Meet the Team: The Designers Driving the Interious Adventurous, Tenacious & Curious Spirit
When you walk into a thoughtfully designed interior, what you see—the colour, the form, the furniture—tells only part of the story. What you don’t see is equally important: how the space is orchestrated to move people, support behaviour, age gracefully and tell a subtle narrative. At Interious, that unseen orchestration is steered by a tight-knit design team guided by three defining values: adventurous, tenacious and curious.
Designers as Storytellers
Interious is more than a design studio. It is a collective of thinkers and makers who see interiors as storytelling devices – ways of expressing identity, culture and ambition through space. The studio philosophy focuses on human-centred, refined design that balances concept with practicality, and beauty with function.
Within that philosophy, three designers shape the creative heartbeat of the studio: Lead Interior Designer Lina Freijah, Senior Interior Designer Maria Tumambing, and Interior Designer Eadie McKinnon. Each brings a unique perspective, yet all share the Interious spirit of exploration, precision and continuous learning.
Lead Interior Designer - LINA FREIJA
As Lead Interior Designer, Lina shapes the studio’s creative direction and ensures the conceptual backbone of each project remains strong from early thinking through to final resolution. Her background spans workplace, commercial and retail environments, giving her an understanding of how different sectors influence and inform one another.
Lina is deeply interested in how people interact with space. She pays attention to movement patterns, environmental cues, comfort and the subtlety of proportion. Her work often begins with understanding why a client operates the way they do—then translating those behaviours into spatial logic and atmospheric intent.
Her philosophy is simple and human:
“Every project is an opportunity to tell a sharper story about who a client is – not through decoration, but through how people move, gather and feel in their space.”
Lina’s leadership brings structure and clarity to the design process. She encourages exploration, pushes ideas to evolve and ensures the studio’s adventurous and curious culture permeates each project while remaining anchored by practical, real-world outcomes.
Senior Interior Designer – MARIA TUMAMBING
Maria plays a central role in transforming design ideas into spatial realities. With more than five years’ experience, she brings a calm, considered approach to the design process, with a focus on spatial planning, material layering and detail refinement.
Her interest lies in how spaces can feel intuitive—how people naturally understand where to sit, where to move and where to pause without needing instruction. She studies proportion, rhythm and the interplay between materials to create environments that are functional yet inviting.
Her design intention is thoughtful and precise:
“I love the moment when a plan and palette finally click – when how a space works and how it feels become perfectly aligned.
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Maria contributes significantly to documentation and technical coordination, ensuring that every element—from joinery junctions to lighting transitions—supports the broader design narrative. She is tenacious in her pursuit of clarity and consistency, which gives Interious projects a quiet confidence
Interior Designer – EADIE McKINNON
Eadie brings fresh energy and conceptual curiosity to the team. With an interest in architecture, art and design culture, she approaches interiors with a broad creative lens, exploring how emotion, colour, texture and light can shape an experience.
She gravitates towards ideas that engage the senses and spark connection—spaces that invite reflection, creativity or calm. Her work often begins with references outside of interiors: exhibitions, public art, material studies or design history.
Her philosophy reflects her instinctive design approach:
“I’m always asking how a space might spark something in the people who use it – a sense of comfort, creativity or possibility.”
Eadie supports the studio across concept generation, visualisation, mood boards, FF&E research and documentation. Her enthusiasm for learning and her curiosity about contemporary material and cultural trends add depth and freshness to the team’s collective thinking.
How Their Strengths Intersect
While each designer has a distinct voice, their collaboration creates the Interious design methodology—one centred around the studio’s core values.
Adventurous
This value is expressed in how the team explores ideas, challenges norms and pushes beyond familiar templates. It’s present in conceptual thinking, in the use of emerging materials and in the willingness to rethink conventional spatial patterns.
Tenacious
Tenacity is embedded in their dedication to detail. Whether it’s resolving a junction, refining a circulation route or coordinating documentation, the team approaches every phase thoroughly and systematically.
Curious
Curiosity drives continuous learning—about material innovations, behavioural insights, workplace evolution and environmental design. It keeps the studio’s work contemporary and grounded in real, lived experience.
Together, these values shape interiors that are thoughtful in concept, refined in detail and responsive in use.
What This Means for Their Interiors
Understanding how this team thinks helps illuminate what you may feel—but not necessarily see—in their projects:
Spaces flow intuitively, because movement patterns and behavioural cues are considered early.
Material palettes feel cohesive, with textures and tones chosen for mood, tactility and longevity.
Details disappear into the background, allowing the experience—not the mechanics—to take centre stage.
Comfort and wellbeing underpin decisions, creating environments that support people, not just tasks.
Interiors evolve gracefully, designed with longevity and adaptability in mind rather than trend alone.
These qualities may seem subtle, but they are the backbone of a well-designed interior.
Looking Ahead
The Interious team continues to evolve through exposure to new ideas, emerging materials and ongoing research into how people use and respond to space. Their Adventurous, Tenacious and Curious spirit ensures that each project becomes a study in improvement, refinement and exploration.
As Lina reflects:
“Design can change how someone feels in a single moment. If we pay attention to why people behave the way they do, we can shape environments that elevate, not just accommodate.”
