Meet Viona
A house can hold you, or it can hold you back.
Viona has spent her career learning the difference.
Originally pursuing an engineering degree, Viona discovered a passion for one-of-a-kind vintage pieces in small-town shops and flea markets in Texas. What began as a passion soon became a business, driving her 1971 VW Bug (and sometimes riding her 1979 Vespa) to transport and curate unique treasures.
Picture of viona in college***
Her fascination with revitalizing overlooked extended beyond objects and into architecture. Taking on fixer-uppers as personal design experiments, she developed an instinct for spotting potential in imperfect homes. This passion evolved into high-end interior design, leading her to renowned Bay Area architecture and design firms, where she deepened her appreciation for craftsmanship, materiality, and luxury home design.
Picture of her/or of just san francisco***
Every space is shaped with intention, curating architecture, interiors, and personal artifacts into a cohesive dialogue. Spatial flow, thoughtful material selection, and intentional contrast create spaces that feel authentic, lived-in, and deeply personal. Rather than applying a singular style, Viona draws from a home's existing architectural cues, respecting its history while crafting a design evolution that feels authentic, never forced.
The finish inside of a space in the previous mentioned home***
For Viona, design is a balancing act of storytelling and craftsmanship, where a warm modernist sensibility serves as a lens to filter each client's distinct narrative. She starts with a conversation, listening to the things that have been bothering you about your own home. She sees a house the way an architect reads a building and an interior designer reads a room, considering the site, the light, the architecture, and the people who will live inside it as one story.