Interior Design. Not what you think.

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I didn’t start Shimakesit to sell.

I started it because I chose to live.

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I grew up surrounded by people I loved and who loved me back. But still, I felt alone.

Not because I wasn’t loved, but because I didn’t yet know how to love myself.

 

I wasn’t the quiet girl.

I was loud, rebellious, full of energy, always surrounded by friends.

But inside, I carried a heavy belief: I wasn’t enough.

 

In my first year studying design, something shifted.

 

In a sculpture class, I took dozens of Barbie dolls, symbols of a body I had struggled with for years, broke them apart, and reassembled them into something new.

 

A different structure.

A different story.

 

That act rewired something in me.

 

I realized I could reshape pain into creation.

I could redesign the story I lived inside.

 

And maybe the most powerful thing?

 

The little girl in me, the one who once felt invisible, would look at me now and say, quietly but clearly:

 

“Thank you for not giving up on me.”

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Who I am

 

I’m Shim, a multidisciplinary designer with a B.Des in  Interior Design and an MA in Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I’ve been designing spaces since 2006.

 

Over the past decade, I’ve moved homes almost every two years, learning again and again that real change doesn’t come from doing more or buying more.

It comes from seeing differently.

 

I love putting puzzles together, with people.

 

I love the process of brainstorming, exploring, and discovering what’s possible, both in a space, and in a life.

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What I do

 

1. Design

 

As an interior designer, I help people redesign their space using what they already have.

 

My method is simple:

make the space feel for you, no excess, no pressure, just clarity and flow.

 

 

2. Making

 

I create art, accessories, and clothing that embed deep messages into everyday materials.

 

Each piece carries reminders of who you’re becoming.

 

 

3. Mentoring

 

I created Design Yourself, a structured process that combines design thinking, identity work, creativity, behavioural tools, and implementation.

 

Just like you can redesign a space, you can redesign the way you move through life.

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Why this approach is different

 

Most people think design is about how things look.

I see design as the way things shape us.

 

The way we perceive and act in the world is a form of mental design.

 

Because the way we relate to ourselves shapes the way

we move through life.

 

And when perception shifts, so do we.

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If you’re ready to see things differently,

I’m here to work with you.

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About the brand

 

Shimakesit is a multidisciplinary design studio based in London, where transformation begins with what you already have.

 

We don’t believe transformation always begins by tearing walls down. We believe it begins by revealing the potential in what already exists:

your furniture, your layout, your habits, your beliefs.

 

Every piece has a story.

And together, we’ll bring it to life.

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Every transformation begins with seeing differently.

If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear your story.