Get The Inside Scoop On This Designer’s Approach To Interiors
Luxe Next In Design 99 honoree Shoshi Cohen. Photo: Miranda Estes
Approaching projects with a bit of playfulness and humor allows Shoshi Cohen, principal of Shoshi Designs, to thoughtfully translate her clients’ personalities and needs into elegant, creative and, above all, functional spaces. Here, the Luxe Next In Design 99 honoree shares more about her design sensibility.
One item that belongs in every home? Statement lighting in the dining room. It is an easy way to set the mood around the table and a great conversation starter.
Go-to pattern? A bold chevron for floors and tiles, and botanicals for textiles.
Product on your radar? Cactus leather! This bio-based material is lauded for its breathability, an area where other vegan leathers fall short.
Color crush? For walls, Sherwin-Williams’ Snowfall. It reflects sunlight in a very layered way. Otherwise, rust is my color theory answer to yin-yang—both timeless and modern, masculine and feminine, warm and cold.
Fascinated by? The role of traditional craftsmanship in preserving culture and how that melds with modern innovations in areas such as weaving and pottery.
Top Seattle shopping spots? Alchemy Collections and Adorn for furniture; Ballard Consignment for reuse.
Design rule to live by? A good floor plan is the foundation of a good design.