MY DESIGN JOURNEY

Christiana is the founder and lead designer of CABA. Interior Studio, a boutique practice working with private clients and boutique residential developers across the UK and internationally.

Her approach is built on what she calls the science of space: a methodology that applies environmental psychology, circadian biology, neuroaesthetics, material science, and biophilic design to the way interiors are planned and lived in. Rooted in her background in biomedical sciences, it is what distinguishes CABA.'s work from the prevailing language of luxury interior design. Spaces are designed to regulate the nervous system, support cognitive performance, and hold value over time.

For private clients, this means homes calibrated to the people who live in them rather than to a trend cycle. For developers, it means design that influences gross development value, accelerates absorption, and shapes the buyer's response from the first viewing. A past CABA. residence in Orlando, a 3,553 sq ft custom build, sold off-plan at approximately ten per cent above asking, with the design package subsequently licensed across further builds.

Christiana leads every project personally. Her work is defined by a commitment to the idea that a well-designed space is a measurable asset, both to the person who lives in it and to the developer who builds it.