January Journal: Daisy Chairs

Studio Selections: The Daisy Chairs

I love sharing my stories and creative decisions here, and over the last few months, I’ve been quietly working toward something new. This January, I’m excited to finally introduce it.

Introducing Studio Selections

Studio Selections are pieces created outside of client work — chosen for their structure, their potential, and the creative freedom they allow. They give me space to explore ideas, material choices, and instincts without asking permission.

Some will be experimental. Some will be quieter. Most will take time.

The Daisy Chairs — Louis XVI — are the first in the series.

Finding Joy Again

Last year was heavy, and I could feel creative burnout creeping in. I attended an industry conference for the first time, hoping to reconnect with the joy that originally drew me to this work. One prompt from a class stayed with me:
Make a list of things that bring you joy.

My answer was immediate.

Flowers.
More specifically — daisies.

On the last day of the conference, while waiting in a hotel lobby for my flight home, I came across these two Louis XVI chairs on Facebook Marketplace and bought them on the spot. As luck would have it, my flight was canceled, and an unexpected overnight stay gave me a quiet moment I didn’t know I needed.

That pause became the beginning of something new.
The idea to design something entirely my own.

From Inspiration to Fabric

In the months that followed, I returned to photographs I’d taken years earlier while traveling in Germany — fields of daisies, light, and landscape. I began modifying those images to align with my vision and had them custom printed on a shimmery velvet.

Yes — I designed my own fabric.

Along the way, I found myself drawn to haute couture. Not the spectacle, but the restraint. The drama that comes from proportion, texture, and detail — the kind that elevates a piece without overwhelming it.

There were false starts. Changes in direction. Ideas that didn’t translate the way I imagined. Eventually, clarity came through simplicity, and the vision began to unfold.

The Finished Piece

The chair frames were finished in a deep black.
The seats upholstered in a rich, dimensional velvet.
And the centers of the daisies finished in a curry velvet — subtle, grounding, intentional.

Everything came together slowly. And then, all at once.

What Studio Selections Are Meant to Be

These chairs represent more than a finished piece. They mark a return to curiosity, intuition, and joy — and to creating simply because something feels worth exploring.

This is what Studio Selections are meant to be.

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January Studio Selection: The Daisy Chairs