Interior Design That Changes Your Life
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July 13, 2026
Alwa Design Studios is led by Alicja Wawrzyniak — a designer whose background in clinical psychology shapes the way every project begins. Before materials are chosen or mood boards assembled, we ask what a space needs to feel like. The design follows from that.
About Alwa Design Studios
Every project at Alwa Design Studios starts with a conversation — about how you want to live in a space, what it needs to give you, and what has not worked before. Alicja’s background in clinical psychology means the studio approaches a brief the way a skilled listener approaches a new client: with curiosity before opinion.
Over ten years of residential and commercial work — from Cambridgeshire barn conversions to London renovations and commercial fit-outs — the studio has built a reputation for interiors that feel precisely right for their owners. Not trend-led. Not a signature style imposed. Designed for the person, not the portfolio.
What we do
From full residential renovations to focused commercial fit-outs — the same careful, psychology-led process applied to every brief.
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A complete service from first conversation to finished installation — concept, material specification, supplier management and project coordination, all led by Alicja.
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Hotels, restaurants, showrooms and office spaces designed around how people move through and feel in them — the same rigour as residential work, applied at scale.
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Full coordination of contractors, suppliers and timelines throughout a renovation — so the finished result matches the original design and runs on time.
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An expert second opinion on a scheme in progress, plans you are uncertain about, or a finished room that is not quite working. Available as a standalone session.
Why clients choose the studio
Most studios begin with aesthetics. Alwa Design Studios begins with listening. Alicja’s background in clinical psychology means the process of understanding what a space needs to feel like comes before any design decisions are made — and that changes the quality of everything that follows.
Selected work
A small selection of recent projects — residential and commercial, each shaped by the same process. Full portfolio and detailed case notes available on request.
Residential Interior
Residential
Commercial Interior
Hospitality Design
Client Testimonials
How it works
Every project begins with an honest conversation — about how you use the space, what it currently does not give you, and what you want it to feel like. Everything that follows grows from this.
Concept boards, space plans, material palettes and 3D visualisations — a complete picture of the finished design presented clearly, reworked with your feedback until it is exactly right.
Every supplier, contractor and timeline coordinated by the studio. Furniture specified, ordered and tracked. You are kept informed at every stage without needing to chase.
Final installation overseen by Alicja. A finished space that matches the design — and a handover that ensures you know how to make the most of it from day one.
Thinking on design, space and the way we live in the rooms we inhabit.
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