LEX DE GOOIJER, FOUNDER
IN THE CAPTIVATING REALM OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, MY NAME IS LEX DE GOOIJER, AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO PLAY A PART IN TRANSFORMING SPACES OVER THE YEARS. FROM MY MODEST BEGINNINGS IN THE FIELD, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF REFINING MY SKILLS AND EVOLVING AS A DESIGNER. TODAY, I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A SELECT GROUP OF CLIENTS WHO HAVE PUT THEIR TRUST IN ME TO CREATE HOMES THAT RESONATE WITH THEIR ESSENCE.
MY JOURNEY AS AN INTERIOR ARCHITECT STARTED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO WHEN I GRADUATED FROM THE WILLEM DE KOONING ACADEMY IN ROTTERDAM. I CHERISH THOSE EARLY DAYS OF EXPLORATION AND LEARNING, WHERE I WAS EXPOSED TO THE WONDERS OF CREATIVITY AND SPATIAL DESIGN. WORKING ALONGSIDE ESTEEMED FIRMS PROVIDED ME WITH INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE, SHAPING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DESIGNER I AM TODAY.
AS TIME WENT ON, MY PASSION FOR DESIGN FLOURISHED, LEADING ME TO BE SEEN AS SOMEONE WHO DARES TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO THE BEAUTY OF BLENDING MODERN AESTHETICS WITH TIMELESS ELEMENTS, AND I STRIVE TO CREATE SPACES THAT GENUINELY SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM.
IT'S A TREMENDOUS HONOR TO HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION THAT RESONATES WITH A SELECTIVE GROUP OF CLIENTS. RATHER THAN PURSUING QUANTITY, I FOCUS ON FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH MY CLIENTS. EACH PROJECT IS A JOURNEY OF COLLABORATION, WHERE I EMBRACE THEIR VISIONS AND ASPIRATIONS, STRIVING TO BRING THEIR DREAMS TO LIFE IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS THEIR UNIQUE PERSONALITIES.
IN MY APPROACH TO DESIGN, I FIND THAT THE BEST RESULTS COME FROM THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF MY CLIENTS AND MYSELF. I CHERISH EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE, AS I BELIEVE IT BRINGS FORTH THE MOST AUTHENTIC AND PERSONALIZED DESIGNS. WITNESSING THEIR EXCITEMENT AND JOY AS THEY SEE THEIR DREAMS MATERIALIZE WITHIN THEIR HOMES IS TRULY HUMBLING.
IN TODAY’S WORLD, SUSTAINABILITY HAS BECOME A PARAMOUNT CONCERN, AND I’M DETERMINED TO CONTRIBUTE IN ANY WAY I CAN. I CONTINUOUSLY SEEK INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INCORPORATE ECO-FRIENDLY PRACTICES AND MATERIALS INTO MY DESIGNS, ENSURING THAT EACH PROJECT IS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT ALSO CONSIDERATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT’S WELL-BEING.
AS I REFLECT ON MY JOURNEY, I AM FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE TRUST AND SUPPORT I'VE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. IT IS THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF CLIENTS, COLLEAGUES, AND PEERS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW AS A DESIGNER. I BELIEVE THAT HUMILITY IS KEY IN THIS PROFESSION, AS IT ALLOWS US TO REMAIN OPEN TO LEARNING, EVOLVING, AND CREATING SPACES THAT TRULY TOUCH THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO INHABIT THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO EMBRACING MORE HUMBLE GROWTH IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, SEEKING TO CONTINUE INSPIRING AND TRANSFORMING SPACES IN A WAY THAT BRINGS JOY AND FULFILLMENT TO THOSE I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE.
