EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH DENIS KOŠUTIĆ
s the artist behind massive design projects, such as Pal-
ais FG, House de Mar and Orlando di Castello, the Vi-
enna-based architect and designer Denis Košutić views interior
architecture as a subject of consumption, not a monument to
eternity. When he was younger, the designer dreamed about be-
ing a fashion designer and movie director but went on to studied
architecture. After concluding it, it was with all of his knowledge
and experience that he finally found his true vocation in interior
design. What Košutić enjoys the most out of being an interior
designer is the “hard work and you have to love it and be strong
enough to do it. The moment of standing in front of your real-
ized vision is one of the best sensations I know.” The interior
designer believes that freedom is where the key to success lies.
He brings positive energy and good spirit both into his designs
and personal life. As a matter of fact, it is by following such a
perceptive philosophy that his interiors are so highly commend-
ed. Košutić also notes that “nothing is for the eternity - design
is made for people and should change and develop all the time
because the way of life and the everyday needs of the people
change in the modern world faster than ever before.”
He views the interaction between designer and client as one of
the most important aspects of the working process, as he disclos-
es, “The work is always a combination of my personal attitude
and the spirit of the client, influenced by the location, building,
room and task. The success of one project is the result of the per-
fect mixture of all those components – the function and the form
have to build the perfect unit at the end. That is the only way for
me to make the client and myself really happy.” For Košutić, it is
really imperative to take the client into a new journey, a unique
experience and walk towards a road of rediscovery.
