GET TO KNOW: POLLY
polly & HER WORLD OF DESIGN
Where does your design inspiration come from?
Anywhere and everywhere!
What is your favourite thing about your job?
As designers we have the absolute privilege to create the environments people work, play and rest.
What makes you happiest at the end of a project?
Exceeding a client’s expectations and making a positive impact to the way they work and live is the best.
What is your favourite piece of architecture or interior design?
Farnsworth House, Mies van der Rohe.
Can you share a rule from your personal design book?
CoCo Chanel once said “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” - I apply the same principle everyday as designer. Keep it simple!
Let’s Get Personal
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I love living in Melbourne, though I do sometimes dream of a slower life on the NSW Central Coast.
What motivates you to work hard?
We never stop learning / growing /evolving.
What did you want to be when you were a child?
After I realised a career as a Spice Girl was probably not realistic, I genuinely always wanted to be an Interior Designer from a very young age.
Which would you rather do: wash dishes, mow the lawn, clean the bathroom, or vacuum the house?
I recently invested in a cordless vacuum cleaners, and I have to say, it has changed my life.
Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
My 6th sense, my intuition