Life and Me Vol.9

When I returned to my room and relaxed on the sofa, I suddenly wondered what kind of life I would be living if I hadn't worked in interior design.

It's that thing where you think about all sorts of things, like, "What if...?"

I'm sure everyone has had this experience.

Imagine what kind of life would have been if I had chosen that option back then.

Sometimes it's only after you've made a choice that you realize how important each one is.

One of them is that I chose interior design as my career.

When I first joined the company, I never thought I'd be working at the same place for so long.

If I wasn't in my current job, what are the chances that I would fall in love with the atmosphere, brand, and image of the interiors I love?

Looking back, I realized that my life has changed through my work in interior design.

I was the type of person who had many dreams from a young age, and the time when I decided I wanted to work in interior design happened to be the time when I was deciding on my career path. Shortly before deciding on my career path, I was a student whose dreams for the future were constantly changing, from wanting to become a judicial scrivener to a nurse.

So maybe that's why I overthink it.

I find myself wondering what my life would be like if I had chosen a different profession.

I don't really have any likes or dislikes for work itself, and it doesn't affect my motivation, so I imagine that although the work was probably difficult, she probably worked hard enough.

When I imagine what would have been different from my current life, I think things like room interiors, furniture, clothing, music, and food would have been completely different.

The interior designs I like now are all ones I've come across thanks to this job.

Choosing to work in interior design has not only changed my perspective on interior design, but also my hobbies and interests.

I've become interested in things like museums, festivals, and making breakfast, and I've started looking forward to Casa and Elle Deco magazines - each of these may seem like a small, insignificant change, but they have impacted my thoughts and actions.

If I had a different profession, my preferred tastes and brands might have been different, influenced by the environment and people I met.

I feel like I've learned so many interesting and wonderful things.

The people I worked with taught me exciting things, I grew to love them, wanted to know more, and developed many different interests. I once again realized that the person I am today is the result of choosing this job.

I realized this after I started working, but I noticed that many people who work in interior design are fashionable.

It feels like a given that people who work in the apparel industry dress stylishly, like the very basics. But people who work in the interior design industry, not the apparel industry, are stylish, and that has at least...no, definitely influenced me.

From the time when there were only stores called furniture stores, there has been an increase in stores called interior shops that sell not only furniture but also miscellaneous goods that can be purchased along with the furniture, and in today's age, stores called lifestyle shops have also appeared.

As the name suggests, this is a store that stocks everything you need for a lifestyle. A lifestyle store is a store that stocks a wide range of items that will make your lifestyle wonderful, stylish, and comfortable, and that will lead to a richer life.

I think it is because of the way I live now that my lifestyle is becoming more and more wonderful.

Saying this might give you the impression that I live a very stylish life, but that's not the case at all haha

It means that I have a comfortable space that is easy for me to live in. I often think about "what if..." and ponder all sorts of ideas, but I really like my current lifestyle, so these days I think, "Yes, it's fine the way it is!"

Utopia of Finnish Ceramists at Meguro Art Museum

(text: Shimazaki)

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