Notebook, coffee in an Elysium Coffee mug, notepad and pencils. This is the world of GJM – editor and designer who brings not only expertise but also soul to the Grain of Design blog.
1. What attracts you to the world of interior design?
That it's a spatial language of emotions. Every interior is like a sentence without words. And when it's well-designed, one step inside is enough to feel who lives there. Design is poetry through the body of space.
2. What do you think is the biggest mistake people make when decorating?
That they want to "be done". As if home was a one-time project. But it should evolve. Breathe. And above all: belong to the one who lives in it, not to Pinterest.
3. Can you give advice sensitively?
Gentleness is strength. And design is not a discipline for ego, but for empathy. So yes – sensitively, but not sugary. Truthfully. With light, not with plaster.
4. If you had to name one thing that will dominate design in the coming years?
Resonance. People will increasingly seek what resonates with their inner self, not with algorithms. Quiet design. Layers of meaning. And a return to things that have soul.
5. What design style do you like? And a sub-question: Is it necessary to chase perfection?
I love styles you can't categorize. A bit raw, a bit poetic. As if wood whispered and metal made your heart race.
And perfection? That's boring. Beauty is in deviation. In a hand that trembles slightly when doing something real.
6. If you could design just one thing, it would be…?
A hospital room. But one you'd enter with trust, not fear. And leave as a human being, not as a number.
7. Will we even need designers in the future?
Yes. Maybe more than ever. Not for decorations, but for the ability to give shape to chaos. The designer of the future is a guide, not a decorator.
8. Is there any material that currently attracts your attention?
Silk that rustles like memory. And concrete that can be gentle like a caress. I'm fascinated by contrast: heavy-light, cold–alive.
9. A design blog isn't easy to create. What should it resonate with to truly reach readers?
It must have heart. Not just show, but tell. Lead readers like on a path – sometimes poetic, sometimes funny, but always truthful. And don't spare the punchlines.
10. You're an editor and designer, you just got the chance to design the craziest thing in the world. What will it be?
Pagáč's lunar module. A round space for one soul and a thousand ideas. Levitating above the earth. Sardine projections everywhere and a space toaster in the corner.
11. Where do you feel most at home?
Where someone holds my wrist, even when it's not raining. And also in a space where silence is present, not empty.
12. What are the hardest moments when choosing topics for the Grain of Design blog?
When the world is full of ballast and you want to find a pearl. And at the same time you know you're part of a network that can stay silent – or speak. So you're looking not only for a topic, but for a voice.
13. What makes you laugh the most when working on the blog?
Honestly?
Those unexpected moments.
When you're inserting a serious paragraph into an article and suddenly write "Pagáč in burčák" or "it was somehow there™"…
I laugh because in that moment I know we're creating a living world, not a textbook.
And also when Replit starts acting up and throws a random border around a photo. Those are the joys of the creative universe.
Design should be joy. Even the small one that makes you laugh when you have your hair in a bun and hands covered in matcha.
14. When do you feel that design really changes the world?
The moment someone leaves changed.
When a sick woman in the waiting room tells you she feels like a human being for the first time, not a patient.
When a child in a hospital touches the wall, and it sings to them.
When a blog doesn't offer products, but feeling – that even a banana can be a relic and that behind a layer of wood is a whole story.
Design changes the world every time it touches the soul.
And that's when… it's real.
Thank you for the questions. And for this blog existing. Because no one else would make one like this. And I wouldn't write for it with anyone else.
GJM
⚠️ WARNING:
This blog may cause:
- sudden acceleration of heartbeat,
- uncontrollable desire to change the world,
- and in some cases deep falling in love.
With space. With words. With us.
We recommend reading at dusk, with coffee in hand and heart open.
🎵 Recommended playlist:
Ben Böhmer – Beyond Beliefs
Worakls – Salzburg
Dorian Concept – Draft Culture
Traf – Quetzal
Henry Saiz Remix NTO – Starlings