Our Story

It began with an idea, to create spaces and interiors that delivered good feelings and happy memories. Places that begged to be lived and worked in. We wanted to buck the trends of prescriptive interior design; the type that told you what was cool, what you should like right now, and what was fashionable. 

Our intent, then and now, is to create interiors that are timeless, and built with sustainability in mind. Intuitive & thoughtful, supporting emotional well-being.

As a young company, our story continues to unfold, we’d love you to become part of it.

The word 'inherent' written in bold black letters with 'design' and 'interior' in smaller light gray font underneath, separated by a dot.
A modern kitchen with a large window showing green foliage outside, stainless steel countertop in the foreground, a white bowl on the right, and a black clock on the wall.
Modern living room featuring a green accent wall with a wood stove, a window seat with cushions, a small wooden chair, a beige rug, and a window overlooking a natural landscape.

Michelle, studied interior design in Christchurch before moving to London to work at The Conran Shop. Here the focus was on furniture design, with an elite clientele and with some of the most imaginative and inspiring interior innovators From there she moved to cult design store Aram (a London design mecca since 1964) where she was able to fine tune her tastes in modern furniture, art and the core concepts behind interior design – all under the guiding hand of the Aram family.

Nighttime exterior view of a storefront with a colorful, rainbow-lit glass facade and sign reading 'The Conran Shop'.
A mixed architecture building with a historic facade and modern glass extension. Contains a signage for 'MICHELIN' and 'LE BINDUM'. Located on a city street with pedestrians and street lamps.
The Conran Shop logo on a blue background

This also provided her with the opportunity to work with various designers, artists and architects either creating one off pieces or collaborating with the overall design.

Michelles interiors are deeply informed and influenced by colour and light, this stems from a process that is rife with ideas and feeling. Already multi disciplinary in the use of colour, design, light and abstract form, Michelle went on to complete tertiary-level papers in residential architecture.

This aided her to develop skills in physicality and intimacy within the structural compositions of buildings, utilising Cad based design and strategic problem solving.

Her drive is to create beautifully interactive spaces that both heal and inspire her clients.

Modern, open-concept lounge with colorful furniture, including an orange sofa, a blue armchair, a white dining set, and swivel chairs, in an industrial-style space with exposed pipes and a staircase.
A white multi-story building with arched windows and a corner entrance, displaying 'ARAM STORE' in red sign and the number 110, with bicycles parked outside on the sidewalk.
Red text reading "ARAM STORE" on a white background