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What if you don’t know what you want? – 3 questions I ask clients when they have no vision
What if you don’t know what you want? – 3 questions I ask clients when they have no vision
The lack of vision is not the problem – it is the starting point
Many customers write to me: “I want something special … but I don’t know exactly what yet.”
And that’s perfectly fine. In a world full of inspiration from Instagram, Pinterest and showrooms, it’s easy to get lost. And yet choosing a piece of furniture for the next few years is not a race. It’s a process.
That’s why I don’t start by showing catalogues if a customer doesn’t know exactly what he or she wants. I start by asking 3 simple but profound questions that help to find out what is really important.
👉 See furniture that started with a conversation and not a project.
1. what do you do with the furniture?
I don’t ask first whether the table should be 90 or 100 cm wide. I ask: “What are you doing?”
- Do you eat lunch with your family every day?
- Is it a space for creative work?
- Or do you want to impress at a dinner party with friends?
Form follows function. If you know what a piece of furniture is supposed to do, it is easier to design it – not only in terms of dimensions, but also in terms of atmosphere.
2 How would you like to feel when you look at this piece of furniture?
Aesthetics is not only about style, but also about feelings. That’s why I ask: “How do you want to feel when you look at it?”
- Is it to convey calm and naturalness?
- Should it express your courage and individualism?
- Or do you want it to have a soul and remind you of your childhood home?
When choosing the Lino RTV wardrobe, for example, many customers say they want “something light and wavy, like soft fabric”. They don’t know the name of the style, but they have a starting point. And that’s enough.
Take a look at the Lino RTV wardrobe – it was designed with the impression of lightness in mind.
3. is there anything in your home that needs to go with it?
Customers often already have the colour of the parquet flooring, a piece of furniture from their grandfather, chairs that they don’t want to replace. These are good starting points.
Instead of designing from scratch, we start with a dialogue with the room. This way, the new piece of furniture not only looks good, but also connects with what you already have and love. It doesn’t clash with the room, but interacts with it.
Customised furniture is not a test for furnishing styles
You don’t need to know the words ‘mid-century’, ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘rustic’. Just say: “I want it to be warm” or “I don’t want it to be boring”.
We’ll do the rest together – step by step, with questions, inspirational photos and wood samples.
Summary: The vision does not have to be finished
The most beautiful projects start with a simple: “I don’t know what I want, but I know how I want to feel”.
At SzyszkaDesign, it is this feeling that guides us through the entire process of creating a piece of furniture. Your furniture.
