UXUS Design Offices

We always thought that fables anthropomorphized animals, plants and inanimate objects, giving them human-like character. For us, the word fable evokes thoughts of rich, organic color - a sort of Cirque du Soleil Varekai world. So when we heard that the new office of the Amsterdam-based UXUS Design was inspired by the fables, we expected a riot of color.



Instead, we saw a predominantly white interior with transparent walls, white, gauzy drapery and residential-style floor lamps. A few wall graphics and some organic furnishings do give a nod to nature and, without doubt, the office is a cool background for colorful ideas. It is a stylish base for UXUS, founded in 2003 by USA-born co-creative director Georg Anthony Gottl, Costa Rica native Erica Gottl, and French-born co-creative director Oliver J.P. Michell. Their collective experience spans the globe and their work includes interiors, architecture, retail, hospitality, identity, graphics and packaging projects for clients such as Levi's, Nokia and Adidas. By Tuija Seipell.