desk under a single task lamp, scattered with fabric swatches, timber samples and a pencil sketch

  1. Why a sequence

    Mood boards are useful, but they invite you to shop first and plan later. We teach the opposite. Measure, map the flow, understand light, choose materials, then style. Each step narrows the next one, so by the time you spend real money, most of the risk has already been designed out.

  2. How we stay independent

    We do not sell furniture, run affiliate links or accept paid placements. When we mention a designer, a movement or a standard — Dieter Rams, Bauhaus, the Martindale test — it is because it is genuinely useful to know, not because anyone asked us to. The guide is funded by the studio's own consultation work.

  3. The people

    Portrait of the studio's lead designer, a woman with short dark hair, in soft window light

    Mara Ellison

    Lead designer · layout & light

    Trained in architecture before turning to residential interiors. Writes the layout and lighting steps and still carries a tape measure everywhere.

    Portrait of the studio's materials editor, a bearded man holding a linen swatch

    Tomas Reyner

    Materials & styling editor

    A former textile buyer who reads fabric specification sheets for fun. Responsible for the materials and styling steps.

  4. How we write

    Every measurement on this site is a working rule of thumb, checked against common practice and adjusted for real homes rather than show flats. Rooms differ, so treat the numbers as a starting point and trust what your tape test tells you. If you spot an error, tell us and we will correct it.

    Start at Step One