A quick catchup with interior designer and Pocketspace founder and director Laura Heynike.
A quick catchup with interior designer and Pocketspace founder and director Laura Heynike.
Confident and considered, with a dash of wild colour.
Your house is on fire, what do you grab first?
It would be rude to not save my kids… but I am very attached to a beautiful piece of Lladró from my parents.
What’s your all-time favourite piece of design?
My favourite comes from nature – shells. The varied shaped designs, lines, colours, rough and smooth textures are incredible, and an awesome source of design inspiration.
Favourite plant?
For indoors I don’t think you can go wrong with a bridal veil, but my all-time favourite to have in the garden would be an ebony leucadendron, it pairs well with any floral bunch you get gifted to bulk up the display.
Books for the coffee table?
I’m actually not a fan of coffee table books. The idea seems like it’s from a few decades ago so that people seemed educated or that they have good taste with books they’ve probably read once. But they become faded. I’m a statement-sculpture-on-the-coffee-table kind of gal!
Bright or dimmed lights?
Dimmed lights, and please do not buy the bright pancake downlights that are in everyone’s homes at the moment. A good interior scheme should have varied light levels that add interest to how we experience a room and that accommodates task, accent, and decorative needs.
Go-to dinner party dish?
Chelsea Winter’s strawberry and white chocolate cheesecake.
From a recipe book, or freestyle it?
I’m a huge freestyler when it comes to cooking mains or canapes, but this dessert is strictly textbook!
What should – and shouldn’t be – on every dining table?
Fabric napkins in place of paper towels or paper serviettes.
Finally, favourite bathroom cabinet treat?
Kiehl’s face mask – running a business and with two kids under four, I need a bit of a rejuvenating treat every now and then!
