1) When does a surface fascinate you?

We can see it, feel it, hear it – and sometimes even smell it: the creaking wooden staircase, light filtering through fabric, the scent of Swiss pine. When we talk about spatial quality or want to create atmosphere, we have to think in terms of surfaces. They are the interface between material and space. When perfectly tuned, they captivate – without fail. So if a space fascinates, it’s always the surface that plays a part.

2) What kind of surface design do you miss?

Surfaces we can design ourselves – digitally and project-specific: solids, gradients, geometric structures. It would be fantastic to apply a single surface design across different materials: engineered wood, metal, plastic, stone – maybe even textiles. Equally exciting: intelligent surfaces that respond to the emotions and needs of their users.

3) One room. One surface. What do you choose?

Taking nature as a radical model – we would choose one of the four elements as a surface. Take water, for example: It would create an atmosphere that inspires, calms, and sets things in motion.

4) What is your vision of future surface design?

Patinated surfaces tell stories – they record traces of use, time, and environment like a visible code. Discoloration, wear, subtle changes in structure: none of it is a flaw. It’s the visible result of contact with life.
In the future, this kind of personal coding will gain value – for aesthetic, sustainable, and economic reasons. We’re excited about all the technical possibilities ahead. And at the same time, we’ll be searching more than ever for what feels real – for what’s shaped by individual experience.