When did you start collecting your own furniture?
My parents were always building and developing houses and had a very practical relationship to design. We would always speak about materials and projects they were working on, and I grew up thinking a lot about houses and spaces and the use of space. I think I was more conscious of structures than what went within them—that was something I discovered by myself.
I’ve been cataloguing pieces in my head for years, buying and selling on the side, and I’ve always been the go-to if someone needed advice or references for their place. The idea of starting Oswalde was something I played with for a while, but it took being at home over lockdown—in my very curated space—to realize that the time was right to do this thing that I’d been thinking about for so long.
What sparked the start of Oswalde?
I’ve made my way through at least 15 flats in the last ten years, so any furniture I collected along the way was always easily transportable out of necessity. I once left a huge Scarpa-style sofa in a rented flat under the care of the landlord, who got rid of it—I felt like I’d lost a friend, and realized then that I had really formed emotional relationships with the furniture I lived with. Since then, I’ve tried to only surround myself with pieces that make me feel the same way.
How have Corona times helped Oswalde get off the ground?
People are way more aware of their home set-ups, their furniture, and their surroundings. I think a lot of people were spending more time in their houses than ever before, and so realized that making their space beautiful actually can have a real effect on their mindset. When the world outside is crazy and unrecognizable, you can at least control the world inside your walls. That’s something I’ve always believed in—I’m the kind of person with extremely organized drawers—and it’s a mentality I think people have been adopting more and more.
How do you envision Oswalde expanding in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years?
One year: launch our first Oswalde product. Five years: we’ll be a studio incubating Black design talent. Ten years: developing Oswalde homes.
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