Orven Interiors

Orven Interiors / Interior studies

A slower kindof space.

Rooms shaped around light, material and the small moments that make us stay.

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Silent films
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01 / A place to sit

Sun Court

Let the light
have the room.

Silent film

Sun CourtAfternoon / limestone, plaster, linen

Room to linger

The centre is left open.

A sitting room gathered around a low stone ledge. A square roof opening cuts sunlight across chalk plaster; a rust-coloured sofa brings warmth to the floor. Leaving the centre open gives the shadow somewhere to move.

The ledge holds a single dark bowl. Its weight and irregular edge give the long, level surface a point of rest.

01.1A ledge, a bowl, a passing shadow.
01.2Stone gives the room weight. Linen brings it close.
01.3Sun Court / Another perspective

Another perspective

The same light, seen from another seat.

A second view follows the stone ledge back toward the sitting area. The opening overhead remains the room’s point of reference.

Illustrative spatial study of Sun Court showing the roof opening, low ledge and seating.
The spatial idea

One opening.
A changing room.

The roof aperture sets the composition. The ledge and seating remain low, allowing the wall to register the light.

Spatial study. Illustrative only; not a construction drawing.

02 / A place to pause

Tidal Room

Still lines.
Restless water.

Silent film

Tidal RoomDaylight / glazed tile, oak, mineral plaster

A slower surface

Water interrupts the order.

A bathing room built from long horizontal lines. Deep green tile meets pale mineral plaster, while a timber screen filters light from one side. The water is the only restless surface.

The small tile gives the basin a readable scale. Above it, the wall stays clear, receiving reflections that move beyond the edges of the bath.

02.1A tiled edge holds the water and its reflections.
02.2Gloss and grain, held against a quiet wall.
02.3Tidal Room / Another perspective

Another perspective

Along the water’s edge.

Seen along its length, the tiled basin becomes a band of colour. The timber screen sets a slower rhythm beside it.

Illustrative spatial study of Tidal Room showing the long basin and parallel timber screen.
The spatial idea

Lines of shade.
A field of water.

The screen and basin share a steady rhythm. Reflected light softens the meeting of the tiled edge and the plaster wall.

Spatial study. Illustrative only; not a construction drawing.

03 / A place to gather

Ember Table

The evening
draws in.

Silent film

Ember TableDusk / walnut, paper, terracotta

Within the light

A room measured by a table.

One long table gives this dining room its scale. Burgundy plaster, walnut and a suspended paper light create a close atmosphere without closing the room. A narrow glazed opening keeps the outside visible.

Shallow terracotta pieces make an uneven field on the wall. The relief catches the lantern's light at its edges, giving the background a texture of its own.

03.1The grain runs through the gathering.
03.2Warmth in the wood, softness in the light.
03.3Ember Table / Another perspective

Another perspective

Across the table, into evening.

The table draws the eye toward the relief. Light moves between the paper shade, walnut grain and uneven terracotta edges.

Illustrative spatial study of Ember Table showing the long dining table, suspended light and wall relief.
The spatial idea

A long table.
A low pool of light.

The suspended lantern follows the table. A narrow opening at the side brings a cooler note into the room as the evening settles.

Spatial study. Illustrative only; not a construction drawing.

04 / A place to listen

Fold House

A threshold,
then a quiet corner.

Silent film

Fold HouseMorning / brushed metal, wool, walnut

An oblique arrival

The room appears in parts.

A listening room organised around a freestanding folded screen. Brushed metal catches cool daylight; wool and timber soften the sitting area. The composition is spare enough for an object, a record or a person to change it.

The screen interrupts the first view. Moving around its edge brings the cabinet, seating and stone object into a different relationship.

04.1A soft seat beyond a crisp edge.
04.2Metal holds the light. Wool takes its softness.
04.3Fold House / Another perspective

Another perspective

A room revealed by moving through it.

From the other side of the screen, the seating and record cabinet read as one quiet arrangement. The fold keeps the entrance slightly out of view.

Illustrative spatial study of Fold House showing the angled metal screen, cabinet and seating.
The spatial idea

A fold changes
the way in.

The freestanding screen separates arrival from sitting without making another room. Its angle gives each side a different quality of light.

Spatial study. Illustrative only; not a construction drawing.

In another light

Take the long way.

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An alternate view of Sun Court with the limestone ledge, rust linen seating and square roof aperture.
01 / Sun CourtExplore the room
An alternate view along Tidal Room’s green tiled bath toward the oak slat screen and pale plaster.
02 / Tidal RoomExplore the room
An alternate view of Ember Table’s long walnut table, paper lantern and terracotta wall relief.
03 / Ember TableExplore the room
An alternate view of Fold House’s folded metal screen, walnut record cabinet and cream wool seating.
04 / Fold HouseExplore the room

Material and light

A way of looking

A room changes
with the hours.

Orven Interiors studies the small arrangements that make a room worth staying in. Four spaces follow the day through stone, water, timber and cloth.

The studio

A room is never experienced
all at once.

An editorial worktable with stone and fabric samples, paper spatial studies and a ceramic object.
A working vocabulary of surfaces, shadows and small objects.

Mira Varen / Studio perspective

At a threshold.
Beside a window.
Across a table.

Mira Varen’s approach starts with the moment a room comes into view. A low ledge, a band of shade or a folded screen can change the way a space is read.

The studies begin with a short conversation between surfaces. Rough stone beside soft cloth. Glazed tile against pale plaster. Each pairing is followed through the room as the light changes.

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