Founder & Principal Designer
Design shaped by light, silence, and a deep respect for the everyday.
Astrid Lund grew up in Bergen, Norway, where the rhythms of short winter days and long, luminous summers taught her to read a room not by its contents but by its light. Surrounded from an early age by the spare, considered architecture of Nordic public life — unadorned school buildings, ferry terminals stripped to their geometry, family homes that made silence feel generous rather than empty — she developed an instinct for spaces that hold their breath and invite you to hold yours. After studying architecture and interior design in Oslo and later Copenhagen, she carried that sensibility into her professional work: a deep conviction that materiality should be earned, and that beauty lives in the decision not to add.
Nordic Interior Studio was founded on a single premise: that the modern apartment — often small, always personal — deserves the same unhurried rigour as any grand commission. Astrid established the practice to work closely and slowly with a small number of clients each year, guiding each home toward the version of itself that feels most restful. What she hopes to leave behind in every project is not a styled room, but a place where the people who live there feel, quietly and without quite knowing why, that they are home.
The Studio
Small by design. Collaborative by conviction.
Nordic Interior Studio is an intentionally small practice — not a limitation, but a founding principle. By remaining compact, the studio preserves what matters most: close creative relationships, full principal involvement from initial brief through final delivery, and the quality of attention that simply cannot be industrialised. Every project carries Astrid's direct authorship from the first conversation to the last specification.
Collaboration is built into the studio's process from the outset. Before any concept is formed or visual language proposed, the studio runs a defined discovery phase: a period of genuine dialogue in which the client's life, habits, daily routines, and spatial intuitions are mapped in detail. No design direction is proposed until the studio is confident it has listened carefully enough. Decisions are made together — the client's knowledge of how they live is as important as the designer's knowledge of how to build.
The studio accepts a deliberately limited number of projects each year to ensure every engagement receives the full depth of attention it deserves.
What We Stand For
Four principles that guide every decision.
Every project we take on is shaped by the same foundational beliefs — about how spaces should make people feel, and what it takes to get there.
Intentionality — Every element in a room is chosen because it needs to be there. We treat removal as a creative act — the absence of clutter is not emptiness, it is clarity.
Craftsmanship — We specify materials, finishes, and furniture with long-term quality in mind. Trends pass; well-made things endure.
Calm — A home should lower the noise of daily life, not add to it. We design for the feeling of exhale — spaces that restore rather than stimulate.
Sustainability — We prioritise durability, natural materials, and local makers wherever possible. Designing well means designing responsibly.
Ready to begin?
If our approach resonates, we'd love to hear about your space. Every conversation starts with listening.
We take on a limited number of projects each year — reach out early.