Japanese-Inspired Interior Design with Wood

Roman opens the course by introducing himself and telling you about his professional career and experiences. He also shares some of the ideas that inspire him, showing you the artists and thinkers that have influenced him and his work.

Before you go any further, get an understanding of Japanese architecture by studying the country's relationship with wood. Follow up by learning how to understand your client’s needs and recognize the potential of an existing space. Then, see how to create design strategies that provide logical solutions based on the structure, the sources of natural light, and the plan for the space.

Play an idea association game to open your mind and discover a range of possibilities. Explore the limitations of each room and learn how to design innovative modular systems with wood that adapt to different uses.

With the system in place, move on to designing the windows. Roman teaches you how to increase the amount of natural light coming in to provide more warmth and improve the space's energy efficiency. Now it's time to address the furniture. Choose the pieces and arrangement that best match the project's personality and learn how to select the perfect wood.

Find out what details are key for an elegant final design and discover how to integrate nature into your projects by observing how they influence the look, feel, and mood of a space. To wrap up the course, Roman demonstrates the functional flexibility of wood-centric systems by showing you a real-life example.